A PLAN PUT IN ACTION
Fox stepped out of the conference room. He and Chad had just signed one of the biggest contracts in the history of the music industry. It felt good and he wanted to share the good news with Teresa.
"Hey, Fox." Chad yelled. "We've not seen a lot of you and Teresa lately. How about we get together in the next couple of days and celebrate."
Fox hesitated for a second. Not sure that it was such a good idea, but then again he couldn't avoid Whitney forever. "I'll have to talk to Teresa about it, but I don't see why not. One of us will get back with you soon."
"Great! I can't wait to see you and Teresa together. You two have always had such great chemistry. In fact, I'm surprise you two didn't hook up sooner."
"Yeah, we are great together. I'm lucky to have found Teresa."
"You're a lucky man, Fox. Treat her right." Chad held up a hand, "See ya soon!"
Fox nodded and then turned toward the direction of the elevators. He pushed the button to go down. The elevator came up and the doors opened. Fox froze when he saw her standing there.
"Whitney."
"Fox." Whitney finally stepped off of the elevator. "How are you?"
'Wow, this is uncomfortable.' Fox thought to himself. "Great, couldn't be better. How 'bout you?"
"Good, good. Heard you and Chad just signed a huge contract, probably one of the biggest ever. That must be exciting." Whitney said.
"Yeah, it is." Fox paused for a moment. "Hey, Chad just made a ton of money today. You guys thinking about moving to a bigger apartment?"
"We've talked about." Whitney nodded.
"I guess you guys could set a date for your wedding now. Chad should be able to afford a nice one now."
"I guess we could, huh. Seems to be the last thing on either one of minds at this point. What with Chad's time here and the studio and what went on between us, and my dwindling relationship with Teresa, I just haven't thought a lot about it."
"Look, Whitney, I'm actually glad I ran into you today. You and Teresa have been friends forever. Don't let something like this come between the two of you. Forget what feelings we thought we had for each other. They don't matter when it comes to a friendship. Teresa misses you, I know she does. Chad actually wants to get together in a few days to celebrate the contract we just signed. I was skeptical at first, but now I think it would be the perfect way for you two to get back on speaking terms."
Whitney looked down, "Fox, I'm not so sure. We almost made love that night."
Fox scratched his head, "Yes, we did, didn't we."
"Yes, we did. Thing is, I knew then that Teresa had feelings for you I just chose to ignore that fact. She might not know all the details of what happened, but she knows or should I say felt that I had feelings for you. She even hinted that she thought I was your mystery woman. What hurts me the most is that she was willling to ignore her feelings for you, if I was willing to admit my feelings for you. I couldn't do the same for her Fox. I came to your apartment that night fully aware that Teresa was falling in love with you and I still..." Tears were falling down her face.
"Whitney, don't beat yourself up over this. Teresa loves you no matter what. Luckily, we stopped things before they went too far."
Whitney wiped the tears from her eyes, "I shouldn't be crying, huh. I should be happy. Chad and I are engaged and finally are becoming financial set. You and Teresa, I hear are very much in love."
"We are, Whitney. I love Teresa with all my heart, and I think she feels the same."
"Teresa, doesn't know another way to love, Fox. When she loves, she loves with all her heart."
Fox smiled, "Yeah, I guess you right." Fox looked down at his watch, "I should be going. Teresa is going to try to teach me too cook tonight."
Whitney smiled, "For some reason, Fox, I have a hard time picturing that, but anyways, good luck. I'll see you two later."
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The young man picked up the phone. He need to talk to her and he needed to talk to her now.
"Hello." The young lady said.
"It's me." He fell back in his chair frustrated. "Look, we've got to get this plan rolling. I can't take much more of Fox Crane. He's in the way, plain and simple. He's got to go."
"Everything's ready, or so I've been told."
"It had better be, if you know what's good for you."
"What about Teresa? How do we plan on getting rid of her?" The young lady asked.
"Look, I've told you before, Teresa is not to be hurt. She doesn't matter in the scheme of things."
"Oh, yes, but she does. Don't you think she'll do everything she can to find out what happened to Fox?"
"I'm sure, she will, but she'll get nowhere. We both know what. Alistair Crane will make sure of it. He'll tie up any loose ends there may be to link any of us back to Fox's death. Teresa won't ever learn what's happened to Fox."
"Maybe not, but I'd like to take her out for personal reasons, you know that. Let me have some fun." The girl whined.
"I said, no. Don't you hear me. Are you deaf, bitch? Teresa doesn't get hurt in this. Not that I really care what happens to her, but it might be hard to explain two deaths."
"Not if we handle it the right way."
"Shut up!" The young man took in a deep breath and calmed himself. "Look, if you want to know the truth, Teresa is crazy over Fox. She'd be hurt more by his death than if we took her out with him. She'd be miserable."
The young girl liked the sound of that. "Hmm, I never thought of it like that before. Maybe you're right."
"I'm always right, and you'd do well to remember that."
***Okay, guys, while I was writing this chapter it dawned on me who these two people are and the reasons they have for taking out Fox. You should know in the next couple of chapters so keep checking for updates.***
Spoilers:
1. The two people out for Fox think they've done him in, but they might be mistaken.
2. Teresa returns to Harmony to be near her loved ones. Dylan follows her to comfort her.
3. A young man with no identity shows back up in L.A. Who is he?
Fox stepped out of the conference room. He and Chad had just signed one of the biggest contracts in the history of the music industry. It felt good and he wanted to share the good news with Teresa.
