CH.9
"Little Ethan, dinner's almost ready. So maybe about 10 more minutes of television alright sweetheart?"
Theresa carefully stirred the thick tomato sauce and turned down the heat on the pot boiling the noodles.
"Ok mom." Theresa smiled. Now all she needed to wait for was Fox. He promised he would come over to spend some time with Little Ethan, and since she was making his favourite, he really couldn't refuse.
Suddenly the doorbell rang.
That's weird. Theresa thought to herself. Fox usually doesn't ring the doorbell.
But when she went to answer the door. It wasn't Fox. It was Dylan.
"Dylan! Hey, what are you doing here?" Theresa closed the door behind him and walked back to the kitchen.
"Hey Theresa. Sorry for just showing up like this. Are you guys sitting down for dinner?" Dylan asked following Theresa to the kitchen.
"Oh no, Dylan don't worry about it. We're still waiting for Fox, so it's no big deal."
"Oh Fox is coming over?" Dylan smiled to himself. That's perfect. Now when I expose him, he can have a first seat. He thought. "Well that's nice. But I wanted to ask a favor of you."
"Sure what is it?"
"I wanted to use your computer. See a friend just called me and asked me to do something for him. But Fox's computer is broken back at the mansion, and I'm not even going to try to hack into Ethan's computer. That man has so many passwords, you'd think he was hiding something." Dylan held his breath waiting for Theresa's answer.
"Oh ya sure Dylan no problem, the computer's right over there." Theresa laughed pointing to the living room area.
Dylan breathed a sigh of relief. "Perfect! Thanks a lot Theresa." He smiled walking over to the computer.
Dylan first pulled up the pretend essay he was suppose to be writing, and then he opened the folder called "Emails"
"Hey Dylan, what's that?" Little Ethan asked curiously looking over Dylan's shoulder.
"Oh hey little man. These? Oh these are just some emails that I saved from when Fox used to write to me while he was in Harmony." Dylan opened up one of the emails. "See this is one of the first one's he wrote to me."
Hey Dylan,
You should really come out here! Harmony is great. Aside from my loving parents, everyone out here seems really nice. I can't wait to get comfortable and settled in. Anyways I'm going to go for a swim in the pool. Talk to you later
Fox
"Cool! Fox really wrote that!" Little Ethan smiled.
"Yup, and look here's one where he mentions your mother." He said loudly making sure that Theresa heard.
"Oh? Let me see?" Theresa quickly came over to the computer.
Hey Dylan,
Like I told you before Harmony is great! And I just met the hottest girl ever! Her name is Theresa, and guess what? I just found out that she's somehow married to my father. Talk about lucky. Not only is my real mother no longer Mrs. Julian Crane, but also now I have a hot step-mom to replace her! Don't you wish you were here now? Anyways gotta go mingle with my new to-be friends. Catch ya later!
Fox
"That Fox," Theresa laughed. "Looks like he told you everything huh?"
"Yeah he did." Dylan replied, anxious for his next move.
"Hey Little Ethan, Fox is going to be here any minute. Why don't you go wash up?"
"Ok mom." Little Ethan ran to the bathroom.
"Oh hey what's this?" Dylan pretended not to know what the next email was. As he opened it, he tried to put on his best "concerned" face.
"Oh...never mind" He said, about to close it.
"What is that?" Theresa asked curious. "Oh it's nothing Theresa. Just another email."
"Let me see it." Theresa tried peering over Dylan's shoulder for a closer peek.
"Really Theresa I don't think you should read this." Dylan secretly smiled to himself.
"Why Dylan? Just let me see it!!" Theresa started to get annoyed.
"Alright," Dylan gave up and allowed Theresa to read the email.
Hey Dylan,
Man you wouldn't believe what I just found out. Remember that hot step-mom I was telling you about? Theresa? Well it turns out she's got a kid for my father. Which means this baby could end up being my half- brother. Like I really need that! At least I could've somehow managed to date Theresa without feeling too guilty that she was my stepmother (because knowing my mother that wouldn't last too long), but now that the woman has a child, I'm screwed. There's no way I can date my half-brother's mother! And just think, when the kid gets older I'm probably going to have to play with him. Me? Fox? Play with a kid? No thank You!! Maybe coming to Harmony wasn't such a good idea after all. Please take me away! Even though she's hot, there is no way that I'd want to get involved with this girl and her to-be bastard son! Give me some words of encouragement. Later
Fox
Dylan smiled as he saw Theresa's face turn pale.
"D-D-Dylan what was that?" Theresa could hardly talk.
"Um, it was one of the emails that Fox sent me a little while ago." Dylan responded innocently.
"H-H-He actually wrote that?!" Theresa was so angry she could barely breathe. "N-N-No way! That couldn't be Fox. Fox wouldn't say that!"
Theresa could feel hot tears stinging her eyes, as she struggled to adjust to what she just read.
"How could he say those things?" she whispered to herself, as the tears rolled down her face.
"Hey! Honey I'm home!" Fox announced walking into the house. But as he took one look at Theresa's face, he had a bad feeling that something was not right. "Theresa? Is everything ok?" He walked closer to her.
"No Fox! Everything is not ok!"
