ARRANGEMENTS
Fox walked into his apartment. Swinging open the door he shouted, "Teresa, I'm home!"
Teresa came running from the kitchen. "I thought you'd never get here. I've missed you today. Are you ready for your cooking lessons." She put her arms around him and hugged him tightly. She would savor every moment of having him in her life. As much as she hated to admit it, Dylan had scared her. What if he was right? What if Fox was using her to get even with Ethan? Something in her heart told her that Fox could never do that to her, but Ethan had promised never to hurt her either and he had.
Fox kissed Teresa on the top of her head hugging her tightly back. "I've missed you, too. How was your day? You feel a little tense. Everything okay?"
Teresa pulled away from Fox, "Just a lot on my mind, I guess. I really miss Little Ethan. I think I've spent enough time away from my life in Harmony to be able to focus on being the kind of mother he deserves. Maybe mama and him could fly out and she could leave Little Ethan here."
Fox smiled, "It's already taken care of, Teresa. You're mother should be arriving courtesy the Crane jet first thing tomorrow morning. I've arranged for a limo to transport you to and from the airport. I thought you might be missing Little Ethan, and I know how close you are with your mother."
Tears came to Teresa's eyes. "Fox, you're the greatest. How did you manage all of this without me finding out?"
He shook his head, "You're so naive, Teresa, you forget I have my connections." Fox pulled her back into his arms.
Teresa smiled up at Fox, "How would you suggest I show you my thanks for arranging this?"
"Well, I can think of several different ways." He pulled her deeper into his arms and kissed her passionately. He prayed that he would always feel this way for her. She had changed him in so many ways, and he could never repay her for that. But he would spend everyday of his life trying to.
A long time later they lay curled up in their bed. Both content to lay there forever.
Fox stroked Teresa's arm. "I spoke to Whitney today."
Teresa looked at Fox, the tension rushed back through her body. "You did?"
"Teresa, you two really need to get together. In fact, Chad and I would like to take the two of you out to celebrate the contract we just signed."
"Fox, I don't know."
"Look, there are something's that we have never really talked about, but I know you know that I once thought I had feelings for Whitney."
Teresa got up and put her robe around her, "Fox, I don't want to talk about this."
Fox got up and walked over to her, still standing naked, "But we should Teresa. Don't let the fact that whatever feelings Whitney and I thought we had for each other come between all of us. We are together now and nothing will come between us, Teresa. Nothing! You and Whitney have been friends too long to let this come between you. Agreed?"
Teresa looked at him for a minute and gave in. "How could I not agree with you, when you're standing like that in front of me?"
Fox looked down realizing that he was still naked, he smiled, "I always have ways of getting what I want Teresa."
She hugged him close to her, "Do you know how extremely sexy you are?"
He shrugged, "Yeah, but it's always nice to hear you say it."
Teresa play punched him. "You're so conceeded. Come on, as much as I enjoy seeing your naked body, I'm starving."
"I'm willing to do that under one condition."
"I'm afraid to ask." Teresa said.
"You call Whitney when we've finished eating."
"Okay, okay. Come on, I'm starving. Never been this hungry in my life in fact." She rubbed her stomach.
"Yeah, sex always has that affect on me."
Teresa rolled her eyes, "You always have something to say, don't you?"
Fox smiled at her and turned and walked away. He'd be damned if he had anything to say to that.
Teresa ran after him laughing, "Fox Crane, stop being so difficult!"
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The phone rang three times before she answered, "Hello."
"Whitney, it's me, Teresa."
"Teresa, how are you?"
"Great, and you?"
"Good."
There was an ackward silence. Teresa was the first to speak. "Look, Whitney, we should drop all this foolishness and get back to the business of being friends. We've been close too long to just let our friendship die."
"You're right, Teresa. I'm so sorry that I've avoided you. I just thought you might feel awkward with everything that went on with Fox and I."
"Honestly, Whitney, I don't know all the details, but I don't care. Fox and I are together now and are very much in love. And I have a feeling that whatever you thought you felt for Fox was maybe a little cold feet at getting closer to marrying Chad. Speaking of Chad, is he doing well?"
"Oh, yes, he's excited about the contract he and Fox just signed. In fact, he wants all of us to get together and celebrate. What do you say? I nice night out on the town does sound exciting."
"It does, doesn't it? How about tomorrow night? I know the perfect restaurant."
Teresa and Whitney made all the arrangements. Teresa wanted to share the restaurant that her and Fox shared their first date on with Chad and Whitney. It truly was an amazing restuarant, and Teresa used her connections with Fox to get them a table, avoiding the two week waiting list. Everything was set for a perfect night.
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"It's ready. Everything's set. Tomorrow night, it goes down."
"Great, couldn't be sooner if you ask me." The person smiled. Everything was going to workout brillantly. Fox would soon be out of the picture and Teresa would be totally devastated. She might even go crazy.
"What are the plans?"
"Uh-huh, I'm the only one who is to know. I don't want anything leaking out. You'll know it when it happens."
"This better had be safe, that's all I have to say. I'm not going down with these two." The young voice trembled on the other end of the phone. It was enough to make anyone nervous.
"Don't worry, you're safe."
A small smile crossed the young persons face. "Got it! Tomorrow night then."
"Tomorrow night, Fox Crane will be no more." The sound of that was music to their ears.
"I like the sound of that!"
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Fox walked into his apartment. Swinging open the door he shouted, "Teresa, I'm home!"
