Chapter 20: Salem Heights
Fox was seeing Rachel every day, for about a month now, during his lunch break and sometimes she'd show up at his work place. They both knew they belonged together. Fox was still sleeping at Teresa's place every night, but he was growing more hostile towards her. He didn't understand what was really going between them and he didn't really care. He didn't tell Teresa about he and Rachel nor did Rachel.
*~*~*~*
"Fox, I really think we need to talk about us."
"Not right now, Looney tune."
Fox was sitting at his desk working on the Garrison case that Teresa had given to him earlier that week.
"Yes, now Fox." She closed the door and walked up to him behind the desk. She turned the monitor off and sat on the desk and faced him. He put his hand on her thighs and started to rub them.
"Okay. I'm listening."
"What's up between us Fox? We haven't really even kissed since you came back from who knows where after the funeral. Fox," she held his hands in hers, "I want to be with you. I want to be apart of your life."
Fox looked at her. He said to himself, 'It's now or never.' "Teresa, I've been thinking about this and I don't think we're really going anywhere."
"What do you mean?"
"Well, I'm not breaking up with you because there is nothing to break. I'm moving out tonight and I don't think I see us together anytime soon."
Teresa shook her head in disbelief, "What?"
"I'm sorry."
"Fox, what are you talking about? You said, you loved me."
"Teresa, words are just words. People use the words 'I love you' out of context these days. I'm sorry if I led you on."
"Led me on? Damn it Fox!" she slapped his face, "What the hell is wrong with you?"
As he rubbed his face he replied, "Nothing is wrong with me I just feel different than I did months ago. Teresa, I'm trying to say this nicely so please don't make me say something I'll regret."
"Regret? You'll regret?" She slapped his face again and got up to storm out of his office. She grabbed the door knob and turned back to face him standing at his desk, "You don't know how good you had it, Fox, you have no idea." Fox could see the tears in her eyes and knew she was trying to hold them in to seem strong. She stormed out of the office as he started to walk towards her.
He banged on the door and grabbed a bottle of vodka and threw it at the door. He fell to the ground, "What have I done?"
*~*~*~*~*
Teresa burned the last of Fox's clothes in her fireplace in her room. She was pissed. She left a note on the L.F. house door telling Fox that she burned all his belongings and not to worry about coming in and packing his things. When Fox saw the note he shook his head. "Did I really do the right thing?"
He called his best guy friend on the phone and got his answering machine:
"Hey Dylan. It's me Fox. I'm sure you heard about what happened to Rachel. Anyway, I broke it off with Teresa for Rachel and um, I need someone to talk with and you seemed like the best bet for me. So, give me a call as soon as you get this message, I guess and um, Dylan, could you do me a favor? Teresa really likes you so could you talk to her also and see how's she doing? Thanks. Call me."
*~*~*~*~*
"Are you okay?"
"Yeah, Dylan, I could be better though."
"Well, Teresa, I just hope Fox comes to his senses soon."
"Well, I don't."
"Why is that?"
"He belongs with Rachel. I saw it so many times but I was too stupid to acknowledge it then."
"No Teresa. You weren't stupid you were just holding on to him the only way you knew how. Teresa you and Fox belong together. I know it."
"Oh well. He seems to have already made up his mind."
"Teresa, nothing is final until your dead and even then I'm sure God makes some changes."
She laughed. "Thanks Dyl."
"You bet. I love seeing you smile. I hate when you're sad."
"Are you coming onto me Mr. Banning?"
He laughed, "Only if you wanted me too."
He kissed her forehead and ruffled her hair and got up and walked towards the door.
"Where you going?"
"I have to go out tonight."
"What?"
He laughed, "Care to come?"
She smiled, "Where we going?"
"A club."
"What is it with you and Fox and clubs?"
"I don't know, I think it's all in the fun though."
"I guess so."
"You coming?"
"Go outside and wait for me to get dressed."
"You got it."
Minutes later they took off for Salem Heights, one of the hottest clubs in New England.
*~*~*~*~*
Rachel was getting dressed as Fox was watching TV in his bedroom. She came out of the bathroom and said, "Ready to go?"
Fox looked at her, "You look very, very sexy."
"I know, but you're not getting any tonight."
"Why?"
"Because I don't want to be late."
"Doll, you can't be later for a club."
"I know, but we have to drive all the way to Salem. That's an hour drive at least and when we're making love, we take like two hours, so let's go!"
She pulled Fox off the bed and out of his bedroom at the Crane mansion. Once they were on the road he asked her, "Now which club is this again?"
She said, "Salem Heights."
::::::::::::::: A/N ::::::::::::::::::::
Did anyone get that both "couples" are heading to Salem Heights? Lol. Okay. Just checking.
I changed the summary for "Secret Passions" to reflect what's going on right now.
Get those votes in for Miguel/Kay/Charity.