"Little Ethan, dinner's almost ready. So maybe about 10 more minutes of television alright sweetheart?"
Theresa carefully stirred the thick tomato sauce and turned down the heat on the pot boiling the noodles.
"Ok mom." Theresa smiled. Now all she needed to wait for was Fox. He promised he would come over to spend some time with Little Ethan, and since she was making his favourite, he really couldn't refuse.
Suddenly the doorbell rang.
That's weird. Theresa thought to herself. Fox usually doesn't ring the doorbell.
But when she went to answer the door. It wasn't Fox. It was Dylan.
"Dylan! Hey, what are you doing here?" Theresa closed the door behind him and walked back to the kitchen.
"Hey Theresa. Sorry for just showing up like this. Are you guys sitting down for dinner?" Dylan asked following Theresa to the kitchen.
"Oh no, Dylan don't worry about it. We're still waiting for Fox, so it's no big deal."
"Oh Fox is coming over?" Dylan smiled to himself. That's perfect. Now when I expose him, he can have a first seat. He thought. "Well that's nice. But I wanted to ask a favor of you."
"Sure what is it?"
"I wanted to use your computer. See a friend just called me and asked me to do something for him. But Fox's computer is broken back at the mansion, and I'm not even going to try to hack into Ethan's computer. That man has so many passwords, you'd think he was hiding something." Dylan held his breath waiting for Theresa's answer.
"Oh ya sure Dylan no problem, the computer's right over there." Theresa laughed pointing to the living room area.
Dylan breathed a sigh of relief. "Perfect! Thanks a lot Theresa." He smiled walking over to the computer.
Dylan first pulled up the pretend essay he was suppose to be writing, and then he opened the folder called "Emails"
"Hey Dylan, what's that?" Little Ethan asked curiously looking over Dylan's shoulder.
"Oh hey little man. These? Oh these are just some emails that I saved from when Fox used to write to me while he was in Harmony." Dylan opened up one of the emails. "See this is one of the first one's he wrote to me."
Hey Dylan,
You should really come out here! Harmony is great. Aside from my loving parents, everyone out here seems really nice. I can't wait to get comfortable and settled in. Anyways I'm going to go for a swim in the pool. Talk to you later
Fox
"Cool! Fox really wrote that!" Little Ethan smiled.
"Yup, and look here's one where he mentions your mother." He said loudly making sure that Theresa heard.
"Oh? Let me see?" Theresa quickly came over to the computer.
Hey Dylan,
Like I told you before Harmony is great! And I just met the hottest girl ever! Her name is Theresa, and guess what? I just found out that she's somehow married to my father. Talk about lucky. Not only is my real mother no longer Mrs. Julian Crane, but also now I have a hot step-mom to replace her! Don't you wish you were here now? Anyways gotta go mingle with my new to-be friends. Catch ya later!
Fox
"That Fox," Theresa laughed. "Looks like he told you everything huh?"
"Yeah he did." Dylan replied, anxious for his next move.
"Hey Little Ethan, Fox is going to be here any minute. Why don't you go wash up?"
"Ok mom." Little Ethan ran to the bathroom.
"Oh hey what's this?" Dylan pretended not to know what the next email was. As he opened it, he tried to put on his best "concerned" face.
"Oh...never mind" He said, about to close it.
"What is that?" Theresa asked curious. "Oh it's nothing Theresa. Just another email."
"Let me see it." Theresa tried peering over Dylan's shoulder for a closer peek.
"Really Theresa I don't think you should read this." Dylan secretly smiled to himself.
"Why Dylan? Just let me see it!!" Theresa started to get annoyed.
"Alright," Dylan gave up and allowed Theresa to read the email.
Hey Dylan,
Man you wouldn't believe what I just found out. Remember that hot step-mom I was telling you about? Theresa? Well it turns out she's got a kid for my father. Which means this baby could end up being my half- brother. Like I really need that! At least I could've somehow managed to date Theresa without feeling too guilty that she was my stepmother (because knowing my mother that wouldn't last too long), but now that the woman has a child, I'm screwed. There's no way I can date my half-brother's mother! And just think, when the kid gets older I'm probably going to have to play with him. Me? Fox? Play with a kid? No thank You!! Maybe coming to Harmony wasn't such a good idea after all. Please take me away! Even though she's hot, there is no way that I'd want to get involved with this girl and her to-be bastard son! Give me some words of encouragement. Later
Fox
Dylan smiled as he saw Theresa's face turn pale.
"D-D-Dylan what was that?" Theresa could hardly talk.
"Um, it was one of the emails that Fox sent me a little while ago." Dylan responded innocently.
"H-H-He actually wrote that?!" Theresa was so angry she could barely breathe. "N-N-No way! That couldn't be Fox. Fox wouldn't say that!"
Theresa could feel hot tears stinging her eyes, as she struggled to adjust to what she just read.
"How could he say those things?" she whispered to herself, as the tears rolled down her face.
"Hey! Honey I'm home!" Fox announced walking into the house. But as he took one look at Theresa's face, he had a bad feeling that something was not right. "Theresa? Is everything ok?" He walked closer to her.
"No Fox! Everything is not ok!"