Author's Note: Okay so I've lost track of how old Lil E is in my fic lol. So I've decided to make him 8. I know it seems a bit old, but I need him to be older in order for things to work out as I planned. Enjoy!
Theresa smiled as she flipped a pancake in the kitchen. She was smiling because things between her and Fox were going better than ever. She was finally happy because her life was complete.
"Oh!" She exclaimed sotfly.
Fox laughed as he wrapped his arms around his wife and began to dance with her.
"This is how it should be," she said.
Ethan walked in the room at that moment. He was disgusted by the site of his mother in his step-father's arms. Ethan had liked Fox before, but after watching what he had done to his mother, he could not stand Fox. He coughed loud to make his presence known to his parents who seemed to be lost in each other.
"Ethan!" Theresa jumped from Fox's arms and continued to cook breakfast.
"I need my lunch money," he told his mother as he reached out his hand.
"I'll give you some after you eat," she smiled as she put down a plate with pancakes and bacon.
"I'm not hungry," he lied.
"Are you feeling well?" She asked as she put her hand on his forehead to check for a fever.
"I'm fine, mom. I'm not hungry," he said very annoyed that Fox was listening closely to their conversation.
"Honey, you haven't ate breakfast for a few months now. Is something going on that I should know?"
"Nothing is going on. Please I have to get to school early."
Theresa gave up and handed Ethan a five dollar bill. Ethan grabbed it and just stared at Fox as he walked out.
"Does he seem normal to you?"
"Yeah," Fox said. "I'm sure it's nothing."
"I suppose you're right. He's getting older now. I'll just have to get use to it."
"Well, I better leave before I'm late for work," he said kissing her cheek and leaving.
Although Fox had told her it was nothing, Theresa couldn't help but feel that something was wrong. She decided that she would talk to Ethan once he got home from school.
Ethan dropped his bookbag to the floor as he rushed up the stairs to his room. Theresa wondered why he was in such a rush so she walked up to his room. Without knocking or saying anything, she walked in.
"Ethan, what are you doing?" She asked placing her hands upon her hips.
"Nothing," he responded as he jumped a little.
"What are you hiding?" She asked.
"Nothing," he lied.
"Let me see what's under your pillow."
"No."
"Ethan, don't play games with me."
"It's mine not yours," he said.
"Okay," she said pulling out what was under his pillow.
"Whose this for?" She asked as she began to read the letter.
Ethan didn't say, he just lowered his head as Theresa began to cry.
"Why didn't you tell me?"
"Because you wouldn't understand."
"Honey," she said as she wrapped her arms around him lovingly, "I would understand. Why didn't you tell me how you felt about Fox? Really, you didn't need to go and write this to Ethan."
"Yes, I did. Ethan understands me and I like him better than Fox."
"Why? Why don't you like Fox?"
"Because," he began slowly, "I've seen him hurt you too many times. I use to hear you scream whenever he hit you. It scared me,"
"Honey, things are different now."
"How do you know that? Can you promise me that he won't hit you?"
"Ethan, that's..."
"I know. You can't. Uncle Luis said that I could stop by whenever I needed to. I think I might go and ask him if I can stay with him for a while."
"No, you can't. I won't allow it."
"As long as Fox stays, I'm gone. Who do you love more? Me or him?"
"Don't make me choose."
"I see. I'll leave after school tomorrow. Now, if I can please be alone."
Fox smiled as he listened to the whole conversation.
[i]So you don't like me, Ethan? Well, just wait.[/i]
"Theresa," Fox said as he walked into their bedroom.
"What?" She asked looking up at him with a tear stained face.
"What happened?"
"Nothing. Ethan and I had a fight. He wants to go and live with Luis."
"How come?"
"I don't know," she lied.
"I see. Well, I'm sure he won't leave."
"Yeah, so what did you need?"
"I need you to go to the mansion. Julian has something he needs to give me and I'm waiting on an important phone call so I can't leave."
