[i]Dear Diary,
It's been 8 months since Fox left. I still have recieved no word from him. I'm so worried that something has happened to him, but I keep thinking that if he was gone from me, from us, that I would know it in my heart. And I just feel that he's out there somewhere. I pray everynight that our child will have the chance to know him, but I don't know if it's worth it anymore. Fox doesn't even know about our child. It seems so wrong. He should be here by my side, but instead he's off in another country fighting for our freedom. I'm not mad at him for leaving. I know he understood that he had a duty. I'm proud of him for fighting, but I won't be able to bare it if he never comes back. I do love him so much. I have to go now. Someone is at the door and no one esle is home to answer it.
Theresa[/i]
Theresa ran to the door and didn't recognize the fellow standing before her dressed up in an army suit with a envelope in his hand.
[i]Please, let this not be the man to inform me Fox is gone.[/i] She thought.
"May I help you?" She asked kindly.
"I'm looking for Mrs. Crane. Is she home?" The man asked as he removed his hat.
Theresa took a deep breath and said, "I am she. Is there a problem?"
"May I come in?" He asked.
"Where are my manners? Of course you may." She said as she showed him in. "Please make yourself comfortable."
"Thank you."
"Would you like something to drink?"
"A glass of water would be nice, Miss."
She smiled and went into the kitchen. There she took a deep breath and told herself, "Be brave. Fox isn't gone. He's alive still. Just hold on."
She returned with the man's glass of water. Theresa told a seat across from him and got a good look at him. He was a rather handsome fellow. Blue eyes, light brown hair, yes he was handsome. She wondered what he was doing here. Was he infact here to tell her the most devestating news of her life.
"When are you due?" He asked.
"Next month," she said proudly as she placed her hands over her stomach.
"Do you want a boy or girl?"
"It doesn't matter. I'll love him or her just the same. I know my husband will too." She smiled weakly. "Now what can i do for you?"
"I'm here on behalf of your husband, Fox."
Theresa tried to inhail deep breaths to clam down.
"He's......is he.......?" She couldn't say it.
"No, he's not." The man smiled.
Theresa sighed, "Oh thank God. I haven't heard from him in such a long time. I just thought you came here to break me the news." She looked at him and suddenly said, "You're not from here. Where do you come from?"
"Old good U.S. of A."
"How is that like?"
"It's great, I come from a place called Harmony."
"Sounds like a quiet little town."
The man laughed and responded, "It's anything, but quiet."
"What is that?" She asked as she pointed to the envelope.
"Why I am here."
"And why are you here Mr....?"
"Forgive me. Mr. Ethan Winthrope. Please call me Ethan though."
"And you may call me Theresa." She smiled.
"Well, Theresa, I'm here because Fox asked me to deliever you this."
Theresa's eyes light up like the fourth of July sky.
"You've spoken to him? How is he?"
"I haven't spoken to him in two months. But when I last saw him he was worrying about you. He never talked about anything, but you. I feel as though we are good friends." He chuckled.
"He's alive. He's stil alive." Theresa said to herself.
Ethan handed Theresa the letter and watched her as she ripped the envelope open.
[i]Dearest Theresa,
Why have you not sent me any letters? I'm going insane trying to write to you. My letters never seem to reach you. This is my last hope to contact you. I just hope Ethan will get through to you. I miss you so much my love. It's hell over here. Hell on earth. I never thought I'd say that, but I have. I've watched most of my childhood friends be killed. You have no idea how it affects you here. I pray to God that you and our children may never experience what I've had to experience. The war looks as though it won't end soon. How I wish I could just see your face again. It has been so long, 8 months now I believe. If you get this letter, you will have met one of my closest friends, Ethan. He's out right now for an injury, but will be back within a month or so. So make sure to give him many letters that I can read. How is everyone back home doing? How are you doing? The last time I saw you you looked rather tired and sick. I hope you are feeling well now. I'm enclosing a picture of myself that a photographer over here took for me. Also a poem I wrote especially for you. Well, I must be going. I love you.
Loving you forever,
Fox[/i]
Theresa turned to the next page where the poem was and a picture of Fox fell out. Theresa studied his picture.
[i]My how he's chnaged! He looks just as handsome as ever, maybe even better. In his eyes I can see how much he truely loves me.[/i] Theresa thought.
[i]Theresa, Because of You
Before you came along in my life,
I just knew that things weren't going to be right;
So I hoped....I prayed....
