Chapter 28: Lucia Maria
Teresa screamed as Dr. Russell and Fox shouted, "One more push Teresa!" Fox was at Teresa's side holding her hand and screaming with her as she screamed. Seconds later there was a sound of a baby crying. Dr. Russell said to Fox and Teresa, "Congratulations. You have a new baby girl."
Teresa sighed heavily and fell back against her pillow as Fox kissed her forehead. "We did it Looney tune! We did it!"
Teresa smiled faintly and Fox noticed her eyes roll back into her head. Fox screamed, "Dr. Russell! Quick! Something is wrong with Teresa!"
Dr. Russell rushed over to Teresa and checked her over. She shouted, "We need to get Ms. Lopez-Fitzgerald to intensive recovery immediately.
"Where are you taking her?" asked Fox as he watched the aides wheel Teresa from the birthing room.
"Intensive recovery. She needs help immediately and some intensive care quickly before she dies."
"Dies?" Fox asked with tears in his eyes.
Dr. Russell placed her hand on Fox's shoulder, "We are going to do our best to help her Fox."
"Thank you Dr. Russell. What about my daughter?"
"Your daughter is doing well. She will be taken to the nursery in a bit. I'm sorry Fox; you have to ask the nurse on more details about your daughter . . . I have to go to help Teresa."
"Go ahead. Thank you."
"You're welcome."
Eve rushed from the birthing room to Teresa while Fox looked at his daughter. He took the baby's hand in his and said, "I will never abandon you or your mother. I love you little girl."
**** Recovery room where Fox is sitting at Teresa's bedside. She is awake but is very weak and can hardly speak to Fox or anyone else. She has not yet held or seen her daughter. ****
"Teresa, the doctor asked me what name we had picked out for our daughter."
Fox looked at Teresa and she gave a weak smile. She mouthed to him, "Lucia." He responded, "Lucia? Isn't that your confirmation name in the church?"
She smiled again. (A/N: A confirmation name is a name you take in the Catholic Church when you are considered an adult. This usually happens around the eighth grade into tenth.)
He said, "Then Lucia it is."
She mouthed again, "Maria."
"Maria?"
"Middle name. Maria."
"Lucia Maria Crane. I like that."
She gave him a weak smile again.
"You know Looney tune . . . you gave me quite a scare earlier."
"I know." She smiled.
"That's not funny. I was so scared for you and the baby."
"I know."
"I love you, Teresa."
"I know." She smiled and he laughed and she continued, "I love you Fox."
A nurse walked in and spoke to Fox, "Sir, you need to leave. I have to check Ms. Lopez-Fitzgerald's vitals. You can come back when I'm done."
Fox stared at the nurse. "You look so familiar."
"A lot of people say that. I guess it's the face."
"And your voice sounds very familiar also."
"Well, sir, we've never met. I would recognize you if we knew each other."
Teresa started to stir in her bed. She felt something was wrong. She said to Fox, "Don't leave me. I'm in danger."
The nurse replied, "Don't be silly Ms. Lopez-Fitzgerald. You're in good hands."
Fox nodded and kissed Teresa's forehead, "I'll be right outside the door. No one can hurt you."
She begged him to stay but the nurse pushed him out. The nurse locked the door and turned around and stared at Teresa. Teresa looked at her in fear, "Don't hurt me."
"What makes you think I would?"
"Because Fox loves me and you know it and you hate it."
"Shut up Teresa."
"Rachel, how the hell did you get out of jail?"
"I'm a Baxter remember? It has its perks."
"Is that supposed to mean something?"
"Yeah. How did you think I got this costume?" Rachel pulled the wig from her head and opened the nurses' jacket and pulled out a needle.
"What are you going to do with that?"
"Simple. Kill you."
"Please, Rachel. Don't hurt me. I have a daughter now."
"So do I Teresa, but don't you worry. I'll take very good care of your little Lucia."
Teresa was weak but she knew she had to do something. She slowly tried to grab the emergency call button but Rachel saw her and ripped it from the wall. She picked a knife from her pocket and held it to Teresa's neck, "What are you thinking? Huh? Trying to rat me out? I don't think so."
Fox started to knock on the door, "Are you done yet?"
Rachel stared at the door and while still holding the knife at Teresa's neck she replied in a muffled voice, "Almost. Just a moment Mr. Crane."
"Thank you." He replied.
Rachel turned her attention back to Teresa and began to tell her a story, "Fox and I were going to be married you know. Twice. The first time we thought I was pregnant he instantly wanted to do the right thing. Then we found out I wasn't so the wedding was called off." She paused. She stared at Teresa and asked her, "Are you going to be a good girl and hear the rest of the story?"
