Chapter 38:
"Fox, you frightened my." Pilar said as she rushed past him.
He got up and gently pulled Pilar toward Ethan's old bed.
"Sit down, Pilar." He began. "I think it's time for a son-in-law to mother-in-law talk."
Pilar smiled unsure of what Fox was doing.
"Now, Pilar he have some tea." He said passing her a cup. "Phyllis made it just now for us." He smiled.
"Thank you."
"Back to business. You know about what just happened to Theresa I'm guessing. Right?"
"I do, and I'm so ashamed of you, Fox. How could you do that to her when she loves you so much?" She asked.
"Hey don't blame me!" He put up his hands in the air. " It's all her fault. She's the one whose going around and sleeping with other men. Hell I caught her kissing Ethan!"He shouted angrily.
"Your eyes must be bad because Theresita would never do that. Never!"
"Pilar, I know what I saw. Don't try to change my mind. How is the tea?" He asked changing the subject.
"Good, it's some kind of new tea. Right?"
"No, its the same." He smiled mysteriously.
"Then why does it taste so strange?" She asked.
"Well, Pilar, I hate to do this, but you're going to die."
"What!?" She exclaimed.
"I slipped something in your drink and right now you should start feeling dizzy and sick."
Pilar stood up and almost lost her balance.
"Damn you, Fox!" She yelled. "You won't get away with this!"
"Watch me!" He smiled.
He opened the door and checked to see if anyone was around. It was clear so he took the very light headed Pilar and carried her to the stairs. Then he dropped her. She fell down at the bottom of the stairs and laid there lifeless. Fox disappeared as soon as he heard someone running by the stairs.
"Pilar!" Ivy screamed. "Oh Pilar are you alright? Sam, get over here!"
Sam and Phyllis came in and saw Pilar lying there.
"Oh no!" Phyllis cried. "She didn't have her cane. She must have fell."
Sam didn't have a pulse so he started CPR, but it was too late. There was nothing anyone could do. Phyllis called 911 and they took her to the hospital and announced her dead on arrival. The paramedics had found a weak pulse on the way to the hospital, but it faded out fast. Sam called Luis and Miguel to let them know. Fox had came downstairs and found out that he had killed her for good so he went upstairs and told Theresa that her mother had fell down the stairs.
"I'm so sorry, Theresa, but Pilar has died." He said sadly.
"What!? No it......it can't be true! She was just here." She was dumbfounded.
Theresa had gotten herself cleaned up and put makeup on to cover up her bruises. She ran out of the room and called "Mama! Mama! Come here, mama!" But she didn't come. Sam came upstairs and told Theresa that they tried everything, but there wasn't anything they could've done. She broke down in the hallway and cried as loud as she could. Everyone saw how much pain she was in and they wished they could help her.
"Fox, here give Theresa this sleeping pill so she can calm down." Sam said as he gave him the pill.
"Okay." He said as he put it in a glass of water.
Theresa drank it and eventually fell asleep. Luis and Miguel were so heartbroken after hearing of Pilar's death.
"It can't be true." Miguel told Kay. "She can't be gone."
"I'm so sorry, Miguel." Kay said sympathetically. "I know how you're feeling. Pilar was like a mother to me."
They held each other tight and cried themselves to sleep. As for Luis, he didn't take things so calmly.
"I knew she should've moved in with us!" He screamed at himself.
"Luis, honey, calm down." Beth said. "We can't stop what the Lord has planned for us." She tried to tell him.
Luis picked up a glass from the table next to him and threw it at the big mirror hanging over the fire place. He stood looking at himself in the broken glass and didn't realize that Beth had fallen to the floor in pain. He turned to look at Beth because he heard her crying and saw her on the floor.
"Beth, what's wrong?"
"Get my to the hospital." She said as she showed him her bloody hands.
Luis rushed Beth to the hospital. After examining her, Dr. Russell told Luis that they had to do an emergency sea section or Beth could lose the baby and maybe even her own life. Eve had told Luis to just wait in the waiting room for word on Beth, but he wanted to say goodbye before she went in for surgery.
"Beth," he held her hand as tears welled up in both of their eyes, "I know you'll do just fine. I love you no matter what happens. Always remember that."
"I love you too, Luis."
"Okay, let's get going." Eve said as they pushed her to the room where they were going to begin the surgery. Luis held on the her hand all the way until the closed the doors on him. He looked through the windows and cried.
"Help my baby, God." He whispered.
