Chapter 44: The Date With Dylan Pt1
"Good morning beautiful."
"Huh?"
Teresa rolled over to side of the bed from which the voice was coming from and opened her eyes.
"Good morning to you as well."
"Breakfast?" He asked as he showed her a tray of food at her bedside.
"Um, Dylan, our date starts at 7 AT NIGHT not 7 IN THE MORNING, dear."
"Yes, I know that. I can tell time."
"Dylan, you don't have to try and impress me for me to choose you."
"I know that."
"Then why are you doing this?"
"Since when can I not serve you breakfast in bed? Huh? I do it all the time then I do you. It's tradition."
He laughed as she hit him with her pillow, "Not funny."
"Yeah it is."
"No its not." She giggled as she sat up in the bed.
"Teresa, I know that whomever you choose it will be a matter of the heart. Your heart will choose not your stomach. And secondly, what's the harm in getting a point up on Fox for?"
She laughed, "I'm not giving points Dylan."
"I know, I know. Come on, eat up. I'll check on the girls, okay?"
"Okay." He kissed her cheek and ruffled her hair and left the room.
Teresa sighed, "What am I going to do with these two men?"
*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"What are you doing here?"
"I came to see my daughters. Something wrong with that Dylan?"
"Fox, I was just asking. How'd you get in the house anyway?"
"Maid let me in."
"I see."
Dylan finished warming a bottle and started to walk towards Ariel's crib.
"What are you doing?"
"I was going to feed Ariel. Why? Do you want to?"
"Yes. Please."
"Sure."
Dylan handed Fox the bottle and then Ariel.
"Dyl?"
"Yeah?"
"Thanks."
"For what?"
"Everything."
"Are you feeling okay?"
Fox laughed, "Yeah. I'm fine."
"Good. Is it okay if I feed Lucia?"
"Sure, but really Dylan. Thanks."
"I don't get why you are thanking me."
"You protected Teresa and my daughters when I couldn't and for that I thank you."
"Well, what are best friends for huh?"
"Still friends?"
"You bet."
They lightly laughed as Dylan got up to hug Fox.
"But I am not thanking you for taking my woman."
Dylan laughed, "Yeah. I didn't think so."
They laughed again.
Silence.
"So Teresa told me that Lucia called you 'daddy'."
"Each day you were missing Teresa would show the girls your picture and say 'that's your daddy'. He's the one who will take care of you girls and mommy and he loves you very much. Then I guess one day Lucia saw that I do all those things and called me daddy. I laughed it off while Teresa was flipping out, but I have to admit, I liked her calling me that."
"Did Ariel ever?"
"No. It took her longer to say her first words."
Fox started to cry.
"What's wrong man?"
"I've missed their first words, their baptisms, everything important, just like my father and father before him. I promised myself that I would be at every special event for my kids and I've missed out, already in the first year alone."
"There will be many more events you know."
"The fact that you were there makes it a bit better though."
"Why is that?"
"At least they had a father figure in their lives. Someone to love them and protect them. Someone who their father approved of taking his place."
"Fox, please, I only did what I did because of who they are to you and I never dreamt of taking your place."
"What do you mean?"
"I never dreamt of falling for Teresa at first. Hell, I didn't believe I was in love with her at first either. I only took care of them like I did because they were my best friend's family and I cherished that and I took it as my duty to be there for them as you would be there for mine."
"You bet."
"I'm just glad we're talking like civilized people."
"Yeah, I'm sure Teresa would be too."
"Yeah."
They talked and laughed some more for about an hour.
*~*~*~*~*~*~* 7 pm = Date with Dylan time . . . *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"You look beautiful."
She smiled, "Tell me something I don't know."
"Um, where we're going."
"That works."
"Good. Let's go."
"Where are we?" Teresa asked as they started to walk across the grounds of an estate.
"Must you always ask that?"
"Yes, it's how I know I'm safe and secure."
"Haven't I proved that I can keep you safe and secure for this past year?"
"I guess so."
"You guess so huh?"
"That's what I said."
"Why are you so angry at me?"
"I'm not angry. I'm just under a lot of pressure and you're fooling around."
"Fine. I'll be serious."
Silence.
"Dylan, say something and stop looking at me that way."
"You said be serious, so I'm giving you my serious look and emotions."
"Very funny."
"Is that a smile I see?"
"No."
"Fine."
Silence.
Silence.
Silence.
"Dylan?"
"Yes?"
"I overheard you and Fox talking. Thank you."
"For what?"
"Not fighting and actually getting along."
"Your welcome."
Silence.
"Dylan?"
"Yes?"
"If I ask you do something for me, would you?"
"Of course."
"Kiss me."
Dylan turned his face towards her. He reached for her hand and laced their fingers. They stopped walking as Dylan pulled her closer to him. He looked into her eyes as they fell to silence. He slightly lifted her chin with his finger and lightly kissed her lips. He pulled away just a moment afterwards and proceeded to walk to the manor.
"That's it?" She asked.
Dylan stopped walking and said, "You asked for a kiss. That's a kiss."