Teresa nodded and Rachel pulled the knife away from Teresa's neck. She ran her fingers along the blade of the knife and continued, "We didn't really take the first possible pregnancy as a warning so we continued to fool around. More than ever and then it happened again and this time is was for real. We got me tested and found out I was pregnant. Fox offered to marry me again and I accepted. We started to plan the wedding and live together, but we fought . . . a lot. One night we were fighting so bad that he left to go blow off some steam and I lost the baby. That night, he left for Harmony, for you after what happened with Ethan and Gwen. You were his best friend and he wanted to be there for you. When he came back he found out I lost the child and we tried to stay close ever since."
Teresa was silently praying for Fox to come into the room, but she continued to listen to Rachel as she droned on and on about Fox being her lost love.
*** Outside the hospital room ***
"Excuse me Mr. Crane. I need to check on Ms. Lopez-Fitzgerald."
"There's already a nurse in there."
"There can't be. I'm the only nurse working this side of ICU tonight."
"Well, there's someone in there."
Suddenly, they heard Teresa scream and Fox looked at the nurse and said, "You have a key?"
"No, sir. I don't."
"No need then I guess." Fox banged his shoulder into the door until the door opened and he fell through. He saw Rachel trying to suffocate Teresa on the bed. He immediately jumped off the floor and grabbed Rachel and threw her to the floor. The nurse called security as Rachel stared at Fox checking on Teresa. Fox looked at Rachel, "Are you insane? You psycho bitch!" Fox went after Rachel who was across the room but she held the knife out from earlier.
"Fox, I thought you loved me."
"Loved you? Are you crazy?"
"Yes. Crazy in love with you."
"Rachel you need help."
Rachel stabbed her arm and she fell to ground and said, "I know you'll always love someone else other than me, but damn it Fox! I love you!"
Fox watched Rachel bleed and cry. He was stunned and didn't know what to do. Security came into the room and started to go after Rachel, but she threatened to kill herself.
"Come any closer and I'll do it!" She waved the knife in the air.
"Rachel, put the knife down. Think of Ariel."
"Ariel? What the hell do you care for Ariel? You could care less about MY daughter."
"That's not true."
"Damn right it is. Go to hell Fox! Teresa, I hope you burn in hell." She waved the knife in front of her neck and slit her throat before anyone could stop her. She died instantly.
**** Author's Note ****
Crazy chapter? I hope everyone is happy that I got rid of Rachel, but don't think its over for drama and craziness for THEROX.
Review please.
Teresa screamed as Dr. Russell and Fox shouted, "One more push Teresa!" Fox was at Teresa's side holding her hand and screaming with her as she screamed. Seconds later there was a sound of a baby crying. Dr. Russell said to Fox and Teresa, "Congratulations. You have a new baby girl."
Teresa sighed heavily and fell back against her pillow as Fox kissed her forehead. "We did it Looney tune! We did it!"
Teresa smiled faintly and Fox noticed her eyes roll back into her head. Fox screamed, "Dr. Russell! Quick! Something is wrong with Teresa!"
Dr. Russell rushed over to Teresa and checked her over. She shouted, "We need to get Ms. Lopez-Fitzgerald to intensive recovery immediately.
"Where are you taking her?" asked Fox as he watched the aides wheel Teresa from the birthing room.
"Intensive recovery. She needs help immediately and some intensive care quickly before she dies."
"Dies?" Fox asked with tears in his eyes.
Dr. Russell placed her hand on Fox's shoulder, "We are going to do our best to help her Fox."
"Thank you Dr. Russell. What about my daughter?"
"Your daughter is doing well. She will be taken to the nursery in a bit. I'm sorry Fox; you have to ask the nurse on more details about your daughter . . . I have to go to help Teresa."
"Go ahead. Thank you."
"You're welcome."
Eve rushed from the birthing room to Teresa while Fox looked at his daughter. He took the baby's hand in his and said, "I will never abandon you or your mother. I love you little girl."
**** Recovery room where Fox is sitting at Teresa's bedside. She is awake but is very weak and can hardly speak to Fox or anyone else. She has not yet held or seen her daughter. ****
"Teresa, the doctor asked me what name we had picked out for our daughter."
Fox looked at Teresa and she gave a weak smile. She mouthed to him, "Lucia." He responded, "Lucia? Isn't that your confirmation name in the church?"
She smiled again. (A/N: A confirmation name is a name you take in the Catholic Church when you are considered an adult. This usually happens around the eighth grade into tenth.)
He said, "Then Lucia it is."
She mouthed again, "Maria."
"Maria?"
"Middle name. Maria."
"Lucia Maria Crane. I like that."
She gave him a weak smile again.
"You know Looney tune . . . you gave me quite a scare earlier."
"I know." She smiled.
"That's not funny. I was so scared for you and the baby."
"I know."