And wished for someone like you to come my way one day.
Then there you were like an angel from above.
All I did was dream of you
And there you were;
You helped me through the bad times,
And made the good times better, baby.
And Because of you I'm happy,
Because of you I don't cry myself to sleep anymore,
Because of you my life is now complete.
No longer do I live in fear,
Fear of growing old without someone by my side;
Like all of my fears,
You've made them disappear into thin air.
All I did was dream of you
And there you were;
You helped me through the bad times,
And made the good times better, baby.
And Because of you I'm happy,
Because of you I don't cry myself to sleep anymore,
Because of you my life is now complete.
Theresa, darling, this is all because of you.
And until the day I see you again,
Always know that this is not the end;
Tomorrow is a new day,
Another day for me to love you like no one has ever done.
So please remember I'll love you forever and for always.[/i]
Tears streamed down Theresa's face as she folded the letter back up and put it in a safe place. Ethan sat there just admiring Theresa's beauty. How it shined through even when she cried.
"Ethan? Ethan? Ethan, are you okay?" Theresa kept asking.
"What?"
"You must have disappeared in your mind because you weren't here when I was talking to you." She explained.
"Oh I'm sorry. I was just thinking."
"About a girl?" She asked.
"How did you know?" Suprised he asked.
"That look in your eyes and in your face. That's the same one Fox use to get whenever he looked at me. She must be very special."
"Why do you say so?"
"Because Fox use to tell me that only a very special girl could get him to look like that so I figure she must be really special too."
"Oh yeah. She really is." Ethan stared into her eyes.
"So when are you exactly going back?" She asked.
"In a month." He replied.
"Do you think I could give you some letters to give to Fox?"
"Of course."
"Great!" She said excitedly.
"Tell me, is there a good place I can stay for about a month?" He asked.
Theresa thought for a minute and said, "Here."
"Here?" He questioned.
"Yes. See my mother has gone along with my brothers and sisters to our Aunt's house and she won't be back for a month or so. Besides, this way I can get to know my husband's good friend and I can give you my husband's letters."
"I don't want to intrude."
"Please stay, Ethan." She persisted. "It would be a pleasure to get to know you."
"Well if you insist."
"Oh I do!" Theresa smiled excitedly.
"Well, then okay."
"Great! I'll go set up a room for you then I can show you around before supper."
"Thank you, Theresa."
Theresa smiled and dashed off to fix his room. Ethan went outside to get his things from the car. He stood before the house and said to himself, "Fox, your one lucky man."
Back in Harmony Hospital.
Fox is sleeping in the chair beside Theresa's bed holding on to her hand.
"Fox? Fox?" Gwen says and she tries to wake him up.
Fox opens his eyes to see Gwen sanding in front of him.
"What are you doing here, Gwen?" He gets offensive.
"I'm here to see how Theresa is. Why else would I be here?"
"I don't know. You tell me? Perhaps your here to finish the job."
"What job?" Gwen asks pretending to not know what he's talking about.
"Don't play dumb with me! I think all of that bleach is getting to your brain. Maybe you should try to keep your normal hair color. You know try not to fake everything."
Gwen gives Fox a dirty look.
"Oh what? Did I hit a nerve?"
"Fox, just leave me alone!"
"Gwen, I've hired the best of the best to investagate Theresa's 'accident' and if I find out that your behind all of this, so help me God, you'll get what you deserve. Remember I'm a Crane and I always, and I mean always, get what I want." Fox left the room, but he didn't trust Gwen so he stood outside of the room looking and listening in.
Gwen sat down in the same seat where Fox was sleeping in. She looked at Theresa and gave a little laugh.
"I can't believe your not dead yet." She whispered so no one could hear her.
Not even Fox could make out what she was saying.
"You should be dead already. What are you a cat that has 9 lives?" She said sarcastically. "Look at you. You look like shit. Ethan won't want you anymore. It's a shame that Fox is still holding on. You know if Fox wasn't on me already for your 'accident' I would kill you right here right now, but I can't. But you should be really careful who comes here in your room because you never know what they may have. Maybe a gun, maybe a knife, or maybe a needle filled up with something deadly." Gwen smiled and kissed Theresa's cheek before she walked out.
"What did you say to her?" Fox grabbed Gwen by the arm as she was leaving.
"Nothing."
He grabbed tighter and said, "Don't bullshit a bullshitter, Gwen. What did you say?"
"What's going on here?" Ethan asked as he approached them.
