~Chapter 12~
Fox sat in the hospital waiting room alone. He had contacted all of Teresa's family and friends. They would hopefully be arriving any minute. He had heard very little on Teresa's condition. Only that she was bad and that she was going to need a lot of prayers. Maybe even a miracle.
God, how had it come to this? How could things have gotten so bad? He hadn't known until the evening they stayed with Maria that Teresa was on any medications. Why had she kept it hidden from him? What had made her so upset tonight? Fox wasn't sure, but he knew he would do everything he could to find some answered.
Whitney and Chad came rushing into the hospital. Whitney spotted Fox. "Fox!" She ran over and put her arms around him. "God, Fox what happened?"
Whitney pulled away from Fox, "I don't know. I have my speculations, but I'm not exactly for sure."
"What do you mean?" Chad asked.
"Teresa was on some sort of medication. Something for her nerves." He looked at Whitney. "Did you know about it."
Whitney nodded. "I was there the night she came to my mom. She was crying and shaking. I don't even know how she made it to the house that night."
"And your mom gave her a prescription for nerve pills?"
"Yeah. Mom gave her something to help her rest that night and she ended up staying there with us. We weren't about to let her leave in the condition she was in. The next morning mom wrote her a prescription. Told her to be sure she only took them when she definitely needed them." Whitney filled Fox in. Whitney covered her mouth, "Oh, God, Fox, you don't think she tried to overdose on those pills do you?"
"It looks like it, Whitney, but for some reason I think there's more to the story."
"Why's that?" Chad asked.
"She was trying to tell me something about Gwen, about the new baby and Little Ethan."
"Fox, she could have just been upset about Ethan and Gwen's new baby. We both know it upset her." Whitney added.
"I think that might be part of it, Whitney, but there's so much more to this, I just know it." Fox stood to his feet. "Damn it, Whitney. I let her down." Fox slammed his fist against the wall.
Whitney went over to stand by him. "No, Fox, we all let her down. We all let her down, not you, the rest of us. Me, her family. All but you, Fox. You were the only one who was truly there for her. The rest of us, let our problems get in the way."
"She's right, Fox. Teresa could always count on you to be there for her." Chad said.
"Mom! How is she? How is Teresa?"
Eve walked over to them. "I should really wait until the rest of the family gets here, but seeing as you guys are so close." Eve motioned for everyone to have a seat. "Teresa's condition is stable right now, but I'm afraid it doesn't look good."
"But she's going to make it. She'll pull through won't she?" Tears streamed down Whitney's face and Chad pulled her close to him.
"You don't know how much I would love to tell you that, Whitney, but I can't. Teresa took so many pills. Her body is just working against itself right now. She's in a coma and I'm afraid there maybe some brain damage. Unfortunately, we won't fully be able to evaluate her condition until she wakes up."
Pilar, Luis and Sheridan came running into the hospital. "How is she? How is my Teresita?" Pilar asked.
"I'm sorry, Pilar. It doesn't look good. As I was just telling everyone here, it looks like Teresa overdosed on some of her medication that I prescribed to her earlier for her nerves. She's presently in a coma."
"But you'll be able to save her, Eve. I know you can." Luis said putting his arms around an upset Sheridan.
"I can't promise anything, Luis, but I'll do everything I can. You know that. Right now, it really lies in Teresa's hands. She has control over her fate. She's got to want to live. We've done everything medically that we can do. Please pray for her. She needs it right now." She put her hand on Pilar's shoulder. "I'll be praying too, Pilar. I'll be in touch, as I have other news." Before leaving, she turned around. "Oh, by the way, you should be thanking Fox. He might have saved Teresa's life."
"Thank you, Eve." Pilar nodded.
"Fox, if what Dr. Russell said is true, thank you." Luis said.
"I only tried to keep her awake. One of the maids called 911. I couldn't even think enough to do that."
Sheridan came and sit beside a clearly distraught Fox, "You were there for her, Fox, that's all that matters."
"Sheridan's right, Fox. Teresa said she could always count on you. Thank you for always being there for my daughter. I know it means the world to her." Pilar added.
Ethan came running into the ER and headed straight to Fox. He yanked Fox out of his chair and slung him against the wall. "Damn you, Fox. I knew this was bound to happen. You ruin everything and now you've ruined Teresa. I warned you to stay the hell away from her!"
