Ethan and Gwen spent the morning together, just so she wouldn't get noisy. During the whole time he thought of Theresa aor Michelle. After the failed brunch, and the walk along the wharf, they returned to the mansion. The living room was decorated in red, pink, and white. He pictured Theresa in her engagement dress, and Michelle in her cream dress when they celebrated their first month together.
"I love you", Michelle and Theresa mouthed to him.
He shook his head, and they were gone.
"Ethan, you should be getting ready for the party", Gwen said coming down the stairs.
"I wonder if she has taken care of Antonio yet.......I'll be back, I'm going to take little Ethan out for some hot chocolate", he answered.
Rebecca saw him dart for the stairs, and saw Gwen getting upset. Shw walked over to her.
"Gwennie, calm down, it's ok, he's bonding with his new son. Be happy, right Ethan?", she gloated.
"Yes", he smiled thinking that Theresa and he created that child out od love, and he's going back to his mother.
"Alright, just be back before the party starts", she scowled.
He ran to little Ethan's room, to get him ready to go.
~Lopez-Fitzgerald Home~
"Ethan should be here any minute. I turned everything off, and pulled our luggage to the door", Pilar said sitting on the couch.
"I packed everything for two weeks. I can't wait until my son is home. Where's Antonio? Doesn't he want to go?", Theresa asked.
"He said hell meet us there, don't worry".
The door bell rang, and Theresa answered it. It was Ethan and Ethan Martin.
"MOMMY!", he ran to her, and hugged her tightly.
"Mommy, where are we going?", he looked up at her.
"We are going on a vacation to see family", Pilar chimed in.
She saw that Ethan and Theresa wanted to talk. So she walked Ethan Martin out to the car with Mike.
"Theresa, I'll be out there with Michelle on Sunday. Could I spend time with him?", Ethan asked.
"Of course, and good luck tonight" she added.
"Thanks, and be careful", he said.
He kissed her lightly, and the passion ignited. Walking out to the car, she was puzzled. She held on to her lips, and thought about what she and Chad talked about last night as she was going to bed.
"I would like to be with Ethan again, but I can't seem to think that he and Michelle should be together. If I only had a sign or something to tell me what to do', she said to Chad.
"You never know, you could be with Ethan, or end up with someone you never thought of", he answered.
They stared at each other, and she thought maybe he was talking about not only her, but himself also.
"That's a good point. Stay as long as you need to", she told him.
"Goodnight".
"Night".
They drove off, with her thinking about that, and how she was going to explain everything to Little Ethan.
Back at the house, Ethan called Michelle on their phone.
"Hello?"
"Shelle".
"Ethan, you must be calling with good news", she answered.
"Of course, I'll be over in 15 minutes".
"Ok, everything is ready, and here, so I'm just waiting on you".
They hung up, and he drove over to her hotel.
~Las Vegas, Nevada~
"I can't believe he was involved in Papa's death, what did he ever do to him", Theresa said sadly.
They were resting after retrieving Martin's urn. Pilar broke down, Theresa and Sheridan helped her to the bed, and she gave her the pills that Michelle gave to her. A doctor from the FBI was sent to watch over Pilar. Theresa, Luis and Sheridan were talking, sine the kids were sleeping.
"So why didn't Miguel come with us?", Theresa asked.
"Because of Charity. He's heartbroken over their break-up, and then his job wouldn't give him the time off", Luis said handing Sheridan something to drink.
"Sheridan, here's the question we have to ask of you, Who's Michelle to Ethan?", Theresa asked.
Sheridan heistated in her answer, knowing this answer would effect everything between Ethan and Theresa, but the same sense, let her know why he is the way he is.
"The Bradfords were "supposely" enemies of the Cranes in business. The family are as rich as the Cranes, but more down to earth about their way of life. Michelle's mother died when she was a teenager, or cancer. While at boarding school, we secretly became friends bonding over losing our mothers. After she left boarding school, I flew to Paris, and she went to law school, secretly getting her master's in dance also at the same time. In her second year, she met Ethan, and they were so cute together, no offence", she said to Theresa.
