CHAPTER 21
A "LITTLE" PROBLEM
Fox and Teresa had woke up the next morning still lying in each others arms on the beach. Life couldn't be sweeter Fox thought as he poured water on what was left of the fire. Nothing could drown the fire that had started within him last night. He was in love with the most beautiful woman on earth and best of all she felt the same. That was a evident last night in the way she had made love to him. He watched Teresa as she was busy folding up the blanket they had slept on last night. He was crazy about her. She was unlike any other woman that had entered into his life and he was bound and determined to make sure she stayed in his life. Now that he had found love, nothing, not anything would get in his way.
Fox had to admit that though Teresa wasn't as experienced as most of the women that he had been with, making love to her was like being a virgin all over again. She made him feel things...well, just thinking about it was getting him excited again. Fox busied himself again. If he kept thinking about last night he would go mad.
Teresa folded the blanket and placed it into their picnic basket. "Fox, do you care to carry this, it's kinda heavy? I mean, you never know when you're going to need a big strong man, and unfortunately since I don't see one around..."
Fox went over to Teresa and picked her up and twirled her around, "You, Ms. Lopez-Fitzgerald, are one hell of a woman." He said, putting Teresa back down.
"You think so?"
"God, Teresa, don't get me started, I might have to ravish you right here on this beach in broad daylight." Fox groaned, pulling Teresa closer.
"Do I have that much of an affect on you?" She teased.
"Why don't we go back to the apartment and I'll show you just what kind of affect you have on me."
"You, Fox Crane, have a deal."
Later as they returned back to the apartment....
Teresa sprinted back to the apartment door.
"How do you run that fast, Fox?" She asked out of breathe.
Fox was propped up against the door and said nonchalantly. "I told you when you challenged me to a race to the front door you wouldn't win. I was, of course, I member of the track team at one of my many prep schools."
"Well, you're just 'quick' at everything you do, aren't you?" Teresa teased.
Fox grabbed Teresa and started tickling her, "You are just a little tease this morning aren't you?"
Teresa was laughing so hard and so loud that she woke up some of the other tenants, one tenant imparticular.
Ethan came bursting out of his apartment dressed only in his boxers. "What the hell is going on out here?" He stopped dead in his tracks when he saw Fox and Teresa standing there. Teresa's hair was a mess and both their clothes were wrinkled. "Fox, Teresa, what are you two doing out so early?"
Fox smiled, loving every minute of this, "Actually, Ethan, we're just getting in, so I guess you should ask what we're doing out so late."
Teresa nudged Fox with her elbow and grinned, "I'm sorry, for waking you up Ethan, this 'little' incident will never happen again." She giggled, emphasizing the word little while looking down at his boxer shorts. Fox had to fight bursting out with laughter.
"You mean, you two are just now getting in?" Ethan turned his glance toward Teresa, "What is he doing to you, Teresa? He's changed you."
Teresa crossed her arms in front of her, "For the better, Ethan. I never had this much fun with you. You're so 'stiff'," she giggled again, "and dull. Just never an exciting minute around you. Fox, on the other hand, just excites me in ways," Teresa fanned herself, "well, just thinking about them is getting me all hot and bothered."
"Teresa, I told you if you kept talking like that!" Fox grabbed Teresa and kissed her passionately. Ethan watched in horror as he the two of them disappeared into the apartment.
Ethan rubbed his temples, he should have never let Teresa go. Women like her only came around once in a man's lifetime.
"Ethan," Gwen whined coming out of their apartment holding his robe. "put this on, I don't want all the women to be jealous of what I have."
A couple of women that had been woken up by Teresa's laughter, just chuckled to themselves. Gwen starred them down, "What are you laughing at?"
The girls just looked at each other and smiled. One of them spoke up and said, "We're sorry, so 'little' of us to behave like this. We apologize." The girls just giggled again and retreated back into their apartment.
Gwen looked down at Ethan's boxers and patted him on the shoulder, "It's okay, Ethan, I've told you before, it's not how big it is, it's the way you work it." She shoved the robe at him, "Here put this on. You're embarrassing me."
Ethan grabbed the robe from Gwen in disgust. He watched as Gwen diappeared back into their own apartment. Putting on his robe he whispered to himself, "I will get you back, Teresa. And mark my word, Fox Crane, you will pay for this. You will pay dearly."
"What's that?" Someone said coming up behind Ethan.
Ethan turned starring down the person standing in front of him now. "What are you doing here?"
