To Love Again

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Chapter 15

A Shock for Pilar

Pilar wiped her hands on her apron. Theresa had left a couple of hours ago and if she predicted right Theresa would be in Paris in less then three hours.

Pilar had just finished cleaning the rooms in the west wing of the mansion, she just had to give some orders to some of the staff and then she would take her lunch brake.

The day went surprisingly quick as Pilar worked through the day as she usually did. She walked into the parlor to double check on Charlotte's work, it was her first week on the job so Pilar was in charge of her.

Pilar stopped short when she saw Julian sitting on the couch. He looked rather depressed. 'He must be mourning his son's death.' She thought.

"Excuse me Mister Crane." Said Pilar walking over to him. "Oh Pilar it's you." He said startled. "I just wanted to give you my condolences." She said. "Condolences? For what?" 'Was he really that insipid, his son was dead and he's acting like he doesn't even know."

"For your son's death, what else would I be talking about?" Said Pilar. "My son?" Said Julian in surprise. "Yes, Fox... he died from that accident in LA." Said Pilar in confusion. 'Was he really that depressed that he didn't even realize that she was talking about his son.'

"Fox? Fox never died in LA... he moved to Paris." "What!? But my Theresa was with Fox in LA and she said that she was told that Fox was dead." "She must have been misinformed, Fox moved to Paris." 'Oh my... Theresa is going to Paris and she thinks Fox is dead... I have to call her and tell her otherwise."

Pilar quickly spun on her heel and ran out of the room leaving Julian to stand there with a bewildered expression on his face. 'I wonder what has gotten into her?' He thought sitting down.

Pilar ran to the nearest phone she could find and dialed Theresa's number.

"Please Mija... pick up your phone." Pilar said impatiently pacing back and forth as she listened to the phone ring.

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Theresa's cell phone rang throughout the plane. But the ring reached deaf ears, no one had boarded the now empty plane. Theresa had accidentally forgotten her phone in her seat when she was rushing to get her carry-on bags.

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'Damn it how am I supposed to tell Theresa now?' She knew her sister Nancy was to cheap to actually buy an answering machine and until Theresa called her she wasn't exactly going to know when she was going to be home.

"All I can do now is wait." Said Pilar to herself. She just hoped that Theresa would call her soon.