~Destiny 22~
Fox woke the next morning to find that Teresa was already out of bed. There was a small note on this pillow. He picked it up and read it. Teresa had left him a note saying that she got up early and didn't want to disturb him so she just went for a walk on the beach.
Fox lay the note down on the bedside table and stood up out of bed stretching his back. He walked over to a small table and poured himself a glass of water. Just then his cell phone rang. He picked it up.
"Fox, this is your father." Julian's voiced filled the other end. "Are you alone?"
"Yeah, Teresa's gone for a walk on the beach. I assume you've learned something?" Fox asked.
"Yes, but I don't think we should discuss this over the phone. You know how your grandfather is. He could be listening as we speak."
"That bad, huh?" Fox sat down on the edge of the bed.
"It's worse than I could have ever imagined. I knew Rebecca was evil, but this is beyond imaginable. And in this case, the apple doesn't fall very far from the tree. Gwen is up to her pretty little eyeballs in this as well."
"I knew it." Fox swore under his breath.
"Fox, don't worry about it now. There's nothing that can be done now."
"What do you mean?"
"This is a very delicate situation, Fox. There are more people involved in this than just Teresa here."
"I'm not following you, father." Fox stated confused.
"This involves Ethan as well."
"Why am I not surprised?" He rolled his eyes.
"Fox, this is serious. Ethan will be very hurt when all of this comes out. That's why I want to break the news to him first. You two enjoy you're time in Bermuda. When you return, we'll put everything into motion. Are you two enjoying yourselves?" Julian asked.
Fox smiled, "Yeah, we are." Fox's mind raced back to the night he and Teresa had just shared. She had professed her love to him and he couldn't have been happier.
"Good for you. You both deserve it." Julian cleared his throat. "You know, son, there are things that I have done to Teresa that I am not proud of."
"Maybe you should tell this to her, father."
"I suppose you are right, Fox." Julian said.
"I'm a Crane, I'm always right." Fox grinned.
"That you are son. That you are. When will you be returning home?"
"I have a three day stay planned here in Bermuda, so we should be returning the day after tomorrow. We can come back sooner if you need us to."
"No, enjoy yourselves. Like I said earlier, I need to discuss things with Ethan first. This is going to be a total shock to him and I don't want him to be anymore hurt than he has to be."
"I guess we'll see you when we return then."
"Good, prepare for battle, Fox. It's going to get ugly." The other line went dead.
Fox put down the cell phone and slammed down the glass he was holding, "Damn it! I knew those two were up to something."
Back in Harmony, Julian laid down the receiver of his phone. He needed to talk to Ethan and it wasn't going to be easier. Though he knew Ethan wasn't his son, he would always have a special place in his heart for him.
He rang for the maid who was asked to summons Ethan to Julian's study. Fifteen minutes later, Ethan strolled into the room. A wondering look across his face.
"Have a seat, Ethan. There is much we need to discuss."
An hour later, a stunned Ethan walked out of Julian's study. His heart broken and his face full of scorn and deceit. His wife had betrayed him. She had betrayed him in the worst way. She would pay and she would pay dearly.
Fox woke the next morning to find that Teresa was already out of bed. There was a small note on this pillow. He picked it up and read it. Teresa had left him a note saying that she got up early and didn't want to disturb him so she just went for a walk on the beach.
Fox lay the note down on the bedside table and stood up out of bed stretching his back. He walked over to a small table and poured himself a glass of water. Just then his cell phone rang. He picked it up.
"Fox, this is your father." Julian's voiced filled the other end. "Are you alone?"
"Yeah, Teresa's gone for a walk on the beach. I assume you've learned something?" Fox asked.
"Yes, but I don't think we should discuss this over the phone. You know how your grandfather is. He could be listening as we speak."
"That bad, huh?" Fox sat down on the edge of the bed.
"It's worse than I could have ever imagined. I knew Rebecca was evil, but this is beyond imaginable. And in this case, the apple doesn't fall very far from the tree. Gwen is up to her pretty little eyeballs in this as well."
"I knew it." Fox swore under his breath.
"Fox, don't worry about it now. There's nothing that can be done now."
"What do you mean?"
"This is a very delicate situation, Fox. There are more people involved in this than just Teresa here."
"I'm not following you, father." Fox stated confused.
"This involves Ethan as well."
"Why am I not surprised?" He rolled his eyes.
"Fox, this is serious. Ethan will be very hurt when all of this comes out. That's why I want to break the news to him first. You two enjoy you're time in Bermuda. When you return, we'll put everything into motion. Are you two enjoying yourselves?" Julian asked.
Fox smiled, "Yeah, we are." Fox's mind raced back to the night he and Teresa had just shared. She had professed her love to him and he couldn't have been happier.
"Good for you. You both deserve it." Julian cleared his throat. "You know, son, there are things that I have done to Teresa that I am not proud of."
"Maybe you should tell this to her, father."
"I suppose you are right, Fox." Julian said.
"I'm a Crane, I'm always right." Fox grinned.
"That you are son. That you are. When will you be returning home?"
"I have a three day stay planned here in Bermuda, so we should be returning the day after tomorrow. We can come back sooner if you need us to."
"No, enjoy yourselves. Like I said earlier, I need to discuss things with Ethan first. This is going to be a total shock to him and I don't want him to be anymore hurt than he has to be."
"I guess we'll see you when we return then."
"Good, prepare for battle, Fox. It's going to get ugly." The other line went dead.
Fox put down the cell phone and slammed down the glass he was holding, "Damn it! I knew those two were up to something."
Back in Harmony, Julian laid down the receiver of his phone. He needed to talk to Ethan and it wasn't going to be easier. Though he knew Ethan wasn't his son, he would always have a special place in his heart for him.
He rang for the maid who was asked to summons Ethan to Julian's study. Fifteen minutes later, Ethan strolled into the room. A wondering look across his face.
"Have a seat, Ethan. There is much we need to discuss."
An hour later, a stunned Ethan walked out of Julian's study. His heart broken and his face full of scorn and deceit. His wife had betrayed him. She had betrayed him in the worst way. She would pay and she would pay dearly.