It had been a week of hell since Ethan went to live with Luis. Theresa was now all alone with Fox which should've been a good thing but it wasn't. When Theresa returned from Whitney's house last week, he punched her in her face the moment she stepped inside the house. As the week went on, Fox became more abusive. She thought that this was all in the past, but apparently it wasn't.

"Theresa!" Fox shouted as he stormed upstairs.

Theresa jumped at the sound of his voice. She was afraid of what he would do to her now. Unlocking their bedroom door, Fox entered to see a terrified Theresa in tears.

"Why are you crying now?"

"Fox, I'm so soar," she cried a she tried to move, but the pain kept her from doing so.

"Oh I'm so sorry," he said approaching her.

Theresa wanted to run away but there was no where to go. She was a prisoner in her own home.

"Why? Why are you doing this to me?" She asked as he tightly grabbed her arms.

"Wait a minute! I thought I told you to never question anything I did."

Theresa just stared at him as though he had finally lost his mind.

"Fox..."

"Shut up!" He said letting his fist do the talking. "Now, I'm taking a little business trip. You are not to leave this room. Do you understand?"

She nodded her head.

"Good, good. Now I should be back tomorrow night. Do as I say and things will be fine," he said going in for a kiss, but Theresa moved her head. Fox grabbed her face and kissed her anyways. He left the room smiling, while Theresa was left in tears.

"Why God!? Why!?" She cried out.

[i]Dear Ethan,

I'm worried about my mom. Fox has...well he's been hurting her. He's hit her before when they were first married. I'm just afraid that he's doing it to her now. See that's why I left home to live with Uncle Luis and Aunt Beth. Fox hit me so I left. My wounds are healing, but they are visible. I told Uncle Luis that I had a fight at school, but I don't think he really believes that. Ethan, can you please check on my mom? I'm very worried about her. Please just check up on her. I would do it myself, but I'm afraid of Fox. He told me that he would kill me if I told anyone about what he did to me. I trust you, Ethan. Please help me. Help my mom get away from Fox.

Your Godson,

Ethan[/i]

Ethan was rather surprised by Ethan's letter. He really had no idea that any of this was going on. He decided that he would go and check up on Theresa. Ethan grabbed his coat and went to Theresa's. He rang the doorbell, but no one answered. Ethan thought that maybe she had gone out, but he remembered that Fox said she was sick and wouldn't be leaving for a few days.

[i]Clue number 1[/i]

Ethan walked around the house to Theresa and Fox's bedroom. He threw a few rocks at the window and then saw Theresa appear.

"Theresa!" He shouted.

Theresa turned away once she noticed Ethan. Ethan knew something was up so he went and broke a window on the side of the house so he could slip in.

"Theresa!" He shouted as he went upstairs.

"Ethan, go away!" She shouted.

Ethan tried to open the bedroom door, but it was locked.

"Open the door, Theresa."

"I can't!"

"Yes, you can!"

"No, I can't!"

"Why not?"

"Because Fox locked me in."

"Stand back," he said as he prepared to kick down the door.

Ethan kicked down the door and rushed inside to check on Theresa.

"What happened to you?" He asked as he wrapped his arms around her badly bruised body.

"He hit me," she cried.

"Ethan told me that he did."

"God, Ethan, I don't know what to do anymore. Should I stay or should I go?"

"Go," he simply said. "Go."

"That's easier said than done. I love him so much, but he hurts me and my son. I know that's wrong, but I can't give him up. I lost him once before, I don't think I could bare it if I left him."

"Theresa, don't be stupid!" He said in frustration. "He's hurting you and your son. That's not right. If you won't do something about it, I will."

"No, you can't!"

"Theresa, he's hurting you! Understand that! Who knows if he's hurt someone else. We have to put a stop to this."

[i]Who knows if he's hurt someone else.[/i]

Theresa then remembered back to that lady who was murdered in the Crane mansion the night Theresa chose Fox over Ethan. Her murder had never been solved.

[i]Could he have killed her?[/i]

"Ethan, maybe you're right. I think Fox has hurt someone else. More than one person actually."

"Who, Theresa?"

Remember that girl that was killed in the mansion?"

"Yeah."

"She came to warn me to stay away from Fox. Now I know what she meant."

"You really think he killed her?"

"If he can hit me, why not kill her?"

"You have a point. Who else do you think he killed?"

"Mama."

"Pilar? Why would he kill her?"

"Because she knew that he was abusing me. I don't think she fell down the stairs on her own, Ethan."

"I think it might be best if we had an autopsy done. Maybe we can find something that will help us put Fox behind bars."

"Wait, I can't do that to Fox. I love him, Ethan."

"But if he killed your mother he deserves to sit in prison."

"The Crane money will just get him out."

"Not if I can help it. I'm going to go and see what I can find."

"Ethan, thank you."

He nodded his head and smiled, "Be careful of Fox for now. I'll try to get you out of this house as soon as I can."

Fox came home the next night all drunk. He went upstairs and saw that the door had been knocked down.

"Did Ethan do this?"

Theresa shook her head, "Yes, he did."

"You stupid bitch!" He said punching her.

"Stop it, Fox!" She cried out in pain, but Fox just went on hitting and punching her. "Their on to you," she said when he stopped.

"So?"

"They are going to stop you."

"And you're going to leave me?" He said as he picked her up and pushed her hard up against a wall.

"Stop it! You're hurting me!"

"I don't care. Do you think I really care about you?"

"Of course not. I hate you you son of a bitch!" She said starting to kick and punch him.

She managed to get away, but as she tried running out of the room he grabbed her and threw her against the wall. Theresa was weak and couldn't fight him. He was no match for her. With a crazy look in his eye, Fox picked Theresa up and kissed her before tossing her body through a window. Theresa laid on the cold ground lifelessly. Fox smiled as he looked on, hoping that she was dead. He picked up the phone and called 911.

"Hello, my wife just fell out of a second story window," he told the dispatcher calmly.

Spoilers*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

This will be the last chapter.

Theresa fights back!

Ethan find out what he needs!

Theresa ends up in trouble! Will someone save her?

Much feedback is appreciated!!!

~Mandi~