Chapter 23: Which One Do I Want?
Teresa was driving to the Book Café located on the wharf when she decided to take a little detour. She drove to the secret spot that she and Fox shared so many times as best friends. She walked over the rocks that Fox used to help her on and she walked over to the spot where they usually sat while staring at the water. She sat down and said, "What ever happened to us Fox? I never thought it would come down to a love triangle between us. Why is this happening to us?"
She stared out onto the ocean hoping for some other sign of life. She heard a car pull up and saw Fox carefully walking over the rocks and under the wharf towards her. Once he noticed her he said, "I didn't think I'd see you here."
"Well, here I am."
Fox walked over to her and kissed her forehead and ruffled her hair a bit. He signaled for her to scoot over so he could sit down. She moved and he sat and she stared at his legs, which were wide open. He grabbed her and pulled her in to sit in between his legs with her back to his chest just like they used to do. He laid his chin on her shoulder and wrapped his arms around her waist as they looked at the water. There was complete silence for a while until Teresa said, "I should get going." She tried to pull away from Fox, but he held on to her, "Why?"
"I was heading to the Book Café to pick up some scones and ended up taking a detour."
"I guess I never should separate a pregnant woman and her food right?"
They laughed, "Whatever Fox."
She started to walk away when Fox grabbed her hand and said, "I'll come too. We deserve to have some fun, don't you think?"
"Definitely, as long as I get some food."
Fox laughed, "Yeah. We'll go and get those scones you want so bad."
*~*~*~*~*~*
"I can't believe you dragged me onto the ferris wheel after six scones." She dried her mouth after she washed it and looked at Fox who had held her hair back earlier as she vomited.
"Well it's not my fault you ate so much."
"It's your fault I'm pregnant."
Silence.
"That was mean."
"I'm sorry Fox. I didn't mean it like that."
"Not it's okay. It is my fault."
"It's no one's fault. Okay? Bringing a life into this world shouldn't be clouded by people taking faults for the conception."
"Teresa, I'm sorry things turned out this way."
"Me too. I really liked those scones."
Fox laughed, "I meant about the pregnancy."
"I know. I meant about those scones. Want to get some more?"
"More?"
"Yeah. More." She grabbed his arm as they walked back to the Book Café for more scones."
*~*~*~*~*
"Where were you all day Fox? I had a doctor's appointment earlier."
"Oh, I forgot. Sorry, Rachel. What did Dr. Russell say?"
"I don't know. I didn't go without you."
"Why not?"
"Because I wanted you to be there."
"Well, why didn't you call my cell?"
"I did. It said you had no service where you were."
"I was at the wharf."
"Well, duh, hardly anyone gets service out there."
"Sorry about that. Did you reschedule?"
"Yeah. Tomorrow at 7pm. It's the only time she could fit me."
"Tomorrow's Saturday Rachel."
"I know what day tomorrow is."
"I usually spend Saturday nights with Teresa watching movies. It's our tradition."
"Screw tradition Fox. I have doctor's appointment. Now, are you going to be there or not?"
"I'm not breaking something with Teresa. She needs me and so does our baby."
"In case you didn't notice Fox, I'm pregnant with your child also. And for your information this wouldn't be the first time."
"You don't think I know that? You almost screwed my life once Rachel, I'll never forget that!" Fox yelled.
Rachel was shocked. "I almost screwed your life? Fox, don't tell me you don't want this child."
"Rach, I don't mean it like that, I just mean that if that night never had happened I would be married to the woman I love right now."
"Marriage? Fox, you almost married me twice and now you think you want to marry Teresa?"
"I don't think I want to marry Teresa, I know I want to marry Teresa."
"What about our baby and our life together?"
"Rachel, we never had a life together and never will."
"You don't want to be a part of this baby's life then?"
"I do. I really do Rach, but I want to be with Teresa. I'll even raise your baby as Teresa's for all I care, I just want to be with her."
Rachel looked at Fox who was sitting on the bed. She was so disappointed. She said, "I would never let Teresa raise MY child! I am the mother of this child and YOU, FOX CRANE, are its father. Like it or not! I always wanted to be your wife and NOW, you don't want ME? Forget this! If you want her then go get her!"
"What are you talking about?"
"I'll leave Harmony and head back to Milan if that's what you want Fox."
"Don't leave Rachel. Okay? I don't know what I want."
"You seem to want Teresa."
"I do."
"Then go get her."
"I don't want to abandon you or this baby."
"Don't act like you care all of a sudden Fox because we both know you could care less."
She walked out of the room and down the hall to the room that her best friend, Gwen, and her fiancé, Ethan, shared. She had to talk with someone and Gwen was the only one she could speak with now.
