** Things to know before reading this chapter that I didn't really know how
to express: **
~ Dylan and Teresa are still living in the same house with the girls.
~ Fox comes over each day to see the girls (as an extra excuse to see Teresa)
~ Dylan and Teresa don't share the same bedroom and haven't since the night of the fight
~ And Teresa (at the beginning of the chapter) has decided to spend time with each of the guys while 'on the way to a decision'
Chapter 43: On the Way to A Decision
She tied her hair up into a ponytail and sighed as she looked at herself in the mirror. She never thought she would have to make a decision like the one she was preparing to make. Dylan or Fox.
"Get yourself together Teresa," she said while talking to herself, "you need to spend time with both of guys before you can decide on who you really want to marry."
She adjusted her dress around her hips and grabbed her purse and walked downstairs to a waiting Fox. He stood at the bottom of the stairs waiting for his last chance to leave his impression on her mind. As she stepped onto the last step he held out his hand to help her. He pulled out a single white rose from behind him and slowly caressed her face with it. She smiled and said, "You remembered?"
"How could I forget that you love white roses?"
"Thank you." She took the flower from his hand and kissed his cheek.
"Let's get started then." He said while placing her jacket on her and leading her out the door. Once in the car and on the way to their destination that Fox had picked out Teresa spoke up, "I feel so silly."
"Why is that?"
"I feel like we're on our first date all over again."
"We didn't actually have a real first date though, did we?"
"Now that I think about it, I don't think we did."
They laughed.
"Where are we going?" Teresa asked as she noticed she was in Harmony.
"Must you always ask that when I'm taking you somewhere?"
"Yes."
They laughed again and Fox said, "Don't worry. I know you'll like it."
"Promise?"
"You bet."
They laughed again as Fox reached for Teresa's hand to hold. She willingly gave it to him.
~*~*~*~*~*
"You brought me here?"
"You don't like it?"
"No, I love it Fox, but you should have told me to wear pants at least."
"Why?"
"So I can stretch out on the beach."
Fox had taken her to "their spot" under the wharf.
He walked over to a box and pulled out a tank top, sweater, and jeans for Teresa and said, "Well, you're just lucky that I know you so well."
She laughed as she took the clothes from him. She motioned her fingers towards him so that he could turn around.
"You want me to turn around?"
"Yeah."
"It's not like I haven't seen you naked before!"
"Oh really?"
"Yeah, we do have a daughter together, so I've pretty much seen all of you."
"Not funny!" She laughed as she changed in front of him and threw the clothes at him.
"Aren't you comfy now?"
"Yes. Thank you."
"Anytime."
After eating in practical silence they laid against a brace (or pole whatever you want to call it) with Teresa sitting in between Fox's legs like they used to do while staring out into the water and sky.
"Fox?"
"Yeah."
"I really love these moments."
"Yeah, we've had quite a few under here huh?"
"Yeah, we have."
He kissed her head and ran his fingers through her hair and then placed them around her waist again and he held her close.
"Fox?"
"Yeah."
"Do you think we could have these kind of moments again?"
"You bet."
"And why do you think that?"
"Because we love each other. We can do anything together if we want to."
"Fox?"
"Yeah."
"You're granddad wouldn't kidnap you again if you marry me would he?"
Fox laughed, "I doubt it. I hope not."
Teresa laughed, "I hope not either."
"Teresa, can I ask you something now?"
"Yeah, I'm listening."
"Why do I even have to go through this with you? I mean, the whole process of choosing a guy. It's crazy." Fox said while running his fingers through her hair.
"Well, when you were gone, Dylan was the only man I came to know, respect, and even love."
"But looney tune, we're meant to be together."
"Fox, I know that's how you think. I know that Dylan thinks that he and I should be together, but being the woman in the middle I have to decide based on all the facts."
"Facts like what? We were best friends before dating, we have a child together, we worked together, we lived together, damnit Teresa, the only thing left is to get married."
"Calm down. I don't like it when you're mad."
"I'm sorry, but don't you think I have a right to be upset?"