Teresa came running from the kitchen. "I thought you'd never get here. I've missed you today. Are you ready for your cooking lessons." She put her arms around him and hugged him tightly. She would savor every moment of having him in her life. As much as she hated to admit it, Dylan had scared her. What if he was right? What if Fox was using her to get even with Ethan? Something in her heart told her that Fox could never do that to her, but Ethan had promised never to hurt her either and he had.
Fox kissed Teresa on the top of her head hugging her tightly back. "I've missed you, too. How was your day? You feel a little tense. Everything okay?"
Teresa pulled away from Fox, "Just a lot on my mind, I guess. I really miss Little Ethan. I think I've spent enough time away from my life in Harmony to be able to focus on being the kind of mother he deserves. Maybe mama and him could fly out and she could leave Little Ethan here."
Fox smiled, "It's already taken care of, Teresa. You're mother should be arriving courtesy the Crane jet first thing tomorrow morning. I've arranged for a limo to transport you to and from the airport. I thought you might be missing Little Ethan, and I know how close you are with your mother."
Tears came to Teresa's eyes. "Fox, you're the greatest. How did you manage all of this without me finding out?"
He shook his head, "You're so naive, Teresa, you forget I have my connections." Fox pulled her back into his arms.
Teresa smiled up at Fox, "How would you suggest I show you my thanks for arranging this?"
"Well, I can think of several different ways." He pulled her deeper into his arms and kissed her passionately. He prayed that he would always feel this way for her. She had changed him in so many ways, and he could never repay her for that. But he would spend everyday of his life trying to.
A long time later they lay curled up in their bed. Both content to lay there forever.
Fox stroked Teresa's arm. "I spoke to Whitney today."
Teresa looked at Fox, the tension rushed back through her body. "You did?"
"Teresa, you two really need to get together. In fact, Chad and I would like to take the two of you out to celebrate the contract we just signed."
"Fox, I don't know."
"Look, there are something's that we have never really talked about, but I know you know that I once thought I had feelings for Whitney."
Teresa got up and put her robe around her, "Fox, I don't want to talk about this."
Fox got up and walked over to her, still standing naked, "But we should Teresa. Don't let the fact that whatever feelings Whitney and I thought we had for each other come between all of us. We are together now and nothing will come between us, Teresa. Nothing! You and Whitney have been friends too long to let this come between you. Agreed?"
Teresa looked at him for a minute and gave in. "How could I not agree with you, when you're standing like that in front of me?"
Fox looked down realizing that he was still naked, he smiled, "I always have ways of getting what I want Teresa."
She hugged him close to her, "Do you know how extremely sexy you are?"
He shrugged, "Yeah, but it's always nice to hear you say it."
Teresa play punched him. "You're so conceeded. Come on, as much as I enjoy seeing your naked body, I'm starving."
"I'm willing to do that under one condition."
"I'm afraid to ask." Teresa said.
"You call Whitney when we've finished eating."
"Okay, okay. Come on, I'm starving. Never been this hungry in my life in fact." She rubbed her stomach.
"Yeah, sex always has that affect on me."
Teresa rolled her eyes, "You always have something to say, don't you?"
Fox smiled at her and turned and walked away. He'd be damned if he had anything to say to that.
Teresa ran after him laughing, "Fox Crane, stop being so difficult!"
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The phone rang three times before she answered, "Hello."
"Whitney, it's me, Teresa."
"Teresa, how are you?"
"Great, and you?"
"Good."
There was an ackward silence. Teresa was the first to speak. "Look, Whitney, we should drop all this foolishness and get back to the business of being friends. We've been close too long to just let our friendship die."
"You're right, Teresa. I'm so sorry that I've avoided you. I just thought you might feel awkward with everything that went on with Fox and I."
"Honestly, Whitney, I don't know all the details, but I don't care. Fox and I are together now and are very much in love. And I have a feeling that whatever you thought you felt for Fox was maybe a little cold feet at getting closer to marrying Chad. Speaking of Chad, is he doing well?"
"Oh, yes, he's excited about the contract he and Fox just signed. In fact, he wants all of us to get together and celebrate. What do you say? I nice night out on the town does sound exciting."
"It does, doesn't it? How about tomorrow night? I know the perfect restaurant."
Teresa and Whitney made all the arrangements. Teresa wanted to share the restaurant that her and Fox shared their first date on with Chad and Whitney. It truly was an amazing restuarant, and Teresa used her connections with Fox to get them a table, avoiding the two week waiting list. Everything was set for a perfect night.
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"It's ready. Everything's set. Tomorrow night, it goes down."
"Great, couldn't be sooner if you ask me." The person smiled. Everything was going to workout brillantly. Fox would soon be out of the picture and Teresa would be totally devastated. She might even go crazy.
"What are the plans?"
"Uh-huh, I'm the only one who is to know. I don't want anything leaking out. You'll know it when it happens."
"This better had be safe, that's all I have to say. I'm not going down with these two." The young voice trembled on the other end of the phone. It was enough to make anyone nervous.
"Don't worry, you're safe."
A small smile crossed the young persons face. "Got it! Tomorrow night then."
"Tomorrow night, Fox Crane will be no more." The sound of that was music to their ears.
"I like the sound of that!"
Please read and review. I know it's been awhile. Just frustrated with what's happening on the real passions. It's enough to turn even the most die-hard of fans away! Hopefully, I'll be more into writing.