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R&R please.
Teresa was driving to the Book Café located on the wharf when she decided to take a little detour. She drove to the secret spot that she and Fox shared so many times as best friends. She walked over the rocks that Fox used to help her on and she walked over to the spot where they usually sat while staring at the water. She sat down and said, "What ever happened to us Fox? I never thought it would come down to a love triangle between us. Why is this happening to us?"
She stared out onto the ocean hoping for some other sign of life. She heard a car pull up and saw Fox carefully walking over the rocks and under the wharf towards her. Once he noticed her he said, "I didn't think I'd see you here."
"Well, here I am."
Fox walked over to her and kissed her forehead and ruffled her hair a bit. He signaled for her to scoot over so he could sit down. She moved and he sat and she stared at his legs, which were wide open. He grabbed her and pulled her in to sit in between his legs with her back to his chest just like they used to do. He laid his chin on her shoulder and wrapped his arms around her waist as they looked at the water. There was complete silence for a while until Teresa said, "I should get going." She tried to pull away from Fox, but he held on to her, "Why?"
"I was heading to the Book Café to pick up some scones and ended up taking a detour."
"I guess I never should separate a pregnant woman and her food right?"
They laughed, "Whatever Fox."
She started to walk away when Fox grabbed her hand and said, "I'll come too. We deserve to have some fun, don't you think?"
"Definitely, as long as I get some food."
Fox laughed, "Yeah. We'll go and get those scones you want so bad."
*~*~*~*~*~*
"I can't believe you dragged me onto the ferris wheel after six scones." She dried her mouth after she washed it and looked at Fox who had held her hair back earlier as she vomited.
"Well it's not my fault you ate so much."
"It's your fault I'm pregnant."
Silence.
"That was mean."
"I'm sorry Fox. I didn't mean it like that."
"Not it's okay. It is my fault."
"It's no one's fault. Okay? Bringing a life into this world shouldn't be clouded by people taking faults for the conception."
"Teresa, I'm sorry things turned out this way."
"Me too. I really liked those scones."
Fox laughed, "I meant about the pregnancy."
"I know. I meant about those scones. Want to get some more?"
"More?"
"Yeah. More." She grabbed his arm as they walked back to the Book Café for more scones."
*~*~*~*~*
"Where were you all day Fox? I had a doctor's appointment earlier."
"Oh, I forgot. Sorry, Rachel. What did Dr. Russell say?"
"I don't know. I didn't go without you."
"Why not?"
"Because I wanted you to be there."
"Well, why didn't you call my cell?"
"I did. It said you had no service where you were."
"I was at the wharf."
"Well, duh, hardly anyone gets service out there."
"Sorry about that. Did you reschedule?"
"Yeah. Tomorrow at 7pm. It's the only time she could fit me."
"Tomorrow's Saturday Rachel."
"I know what day tomorrow is."
"I usually spend Saturday nights with Teresa watching movies. It's our tradition."
"Screw tradition Fox. I have doctor's appointment. Now, are you going to be there or not?"
"I'm not breaking something with Teresa. She needs me and so does our baby."
"In case you didn't notice Fox, I'm pregnant with your child also. And for your information this wouldn't be the first time."
"You don't think I know that? You almost screwed my life once Rachel, I'll never forget that!" Fox yelled.
Rachel was shocked. "I almost screwed your life? Fox, don't tell me you don't want this child."
"Rach, I don't mean it like that, I just mean that if that night never had happened I would be married to the woman I love right now."
"Marriage? Fox, you almost married me twice and now you think you want to marry Teresa?"
"I don't think I want to marry Teresa, I know I want to marry Teresa."
"What about our baby and our life together?"
"Rachel, we never had a life together and never will."
"You don't want to be a part of this baby's life then?"
"I do. I really do Rach, but I want to be with Teresa. I'll even raise your baby as Teresa's for all I care, I just want to be with her."
Rachel looked at Fox who was sitting on the bed. She was so disappointed. She said, "I would never let Teresa raise MY child! I am the mother of this child and YOU, FOX CRANE, are its father. Like it or not! I always wanted to be your wife and NOW, you don't want ME? Forget this! If you want her then go get her!"
"What are you talking about?"
"I'll leave Harmony and head back to Milan if that's what you want Fox."
"Don't leave Rachel. Okay? I don't know what I want."
"You seem to want Teresa."
"I do."
"Then go get her."
"I don't want to abandon you or this baby."
"Don't act like you care all of a sudden Fox because we both know you could care less."
She walked out of the room and down the hall to the room that her best friend, Gwen, and her fiancé, Ethan, shared. She had to talk with someone and Gwen was the only one she could speak with now.
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R&R please.
