~ Secret Passions: A Sequel to "From Beginning to End" ~

** Rated: PG-13 for regular scenes and if needed, chapters will be rated accordingly.

** Story Summary: Another THEROX story from Viki. Teresa is dating Ethan and is best friends with his brother Fox. Will Teresa and Fox win out in the end and how will they with Ethan in the way?

** Recommendations: "From Beginning to End" by Viki, "Speechless" by: Tanya and other stories by Tanya.

** Disclaimer: I own nothing that rightfully belongs to Passions or NBC. I rightfully own all original names and characters and storylines I write. I expect the same courtesy that I give to other writers: do not take my work as your own.

Chapter 1: Plans

She laid in her bed staring at the moonlight, glaring in her window. She was a dreamer and she knew it. She said to herself, "Don't worry your self. You'll find the right man, very, very soon." She closed her eyes and turned her head away from the window and fell asleep.
He sat in the library, reading a book. He wasn't doing much reading though. He was realist, though, so he wasn't really dreaming. He had this picture perfect sense of a woman that he wanted. He wanted a dreamer with long black hair and luscious lips and he wanted her to need him. Not for his name or his inheritance. He wanted her to really want him for him. "You'll find her Fox, trust me, you will find her one day."

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"FOX!"
"WHAT TERESA!"
"Why did you leave your clothes all over the steps?"
"I'm sorry, you don't live here! Why do you care?"
"Because I was walking up the stairs and for your information, I will live here! VERY SOON!"
"THAT WILL BE THE DAY!" He threw some tee shirts off the balcony and they landed right on her face.
"UGH! FOX!" She ran up the stairs and chased him around the house. They ran into Fox's bedroom and he jumped onto the bed and she followed. She hit with the pillows and he ran back out the room and ran down the stairs, straight into Ethan.
"What the hell is going on here?" he said.
Moments later Teresa came running down the stairs screaming that she was going to kill Fox and she too, bumped into Ethan, almost knocking him over.
"Oh! Hey Ethan!"
"Teresa! Fox! You guys aren't kids anymore! You can't run around like fools!"
"Yes we can," Teresa replied, "Wanna join us?" She hit him with the pillow and Fox burst out laughing. He took the pillow from her and threw it to the floor, "No. I don't want to join you."
She picked up the pillow and said, "Your loss." She hit Fox with the pillow again and chased him around the house. They ended up on the Crane grounds, soaking wet because Fox had pulled her into the pool when she pushed him. They were drying off in the pool house when Fox said, "Did Ethan really say that we weren't kids anymore?" She laughed, "Yeah. I mean he may be two years older than us, but goodness! Lighten up."
"Three years older than you, Ms. Teresa."
"Whatever." She glared at him and said, "You don't think he's jealous do you?"
"Of what?" said Fox as he dried his hair."
"Us."
"Us?"
"Yeah. I mean, come on! We're really good friends and well, you are his brother."
"I-I never really thought about it." He sat down and signaled her to sit in the lawn chair besides him.
"Yeah, I know. I mean he never talked about us being friends until recently on our last date."
"Huh. Well you'd think that he'd want his brother to be friends with his future sister-in-law don't you?"
"Future sister-in-law?"
"Yeah. I mean, face it Teresa, you are so "smitten" with him that you can't keep your head on straight."
"That's not true."
He looked at her with a "yeah-right" look at she started to giggle.
"Okay, okay. I admit it! I'm in love with Ethan Crane!" She stood up and put her arms out and turned in circles screaming, "I'm in love with Ethan Crane!" Fox just looked at her and laughed. "You're crazy!" She fell into his lap close to his face and said, "Crazy in love with Ethan!" She jumped up again and started her circles and screams, "I love Ethan Crane!"
Again she fell and this time Fox caught her. "Come on. Let's go inside before you get nauseated and I end up holding your hair back while you vomit."
"Well, if we go inside who's going to do it?" she said as Fox carried her dizzy body inside.
"You're Prince Ethan of course."
"Fascinating!" she giggled. He carried into the house and almost tripped on the clothes he had thrown down earlier. Ethan was sitting in the parlor when he saw Fox carrying his girl friend, in his arms. "What are you doing Fox?"
"Bringing this Looney tune back to you of course." He stood her up on her feet and laughed as she fell onto Ethan while trying to catch her balance. She dusted herself off and said, "So, Ethan. What are we doing today?"
"Depends. What do you want to do, beautiful?" He glared at Fox. Fox put his hands up to block Ethan's looks and slowly walked backwards out of the room.
"Let's go the park! We could have a picnic later and we could invite Fox to come!" She turned around to find Fox, but he had left. So she shrugged her shoulders and turned back to Ethan.
"Fox?"
"Yeah, Fox and his girl, oh, what's her name," she said while thinking of Fox's latest girlfriend that met the family, "um, Jane! No, that was last week, um." She looked at Ethan for some help. He sighed and replied, "I think this week it's Amanda." "Amanda? I thought she was his summer fling." "Yeah, but she moved to Harmony now and so, she's at it again with Fox."
"I see."
"Why don't we just go alone?"
"Okay! I'll go home and change."
"And I'll have someone pack a picnic and I will pick you up in an hour."
"Okay!" She turned on her heels and started to walk out the room and when Ethan said, "Aren't you forgetting something?" She turned back and looked at him as he pointed to his cheek. "Oh yea!" She ran over and kissed his cheek and she left the room and went to the kitchen to see her mother.
"Mama!"
"Yes, Teresa."
"Ethan and I are going out tonight, for a picnic so I won't be home for dinner okay?"
"Okay." She kissed her mother's cheek and walked out the back door and heard someone whisper her name, "Teresa, psss!" She slowly turned around and saw Fox beside the house. "What are you doing back there?" She ran over to him and he said, "Just wanted to know if you wanted to go out with me tonight." She stared at him, "Out with you?" He said, "Not just me. A couple friends from school are in town and I wanted to know if you wanted to go to a club with us or something." "A CLUB! I'd love to!" She thought about it for a second and said, "Wait. I can't."
"Why not?"
"I made plans with Ethan."
"Break them."
"What? Why?"
"Teresa, you know that I'd be more fun than Ethan and plus, I'd take good care of you for Prince Ethan. Don't worry about it."
"But, we're going on a picnic!"
"Teresa," he sighed and looked her in her eyes, "don't you go on a picnic once every week?"
She smiled, "Yeah, but that's besides the point."
"Oh really? And what is the point?"
"I-I don't really know." They laughed.
"Come on Teresa! One night without Ethan won't kill you!"
"Um. Okay. I'll run back in and tell him Whitney and I had made plans and I had forgotten and I'll tell Whitney to lie for me, I guess."
"Perfect. I'll pick you up in two hours and Teresa, we're going to a club, not school. So, dress different." He said while waving his hand in front of her clothes.
She put her hands on her hips, "What's that supposed to mean?"
"Nothing, just don't dress in a long skirt with a fully buttoned blouse."
"Whatever. Can Whitney come too?"
"Whatever makes you happy."
"Okay. Two hours." She ran off to tell Ethan the change of plans and call Whitney to make plans. This was going to being fun!

** R&R please. This is my second story and I need a good start, any ideas?