~Destiny 21~
"Oh, Fox's this is amazing." Teresa said looking around the bungalo.
"It's been in the family for years. No one ever uses it because they usually stay in the motel."
"Why? It's so beautiful here."
"Too lazy to take care of themselves I guess." He shrugged. "You're sure you like it?"
She turned around and wrapped her arms around his neck, "I love it. Thank you."
"No need to thank me. You needed a get away."
Teresa looked at his wide-eyed, "So, what do we do first?"
Fox shot her a glance, "Well, I could think of a few things..."
"Oh, come on, we can do that later. We're on this tropical island. Not a care in the world. It's an beautiful day."
"Now, that's the Teresa I want to see." He laid a gentle kiss on her lips. "I love to see you happy."
"Yeah, well, you have that affect on me. You always manage to make me happy."
"Perks of being so damn good in bed." He said, his lip curving on one side.
Teresa punched him on the shoulder, "You're so conceeded."
"Who wouldn't be with a woman like you. You would make even the ugliest man in the world look like a god."
"You're just trying to get laid." She smiled.
"Is it working?"
"Tonight, I promise. Right now I want to go do some site-seeing." She grabbed his hand. "Come on, you know your way around this island. I stayed cooped up in the motel the whole time I was here. You know the story, I don't really care to go into details."
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Fox and Teresa walked hand in hand among a few quaint shops in town. Teresa was having a good time and Fox enjoyed seeing her happy.
"Oh, look, Fox. I want to go in this store. It looks cute."
"Why don't you go on inside. I'll get us something to drink and meet you at that little cafe across the street. Sound okay?"
She nodded and entered in the store. She was greeted by the owner who welcomed her to look around. Teresa walked around the shop and then she noticed the perfect gift. She reached down and picked it up, examining it. She would use this to tell Fox how she really felt about him. Tonight she would tell him she loved him. She walked over the counter and paid for the item and placed it down her her purse, where it would be in safe keeping until tonight.
She walked over and joined Fox, who had ordered them both an iced-tea. "Find anything?"
"No, not really."
"Having a good time?"
"Oh, yes. I never would have allowed myself to come back here if it weren't for you. I would have went my whole life and missed out on such a beautiful place."
"You can't always avoid things, Teresa. Sometimes you just have to face them head on. It's the only way to move on sometimes."
"How did you get so smart, Fox?"
"You know, I don't know where I got it from."
"Definitely not Julian and Ivy."
He laughed, "No, definitely not Julian and Ivy."
They returned later that evening to the bungalo.
"Teresa, there's something I've been wanting to give you." He pulled a small black box out of his suitcase. "I had intended on giving it to you the night I told you how I felt, but..."
"I went and did a stupid thing and overdosed."
"You can't blame yourself for that, Teresa. Gwen pushed you too far. Anyways, no more talk about Harmony or anybody there. This trip is just you and me." He walked over and stood in front of her and opened the black box. Teresa gasped and covered her mouth with her hand. "I wanted to tell you that night how much I cared about you. How much I loved you."
He put the diamond heart shaped pendant around her neck. "This is my heart, Teresa, and now it belongs to you."
Tears rolled down Teresa's face, "Don't you dare say a thing about me crying."
"Not as long as they're happy tears."
"They are, oh, Fox. It's beautiful." She looked in the mirror as the necklace sparkled. She turned back around and looked at him. "I have something for you." She ran over to her suitcase and pulled out the gift she had bought earlier in the day. She handed him the tiny box.
"What is this?" Fox asked.
"Open it." She grinned ear to ear.
He opened it to find a tiny, antique key. "I know you probably don't understand where I'm going with this, but here goes. You know for a longtime I kept all of my emotions and feelings trapped inside. I wouldn't open up to anyone. I'm ready now. This is the key to my heart, Fox. When you're ready, it's all there for you. Everything. I want you to know everything about me, just as I know everything about you. I don't want to hide or trap in my feelings anymore, not around you. I love you, Fox Crane. With all my heart."
She saw a glimmer of a single tear roll down Fox's cheek and she wiped it away, "And you laugh at me crying all the time."
"I think that's the first time I've ever cried."
"I hope it's not the last. I hope to share many more happy moments with you."
"Many, many more. A lifetimes worth."
Teresa smiled, "A lifetimes worth. That sounds nice."