"None taken', she smiled.
"Anyways, she is what I call a 'spitfire', just like you. But she'e not as naive as you are. Gwen ran you over, as for Michelle, she knew what Gwen was about before I did. Not saying I still became friends with her after Michelle knew how she was, but Michelle let us find out for ourselves how Gwen can be. She's like you, she goes after what she wants in the most honest way possible. She puts herself on the line for people that she feels has been done wrong, Like your family and myself", Sheridan explained with tears in her eyes.
"Wow, I knew she was nice, but she seems honorable too. What about her and Ethan?', Luis asked.
"They loved each othe one a deeper level. They were so intuned to each other, I mean no one I know is or ever like them two. The closest I can think of them is Romeo and Juilet, except without the death in the story", she chuckled, "it's funny, Ethan was told to study corproate law. Michelle was told to become the same thing, she chose Criminal Law and Dance, and she loved it too. You should have her teach little Ethan tap or Jazz. She's really good", Sheridan added.
"So he loved before Gwen?", Theresa asked.
"Yes, never stopped. He once said you were just like her, but he couldn't have her. So he saw the best qualities in you, before Gwen and Rebecca did what they did. I was one of those Crane secrets, one of many".
"I knew something was going on between them two. I could see it, it was like Theresa and...", he stopped, "I'm sorry".
"It's ok, trust me. Ethan's not with me, but I hope he gets away from that life. If he isn't with me, he deserves better than Gwen", she added.
~Harmony~
Ethan arrived at her room. Nervously he knocked, and she answered. Her hair was pulled up, and she was in jeans and a t-shirt.
"Hey, come on in', she said.
Entering her room, he was memorized by her beauty, just like the first time they met.
"So, James Bond, how are you?", she joked.
He laughed, "I should be calling you that. Honestly, I could be better, but I'm here with you. I'm in a good mood", he said hugging her.
She took in his cologne. It was as if she never was taken away form him, and she didn't want to let go. Until this case was over, she had choice. She broke away, and walked towards the kitchen.
"Sit down, and get comfy. You want anything?", she asked.
He walked up to her and they were in that dangerous territory again. He circled his arms around her waist, and she blushed.
"To stay with you", he whispered.
She giggled, and he kissed her earlobe. He continued to nuzzle her neck. She didn't pull away, and he started to neck and work his way back to her jawline. She moaned at his touch. He continued, and he was eyeing her, and she kissed him. They fell to the couch, kissing passionately. He wanted to feel her again. They never made love, but just kissing her was so sexy to him. She wanted more, but she knew they needed to focus on tonight and he needed to make a decision. She stopped, and he looked at her. She had him pinned under her, and he tried pulling her back to him, but she jolted up.
"Ethan, we can't", she said out of breath.
She moved off of him, and went into the kitchen to get some water. This fighting urge of not making love to him, was getting harder with every day that past. He got up to hug her from behind.
"It's ok, I understand, you can't until this is done. I can't wait. I told you before, I'll wait forever', he said into her hair.
"Thanks, I appreciate it".
"It's ok, we'll talk".
"Alright".
"I still want you,a dn love you Michelle".
"And Theresa", she added.
"No", he said surly.
She spat out her water all over the sink. He chuckled at her action.
"What?", she spun around wpiing her mouth off.
"No, I think it's time I leave Theresa alone. I wanted her to move on, but then when she decided, I was extremely mad at her choice. Because it wasn't me. Then I began to think about why I was so angry, and it was because I didn't have you. I tried moving on twice, and I couldn't. I wanted you always. I think we could become friends for our son, but nothing else", he answered.
"That's good and everything, but does she know?", she asked.
"No, not yet, but we'll talk".
"Good, we'll we have to focus on tonight. We should get ready for the ball tonight", she proceeded to walk away.
