Chapter 3
That same night, at the Crane Mansion.
Ethan comes home, confused. His aunt Sheridan receives him in the foyer. She was drinking tea in the living room.
Sheridan- "Ethan! You're home. So, how'd it go with Theresa?"
Ethan- "Sheridan, I am so confused."
Sheridan- "About what, doll?" Sheridan sits on the couch in the living room, patting a seat next to her, inviting Ethan to join her.
Ethan- "Theresa…" Ethan slops down on the couch next to his aunt.
Sheridan- "What happened?"
Ethan- "I kissed her."
Sheridan sat listening.
Ethan- "Not once, but twice. And the bad part was that I liked it."
Sheridan- "Well, why is that bad?"
Ethan- "I liked it so much I didn't want to stop. I didn't want to let go of her. I've never experienced a kiss like that before. Not even with Gwen. With Gwen, it was just about the moment. With Theresa, it's all about the passion, the spark that we feel, but can't explain. I just get this feeling when I'm around her and I don't understand why."
Sheridan- "Well, what kind of feeling?"
Ethan- "I just feel alive and warm and…free. Like I don't have to worry about anything. When I'm with her, I can just let go of everything and have fun. I don't have that with anyone else."
Sheridan sat silent.
Ethan- "And the worse part is that I keep comparing what I have with Theresa to what I have with Gwen."
Sheridan again sat silent. She knew exactly what Ethan was talking about, but she needed him to say the words that they both knew were inside of him.
Ethan- "Which is ridiculous. I mean, I love Gwen."
Sheridan- "And what do you feel for Theresa?"
Ethan- "She's my best friend. I can talk to her about anything and she always understands."
Sheridan- "You don't love Theresa?"
Ethan- "Well, yeah, but…"
Sheridan- "But what?"
Ethan- "I don't know. Sheridan, what do you think is going on here?"
Sheridan- "Ethan, you already know the answer. I have known the answer since the first time you talked to me about her. It's time that you figure out where to go from here."
Ethan- "What? Are you saying that I'm in love with Theresa?"
Sheridan- "I have to make a phone call. Excuse me." Sheridan patted Ethan's leg and stood from the couch.
Ethan- "Sheridan…?"
Sheridan- "Ethan, just listen to your heart."
Ethan- "That's what Theresa said to do." He whispered to himself.
Sheridan- "What?"
Ethan- "Nothing. Night, Sheridan. And thanks."
Sheridan smiles and leaves the room.
Ethan closed his eyes and did as Theresa and Sheridan had instructed. It was then in, that life altering moment that Ethan finally focused on that voice inside of him. That same voice that he heard at the beach when he was with Theresa. He had heard it earlier but he didn't want to focus on it for fear of what it was saying. Now he heard it loud and clear. He was in love with his best friend. He was in love with Theresa Lopez-Fitzgerald…
That same night, at the Crane Mansion.
Ethan comes home, confused. His aunt Sheridan receives him in the foyer. She was drinking tea in the living room.
Sheridan- "Ethan! You're home. So, how'd it go with Theresa?"
Ethan- "Sheridan, I am so confused."
Sheridan- "About what, doll?" Sheridan sits on the couch in the living room, patting a seat next to her, inviting Ethan to join her.
Ethan- "Theresa…" Ethan slops down on the couch next to his aunt.
Sheridan- "What happened?"
Ethan- "I kissed her."
Sheridan sat listening.
Ethan- "Not once, but twice. And the bad part was that I liked it."
Sheridan- "Well, why is that bad?"
Ethan- "I liked it so much I didn't want to stop. I didn't want to let go of her. I've never experienced a kiss like that before. Not even with Gwen. With Gwen, it was just about the moment. With Theresa, it's all about the passion, the spark that we feel, but can't explain. I just get this feeling when I'm around her and I don't understand why."
Sheridan- "Well, what kind of feeling?"
Ethan- "I just feel alive and warm and…free. Like I don't have to worry about anything. When I'm with her, I can just let go of everything and have fun. I don't have that with anyone else."
Sheridan sat silent.
Ethan- "And the worse part is that I keep comparing what I have with Theresa to what I have with Gwen."
Sheridan again sat silent. She knew exactly what Ethan was talking about, but she needed him to say the words that they both knew were inside of him.
Ethan- "Which is ridiculous. I mean, I love Gwen."
Sheridan- "And what do you feel for Theresa?"
Ethan- "She's my best friend. I can talk to her about anything and she always understands."
Sheridan- "You don't love Theresa?"
Ethan- "Well, yeah, but…"
Sheridan- "But what?"
Ethan- "I don't know. Sheridan, what do you think is going on here?"
Sheridan- "Ethan, you already know the answer. I have known the answer since the first time you talked to me about her. It's time that you figure out where to go from here."
Ethan- "What? Are you saying that I'm in love with Theresa?"
Sheridan- "I have to make a phone call. Excuse me." Sheridan patted Ethan's leg and stood from the couch.
Ethan- "Sheridan…?"
Sheridan- "Ethan, just listen to your heart."
Ethan- "That's what Theresa said to do." He whispered to himself.
Sheridan- "What?"
Ethan- "Nothing. Night, Sheridan. And thanks."
Sheridan smiles and leaves the room.
Ethan closed his eyes and did as Theresa and Sheridan had instructed. It was then in, that life altering moment that Ethan finally focused on that voice inside of him. That same voice that he heard at the beach when he was with Theresa. He had heard it earlier but he didn't want to focus on it for fear of what it was saying. Now he heard it loud and clear. He was in love with his best friend. He was in love with Theresa Lopez-Fitzgerald…