"Oh, Fox's this is amazing." Teresa said looking around the bungalo.
"It's been in the family for years. No one ever uses it because they usually stay in the motel."
"Why? It's so beautiful here."
"Too lazy to take care of themselves I guess." He shrugged. "You're sure you like it?"
She turned around and wrapped her arms around his neck, "I love it. Thank you."
"No need to thank me. You needed a get away."
Teresa looked at his wide-eyed, "So, what do we do first?"
Fox shot her a glance, "Well, I could think of a few things..."
"Oh, come on, we can do that later. We're on this tropical island. Not a care in the world. It's an beautiful day."
"Now, that's the Teresa I want to see." He laid a gentle kiss on her lips. "I love to see you happy."
"Yeah, well, you have that affect on me. You always manage to make me happy."
"Perks of being so damn good in bed." He said, his lip curving on one side.
Teresa punched him on the shoulder, "You're so conceeded."
"Who wouldn't be with a woman like you. You would make even the ugliest man in the world look like a god."
"You're just trying to get laid." She smiled.
"Is it working?"
"Tonight, I promise. Right now I want to go do some site-seeing." She grabbed his hand. "Come on, you know your way around this island. I stayed cooped up in the motel the whole time I was here. You know the story, I don't really care to go into details."
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Fox and Teresa walked hand in hand among a few quaint shops in town. Teresa was having a good time and Fox enjoyed seeing her happy.
"Oh, look, Fox. I want to go in this store. It looks cute."
"Why don't you go on inside. I'll get us something to drink and meet you at that little cafe across the street. Sound okay?"
She nodded and entered in the store. She was greeted by the owner who welcomed her to look around. Teresa walked around the shop and then she noticed the perfect gift. She reached down and picked it up, examining it. She would use this to tell Fox how she really felt about him. Tonight she would tell him she loved him. She walked over the counter and paid for the item and placed it down her her purse, where it would be in safe keeping until tonight.
She walked over and joined Fox, who had ordered them both an iced-tea. "Find anything?"
"No, not really."
"Having a good time?"
"Oh, yes. I never would have allowed myself to come back here if it weren't for you. I would have went my whole life and missed out on such a beautiful place."
"You can't always avoid things, Teresa. Sometimes you just have to face them head on. It's the only way to move on sometimes."
"How did you get so smart, Fox?"
"You know, I don't know where I got it from."
"Definitely not Julian and Ivy."
He laughed, "No, definitely not Julian and Ivy."
They returned later that evening to the bungalo.
"Teresa, there's something I've been wanting to give you." He pulled a small black box out of his suitcase. "I had intended on giving it to you the night I told you how I felt, but..."
"I went and did a stupid thing and overdosed."
"You can't blame yourself for that, Teresa. Gwen pushed you too far. Anyways, no more talk about Harmony or anybody there. This trip is just you and me." He walked over and stood in front of her and opened the black box. Teresa gasped and covered her mouth with her hand. "I wanted to tell you that night how much I cared about you. How much I loved you."
He put the diamond heart shaped pendant around her neck. "This is my heart, Teresa, and now it belongs to you."
Tears rolled down Teresa's face, "Don't you dare say a thing about me crying."
"Not as long as they're happy tears."
"They are, oh, Fox. It's beautiful." She looked in the mirror as the necklace sparkled. She turned back around and looked at him. "I have something for you." She ran over to her suitcase and pulled out the gift she had bought earlier in the day. She handed him the tiny box.
"What is this?" Fox asked.
"Open it." She grinned ear to ear.
He opened it to find a tiny, antique key. "I know you probably don't understand where I'm going with this, but here goes. You know for a longtime I kept all of my emotions and feelings trapped inside. I wouldn't open up to anyone. I'm ready now. This is the key to my heart, Fox. When you're ready, it's all there for you. Everything. I want you to know everything about me, just as I know everything about you. I don't want to hide or trap in my feelings anymore, not around you. I love you, Fox Crane. With all my heart."
She saw a glimmer of a single tear roll down Fox's cheek and she wiped it away, "And you laugh at me crying all the time."
"I think that's the first time I've ever cried."
"I hope it's not the last. I hope to share many more happy moments with you."
"Many, many more. A lifetimes worth."
Teresa smiled, "A lifetimes worth. That sounds nice."