Ethan, Michelle, Fox, Whitney, and Chad were asleep on the Crane jet. Each
person was dreaming of different things.
~Ethan's Dream~
"Ethan, check on the grill, you burned the hot dogs last time", Michelle emerged and said.
She was very pregnant, and trying to help a very pregnant Theresa. The two women were very good friends, and he looked at everyone very confused. They were laughing, and talking about different things, and they looked over at him, realizing he was confused.
"Honey, what's wrong?", she asked confused.
"Theresa, what's going on?", he said walking over trying to figure everything out.
"I'm helping my friend, and your pregnant wife. What's wrong with you, you seem not here today", she said wobbling over.
"Nothing where's your husband?", he wondered.
She point over to the grill, next to Luis.
"Over there. Hey!......"
He darted up, looking around to make sure he was in the plane. He was, it was all a dream. Everyone was asleep, and Michelle was asleep on his arm, and he smiled down at her. He decided to get a magazine and look in that for a while.
~Michelle's Dream~
She walked down the aisle towards Ethan. It was their wedding day, Theresa, Whitney, Fox and Chad were there already, and most of Harmony was there watching their happiness. Ethan had the biggest grin on his face. She was the luckiest woman on the earth right at this moment.
As she reached the end of the aisle, she heard two big shots. She saw Ethan go down, and for some reason she felt the urge to fall too. He was shot in the leg, and she looked down at her dress, it was covered in blood. It was her own. The pain began to set in. Ethan came to her aid, and saw she was shot in the stomach.
"Michelle", he sobbed.
"It's ok. I got my wish, to marry you, and I can die now. I'll always love you Ethan", she breathed out.
At that point she closed her eyes, and let the pain take over.
"Michelle.....Michelle, please don't leave me....MICHELLE! NO!", he sobbed loudly.
"No", she darted up.
"Michelle, it's ok, what's wrong?", Ethan noticed her shaking.
"It was a dream. I thought I was dead", she said.
"No, I'm not going to have anything happen to you. No matter if we are together or not", he said wiping her fresh tears.
She looked over at him, and smiled. Michelle snuggled against his shoulder, and she looked at the magazine that he was reading, Harmony Today. It had Ethan and Gwen on the front, in a heart ripped apart, with a picture of Theresa, and Michelle in the middle of it.
"THE BIGGEST DIVORCE OF THE CENTURY.....WHO ARE THESE TO WOMEN TO ETHAN?"
"I guess I'm a popular person in town now", she joked.
"Of course, you brought down the most powerful family in the world".
"I just wanted to have everyone to cut Theresa some slack, and Gwen to feel the pain Theresa and I did, along to help Sheridan".
They sat and read the article, to pass time.
~Fox's Dream~
"Make love to me", she begged.
He was standing in a dark room, and wondering how he got there. The bigger question was, who the woman in the room was.
The room was very dark, except for the little moonlight that was shining through. He inched closer to the bed, because he wanted to know who this person, either she was very sexy, or a very good drag queen. Unlike his reputation, he didn't have sex with just anyone, he really wanted to know who he was sleeping with.
"Fox", the sultry voice continued.
"Theresa?", he asked.
"No".
"Whitney?", he asked again.
"Yes, Fox, make love to me", she demanded.
"Not this way. I mean I'm with Theresa, and you have Chad. What about them? Besides, I wanted this to be special.....if we ever did anything".
"Make love to me", Whitney demanded again.
"You don't have to tell me again. I love you so much", he said easing onto the bed.
She leaned up to kiss him, and he gave in.
Michelle heard him stirring in his sleep, and she walked over to see if he was ok. He subconsciously pulled her down into his lap. She was a little shocked, but went with it.
"Fox", she nudged.
"Hmm, right there", he whispered.
Then Michelle realized he was having a sexual dream about a certain black female, and it wasn't her. It made her laugh.
"Fox", she whispered, playing along. She saw a good prank right in front of her.
"Hmm, who's your daddy, that's right", he moaned.
"FOX", she screamed.
"Huh....what's going on", he said confused.
"You were having a really good dream, about Whitney perhaps?", she giggled.
"Yeah, sorry about that. So what's up", he inquired. He actually didn't mind having Michelle right in his lap. If she wanted him, he wouldn't turn her down, but for some reason, he couldn't get Whitney out of his system.
"We need to talk", she answered.
"Urgh, I hate those words, alright, come with me in the back", he said.
"Ok".
He picked her up, and carried her in the back. Ethan noticed, and it made him annoyed, but he knew Michelle could handle her own. It was something he was growing to except, that not every woman was helpless, but he was still protective when needed to be.
