** I've decided to break up THEROX for now, but don't worry; it will be the
best part of the story.
Chapter 11: The Break-Off
Two months had passed by and Fox and Teresa had decided to take a break. The whole best friends dating thing wasn't really working for them. Fox had moved to Maryland for business and Teresa stayed in Harmony due to her new position. Fox needed to get away from Teresa because he had cheated on her with Emily, his sister's assistant. Teresa was buried in work at Crane Industries and hardly realized that she had lost Fox, possibly forever. She thought it was time that she patched things up . . . with Ethan.
*~*~*~*~*
Ethan and Teresa were celebrating winning the latest case for Crane Industries when Trish, Teresa's assistant buzzed her office and told her that Miguel was on line one. Ethan let her answer the call while he poured some more champagne.
"Is everything okay?" Ethan asked after Teresa put the phone down.
"Not really. Mama's in the hospital for stress they think. Ethan I have to go."
"I'll come too."
"Okay."
They rushed to the hospital together:
"Hi, can you tell me where Pilar Lopez-Fitzgerald is?"
"And you are?"
"Her daughter, Teresa."
"Yes, ma'am, Mr. Miguel is expecting you. Walk straight through those double doors and walk into the first hall on the right. He's waiting for you there."
"Thank you."
*~*~*~*~*
"Damn it Teresa! Answer your phone. Where could you be?"
Fox had been trying to reach Teresa for an hour now and she wasn't answering. Fox felt that he had to talk with Teresa to at least smooth out the edges in their relationship. He wanted to at least still be best friends. Teresa finally answered the phone:
"Hello."
"Hey, Teresa."
"Fox?"
"Yeah, what's up. Something wrong?"
"What makes you think that?"
"Teresa, I know you better than you know yourself. Tell me, what's wrong."
"It's mama."
"What about her?"
"She's in the hospital."
"Why?"
"Stress I think. They won't tell us much, yet."
"Wow, I'm so sorry. I'll be there as soon as possible."
"No, there's no need."
"Don't tell me that. I know when you need your best friend and this is one of those times."
"Thanks so much."
"Don't worry about it, I'll be there, bye."
"Bye."
*~*~*~*~*~*
Fox started to talk to himself:
"The moment I get to speak with her something is wrong. Gee Fox, you have that instinct that she needs you and you call. You're so good."
*~*~*~*~*~*
Teresa started to talk to herself:
"I knew I could always rely on Fox. He's such a great friend."
*~*~*~*~*~*
Fox was sitting in the waiting room with Teresa asleep on his shoulder. She was worn out and Fox was glad that he was there for her. Pilar was stable now, but Teresa wanted to stay at the hospital and Fox wanted to be there for both of them.
"Fox?"
"Yeah."
"You're still here?"
"I never left."
"Thanks."
"Anything for my best friend."
"Let's go home."
"Home?"
"Yeah, you know, OUR room. We need to talk, desperately."
"I agree."
*~*~*~*~*~*
"I never realized how bad it was."
"Teresa, honestly, it wasn't that bad."
"But it was all my fault that we broke up."
"No, it wasn't. I had been unfaithful because I was vulernable without you."
"Unfaithful?"
"Yeah."
"I don't need details."
"Good."
There was silence for a couple of seconds and Fox spoke up again.
"Teresa, I will always be here for you and your family. I didn't want our romantic relationship to interfere with our friendship."
"I understand that Fox and for that, I thank you, but Fox, what am I going to do without you?"
"Honestly?"
"Yes, honestly."
"Go back to Ethan."
"What?"
"You heard me."
"I can't believe I'm hearing this."
"Well, you are. Teresa, face it. You love Ethan. I was just the best friend who happened to be the brother. You always loved Ethan and you may or may not belong with him, but take that chance, for our sake."
"Are you serious."
"You know it."
"Wow."
"And I'll be at your side every step of the way."
Teresa started to cry and Fox pulled her close to hug her. He couldn't believe he had just given her away and let her go free when deep inside he really loved her or so he thought. He knew he was doing what was right and after all, they say if you let them go and they come back then it was meant to be. If they don't come back then it wasn't meant to be.
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Author's Note ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
Did you guys like the chapter? I know I will get some mad readers about the break up but it was for the best, but don't forget that this is a THEROX story.
** I'm thinking of a sequel to "From Beginning to End" and I usually put recommendations on the first page of new stories. If you would like to be recommended through one of my stories, please say so through a review of this story.