Fox was seeing Rachel every day, for about a month now, during his lunch break and sometimes she'd show up at his work place. They both knew they belonged together. Fox was still sleeping at Teresa's place every night, but he was growing more hostile towards her. He didn't understand what was really going between them and he didn't really care. He didn't tell Teresa about he and Rachel nor did Rachel.
*~*~*~*
"Fox, I really think we need to talk about us."
"Not right now, Looney tune."
Fox was sitting at his desk working on the Garrison case that Teresa had given to him earlier that week.
"Yes, now Fox." She closed the door and walked up to him behind the desk. She turned the monitor off and sat on the desk and faced him. He put his hand on her thighs and started to rub them.
"Okay. I'm listening."
"What's up between us Fox? We haven't really even kissed since you came back from who knows where after the funeral. Fox," she held his hands in hers, "I want to be with you. I want to be apart of your life."
Fox looked at her. He said to himself, 'It's now or never.' "Teresa, I've been thinking about this and I don't think we're really going anywhere."
"What do you mean?"
"Well, I'm not breaking up with you because there is nothing to break. I'm moving out tonight and I don't think I see us together anytime soon."
Teresa shook her head in disbelief, "What?"
"I'm sorry."
"Fox, what are you talking about? You said, you loved me."
"Teresa, words are just words. People use the words 'I love you' out of context these days. I'm sorry if I led you on."
"Led me on? Damn it Fox!" she slapped his face, "What the hell is wrong with you?"
As he rubbed his face he replied, "Nothing is wrong with me I just feel different than I did months ago. Teresa, I'm trying to say this nicely so please don't make me say something I'll regret."
"Regret? You'll regret?" She slapped his face again and got up to storm out of his office. She grabbed the door knob and turned back to face him standing at his desk, "You don't know how good you had it, Fox, you have no idea." Fox could see the tears in her eyes and knew she was trying to hold them in to seem strong. She stormed out of the office as he started to walk towards her.
He banged on the door and grabbed a bottle of vodka and threw it at the door. He fell to the ground, "What have I done?"
*~*~*~*~*
Teresa burned the last of Fox's clothes in her fireplace in her room. She was pissed. She left a note on the L.F. house door telling Fox that she burned all his belongings and not to worry about coming in and packing his things. When Fox saw the note he shook his head. "Did I really do the right thing?"
He called his best guy friend on the phone and got his answering machine:
"Hey Dylan. It's me Fox. I'm sure you heard about what happened to Rachel. Anyway, I broke it off with Teresa for Rachel and um, I need someone to talk with and you seemed like the best bet for me. So, give me a call as soon as you get this message, I guess and um, Dylan, could you do me a favor? Teresa really likes you so could you talk to her also and see how's she doing? Thanks. Call me."
*~*~*~*~*
"Are you okay?"
"Yeah, Dylan, I could be better though."
"Well, Teresa, I just hope Fox comes to his senses soon."
"Well, I don't."
"Why is that?"
"He belongs with Rachel. I saw it so many times but I was too stupid to acknowledge it then."
"No Teresa. You weren't stupid you were just holding on to him the only way you knew how. Teresa you and Fox belong together. I know it."
"Oh well. He seems to have already made up his mind."
"Teresa, nothing is final until your dead and even then I'm sure God makes some changes."
She laughed. "Thanks Dyl."
"You bet. I love seeing you smile. I hate when you're sad."
"Are you coming onto me Mr. Banning?"
He laughed, "Only if you wanted me too."
He kissed her forehead and ruffled her hair and got up and walked towards the door.
"Where you going?"
"I have to go out tonight."
"What?"
He laughed, "Care to come?"
She smiled, "Where we going?"
"A club."
"What is it with you and Fox and clubs?"
"I don't know, I think it's all in the fun though."
"I guess so."
"You coming?"
"Go outside and wait for me to get dressed."
"You got it."
Minutes later they took off for Salem Heights, one of the hottest clubs in New England.
*~*~*~*~*
Rachel was getting dressed as Fox was watching TV in his bedroom. She came out of the bathroom and said, "Ready to go?"
Fox looked at her, "You look very, very sexy."
"I know, but you're not getting any tonight."
"Why?"
"Because I don't want to be late."
"Doll, you can't be later for a club."
"I know, but we have to drive all the way to Salem. That's an hour drive at least and when we're making love, we take like two hours, so let's go!"
She pulled Fox off the bed and out of his bedroom at the Crane mansion. Once they were on the road he asked her, "Now which club is this again?"
She said, "Salem Heights."
::::::::::::::: A/N ::::::::::::::::::::
Did anyone get that both "couples" are heading to Salem Heights? Lol. Okay. Just checking.
I changed the summary for "Secret Passions" to reflect what's going on right now.
Get those votes in for Miguel/Kay/Charity.