They walked to the back bedroom of the Crane Jet, and they sat on the bed.
"So what is this about, I never said anything to Ethan about my first kiss, which you gave it to me", he grinned.
"Yes, that was an interesting night, I could go to jail for that, if your parents cared. But that's not what I was talking about. It's about you and Whitney. I think she is reciprocating your feelings, and you need to be honest with her about everything, or you'll end up like Theresa, Gwen and Ethan", she instructed.
"If you are saying what I think you are saying, then I'll be honest with her. But what if she doesn't want me afterwards?", he said worried.
His feelings showed, this was the Fox she knew. That secretly, he had insecurities. He wanted his so badly, and honestly she knew he never had feelings for anyone like this. Michelle carefully chose her words.
"Well, you've learned not to lie to anyone you really care about then, right?", she asked.
"Right. I guess I deserve to hear that", he said with confidence.
"Everything will be ok", he hugged him.
They walked back out to the main area, and sat down.
~Whitney's Dream~
She ran to him, as fast as she could. His blonde hair shined in the sunlight. His body stood tall, and firm.
"Wait! Wait for me! I love you!", she screamed.
"But if you did, or if you do, you'd have told me. I'm leaving", he said turning around.
"Wait, what was supposed to say? You're with my best friend!", she pleaded.
"You should have said something before she broke my heart again", he answered.
"NO!", she screamed.
Chad shook her awake. He was shaken up to.
"I had the strangest dream, about someone I never thought in that way", she said.
"Same here, can you keep a secret?", he asked.
"Yeah", she answered.
"It was about.........Theresa", he stuttered.
"Mine was about Fox", she whispered.
"Well, I guess we have some feelings to confront", he stated.
"That was my thought too", she added.
Everyone got into their seats, and prepared to land in Las Vegas. They were in silence for a while, and then Fox broke the silence.
"Something about this family, makes you go nuts", he said.
Everyone began to laugh hysterically.
"We are descending on Las Vegas. Everyone buckle up", the pilot said over the intercom.
"Now or never", everyone thought in their minds.
~Sunday Afternoon~
After checking into the same hotel The Lopez-Fitzgeralds, Michelle and company made their way to the rooms they were staying in. Luis, Sheridan, Pilar Theresa, and the children were already waiting. Michelle knocked lightly and Luis answered.
"About time, newsmaker", he joked.
She chuckled, "Well it was the Bradford way of getting rid of the trash".
They hugged, and everyone walked in to greet the family.
"WHIT, FOX, CHAD! What are you doing here?", Theresa exclaimed.
"Change of scenery", Fox answered.
"Michelle, everyone, please sit down. She explained everything to me, and I told Luis, Sheridan, and Theresa. How are you three?", Pilar asked.
"Better, but it still hurts", Chad added.
"Well I have one more piece of news to be added. Since everyone is here, I guess there's no better time than now to say it", Michelle said.
She heard everyone groan at her statement.
"It's good news, so just hush", she giggled.
She grinned at Pilar, and Pilar grinned back.
"Mama, Michelle, what are you two up to?" Luis asked.
"Well before Martin was killed, my boss learned more about the Cranes. It seemed that they stole billions from Simon Martinez", she explained with a huge grin.
"Simon Martinez....was our......", Luis said confused
"Great-Great-Great Grandfather", Pilar smiled.
"Martin was also going to sue Alistair before he died. We found the documents showing that he was entitled to everything, which means....", she grinned again.
"The Crane Empire is actually the Lopez-Fitzgeralds?", Sheridan asked.
"Exactly. Your family owns every Crane business, contract, and assets. Luis, you, Theresa, Pilar, and Miguel, and if you wish to include your brother Antonio, own this empire, and will run Crane Industries, with the help of Ethan and Fox. What you choose to do with the rest is up to you", Michelle said excited for the family.
The up roar was loud and extremely joyous. Pilar cheered and cried in joy. Luis was hugging Sheridan, and Theresa was celebrating with her friends. Ethan looked at Michelle and mouthed "Thank You". She looked back at him and mouthed "denada". Theresa noticed the heat between them, and watched them intensely at first.
"Maybe he doesn't love me. I loved him, but maybe we just weren't meant to be. I do, have to thank him for my son", she thought.
It was an innocent love, not even something that they shared, because of her infatuation, and his yearning for his first love.
"He probably gets his generosity from her. I should let them be", she thought.
Ethan looked over at Theresa, and Michelle noticed it too. She knew that they shared something that she couldn't give Ethan...a child. That was something that would bond them forever.
"He deserves to be with Theresa, I love him, but I can't have his children. I did a good thing here, and it's time for me to leave after they get back to Harmony, and settled in", Michelle thought.