"Okay, I'll go."
"Thank you," he kissed her.
Fox watched Theresa through the window. He had to make sure that she left and wouldn't come back right away. Once she had left, Fox walked into Ethan's room, where he was sitting reading the letter he had wrote to Ethan.
"What are you reading?" He asked as he took the letter from Ethan.
"Nothing. Give it back!" Ethan said trying to grab the letter.
"Why don't you like me?" Fox asked rather strangly.
"I...do," he said slowly.
"Really?"
"Yeah."
"You little liar!" Fox shouted as his fist struck Ethan's face.
"Leave me alone!" Ethan cried as he tried running into his closet.
Fox dragged Ethan out and started kicking his body. Ethan cried out in pain, but Fox didn't listen. Fox kept on hitting and kicking Ethan until he heard Theresa drive up in the driveway.
"Mention this to anyone and I will kill you," he told him as he locked Ethan in his room.
Ethan laid on the floor unable to move because his body was so soar. He needed to escape his home before Fox killed him.
"Hey baby!" Theresa smiled. "Here is what Julian sent," she said handing him some papers.
"Thank you, baby."
"Did you get that phone call?" she asked taking off her coat and sitting down.
"Not yet, but I'm sure I will."
She smiled and nodded.
"Where's Ethan?"
"In his room."
"I'll go get him. Dinner is about done."
"I'll get him, you take care of dinner."
"Okay, well make sure he washes his hands."
"I will."
Fox walked in Ethan's room to find that he was gone. He saw that the window was open wide.
"Damn!" He shouted. "He better keep his mouth shut if he knows what's good for him."
"Is Ethan coming?" Theresa asked as she finished placing dinner on the table.
"He's gone."
"Gone?" What do you mean he's gone?" She said panicing.
"He left out of his window."
"This is all my fault!" She began to cry. "I have to find him, Fox. Let's split up and look for him around town."
"Alright," Fox said putting on his coat.
[i]If I find him I'll kill him[/i]
As Theresa drove to Luis' she spotted him.
"Ethan!" She screamed.
Ethan looked to make sure she was alone and when he knew she was, he jumped in the car.
"What happened to you?" She asked nervously.
"Fox, hit me."
"He what?" She was in shock.
"He hit me. He found the letter and went crazy."
"Ethan, I'm so sorry, but I told you that letter was bad. You have no one to blame this on but yourself."
"How can you say that? You're my mom!"
"And Fox is your father."
"No, he's not!" He said as he ran out of the car.
Theresa called Fox and told him that she saw him. She said that he went to Luis' to stay there.
"I'll be home in a little bit," she said. "I'm going to go and stop by Whitney's."
Theresa knocked on the Russell's door and waited for someone to answer. Whitney finally did.
"Theresa, what's wrong?" She asked knowing that her friend had been crying.
"I'm a horrible mother!" She cried.
Whitney put her arms around her and walked with her over to the couch.
"What happened?"
"Ethan is now living with Luis. He hates Fox and told me so. He said that as long as Fox lives with us that he's gone."
"Oh honey, I'm so sorry."
"That's not the worst."
"What else could there be?"
"Fox, hit Ethan. And I told Ethan that he deserved it."
"What!? How could you say that!?"
"I don't know. I just did. I feel so bad."
"And you are going to leave Fox right?"
"I can't."
"What!? Why not?"
"Because I love him."
"Theresa, this is not love. You are never suppose to be hurt physically from love. Fox, may have not hit you yet, but he just may."
"I don't care, Whit. I love him too much. I need him."
"One day he'll become even worse, Theresa. He may have hurt you not that bad in the past, but one day he may kill you.You have to understand that he can become worse."
"I understand that, Whit. I honestly do. But no matter what, I can't leave him."
"I warned you, Theresa."
Spoilers*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Fox returns to his abusive ways!
Ethan finally gets a clue!
