"Hello, Theresa," Fox said cold and bitterly.
"What? How did you fnd me?" She asked in shocked tones.
"Oh I just bugged Whitney's phone. See I knew you would call her." He smiled.
"How dare you!? You have no right to do that!" Angry, Theresa shouted.
"Oh I have every right to know where my wife is!" He yelled in her face. "Why the hell did you leave me? Huh? Tell me that, Theresa!"
"I'm not going to put up with your abuse, Fox. I've had enough! I can't go on living like this."
He suddenly began very calm and sat down on the bed. He seemed as though he had been hit hard with Theresa's words. His face was in his hands and Theresa could hear little cries of pain. This killed her. She never really saw Fox so emotional.
"Fox," she said softly as though she were speaking to a little baby, "are you okay?"
"I'll be fine," he said as he wipped away his tears. He was a Crane and Crane men don't cry.
"I'm so sorry it has to be like this." She said.
"It doesn't have to be."
"What do you mean, Fox? I can't go on like this. You need help so you won't harm anyone else."
"I know." He cried. "Theresa, do you love me at least a little bit?"
Theresa thought hard about this question. Could she love someone who had hurt her so much? Was it possible that their marriage was a mistake? Did she still have feelings for Ethan along with Fox? So many questions arised with that one simple question.
"Oh Fox, of course I do!" She couldn't hide the truth.
"Then why can't we work this out? We can go to counsiling, and I promise you on my grandmother's grave that I won't ever hit you again. Theresa, you must know it in your heart that I can change."
"I do know you can change, Fox. I've seen it happened."
"Then can we work this out? I do love you so much!"He exclaimed.
"How can I refuse you." She smiled and jumped into his arms.
"I thought I lost you." He told her. "I was so scared that I would never see you again."
"Yeah me too."
"Well, I'm gonna go and get my things from the other room," he told her.
Theresa pulled Fox by his tie and said, "Oh I think you can leave them there for the night."
"I think I can leave them too." He said as he got on top of her.
Theresa kissed him softly on the lips and said, "Goodnight."
"What?" He laughed. "No fun tonight?"
"Nope. See I'm a little tired right now from trying to outrun this sexy guy."
They both laughed and Fox understood Theresa was really tired so he left her sleep.
The next morning Theresa was up and rising long before Fox did. She remembered that she was suppose to have dinner with Bob and Cindy, but Fox wanted to go home right away to Harmony. So she decided to just call them and explain that she had a family emergency back home and that she had to take the next flight out. They understood perfectly and invited Theresa to dinner th next time she was in St. Louis.
"Oh that's so kind of you!" Theresa said.
"Now you be careful and don't forget that one day love will come." Cindy told her.
"Thank you. You know what? Once I get back home and everythings settled you and Bob are going to come and spend the week there."
"I'd love that."
"Me too. Well I have to go and pack, but I'll call you sometime next week."
"Okay, bye, Marie."
"Bye, Cindy."
Theresa, Fox, and Little Ethan arrived in Harmony around noon that day. Theresa took in a deep breath and sighed.
"It feels like I've been gone forever." She told herself quietly.
Theresa laid on her bed that evening thinking about Ethan. She needed to tell someone that she might still have feelings for him, that she saw him, and was heartbroken when she found out he had been seeing someone. She decided to call Whitney up and talk to her about it all.
"Whitney, do you think you can meet me at the Book Cafe?" Theresa asked.
"Uh...yeah. I'll meet you there in about ten minutes." She told her.
"Alright. I'll see you in ten." Theresa said before hanging up.
Theresa threw on a sweater, grabbed her purse, and heading out the door, but on the way out Fox stopped and asked where she was going so late.
"Where are you going at this time of the night?" He asked.
"I'm meeting Whitney at the cafe."
"Oh is something wrong?"
"No, we just decided to get together tonight and maybe see a movie. We haven't had much time for each other lately so we thought that tonight would be perfect since Little Ethan is already a sleep and your here to keep an eye on him for me while I'm gone. Do you mind?"