~Ethan's Dream~
"Ethan, check on the grill, you burned the hot dogs last time", Michelle emerged and said.
She was very pregnant, and trying to help a very pregnant Theresa. The two women were very good friends, and he looked at everyone very confused. They were laughing, and talking about different things, and they looked over at him, realizing he was confused.
"Honey, what's wrong?", she asked confused.
"Theresa, what's going on?", he said walking over trying to figure everything out.
"I'm helping my friend, and your pregnant wife. What's wrong with you, you seem not here today", she said wobbling over.
"Nothing where's your husband?", he wondered.
She point over to the grill, next to Luis.
"Over there. Hey!......"
He darted up, looking around to make sure he was in the plane. He was, it was all a dream. Everyone was asleep, and Michelle was asleep on his arm, and he smiled down at her. He decided to get a magazine and look in that for a while.
~Michelle's Dream~
She walked down the aisle towards Ethan. It was their wedding day, Theresa, Whitney, Fox and Chad were there already, and most of Harmony was there watching their happiness. Ethan had the biggest grin on his face. She was the luckiest woman on the earth right at this moment.
As she reached the end of the aisle, she heard two big shots. She saw Ethan go down, and for some reason she felt the urge to fall too. He was shot in the leg, and she looked down at her dress, it was covered in blood. It was her own. The pain began to set in. Ethan came to her aid, and saw she was shot in the stomach.
"Michelle", he sobbed.
"It's ok. I got my wish, to marry you, and I can die now. I'll always love you Ethan", she breathed out.
At that point she closed her eyes, and let the pain take over.
"Michelle.....Michelle, please don't leave me....MICHELLE! NO!", he sobbed loudly.
"No", she darted up.
"Michelle, it's ok, what's wrong?", Ethan noticed her shaking.
"It was a dream. I thought I was dead", she said.
"No, I'm not going to have anything happen to you. No matter if we are together or not", he said wiping her fresh tears.
She looked over at him, and smiled. Michelle snuggled against his shoulder, and she looked at the magazine that he was reading, Harmony Today. It had Ethan and Gwen on the front, in a heart ripped apart, with a picture of Theresa, and Michelle in the middle of it.
"THE BIGGEST DIVORCE OF THE CENTURY.....WHO ARE THESE TO WOMEN TO ETHAN?"
"I guess I'm a popular person in town now", she joked.
"Of course, you brought down the most powerful family in the world".
"I just wanted to have everyone to cut Theresa some slack, and Gwen to feel the pain Theresa and I did, along to help Sheridan".
They sat and read the article, to pass time.
~Fox's Dream~
"Make love to me", she begged.
He was standing in a dark room, and wondering how he got there. The bigger question was, who the woman in the room was.
The room was very dark, except for the little moonlight that was shining through. He inched closer to the bed, because he wanted to know who this person, either she was very sexy, or a very good drag queen. Unlike his reputation, he didn't have sex with just anyone, he really wanted to know who he was sleeping with.
"Fox", the sultry voice continued.
"Theresa?", he asked.
"No".
"Whitney?", he asked again.
"Yes, Fox, make love to me", she demanded.
"Not this way. I mean I'm with Theresa, and you have Chad. What about them? Besides, I wanted this to be special.....if we ever did anything".
"Make love to me", Whitney demanded again.
"You don't have to tell me again. I love you so much", he said easing onto the bed.
She leaned up to kiss him, and he gave in.
Michelle heard him stirring in his sleep, and she walked over to see if he was ok. He subconsciously pulled her down into his lap. She was a little shocked, but went with it.
"Fox", she nudged.
"Hmm, right there", he whispered.
Then Michelle realized he was having a sexual dream about a certain black female, and it wasn't her. It made her laugh.
"Fox", she whispered, playing along. She saw a good prank right in front of her.
"Hmm, who's your daddy, that's right", he moaned.
"FOX", she screamed.
"Huh....what's going on", he said confused.
"You were having a really good dream, about Whitney perhaps?", she giggled.
"Yeah, sorry about that. So what's up", he inquired. He actually didn't mind having Michelle right in his lap. If she wanted him, he wouldn't turn her down, but for some reason, he couldn't get Whitney out of his system.
"We need to talk", she answered.
"Urgh, I hate those words, alright, come with me in the back", he said.
"Ok".
He picked her up, and carried her in the back. Ethan noticed, and it made him annoyed, but he knew Michelle could handle her own. It was something he was growing to except, that not every woman was helpless, but he was still protective when needed to be.
They walked to the back bedroom of the Crane Jet, and they sat on the bed.
