Christmas scent filled the Russell house; T.C was watching the junior tennis match from earlier in the day. He couldn't believe that Whitney had messed up so much. He took note that she didn't put enough topspin on this serve or not enough speed on that one. He was becoming madder by the second. How could she mess up so much? She did win the match but those mistakes were inexcusable. Didn't she care about her future at all? Why was he wasting his time? If she was going to make that many mistakes then she should just quit because there was no way that she was going to keep on winning playing tennis with such poor etiquette. Eve came in into the room and saw her husband shaking his head at the TV. She wished that he would let her be a kid.
"Honey we need to talk about Whitney." Eve said.
"Yes you're right. Did you see how horrible she played earlier today?" He asked her.
"T.C, Whitney is going to the Crane ball with Theresa." Eve said.
"No she's not. She has to work on her tennis. She can't be going to any rich ball especially one at the Crane mansion." T.C said.
"Sweetie I really think she should be able to go with Theresa." Eve said.
"I don't think so and what is Theresa doing going to a ball at the Crane mansion?" T.C asked.
"Well, Ivy invited her to come. Pilar and Ivy are really close and her husband also works for the Crane's." Eve said.
"No Eve she can't go." T.C said.
"T.C she's going whether you like it or not." Eve said.
"No she's not. She has a big tennis match on Christmas and she can't be up all night partying with her friends." T.C said.
"T.C the ball is on Christmas night and her tournament is in the morning. She can go." Eve said.
"No she can't' she'll be too tired to practice in the morning and I'll have no of that." T.C said.
"Well, I'm sorry but you don't have a choice in the matter. Whitney can miss one day of practice." Eve said.
"No she can't. She has to practice all the time if she's going to become a professional tennis player one day. The answer is no." T.C said.
Eve walked out of the room in a fit. How was she going to tell her eldest daughter no? This wasn't fair to her and it wasn't to Whitney as well. Eve then came up with an idea. She marched back into the room.
"Alright T.C she can't go fine; but you have to tell her that she can't go. Tell her the reason that she can't go is because you're a jackass." Eve said then walked out.
"Eve...wait no...Fine she can go to the party." T.C said.
Eve sat in the kitchen smiling.
Gwen went into her mother's room upon her request to see her daughter. She sat on her bed and smiled when her mother presented her with a box.
"What is it mother?" The girl asked.
"It's an early Christmas present." Rebecca said.
Gwen took the box from her mothers hand and immediately ripped the rose covered wrapping paper off. Inside the box she found a long sleeveless velvet dress. Embroidered in it were different types of flowers. Gwen looked at her mother and smiled.
"This is the dress you will wear to the ball. Ethan won't be able to resist you. "Rebecca said.
"I hope you're right mother." Gwen said.
"I know that I'm right." Rebecca said.
"I'm going to try it on." Gwen said.
"Alright then." Rebecca said.
After Gwen had tried on the dress she threw it carelessly into a pile of clothes that lay by her bed. She thought that the was the pile of clothes that were going to be sorted and put back into her closet; but they weren't. They were going to Ivy who would in return give them to Pilar's youngest daughter. The maid picked up the pile and handed them off to the Crain driver. He then left the Hotchkiss grounds with Gwen's new velvet dress. Gwen came back into her room for her dress. She couldn't wait to show Andrea and Kimberly her new dress. They had been friends for years and Gwen couldn't wait for the party. Her friends hadn't gotten their dresses yet so Gwen's would be an original. When she came upstairs to get the dress, she saw that it was gone. She looked frantically all over the room for it. When she couldn't find it, she screamed.
Rebecca came running into her daughter's room.
"Gwen, what's wrong dear?" She asked.
"It's gone mother...it's gone." Gwen cried.
"What's gone?" Rebecca asked.
"My dress; I left it here and now it's gone." Gwen said.
"Well you go out and see your friends and I'll have the maids look for it." Rebecca said.
"Pilar before you leave I wanted you to give this to your daughter Theresa." Ivy said and held up a box.
"Yes, Mrs. Crain." Pilar said and took the box.