"Not at all. Have fun," he kissed her as she walked out the door.
"I will, and I'll call you to check up on things."
Grace stepped out of her car and stood before the Russell's house. She had a funny feeling that something was going to happen tonight that would change things forever. She knocked on the door and waited for someone to answer.
"Knock, knock!"
A few seconds later Whitney answered the door.
"Hi Whitney!" Grace said cheerfully as always.
"Hi! Come in and make yourself comfortable. Mom and dad will be out in a few minutes."
"Thank you." Grace sat down and noticed Whitney grabbing her purse. "Oh you're not joining us?"
"No, I'm going to meet Theresa at the Book Cafe. We haven't really had time to see each other so we're getting together tonight."
Grace smiled.
A few minutes after Whitney left Eve came out to greet Grace.
"Oh I'm so happy you came!"
"Me too." Grace smiled again.
"Dinner is all ready so why don't we go and get started." Eve suggested.
"Okay. Where's TC?" She asked curiously.
"Oh he's already sitting down."
"I see."
Grace followed Eve and was surpirsed to see Sam sitting down and talking with TC.
"What's he doing here?" Grace whispered in Eve's ear.
"TC invited him here and he didn't remember that you were coming today and we didn't want to be rude and cancelle. You understand don't you?"
"Yes, I do."
"Hey Grace!" TC laughed. "Honey, Sam and I were just talking about Simone's new boyfriend."
"Oh you were!" Eve laughed. "And what exactly were you both saying?"
"Thta he's the perfect boy for Simone. I now see how perfect Chad and Whitney are for one another."
"Hi Grace," Sam said rather bitterly.
"Hi," she responded shyly.
TC helped both of the ladies sit down and began to say grace.
"Bless us oh Lord and these thy gifts......."
"Grace, honey, would you like some coffee?" Eve asked.
"Yeah that would be nice."
"I'll be right back." Eve excused herself.
"I'll help you get it." TC said, and soon Grace and Sam were left all alone.
"Were you by the hospital today?" Sam asked so they could have a small conversation.
"Yeah. She's doing great. Better each day." Grace replied.
"That she is."
"How are the wedding plans coming along?" She asked just for the hell of it.
"I wouldn't know." He laughed whole-heartedly. "I let Ivy do all the planning."
Grace smiled curtiously. "You both look very happy together. I wish you both the best of luck." She said as tears began to well up in her eyes. She lowered her head so he wouldn't see the tears and she said, "Please excuse me." Grace ran into the bathroom and as she was about to lock the door someone opened the door.
Theresa arrived at the cafe before Whitney so she took the liberty of ordering them both two cups of tea. That's what they always got when they went to the cafe together, but it had been so long since they were there together that she wasn't sure if she should've ordered them. She sipped on her tea until Whitney came through the door drenched in rain.
"Geeze it's gonna really pour!" Whitney exclaimed as she removed her coat.
Theresa gave a little laugh and sighed restlessly.
"Thanks for the tea," Whitney said as she took a sip to warm herself up.
"No problem, to tell you the truth I was sure if you wanted the tea."
"Oh course I do. I always order it. I always have."
Theresa gave a weak smiled and Whitney knew something was troubling her best friend.
"Now, what's wrong, Theresa?"
"Whit, I saw him."
"Saw who?"
"Him."
"Theresa, who is he?"
"Ethan," she said in a lowered voice.
"You did? Where?"
"In New York."
"How is he doing?"
"He's so happy out there."
"Then what's wrong?"
"He's forgotten all about me."
"No way! Why would you think that?"
"Because he has a new girlfriend."
"You know!?" Whitney exclaimed.
"What do you mean, Whit? Did you know Ethan had a new girlfriend?"
"Sam, what are you doing?" Grace asked as she wipped away her tears.
"Grace, please don't cry over me." He began, "I don't love you anymore. I love Ivy. And we plan on spending the ret of our lives together. You must get over me."
