Chapter 16: After the Funeral
Everyone was sitting in silence at the Crane mansion. It was two days since they had buried Katherine Crane and no one was speaking. Fox's best friends flew in from all over to help him get through the tough time . . .
"I know you two were close man, but she's gone to a better place." Said Dylan, Fox's best friend.
Fox was in sweat pants and a tee shirt. His head was lying on Teresa's lap as she stroked his hair just as if he were a child. Fox rubbed his finger against a picture he had taken with his grandmother before he left for Milan. She was sitting at her desk at Crane Industries with Fox hugging her. Allison, his sister, had taken the picture.
"I know, Dyl."
"Listen to me man, you have got to pull yourself through this."
"I will, Dyl."
"Fox, let's go to the country club and play some tennis. That always helps you out."
"My grandmother loved tennis." Fox started to cry again and Teresa held him and shot a mean look at Dylan.
"Okay, forget tennis. How about basketball?"
"I don't want to do anything Dylan. Leave me alone. Please."
Teresa nodded at Dylan to leave and so he did. He had never seen Fox like this. It was like he was a whole different man.
*~*~*~*~*
Kay was sitting with Miguel on the stairs of the L.F. house talking about their friendship.
"Miguel, it's like I never see you anymore."
"I know Kay, but it's not like we don't talk every once and a while."
"Every once and a while? Come on Miguel We used to talk for hours every day, twice a day, it was our rule."
"I know. I know. I'm sorry."
"That's okay." Miguel pulled her into hug her.
She said, "I love your hugs Miguel."
He laughed, "I know you do."
She hit him playfully and they kept talking as Jessica and Charity walked up to them.
"Hey you guys. What's going on?"
"Nothing much really. How about you Jess?" Miguel shot a look at Kay acknowledging Charity. "And you too, Charity. How are you?" Kay finished and glanced at a satisfied Miguel.
Jessica said, "We're fine." Charity added, "Yeah. We're okay."
Charity ruffled Miguel's hair and he pulled her in to hug her. She giggled and Kay stood up, disgusted. Jessica looked at Kay, "He loves her Kay."
"I know, Jessica, but he will love me. Someday."
"Right . . ."
*~*~*~*~*
Sheridan and Luis were sitting on the couch talking when Liliana, their daughter, started to cry. Sheridan offered to get her while Luis sat there. The phone rang:
"Hello."
"Officer Lopez-Fitzgerald?"
"This is he."
"Hi, my name is Rachel Baxter. They told me to call you. I'm at the Harmony Police Station."
"Go on."
"I was robbed then raped. They said to call you for some reason. Officer, I don't know what to do."
"Rachel, calm down. I'll be right there."
"Thank you."
"Anytime. Bye."
"Goodbye."
"Who was that?"
"The station. Something happened to someone. I have to go."
He picked up his keys and kissed his daughter and Sheridan and left.
"I hope everything is okay."
*~*~*~*~*
Fox and Teresa were walking with their fingers laced across the Crane grounds. Fox was so quiet and Teresa hated to admit it but he was making her a bit uncomfortable.
"Fox sweetheart?"
"Yeah."
"Do you want to go out tonight for dinner?"
"No."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes."
They walked into the gazebo and sat down. Fox laid his head on Teresa's shoulder and sighed.
"Fox, you can't let this hold you down, you have to keep moving."
"What if I don't want to?"
He got up and started to pace the gazebo. He sat down in front of Teresa and laid his head on her knees and she stroked his hair.
"I will help you get through this. You just have to take the first step though."
"How?"
"You have to get back to your normal life."
"Normal life?"
"Yeah."
"Teresa, I have to move away from Harmony."
"WHAT? That's not what I meant."
"I know. I know. But I think I spent some time away from where my grandmother was most then I could move on a little."
"Where are we going?"
"WE?"
"Yes, we."
"I was thinking just me."
"Oh."
"Not for long though. Just enough time to get my life moving and shaking again."
"How long is that?"
"A couple of days, weeks, months maybe."
"Months?"
"Yeah. It's for the best."
He raised his head and kissed her forehead and ruffled her hair.
"I'm going to go pack okay, Looney tune?"
She sighed, "I guess if that's what you want."
"Yeah. It's what I want."
:::::::::::::::::::::::: Author's Note ::::::::::::::::::::::::::
** R&R please.
** I received my first negative review but not from a PASSIONS fan fic reader, but one from SMALLVILLE, my other story. I can't tell you how bad it mad me feel. Lol. So please no flames from you guys (I know you'd never would) but constructive criticism is always appreciated. Lol.
** Next Chapter: Fox is out of town for two months so far and Teresa hasn't spoken to him all this time but he has sent an email (included in next chapter). I'm also going to cover the whole thing about Rachel calling Luis to the station and maybe the Miguel/Charity/Kay triangle. Who would you guys rather him be with? Charity or Kay? Send in your votes via review by August 8th, 2003 at 9am. Thanks so much. Viki.