"Hey, Fox." Chad yelled. "We've not seen a lot of you and Teresa lately. How about we get together in the next couple of days and celebrate."
Fox hesitated for a second. Not sure that it was such a good idea, but then again he couldn't avoid Whitney forever. "I'll have to talk to Teresa about it, but I don't see why not. One of us will get back with you soon."
"Great! I can't wait to see you and Teresa together. You two have always had such great chemistry. In fact, I'm surprise you two didn't hook up sooner."
"Yeah, we are great together. I'm lucky to have found Teresa."
"You're a lucky man, Fox. Treat her right." Chad held up a hand, "See ya soon!"
Fox nodded and then turned toward the direction of the elevators. He pushed the button to go down. The elevator came up and the doors opened. Fox froze when he saw her standing there.
"Whitney."
"Fox." Whitney finally stepped off of the elevator. "How are you?"
'Wow, this is uncomfortable.' Fox thought to himself. "Great, couldn't be better. How 'bout you?"
"Good, good. Heard you and Chad just signed a huge contract, probably one of the biggest ever. That must be exciting." Whitney said.
"Yeah, it is." Fox paused for a moment. "Hey, Chad just made a ton of money today. You guys thinking about moving to a bigger apartment?"
"We've talked about." Whitney nodded.
"I guess you guys could set a date for your wedding now. Chad should be able to afford a nice one now."
"I guess we could, huh. Seems to be the last thing on either one of minds at this point. What with Chad's time here and the studio and what went on between us, and my dwindling relationship with Teresa, I just haven't thought a lot about it."
"Look, Whitney, I'm actually glad I ran into you today. You and Teresa have been friends forever. Don't let something like this come between the two of you. Forget what feelings we thought we had for each other. They don't matter when it comes to a friendship. Teresa misses you, I know she does. Chad actually wants to get together in a few days to celebrate the contract we just signed. I was skeptical at first, but now I think it would be the perfect way for you two to get back on speaking terms."
Whitney looked down, "Fox, I'm not so sure. We almost made love that night."
Fox scratched his head, "Yes, we did, didn't we."
"Yes, we did. Thing is, I knew then that Teresa had feelings for you I just chose to ignore that fact. She might not know all the details of what happened, but she knows or should I say felt that I had feelings for you. She even hinted that she thought I was your mystery woman. What hurts me the most is that she was willling to ignore her feelings for you, if I was willing to admit my feelings for you. I couldn't do the same for her Fox. I came to your apartment that night fully aware that Teresa was falling in love with you and I still..." Tears were falling down her face.
"Whitney, don't beat yourself up over this. Teresa loves you no matter what. Luckily, we stopped things before they went too far."
Whitney wiped the tears from her eyes, "I shouldn't be crying, huh. I should be happy. Chad and I are engaged and finally are becoming financial set. You and Teresa, I hear are very much in love."
"We are, Whitney. I love Teresa with all my heart, and I think she feels the same."
"Teresa, doesn't know another way to love, Fox. When she loves, she loves with all her heart."
Fox smiled, "Yeah, I guess you right." Fox looked down at his watch, "I should be going. Teresa is going to try to teach me too cook tonight."
Whitney smiled, "For some reason, Fox, I have a hard time picturing that, but anyways, good luck. I'll see you two later."
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The young man picked up the phone. He need to talk to her and he needed to talk to her now.
"Hello." The young lady said.
"It's me." He fell back in his chair frustrated. "Look, we've got to get this plan rolling. I can't take much more of Fox Crane. He's in the way, plain and simple. He's got to go."
"Everything's ready, or so I've been told."
"It had better be, if you know what's good for you."
"What about Teresa? How do we plan on getting rid of her?" The young lady asked.
"Look, I've told you before, Teresa is not to be hurt. She doesn't matter in the scheme of things."
"Oh, yes, but she does. Don't you think she'll do everything she can to find out what happened to Fox?"
"I'm sure, she will, but she'll get nowhere. We both know what. Alistair Crane will make sure of it. He'll tie up any loose ends there may be to link any of us back to Fox's death. Teresa won't ever learn what's happened to Fox."
"Maybe not, but I'd like to take her out for personal reasons, you know that. Let me have some fun." The girl whined.
"I said, no. Don't you hear me. Are you deaf, bitch? Teresa doesn't get hurt in this. Not that I really care what happens to her, but it might be hard to explain two deaths."
"Not if we handle it the right way."
"Shut up!" The young man took in a deep breath and calmed himself. "Look, if you want to know the truth, Teresa is crazy over Fox. She'd be hurt more by his death than if we took her out with him. She'd be miserable."
The young girl liked the sound of that. "Hmm, I never thought of it like that before. Maybe you're right."
"I'm always right, and you'd do well to remember that."
***Okay, guys, while I was writing this chapter it dawned on me who these two people are and the reasons they have for taking out Fox. You should know in the next couple of chapters so keep checking for updates.***
Spoilers:
1. The two people out for Fox think they've done him in, but they might be mistaken.
2. Teresa returns to Harmony to be near her loved ones. Dylan follows her to comfort her.
3. A young man with no identity shows back up in L.A. Who is he?