"Yes and no. Yes, because we were together and on our way to marriage before you disappeared."
"And no because?"
"No, because everything we had was ripped from us in an instant moment. You were gone and I had two kids to move on with and Dylan, your best friend, worked hard to take your place."
"Did he?"
"Did he what?"
"Take my place? In your heart at least."
"Fox, I can't answer that."
"Why not?"
"Because, I'm not sure yet."
"How can you not sure?"
"Just because okay!! Can we switch the subject?"
"Okay. To what?"
"Anything else."
"Okay. How gorgeous you look tonight?"
"No."
"How gorgeous I look tonight?"
"No. Creepy."
"Haha. Um, how about sex?"
"No."
"Come on you know we were awesome together."
"So?"
"Ah, so you admit it was good."
"No. Yes. No! Stop it!"
They burst into laughter as Teresa jumped up to 'play' hit Fox. He jumped up and wrestled her to the ground to tickle her.
"Stop tickling me!" She struggled in between breaths.
"And if I don't?"
"No sex."
Fox let Teresa go instantly. "That isn't fair."
"Why not?"
"Because I wouldn't get any anyway."
"And who says that?"
"From what I was guessing I didn't think I'd even get a kiss."
"Oh really?"
Teresa sat in 'indian style' in front of Fox who was doing the same and said, "Are you sure about that?"
Fox smiled as Teresa leaned in to kiss his cheek.
"That's it?"
She whispered into his ear, "You didn't let me finish."
"Go ahead then."
She kissed his cheek again then she kissed his lips. They slowly got into it and Fox grabbed her hips as Teresa laid him down on one of the blankets Fox had brought. They were so distracted by finally being back in the other's arms that they completely lost track of time and didn't know the time until the sun rose that morning. They had slept in each other's arms and besides each other for the first time in months and Teresa had to admit that it just felt right.
On the way back to the house that Teresa and Dylan shared Teresa thought about that night's date with Dylan. She said to herself, "Will I be any closer on the way to a decision?"
*~*~*~*~*~*
NEXT CHAPTER: the date with Dylan. How good could things get and will Teresa make up her mind?
R&R please.
~ Fox comes over each day to see the girls (as an extra excuse to see Teresa)
~ Dylan and Teresa don't share the same bedroom and haven't since the night of the fight
~ And Teresa (at the beginning of the chapter) has decided to spend time with each of the guys while 'on the way to a decision'
Chapter 43: On the Way to A Decision
She tied her hair up into a ponytail and sighed as she looked at herself in the mirror. She never thought she would have to make a decision like the one she was preparing to make. Dylan or Fox.
"Get yourself together Teresa," she said while talking to herself, "you need to spend time with both of guys before you can decide on who you really want to marry."
She adjusted her dress around her hips and grabbed her purse and walked downstairs to a waiting Fox. He stood at the bottom of the stairs waiting for his last chance to leave his impression on her mind. As she stepped onto the last step he held out his hand to help her. He pulled out a single white rose from behind him and slowly caressed her face with it. She smiled and said, "You remembered?"
"How could I forget that you love white roses?"
"Thank you." She took the flower from his hand and kissed his cheek.
"Let's get started then." He said while placing her jacket on her and leading her out the door. Once in the car and on the way to their destination that Fox had picked out Teresa spoke up, "I feel so silly."
"Why is that?"
"I feel like we're on our first date all over again."
"We didn't actually have a real first date though, did we?"
"Now that I think about it, I don't think we did."
They laughed.
"Where are we going?" Teresa asked as she noticed she was in Harmony.
"Must you always ask that when I'm taking you somewhere?"
"Yes."
They laughed again and Fox said, "Don't worry. I know you'll like it."
"Promise?"
"You bet."
They laughed again as Fox reached for Teresa's hand to hold. She willingly gave it to him.
~*~*~*~*~*
"You brought me here?"
"You don't like it?"
"No, I love it Fox, but you should have told me to wear pants at least."
"Why?"
"So I can stretch out on the beach."
Fox had taken her to "their spot" under the wharf.
