Sunday...
Fox and Teresa sat in her apartment playing with Little Ethan. "You're a wonderful mother, Teresa. I wish I could have had a mother like you growing up. Maybe my life would have turned out differently."
Teresa detected the note of sadness in his voice, "Fox, I'm a firm believer that things happen for a reason. Your childhood made you the person you are today and I wouldn't want you any other way. I love you just the way you are."
Unaware of what she had just said, Teresa looked down at Little Ethan and noticed that he had fallen asleep. "I'm going to put Ethan down for the night. I'll be out in a minute."
She returned a few minutes later. Fox was now seated on the couch and Teresa curled up next to him. "Teresa, did you mean what you just said?"
"What was that, Fox?"
"That you loved me just the way that I am?"
She went still in his arms. He noticed the tension that filled her body, "It's alright, Teresa. The feeling is mutual."
She raised up and looked him in the eyes, "What are you saying?"
"I'm in love with you, Teresa Lopez-Fitzgerald. I don't want to hide it anymore." He laughed, "I think I've been in love with you from the first time I laid eyes on you."
"Oh, Fox, you don't know how happy I am to hear you say that. I've wanted so long to tell you I loved you, but I was afraid it would push you away."
"Nothing would push you away from me. I'm here to stay, Teresa. You won't be able to get rid of me that easily."
She leaped into his arms, "Oh, Fox, I love you. I love you. I love you."
He smiled, "Yeah, I'm kinda getting that picture."
"Where do we go from here?" Teresa asked.
"Marry me." Fox blurted out.
"What!?" She said shocked.
"You heard me. Marry me."
"Fox, it's so soon. We've not even known each other a week, and..."
"Who cares. I know you better than I've known people my entire life."
"You're right aren't you?"
"As always."
She kissed him passionately, "Is that a yes?" Fox broke away.
"Yes, Fox. Yes, I'll marry you." She beamed.
"Good." He got out his cell phone and spoke with someone.
"Who was that?"
"A priest." He's downstairs in the lobby. He's on his way up here as we speak.
"You're kidding? You had this planned all along?"
"Yep. I snuck a dress into your closet. Go put it on."
"And what if I had said no?"
"You're joking right?" Fox grinned. "I knew if you felt half of what I feel for you, there was no way you could say no."
She smiled at him. "I love you with all my heart, Fox."
"And I with all of mine."
Fox and Teresa sat in her apartment playing with Little Ethan. "You're a wonderful mother, Teresa. I wish I could have had a mother like you growing up. Maybe my life would have turned out differently."
Teresa detected the note of sadness in his voice, "Fox, I'm a firm believer that things happen for a reason. Your childhood made you the person you are today and I wouldn't want you any other way. I love you just the way you are."
Unaware of what she had just said, Teresa looked down at Little Ethan and noticed that he had fallen asleep. "I'm going to put Ethan down for the night. I'll be out in a minute."
She returned a few minutes later. Fox was now seated on the couch and Teresa curled up next to him. "Teresa, did you mean what you just said?"
"What was that, Fox?"
"That you loved me just the way that I am?"
She went still in his arms. He noticed the tension that filled her body, "It's alright, Teresa. The feeling is mutual."
She raised up and looked him in the eyes, "What are you saying?"
"I'm in love with you, Teresa Lopez-Fitzgerald. I don't want to hide it anymore." He laughed, "I think I've been in love with you from the first time I laid eyes on you."
"Oh, Fox, you don't know how happy I am to hear you say that. I've wanted so long to tell you I loved you, but I was afraid it would push you away."
"Nothing would push you away from me. I'm here to stay, Teresa. You won't be able to get rid of me that easily."
She leaped into his arms, "Oh, Fox, I love you. I love you. I love you."
He smiled, "Yeah, I'm kinda getting that picture."
"Where do we go from here?" Teresa asked.
"Marry me." Fox blurted out.
"What!?" She said shocked.
"You heard me. Marry me."
"Fox, it's so soon. We've not even known each other a week, and..."
"Who cares. I know you better than I've known people my entire life."
"You're right aren't you?"
"As always."
She kissed him passionately, "Is that a yes?" Fox broke away.
"Yes, Fox. Yes, I'll marry you." She beamed.
"Good." He got out his cell phone and spoke with someone.
"Who was that?"
"A priest." He's downstairs in the lobby. He's on his way up here as we speak.
"You're kidding? You had this planned all along?"
"Yep. I snuck a dress into your closet. Go put it on."
"And what if I had said no?"
"You're joking right?" Fox grinned. "I knew if you felt half of what I feel for you, there was no way you could say no."
She smiled at him. "I love you with all my heart, Fox."
"And I with all of mine."