Chapter 14
The next morning Teresa called back her mother.
"Mama, you have no idea how much your phone call cheered me up." Teresa said.
"Well, I'm happy to hear that. Is it alright that I told Josh that he could come?"
"Oh Yes! I haven't seen him in a year. I wonder how he's doing?"
"Well, he sounded happy when I told him he could see you."
Teresa smiled and said, "Is he seeing anyone?"
"He didn't say anything about that. Why don't you give him a call. He gave me his phone." Pilar informed her.
"Really? What is it?"
"582-4723."
"Thanks, I really should call him."
"Theresita, I know things didn't work out for you guys before, but maybe they can now."
"I hope so, Mama. I once loved Josh with all of my heart."
"It's a shame that that happened to you guys."
"Yeah, but that's in the past. Hopefully we can understand each other better. You know before I think our love was all hype. I just pray that it can be real."
"Theresita, your love wasn't all hype. There was love there, but outside forces just pushed you guys to fast."
"I guess, Mama. Well, I'm gonna give him a call now so I'll see you tomorrow."
"Okay, bye."
"Bye, Mama."
Teresa hung up the phone and stared at his number.
"Maybe I shouldn't call him." Teresa said. "But then again maybe I should see if things can work out for us. Ugh I just don't know! Why must this be so hard?"
"Ring, ring!" It was the phone.
"Hello?" She answered.
"Hi Teresa!"
"Josh?" She asked because she wasn't sure. It could be him, but he sounded so much older.
"Yeah, it's me. How have you been?"
"Good, you?"
"Pretty good. You know, Teresa, I'm really sorry about what happened when we were seniors."
"Please don't apologize. That was in the past. I've moved on and forgot about it."
"So uh....are you seeing anyone?" He asked.
"No." She sighed. "I was, but....." She said no more.
"But, what, Teresa? What happened?"
"It's a long story."
"Well I have all the time in the world for you."
Teresa told him everything from the kiss with Fox to Ethan marrying that girl.
"Teresa, I'm so sorry."
"It's alright though. Maybe we were never even to be. I mean I don't think I really loved him. I guess I never got over you." She confessed to him. "Well what about you? Are you seeing anyone?"
"Actually no. I haven't even gone out on a date since we broke up."
"Really? I thought you would've been married by now. With your good looks and your education, any girl would be lucky to have you."
"Teresa, I miss you. I still love you. Do you feel the same way about me?"
"Josh, I still can't forget that night. You scared me."
"I scared myself. I can't ever forgive myself for that night."
"Josh, don't say that. It wasn't your fault."
"Teresa, I could've hurt you or even killed you."
"But you didn't."
"But I could've."
"Listen, Josh, I only ever wanted to love you and for you to love me. I didn't think you could still have feelings for me."
"But I do."
"I know. Josh, I still love you. I want to try to work things out for us."
"Oh Teresa! You have no idea how happy I am. I can't wait to see you tomorrow."
"I can't either. I have to go shopping now before the stores close, but I'll see you tomorrow."
"Bye."
"Bye, Josh." She kissed him over the phone and hung up.
"Fox, honey, why aren't you paying attention to me?" Whitney asked.
"Huh? Oh sorry. I'm just thinking."
"It seems like your mind is else where."
"I can't help thinking about Teresa and Ethan."
"Ugh just forget about them." Whitney said as she kissed Fox's neck.
He pushed her away and said, "Not now."
"God damn it, Fox! I'm your girlfriend not Teresa! Do you like her better than me? Huh? Tell me the truth!" She demanded to know.
"No, I just can't stop thinking about how she must feel."
"I swear to God! How can you be thinking of her with me here?"
"Whitney, stop acting like such a baby!"
"A baby? A freaking baby? Is that what you think of me? Oh well I'll show you a baby!" She picked up Fox's favorite picture that his mother made for him before she died and threw it around. She stomped on it and ripped it.
"Who the hell do you think you are? You have no right to be destroying my things. Get the hell out of my house! Now!"