"So what is this about, I never said anything to Ethan about my first kiss, which you gave it to me", he grinned.
"Yes, that was an interesting night, I could go to jail for that, if your parents cared. But that's not what I was talking about. It's about you and Whitney. I think she is reciprocating your feelings, and you need to be honest with her about everything, or you'll end up like Theresa, Gwen and Ethan", she instructed.
"If you are saying what I think you are saying, then I'll be honest with her. But what if she doesn't want me afterwards?", he said worried.
His feelings showed, this was the Fox she knew. That secretly, he had insecurities. He wanted his so badly, and honestly she knew he never had feelings for anyone like this. Michelle carefully chose her words.
"Well, you've learned not to lie to anyone you really care about then, right?", she asked.
"Right. I guess I deserve to hear that", he said with confidence.
"Everything will be ok", he hugged him.
They walked back out to the main area, and sat down.
~Whitney's Dream~
She ran to him, as fast as she could. His blonde hair shined in the sunlight. His body stood tall, and firm.
"Wait! Wait for me! I love you!", she screamed.
"But if you did, or if you do, you'd have told me. I'm leaving", he said turning around.
"Wait, what was supposed to say? You're with my best friend!", she pleaded.
"You should have said something before she broke my heart again", he answered.
"NO!", she screamed.
Chad shook her awake. He was shaken up to.
"I had the strangest dream, about someone I never thought in that way", she said.
"Same here, can you keep a secret?", he asked.
"Yeah", she answered.
"It was about.........Theresa", he stuttered.
"Mine was about Fox", she whispered.
"Well, I guess we have some feelings to confront", he stated.
"That was my thought too", she added.
Everyone got into their seats, and prepared to land in Las Vegas. They were in silence for a while, and then Fox broke the silence.
"Something about this family, makes you go nuts", he said.
Everyone began to laugh hysterically.
"We are descending on Las Vegas. Everyone buckle up", the pilot said over the intercom.
"Now or never", everyone thought in their minds.
~Sunday Afternoon~
After checking into the same hotel The Lopez-Fitzgeralds, Michelle and company made their way to the rooms they were staying in. Luis, Sheridan, Pilar Theresa, and the children were already waiting. Michelle knocked lightly and Luis answered.
"About time, newsmaker", he joked.
She chuckled, "Well it was the Bradford way of getting rid of the trash".
They hugged, and everyone walked in to greet the family.
"WHIT, FOX, CHAD! What are you doing here?", Theresa exclaimed.
"Change of scenery", Fox answered.
"Michelle, everyone, please sit down. She explained everything to me, and I told Luis, Sheridan, and Theresa. How are you three?", Pilar asked.
"Better, but it still hurts", Chad added.
"Well I have one more piece of news to be added. Since everyone is here, I guess there's no better time than now to say it", Michelle said.
She heard everyone groan at her statement.
"It's good news, so just hush", she giggled.
She grinned at Pilar, and Pilar grinned back.
"Mama, Michelle, what are you two up to?" Luis asked.
"Well before Martin was killed, my boss learned more about the Cranes. It seemed that they stole billions from Simon Martinez", she explained with a huge grin.
"Simon Martinez....was our......", Luis said confused
"Great-Great-Great Grandfather", Pilar smiled.
"Martin was also going to sue Alistair before he died. We found the documents showing that he was entitled to everything, which means....", she grinned again.
"The Crane Empire is actually the Lopez-Fitzgeralds?", Sheridan asked.
"Exactly. Your family owns every Crane business, contract, and assets. Luis, you, Theresa, Pilar, and Miguel, and if you wish to include your brother Antonio, own this empire, and will run Crane Industries, with the help of Ethan and Fox. What you choose to do with the rest is up to you", Michelle said excited for the family.
The up roar was loud and extremely joyous. Pilar cheered and cried in joy. Luis was hugging Sheridan, and Theresa was celebrating with her friends. Ethan looked at Michelle and mouthed "Thank You". She looked back at him and mouthed "denada". Theresa noticed the heat between them, and watched them intensely at first.
"Maybe he doesn't love me. I loved him, but maybe we just weren't meant to be. I do, have to thank him for my son", she thought.
It was an innocent love, not even something that they shared, because of her infatuation, and his yearning for his first love.
"He probably gets his generosity from her. I should let them be", she thought.
Ethan looked over at Theresa, and Michelle noticed it too. She knew that they shared something that she couldn't give Ethan...a child. That was something that would bond them forever.
"He deserves to be with Theresa, I love him, but I can't have his children. I did a good thing here, and it's time for me to leave after they get back to Harmony, and settled in", Michelle thought.