"But I can't!" She cried. "I still love you! I won't ever stop loving you!"
"I'm sorry, Grace, but you picked David over me. Rememeber?"
"I made a mistake!"
"So did I when I picked you over Ivy all those years ago. Ivy and I are getting married so deal with it!" He said harshly and left the Russell's house.
Grace explained to TC and Eve that she wasn't feeling good and that she needed to get rest. She wasn't feeling good though. Her heart was broken, but she did deserve it. She broke Sam's heart a while back and she couldn't ask him to forget that. That night while she laId in her bed staring at the ceiling she decided that if she wanted Sam back, she had to get Ivy out of the picture for good.
"Bye, bye, Ivy." She laughed impishly.
"Did you know Ethan had a girlfriend?" Theresa demanded to know the truth.
"Yes, I did."
"Why didn't you tell me then?"
"Because I knew how hurt you were already about his leaving and this would only make things worse."
"How could keep this from me!? Your my best friend, how could you!?"
"Theresa, calm down."
"No, Whitney! I will not calm down!" Theresa ran out into the rain, got into her car, and drove off as fast as she could.
Whitney was worried that Theresa would do something foolish so she called Fox up and told him to go out and find Theresa. She told him that they had gotten into an argument and Theresa ran out.
Because all of the roads were very slippery, Theresa almost ran off the road more than once. Fox saw Theresa's car and he got her to pull over.
"Come on home with me." He said.
"No!"
"Theresa, just come with me and cool down."
"No! I'm sick of everyone telling me to calm down!"
Fox got out of his car and dragged Theresa out of her car into his'.
As they were driving Theresa apologized for her behavoir.
"Fox, I'm sorry I was acting so rude to you back there."
"It's alright." He said cooly. "What were you and Whitney fighting over?"
"Nothing important."
Spoilers*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Miguel surprises Kay!
Fox's words make Theresa jump for joy!
Sam and Ivy elope!
Much feedback is appreciated!
~Mandi~
"What? How did you fnd me?" She asked in shocked tones.
"Oh I just bugged Whitney's phone. See I knew you would call her." He smiled.
"How dare you!? You have no right to do that!" Angry, Theresa shouted.
"Oh I have every right to know where my wife is!" He yelled in her face. "Why the hell did you leave me? Huh? Tell me that, Theresa!"
"I'm not going to put up with your abuse, Fox. I've had enough! I can't go on living like this."
He suddenly began very calm and sat down on the bed. He seemed as though he had been hit hard with Theresa's words. His face was in his hands and Theresa could hear little cries of pain. This killed her. She never really saw Fox so emotional.
"Fox," she said softly as though she were speaking to a little baby, "are you okay?"
"I'll be fine," he said as he wipped away his tears. He was a Crane and Crane men don't cry.
"I'm so sorry it has to be like this." She said.
"It doesn't have to be."
"What do you mean, Fox? I can't go on like this. You need help so you won't harm anyone else."
"I know." He cried. "Theresa, do you love me at least a little bit?"
Theresa thought hard about this question. Could she love someone who had hurt her so much? Was it possible that their marriage was a mistake? Did she still have feelings for Ethan along with Fox? So many questions arised with that one simple question.
"Oh Fox, of course I do!" She couldn't hide the truth.
"Then why can't we work this out? We can go to counsiling, and I promise you on my grandmother's grave that I won't ever hit you again. Theresa, you must know it in your heart that I can change."
"I do know you can change, Fox. I've seen it happened."
"Then can we work this out? I do love you so much!"He exclaimed.
"How can I refuse you." She smiled and jumped into his arms.
"I thought I lost you." He told her. "I was so scared that I would never see you again."
"Yeah me too."
"Well, I'm gonna go and get my things from the other room," he told her.
Theresa pulled Fox by his tie and said, "Oh I think you can leave them there for the night."
"I think I can leave them too." He said as he got on top of her.
