Theresa sighed as she waited for Dr. Russell to come back into the room with her test results. She hadn't been feeling good lately and she went to the doctor to see what was wrong with her. Her mind then drifted back to Fox. It was so different to see the Fox that she once knew so grown up and handsome. She was still angry at him for how he had left Harmony without saying a word to her or even contacting her to tell her that he was ok. Five long years she waited, but he never called or wrote so she moved on, and now he was back.
"Theresa, I need to talk to you about your test results." Eve said as she entered the room.
Theresa sat up and looked at her, "Ok."
Eve slowly sat down in her chair and Theresa could tell by the troubled look on her face that something was wrong.
"Dr. Russell? Is everything ok?" Theresa asked concerned.
"Theresa," she began, "you have cancer. I'm sorry."
Theresa felt as if a truck had just hit her. "Wh-what? Oh my gosh." she said as a tear rolled down her cheek. "Can't I get some medication or something? Something to make it go away?"
Eve smiled, "Yes. That's the good news. It's very new so I'm guessing that after a few doses of chemotherapy it'll be gone."
Theresa let out a sigh of relief. "Phew. That's good. When can I start the chemo? Can I start it now?" she asked.
"You can, but are you sure you want to start it now? Don't you want to tell your family?"
She shook her head, "No. I don't want anyone but you to know about this. I don't want everyone worrying about me when the chemo will cause it to be gone."
"You are aware of the side effects, right?" Eve asked.
"I'm not sure." Theresa replied.
"You'll get dizzy spells sometimes, you'll have to sleep a lot because you'll be feeling tired, and there is a small chance that you will loose your hair, but since you only need a few doses, I think you hair will be fine." she said smiling.
"I think I can deal with that."
"Ok." Eve said walking toward her. "I just need you to sign these papers and we can start your first session now."
"Great!" Theresa said and she signed the papers to begin her treatments.
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Fox walked into Julian's study to get a glass of wine. He suddenly heard voices approaching the door. They seemed to belong to his parents.
"Julian, don't be so ridiculous." Ivy's voice protested.
"I'm telling you one last time, get out of my house.'' he yelled.
"Where am I going to go?"
"I don't know. Find one of your tea friends or whatever, just get out of my house!" he ordered.
"You'll have to give me-" Ivy stopped in mid sentence when Julian opened the door and they saw Fox standing there looking at them.
"Fox? What are you doing here?" Julian asked.
"Oh come on! What kind of welcome is that?" Fox asked.
"We're just surprised, thats all." Ivy said forcing a smile.
"Well you're going to get used to it because I'm back in Harmony for good."
"Thats....nice." Julian replied. "Isn't it Ivy."
Ivy just nodded.
"I saw Theresa yesterday." Fox said taking a sip of his glass, "She sure has gotten beautiful."
"For goodness sakes shes a Lopez-Fitzgerald!" Julian exclaimed.
"But shes a nice girl." Ivy replied. "She Ethan are wonderful together.'' she added throwing Fox a look.
"She and Ethan are together?" Fox asked.
"Yes. You can't take them apart, there like two little love birds." she said smiling at the thought of Ethan.
"I'm surprised you don't want a maid's daughter tarnishing little golden boys road to the heir of the Cranes." Fox muttered.
"Ha!" Julian said laughing. "You know, Ivy and I were just talking about that, weren't we Ivy? You see, Ethan's not the Crane heir because he's NOT a Crane. He's a Bennett!"
"Wait. Ethan's a Bennett? So you're saying..."
"Sam Bennett's his father." Julian said completing Fox's sentence.
"Well aren't you happy mother? You've finally got the chief's eye."
"Oh whatever Fox." Ivy said annoyed.
"Yes she does. And now that we're no longer married I want her out!" Julian said bringing the subject up again.
"But I don't want to go!" Ivy whined.
"Ethan's gone, why don't you move in with him for all I care." Julian said rolling his eyes.
Ivy's eyes suddenly lit up, "You're right! I'll move in with Ethan!" she wheeled her wheelchair around to leave the room and then stopped. "Nice seeing you again Fox." she said behind her as she left.
Julian sighed and walked over to Fox. "Give me some of that wine, will you? That woman makes me want to drink." he said as he swallowed a glass of wine.
Fox chuckled, "Easy there."
"So about Theresa," Julian said turning to look at Fox. ''I know that before you left Harmony you two were close, but things have changed. If you want to be the Crane heir then you can't mingle with her."
"What is it with you and Lopez-Fitzgeralds?" Fox asked curiously.
"They come from a mother who's a maid for heaven sakes. This is not a Cinderalla story, you have to stay in your league Fox." Julian said rolling his eyes as he drank some more wine.
"That's not it." Fox said not buying what Julian said. "You're hiding something from me and all of Harmony, I can tell by that look on your face."
"Maybe, maybe not."
"Well I'm going to find out the truth."
"Have you ever thought that the truth might be a little too much for you to handle Foxy boy?" Julian said grinning.