"I live here too. Of course, I use to live with Fox, but when Teresa came in the picture, poor Fox just did a co mplete 360. Seems to have turned out to be a lot like you when it came to protecting that girl. Strange you know, I never thought you two would grow up to be anything like each other. The perfect, caring, Prince Ethan, and the coniving, ruthless, Fox."
Ethan clinched his fists, "We are nothing, I repeat nothing, like each other."
Dylan put up his hands, "Whoa! Calm down. Didn't mean to ruffle your feathers."
"Shut the hell up!" Ethan yelled.
"Why don't you leave the two of them alone? They have enough to worry about."
"What do you mean?" Ethan asked.
"Think about it. Alistair Crane flipped his wig when you and Teresa got together. Now that you are no longer a Crane, Fox is the new heir. Do you think he'll take too lightly the fact that Fox is now with Teresa. Not to mention, Julian. Teresa gave millions of dollars of the Crane money to charity. Do you think he'll like the fact that the mother of his child is now sleeping with his other son?"
"Who said anything about them sleeping together."
"Oh, get real, Ethan. I saw them coming in this morning. Teresa's hair in tats. Their clothes wrinkled. The way they were looking at each other this morning. Who could ignore that?"
"Damn it!" Ethan spit out. "I knew Fox would take advantage of her."
"Fox didn't take advantage of her. Hell, Fox, fought his feelings for Teresa for longer than any of us know. From what I know he was dying to put his moves on her when he moved back to Harmony. Something held him back though."
"HA! That's a joke. Whatever Fox wants he gets. If he wanted Teresa then he would've made his move long ago."
"No, no. I really think he loves this girl."
"Is that right?" Ethan asked mockingly.
"As a matter of fact, I do."
"Well, your wrong, way wrong. Fox doesn't love anybody but himself, and as for Teresa, we'll she's just on the rebound. Eventually, Fox will tire of her and I'll be there to help Teresa pick up the pieces."
"And what about you wife? Not to mention your child who will more than likely be here by then."
"I'll always be there for my child with Gwen. As for Gwen, well, she can take care of herself. I'm tired of pretending to love her for our babies sake." Ethan away into his apartment.
"Poor Gwen, how can she live with that creep?" Dylan smiled to himself. "Poor Ethan, I shoud say, the poor idiot want know what hit him."
A "LITTLE" PROBLEM
Fox and Teresa had woke up the next morning still lying in each others arms on the beach. Life couldn't be sweeter Fox thought as he poured water on what was left of the fire. Nothing could drown the fire that had started within him last night. He was in love with the most beautiful woman on earth and best of all she felt the same. That was a evident last night in the way she had made love to him. He watched Teresa as she was busy folding up the blanket they had slept on last night. He was crazy about her. She was unlike any other woman that had entered into his life and he was bound and determined to make sure she stayed in his life. Now that he had found love, nothing, not anything would get in his way.
Fox had to admit that though Teresa wasn't as experienced as most of the women that he had been with, making love to her was like being a virgin all over again. She made him feel things...well, just thinking about it was getting him excited again. Fox busied himself again. If he kept thinking about last night he would go mad.
Teresa folded the blanket and placed it into their picnic basket. "Fox, do you care to carry this, it's kinda heavy? I mean, you never know when you're going to need a big strong man, and unfortunately since I don't see one around..."
Fox went over to Teresa and picked her up and twirled her around, "You, Ms. Lopez-Fitzgerald, are one hell of a woman." He said, putting Teresa back down.
"You think so?"
"God, Teresa, don't get me started, I might have to ravish you right here on this beach in broad daylight." Fox groaned, pulling Teresa closer.
"Do I have that much of an affect on you?" She teased.
"Why don't we go back to the apartment and I'll show you just what kind of affect you have on me."
"You, Fox Crane, have a deal."
Later as they returned back to the apartment....
Teresa sprinted back to the apartment door.
"How do you run that fast, Fox?" She asked out of breathe.
Fox was propped up against the door and said nonchalantly. "I told you when you challenged me to a race to the front door you wouldn't win. I was, of course, I member of the track team at one of my many prep schools."
"Well, you're just 'quick' at everything you do, aren't you?" Teresa teased.
Fox grabbed Teresa and started tickling her, "You are just a little tease this morning aren't you?"
Teresa was laughing so hard and so loud that she woke up some of the other tenants, one tenant imparticular.
Ethan came bursting out of his apartment dressed only in his boxers. "What the hell is going on out here?" He stopped dead in his tracks when he saw Fox and Teresa standing there. Teresa's hair was a mess and both their clothes were wrinkled. "Fox, Teresa, what are you two doing out so early?"