Luis called and told everyone what was happening to Beth and their baby and they all came down and waited with Luis except Theresa and Fox.
"This is one crazy night." Miguel tried to smile.
"Your telling me." Luis responded absently.
4 hours later Eve came out with a solemn look on her face.
"How are they?" Luis asked anxiously.
"You have a baby girl." She smiled.
Luis sighed with relief, but then asked, "How's Beth? She's alright isn't she?"
"She's not so well." Eve informed him, "I'm not even sure if she's going to make it through the night. All we can do is watch and pray."
"Eve, you have to save her. She's all I got."
"No she isn't, you have your new baby girl, Pilar Marie Lopez-Fitzgerald." She smiled.
"She named her that?" Luis smiled brightly and asked.
Eve nodded her head, "Follow me and you can see your new baby girl."
He followed her to the nursery upstairs. Eve picked up the crying baby Pilar and handed her over to her daddy. Once in his arms she stopped crying and Luis began to cry.
"She's perfect." He was so overjoyed.
"I'll leave you two alone," she said.
Luis sat down in a rocking chair with her and started to talk to God.
"God, look at this little angel you gave us. She's needs her mother. Don't deprive her of her own mother. Please God, take care of my other angel."
Whitney and Chad decided to go for a walk while they were waiting on more news on Beth. As they were walking they ran into Pat.
"Pat, how are you doing?" Whitney asked.
"Great. You know I ran into Ethan in New York." He told them.
"Really? How is he?" Chad asked.
"Oh he's great." Pat winked and gave a little laugh.
"What do you mean?" Whitney wanted to know.
"He has a new girlfriend and get this she looks just like Theresa."
"What?" They both said.
"She looks like Theresa. But her name is Ava and she's a sweet girl."
Whitney looked worried and said, "Well we have to go, but it's nice seeing you."
"Same here." Pat said as he continued to walk.
Once pat was out of sight Whitney said, "This isn't good. If Theresa finds out she'll be so mad and heartbroken. We can't let her find out." She said decidedly.
Spoilers*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Will Beth live?
The Lopez-Fitzgerald's bury Pilar!
Miguel puts Kay into danger!
Much feedback is appreciated!!!!!!!
~Mandi~
"Fox, you frightened my." Pilar said as she rushed past him.
He got up and gently pulled Pilar toward Ethan's old bed.
"Sit down, Pilar." He began. "I think it's time for a son-in-law to mother-in-law talk."
Pilar smiled unsure of what Fox was doing.
"Now, Pilar he have some tea." He said passing her a cup. "Phyllis made it just now for us." He smiled.
"Thank you."
"Back to business. You know about what just happened to Theresa I'm guessing. Right?"
"I do, and I'm so ashamed of you, Fox. How could you do that to her when she loves you so much?" She asked.
"Hey don't blame me!" He put up his hands in the air. " It's all her fault. She's the one whose going around and sleeping with other men. Hell I caught her kissing Ethan!"He shouted angrily.
"Your eyes must be bad because Theresita would never do that. Never!"
"Pilar, I know what I saw. Don't try to change my mind. How is the tea?" He asked changing the subject.
"Good, it's some kind of new tea. Right?"
"No, its the same." He smiled mysteriously.
"Then why does it taste so strange?" She asked.
"Well, Pilar, I hate to do this, but you're going to die."
"What!?" She exclaimed.
"I slipped something in your drink and right now you should start feeling dizzy and sick."
Pilar stood up and almost lost her balance.
"Damn you, Fox!" She yelled. "You won't get away with this!"
"Watch me!" He smiled.
He opened the door and checked to see if anyone was around. It was clear so he took the very light headed Pilar and carried her to the stairs. Then he dropped her. She fell down at the bottom of the stairs and laid there lifeless. Fox disappeared as soon as he heard someone running by the stairs.
"Pilar!" Ivy screamed. "Oh Pilar are you alright? Sam, get over here!"
Sam and Phyllis came in and saw Pilar lying there.
"Oh no!" Phyllis cried. "She didn't have her cane. She must have fell."
Sam didn't have a pulse so he started CPR, but it was too late. There was nothing anyone could do. Phyllis called 911 and they took her to the hospital and announced her dead on arrival. The paramedics had found a weak pulse on the way to the hospital, but it faded out fast. Sam called Luis and Miguel to let them know. Fox had came downstairs and found out that he had killed her for good so he went upstairs and told Theresa that her mother had fell down the stairs.