He walked over to a box and pulled out a tank top, sweater, and jeans for Teresa and said, "Well, you're just lucky that I know you so well."
She laughed as she took the clothes from him. She motioned her fingers towards him so that he could turn around.
"You want me to turn around?"
"Yeah."
"It's not like I haven't seen you naked before!"
"Oh really?"
"Yeah, we do have a daughter together, so I've pretty much seen all of you."
"Not funny!" She laughed as she changed in front of him and threw the clothes at him.
"Aren't you comfy now?"
"Yes. Thank you."
"Anytime."
After eating in practical silence they laid against a brace (or pole whatever you want to call it) with Teresa sitting in between Fox's legs like they used to do while staring out into the water and sky.
"Fox?"
"Yeah."
"I really love these moments."
"Yeah, we've had quite a few under here huh?"
"Yeah, we have."
He kissed her head and ran his fingers through her hair and then placed them around her waist again and he held her close.
"Fox?"
"Yeah."
"Do you think we could have these kind of moments again?"
"You bet."
"And why do you think that?"
"Because we love each other. We can do anything together if we want to."
"Fox?"
"Yeah."
"You're granddad wouldn't kidnap you again if you marry me would he?"
Fox laughed, "I doubt it. I hope not."
Teresa laughed, "I hope not either."
"Teresa, can I ask you something now?"
"Yeah, I'm listening."
"Why do I even have to go through this with you? I mean, the whole process of choosing a guy. It's crazy." Fox said while running his fingers through her hair.
"Well, when you were gone, Dylan was the only man I came to know, respect, and even love."
"But looney tune, we're meant to be together."
"Fox, I know that's how you think. I know that Dylan thinks that he and I should be together, but being the woman in the middle I have to decide based on all the facts."
"Facts like what? We were best friends before dating, we have a child together, we worked together, we lived together, damnit Teresa, the only thing left is to get married."
"Calm down. I don't like it when you're mad."
"I'm sorry, but don't you think I have a right to be upset?"
"Yes and no. Yes, because we were together and on our way to marriage before you disappeared."
"And no because?"
"No, because everything we had was ripped from us in an instant moment. You were gone and I had two kids to move on with and Dylan, your best friend, worked hard to take your place."
"Did he?"
"Did he what?"
"Take my place? In your heart at least."
"Fox, I can't answer that."
"Why not?"
"Because, I'm not sure yet."
"How can you not sure?"
"Just because okay!! Can we switch the subject?"
"Okay. To what?"
"Anything else."
"Okay. How gorgeous you look tonight?"
"No."
"How gorgeous I look tonight?"
"No. Creepy."
"Haha. Um, how about sex?"
"No."
"Come on you know we were awesome together."
"So?"
"Ah, so you admit it was good."
"No. Yes. No! Stop it!"
They burst into laughter as Teresa jumped up to 'play' hit Fox. He jumped up and wrestled her to the ground to tickle her.
"Stop tickling me!" She struggled in between breaths.
"And if I don't?"
"No sex."
Fox let Teresa go instantly. "That isn't fair."
"Why not?"
"Because I wouldn't get any anyway."
"And who says that?"
"From what I was guessing I didn't think I'd even get a kiss."
"Oh really?"
Teresa sat in 'indian style' in front of Fox who was doing the same and said, "Are you sure about that?"
Fox smiled as Teresa leaned in to kiss his cheek.
"That's it?"
She whispered into his ear, "You didn't let me finish."
"Go ahead then."
She kissed his cheek again then she kissed his lips. They slowly got into it and Fox grabbed her hips as Teresa laid him down on one of the blankets Fox had brought. They were so distracted by finally being back in the other's arms that they completely lost track of time and didn't know the time until the sun rose that morning. They had slept in each other's arms and besides each other for the first time in months and Teresa had to admit that it just felt right.
On the way back to the house that Teresa and Dylan shared Teresa thought about that night's date with Dylan. She said to herself, "Will I be any closer on the way to a decision?"
*~*~*~*~*~*
NEXT CHAPTER: the date with Dylan. How good could things get and will Teresa make up her mind?
R&R please.