"Oh Ethan! Thank God you came when you did!" Gwen ran over to him and he held her once Fox let go of her.
"Fox, why were you holding Gwen like that?" Ethan asked as he looked at the bruise beginning to form on her arm.
"I wanted to know why she was here and what she said to Theresa. That's all." Fox said frankly.
"Gwen, why are you here and what did you say to Theresa?" Ethan turned to Gwen suspiciously.
"I just came here to see if there was any change in her condition. And I was just telling her how she needs to come back because there are two guys who are madly in love with her. That's all."
"Bullshit!" Fox shouted.
"Fox, please, watch your mouth." Ethan sounded like his father.
Fox just mocked him.
"She's lying, Ethan. I know you know she is."
"Gwen, are you lying to me again?"
"Ethan, I learned my lesson. Hell I lost you because of lying. I wouldn't lie to you again."
"Sorry, Fox, but I think she's telling the truth." Ethan told him.
"I can't beleieve this!" Fox threw his hands up in the air in disgust. "Fine you know what? I don't care! I don't care! Ethan, why don't you just marry Gwen again. I love Theresa and she loves me. She doesn't love you."
"Fox, you don't ever get over your true love. Theresa was and is my first love. She couldn't ever fall in love with a player like you."
Fox looked at Ethan and then suddenly jumped on him. Ethan rolled on top of Fox and began to punch him in the face. Fox lifted his knee and kicked Ethan in his manhood. Ethan fell on the floor beside Fox. Fox got up and punched Ethan in his face and then stuck him in his ribs. Gwen was screaming her head off for help. Finally security came and removed Fox from Ethan while Eve came and tried to help Ethan to a room so she could look over his wounds. Fox told the security he was calm now so they let go of him, but he ran and gave Ethan a few kicks before he was handcuffed. Ethan finally got checked over and nothing too serious was wrong with him. Just a few broken ribs and some bruises and cuts here and there. Fox on the otherhand was put into jail for the night. Ethan decided that he was going to press charges tomorrow morning.
Spoilers*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
What is Fox sentence to do?
Is there any change in Theresa?
Theresa and Ethan get closer!
Ethan tells Theresa all about Fox!
Much feedback is appreciated!!!
~Mandi~
It's been 8 months since Fox left. I still have recieved no word from him. I'm so worried that something has happened to him, but I keep thinking that if he was gone from me, from us, that I would know it in my heart. And I just feel that he's out there somewhere. I pray everynight that our child will have the chance to know him, but I don't know if it's worth it anymore. Fox doesn't even know about our child. It seems so wrong. He should be here by my side, but instead he's off in another country fighting for our freedom. I'm not mad at him for leaving. I know he understood that he had a duty. I'm proud of him for fighting, but I won't be able to bare it if he never comes back. I do love him so much. I have to go now. Someone is at the door and no one esle is home to answer it.
Theresa[/i]
Theresa ran to the door and didn't recognize the fellow standing before her dressed up in an army suit with a envelope in his hand.
[i]Please, let this not be the man to inform me Fox is gone.[/i] She thought.
"May I help you?" She asked kindly.
"I'm looking for Mrs. Crane. Is she home?" The man asked as he removed his hat.
Theresa took a deep breath and said, "I am she. Is there a problem?"
"May I come in?" He asked.
"Where are my manners? Of course you may." She said as she showed him in. "Please make yourself comfortable."
"Thank you."
"Would you like something to drink?"
"A glass of water would be nice, Miss."
She smiled and went into the kitchen. There she took a deep breath and told herself, "Be brave. Fox isn't gone. He's alive still. Just hold on."
She returned with the man's glass of water. Theresa told a seat across from him and got a good look at him. He was a rather handsome fellow. Blue eyes, light brown hair, yes he was handsome. She wondered what he was doing here. Was he infact here to tell her the most devestating news of her life.
"When are you due?" He asked.
"Next month," she said proudly as she placed her hands over her stomach.
"Do you want a boy or girl?"
"It doesn't matter. I'll love him or her just the same. I know my husband will too." She smiled weakly. "Now what can i do for you?"
"I'm here on behalf of your husband, Fox."
Theresa tried to inhail deep breaths to clam down.
"He's......is he.......?" She couldn't say it.
"No, he's not." The man smiled.
Theresa sighed, "Oh thank God. I haven't heard from him in such a long time. I just thought you came here to break me the news." She looked at him and suddenly said, "You're not from here. Where do you come from?"
