Ch.16
"I'm worried about Fox."
Gwen, Ethan, Chad, and Whitney were sitting at the book café.
"Have you seen him today?
"Yea Chad and I saw him earlier," Whitney said. "He hasn't moved from that chair for almost week you guys. He's not eating, sleeping…and he's talking to Teresa like she's there, talking back."
"What do you mean?" Ethan questioned,
"I mean he sits there and asks her questions, and has conversations with her, and then acts like she is right there, answering back.
"Can you blame the guy? Gwen said. "I mean the love of his life is up in some hospital bed, unmoving, fighting to survive. I think if it was any of us, god forbid, we would be the exact same way."
Everyone nodded In agreement.
Suddenly, Whitney gasped.
"Oh my god!"
"Babe what is it? Chad asked concerned.
"Oh no…you guys…do you realize what today is?"
Nobody moved. Suddenly, it dawned on them all.
"Today was supposed to be their wedding day" Ethan said, angry with himself for forgetting.
"Poor Fox," Gwen said. "I bet he's heartbroken right now…we better go to the hospital and make sure he's ok."
The girls walked out to the car, while the guys went to the counter and paid for lunch.
Back at the hospital, Fox was still sitting beside Teresa. He was looking down at his hands, where he held a small black box.
"Happy Wedding Day Teresa," he said.
"I wanted to give you this before the wedding," he said referring to the box. "I thought you could wear it when you walked down the aisle. Do you want me to open it for you?"
Silence.
"Ok." He said. He slowly took the bow off of the box, and lifted the lid. He reached in, and pulled out a small silver locket.
""Look Resa, it's a locket for you." He said waving the necklace in front of her closed eyes.
"But that's not all" he said.
He leaned in and whispered into her ear:
"There's a surprise inside."
He opened the locket, revealing two pictures. On one side, it was a picture of them together, looking into each other's eyes. It was always Teresa's favorite. On the other side, there was a picture of Little Ethan, playing and laughing.
"See this Teresa? This is a family."
He looked at her.
"And this family doesn't work without you. So whenever you are ready to come back to us, we will be waiting here for you."
He leaned in and kissed her gently on the lips, before once again grabbing her hand. He didn't dare let go.
"This should be the happiest day of your life Resa…and you're not even awake to experience it."
He smiled.
"Just think babe…right now, we would already be married. We would be at the reception, probably about ready to do our first dance together as husband and wife."
He shot up suddenly.
"We never decided on a wedding song" he said to himself.
"Teresa, do you remember that day in Eve's office? We were talking about wedding songs, and I was just about to tell you what I thought would be a good one for us. You remember?"
"I never got to tell you the song."
He kissed her hand.
"It's called Love of my Life. I think it's absolutely perfect. Do you wanna hear it?"
He half expected her to say yes…when she said nothing, he continued.
"Ok…but don't laugh at my voice…I may be rich and powerful, but I cant sing if my life depended on it."
Fox closed his eyes, and began singing:
I am amazed
When I look at you
I see you smiling back at me
It's like all my dreams come true
He stopped, his eyes welling up with tears.
~Sing it for her fox. She wants to hear.
He took a deep breath and began singing again.
I am amazed
When I look at you
I see you smiling back at me
It's like all my dreams come true
I am afraid
If I lost you
To fall through the cracks
And lose my track
In this crazy, lonely world
Sometimes it's so hard to believe
When the nights can be so long
And faith gave me the strength
And kept me going on
You are the love of my life
And I'm so glad you found me
You are the love of my life
Baby, put your arms around me
I guess this is how it feels
When you finally find something real
My angel in the night
You are my love
The love of my life
Now here you are
Midnight closing in
Take my hand as our shadows dance
With moonlight on your skin
Look in your eyes
I'm lost inside your kiss
I think if I'd never met you
About all the things I'd miss
Sometimes it's so hard to believe
When love can be so strong
And faith gave me the strength
And kept me holding on
You are the love of my life
And I'm so glad you found me
You are the love of my life
Baby, put your arms around me
I guess this is how it feels
When you finally find something real
My angel in the night
You are my love
The love of my life
You are the love of my life
And I'm so glad you found me
You are the love of my life
Baby, put your arms around me
I guess this is how it feels
When you finally find something real
My angel in the night
You are my love
My angel in the night
You are my love
The love of my life
When the song was over he smiled.
"I knew you would like it."
He closed his eyes, and leaned back in the chair, thinking about the events that could have taken place today.
Outside in the hall, Gwen and Whitney, were crying. They had heard fox sing just now. Ethan and Chad were trying to console them.
"Teresa would love that song," Whitney said.
"She will love it when she wakes up baby. I know she will." Chad said.
"Do you think we should go in there Ethan?" Gwen asked turning to her husband.
"No," he said, wiping the tears from his own eyes. "Let's give him some time."
The four walked away in silence…although they all had a million thoughts running through their minds, not one of them could find the words to say anything.
***A/N! Hey guys! This is my favorite song ever, so I had to write it into the story somewhere! Its called Love of My Life. I think its by Donny Osmond…However; if you are a big American idol Fan like me, you might also know that Clay Aiken recorded a version of this song…his version brings tears to my eyes, its beyond amazing! ALSO I wanted to say thanks for the great reviews! I love hearing what you guys think of this story; I am so touched that so many of you like it! ***