Everyone was sitting in silence at the Crane mansion. It was two days since they had buried Katherine Crane and no one was speaking. Fox's best friends flew in from all over to help him get through the tough time . . .
"I know you two were close man, but she's gone to a better place." Said Dylan, Fox's best friend.
Fox was in sweat pants and a tee shirt. His head was lying on Teresa's lap as she stroked his hair just as if he were a child. Fox rubbed his finger against a picture he had taken with his grandmother before he left for Milan. She was sitting at her desk at Crane Industries with Fox hugging her. Allison, his sister, had taken the picture.
"I know, Dyl."
"Listen to me man, you have got to pull yourself through this."
"I will, Dyl."
"Fox, let's go to the country club and play some tennis. That always helps you out."
"My grandmother loved tennis." Fox started to cry again and Teresa held him and shot a mean look at Dylan.
"Okay, forget tennis. How about basketball?"
"I don't want to do anything Dylan. Leave me alone. Please."
Teresa nodded at Dylan to leave and so he did. He had never seen Fox like this. It was like he was a whole different man.
*~*~*~*~*
Kay was sitting with Miguel on the stairs of the L.F. house talking about their friendship.
"Miguel, it's like I never see you anymore."
"I know Kay, but it's not like we don't talk every once and a while."
"Every once and a while? Come on Miguel We used to talk for hours every day, twice a day, it was our rule."
"I know. I know. I'm sorry."
"That's okay." Miguel pulled her into hug her.
She said, "I love your hugs Miguel."
He laughed, "I know you do."
She hit him playfully and they kept talking as Jessica and Charity walked up to them.
"Hey you guys. What's going on?"
"Nothing much really. How about you Jess?" Miguel shot a look at Kay acknowledging Charity. "And you too, Charity. How are you?" Kay finished and glanced at a satisfied Miguel.
Jessica said, "We're fine." Charity added, "Yeah. We're okay."
Charity ruffled Miguel's hair and he pulled her in to hug her. She giggled and Kay stood up, disgusted. Jessica looked at Kay, "He loves her Kay."
"I know, Jessica, but he will love me. Someday."
"Right . . ."
*~*~*~*~*
Sheridan and Luis were sitting on the couch talking when Liliana, their daughter, started to cry. Sheridan offered to get her while Luis sat there. The phone rang:
"Hello."
"Officer Lopez-Fitzgerald?"
"This is he."
"Hi, my name is Rachel Baxter. They told me to call you. I'm at the Harmony Police Station."
"Go on."
"I was robbed then raped. They said to call you for some reason. Officer, I don't know what to do."
"Rachel, calm down. I'll be right there."
"Thank you."
"Anytime. Bye."
"Goodbye."
"Who was that?"
"The station. Something happened to someone. I have to go."
He picked up his keys and kissed his daughter and Sheridan and left.
"I hope everything is okay."
*~*~*~*~*
Fox and Teresa were walking with their fingers laced across the Crane grounds. Fox was so quiet and Teresa hated to admit it but he was making her a bit uncomfortable.
"Fox sweetheart?"
"Yeah."
"Do you want to go out tonight for dinner?"
"No."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes."
They walked into the gazebo and sat down. Fox laid his head on Teresa's shoulder and sighed.
"Fox, you can't let this hold you down, you have to keep moving."
"What if I don't want to?"
He got up and started to pace the gazebo. He sat down in front of Teresa and laid his head on her knees and she stroked his hair.
"I will help you get through this. You just have to take the first step though."
"How?"
"You have to get back to your normal life."
"Normal life?"
"Yeah."
"Teresa, I have to move away from Harmony."
"WHAT? That's not what I meant."
"I know. I know. But I think I spent some time away from where my grandmother was most then I could move on a little."
"Where are we going?"
"WE?"
"Yes, we."
"I was thinking just me."
"Oh."
"Not for long though. Just enough time to get my life moving and shaking again."
"How long is that?"
"A couple of days, weeks, months maybe."
"Months?"
"Yeah. It's for the best."
He raised his head and kissed her forehead and ruffled her hair.
"I'm going to go pack okay, Looney tune?"
She sighed, "I guess if that's what you want."
"Yeah. It's what I want."
:::::::::::::::::::::::: Author's Note ::::::::::::::::::::::::::
** R&R please.
** I received my first negative review but not from a PASSIONS fan fic reader, but one from SMALLVILLE, my other story. I can't tell you how bad it mad me feel. Lol. So please no flames from you guys (I know you'd never would) but constructive criticism is always appreciated. Lol.
** Next Chapter: Fox is out of town for two months so far and Teresa hasn't spoken to him all this time but he has sent an email (included in next chapter). I'm also going to cover the whole thing about Rachel calling Luis to the station and maybe the Miguel/Charity/Kay triangle. Who would you guys rather him be with? Charity or Kay? Send in your votes via review by August 8th, 2003 at 9am. Thanks so much. Viki.