"If the truth has something to do with the murder of my friends father," Fox said staring him in the face, "then I'm going to be the only thing thats too much to handle."
"Oh get out of my face, Fox."
"I will,'' Fox said walking out of the room, "but not for long."
"Theresa, I need to talk to you about your test results." Eve said as she entered the room.
Theresa sat up and looked at her, "Ok."
Eve slowly sat down in her chair and Theresa could tell by the troubled look on her face that something was wrong.
"Dr. Russell? Is everything ok?" Theresa asked concerned.
"Theresa," she began, "you have cancer. I'm sorry."
Theresa felt as if a truck had just hit her. "Wh-what? Oh my gosh." she said as a tear rolled down her cheek. "Can't I get some medication or something? Something to make it go away?"
Eve smiled, "Yes. That's the good news. It's very new so I'm guessing that after a few doses of chemotherapy it'll be gone."
Theresa let out a sigh of relief. "Phew. That's good. When can I start the chemo? Can I start it now?" she asked.
"You can, but are you sure you want to start it now? Don't you want to tell your family?"
She shook her head, "No. I don't want anyone but you to know about this. I don't want everyone worrying about me when the chemo will cause it to be gone."
"You are aware of the side effects, right?" Eve asked.
"I'm not sure." Theresa replied.
"You'll get dizzy spells sometimes, you'll have to sleep a lot because you'll be feeling tired, and there is a small chance that you will loose your hair, but since you only need a few doses, I think you hair will be fine." she said smiling.
"I think I can deal with that."
"Ok." Eve said walking toward her. "I just need you to sign these papers and we can start your first session now."
"Great!" Theresa said and she signed the papers to begin her treatments.
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Fox walked into Julian's study to get a glass of wine. He suddenly heard voices approaching the door. They seemed to belong to his parents.
"Julian, don't be so ridiculous." Ivy's voice protested.
"I'm telling you one last time, get out of my house.'' he yelled.
"Where am I going to go?"
"I don't know. Find one of your tea friends or whatever, just get out of my house!" he ordered.
"You'll have to give me-" Ivy stopped in mid sentence when Julian opened the door and they saw Fox standing there looking at them.
"Fox? What are you doing here?" Julian asked.
"Oh come on! What kind of welcome is that?" Fox asked.
"We're just surprised, thats all." Ivy said forcing a smile.
"Well you're going to get used to it because I'm back in Harmony for good."
"Thats....nice." Julian replied. "Isn't it Ivy."
Ivy just nodded.
"I saw Theresa yesterday." Fox said taking a sip of his glass, "She sure has gotten beautiful."
"For goodness sakes shes a Lopez-Fitzgerald!" Julian exclaimed.
"But shes a nice girl." Ivy replied. "She Ethan are wonderful together.'' she added throwing Fox a look.
"She and Ethan are together?" Fox asked.
"Yes. You can't take them apart, there like two little love birds." she said smiling at the thought of Ethan.
"I'm surprised you don't want a maid's daughter tarnishing little golden boys road to the heir of the Cranes." Fox muttered.
"Ha!" Julian said laughing. "You know, Ivy and I were just talking about that, weren't we Ivy? You see, Ethan's not the Crane heir because he's NOT a Crane. He's a Bennett!"
"Wait. Ethan's a Bennett? So you're saying..."
"Sam Bennett's his father." Julian said completing Fox's sentence.
"Well aren't you happy mother? You've finally got the chief's eye."
"Oh whatever Fox." Ivy said annoyed.
"Yes she does. And now that we're no longer married I want her out!" Julian said bringing the subject up again.
"But I don't want to go!" Ivy whined.
"Ethan's gone, why don't you move in with him for all I care." Julian said rolling his eyes.
Ivy's eyes suddenly lit up, "You're right! I'll move in with Ethan!" she wheeled her wheelchair around to leave the room and then stopped. "Nice seeing you again Fox." she said behind her as she left.
Julian sighed and walked over to Fox. "Give me some of that wine, will you? That woman makes me want to drink." he said as he swallowed a glass of wine.
Fox chuckled, "Easy there."
"So about Theresa," Julian said turning to look at Fox. ''I know that before you left Harmony you two were close, but things have changed. If you want to be the Crane heir then you can't mingle with her."
"What is it with you and Lopez-Fitzgeralds?" Fox asked curiously.
"They come from a mother who's a maid for heaven sakes. This is not a Cinderalla story, you have to stay in your league Fox." Julian said rolling his eyes as he drank some more wine.
"That's not it." Fox said not buying what Julian said. "You're hiding something from me and all of Harmony, I can tell by that look on your face."
"Maybe, maybe not."
"Well I'm going to find out the truth."
"Have you ever thought that the truth might be a little too much for you to handle Foxy boy?" Julian said grinning.
"If the truth has something to do with the murder of my friends father," Fox said staring him in the face, "then I'm going to be the only thing thats too much to handle."
"Oh get out of my face, Fox."
"I will,'' Fox said walking out of the room, "but not for long."