COMING HOME
"Come on, Teresa. Let's gather your things together. The papers are signed and you're ready to go home." Dylan came walking into Teresa's hospital room holding Little Ethan.
"Really? I get to go home? Finally. I never thought I'd see the light of day again." She walked over and took Little Ethan from him. "Hey little man. I've missed you. How have you been?" She kissed him on the forehead.
"I miss you, mommy." Little Ethan said. "Mommy come home?"
Teresa smiled, "Yes, honey, mommy's coming home."
The young boy clapped his hands together, "Goody! Dyl not cook good!"
"Oh, baby, you're so funny." Teresa laughed.
Dylan couldn't help but laugh either. "I told you I was bad, Teresa."
"Dylan, you must be bad if Little Ethan notices it. Fortunately for me, this growing little boy will eat anything." She handed Little Ethan back to Dylan. "If you'll just step outside for a second, I'll freshen up."
"I laid you some clean clothes on the table there. I hope they're okay. I'm not use to picking out women's clothes."
She smiled at him, "Thank you, Dylan. I'm sure whatever you brought me will be fine."
A few minutes later Teresa and Dylan, holding Little Ethan walked out of Harmony hospital. "Dylan, I'm starving, can we stop and getting something to eat? This hospital food wasn't the greatest."
"Already taken care of. You're mom is at the apartment as we speak, cooking you a homemade dinner. Luis, Sheridan, Antonio, Miguel, basically everyone is going to be there. They all wanted to welcome you home."
Teresa looked up at Dylan with her big doe eyes, "You did all of this for me?"
"You deserve it, Teresa. You've been through a lot in the past couple of days. You're going to need all of our support."
"I'm fine, Dylan, really I am." Teresa said.
"You're fine for now, Teresa, but right now you don't remember anything about the attack. What are you going to do when all of those memories start coming back?" He asked.
"I'll cross that bridge when I get there I guess. Come on, let's go home. I'm starving."
They arrived at their apartment a short time later and were greeted by friends and family.
Pilar came running toward Teresa. "Oh, Teresita, it's so good to have you back with us. You look wonderful!"
Teresa hugged her mother back, "It's good to be back, mama. Thank you for all of this."
"That's what families for, Teresa." Luis kissed her on top of her head, "Good to see you up and out of the hospital."
"Yeah, Teresa, you certainly have us a scare." Antonio said.
"You sure did, Teresa, I've missed my big sister." Miguel chimed in.
"Thanks guys! I couldn't ask for a more perfect family."
"Well,as much as I love this family reunion, I'm starving, and Teresa I know you must be. You're eating for another one." Sheridan said.
"You read my mind, Sheridan. Let's eat."
Sometime later, Dylan and Teresa sit alone in their living room. "I hope you enjoyed that, Teresa. Your family went to a lot of trouble to make it special for you."
"It was perfect, Dylan. Everything was absolutely perfect." She picked up Dylan's hand and intertwined it with her own.
"I want to take you out tomorrow night, Teresa. Somewhere special."
"Dylan, you don't have to do that. I'm just as happy right here at home." Teresa smiled up at him.
"Too late. The reservations are already made and we can't back out now. Luis and Sheridan have agreed to care for Little Ethan..."
"But I don't have anything to wear." Teresa interrupted.
"No excuses, Teresa. Fortunately for you that's already been taken care of."
"You bought me a dress?" She asked skeptically.
"You don't my taste in women's clothing?" He played hurt.
"Well."
"Don't worry, I had some help picking it out." He stood to his feet. "Come on, I'll show it to you."
They went into Teresa's bedroom and he pulled the most beautiful dress out of her closet. "I hope you like it."
Tears come to her eyes, "Like it? I love it. It's beautiful, Dylan." She came over and ran her hand across the fabric.
"Is something wrong, Teresa?" Dylan asked.
"No, no, it's absolutely perfect. I was just thinking about the last night that Fox and I spent together, the night he proposed. He insisted that I wear red. It was his favorite color." Teresa took the dress from Dylan and held it up to her, looking at the image in her full-length mirror. She looked radiant even now.
"I can see why he liked you in it so much. You're going to look stunning tomorrow night. I can't wait for you to see what the evening has in store for you."
