Chapter 13: What's Going On
Things were changing between Fox and Teresa. Everything seemed more awkward because they didn't know whether to be a couple or not but they couldn't ignore the sexual feelings towards each other. It wasn't like they were dating again and they both understood that. Every spare moment the other had was spent with the under and it didn't matter what the other was doing. Fox was still staying at the Lopez-Fitzgerald house and sleeping in Teresa's room and her bed.
*~*~*~*~*
"Are you coming home for dinner?" Fox asked Teresa from her office door.
"I don't think so, but leave some on the table for me, okay?"
"Whatever you say."
Fox closed the door as he left Teresa's office and walked down the hall to his office. He picked up his briefcase, grabbed his jacket and keys, and left the office. Fox pressed the button to call the elevator and when it came he stepped in and saw Sheridan.
"Hey Aunty Sheridan."
"Hey Fox."
"Where you heading?"
"Back to the house. You?"
"Same."
"Where's Teresa?"
"Her office."
"Yeah, I know that Vice President thing can really be overwhelming."
"Yup."
*~*~*~*~*
Teresa opened the door to the bedroom that she and Fox shared and saw him fast asleep on his side of the bed. She got dressed for bed and climbed into the bed next to Fox. He was lying on his back so she easily could lay her head on his chest. When she laid down he immediately sensed her and started to run his fingers through her hair.
"What time is it babe?"
"One in the morning."
"Ouch. That late?"
"Yeah." She started to play with the hair on his chest.
"Why were you at work so late tonight?"
"Ethan is out of town and I was left with the "after affects" of it."
"I see." He kissed her head and laid back down to sleep.
"Fox?"
"Huh?"
"Can we talk?"
"In the morning please."
"It's important."
"I'm listening."
"What's going on between us?"
"Huh?"
"WAKE UP!"
"I'm UP!!" He sat straight up and Teresa turned the lamp on.
"Fox, honestly. What's going on between us?"
"What do you mean?"
"I mean one night we make out and the next day we aren't dating."
"Huh?"
"UGH! You are such a guy!"
"Sorry. It's late and I need to sleep. What were you saying?"
"I was saying that we seem to be a couple when we are together but when asked by people, we aren't a couple."
"Teresa. Where are you going with this?"
"I want something more than a friend with benefits. I want a boyfriend. I want you."
"Do you really want to try and handle that again?"
"Yes."
He kissed her forehead and said, "I agree, but can we at least talk on the way to work or something, not now. I want to put all attention on you when we talk about something like this."
"Okay."
He kissed her forehead again and laid down. She laid her head down on his chest and fell asleep.
*~*~*~*~*
"So what are you saying then?"
"Teresa, I'm saying that with you in your new position at Crane, you'll never have time for me if we start to date again."
Teresa stared out the window. She started to tear up and she didn't want Fox to see her crying.
"Fox, I want to be with you."
"I want to be with you also, looney tune, but I don't know if we could handle it."
She turned away from the window and faced him, "Let's go on a vacation together."
"What?"
"You heard me."
"To where?"
"I don't know. Bahamas, Spain, Japan, Italy, wherever."
"I don't know, Teresa."
"Why not?"
"Can you afford to take the time off?"
"Yes."
"Well, I guess its settled then."
"Good. I'm glad to get away for a while."
"I'll be with you the entire time you know."
"Trust me. I know."
They continued on the drive to work and fooled around in the elevator a little. Fox carried Teresa into her office and laid her on the desk. He laid his body on hers and thoroughly kissed her lips. The phone rang, "Fox, don't answer it."
"It's not my phone to answer."
She giggled as she loosened his tie.
The phone rang again and Teresa saw it was Alistair from the caller ID.
"Fox, it's your grandfather."
"UGH! He always calls at the best time."
Teresa picked up the phone and Alistair said to put him on speakerphone.
"Teresa, Foxworth, listen up."
"We're listening." They both responded.
"I sending you two on a business trip and I stress the word BUSINESS. I don't want you two fooling around so much that I lose this case. I need you two to leave tonight for Italy. I need you to work on the Flinch case there."
"Tonight?"
"Yes, Foxworth, tonight."
"Fine."
"The Crane jet will leave at 7:30 pm and you can stay at the Crane complex in Milan."
Alistair hung the phone up and Teresa looked at Fox, "Looks like we are taking our little trip quite early huh?"
"Yeah, but how much couple stuff can we get done while we're there?"
"Well, we do have the nine hour flight."
"Nine hours?"
"Yea, Fox, it's about time you give me more than an hour."
"More than an hour?"
"Yeah."
"Oh I see how it is." She giggled as he tried to pull away from her.
"You know I'm only kidding."
"Yeah, yeah. I know." He kissed her again and said, "Okay, I'm heading to my office and I will see you during the board meeting at 3 okay?"
"Wait, I changed the meeting to 4."
"Okay, four then."
She kissed him and he kissed back and said, "Bye looney tune."
"Bye."
*~*~*~*~*~*~*
::::: Author's Note :::::
I don't think that I want THEROX to settle things so fast so I may add some twists and turns in just like before with "From Beginning to End".
Any ideas?
Thanks for all the amazing reviews you guys!
NEXT CHAPTER: THEROX in Milan, Italy.