"Michelle?"
"Yeah?"
"Do you love me as much as I love you, I mean if you don't, I understand", he asked sadly.
She walked up to him, and she hugged him.
"I could never stop loving you Ethan. Your love is what got me through everything I've been through", she said crying.
"Don't cry, please, talk to me, what else happened to you while we were apart?", he asked.
"Nothing, I'm just exhausted. I'm going to go into the bathroom to get ready. Everything you need is over on the bed. I set up the extra bathroom for you, so I'll be in the bathub taking a bath, I need to relax before shit hits the fan tonight", she said wiping her face.
"Alright, but you can talk to me if you ever need to, ok?", he said looking down at her.
"I know", she added.
She walked into the bathroom, and he wondered what she meant. He knew something was up. She sat down on the bed to take a break. He walked in behind her, and saw the white tuxedo.
"My tuxedo is white?", he questioned.
"Yes, to match my dress. Remember", she said rubbing the tux.
"The valentine's ball we were to go to before" he sadly remembered.
"Don't be sad, we're going together tonight, but Ethan", she looked at him.
"Yes?"
"It's not over between you and Theresa. I know you claim to love me, but feelings can't be turned off like a faucet. Not like that. Just....Just think about it, ok?", she rubbed his hand.
"Alright, but I..."
"No. Somewhere in your heart, you have loved each one of us in your own way. Maybe you didn't love Theresa and Gwen the way you loved me, but you did. When I can see you have let Theresa go, then I'll be with you. I think when you see Theresa, you'll want to try one last time", she said sincerely.
Michelle had nothing against Theresa. Her relationship was never given a chance, and she wanted to make sure that Ethan knew what he wanted, not what everyone else wanted.
"That is a very good point. Let's just try to enjoy tomight and get this over with", Ethan whispered.
"I can compromise to that. You know, you drive a hard bargain", she grinned.
"Well, I am a lawyer, that's what I do best", he joked.
She laughed.
"What I made the FBI agent laugh", he continued.
"Ha Ha Ha", she answered.
She proceeded to walk into the bathroom, and let him continue to get ready. She decided to relax in the bathtub, with a long bath. That what she would do after seeing Ethan in secret, and it made her remember her secret rendevous they had in the Crane Cabin.
~FLASHBACK~
"NO, I GIVE! I GIVE!", she begged.
"I'm the king of torture", he taunted.
"Just because you cheated", she said pouted.
"I don't cheat", he said sitting next to her.
"You did too, you started tickling me, and you can't break a staring contest that way", she pouted.
"Aww, I guess I did. To be completely honest, I could stare at you forever", he said.
It made her blush every time he would talk about her that way, but those were his honest feelings. He felt that way ever since they ran into each other the first time. They were at the cabin celebrating one year together. Ethan asked his mother to dine with him and Michelle at the Cabin earlier in the week, and she loved Michelle. Ethan and Michelle were inseperable, in private. In pulbic functions, Ethan were together, and Michelle and Steven were together. It was hard once that year, because they had to attend one of the Crane's social's with other people, and pretend nothing was going on. Until later that night, he met up with her, outside of Harmony, and spent every moment with her until sunlight. Neither one of them wanted each of their mates, but the mergers were so important to the families. The Crane-Hotchkiss, and The Bradford-Smith mergers was mainly important to Alistair and Ronald (Michelle's Father). So Ethan and Michelle, met in secret, with Ivy's and Sheridan's help.
Her cell alarm interrupted her daydream. It was time. She dressed in the bathroom. Wearing a white strapless gown made of silk. Her hair was halp up and slighty curled. Walking out of the bathroom, Ethan looked up and stood to greet her. He was dressed in the tuxedo she bought. It was white and crimson.
"You are a vision", he complemented.
"Thank you, I thought of you buying this dress", she said extending her hand, "Shall we?"
"I thought you'd never ask", he responded.
