Okay this was originally gonna be only a short story, but I think I could do more with it....so now it's gonna be a new story. I know I have 4 other fics I need to update, but I will get to them this week. I only have a few days of summer school left, and when I'm done, I will update much more. So I hope you all like this! This takes place right after Ethan and Theresa are caught kissing each other in bed. Enjoy!

"Ethan, I can't believe you!" Fox shouted.

"What?" He asked innocently.

"Must you even ask!?" He replied. "Not only are you cheating on your wife, a pregnant one too I might add, but your only going to be breaking poor Theresa's heart once more and you don't give a damn! Do you know how much she believes that you two are really meant to be?! Do you even realize how many times she's cried over your sorry ass?! [i]No! No, you don't![/i] Why? Because you could give a damn less about her true feelings! As long as you have something on the side while Gwen's in the hospital fighting to save [i]your[/i] child, Ethan, everything will be alright. Well guess what? It won't be! Not as long as I'm here. You know it's strange how people have always compared us and said that you were the better one. What makes you [i]so[/i] great, Ethan? Huh? Tell me your secret? Oh wait that's right! You don't have one because you're no better than I ever was. It's amazing how you really aren't Julian's son. You two are so much more a like than he and I ever will be. Fox finished angrily. He wondered how Theresa was so he decided to peep in while Whitney talked with her.

"Isn't it wonderful, Whitney?" Theresa asked excitedly.

"What's so wonderful, Theresa? Ethan's still married to Gwen and may I remind you that he's also having her baby."

"Oh Whitney, can't you see?" Theresa continued on happily. "Fate has brought Ethan back to me! We're back together again!" She literally jumped up.

That's just what Fox had witnessed. He never had realized before tonight that Theresa was someone he could see himself growing old with. Fox had true feelings for her. The feelings he felt for Whitney were never really there.

"I was just lusting after Whit." He told himself as he stared at an empty glass that once contained the Brandy that now consumed his body. "Why did it take me so long to realize that Theresa is the one I love?" He asked himself. "Could I really be in love with Theresa? With the woman who loves my [i]brother[/i]? He wondered angrily. He still hated the fact and resented the fact that Ethan was related to him. He shivered each time he thought Ethan as his own brother.

Theresa's voice lingered in his head for some time that night. Except it was her saying that Ethan and she are back together and that fate has brought him back to her. Fox tried to sleep it off, but it just wouldn't work. He sat up around 1 a.m. and decided to try and do something useful. What better to do than check up on mother and father back in Harmony? Fox emailed both of them. And although they didn't express love, they did express concern. Fox really didn't hate his parents. He just resented Ethan being the center of attention and not him.

[i]Damn Ethan![/i] Fox thought as he clicked the send button on his computer.

Fox got up and tried to walk around and get Theresa's voice out of his mind, and when that didn't work, he decided to take a swim hoping that he could just get away from everything hectic in his life for a few moments. Fox changed into his swimming trunks and returned shortly to the pool side. He was surprised to see Theresa lying on a chair in just a tiny bikini. Fox noticed her beauty and tried not to stare, but he couldn't help himself. Theresa didn't see or hear Fox walk by the pool because she had been listening to her cd player, but she could feel someone's presence, although she hoped it was Ethan, she wasn't disappointed to see Fox.

"Fox," she said and smiled as she removed her head set.

"What are you doing out here?" He asked out of curiosity.

"I can't sleep."

"Oh really." He said as he removed his shirt.

"Yeah."

"And why is that?" He asked before jumping into the pool and splashing Theresa with water.

She gave a little laugh at Fox's curiosity and at his craziness. Fox was crazy unlike Ethan. It was hard for her to imagine Fox as Ethan's brother.

"So why can't you sleep?" He said as he resurfaced.

"Well," she smiled, "I really shouldn't be saying anything to anyone yet until I speak to Ethan, but we're back together!" She giggled like a silly little schoolgirl.

Fox just rolled his eyes as he did his laps back and forth in the pool.

"Isn't it wonderful, Nick?"

Fox stopped where he was and stared at her intensely.

"Nick, is something wrong?" She asked nervously. She didn't understand why he was looking at her that way.

"Why are you calling me Nick? My name is Fox."

"Nick is much more sophisticated. Don't you think? Besides how will a girl take anyone serious with a name like Fox?"

A look of hurt appeared across Fox's face and Theresa noticed that she had insulted him.

"Listen, I didn't mean to insult you." She apologized.

"No, it's alright. Call me whatever you want, it doesn't matter to me. But answer this for me."

Theresa nodded her head with approval.

"Why must you always compare me to Ethan? I know you're only calling my Nick because Ethan goes by Ethan and not a nickname or middle name."