** Any ideas for "Secret Passions"? I have some but I want to know what you guys think.
Chapter 11: The Break-Off
Two months had passed by and Fox and Teresa had decided to take a break. The whole best friends dating thing wasn't really working for them. Fox had moved to Maryland for business and Teresa stayed in Harmony due to her new position. Fox needed to get away from Teresa because he had cheated on her with Emily, his sister's assistant. Teresa was buried in work at Crane Industries and hardly realized that she had lost Fox, possibly forever. She thought it was time that she patched things up . . . with Ethan.
*~*~*~*~*
Ethan and Teresa were celebrating winning the latest case for Crane Industries when Trish, Teresa's assistant buzzed her office and told her that Miguel was on line one. Ethan let her answer the call while he poured some more champagne.
"Is everything okay?" Ethan asked after Teresa put the phone down.
"Not really. Mama's in the hospital for stress they think. Ethan I have to go."
"I'll come too."
"Okay."
They rushed to the hospital together:
"Hi, can you tell me where Pilar Lopez-Fitzgerald is?"
"And you are?"
"Her daughter, Teresa."
"Yes, ma'am, Mr. Miguel is expecting you. Walk straight through those double doors and walk into the first hall on the right. He's waiting for you there."
"Thank you."
*~*~*~*~*
"Damn it Teresa! Answer your phone. Where could you be?"
Fox had been trying to reach Teresa for an hour now and she wasn't answering. Fox felt that he had to talk with Teresa to at least smooth out the edges in their relationship. He wanted to at least still be best friends. Teresa finally answered the phone:
"Hello."
"Hey, Teresa."
"Fox?"
"Yeah, what's up. Something wrong?"
"What makes you think that?"
"Teresa, I know you better than you know yourself. Tell me, what's wrong."
"It's mama."
"What about her?"
"She's in the hospital."
"Why?"
"Stress I think. They won't tell us much, yet."
"Wow, I'm so sorry. I'll be there as soon as possible."
"No, there's no need."
"Don't tell me that. I know when you need your best friend and this is one of those times."
"Thanks so much."
"Don't worry about it, I'll be there, bye."
"Bye."
*~*~*~*~*~*
Fox started to talk to himself:
"The moment I get to speak with her something is wrong. Gee Fox, you have that instinct that she needs you and you call. You're so good."
*~*~*~*~*~*
Teresa started to talk to herself:
"I knew I could always rely on Fox. He's such a great friend."
*~*~*~*~*~*
Fox was sitting in the waiting room with Teresa asleep on his shoulder. She was worn out and Fox was glad that he was there for her. Pilar was stable now, but Teresa wanted to stay at the hospital and Fox wanted to be there for both of them.
"Fox?"
"Yeah."
"You're still here?"
"I never left."
"Thanks."
"Anything for my best friend."
"Let's go home."
"Home?"
"Yeah, you know, OUR room. We need to talk, desperately."
"I agree."
*~*~*~*~*~*
"I never realized how bad it was."
"Teresa, honestly, it wasn't that bad."
"But it was all my fault that we broke up."
"No, it wasn't. I had been unfaithful because I was vulernable without you."
"Unfaithful?"
"Yeah."
"I don't need details."
"Good."
There was silence for a couple of seconds and Fox spoke up again.
"Teresa, I will always be here for you and your family. I didn't want our romantic relationship to interfere with our friendship."
"I understand that Fox and for that, I thank you, but Fox, what am I going to do without you?"
"Honestly?"
"Yes, honestly."
"Go back to Ethan."
"What?"
"You heard me."
"I can't believe I'm hearing this."
"Well, you are. Teresa, face it. You love Ethan. I was just the best friend who happened to be the brother. You always loved Ethan and you may or may not belong with him, but take that chance, for our sake."
"Are you serious."
"You know it."
"Wow."
"And I'll be at your side every step of the way."
Teresa started to cry and Fox pulled her close to hug her. He couldn't believe he had just given her away and let her go free when deep inside he really loved her or so he thought. He knew he was doing what was right and after all, they say if you let them go and they come back then it was meant to be. If they don't come back then it wasn't meant to be.
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Author's Note ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
Did you guys like the chapter? I know I will get some mad readers about the break up but it was for the best, but don't forget that this is a THEROX story.
** I'm thinking of a sequel to "From Beginning to End" and I usually put recommendations on the first page of new stories. If you would like to be recommended through one of my stories, please say so through a review of this story.
** Any ideas for "Secret Passions"? I have some but I want to know what you guys think.