This was the night they had been waiting for. For close to 15 years, they suffered and loved each other. Now that the opportunity is their to get a chance and justice, they were doing it.....together.
"I love you", Michelle and Theresa mouthed to him.
He shook his head, and they were gone.
"Ethan, you should be getting ready for the party", Gwen said coming down the stairs.
"I wonder if she has taken care of Antonio yet.......I'll be back, I'm going to take little Ethan out for some hot chocolate", he answered.
Rebecca saw him dart for the stairs, and saw Gwen getting upset. Shw walked over to her.
"Gwennie, calm down, it's ok, he's bonding with his new son. Be happy, right Ethan?", she gloated.
"Yes", he smiled thinking that Theresa and he created that child out od love, and he's going back to his mother.
"Alright, just be back before the party starts", she scowled.
He ran to little Ethan's room, to get him ready to go.
~Lopez-Fitzgerald Home~
"Ethan should be here any minute. I turned everything off, and pulled our luggage to the door", Pilar said sitting on the couch.
"I packed everything for two weeks. I can't wait until my son is home. Where's Antonio? Doesn't he want to go?", Theresa asked.
"He said hell meet us there, don't worry".
The door bell rang, and Theresa answered it. It was Ethan and Ethan Martin.
"MOMMY!", he ran to her, and hugged her tightly.
"Mommy, where are we going?", he looked up at her.
"We are going on a vacation to see family", Pilar chimed in.
She saw that Ethan and Theresa wanted to talk. So she walked Ethan Martin out to the car with Mike.
"Theresa, I'll be out there with Michelle on Sunday. Could I spend time with him?", Ethan asked.
"Of course, and good luck tonight" she added.
"Thanks, and be careful", he said.
He kissed her lightly, and the passion ignited. Walking out to the car, she was puzzled. She held on to her lips, and thought about what she and Chad talked about last night as she was going to bed.
"I would like to be with Ethan again, but I can't seem to think that he and Michelle should be together. If I only had a sign or something to tell me what to do', she said to Chad.
"You never know, you could be with Ethan, or end up with someone you never thought of", he answered.
They stared at each other, and she thought maybe he was talking about not only her, but himself also.
"That's a good point. Stay as long as you need to", she told him.
"Goodnight".
"Night".
They drove off, with her thinking about that, and how she was going to explain everything to Little Ethan.
Back at the house, Ethan called Michelle on their phone.
"Hello?"
"Shelle".
"Ethan, you must be calling with good news", she answered.
"Of course, I'll be over in 15 minutes".
"Ok, everything is ready, and here, so I'm just waiting on you".
They hung up, and he drove over to her hotel.
~Las Vegas, Nevada~
"I can't believe he was involved in Papa's death, what did he ever do to him", Theresa said sadly.
They were resting after retrieving Martin's urn. Pilar broke down, Theresa and Sheridan helped her to the bed, and she gave her the pills that Michelle gave to her. A doctor from the FBI was sent to watch over Pilar. Theresa, Luis and Sheridan were talking, sine the kids were sleeping.
"So why didn't Miguel come with us?", Theresa asked.
"Because of Charity. He's heartbroken over their break-up, and then his job wouldn't give him the time off", Luis said handing Sheridan something to drink.
"Sheridan, here's the question we have to ask of you, Who's Michelle to Ethan?", Theresa asked.
Sheridan heistated in her answer, knowing this answer would effect everything between Ethan and Theresa, but the same sense, let her know why he is the way he is.
"The Bradfords were "supposely" enemies of the Cranes in business. The family are as rich as the Cranes, but more down to earth about their way of life. Michelle's mother died when she was a teenager, or cancer. While at boarding school, we secretly became friends bonding over losing our mothers. After she left boarding school, I flew to Paris, and she went to law school, secretly getting her master's in dance also at the same time. In her second year, she met Ethan, and they were so cute together, no offence", she said to Theresa.