Theresa kissed him softly on the lips and said, "Goodnight."
"What?" He laughed. "No fun tonight?"
"Nope. See I'm a little tired right now from trying to outrun this sexy guy."
They both laughed and Fox understood Theresa was really tired so he left her sleep.
The next morning Theresa was up and rising long before Fox did. She remembered that she was suppose to have dinner with Bob and Cindy, but Fox wanted to go home right away to Harmony. So she decided to just call them and explain that she had a family emergency back home and that she had to take the next flight out. They understood perfectly and invited Theresa to dinner th next time she was in St. Louis.
"Oh that's so kind of you!" Theresa said.
"Now you be careful and don't forget that one day love will come." Cindy told her.
"Thank you. You know what? Once I get back home and everythings settled you and Bob are going to come and spend the week there."
"I'd love that."
"Me too. Well I have to go and pack, but I'll call you sometime next week."
"Okay, bye, Marie."
"Bye, Cindy."
Theresa, Fox, and Little Ethan arrived in Harmony around noon that day. Theresa took in a deep breath and sighed.
"It feels like I've been gone forever." She told herself quietly.
Theresa laid on her bed that evening thinking about Ethan. She needed to tell someone that she might still have feelings for him, that she saw him, and was heartbroken when she found out he had been seeing someone. She decided to call Whitney up and talk to her about it all.
"Whitney, do you think you can meet me at the Book Cafe?" Theresa asked.
"Uh...yeah. I'll meet you there in about ten minutes." She told her.
"Alright. I'll see you in ten." Theresa said before hanging up.
Theresa threw on a sweater, grabbed her purse, and heading out the door, but on the way out Fox stopped and asked where she was going so late.
"Where are you going at this time of the night?" He asked.
"I'm meeting Whitney at the cafe."
"Oh is something wrong?"
"No, we just decided to get together tonight and maybe see a movie. We haven't had much time for each other lately so we thought that tonight would be perfect since Little Ethan is already a sleep and your here to keep an eye on him for me while I'm gone. Do you mind?"
"Not at all. Have fun," he kissed her as she walked out the door.
"I will, and I'll call you to check up on things."
Grace stepped out of her car and stood before the Russell's house. She had a funny feeling that something was going to happen tonight that would change things forever. She knocked on the door and waited for someone to answer.
"Knock, knock!"
A few seconds later Whitney answered the door.
"Hi Whitney!" Grace said cheerfully as always.
"Hi! Come in and make yourself comfortable. Mom and dad will be out in a few minutes."
"Thank you." Grace sat down and noticed Whitney grabbing her purse. "Oh you're not joining us?"
"No, I'm going to meet Theresa at the Book Cafe. We haven't really had time to see each other so we're getting together tonight."
Grace smiled.
A few minutes after Whitney left Eve came out to greet Grace.
"Oh I'm so happy you came!"
"Me too." Grace smiled again.
"Dinner is all ready so why don't we go and get started." Eve suggested.
"Okay. Where's TC?" She asked curiously.
"Oh he's already sitting down."
"I see."
Grace followed Eve and was surpirsed to see Sam sitting down and talking with TC.
"What's he doing here?" Grace whispered in Eve's ear.
"TC invited him here and he didn't remember that you were coming today and we didn't want to be rude and cancelle. You understand don't you?"
"Yes, I do."
"Hey Grace!" TC laughed. "Honey, Sam and I were just talking about Simone's new boyfriend."
"Oh you were!" Eve laughed. "And what exactly were you both saying?"
"Thta he's the perfect boy for Simone. I now see how perfect Chad and Whitney are for one another."
"Hi Grace," Sam said rather bitterly.
"Hi," she responded shyly.
TC helped both of the ladies sit down and began to say grace.
"Bless us oh Lord and these thy gifts......."
"Grace, honey, would you like some coffee?" Eve asked.
"Yeah that would be nice."
"I'll be right back." Eve excused herself.