Theresa starts to question what happened to her mother and to that woman!
Much feedback is appreciated!!!
~Mandi~
Theresa smiled as she flipped a pancake in the kitchen. She was smiling because things between her and Fox were going better than ever. She was finally happy because her life was complete.
"Oh!" She exclaimed sotfly.
Fox laughed as he wrapped his arms around his wife and began to dance with her.
"This is how it should be," she said.
Ethan walked in the room at that moment. He was disgusted by the site of his mother in his step-father's arms. Ethan had liked Fox before, but after watching what he had done to his mother, he could not stand Fox. He coughed loud to make his presence known to his parents who seemed to be lost in each other.
"Ethan!" Theresa jumped from Fox's arms and continued to cook breakfast.
"I need my lunch money," he told his mother as he reached out his hand.
"I'll give you some after you eat," she smiled as she put down a plate with pancakes and bacon.
"I'm not hungry," he lied.
"Are you feeling well?" She asked as she put her hand on his forehead to check for a fever.
"I'm fine, mom. I'm not hungry," he said very annoyed that Fox was listening closely to their conversation.
"Honey, you haven't ate breakfast for a few months now. Is something going on that I should know?"
"Nothing is going on. Please I have to get to school early."
Theresa gave up and handed Ethan a five dollar bill. Ethan grabbed it and just stared at Fox as he walked out.
"Does he seem normal to you?"
"Yeah," Fox said. "I'm sure it's nothing."
"I suppose you're right. He's getting older now. I'll just have to get use to it."
"Well, I better leave before I'm late for work," he said kissing her cheek and leaving.
Although Fox had told her it was nothing, Theresa couldn't help but feel that something was wrong. She decided that she would talk to Ethan once he got home from school.
Ethan dropped his bookbag to the floor as he rushed up the stairs to his room. Theresa wondered why he was in such a rush so she walked up to his room. Without knocking or saying anything, she walked in.
"Ethan, what are you doing?" She asked placing her hands upon her hips.
"Nothing," he responded as he jumped a little.
"What are you hiding?" She asked.
"Nothing," he lied.
"Let me see what's under your pillow."
"No."
"Ethan, don't play games with me."
"It's mine not yours," he said.
"Okay," she said pulling out what was under his pillow.
"Whose this for?" She asked as she began to read the letter.
Ethan didn't say, he just lowered his head as Theresa began to cry.
"Why didn't you tell me?"
"Because you wouldn't understand."
"Honey," she said as she wrapped her arms around him lovingly, "I would understand. Why didn't you tell me how you felt about Fox? Really, you didn't need to go and write this to Ethan."
"Yes, I did. Ethan understands me and I like him better than Fox."
"Why? Why don't you like Fox?"
"Because," he began slowly, "I've seen him hurt you too many times. I use to hear you scream whenever he hit you. It scared me,"
"Honey, things are different now."
"How do you know that? Can you promise me that he won't hit you?"
"Ethan, that's..."
"I know. You can't. Uncle Luis said that I could stop by whenever I needed to. I think I might go and ask him if I can stay with him for a while."
"No, you can't. I won't allow it."
"As long as Fox stays, I'm gone. Who do you love more? Me or him?"
"Don't make me choose."
"I see. I'll leave after school tomorrow. Now, if I can please be alone."
Fox smiled as he listened to the whole conversation.
[i]So you don't like me, Ethan? Well, just wait.[/i]
"Theresa," Fox said as he walked into their bedroom.
"What?" She asked looking up at him with a tear stained face.
"What happened?"
"Nothing. Ethan and I had a fight. He wants to go and live with Luis."
"How come?"
"I don't know," she lied.
"I see. Well, I'm sure he won't leave."
"Yeah, so what did you need?"
"I need you to go to the mansion. Julian has something he needs to give me and I'm waiting on an important phone call so I can't leave."
"Okay, I'll go."
"Thank you," he kissed her.