"No!" She protested.
"Now!"
"No!" Her screams got louder.
He approached her, looking like he was going to explode. Instead of blowing up in her face he picked her up and carried her to his bedroom. He pushed her against a wall and began to kiss her lips and neck. They made there way to his bed. There he made love to her like he never made love to anyone.
"Ethan, darling, I'm taking you to meet my mother today." Gwen said.
"Gwen, listen I think we should get a divorce. I don't love you and you don't love me."
"You don't love me?" Tears welled up in her eyes as she asked him.
"Not like two married people should."
"Oh no! My mother thinks I'm bringing her my husband to dinner. What am I going to do?"
"I'll go, but then we must get a divorce."
"Ethan, I don't want a divorce."
"Ugh why are things so complicated."
Ethan and Gwen waited outside of a huge mansion while someone answered the door.
"Gwennie!" Rebecca shouted.
"Hello, mother! This is my husband, Ethan. Ethan this is my mother, Rebecca." Gwen introduced them to one another.
"It's nice to meet you, Ethan. Now both of you come inside and tell me about your marriage." Rebecca said.
"Of course, mother."
They were led into the living room.
"Would you like a drink?" Rebecca asked.
"No thank you mother."
"Ethan?" Rebecca asked.
"Sure. What do you have?"
"Ummm we have some Scotch, Whiskey, and Brandy."
"I'll take some Brandy."
"Excellent choice." Rebecca told him. "I love my Brandy."
Ethan smiled weakly.
"Now tell me how you both met."
"Well, mother," Gwen began, "we met at a bar downtown."
"Oh really?"
"Yes, I bought Gwen a drink." Ethan informed her.
"How nice! Excuse me while I check on dinner."
Once Rebecca left the room Ethan stared at Gwen.
"What?"
"Gwen, we are getting a divorce so maybe we shouldn't be here." Ethan said.
"Ethan, please do this for me. I...I know I'm not that girl you love, but I can be." She sobbed
"Gwen, please I'm already in a lot of trouble. Just think what would happen if tabloids got a hold of this?" He got angry just thinking what could happen.
"Huh? What do you mean? What could happen?" She wanted to know.
"Gwen, my whole life could be ruined. I would never be able to divorce you because my father and grandpa would want to save our family name. Never once has anyone in our family been divorced. We see it as a sin."
"Oh really?" She said getting an idea.
"Yes, now you see how much we need to be quiet about this?"
"Oh yes! Don't worry your secret is safe with me." She lied.
"Dinner is ready!" Rebecca announced.
"Gwen, you can sleep in the bed. I'll sleep on the couch." He said as he grabbed his pillows.
"No, Ethan, please sleep with me. I get afraid when I sleep in different beds."
"I can't. It wouldn't be right."
"Please, Ethan. Besides we've made love before so we have nothing to be ashamed of."
"Uh yeah we do."
"No we don't. We couldn't help what happened last night."
"Your right."
"So are you going to sleep with me?" She asked as she took off her robe.
"Yeah." He said once he saw what she was wearing.
Gwen had nothing on.
"I hope you don't mind, but I like to sleep in the nude."
"Oh it's no problem. Come on let's get to bed."
Gwen jumped into bed with Ethan. At first they sat looking up at the ceiling, but Ethan turned to her.
"Gwen?"
"Yes, Ethan." She smiled.
"You know, maybe we could try to make things work."
"Oh I'm so happy you said that!" She got on top of him and wrapped her arms around his neck.
They made love that night together. (I can't make love scenes with Ethan and Gwen. Sorry I really don't want to puke.)
Teresa came home from shopping still very excited about Josh's coming. She carried up big shopping bags up stairs to her apartment. Half way to her room she noticed someone standing there.
"Oh my God!" She screamed once she saw who it was.
Spoilers*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Who is standing outside of Teresa's apartment?
Josh and the family arrives!
Fox becomes angry with Teresa and Josh!
Much feedback is appreciated!!!!!!