"None taken', she smiled.
"Anyways, she is what I call a 'spitfire', just like you. But she'e not as naive as you are. Gwen ran you over, as for Michelle, she knew what Gwen was about before I did. Not saying I still became friends with her after Michelle knew how she was, but Michelle let us find out for ourselves how Gwen can be. She's like you, she goes after what she wants in the most honest way possible. She puts herself on the line for people that she feels has been done wrong, Like your family and myself", Sheridan explained with tears in her eyes.
"Wow, I knew she was nice, but she seems honorable too. What about her and Ethan?', Luis asked.
"They loved each othe one a deeper level. They were so intuned to each other, I mean no one I know is or ever like them two. The closest I can think of them is Romeo and Juilet, except without the death in the story", she chuckled, "it's funny, Ethan was told to study corproate law. Michelle was told to become the same thing, she chose Criminal Law and Dance, and she loved it too. You should have her teach little Ethan tap or Jazz. She's really good", Sheridan added.
"So he loved before Gwen?", Theresa asked.
"Yes, never stopped. He once said you were just like her, but he couldn't have her. So he saw the best qualities in you, before Gwen and Rebecca did what they did. I was one of those Crane secrets, one of many".
"I knew something was going on between them two. I could see it, it was like Theresa and...", he stopped, "I'm sorry".
"It's ok, trust me. Ethan's not with me, but I hope he gets away from that life. If he isn't with me, he deserves better than Gwen", she added.
~Harmony~
Ethan arrived at her room. Nervously he knocked, and she answered. Her hair was pulled up, and she was in jeans and a t-shirt.
"Hey, come on in', she said.
Entering her room, he was memorized by her beauty, just like the first time they met.
"So, James Bond, how are you?", she joked.
He laughed, "I should be calling you that. Honestly, I could be better, but I'm here with you. I'm in a good mood", he said hugging her.
She took in his cologne. It was as if she never was taken away form him, and she didn't want to let go. Until this case was over, she had choice. She broke away, and walked towards the kitchen.
"Sit down, and get comfy. You want anything?", she asked.
He walked up to her and they were in that dangerous territory again. He circled his arms around her waist, and she blushed.
"To stay with you", he whispered.
She giggled, and he kissed her earlobe. He continued to nuzzle her neck. She didn't pull away, and he started to neck and work his way back to her jawline. She moaned at his touch. He continued, and he was eyeing her, and she kissed him. They fell to the couch, kissing passionately. He wanted to feel her again. They never made love, but just kissing her was so sexy to him. She wanted more, but she knew they needed to focus on tonight and he needed to make a decision. She stopped, and he looked at her. She had him pinned under her, and he tried pulling her back to him, but she jolted up.
"Ethan, we can't", she said out of breath.
She moved off of him, and went into the kitchen to get some water. This fighting urge of not making love to him, was getting harder with every day that past. He got up to hug her from behind.
"It's ok, I understand, you can't until this is done. I can't wait. I told you before, I'll wait forever', he said into her hair.
"Thanks, I appreciate it".
"It's ok, we'll talk".
"Alright".
"I still want you,a dn love you Michelle".
"And Theresa", she added.
"No", he said surly.
She spat out her water all over the sink. He chuckled at her action.
"What?", she spun around wpiing her mouth off.
"No, I think it's time I leave Theresa alone. I wanted her to move on, but then when she decided, I was extremely mad at her choice. Because it wasn't me. Then I began to think about why I was so angry, and it was because I didn't have you. I tried moving on twice, and I couldn't. I wanted you always. I think we could become friends for our son, but nothing else", he answered.
"That's good and everything, but does she know?", she asked.
"No, not yet, but we'll talk".
"Good, we'll we have to focus on tonight. We should get ready for the ball tonight", she proceeded to walk away.
"Michelle?"
"Yeah?"
"Do you love me as much as I love you, I mean if you don't, I understand", he asked sadly.