"I'm so sorry, Theresa, but Pilar has died." He said sadly.
"What!? No it......it can't be true! She was just here." She was dumbfounded.
Theresa had gotten herself cleaned up and put makeup on to cover up her bruises. She ran out of the room and called "Mama! Mama! Come here, mama!" But she didn't come. Sam came upstairs and told Theresa that they tried everything, but there wasn't anything they could've done. She broke down in the hallway and cried as loud as she could. Everyone saw how much pain she was in and they wished they could help her.
"Fox, here give Theresa this sleeping pill so she can calm down." Sam said as he gave him the pill.
"Okay." He said as he put it in a glass of water.
Theresa drank it and eventually fell asleep. Luis and Miguel were so heartbroken after hearing of Pilar's death.
"It can't be true." Miguel told Kay. "She can't be gone."
"I'm so sorry, Miguel." Kay said sympathetically. "I know how you're feeling. Pilar was like a mother to me."
They held each other tight and cried themselves to sleep. As for Luis, he didn't take things so calmly.
"I knew she should've moved in with us!" He screamed at himself.
"Luis, honey, calm down." Beth said. "We can't stop what the Lord has planned for us." She tried to tell him.
Luis picked up a glass from the table next to him and threw it at the big mirror hanging over the fire place. He stood looking at himself in the broken glass and didn't realize that Beth had fallen to the floor in pain. He turned to look at Beth because he heard her crying and saw her on the floor.
"Beth, what's wrong?"
"Get my to the hospital." She said as she showed him her bloody hands.
Luis rushed Beth to the hospital. After examining her, Dr. Russell told Luis that they had to do an emergency sea section or Beth could lose the baby and maybe even her own life. Eve had told Luis to just wait in the waiting room for word on Beth, but he wanted to say goodbye before she went in for surgery.
"Beth," he held her hand as tears welled up in both of their eyes, "I know you'll do just fine. I love you no matter what happens. Always remember that."
"I love you too, Luis."
"Okay, let's get going." Eve said as they pushed her to the room where they were going to begin the surgery. Luis held on the her hand all the way until the closed the doors on him. He looked through the windows and cried.
"Help my baby, God." He whispered.
Luis called and told everyone what was happening to Beth and their baby and they all came down and waited with Luis except Theresa and Fox.
"This is one crazy night." Miguel tried to smile.
"Your telling me." Luis responded absently.
4 hours later Eve came out with a solemn look on her face.
"How are they?" Luis asked anxiously.
"You have a baby girl." She smiled.
Luis sighed with relief, but then asked, "How's Beth? She's alright isn't she?"
"She's not so well." Eve informed him, "I'm not even sure if she's going to make it through the night. All we can do is watch and pray."
"Eve, you have to save her. She's all I got."
"No she isn't, you have your new baby girl, Pilar Marie Lopez-Fitzgerald." She smiled.
"She named her that?" Luis smiled brightly and asked.
Eve nodded her head, "Follow me and you can see your new baby girl."
He followed her to the nursery upstairs. Eve picked up the crying baby Pilar and handed her over to her daddy. Once in his arms she stopped crying and Luis began to cry.
"She's perfect." He was so overjoyed.
"I'll leave you two alone," she said.
Luis sat down in a rocking chair with her and started to talk to God.
"God, look at this little angel you gave us. She's needs her mother. Don't deprive her of her own mother. Please God, take care of my other angel."
Whitney and Chad decided to go for a walk while they were waiting on more news on Beth. As they were walking they ran into Pat.
"Pat, how are you doing?" Whitney asked.
"Great. You know I ran into Ethan in New York." He told them.
"Really? How is he?" Chad asked.
"Oh he's great." Pat winked and gave a little laugh.
"What do you mean?" Whitney wanted to know.
"He has a new girlfriend and get this she looks just like Theresa."
"What?" They both said.
"She looks like Theresa. But her name is Ava and she's a sweet girl."
Whitney looked worried and said, "Well we have to go, but it's nice seeing you."
"Same here." Pat said as he continued to walk.
Once pat was out of sight Whitney said, "This isn't good. If Theresa finds out she'll be so mad and heartbroken. We can't let her find out." She said decidedly.
Spoilers*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Will Beth live?
The Lopez-Fitzgerald's bury Pilar!
Miguel puts Kay into danger!
Much feedback is appreciated!!!!!!!
~Mandi~