"Fox, I swear I have never compared you to Ethan. Honestly!" She smiled.

Fox tried to believe her, but it was hard too. He loved her, but would she ever get over Ethan?

"So are you coming in?" Fox asked as he continued to do his laps.

"Is it cold?" She asked.

"No, not at all." He informed her.

Theresa put aside her head set and went to dip her foot in the water.

"It's nice and warm." She said.

"Yeah, it beats the heat." He told her.

"Yeah I guess so." She said absently as she stared into Ethan's window. Ethan was standing beside it looking at Theresa.

Fox noticed this and wanted Theresa to forget all about Ethan, so he got out of the pool without her knowing and went behind her very quietly. The next thing you heard was Theresa laughing hysterically.

"Fox, you are as sly as a Fox. Now I know why people continue to call you Fox and not Nick."

Theresa got out of the pool and stood right along the edge because a bunch of people were coming through. They were all pretty much drunk and so they thought it would be funny to push Theresa in the water. Theresa fell back into the water once the one girl bumped her into the water, but luckily Fox was there to catch her from falling to the bottom.

Theresa stared deeply into Fox's brown eyes as he did the same to her.

Theresa sighed a little and said, "What a jackass." But they way she said it, it was as though she was just concentrating on Fox right then.

"Yeah." He said absently.

Fox placed Theresa down so she could stand on her own. They both had planned on moving somewhat far away from each other then, but it was like there was a magnetic force keeping them from moving away.

"Oh it's getting hot in here." She told Fox as she fanned herself with her hand.

"Yeah, it is." He said as he continued to stare at her.

Theresa gave Fox a little thank you hug, but as she pulled away Fox pulled her closer to him. She could feel his breath on her and Fox could feel that Theresa was also feeling something. Theresa slowly put her arm around him, while Fox put his hands on her hips. Fox didn't know if it was the heat getting to him or if this was really love, but what he did know was that he was enjoying Theresa's company...actually he had been doing that since day 1.

Fox couldn't take it anymore. Theresa was hypnotizing him, so he leaned him and kissed her very passionately. Theresa grabbed his hands and slid them down onto her ass, and she ran her fingers through his hair as they shared that passionate kiss. It was unlike any other kissed they had both ever shared before.

As Fox kissed Theresa along her neck she moaned, "Fox...Fox...we...we can't be doing this." And she pulled away.

Fox fell to the bottom of the pool.

[i]"Now what's wrong?"[/i] He thought as he again resurfaced.

Theresa had gotten out of the pool and wrapped a towel around her by the time he was above the water.

"Theresa, what's wrong? I thought you liked it? I thought you had feelings for me?" He asked without a clue.

"This was all a big mistake!" She exclaimed and began to cry as she gathered her things.

"Theresa," he said as he stepped in front of her and got her to stop what she was doing, "Theresa, I love you! I always have, I guess I was too stupid before to realize it."

Would have given up my life for you

Guess it's true what they say about love

It's blind

"Why was this all a mistake?" He wondered if it had anything to do with Ethan.

"Because!" She said before running away from Fox. Fox though was not about to give up so he ran after her.

Finally Fox caught up to her and grabbed her gently by the arm and asked, "Is it because of Ethan? Just answer me this one question."

Theresa hadn't been able to look at Fox, but she felt like she had to at that very moment, and when she looked up at him he had tears in his eyes and a hurt look on his face. The same expression he gave whenever she talked about Ethan.

"Fox, what do you want from me?!" She shouted. "I love Ethan, only Ethan! Can't you comprehend that? Oh wait! That's right," she said as she snapped her fingers suddenly, "you got kicked out of so many schools over and over again, I'm sure you didn't learn jack!"

Girl, you lied straight to my face

Looking in my eyes

And I believed you 'cause I loved you more than life

And all you had to do

Was apologize

You didn't say you're sorry

I don't understand

You don't care that you hurt me

And now I'm half the man

That I used to be when it was you and me

You didn't love me enough

My heart may never mend

And you'll never get to love me, again

No, no, no, no, no, no

The pain turned to anger suddenly on Fox's face, even though he knew Theresa better than that. He knew it in his heart that she had feelings for him. It was just too hard for her to give up on Ethan.

"Don't even start with my life, Theresa! Hell your life is far from perfect! Not only have you slept with my half-brother, but you even slept with my father! God that's so sick to think of!" He yelled.

Tears were now welling up in Theresa's eyes.

"Your father took advantage of me!" She shouted back. "I didn't want to sleep with him!"

"Don't blame my father! I bet you wanted to see how many Crane men you could sleep with. Is that it?"

"No! No! No! Go to hell Fox!" She yelled.