She walked up to him, and she hugged him.
"I could never stop loving you Ethan. Your love is what got me through everything I've been through", she said crying.
"Don't cry, please, talk to me, what else happened to you while we were apart?", he asked.
"Nothing, I'm just exhausted. I'm going to go into the bathroom to get ready. Everything you need is over on the bed. I set up the extra bathroom for you, so I'll be in the bathub taking a bath, I need to relax before shit hits the fan tonight", she said wiping her face.
"Alright, but you can talk to me if you ever need to, ok?", he said looking down at her.
"I know", she added.
She walked into the bathroom, and he wondered what she meant. He knew something was up. She sat down on the bed to take a break. He walked in behind her, and saw the white tuxedo.
"My tuxedo is white?", he questioned.
"Yes, to match my dress. Remember", she said rubbing the tux.
"The valentine's ball we were to go to before" he sadly remembered.
"Don't be sad, we're going together tonight, but Ethan", she looked at him.
"Yes?"
"It's not over between you and Theresa. I know you claim to love me, but feelings can't be turned off like a faucet. Not like that. Just....Just think about it, ok?", she rubbed his hand.
"Alright, but I..."
"No. Somewhere in your heart, you have loved each one of us in your own way. Maybe you didn't love Theresa and Gwen the way you loved me, but you did. When I can see you have let Theresa go, then I'll be with you. I think when you see Theresa, you'll want to try one last time", she said sincerely.
Michelle had nothing against Theresa. Her relationship was never given a chance, and she wanted to make sure that Ethan knew what he wanted, not what everyone else wanted.
"That is a very good point. Let's just try to enjoy tomight and get this over with", Ethan whispered.
"I can compromise to that. You know, you drive a hard bargain", she grinned.
"Well, I am a lawyer, that's what I do best", he joked.
She laughed.
"What I made the FBI agent laugh", he continued.
"Ha Ha Ha", she answered.
She proceeded to walk into the bathroom, and let him continue to get ready. She decided to relax in the bathtub, with a long bath. That what she would do after seeing Ethan in secret, and it made her remember her secret rendevous they had in the Crane Cabin.
~FLASHBACK~
"NO, I GIVE! I GIVE!", she begged.
"I'm the king of torture", he taunted.
"Just because you cheated", she said pouted.
"I don't cheat", he said sitting next to her.
"You did too, you started tickling me, and you can't break a staring contest that way", she pouted.
"Aww, I guess I did. To be completely honest, I could stare at you forever", he said.
It made her blush every time he would talk about her that way, but those were his honest feelings. He felt that way ever since they ran into each other the first time. They were at the cabin celebrating one year together. Ethan asked his mother to dine with him and Michelle at the Cabin earlier in the week, and she loved Michelle. Ethan and Michelle were inseperable, in private. In pulbic functions, Ethan were together, and Michelle and Steven were together. It was hard once that year, because they had to attend one of the Crane's social's with other people, and pretend nothing was going on. Until later that night, he met up with her, outside of Harmony, and spent every moment with her until sunlight. Neither one of them wanted each of their mates, but the mergers were so important to the families. The Crane-Hotchkiss, and The Bradford-Smith mergers was mainly important to Alistair and Ronald (Michelle's Father). So Ethan and Michelle, met in secret, with Ivy's and Sheridan's help.
Her cell alarm interrupted her daydream. It was time. She dressed in the bathroom. Wearing a white strapless gown made of silk. Her hair was halp up and slighty curled. Walking out of the bathroom, Ethan looked up and stood to greet her. He was dressed in the tuxedo she bought. It was white and crimson.
"You are a vision", he complemented.
"Thank you, I thought of you buying this dress", she said extending her hand, "Shall we?"
"I thought you'd never ask", he responded.
This was the night they had been waiting for. For close to 15 years, they suffered and loved each other. Now that the opportunity is their to get a chance and justice, they were doing it.....together.