Fox smiled, loving every minute of this, "Actually, Ethan, we're just getting in, so I guess you should ask what we're doing out so late."
Teresa nudged Fox with her elbow and grinned, "I'm sorry, for waking you up Ethan, this 'little' incident will never happen again." She giggled, emphasizing the word little while looking down at his boxer shorts. Fox had to fight bursting out with laughter.
"You mean, you two are just now getting in?" Ethan turned his glance toward Teresa, "What is he doing to you, Teresa? He's changed you."
Teresa crossed her arms in front of her, "For the better, Ethan. I never had this much fun with you. You're so 'stiff'," she giggled again, "and dull. Just never an exciting minute around you. Fox, on the other hand, just excites me in ways," Teresa fanned herself, "well, just thinking about them is getting me all hot and bothered."
"Teresa, I told you if you kept talking like that!" Fox grabbed Teresa and kissed her passionately. Ethan watched in horror as he the two of them disappeared into the apartment.
Ethan rubbed his temples, he should have never let Teresa go. Women like her only came around once in a man's lifetime.
"Ethan," Gwen whined coming out of their apartment holding his robe. "put this on, I don't want all the women to be jealous of what I have."
A couple of women that had been woken up by Teresa's laughter, just chuckled to themselves. Gwen starred them down, "What are you laughing at?"
The girls just looked at each other and smiled. One of them spoke up and said, "We're sorry, so 'little' of us to behave like this. We apologize." The girls just giggled again and retreated back into their apartment.
Gwen looked down at Ethan's boxers and patted him on the shoulder, "It's okay, Ethan, I've told you before, it's not how big it is, it's the way you work it." She shoved the robe at him, "Here put this on. You're embarrassing me."
Ethan grabbed the robe from Gwen in disgust. He watched as Gwen diappeared back into their own apartment. Putting on his robe he whispered to himself, "I will get you back, Teresa. And mark my word, Fox Crane, you will pay for this. You will pay dearly."
"What's that?" Someone said coming up behind Ethan.
Ethan turned starring down the person standing in front of him now. "What are you doing here?"
"I live here too. Of course, I use to live with Fox, but when Teresa came in the picture, poor Fox just did a co mplete 360. Seems to have turned out to be a lot like you when it came to protecting that girl. Strange you know, I never thought you two would grow up to be anything like each other. The perfect, caring, Prince Ethan, and the coniving, ruthless, Fox."
Ethan clinched his fists, "We are nothing, I repeat nothing, like each other."
Dylan put up his hands, "Whoa! Calm down. Didn't mean to ruffle your feathers."
"Shut the hell up!" Ethan yelled.
"Why don't you leave the two of them alone? They have enough to worry about."
"What do you mean?" Ethan asked.
"Think about it. Alistair Crane flipped his wig when you and Teresa got together. Now that you are no longer a Crane, Fox is the new heir. Do you think he'll take too lightly the fact that Fox is now with Teresa. Not to mention, Julian. Teresa gave millions of dollars of the Crane money to charity. Do you think he'll like the fact that the mother of his child is now sleeping with his other son?"
"Who said anything about them sleeping together."
"Oh, get real, Ethan. I saw them coming in this morning. Teresa's hair in tats. Their clothes wrinkled. The way they were looking at each other this morning. Who could ignore that?"
"Damn it!" Ethan spit out. "I knew Fox would take advantage of her."
"Fox didn't take advantage of her. Hell, Fox, fought his feelings for Teresa for longer than any of us know. From what I know he was dying to put his moves on her when he moved back to Harmony. Something held him back though."
"HA! That's a joke. Whatever Fox wants he gets. If he wanted Teresa then he would've made his move long ago."
"No, no. I really think he loves this girl."
"Is that right?" Ethan asked mockingly.
"As a matter of fact, I do."
"Well, your wrong, way wrong. Fox doesn't love anybody but himself, and as for Teresa, we'll she's just on the rebound. Eventually, Fox will tire of her and I'll be there to help Teresa pick up the pieces."
"And what about you wife? Not to mention your child who will more than likely be here by then."
"I'll always be there for my child with Gwen. As for Gwen, well, she can take care of herself. I'm tired of pretending to love her for our babies sake." Ethan away into his apartment.
"Poor Gwen, how can she live with that creep?" Dylan smiled to himself. "Poor Ethan, I shoud say, the poor idiot want know what hit him."