~Mandi~
The next morning Teresa called back her mother.
"Mama, you have no idea how much your phone call cheered me up." Teresa said.
"Well, I'm happy to hear that. Is it alright that I told Josh that he could come?"
"Oh Yes! I haven't seen him in a year. I wonder how he's doing?"
"Well, he sounded happy when I told him he could see you."
Teresa smiled and said, "Is he seeing anyone?"
"He didn't say anything about that. Why don't you give him a call. He gave me his phone." Pilar informed her.
"Really? What is it?"
"582-4723."
"Thanks, I really should call him."
"Theresita, I know things didn't work out for you guys before, but maybe they can now."
"I hope so, Mama. I once loved Josh with all of my heart."
"It's a shame that that happened to you guys."
"Yeah, but that's in the past. Hopefully we can understand each other better. You know before I think our love was all hype. I just pray that it can be real."
"Theresita, your love wasn't all hype. There was love there, but outside forces just pushed you guys to fast."
"I guess, Mama. Well, I'm gonna give him a call now so I'll see you tomorrow."
"Okay, bye."
"Bye, Mama."
Teresa hung up the phone and stared at his number.
"Maybe I shouldn't call him." Teresa said. "But then again maybe I should see if things can work out for us. Ugh I just don't know! Why must this be so hard?"
"Ring, ring!" It was the phone.
"Hello?" She answered.
"Hi Teresa!"
"Josh?" She asked because she wasn't sure. It could be him, but he sounded so much older.
"Yeah, it's me. How have you been?"
"Good, you?"
"Pretty good. You know, Teresa, I'm really sorry about what happened when we were seniors."
"Please don't apologize. That was in the past. I've moved on and forgot about it."
"So uh....are you seeing anyone?" He asked.
"No." She sighed. "I was, but....." She said no more.
"But, what, Teresa? What happened?"
"It's a long story."
"Well I have all the time in the world for you."
Teresa told him everything from the kiss with Fox to Ethan marrying that girl.
"Teresa, I'm so sorry."
"It's alright though. Maybe we were never even to be. I mean I don't think I really loved him. I guess I never got over you." She confessed to him. "Well what about you? Are you seeing anyone?"
"Actually no. I haven't even gone out on a date since we broke up."
"Really? I thought you would've been married by now. With your good looks and your education, any girl would be lucky to have you."
"Teresa, I miss you. I still love you. Do you feel the same way about me?"
"Josh, I still can't forget that night. You scared me."
"I scared myself. I can't ever forgive myself for that night."
"Josh, don't say that. It wasn't your fault."
"Teresa, I could've hurt you or even killed you."
"But you didn't."
"But I could've."
"Listen, Josh, I only ever wanted to love you and for you to love me. I didn't think you could still have feelings for me."
"But I do."
"I know. Josh, I still love you. I want to try to work things out for us."
"Oh Teresa! You have no idea how happy I am. I can't wait to see you tomorrow."
"I can't either. I have to go shopping now before the stores close, but I'll see you tomorrow."
"Bye."
"Bye, Josh." She kissed him over the phone and hung up.
"Fox, honey, why aren't you paying attention to me?" Whitney asked.
"Huh? Oh sorry. I'm just thinking."
"It seems like your mind is else where."
"I can't help thinking about Teresa and Ethan."
"Ugh just forget about them." Whitney said as she kissed Fox's neck.
He pushed her away and said, "Not now."
"God damn it, Fox! I'm your girlfriend not Teresa! Do you like her better than me? Huh? Tell me the truth!" She demanded to know.
"No, I just can't stop thinking about how she must feel."
"I swear to God! How can you be thinking of her with me here?"
"Whitney, stop acting like such a baby!"
"A baby? A freaking baby? Is that what you think of me? Oh well I'll show you a baby!" She picked up Fox's favorite picture that his mother made for him before she died and threw it around. She stomped on it and ripped it.
"Who the hell do you think you are? You have no right to be destroying my things. Get the hell out of my house! Now!"