Sadness has me at the end of the line

Helpless watched you break this heart of mine

"NO! You and your bastard child my father and you made can go to hell and stay there till the end of time!"

Theresa couldn't just sit there and listen to him call her child names. So she stood up and with all of her might slugged him in the mouth.

Fox finally returned to earth once more after Whitney snapped him out of [i]another[/i] dream.

"What's wrong, Fox?" She asked.

"Nothing." He said rather coldly.

"Does it have to do with Theresa and you not talking anymore?"

"No! Okay, it doesn't! Screw her! I know you probably don't want to be here with me so just go and run off to Miss Perfect." He snapped.

"Fox, you have me all wrong."

"I'm sorry, Whit. I just can't stop thinking that you're only pretending to be my friend so you can dig dirt up on me."

"Why would you think that? That's just absurd. Trust me, I enjoy spending time with you...especially since Syd is always working so close with Chad." She said rather sadly.

Fox noticed she was sad, but he didn't care. Again he fell into another flashback.

"I swear, Fox, you'll pay for calling my child a bastard child! You will pay!" She said vindictively.

"Go ahead, Theresa! Make my day!" He laughed. "I'm a Crane! The only Crane heir and don't forget that!"

"What do you mean by the only Crane heir? My son is also an heir."

"Nothing...in time you'll see." He said as he rubbed his mouth and spit out the blood that was in his mouth. Theresa did know how to do one thing right....hit a man.

"Fox, what do you keep daydreaming about?" Whitney asked as he came back to earth once more.

"Nothing, Whit. Nothing at all." He smiled mischiefly.

"What are you smiling about?

"Oh you'll see! You will see!"

Later on that night Fox was lying awake in his bed.

"Why can't I get her out of my mind?" He asked himself. "Theresa is in Harmony while I'm 3000 miles away in L.A."

Fox got up and walked over to the night stand to get is wallet. He sat down and took out a little picture he had of him, Theresa, and Little Ethan . They had taken it at the mall one day. Fox smiled when he remembered that a lady had said to Theresa and Fox that they had a cute son.

"Oh he's not the father." Theresa laughed.

Fox didn't say anything, he just kept on pushing Little Ethan in the stroller.

Fox sighed restlessly and laid back on the bed while holding the pic and staring at Theresa.

"Why did you have to break my heart?" He asked her picture. "Maybe you aren't the one for me. Yeah, that's right." He said as he sat up. "Theresa, you were never good enough for me." He then stood up and ripped the picture up and burned it.

And loneliness only wants you back here with me

Common sense knows that you're not good enough for me

And all you had to do

Was apologize, and mean it

But you didn't say you're sorry

I don't understand

You don't care that you hurt me

And now I'm half the man

That I used to be when it was you and me

You didn't love me enough

My heart may never mend

And you'll never get to love me

[i]"If only you would apologize."[/i] He thought.

The next day Whitney had wanted to go and get some coffee, but not by herself. Chad again was at the studio with Syd, so she decided to ask Fox. He always enjoyed spending time with her.

While sipping on his coffee, Fox noticed her walk in.

"What's Theresa doing in L.A.?" He asked Whit.

"She's staying with Ethan." She informed him.

"Oh," he said absently.

He stared at her as she walked up to the counter, and if it wasn't for Whitney calling Theresa's name Theresa wouldn't have noticed them. Theresa got her coffee and approached them both.

Whitney and Theresa said hello, but Theresa said nothing to Fox.

Wish like hell I could go back in time

Maybe then I could see how

Forgiveness says that I should give you one more try

But it's too late, it's over now

Fox was going to forgive Theresa. He wanted to be friends again, but as he was about to open up his mouth he remembered all of the hurtful things she had said to him.

[i]"Why should I apologize to her when she broke my heart?"[/i] He thought.

"Were you going to say something, Fox?" Whitney asked.

"No," he lied. "I have nothing to say to her." He shot an evil glance over at Theresa.

"I have to be going." Theresa said as she got up. "Ethan, will be wondering what's taking me so long."

Whitney and Theresa exchanged goodbyes before Theresa got up and began to walk out.

[i]"Will she ever apologize?"[/i] Fox thought.

You didn't say you're sorry

I don't understand

You don't care that you hurt me

And now I'm half the man

That I used to be when it was you and me

You didn't love me enough

My heart may never mend

And you'll never get to love me

Again

Again, yeah, yeah

Again, again, again, yeah, yeah, yeah

Never get to love me

Once Theresa got into her car she broke down into tears.

"He'll never forgive me for what I've done! Never!" She told herself.

Spoilers*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Whitney and Chad break up!

Fox pays a visit to Gwen in the hospital!

Theresa shocks everyone!

Much feedback is appreciated!!!

~Mandi~