~Chapter 6~
Fox stared at Whitney. How was he going to get out of this one? "Look, Whitney, we shouldn't be talking about this. Teresa's not ready to commit to a serious relationship at this time, whether I'm in love with her or not." Fox fidgeted in his seat.
"I know what you're doing, Fox, and it's not going to work." She crossed her arms underneath her breast.
"I don't know what you're talking about, Whitney?" He sipped on his coffee trying to be cool.
"You're trying to avoid my question." She leaned in closer to Fox. "What are you so afraid of Fox? Are you afraid that you might've met your match with the infamous, Teresa Lopez-Fitzgerald. The wild, untamable Fox Crane, has gone and feel in love? Your worried about what your family and friends will say, or even worse, your worried what Luis and Antonio would say. You know what, Fox? Forget them. Forget what everyone else thinks. You and Teresa are all that matters in this. Life is too short not to be with the one person you are meant to be with. Nothing should stand in your way. Nothing!"
"And you're speaking from experience, huh?" He smiled at her cunningly.
"Yes, Fox, I am. I hid my love for Chad from everyone for too long. I denied him and myself the happiness that we both deserved because I was worried how my family would react. Chad is the man I'm suppossed to spend the rest of my life with, Fox, I know that with all my heart. Nothing will stand in my way again. Not my sister or daddy, no matter how much I love them." She looked at Fox for a minute, who seemed truly touched by Whitney's words. "Promise me, you'll think about it, Fox. You two deserve to be happy, just like me and Chad." Whitney got up to leave.
"Wait, Whitney. I haven't answered your question."
She smiled down at Fox. "You don't have to, Fox. The answer is written all over your face." She turned to walk away, and then glanced over her shoulder. "Tell her, Fox. She deserves to know."
Fox sat at the coffee house for quite sometime. Whitney was right. Teresa deserved to know how he felt. If she didn't return his feelings, that was fine. But she needed to know that he loved her. He had loved her since the day he had met her. He would tell her, but how? He thought about that for a second. He knew the perfect person to help him. That was if he could get around Luis.
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Fox walked into the house that Luis and Sheridan shared together with their child. He had called ahead and Luis was on duty at the police department. Sheridan was all his for the rest of of the afternoon.
Sheridan looked at Fox amazed. She had never thought she would see this day. Not from Fox Crane. He was too much like her brother, Julian. Or at least that was what she thought until now. "And you're sure about this? You're in love with Teresa?"
Fox shook his head, "Absolutely, positively, head over heels, truly, madly, deeply in love."
"Wow, you've got it bad." She sunk back in her chair. "Does she know how you feel?"
"See, that's why I'm here. I don't know quite how to tell her."
"You want me to help you?" She asked worriedly.
Fox shook his head yes.
"You know Luis would kill me if he knew I was helping you."
"So you'll do it?"
Sheridan smiled. "Okay, here's what you'll do."
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Teresa was headed toward the Book Cafe. It was an unusually cool fall day and she needed some warming up. She rounded a corner and bumped into Whitney.
"Oh, Whitney, I'm sorry. I didn't see you coming."
"That's okay." Whitney got a look at Teresa's face. "Honey, are you okay?"
Teresa shook it off, "I'll be fine."
"No, you should talk about it. Is it Gwen, did she say something to you again?"
Teresa shook her head no, "It's not like that, Whitney. Actually, I feel a lot better, Ethan and I talked."
"Ethan, did this to you?" Whitney asked upset.
"No, Whitney, that's what I'm trying to tell you. I just came from Little Ethan's grave. Ethan was there."
Whitney looked confused, "What was Ethan doing there?"
"That doesn't matter. He was there for me, when I needed someone today. Little Ethan's death has really been bothering me lately. Ethan was just at the right place at the right time, that's all."
"Teresa, honey, I hope you're not getting any ideas that you two are going to get back together."
"Don't worry, Whitney, it's not like that. I'll always love him, I won't deny that, but he's with Gwen and his child. That's were he's suppossed to be."
Whitney smiled, "You don't know who long I've waited to here to you say that." Whitney put her arm around Teresa's shoulder. "Come on, Teresa, you and I have a lot of talking to do. How about you let me buy you a cup of coffee."
Teresa looked at Whitney warily, then she smiled, "I'm not sure I like where this is going."