Things were changing between Fox and Teresa. Everything seemed more awkward because they didn't know whether to be a couple or not but they couldn't ignore the sexual feelings towards each other. It wasn't like they were dating again and they both understood that. Every spare moment the other had was spent with the under and it didn't matter what the other was doing. Fox was still staying at the Lopez-Fitzgerald house and sleeping in Teresa's room and her bed.
*~*~*~*~*
"Are you coming home for dinner?" Fox asked Teresa from her office door.
"I don't think so, but leave some on the table for me, okay?"
"Whatever you say."
Fox closed the door as he left Teresa's office and walked down the hall to his office. He picked up his briefcase, grabbed his jacket and keys, and left the office. Fox pressed the button to call the elevator and when it came he stepped in and saw Sheridan.
"Hey Aunty Sheridan."
"Hey Fox."
"Where you heading?"
"Back to the house. You?"
"Same."
"Where's Teresa?"
"Her office."
"Yeah, I know that Vice President thing can really be overwhelming."
"Yup."
*~*~*~*~*
Teresa opened the door to the bedroom that she and Fox shared and saw him fast asleep on his side of the bed. She got dressed for bed and climbed into the bed next to Fox. He was lying on his back so she easily could lay her head on his chest. When she laid down he immediately sensed her and started to run his fingers through her hair.
"What time is it babe?"
"One in the morning."
"Ouch. That late?"
"Yeah." She started to play with the hair on his chest.
"Why were you at work so late tonight?"
"Ethan is out of town and I was left with the "after affects" of it."
"I see." He kissed her head and laid back down to sleep.
"Fox?"
"Huh?"
"Can we talk?"
"In the morning please."
"It's important."
"I'm listening."
"What's going on between us?"
"Huh?"
"WAKE UP!"
"I'm UP!!" He sat straight up and Teresa turned the lamp on.
"Fox, honestly. What's going on between us?"
"What do you mean?"
"I mean one night we make out and the next day we aren't dating."
"Huh?"
"UGH! You are such a guy!"
"Sorry. It's late and I need to sleep. What were you saying?"
"I was saying that we seem to be a couple when we are together but when asked by people, we aren't a couple."
"Teresa. Where are you going with this?"
"I want something more than a friend with benefits. I want a boyfriend. I want you."
"Do you really want to try and handle that again?"
"Yes."
He kissed her forehead and said, "I agree, but can we at least talk on the way to work or something, not now. I want to put all attention on you when we talk about something like this."
"Okay."
He kissed her forehead again and laid down. She laid her head down on his chest and fell asleep.
*~*~*~*~*
"So what are you saying then?"
"Teresa, I'm saying that with you in your new position at Crane, you'll never have time for me if we start to date again."
Teresa stared out the window. She started to tear up and she didn't want Fox to see her crying.
"Fox, I want to be with you."
"I want to be with you also, looney tune, but I don't know if we could handle it."
She turned away from the window and faced him, "Let's go on a vacation together."
"What?"
"You heard me."
"To where?"
"I don't know. Bahamas, Spain, Japan, Italy, wherever."
"I don't know, Teresa."
"Why not?"
"Can you afford to take the time off?"
"Yes."
"Well, I guess its settled then."
"Good. I'm glad to get away for a while."
"I'll be with you the entire time you know."
"Trust me. I know."
They continued on the drive to work and fooled around in the elevator a little. Fox carried Teresa into her office and laid her on the desk. He laid his body on hers and thoroughly kissed her lips. The phone rang, "Fox, don't answer it."
"It's not my phone to answer."
She giggled as she loosened his tie.
The phone rang again and Teresa saw it was Alistair from the caller ID.
"Fox, it's your grandfather."
"UGH! He always calls at the best time."
Teresa picked up the phone and Alistair said to put him on speakerphone.
"Teresa, Foxworth, listen up."
"We're listening." They both responded.
"I sending you two on a business trip and I stress the word BUSINESS. I don't want you two fooling around so much that I lose this case. I need you two to leave tonight for Italy. I need you to work on the Flinch case there."
"Tonight?"
"Yes, Foxworth, tonight."
"Fine."
"The Crane jet will leave at 7:30 pm and you can stay at the Crane complex in Milan."
Alistair hung the phone up and Teresa looked at Fox, "Looks like we are taking our little trip quite early huh?"
"Yeah, but how much couple stuff can we get done while we're there?"
"Well, we do have the nine hour flight."
"Nine hours?"
"Yea, Fox, it's about time you give me more than an hour."
"More than an hour?"
"Yeah."
"Oh I see how it is." She giggled as he tried to pull away from her.
"You know I'm only kidding."
"Yeah, yeah. I know." He kissed her again and said, "Okay, I'm heading to my office and I will see you during the board meeting at 3 okay?"
"Wait, I changed the meeting to 4."
"Okay, four then."
She kissed him and he kissed back and said, "Bye looney tune."
"Bye."
*~*~*~*~*~*~*
::::: Author's Note :::::
I don't think that I want THEROX to settle things so fast so I may add some twists and turns in just like before with "From Beginning to End".
Any ideas?
Thanks for all the amazing reviews you guys!
NEXT CHAPTER: THEROX in Milan, Italy.
