Ethan and Theresa were walking up the walkway to her home.
"Oh Ethan, I am so glad to be home. I can't believe that Fox is capable of something like that. I mean, I know he is a Crane, but he seemed so different. I just don't know." Theresa said with a sigh.
"It is okay. He will never get near you again. I will make sure of that." He said as they walked into her house.
"Mommy!" cried little Ethan who was sitting on the couch with Pilar.
"Oh my sweet little angel. Mommy is so glad to see you. Were you a good boy?"
"Yes he was. How are you doing Mejia? "
"I am fine Mamma. Don't worry about me. I am just going to go lay down for a little bit." Theresa says and then heads off to her room.
"Is she really okay Ethan? What happened? Who had her?"
"Fox took her, though Gwen was in on it too. She hasn't said much about it. I think she is just trying to absorb what happened. Why don't you go home and get some rest? I'll stay with little Ethan and have Theresa call you when she wakes up. Okay?"
"Alright Ethan. I do need some rest. With everything that has happened lately, I haven't been getting much sleep. But please make sure she calls me. I want to make sure she really is okay."
"I will Pilar. And I am sure that she will be just fine."
Ethan walks Pilar to the door. He then sits down with his son.
"Hey Little Ethan, what do you say to me wanting to make us a real family? Do you like that?"
Little Ethan just smiles.
Ethan was putting little Ethan to bed when Theresa walked in.
"Oh Ethan, you are still here. I was expecting to find Mamma."
"I wanted to spend some time with this little guy. I told your mom she should go home and get some rest, but that I would have you call her when you woke up. But before you do that why don't you eat something?"
"I probably should. Did little Ethan eat?"
"Yeah, I made him some soup. I attempted a grilled cheese, but all I could do was burn it. What would you like to eat?" Ethan asked.
"I was thinking of some soup. Is there any left?"
"Yeah. I'll go warm some up for you."
"No, that is okay. I can do it."
"Theresa, please let me help you?"
"I guess. Come on. I need to eat so I can call Mamma." And they headed to the kitchen.
Theresa is on the phone with Pilar. "Yes Mamma. I will be keeping the doors locked. Ethan has even decided that he is going to sleep on the couch tonight and tomorrow I am going to have an alarm system put in." after a few moments, "I love you too Mamma. I will talk to you in the morning." And she hung up the phone.
"Hey Theresa, why don't I start you a warm bubble bath? It might help to relax you." Ethan asked, a plan forming in his head.
"Okay. Though, do you think you could sit in my bedroom and talk to me while I am in there? I just don't really want to be alone right now. To think of what Fox almost did to me, it makes my skin crawl."
"It is okay. I... Uh, he will never be near you again." 'Damn I almost blew it. I have to wait for the right moment.'
"Bath's ready." Ethan called out from the bathroom.
"Oh my god Ethan. What is all of this? It is beautiful." Theresa asked as she came into the bathroom.
The bubble bath had rose petals in it and there were candles everywhere. There was also soft music playing from somewhere and a flute of Champaign was sitting next to the tub.
"I just thought it would be a nice way for you to relax." Ethan said with a small grin.
"Oh thank you Ethan."
"I am just going to let you get in. Holler when you are in okay?"
"Okay. Thank you so much for everything. You have been such a big help." She said as she hugged him.
"No problem. Why don't you hop in though." Ethan said as he walked out of the room and closed the door.
'God I can't wait. I just hop she says yes.'
"Ethan, I am in. Would you come in here to talk to me? It would be easier to talk to you that way."
'This is going to be torture. Knowing that she is not wearing anything and being so close to her.' He was thinking as he walked into the bathroom
"This feels so good Ethan. Thank you. You always have been so sweet and thoughtful."
"Don't worry about it. I am just glad that you are okay. Theresa, you mean so much to me. I know that I hurt you when I made the mistake of marrying Gwen. At the time I felt that is was the right thing to do because she had told me that she was pregnant with my child. But I wasn't following my heart because my heart and soul has always belonged to you. You Theresa are my true love and soul mate. I will try to make up for the pain I caused you for the rest of my life if you will let me. I love you more than life itself." He pulls a small red box out of his pocket and opens it to reveal a beautiful diamond ring (it is 1 ct. princess cut with a small diamond on each side, set in white gold) "Will you do me the honor of spending the rest of your life with me and becoming my wife?"
"Ethan."
"You mean everything to me Theresa. And I want you, me, and little Ethan to be a family."
"I am just not sure. I mean you hurt me so badly. Can you give me some time to think about it?"
"Of course Theresa, but will you at least wear the ring? Maybe it will help you to decide."
"Yes, I will wear the ring. Though I have to admit, part of it is a completely selfish reason. I am going to watch Gwen's interrogation tomorrow and I am going to make sure she sees it. I want her to hurt. In fact, will you come with me?"
"Of course I will. I want to be by your side Theresa." He softly moved a lock of her hair from her face. "Theresa, I want to make love with you." He leaned over and kissed her passionately. Not breaking the kiss, he picks her up and carries her to the bed, wear he gently lays her down.
"I will not let you have him Therasita. He belongs with my Gwennie." Rebecca said as she watches what was happening in the bedroom.