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Fox stared at Whitney. How was he going to get out of this one? "Look, Whitney, we shouldn't be talking about this. Teresa's not ready to commit to a serious relationship at this time, whether I'm in love with her or not." Fox fidgeted in his seat.
"I know what you're doing, Fox, and it's not going to work." She crossed her arms underneath her breast.
"I don't know what you're talking about, Whitney?" He sipped on his coffee trying to be cool.
"You're trying to avoid my question." She leaned in closer to Fox. "What are you so afraid of Fox? Are you afraid that you might've met your match with the infamous, Teresa Lopez-Fitzgerald. The wild, untamable Fox Crane, has gone and feel in love? Your worried about what your family and friends will say, or even worse, your worried what Luis and Antonio would say. You know what, Fox? Forget them. Forget what everyone else thinks. You and Teresa are all that matters in this. Life is too short not to be with the one person you are meant to be with. Nothing should stand in your way. Nothing!"
"And you're speaking from experience, huh?" He smiled at her cunningly.
"Yes, Fox, I am. I hid my love for Chad from everyone for too long. I denied him and myself the happiness that we both deserved because I was worried how my family would react. Chad is the man I'm suppossed to spend the rest of my life with, Fox, I know that with all my heart. Nothing will stand in my way again. Not my sister or daddy, no matter how much I love them." She looked at Fox for a minute, who seemed truly touched by Whitney's words. "Promise me, you'll think about it, Fox. You two deserve to be happy, just like me and Chad." Whitney got up to leave.
"Wait, Whitney. I haven't answered your question."
She smiled down at Fox. "You don't have to, Fox. The answer is written all over your face." She turned to walk away, and then glanced over her shoulder. "Tell her, Fox. She deserves to know."
Fox sat at the coffee house for quite sometime. Whitney was right. Teresa deserved to know how he felt. If she didn't return his feelings, that was fine. But she needed to know that he loved her. He had loved her since the day he had met her. He would tell her, but how? He thought about that for a second. He knew the perfect person to help him. That was if he could get around Luis.
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Fox walked into the house that Luis and Sheridan shared together with their child. He had called ahead and Luis was on duty at the police department. Sheridan was all his for the rest of of the afternoon.
Sheridan looked at Fox amazed. She had never thought she would see this day. Not from Fox Crane. He was too much like her brother, Julian. Or at least that was what she thought until now. "And you're sure about this? You're in love with Teresa?"
Fox shook his head, "Absolutely, positively, head over heels, truly, madly, deeply in love."
"Wow, you've got it bad." She sunk back in her chair. "Does she know how you feel?"
"See, that's why I'm here. I don't know quite how to tell her."
"You want me to help you?" She asked worriedly.
Fox shook his head yes.
"You know Luis would kill me if he knew I was helping you."
"So you'll do it?"
Sheridan smiled. "Okay, here's what you'll do."
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Teresa was headed toward the Book Cafe. It was an unusually cool fall day and she needed some warming up. She rounded a corner and bumped into Whitney.
"Oh, Whitney, I'm sorry. I didn't see you coming."
"That's okay." Whitney got a look at Teresa's face. "Honey, are you okay?"
Teresa shook it off, "I'll be fine."
"No, you should talk about it. Is it Gwen, did she say something to you again?"
Teresa shook her head no, "It's not like that, Whitney. Actually, I feel a lot better, Ethan and I talked."
"Ethan, did this to you?" Whitney asked upset.
"No, Whitney, that's what I'm trying to tell you. I just came from Little Ethan's grave. Ethan was there."
Whitney looked confused, "What was Ethan doing there?"
"That doesn't matter. He was there for me, when I needed someone today. Little Ethan's death has really been bothering me lately. Ethan was just at the right place at the right time, that's all."
"Teresa, honey, I hope you're not getting any ideas that you two are going to get back together."
"Don't worry, Whitney, it's not like that. I'll always love him, I won't deny that, but he's with Gwen and his child. That's were he's suppossed to be."
Whitney smiled, "You don't know who long I've waited to here to you say that." Whitney put her arm around Teresa's shoulder. "Come on, Teresa, you and I have a lot of talking to do. How about you let me buy you a cup of coffee."
Teresa looked at Whitney warily, then she smiled, "I'm not sure I like where this is going."
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