NOTE: To those who've asked, yes the chemo plot is from General Hospital (Emily, Zander, and Nikolas) so you GH and Passions fans should enjoy this. *Lyrics from Stacie Orrico's Strong Enough
Theresa slowly sat down on a bench on the wharf. She was feeling a little tired after her treatment and she was thinking about what she was going to do. She thought of how the news would devistate Ethan even though she was going to get better.
As I rest against this cold hard wall, will you pass me by?
Or will you criticize me as I sit and cry
I had fought so hard and thought that all my battles had been won
Only to find the road has just begun
Is he not, strong enough?
Is he not, pure enough?
To break me pour me out and start again?
Is he not brave enough
To take one chance on me?
Please can I have another chance to start again?*
She couldn't tell him, it would just hurt her too much to see him suffering while she was too. She only wanted him to be strong for her while she was going through this, but knowing Ethan that wasn't going to happen. "I'm sorry Ethan, but I have to do this for you." she whispered to herself as she made her final decision.
"You have to do WHAT for me?" Ethan's said suddenly coming up behind her.
Theresa jumped up and looked at him. "Ethan.'' she whispered. Tears rolled down her eyes as she felt that self crushing love while she looked into his eyes.
"What's wrong? Are you ok?" he said putting his hands on her shoulders.
''Nothing.'' she said wiping her eyes. ''I'm fine." She turned around and leaned against the post on the warf. ''I need to talk you...'' she began.
"Ok." he said attentively. "I'm all ears."
"I think that we should go our seperate ways." she said as she looked down.
"What? Why?" Ethan said searching for the answer in her eyes.
''Because..." Theresa began to think of an excuse, ''I'm too tired lately, and my scheldule at Crane Industries is going to be busy, and I don't think we could work around each others scheldules so we could be able to see each other.'' she lied.
"What are you talking about?" he said not buying it. "I work for you at Crane Industries..." he searched her eyes again but she closed them and pushed herself from her position on the post.
"Look, I have to go. Bye." she said as she hurridely walked away.
Ethan looked after her and questions filled his head. ''What's really going on Theresa?'' he whispered. He ran his fingers through his hair and left for home.
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Fox sighed as he took a sip of his wine. The mansion was so boring, there was nothing to do and no one was around except for the maids. He sank into a chair just as Theresa burst into his room.
"Theresa? What's wrong?" he asked as he looked at her. She had tears streaming down her face and she was shaking uncontrollably.
"Ethan..." she sobbed.
Fox put his glass down and stood up. "What about Ethan?"
Theresa quickly wiped her eyes as she heard Ethan's voice downstairs. "Hurry, hold me so Ethan can see." she whispered.
"What?" Fox asked.
"Just do it, I'll explain later." Theresa said as she rested her head against his chest.
Fox sighed and did as instructed and a few seconds later Ethan entered.
"What the hell are you doing?!" he shouted angrily.
"Ethan." Theresa said spinning. "Um, Fox and I were just um..."
"You were just WHAT? Stay away from her Fox." Ethan said stabbing his finger at Fox's face.
"Give me a good reason why I should." Fox said enjoying the angry look on his brothers face.
Ethan looked from Fox to Theresa and stormed out.
"What was that all about?" Fox asked turning to Theresa.
"Um..." she said not knowing how to break the news to Fox. "I have cancer and I don't want to tell Ethan." she finally let out.
"Theresa, I am so sorry." Fox said sincerely.
Theresa nodded and continued, "I wanted to know if I could ask you a HUGE favor."
"Anything."
"Could you pretend that we're in love so that Ethan will leave me alone?" she asked.
"Uh, ok but why?" he asked confused.
"I don't want him going through all this stuff with me...I love him too much to let that happen." she answered.
"I see. Sure, anything that will help you through this." he finally agreed.
Theresa's face instantly lit up, "Thank you SO much! You do not know how much this means to me!" she said reaching up to give him a hug.
"Anything for you." Fox said pushing back a stray hair on her face. "Now, why don't you go home so you can get some rest."