"Oh Ethan, I am so glad to be home. I can't believe that Fox is capable of something like that. I mean, I know he is a Crane, but he seemed so different. I just don't know." Theresa said with a sigh.
"It is okay. He will never get near you again. I will make sure of that." He said as they walked into her house.
"Mommy!" cried little Ethan who was sitting on the couch with Pilar.
"Oh my sweet little angel. Mommy is so glad to see you. Were you a good boy?"
"Yes he was. How are you doing Mejia? "
"I am fine Mamma. Don't worry about me. I am just going to go lay down for a little bit." Theresa says and then heads off to her room.
"Is she really okay Ethan? What happened? Who had her?"
"Fox took her, though Gwen was in on it too. She hasn't said much about it. I think she is just trying to absorb what happened. Why don't you go home and get some rest? I'll stay with little Ethan and have Theresa call you when she wakes up. Okay?"
"Alright Ethan. I do need some rest. With everything that has happened lately, I haven't been getting much sleep. But please make sure she calls me. I want to make sure she really is okay."
"I will Pilar. And I am sure that she will be just fine."
Ethan walks Pilar to the door. He then sits down with his son.
"Hey Little Ethan, what do you say to me wanting to make us a real family? Do you like that?"
Little Ethan just smiles.
Ethan was putting little Ethan to bed when Theresa walked in.
"Oh Ethan, you are still here. I was expecting to find Mamma."
"I wanted to spend some time with this little guy. I told your mom she should go home and get some rest, but that I would have you call her when you woke up. But before you do that why don't you eat something?"
"I probably should. Did little Ethan eat?"
"Yeah, I made him some soup. I attempted a grilled cheese, but all I could do was burn it. What would you like to eat?" Ethan asked.
"I was thinking of some soup. Is there any left?"
"Yeah. I'll go warm some up for you."
"No, that is okay. I can do it."
"Theresa, please let me help you?"
"I guess. Come on. I need to eat so I can call Mamma." And they headed to the kitchen.
Theresa is on the phone with Pilar. "Yes Mamma. I will be keeping the doors locked. Ethan has even decided that he is going to sleep on the couch tonight and tomorrow I am going to have an alarm system put in." after a few moments, "I love you too Mamma. I will talk to you in the morning." And she hung up the phone.
"Hey Theresa, why don't I start you a warm bubble bath? It might help to relax you." Ethan asked, a plan forming in his head.
"Okay. Though, do you think you could sit in my bedroom and talk to me while I am in there? I just don't really want to be alone right now. To think of what Fox almost did to me, it makes my skin crawl."
"It is okay. I... Uh, he will never be near you again." 'Damn I almost blew it. I have to wait for the right moment.'
"Bath's ready." Ethan called out from the bathroom.
"Oh my god Ethan. What is all of this? It is beautiful." Theresa asked as she came into the bathroom.
The bubble bath had rose petals in it and there were candles everywhere. There was also soft music playing from somewhere and a flute of Champaign was sitting next to the tub.
"I just thought it would be a nice way for you to relax." Ethan said with a small grin.
"Oh thank you Ethan."
"I am just going to let you get in. Holler when you are in okay?"
"Okay. Thank you so much for everything. You have been such a big help." She said as she hugged him.
"No problem. Why don't you hop in though." Ethan said as he walked out of the room and closed the door.
'God I can't wait. I just hop she says yes.'
"Ethan, I am in. Would you come in here to talk to me? It would be easier to talk to you that way."
'This is going to be torture. Knowing that she is not wearing anything and being so close to her.' He was thinking as he walked into the bathroom
"This feels so good Ethan. Thank you. You always have been so sweet and thoughtful."
"Don't worry about it. I am just glad that you are okay. Theresa, you mean so much to me. I know that I hurt you when I made the mistake of marrying Gwen. At the time I felt that is was the right thing to do because she had told me that she was pregnant with my child. But I wasn't following my heart because my heart and soul has always belonged to you. You Theresa are my true love and soul mate. I will try to make up for the pain I caused you for the rest of my life if you will let me. I love you more than life itself." He pulls a small red box out of his pocket and opens it to reveal a beautiful diamond ring (it is 1 ct. princess cut with a small diamond on each side, set in white gold) "Will you do me the honor of spending the rest of your life with me and becoming my wife?"
"Ethan."
"You mean everything to me Theresa. And I want you, me, and little Ethan to be a family."
"I am just not sure. I mean you hurt me so badly. Can you give me some time to think about it?"
"Of course Theresa, but will you at least wear the ring? Maybe it will help you to decide."
"Yes, I will wear the ring. Though I have to admit, part of it is a completely selfish reason. I am going to watch Gwen's interrogation tomorrow and I am going to make sure she sees it. I want her to hurt. In fact, will you come with me?"
"Of course I will. I want to be by your side Theresa." He softly moved a lock of her hair from her face. "Theresa, I want to make love with you." He leaned over and kissed her passionately. Not breaking the kiss, he picks her up and carries her to the bed, wear he gently lays her down.
"I will not let you have him Therasita. He belongs with my Gwennie." Rebecca said as she watches what was happening in the bedroom.