"Come on, Teresa. Let's gather your things together. The papers are signed and you're ready to go home." Dylan came walking into Teresa's hospital room holding Little Ethan.
"Really? I get to go home? Finally. I never thought I'd see the light of day again." She walked over and took Little Ethan from him. "Hey little man. I've missed you. How have you been?" She kissed him on the forehead.
"I miss you, mommy." Little Ethan said. "Mommy come home?"
Teresa smiled, "Yes, honey, mommy's coming home."
The young boy clapped his hands together, "Goody! Dyl not cook good!"
"Oh, baby, you're so funny." Teresa laughed.
Dylan couldn't help but laugh either. "I told you I was bad, Teresa."
"Dylan, you must be bad if Little Ethan notices it. Fortunately for me, this growing little boy will eat anything." She handed Little Ethan back to Dylan. "If you'll just step outside for a second, I'll freshen up."
"I laid you some clean clothes on the table there. I hope they're okay. I'm not use to picking out women's clothes."
She smiled at him, "Thank you, Dylan. I'm sure whatever you brought me will be fine."
A few minutes later Teresa and Dylan, holding Little Ethan walked out of Harmony hospital. "Dylan, I'm starving, can we stop and getting something to eat? This hospital food wasn't the greatest."
"Already taken care of. You're mom is at the apartment as we speak, cooking you a homemade dinner. Luis, Sheridan, Antonio, Miguel, basically everyone is going to be there. They all wanted to welcome you home."
Teresa looked up at Dylan with her big doe eyes, "You did all of this for me?"
"You deserve it, Teresa. You've been through a lot in the past couple of days. You're going to need all of our support."
"I'm fine, Dylan, really I am." Teresa said.
"You're fine for now, Teresa, but right now you don't remember anything about the attack. What are you going to do when all of those memories start coming back?" He asked.
"I'll cross that bridge when I get there I guess. Come on, let's go home. I'm starving."
They arrived at their apartment a short time later and were greeted by friends and family.
Pilar came running toward Teresa. "Oh, Teresita, it's so good to have you back with us. You look wonderful!"
Teresa hugged her mother back, "It's good to be back, mama. Thank you for all of this."
"That's what families for, Teresa." Luis kissed her on top of her head, "Good to see you up and out of the hospital."
"Yeah, Teresa, you certainly have us a scare." Antonio said.
"You sure did, Teresa, I've missed my big sister." Miguel chimed in.
"Thanks guys! I couldn't ask for a more perfect family."
"Well,as much as I love this family reunion, I'm starving, and Teresa I know you must be. You're eating for another one." Sheridan said.
"You read my mind, Sheridan. Let's eat."
Sometime later, Dylan and Teresa sit alone in their living room. "I hope you enjoyed that, Teresa. Your family went to a lot of trouble to make it special for you."
"It was perfect, Dylan. Everything was absolutely perfect." She picked up Dylan's hand and intertwined it with her own.
"I want to take you out tomorrow night, Teresa. Somewhere special."
"Dylan, you don't have to do that. I'm just as happy right here at home." Teresa smiled up at him.
"Too late. The reservations are already made and we can't back out now. Luis and Sheridan have agreed to care for Little Ethan..."
"But I don't have anything to wear." Teresa interrupted.
"No excuses, Teresa. Fortunately for you that's already been taken care of."
"You bought me a dress?" She asked skeptically.
"You don't my taste in women's clothing?" He played hurt.
"Well."
"Don't worry, I had some help picking it out." He stood to his feet. "Come on, I'll show it to you."
They went into Teresa's bedroom and he pulled the most beautiful dress out of her closet. "I hope you like it."
Tears come to her eyes, "Like it? I love it. It's beautiful, Dylan." She came over and ran her hand across the fabric.
"Is something wrong, Teresa?" Dylan asked.
"No, no, it's absolutely perfect. I was just thinking about the last night that Fox and I spent together, the night he proposed. He insisted that I wear red. It was his favorite color." Teresa took the dress from Dylan and held it up to her, looking at the image in her full-length mirror. She looked radiant even now.
"I can see why he liked you in it so much. You're going to look stunning tomorrow night. I can't wait for you to see what the evening has in store for you."