When Pilar left, Ivy smiled to herself. She hoped that Theresa enjoyed the new dress. She couldn't wait to meet her next week. She had heard so many wonderful things about her. She was happy that Pilar agreed to let her children come to the ball.
When Pilar got home she handed the box to Theresa. Theresa, who loved presents, ripped the paper off the package. Inside was a beautiful sleeveless velvet dress with roses embroidered into it.
"Honey we need to talk about Whitney." Eve said.
"Yes you're right. Did you see how horrible she played earlier today?" He asked her.
"T.C, Whitney is going to the Crane ball with Theresa." Eve said.
"No she's not. She has to work on her tennis. She can't be going to any rich ball especially one at the Crane mansion." T.C said.
"Sweetie I really think she should be able to go with Theresa." Eve said.
"I don't think so and what is Theresa doing going to a ball at the Crane mansion?" T.C asked.
"Well, Ivy invited her to come. Pilar and Ivy are really close and her husband also works for the Crane's." Eve said.
"No Eve she can't go." T.C said.
"T.C she's going whether you like it or not." Eve said.
"No she's not. She has a big tennis match on Christmas and she can't be up all night partying with her friends." T.C said.
"T.C the ball is on Christmas night and her tournament is in the morning. She can go." Eve said.
"No she can't' she'll be too tired to practice in the morning and I'll have no of that." T.C said.
"Well, I'm sorry but you don't have a choice in the matter. Whitney can miss one day of practice." Eve said.
"No she can't. She has to practice all the time if she's going to become a professional tennis player one day. The answer is no." T.C said.
Eve walked out of the room in a fit. How was she going to tell her eldest daughter no? This wasn't fair to her and it wasn't to Whitney as well. Eve then came up with an idea. She marched back into the room.
"Alright T.C she can't go fine; but you have to tell her that she can't go. Tell her the reason that she can't go is because you're a jackass." Eve said then walked out.
"Eve...wait no...Fine she can go to the party." T.C said.
Eve sat in the kitchen smiling.
Gwen went into her mother's room upon her request to see her daughter. She sat on her bed and smiled when her mother presented her with a box.
"What is it mother?" The girl asked.
"It's an early Christmas present." Rebecca said.
Gwen took the box from her mothers hand and immediately ripped the rose covered wrapping paper off. Inside the box she found a long sleeveless velvet dress. Embroidered in it were different types of flowers. Gwen looked at her mother and smiled.
"This is the dress you will wear to the ball. Ethan won't be able to resist you. "Rebecca said.
"I hope you're right mother." Gwen said.
"I know that I'm right." Rebecca said.
"I'm going to try it on." Gwen said.
"Alright then." Rebecca said.
After Gwen had tried on the dress she threw it carelessly into a pile of clothes that lay by her bed. She thought that the was the pile of clothes that were going to be sorted and put back into her closet; but they weren't. They were going to Ivy who would in return give them to Pilar's youngest daughter. The maid picked up the pile and handed them off to the Crain driver. He then left the Hotchkiss grounds with Gwen's new velvet dress. Gwen came back into her room for her dress. She couldn't wait to show Andrea and Kimberly her new dress. They had been friends for years and Gwen couldn't wait for the party. Her friends hadn't gotten their dresses yet so Gwen's would be an original. When she came upstairs to get the dress, she saw that it was gone. She looked frantically all over the room for it. When she couldn't find it, she screamed.
Rebecca came running into her daughter's room.
"Gwen, what's wrong dear?" She asked.
"It's gone mother...it's gone." Gwen cried.
"What's gone?" Rebecca asked.
"My dress; I left it here and now it's gone." Gwen said.
"Well you go out and see your friends and I'll have the maids look for it." Rebecca said.
"Pilar before you leave I wanted you to give this to your daughter Theresa." Ivy said and held up a box.
"Yes, Mrs. Crain." Pilar said and took the box.
When Pilar left, Ivy smiled to herself. She hoped that Theresa enjoyed the new dress. She couldn't wait to meet her next week. She had heard so many wonderful things about her. She was happy that Pilar agreed to let her children come to the ball.
When Pilar got home she handed the box to Theresa. Theresa, who loved presents, ripped the paper off the package. Inside was a beautiful sleeveless velvet dress with roses embroidered into it.