"No!" She protested.
"Now!"
"No!" Her screams got louder.
He approached her, looking like he was going to explode. Instead of blowing up in her face he picked her up and carried her to his bedroom. He pushed her against a wall and began to kiss her lips and neck. They made there way to his bed. There he made love to her like he never made love to anyone.
"Ethan, darling, I'm taking you to meet my mother today." Gwen said.
"Gwen, listen I think we should get a divorce. I don't love you and you don't love me."
"You don't love me?" Tears welled up in her eyes as she asked him.
"Not like two married people should."
"Oh no! My mother thinks I'm bringing her my husband to dinner. What am I going to do?"
"I'll go, but then we must get a divorce."
"Ethan, I don't want a divorce."
"Ugh why are things so complicated."
Ethan and Gwen waited outside of a huge mansion while someone answered the door.
"Gwennie!" Rebecca shouted.
"Hello, mother! This is my husband, Ethan. Ethan this is my mother, Rebecca." Gwen introduced them to one another.
"It's nice to meet you, Ethan. Now both of you come inside and tell me about your marriage." Rebecca said.
"Of course, mother."
They were led into the living room.
"Would you like a drink?" Rebecca asked.
"No thank you mother."
"Ethan?" Rebecca asked.
"Sure. What do you have?"
"Ummm we have some Scotch, Whiskey, and Brandy."
"I'll take some Brandy."
"Excellent choice." Rebecca told him. "I love my Brandy."
Ethan smiled weakly.
"Now tell me how you both met."
"Well, mother," Gwen began, "we met at a bar downtown."
"Oh really?"
"Yes, I bought Gwen a drink." Ethan informed her.
"How nice! Excuse me while I check on dinner."
Once Rebecca left the room Ethan stared at Gwen.
"What?"
"Gwen, we are getting a divorce so maybe we shouldn't be here." Ethan said.
"Ethan, please do this for me. I...I know I'm not that girl you love, but I can be." She sobbed
"Gwen, please I'm already in a lot of trouble. Just think what would happen if tabloids got a hold of this?" He got angry just thinking what could happen.
"Huh? What do you mean? What could happen?" She wanted to know.
"Gwen, my whole life could be ruined. I would never be able to divorce you because my father and grandpa would want to save our family name. Never once has anyone in our family been divorced. We see it as a sin."
"Oh really?" She said getting an idea.
"Yes, now you see how much we need to be quiet about this?"
"Oh yes! Don't worry your secret is safe with me." She lied.
"Dinner is ready!" Rebecca announced.
"Gwen, you can sleep in the bed. I'll sleep on the couch." He said as he grabbed his pillows.
"No, Ethan, please sleep with me. I get afraid when I sleep in different beds."
"I can't. It wouldn't be right."
"Please, Ethan. Besides we've made love before so we have nothing to be ashamed of."
"Uh yeah we do."
"No we don't. We couldn't help what happened last night."
"Your right."
"So are you going to sleep with me?" She asked as she took off her robe.
"Yeah." He said once he saw what she was wearing.
Gwen had nothing on.
"I hope you don't mind, but I like to sleep in the nude."
"Oh it's no problem. Come on let's get to bed."
Gwen jumped into bed with Ethan. At first they sat looking up at the ceiling, but Ethan turned to her.
"Gwen?"
"Yes, Ethan." She smiled.
"You know, maybe we could try to make things work."
"Oh I'm so happy you said that!" She got on top of him and wrapped her arms around his neck.
They made love that night together. (I can't make love scenes with Ethan and Gwen. Sorry I really don't want to puke.)
Teresa came home from shopping still very excited about Josh's coming. She carried up big shopping bags up stairs to her apartment. Half way to her room she noticed someone standing there.
"Oh my God!" She screamed once she saw who it was.
Spoilers*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Who is standing outside of Teresa's apartment?
Josh and the family arrives!
Fox becomes angry with Teresa and Josh!
Much feedback is appreciated!!!!!!
~Mandi~