"Ok, my love." she joked.
Fox chuckled and walked her to the door. Maybe this wasn't such a bad idea after all.
Theresa slowly sat down on a bench on the wharf. She was feeling a little tired after her treatment and she was thinking about what she was going to do. She thought of how the news would devistate Ethan even though she was going to get better.
As I rest against this cold hard wall, will you pass me by?
Or will you criticize me as I sit and cry
I had fought so hard and thought that all my battles had been won
Only to find the road has just begun
Is he not, strong enough?
Is he not, pure enough?
To break me pour me out and start again?
Is he not brave enough
To take one chance on me?
Please can I have another chance to start again?*
She couldn't tell him, it would just hurt her too much to see him suffering while she was too. She only wanted him to be strong for her while she was going through this, but knowing Ethan that wasn't going to happen. "I'm sorry Ethan, but I have to do this for you." she whispered to herself as she made her final decision.
"You have to do WHAT for me?" Ethan's said suddenly coming up behind her.
Theresa jumped up and looked at him. "Ethan.'' she whispered. Tears rolled down her eyes as she felt that self crushing love while she looked into his eyes.
"What's wrong? Are you ok?" he said putting his hands on her shoulders.
''Nothing.'' she said wiping her eyes. ''I'm fine." She turned around and leaned against the post on the warf. ''I need to talk you...'' she began.
"Ok." he said attentively. "I'm all ears."
"I think that we should go our seperate ways." she said as she looked down.
"What? Why?" Ethan said searching for the answer in her eyes.
''Because..." Theresa began to think of an excuse, ''I'm too tired lately, and my scheldule at Crane Industries is going to be busy, and I don't think we could work around each others scheldules so we could be able to see each other.'' she lied.
"What are you talking about?" he said not buying it. "I work for you at Crane Industries..." he searched her eyes again but she closed them and pushed herself from her position on the post.
"Look, I have to go. Bye." she said as she hurridely walked away.
Ethan looked after her and questions filled his head. ''What's really going on Theresa?'' he whispered. He ran his fingers through his hair and left for home.
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Fox sighed as he took a sip of his wine. The mansion was so boring, there was nothing to do and no one was around except for the maids. He sank into a chair just as Theresa burst into his room.
"Theresa? What's wrong?" he asked as he looked at her. She had tears streaming down her face and she was shaking uncontrollably.
"Ethan..." she sobbed.
Fox put his glass down and stood up. "What about Ethan?"
Theresa quickly wiped her eyes as she heard Ethan's voice downstairs. "Hurry, hold me so Ethan can see." she whispered.
"What?" Fox asked.
"Just do it, I'll explain later." Theresa said as she rested her head against his chest.
Fox sighed and did as instructed and a few seconds later Ethan entered.
"What the hell are you doing?!" he shouted angrily.
"Ethan." Theresa said spinning. "Um, Fox and I were just um..."
"You were just WHAT? Stay away from her Fox." Ethan said stabbing his finger at Fox's face.
"Give me a good reason why I should." Fox said enjoying the angry look on his brothers face.
Ethan looked from Fox to Theresa and stormed out.
"What was that all about?" Fox asked turning to Theresa.
"Um..." she said not knowing how to break the news to Fox. "I have cancer and I don't want to tell Ethan." she finally let out.
"Theresa, I am so sorry." Fox said sincerely.
Theresa nodded and continued, "I wanted to know if I could ask you a HUGE favor."
"Anything."
"Could you pretend that we're in love so that Ethan will leave me alone?" she asked.
"Uh, ok but why?" he asked confused.
"I don't want him going through all this stuff with me...I love him too much to let that happen." she answered.
"I see. Sure, anything that will help you through this." he finally agreed.
Theresa's face instantly lit up, "Thank you SO much! You do not know how much this means to me!" she said reaching up to give him a hug.
"Anything for you." Fox said pushing back a stray hair on her face. "Now, why don't you go home so you can get some rest."
"Ok, my love." she joked.
Fox chuckled and walked her to the door. Maybe this wasn't such a bad idea after all.