"So do I have to ask for a make out session to get a real one then?"
"Maybe."
She hit his arm. "Come on."
He pulled her close again. He slid his right hand down to the crease of her skirt and top and lowered his mouth to her ear and whispered, "You have to ask me to give you a real one. Anyone can kiss anyone, but a REAL kiss is different."
She pushed up onto her toes and whispered into his ear, "Dylan?"
"Yes, beautiful."
"Can I have a real kiss?"
"Anything you ask for I will give you Teresa."
He leaned into her face a kissed her lips and slowly, but surely, slipped his tongue in her mouth and she went along with him for about two minutes until he pulled away again.
"What now?" She asked him as he re-laced their fingers and continued to proceed to the manor at the top of the hill.
"Huh?"
"Why'd you stop?"
"You asked for a kiss not a make out session."
"So anything over two minutes is a make out session?"
"Why are you so adamant about kissing me this evening?" She stopped walked and he stopped seconds after he felt her resilience. She replied, "Because I love your kisses. I love your touches. And I love . . ."
He walked towards her, placed his hand on her back again and whispered, "You love?"
"You."
"Do you really?"
"Yes. I love you Fox."
Dylan's eyes widened at the sound of Fox's name. "What did you say?"
"Dylan, I was kidding. I wanted to see your face when I said that."
"Liar."
"I am not a liar Dylan."
"Yes you are. You think about him all the time. When we talk, when we kiss, when we have sex. Every freaking moment of the day, it's Fox this and Fox that."
Teresa was taken aback by his comments because she really was kidding when she said what she said earlier. She saw the hurt in his eyes. She placed her hand on his cheek, "Dylan, I was honestly kidding with you."
"Fine then."
"Do you really think that I think of Fox when I'm with you?"
"It doesn't matter now. You already know what I think."
"Please take me home if you are going to be this way all night."
"No."
"What? Why?"
"Our date isn't over."
"Why would you want to be with someone who thinks of someone else the whole time she's with you?"
"Whatever. I guess I was kidding too. I'm sorry."
"No, you weren't kidding. I know you meant it, but forget it anyway, let's go."
*~*~*~*~*~*
NEXT CHAPTER: the actual date with Dylan. This one has gone too long. Sorry.
** ATTENTION THEROX FANS **
Teresa and Fox (Justin Hartley and Lindsay Korman) are recently engaged! It's that great? We have THEROX in real life you guys!! I'm ecstatic. You can read the story in Soap Opera Digest with Justin and Lindsay on the cover!! Congrats to the couple!!
"Good morning beautiful."
"Huh?"
Teresa rolled over to side of the bed from which the voice was coming from and opened her eyes.
"Good morning to you as well."
"Breakfast?" He asked as he showed her a tray of food at her bedside.
"Um, Dylan, our date starts at 7 AT NIGHT not 7 IN THE MORNING, dear."
"Yes, I know that. I can tell time."
"Dylan, you don't have to try and impress me for me to choose you."
"I know that."
"Then why are you doing this?"
"Since when can I not serve you breakfast in bed? Huh? I do it all the time then I do you. It's tradition."
He laughed as she hit him with her pillow, "Not funny."
"Yeah it is."
"No its not." She giggled as she sat up in the bed.
"Teresa, I know that whomever you choose it will be a matter of the heart. Your heart will choose not your stomach. And secondly, what's the harm in getting a point up on Fox for?"
She laughed, "I'm not giving points Dylan."
"I know, I know. Come on, eat up. I'll check on the girls, okay?"
"Okay." He kissed her cheek and ruffled her hair and left the room.
Teresa sighed, "What am I going to do with these two men?"
*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"What are you doing here?"
"I came to see my daughters. Something wrong with that Dylan?"
"Fox, I was just asking. How'd you get in the house anyway?"
"Maid let me in."
"I see."
Dylan finished warming a bottle and started to walk towards Ariel's crib.
"What are you doing?"
"I was going to feed Ariel. Why? Do you want to?"
"Yes. Please."
"Sure."
Dylan handed Fox the bottle and then Ariel.
"Dyl?"
"Yeah?"
"Thanks."
"For what?"
"Everything."
"Are you feeling okay?"
Fox laughed, "Yeah. I'm fine."
"Good. Is it okay if I feed Lucia?"
"Sure, but really Dylan. Thanks."
"I don't get why you are thanking me."
"You protected Teresa and my daughters when I couldn't and for that I thank you."
"Well, what are best friends for huh?"
"Still friends?"
"You bet."
They lightly laughed as Dylan got up to hug Fox.
"But I am not thanking you for taking my woman."
Dylan laughed, "Yeah. I didn't think so."
They laughed again.
Silence.
"So Teresa told me that Lucia called you 'daddy'."
"Each day you were missing Teresa would show the girls your picture and say 'that's your daddy'. He's the one who will take care of you girls and mommy and he loves you very much. Then I guess one day Lucia saw that I do all those things and called me daddy. I laughed it off while Teresa was flipping out, but I have to admit, I liked her calling me that."