"I love you, Teresa."
"I know." She smiled and he laughed and she continued, "I love you Fox."
A nurse walked in and spoke to Fox, "Sir, you need to leave. I have to check Ms. Lopez-Fitzgerald's vitals. You can come back when I'm done."
Fox stared at the nurse. "You look so familiar."
"A lot of people say that. I guess it's the face."
"And your voice sounds very familiar also."
"Well, sir, we've never met. I would recognize you if we knew each other."
Teresa started to stir in her bed. She felt something was wrong. She said to Fox, "Don't leave me. I'm in danger."
The nurse replied, "Don't be silly Ms. Lopez-Fitzgerald. You're in good hands."
Fox nodded and kissed Teresa's forehead, "I'll be right outside the door. No one can hurt you."
She begged him to stay but the nurse pushed him out. The nurse locked the door and turned around and stared at Teresa. Teresa looked at her in fear, "Don't hurt me."
"What makes you think I would?"
"Because Fox loves me and you know it and you hate it."
"Shut up Teresa."
"Rachel, how the hell did you get out of jail?"
"I'm a Baxter remember? It has its perks."
"Is that supposed to mean something?"
"Yeah. How did you think I got this costume?" Rachel pulled the wig from her head and opened the nurses' jacket and pulled out a needle.
"What are you going to do with that?"
"Simple. Kill you."
"Please, Rachel. Don't hurt me. I have a daughter now."
"So do I Teresa, but don't you worry. I'll take very good care of your little Lucia."
Teresa was weak but she knew she had to do something. She slowly tried to grab the emergency call button but Rachel saw her and ripped it from the wall. She picked a knife from her pocket and held it to Teresa's neck, "What are you thinking? Huh? Trying to rat me out? I don't think so."
Fox started to knock on the door, "Are you done yet?"
Rachel stared at the door and while still holding the knife at Teresa's neck she replied in a muffled voice, "Almost. Just a moment Mr. Crane."
"Thank you." He replied.
Rachel turned her attention back to Teresa and began to tell her a story, "Fox and I were going to be married you know. Twice. The first time we thought I was pregnant he instantly wanted to do the right thing. Then we found out I wasn't so the wedding was called off." She paused. She stared at Teresa and asked her, "Are you going to be a good girl and hear the rest of the story?"
Teresa nodded and Rachel pulled the knife away from Teresa's neck. She ran her fingers along the blade of the knife and continued, "We didn't really take the first possible pregnancy as a warning so we continued to fool around. More than ever and then it happened again and this time is was for real. We got me tested and found out I was pregnant. Fox offered to marry me again and I accepted. We started to plan the wedding and live together, but we fought . . . a lot. One night we were fighting so bad that he left to go blow off some steam and I lost the baby. That night, he left for Harmony, for you after what happened with Ethan and Gwen. You were his best friend and he wanted to be there for you. When he came back he found out I lost the child and we tried to stay close ever since."
Teresa was silently praying for Fox to come into the room, but she continued to listen to Rachel as she droned on and on about Fox being her lost love.
*** Outside the hospital room ***
"Excuse me Mr. Crane. I need to check on Ms. Lopez-Fitzgerald."
"There's already a nurse in there."
"There can't be. I'm the only nurse working this side of ICU tonight."
"Well, there's someone in there."
Suddenly, they heard Teresa scream and Fox looked at the nurse and said, "You have a key?"
"No, sir. I don't."
"No need then I guess." Fox banged his shoulder into the door until the door opened and he fell through. He saw Rachel trying to suffocate Teresa on the bed. He immediately jumped off the floor and grabbed Rachel and threw her to the floor. The nurse called security as Rachel stared at Fox checking on Teresa. Fox looked at Rachel, "Are you insane? You psycho bitch!" Fox went after Rachel who was across the room but she held the knife out from earlier.
"Fox, I thought you loved me."
"Loved you? Are you crazy?"
"Yes. Crazy in love with you."
"Rachel you need help."
Rachel stabbed her arm and she fell to ground and said, "I know you'll always love someone else other than me, but damn it Fox! I love you!"
Fox watched Rachel bleed and cry. He was stunned and didn't know what to do. Security came into the room and started to go after Rachel, but she threatened to kill herself.
"Come any closer and I'll do it!" She waved the knife in the air.
"Rachel, put the knife down. Think of Ariel."
"Ariel? What the hell do you care for Ariel? You could care less about MY daughter."
"That's not true."
"Damn right it is. Go to hell Fox! Teresa, I hope you burn in hell." She waved the knife in front of her neck and slit her throat before anyone could stop her. She died instantly.
**** Author's Note ****
Crazy chapter? I hope everyone is happy that I got rid of Rachel, but don't think its over for drama and craziness for THEROX.
Review please.