Fox watched Theresa through the window. He had to make sure that she left and wouldn't come back right away. Once she had left, Fox walked into Ethan's room, where he was sitting reading the letter he had wrote to Ethan.
"What are you reading?" He asked as he took the letter from Ethan.
"Nothing. Give it back!" Ethan said trying to grab the letter.
"Why don't you like me?" Fox asked rather strangly.
"I...do," he said slowly.
"Really?"
"Yeah."
"You little liar!" Fox shouted as his fist struck Ethan's face.
"Leave me alone!" Ethan cried as he tried running into his closet.
Fox dragged Ethan out and started kicking his body. Ethan cried out in pain, but Fox didn't listen. Fox kept on hitting and kicking Ethan until he heard Theresa drive up in the driveway.
"Mention this to anyone and I will kill you," he told him as he locked Ethan in his room.
Ethan laid on the floor unable to move because his body was so soar. He needed to escape his home before Fox killed him.
"Hey baby!" Theresa smiled. "Here is what Julian sent," she said handing him some papers.
"Thank you, baby."
"Did you get that phone call?" she asked taking off her coat and sitting down.
"Not yet, but I'm sure I will."
She smiled and nodded.
"Where's Ethan?"
"In his room."
"I'll go get him. Dinner is about done."
"I'll get him, you take care of dinner."
"Okay, well make sure he washes his hands."
"I will."
Fox walked in Ethan's room to find that he was gone. He saw that the window was open wide.
"Damn!" He shouted. "He better keep his mouth shut if he knows what's good for him."
"Is Ethan coming?" Theresa asked as she finished placing dinner on the table.
"He's gone."
"Gone?" What do you mean he's gone?" She said panicing.
"He left out of his window."
"This is all my fault!" She began to cry. "I have to find him, Fox. Let's split up and look for him around town."
"Alright," Fox said putting on his coat.
[i]If I find him I'll kill him[/i]
As Theresa drove to Luis' she spotted him.
"Ethan!" She screamed.
Ethan looked to make sure she was alone and when he knew she was, he jumped in the car.
"What happened to you?" She asked nervously.
"Fox, hit me."
"He what?" She was in shock.
"He hit me. He found the letter and went crazy."
"Ethan, I'm so sorry, but I told you that letter was bad. You have no one to blame this on but yourself."
"How can you say that? You're my mom!"
"And Fox is your father."
"No, he's not!" He said as he ran out of the car.
Theresa called Fox and told him that she saw him. She said that he went to Luis' to stay there.
"I'll be home in a little bit," she said. "I'm going to go and stop by Whitney's."
Theresa knocked on the Russell's door and waited for someone to answer. Whitney finally did.
"Theresa, what's wrong?" She asked knowing that her friend had been crying.
"I'm a horrible mother!" She cried.
Whitney put her arms around her and walked with her over to the couch.
"What happened?"
"Ethan is now living with Luis. He hates Fox and told me so. He said that as long as Fox lives with us that he's gone."
"Oh honey, I'm so sorry."
"That's not the worst."
"What else could there be?"
"Fox, hit Ethan. And I told Ethan that he deserved it."
"What!? How could you say that!?"
"I don't know. I just did. I feel so bad."
"And you are going to leave Fox right?"
"I can't."
"What!? Why not?"
"Because I love him."
"Theresa, this is not love. You are never suppose to be hurt physically from love. Fox, may have not hit you yet, but he just may."
"I don't care, Whit. I love him too much. I need him."
"One day he'll become even worse, Theresa. He may have hurt you not that bad in the past, but one day he may kill you.You have to understand that he can become worse."
"I understand that, Whit. I honestly do. But no matter what, I can't leave him."
"I warned you, Theresa."
Spoilers*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Fox returns to his abusive ways!
Ethan finally gets a clue!
Theresa starts to question what happened to her mother and to that woman!
Much feedback is appreciated!!!
~Mandi~