"Did Ariel ever?"
"No. It took her longer to say her first words."
Fox started to cry.
"What's wrong man?"
"I've missed their first words, their baptisms, everything important, just like my father and father before him. I promised myself that I would be at every special event for my kids and I've missed out, already in the first year alone."
"There will be many more events you know."
"The fact that you were there makes it a bit better though."
"Why is that?"
"At least they had a father figure in their lives. Someone to love them and protect them. Someone who their father approved of taking his place."
"Fox, please, I only did what I did because of who they are to you and I never dreamt of taking your place."
"What do you mean?"
"I never dreamt of falling for Teresa at first. Hell, I didn't believe I was in love with her at first either. I only took care of them like I did because they were my best friend's family and I cherished that and I took it as my duty to be there for them as you would be there for mine."
"You bet."
"I'm just glad we're talking like civilized people."
"Yeah, I'm sure Teresa would be too."
"Yeah."
They talked and laughed some more for about an hour.
*~*~*~*~*~*~* 7 pm = Date with Dylan time . . . *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"You look beautiful."
She smiled, "Tell me something I don't know."
"Um, where we're going."
"That works."
"Good. Let's go."
"Where are we?" Teresa asked as they started to walk across the grounds of an estate.
"Must you always ask that?"
"Yes, it's how I know I'm safe and secure."
"Haven't I proved that I can keep you safe and secure for this past year?"
"I guess so."
"You guess so huh?"
"That's what I said."
"Why are you so angry at me?"
"I'm not angry. I'm just under a lot of pressure and you're fooling around."
"Fine. I'll be serious."
Silence.
"Dylan, say something and stop looking at me that way."
"You said be serious, so I'm giving you my serious look and emotions."
"Very funny."
"Is that a smile I see?"
"No."
"Fine."
Silence.
Silence.
Silence.
"Dylan?"
"Yes?"
"I overheard you and Fox talking. Thank you."
"For what?"
"Not fighting and actually getting along."
"Your welcome."
Silence.
"Dylan?"
"Yes?"
"If I ask you do something for me, would you?"
"Of course."
"Kiss me."
Dylan turned his face towards her. He reached for her hand and laced their fingers. They stopped walking as Dylan pulled her closer to him. He looked into her eyes as they fell to silence. He slightly lifted her chin with his finger and lightly kissed her lips. He pulled away just a moment afterwards and proceeded to walk to the manor.
"That's it?" She asked.
Dylan stopped walking and said, "You asked for a kiss. That's a kiss."
"So do I have to ask for a make out session to get a real one then?"
"Maybe."
She hit his arm. "Come on."
He pulled her close again. He slid his right hand down to the crease of her skirt and top and lowered his mouth to her ear and whispered, "You have to ask me to give you a real one. Anyone can kiss anyone, but a REAL kiss is different."
She pushed up onto her toes and whispered into his ear, "Dylan?"
"Yes, beautiful."
"Can I have a real kiss?"
"Anything you ask for I will give you Teresa."
He leaned into her face a kissed her lips and slowly, but surely, slipped his tongue in her mouth and she went along with him for about two minutes until he pulled away again.
"What now?" She asked him as he re-laced their fingers and continued to proceed to the manor at the top of the hill.
"Huh?"
"Why'd you stop?"
"You asked for a kiss not a make out session."
"So anything over two minutes is a make out session?"
"Why are you so adamant about kissing me this evening?" She stopped walked and he stopped seconds after he felt her resilience. She replied, "Because I love your kisses. I love your touches. And I love . . ."
He walked towards her, placed his hand on her back again and whispered, "You love?"
"You."
"Do you really?"
"Yes. I love you Fox."
Dylan's eyes widened at the sound of Fox's name. "What did you say?"
"Dylan, I was kidding. I wanted to see your face when I said that."
"Liar."
"I am not a liar Dylan."
"Yes you are. You think about him all the time. When we talk, when we kiss, when we have sex. Every freaking moment of the day, it's Fox this and Fox that."
Teresa was taken aback by his comments because she really was kidding when she said what she said earlier. She saw the hurt in his eyes. She placed her hand on his cheek, "Dylan, I was honestly kidding with you."
"Fine then."
"Do you really think that I think of Fox when I'm with you?"
"It doesn't matter now. You already know what I think."
"Please take me home if you are going to be this way all night."
"No."
"What? Why?"
"Our date isn't over."
"Why would you want to be with someone who thinks of someone else the whole time she's with you?"
"Whatever. I guess I was kidding too. I'm sorry."
"No, you weren't kidding. I know you meant it, but forget it anyway, let's go."
*~*~*~*~*~*
NEXT CHAPTER: the actual date with Dylan. This one has gone too long. Sorry.
** ATTENTION THEROX FANS **
Teresa and Fox (Justin Hartley and Lindsay Korman) are recently engaged! It's that great? We have THEROX in real life you guys!! I'm ecstatic. You can read the story in Soap Opera Digest with Justin and Lindsay on the cover!! Congrats to the couple!!