"I'll help you get it." TC said, and soon Grace and Sam were left all alone.
"Were you by the hospital today?" Sam asked so they could have a small conversation.
"Yeah. She's doing great. Better each day." Grace replied.
"That she is."
"How are the wedding plans coming along?" She asked just for the hell of it.
"I wouldn't know." He laughed whole-heartedly. "I let Ivy do all the planning."
Grace smiled curtiously. "You both look very happy together. I wish you both the best of luck." She said as tears began to well up in her eyes. She lowered her head so he wouldn't see the tears and she said, "Please excuse me." Grace ran into the bathroom and as she was about to lock the door someone opened the door.
Theresa arrived at the cafe before Whitney so she took the liberty of ordering them both two cups of tea. That's what they always got when they went to the cafe together, but it had been so long since they were there together that she wasn't sure if she should've ordered them. She sipped on her tea until Whitney came through the door drenched in rain.
"Geeze it's gonna really pour!" Whitney exclaimed as she removed her coat.
Theresa gave a little laugh and sighed restlessly.
"Thanks for the tea," Whitney said as she took a sip to warm herself up.
"No problem, to tell you the truth I was sure if you wanted the tea."
"Oh course I do. I always order it. I always have."
Theresa gave a weak smiled and Whitney knew something was troubling her best friend.
"Now, what's wrong, Theresa?"
"Whit, I saw him."
"Saw who?"
"Him."
"Theresa, who is he?"
"Ethan," she said in a lowered voice.
"You did? Where?"
"In New York."
"How is he doing?"
"He's so happy out there."
"Then what's wrong?"
"He's forgotten all about me."
"No way! Why would you think that?"
"Because he has a new girlfriend."
"You know!?" Whitney exclaimed.
"What do you mean, Whit? Did you know Ethan had a new girlfriend?"
"Sam, what are you doing?" Grace asked as she wipped away her tears.
"Grace, please don't cry over me." He began, "I don't love you anymore. I love Ivy. And we plan on spending the ret of our lives together. You must get over me."
"But I can't!" She cried. "I still love you! I won't ever stop loving you!"
"I'm sorry, Grace, but you picked David over me. Rememeber?"
"I made a mistake!"
"So did I when I picked you over Ivy all those years ago. Ivy and I are getting married so deal with it!" He said harshly and left the Russell's house.
Grace explained to TC and Eve that she wasn't feeling good and that she needed to get rest. She wasn't feeling good though. Her heart was broken, but she did deserve it. She broke Sam's heart a while back and she couldn't ask him to forget that. That night while she laId in her bed staring at the ceiling she decided that if she wanted Sam back, she had to get Ivy out of the picture for good.
"Bye, bye, Ivy." She laughed impishly.
"Did you know Ethan had a girlfriend?" Theresa demanded to know the truth.
"Yes, I did."
"Why didn't you tell me then?"
"Because I knew how hurt you were already about his leaving and this would only make things worse."
"How could keep this from me!? Your my best friend, how could you!?"
"Theresa, calm down."
"No, Whitney! I will not calm down!" Theresa ran out into the rain, got into her car, and drove off as fast as she could.
Whitney was worried that Theresa would do something foolish so she called Fox up and told him to go out and find Theresa. She told him that they had gotten into an argument and Theresa ran out.
Because all of the roads were very slippery, Theresa almost ran off the road more than once. Fox saw Theresa's car and he got her to pull over.
"Come on home with me." He said.
"No!"
"Theresa, just come with me and cool down."
"No! I'm sick of everyone telling me to calm down!"
Fox got out of his car and dragged Theresa out of her car into his'.
As they were driving Theresa apologized for her behavoir.
"Fox, I'm sorry I was acting so rude to you back there."
"It's alright." He said cooly. "What were you and Whitney fighting over?"
"Nothing important."
Spoilers*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Miguel surprises Kay!
Fox's words make Theresa jump for joy!
Sam and Ivy elope!
Much feedback is appreciated!
~Mandi~