"Old good U.S. of A."
"How is that like?"
"It's great, I come from a place called Harmony."
"Sounds like a quiet little town."
The man laughed and responded, "It's anything, but quiet."
"What is that?" She asked as she pointed to the envelope.
"Why I am here."
"And why are you here Mr....?"
"Forgive me. Mr. Ethan Winthrope. Please call me Ethan though."
"And you may call me Theresa." She smiled.
"Well, Theresa, I'm here because Fox asked me to deliever you this."
Theresa's eyes light up like the fourth of July sky.
"You've spoken to him? How is he?"
"I haven't spoken to him in two months. But when I last saw him he was worrying about you. He never talked about anything, but you. I feel as though we are good friends." He chuckled.
"He's alive. He's stil alive." Theresa said to herself.
Ethan handed Theresa the letter and watched her as she ripped the envelope open.
[i]Dearest Theresa,
Why have you not sent me any letters? I'm going insane trying to write to you. My letters never seem to reach you. This is my last hope to contact you. I just hope Ethan will get through to you. I miss you so much my love. It's hell over here. Hell on earth. I never thought I'd say that, but I have. I've watched most of my childhood friends be killed. You have no idea how it affects you here. I pray to God that you and our children may never experience what I've had to experience. The war looks as though it won't end soon. How I wish I could just see your face again. It has been so long, 8 months now I believe. If you get this letter, you will have met one of my closest friends, Ethan. He's out right now for an injury, but will be back within a month or so. So make sure to give him many letters that I can read. How is everyone back home doing? How are you doing? The last time I saw you you looked rather tired and sick. I hope you are feeling well now. I'm enclosing a picture of myself that a photographer over here took for me. Also a poem I wrote especially for you. Well, I must be going. I love you.
Loving you forever,
Fox[/i]
Theresa turned to the next page where the poem was and a picture of Fox fell out. Theresa studied his picture.
[i]My how he's chnaged! He looks just as handsome as ever, maybe even better. In his eyes I can see how much he truely loves me.[/i] Theresa thought.
[i]Theresa, Because of You
Before you came along in my life,
I just knew that things weren't going to be right;
So I hoped....I prayed....
And wished for someone like you to come my way one day.
Then there you were like an angel from above.
All I did was dream of you
And there you were;
You helped me through the bad times,
And made the good times better, baby.
And Because of you I'm happy,
Because of you I don't cry myself to sleep anymore,
Because of you my life is now complete.
No longer do I live in fear,
Fear of growing old without someone by my side;
Like all of my fears,
You've made them disappear into thin air.
All I did was dream of you
And there you were;
You helped me through the bad times,
And made the good times better, baby.
And Because of you I'm happy,
Because of you I don't cry myself to sleep anymore,
Because of you my life is now complete.
Theresa, darling, this is all because of you.
And until the day I see you again,
Always know that this is not the end;
Tomorrow is a new day,
Another day for me to love you like no one has ever done.
So please remember I'll love you forever and for always.[/i]
Tears streamed down Theresa's face as she folded the letter back up and put it in a safe place. Ethan sat there just admiring Theresa's beauty. How it shined through even when she cried.
"Ethan? Ethan? Ethan, are you okay?" Theresa kept asking.
"What?"
"You must have disappeared in your mind because you weren't here when I was talking to you." She explained.
"Oh I'm sorry. I was just thinking."
"About a girl?" She asked.
"How did you know?" Suprised he asked.
"That look in your eyes and in your face. That's the same one Fox use to get whenever he looked at me. She must be very special."
"Why do you say so?"
"Because Fox use to tell me that only a very special girl could get him to look like that so I figure she must be really special too."
"Oh yeah. She really is." Ethan stared into her eyes.
"So when are you exactly going back?" She asked.
"In a month." He replied.
"Do you think I could give you some letters to give to Fox?"
"Of course."
"Great!" She said excitedly.
"Tell me, is there a good place I can stay for about a month?" He asked.
Theresa thought for a minute and said, "Here."
"Here?" He questioned.
"Yes. See my mother has gone along with my brothers and sisters to our Aunt's house and she won't be back for a month or so. Besides, this way I can get to know my husband's good friend and I can give you my husband's letters."
"I don't want to intrude."
"Please stay, Ethan." She persisted. "It would be a pleasure to get to know you."
"Well if you insist."
"Oh I do!" Theresa smiled excitedly.
