Rated STRONG PG-13 due to sexual references and some actions.

Chapter 12: Back to Normal
Fox and Teresa were both working together again at Crane Industries and were again the best of friends. They ate breakfast, lunch, and dinner together and Fox slept at Teresa's place each night and yes, he slept in her bed, but it was just a friend thing . . . right?

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Teresa and Fox were lying in bed with her head on his chest and he was playing with her hair. Fox asked Teresa, "What do you think about having kids?" Teresa sat straight up and looked him in his face, "Kids? With who? Where did this come from?" He looked at her and said, "Whoa, whoa. Slow down Teresa. No, I was just asking because usually girls are raised with baby dolls to take care of and as a result, usually want kids. I was just asking you your point of view."
Teresa started to breath again and laid her head back on Fox's chest and replied, "Oh. I see. Well, yeah. Of course I want kids." Fox started to play with her hair again and said, "When do you think you'll be ready, like now or 10 years from now?"
"Well, I wouldn't go so far as ten years but maybe some time closer down the road."
"Oh. Well how many do you want?"
"Fox, where are these questions coming from?"
"I don't know. I'm just asking, I guess."
"Okay . . . well, maybe somewhere around two to four kids . . . but no more!"
They laughed and Fox said, "Four kids? Teresa, that's crazy!"
"Why is it crazy?"
"I don't know I just don't want my kids to have a young, looney tune mother."
She couldn't believe what he just said and he didn't realize what he had just said. She looked at him and said, "A Looney tune mother?"
"Yeah."
"Fox, are you saying you want me to have your kids?"

Fox had just realized what he had actually said. He had let his feelings get in the way of the friendship he was trying to rebuild. He thought to himself, ' How am I going to get out of this one?'

"Fox! Fox! Answer me."
"Huh? Oh, um. I just got caught up in the moment I guess."
"Liar. You do want me to have your kids. Don't you?"
"What makes you think that?"
"I see it in your eyes."

Fox sat up and locked eyes with Teresa, "Teresa, I would love to have kids with you and I would love to build a life with you, but I already set you free."
"Fox, don't set me free! Hold on to me."
"No, I couldn't see you being with me and thinking of Ethan."
"Fox, I don't think of Ethan that way anymore."
"You and him are close these days."
"That's because we work together now. It's different."
"Whatever."
"No it's not whatever Fox. And don't try to get away from the subject. Do you see me to having your kids?"
"Do you see me as a father to your children?"
"I asked you first."
"So?"
"Just answer me."
"What was the question?"
"UGH! I asked you if you see me having your kids."
"Yes. Do you see me as the father to your children?"
"Maybe."
"Teresa, it's a yes or no answer not maybe."
"I'll maybe you if I want to."
"Oh really?"

He grabbed her and laid her down on her back on the bed. He placed his body directly on top of hers and asked, "Why don't we get started on the kids thing then?"
"I don't think so."
"Why not?"
"Um, we're not married. Duh."
Fox scratched his chin, "Yes, that does present a problem, but that hasn't stopped you from fooling around before."
She pushed him off of her and laid her body on his, "Not funny and besides, I only make out with my boyfriends not guy friends."
"Once again, that presents a problem."
"Well, Mr. Crane, can we solve that problem?"
"I don't know Ms. Lopez-Fitzgerald, can we?"

Teresa giggled as Fox rolled them back over. He started to kiss her softly and lightly on her lips. She ran her hands against his chest and she held his face as he kissed her. He stopped kissing her and laid his left arm down beside her head on her pillow and said, "I love you, Looney tune."
"Or so you think . . . Fox."
"What's that mean?"
"It just means that you think you love me."

Fox rolled over to his back and said, "Here we go again."
She sat up and got on top of him again. He folded his arms and placed them behind his head. She rubbed her hands up and down against his chest and said, "No, it's not 'here we go again' it's just that, I don't feel like get my heart broken again and ruining our friendship again."
Fox took his arms from behind his head and place his hands on her hips, "Teresa, you just have to trust me. Take the jump and I'll be there to catch you."
"Since when did you become so poetic?"
"Since I felt this way for you."
"Fox, you're going crazy. One minute you tell me to pursue Ethan and then the other minute you tell me you want kids with me."
"Well, I'm sorry, it just slipped."
"Don't get mad now. You started this."
"I started this?"
"That's what I said."

He lifted Teresa by her hips and placed her on her side of the bed. She laid there wondering what Fox was going to do next. Fox turned onto the side of his body so he could face Teresa and he took his right arm and held his head up and he let his left arm run from her thigh to her panty line and he started to play with the lace on her panty. He said, "Teresa, why does this have to be so hard for us?"
Ignoring the sexual feelings Fox was giving her while playing with her panty she said, "Because we are best friends who tried something different and it blew up in our faces."
Fox traced his fingers from the top of her panty to the lower part where her "feminine parts" were (I didn't know what else to call them). "I mean come on Teresa, just feel that we should try the dating thing again." He used his fingers to move the lace panty from being in his way from touching her and started to "feel her." Teresa didn't know whether to stop him or let him continue but her intuition allowed her to let him go on. He put his fingers inside of her and she moaned. He started to move his fingers inside of her and she asked, "How are we going to get," she moaned again, "any talking done with you doing that?"
"I don't know. Do you want me to stop?"
"Um . . . no."
"Didn't think so."

Fox moved his hands a little faster and Teresa didn't want him to stop. She wanted to be with him, she really did, but things weren't back to normal just yet.

:::::::::::::::: Author's Note :::::::::::::::::::

Like I said in the last paragraph, things aren't back to normal yet. Fox may have played with her in this chapter but it doesn't mean that they are really dating again.