Chapter 47: The Calls and One Last Twist
** Telephone call to "old friend" number 1**
"Hello?"
"Hello."
"Who this?"
"Who's this?"
"I asked you first. Who is this?"
"Teresa."
Silence.
"Noah? Are you there?"
"Teresa. Is that really you?"
"Yup."
"It's so good to hear from you again."
"You too."
"How'd you get my number?"
"Your parents still love me you know."
Noah laughed, "Yeah, I guessed that. So how are you?"
"I'm well."
"Teresa?"
"Yeah?"
"What's wrong?"
"What makes you think anything is wrong?"
"The tone in your voice tells me something is up with you. So go on. Spill."
"I'm getting married."
Silence.
"To whom?"
"I don't know exactly."
"What do you mean?"
"I need your opinion on choosing a guy."
"If Ethan Crane is one then I don't want to hear it."
"He's not. I'm so over him."
"Good. It's about time. Then who is it?"
"You remember Fox?"
"Yeah."
"Him and his best friend. I have a daughter with Fox though."
"Wasn't Fox kidnapped recently?"
"Yeah, but he's back now and has proposed, just a couple of nights after Dylan did."
"And Dylan's the best friend?"
"Yeah."
"Okay, and then what?"
"Well, Dylan took care of me and the girls when Fox disappeared."
"Girls?" He said while stressing the plural.
"Fox's other daughter, Ariel. We've raised both girls as our own and Lucia, that's my daughter, well she's been calling Dylan 'daddy' although we've been struggling to have her call Fox her dad."
"Interesting."
"You bet."
Noah laughed, "So you are calling me to ask me advice?"
"Yeah."
"I see. Well, if you ask me, you have a daughter with Fox, and then you should be with him. No questions asked. Plus, if you weren't with him you'd have less time with your daughter and you'd have custody trials to go through. Don't put yourself or Lucia through that."
"You sure?"
"You bet."
*~*~*~* End call *~*~*
*~*~*~* Next Call *~*~*
"Hello?"
"Hello?"
"Ethan?"
"This is he. May I ask who's calling?"
"It's Teresa."
"Teresa?"
"Yeah."
"Hi."
"Hi."
"Is something wrong?"
"Ethan, what makes you think that?"
"Um, you're calling me."
She laughed, "No, I just need your opinion on something and I want you to be totally honest with me okay?"
"Sure."
"I need to choose between Dylan and Fox."
"Dylan."
"What?"
"Choose Dylan. I know both of them and I know you really love Fox, but Teresa, he's a Crane."
"So are you."
"Fox is my brother, Teresa, and as many differences as we may have, I know him. Very well."
"So you think I should go with Dylan."
"He'll make you and the girls very happy Teresa. Trust me. Dylan is just like that."
"Good to know. Thanks."
"You're welcome. By the way, invite me to the wedding okay?"
"You would want to come?"
"Of course."
"Thanks. I think."
He laughed, "I still care for you Teresa, we have common ground."
"What are you talking about?"
"Common ground. You know . . .our son."
"ETHAN!"
"What?"
"I told you to never bring that up!"
"You can't deny that we have common ground."
"Dylan nor Fox or even Noah know about my abortion nor will they! We said we'd never mention it!"
"I'm sorry. I really am."
"Sure you are."
"Can I meet you somewhere in about ten minutes, like the Book Café?"
"Why?"
"I haven't seen you in like a year and we need to talk."
"NO."
"Yes."
"NO."
"Teresa, please."
"Fine. Ten minutes. Bye."
"Bye."
*~*~* End call *~*~*
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
NEXT CHAPTER: The Book Café with Ethan and Teresa's conversation and someone we know walks in and hears everything.
AUTHOR'S NOTE: I thought one last real twist would work. Story will end at chapter 50 or 51. Depends on fan response.
** Telephone call to "old friend" number 1**
"Hello?"
"Hello."
"Who this?"
"Who's this?"
"I asked you first. Who is this?"
"Teresa."
Silence.
"Noah? Are you there?"
"Teresa. Is that really you?"
"Yup."
"It's so good to hear from you again."
"You too."
"How'd you get my number?"
"Your parents still love me you know."
Noah laughed, "Yeah, I guessed that. So how are you?"
"I'm well."
"Teresa?"
"Yeah?"
"What's wrong?"
"What makes you think anything is wrong?"
"The tone in your voice tells me something is up with you. So go on. Spill."
"I'm getting married."
Silence.
"To whom?"
"I don't know exactly."
"What do you mean?"
"I need your opinion on choosing a guy."
"If Ethan Crane is one then I don't want to hear it."
"He's not. I'm so over him."
"Good. It's about time. Then who is it?"
"You remember Fox?"
"Yeah."
"Him and his best friend. I have a daughter with Fox though."
"Wasn't Fox kidnapped recently?"
"Yeah, but he's back now and has proposed, just a couple of nights after Dylan did."
"And Dylan's the best friend?"
"Yeah."
"Okay, and then what?"
"Well, Dylan took care of me and the girls when Fox disappeared."
"Girls?" He said while stressing the plural.
"Fox's other daughter, Ariel. We've raised both girls as our own and Lucia, that's my daughter, well she's been calling Dylan 'daddy' although we've been struggling to have her call Fox her dad."
"Interesting."
"You bet."
Noah laughed, "So you are calling me to ask me advice?"
"Yeah."
"I see. Well, if you ask me, you have a daughter with Fox, and then you should be with him. No questions asked. Plus, if you weren't with him you'd have less time with your daughter and you'd have custody trials to go through. Don't put yourself or Lucia through that."
"You sure?"
"You bet."
*~*~*~* End call *~*~*
*~*~*~* Next Call *~*~*
"Hello?"
"Hello?"
"Ethan?"
"This is he. May I ask who's calling?"
"It's Teresa."
"Teresa?"
"Yeah."
"Hi."
"Hi."
"Is something wrong?"
"Ethan, what makes you think that?"
"Um, you're calling me."
She laughed, "No, I just need your opinion on something and I want you to be totally honest with me okay?"
"Sure."
"I need to choose between Dylan and Fox."
"Dylan."
"What?"
"Choose Dylan. I know both of them and I know you really love Fox, but Teresa, he's a Crane."
"So are you."
"Fox is my brother, Teresa, and as many differences as we may have, I know him. Very well."
"So you think I should go with Dylan."
"He'll make you and the girls very happy Teresa. Trust me. Dylan is just like that."
"Good to know. Thanks."
"You're welcome. By the way, invite me to the wedding okay?"
"You would want to come?"
"Of course."
"Thanks. I think."
He laughed, "I still care for you Teresa, we have common ground."
"What are you talking about?"
"Common ground. You know . . .our son."
"ETHAN!"
"What?"
"I told you to never bring that up!"
"You can't deny that we have common ground."
"Dylan nor Fox or even Noah know about my abortion nor will they! We said we'd never mention it!"
"I'm sorry. I really am."
"Sure you are."
"Can I meet you somewhere in about ten minutes, like the Book Café?"
"Why?"
"I haven't seen you in like a year and we need to talk."
"NO."
"Yes."
"NO."
"Teresa, please."
"Fine. Ten minutes. Bye."
"Bye."
*~*~* End call *~*~*
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
NEXT CHAPTER: The Book Café with Ethan and Teresa's conversation and someone we know walks in and hears everything.
AUTHOR'S NOTE: I thought one last real twist would work. Story will end at chapter 50 or 51. Depends on fan response.