"Well, then okay."
"Great! I'll go set up a room for you then I can show you around before supper."
"Thank you, Theresa."
Theresa smiled and dashed off to fix his room. Ethan went outside to get his things from the car. He stood before the house and said to himself, "Fox, your one lucky man."
Back in Harmony Hospital.
Fox is sleeping in the chair beside Theresa's bed holding on to her hand.
"Fox? Fox?" Gwen says and she tries to wake him up.
Fox opens his eyes to see Gwen sanding in front of him.
"What are you doing here, Gwen?" He gets offensive.
"I'm here to see how Theresa is. Why else would I be here?"
"I don't know. You tell me? Perhaps your here to finish the job."
"What job?" Gwen asks pretending to not know what he's talking about.
"Don't play dumb with me! I think all of that bleach is getting to your brain. Maybe you should try to keep your normal hair color. You know try not to fake everything."
Gwen gives Fox a dirty look.
"Oh what? Did I hit a nerve?"
"Fox, just leave me alone!"
"Gwen, I've hired the best of the best to investagate Theresa's 'accident' and if I find out that your behind all of this, so help me God, you'll get what you deserve. Remember I'm a Crane and I always, and I mean always, get what I want." Fox left the room, but he didn't trust Gwen so he stood outside of the room looking and listening in.
Gwen sat down in the same seat where Fox was sleeping in. She looked at Theresa and gave a little laugh.
"I can't believe your not dead yet." She whispered so no one could hear her.
Not even Fox could make out what she was saying.
"You should be dead already. What are you a cat that has 9 lives?" She said sarcastically. "Look at you. You look like shit. Ethan won't want you anymore. It's a shame that Fox is still holding on. You know if Fox wasn't on me already for your 'accident' I would kill you right here right now, but I can't. But you should be really careful who comes here in your room because you never know what they may have. Maybe a gun, maybe a knife, or maybe a needle filled up with something deadly." Gwen smiled and kissed Theresa's cheek before she walked out.
"What did you say to her?" Fox grabbed Gwen by the arm as she was leaving.
"Nothing."
He grabbed tighter and said, "Don't bullshit a bullshitter, Gwen. What did you say?"
"What's going on here?" Ethan asked as he approached them.
"Oh Ethan! Thank God you came when you did!" Gwen ran over to him and he held her once Fox let go of her.
"Fox, why were you holding Gwen like that?" Ethan asked as he looked at the bruise beginning to form on her arm.
"I wanted to know why she was here and what she said to Theresa. That's all." Fox said frankly.
"Gwen, why are you here and what did you say to Theresa?" Ethan turned to Gwen suspiciously.
"I just came here to see if there was any change in her condition. And I was just telling her how she needs to come back because there are two guys who are madly in love with her. That's all."
"Bullshit!" Fox shouted.
"Fox, please, watch your mouth." Ethan sounded like his father.
Fox just mocked him.
"She's lying, Ethan. I know you know she is."
"Gwen, are you lying to me again?"
"Ethan, I learned my lesson. Hell I lost you because of lying. I wouldn't lie to you again."
"Sorry, Fox, but I think she's telling the truth." Ethan told him.
"I can't beleieve this!" Fox threw his hands up in the air in disgust. "Fine you know what? I don't care! I don't care! Ethan, why don't you just marry Gwen again. I love Theresa and she loves me. She doesn't love you."
"Fox, you don't ever get over your true love. Theresa was and is my first love. She couldn't ever fall in love with a player like you."
Fox looked at Ethan and then suddenly jumped on him. Ethan rolled on top of Fox and began to punch him in the face. Fox lifted his knee and kicked Ethan in his manhood. Ethan fell on the floor beside Fox. Fox got up and punched Ethan in his face and then stuck him in his ribs. Gwen was screaming her head off for help. Finally security came and removed Fox from Ethan while Eve came and tried to help Ethan to a room so she could look over his wounds. Fox told the security he was calm now so they let go of him, but he ran and gave Ethan a few kicks before he was handcuffed. Ethan finally got checked over and nothing too serious was wrong with him. Just a few broken ribs and some bruises and cuts here and there. Fox on the otherhand was put into jail for the night. Ethan decided that he was going to press charges tomorrow morning.
Spoilers*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
What is Fox sentence to do?
Is there any change in Theresa?
Theresa and Ethan get closer!
Ethan tells Theresa all about Fox!
Much feedback is appreciated!!!
~Mandi~