Fox sat in the hospital waiting room alone. He had contacted all of Teresa's family and friends. They would hopefully be arriving any minute. He had heard very little on Teresa's condition. Only that she was bad and that she was going to need a lot of prayers. Maybe even a miracle.
God, how had it come to this? How could things have gotten so bad? He hadn't known until the evening they stayed with Maria that Teresa was on any medications. Why had she kept it hidden from him? What had made her so upset tonight? Fox wasn't sure, but he knew he would do everything he could to find some answered.
Whitney and Chad came rushing into the hospital. Whitney spotted Fox. "Fox!" She ran over and put her arms around him. "God, Fox what happened?"
Whitney pulled away from Fox, "I don't know. I have my speculations, but I'm not exactly for sure."
"What do you mean?" Chad asked.
"Teresa was on some sort of medication. Something for her nerves." He looked at Whitney. "Did you know about it."
Whitney nodded. "I was there the night she came to my mom. She was crying and shaking. I don't even know how she made it to the house that night."
"And your mom gave her a prescription for nerve pills?"
"Yeah. Mom gave her something to help her rest that night and she ended up staying there with us. We weren't about to let her leave in the condition she was in. The next morning mom wrote her a prescription. Told her to be sure she only took them when she definitely needed them." Whitney filled Fox in. Whitney covered her mouth, "Oh, God, Fox, you don't think she tried to overdose on those pills do you?"
"It looks like it, Whitney, but for some reason I think there's more to the story."
"Why's that?" Chad asked.
"She was trying to tell me something about Gwen, about the new baby and Little Ethan."
"Fox, she could have just been upset about Ethan and Gwen's new baby. We both know it upset her." Whitney added.
"I think that might be part of it, Whitney, but there's so much more to this, I just know it." Fox stood to his feet. "Damn it, Whitney. I let her down." Fox slammed his fist against the wall.
Whitney went over to stand by him. "No, Fox, we all let her down. We all let her down, not you, the rest of us. Me, her family. All but you, Fox. You were the only one who was truly there for her. The rest of us, let our problems get in the way."
"She's right, Fox. Teresa could always count on you to be there for her." Chad said.
"Mom! How is she? How is Teresa?"
Eve walked over to them. "I should really wait until the rest of the family gets here, but seeing as you guys are so close." Eve motioned for everyone to have a seat. "Teresa's condition is stable right now, but I'm afraid it doesn't look good."
"But she's going to make it. She'll pull through won't she?" Tears streamed down Whitney's face and Chad pulled her close to him.
"You don't know how much I would love to tell you that, Whitney, but I can't. Teresa took so many pills. Her body is just working against itself right now. She's in a coma and I'm afraid there maybe some brain damage. Unfortunately, we won't fully be able to evaluate her condition until she wakes up."
Pilar, Luis and Sheridan came running into the hospital. "How is she? How is my Teresita?" Pilar asked.
"I'm sorry, Pilar. It doesn't look good. As I was just telling everyone here, it looks like Teresa overdosed on some of her medication that I prescribed to her earlier for her nerves. She's presently in a coma."
"But you'll be able to save her, Eve. I know you can." Luis said putting his arms around an upset Sheridan.
"I can't promise anything, Luis, but I'll do everything I can. You know that. Right now, it really lies in Teresa's hands. She has control over her fate. She's got to want to live. We've done everything medically that we can do. Please pray for her. She needs it right now." She put her hand on Pilar's shoulder. "I'll be praying too, Pilar. I'll be in touch, as I have other news." Before leaving, she turned around. "Oh, by the way, you should be thanking Fox. He might have saved Teresa's life."
"Thank you, Eve." Pilar nodded.
"Fox, if what Dr. Russell said is true, thank you." Luis said.
"I only tried to keep her awake. One of the maids called 911. I couldn't even think enough to do that."
Sheridan came and sit beside a clearly distraught Fox, "You were there for her, Fox, that's all that matters."
"Sheridan's right, Fox. Teresa said she could always count on you. Thank you for always being there for my daughter. I know it means the world to her." Pilar added.
Ethan came running into the ER and headed straight to Fox. He yanked Fox out of his chair and slung him against the wall. "Damn you, Fox. I knew this was bound to happen. You ruin everything and now you've ruined Teresa. I warned you to stay the hell away from her!"