Fox woke up during the night after being poked with something. He rubbed his eyes as he sat up and looked at her.
"What do you want?" He said rather grumpy.
"Fox, we need to talk."
"Rebecca, it can wait til morning." He said as he fell back on his bed and closed his eyes.
"Don't make me climb in that bed with you!" She told him.
Fox got back up and listened to what she had to say.
"I don't know how you could go out with that little chalupa, Fox. Honestly I'm disappointed in you. Have you not learned from your father's or Ethan's mistakes?"
"Rebecca, you don't understand my relationship with Theresa. It's strictly person revenge."
"Revenge?" Her eyes lit up. "Now," she laughed, "what did you have in mind?"
Fox laughed a little at Rebecca's curiosity.
"Let's just say that by the time I'm done with her, she'll be out of everyone's lives."
"Oh now, you're not going to keep me in suspsense are you?" She said suductively as she ran her index finger on Fox's lips.
"If you never do that again I'll tell you." He said removing her finger from his lips.
"Deal! Now spill the goods!" She said excitedly.
Fox whispered his plan into Rebecca's ear, and she seemed amused by it.
"Ooh that's good. But..." she paused.
"But what?"
"With my help it can be much better."
"Are you saying you want to help bring Theresa down?"
"Of course! I've only been trying to do it for the few past years. With my cleverness and your intelligence, we can be the perfect team."
"I don't know, Rebecca," Fox hesitated. "All of your plans have ended up blowing in your face."
[i]Not all of them[/i]
Rebecca smiled to remember her tabloid scandal.
"Well do you want my help or not, Fox?"
Fox thought hard before saying, "Yes. Now, what did you have in mind?"
"Well, seeing as how you and Theresa are dating, I figured you could...." Rebecca went on telling him her plan. "Well, how's that? Will you do it?"
"I'll do it," he told her. "But it's going to take time. At least a few more months."
"Of course, of course. We don't want the little chalupa or the rest of her family becoming suspicious."
Rebecca walked out of Fox's room and said to herself, "Finally, that bitch will pay!"
Fox fell back on his bed, but couldn't fall back to sleep. His conscience was bothering him.
[i]I've just made a deal with the devil[/i]
The next day, Theresa was up early getting ready for her picnic with Fox. It was her idea. She wanted to spend some time alone with him and since she heard that today was suppose to be a beautiful day, she thought that they could go on a picnic for dinner.
"Theresita, do you need any help?" Pilar asked as she walked into the kitchen.
"No, Mama. I have everything under control." She smiled.
"Theresita, sit down for a minute."
Theresa sat beside her mother and wondered what she wanted to talk about.
"Do you love Fox, Theresita?"
"Of course I do!" She smiled. "I don't know what I'd do without him. I love him and he loves me. One day we are going to get married."
"Is it that serious?"
"Well...not yet. We've only been dating for about a month now. But I love him, Mama. I love him more than I ever thought possible."
"Theresita, I'm happy that you've moved on, but is Fox really the right man to move on to?"
"Mama, don't you trust me?"
"I do, it's just that you've been hurt so much before. I don't think you could handle another disappointment."
"Mama, Fox will [i]never[/i] hurt me. [i]Never[/i]"
"I hope so, Theresita. I really do."
Theresa and Pilar then heard a horn from outside.
"Oh that must be Fox!" Theresa jumped.
She went to look out the window to be sure that it was him.
"Yes, it's him."
Pilar walked over and handed Theresa the picnic basket.
She kissed her on her cheek, "Have a great time!"
"I will."
"So where are we going for our picnic?" Fox asked since Theresa had blindfolded him and took over the driving.
"Oh you'll see."
"I don't like surprise," he told her.
"You'll like this one," she smiled.
[i]Everything is going to be perfect. He doesn't suspect a thing.[/i]
Theresa parked the car and helped Fox out of the car since he was still blindfolded.
"Can I take this thing off yet?" He asked.
"Nope."
Theresa led him through what he thought was a forest.
"Okay, the things that keep wacking me in my face feel like trees," he laughed. "Are we in the forest?"
"I don't know," she said mysteriously. "Could be, you'll just have to wait and see."
Fox was starting to get excited now. No one had have surprised him before.
"Okay," Theresa said once they stopped walking. "I'm gonna remove the blindfold on the count of three." She paused and as she began to untie the blindfold she counted, "1 mississippi..."
"Hey that's not fair!" He cried out.
"I know," she continued to count, "2 mississippi, 3 mississippi!"
Fox opened his eyes to the most beautiful sight he ever saw. Fox was right, they were in the forest. Way back in the forest to be exact. There was just enough sunlight shinning through to make the mood right. The sun would soon set, so Theresa had wrapped christmas lights arounds some of the trees. There was a baby blue blanket laid on the floor with plates, glasses, forks, knives, and spoons set up. In the middle of the blanket was a sweet, scented candle burning.
"Theresa, it's beautiful!" He said turning to her and giving her a kiss.
"I'm glad you liked it. Whitney helped me set it all up."
"You guys did a wonderful job."
Theresa and Fox sat down on the blanket eating dinner.
"That was the best meal I've had in a long time," he told her once they finished.
"Good, you should get use to my homecooking."
"I may get too use to it and I'll be calling you up during the night to come and satisfy my hunger." He told her with a huge grin.
"That's fine with me," she smiled. "I just hope I can satisfy your hunger."
"I'm sure you can."
Fox and Theresa laid next to each other with their arms wrapped around one another. Theresa felt so safe in his arms. Never had she felt this good before. Fox began to kiss Theresa along her neck. She wanted him to do more to her, but not yet. She wasn't ready to give herself completely to him.
"Fox, no. Not no," she said pushing him back a little. "I want our first time to be very special. Not like this."
"I undertsand." He said getting up and starting to put everything away.
"Are you mad at me?" She asked as she placed her hand on his shoulder.
Fox dropped everything in his hands, turned to her, and put his hands on her shoulders.
"Theresa, nothing you could do could ever make me mad. I love you and I respect you. If you want to wait, then we can."
"Thank you, Fox," she hugged him.
Before dropping Theresa off, Fox took out a little, black box from his coat pocket. Theresa looked at it intensely.
[i]Could it be?[/i]
"Theresa, I know we've only been dating a month now, but we've known each other for so long now. You're my best friend and my lover. I love you so much."
"I love you too," she smiled.
"Theresa Lopez-Fitzgerald, will you do me the honor of becoming my wife?"
Theresa was taken back a bit. She loved Fox, but were things moving to quick?
"Can you give me a day?" She asked him.
Fox was surprised that she asked for a day, but he agreed.
"Here, this is yours no matter what you decide." He said handing her the little, black box.
Fox gave Theresa a quick kiss before she got out and headed inside. Pilar and Luis were in the living room when Theresa walked in.
"Did you have fun, Theresita?" Pilar asked her.
"Yeah," she said absently.
Luis and Pilar looked at each other and wondered what was going on.
Theresa sat in her room starring at the black box. She didn't even open it yet. She wondered if she should say yes.
[i]What he said was true. We're best friends and we know each other so well. Besides we do love each other.[/i]
Theresa decided to open the box to take a look at the ring. She was amazed at the ring that Fox had picked out for her. It was huge, then again Fox Crane never did anything small. Theresa thought back to the time at Luis and Antonio's double wedding, where Fox had asked her a quater for your thoughts. She laughed. Fox was such a great guy.
"What's that?" Luis asked as he entered her room.
"Nothing," she said as she hurriedly put away the box.
"I think it's something. Was that an engagement ring?"
"No," she said slowly.
"Theresa, did Fox ask to marry you?"
"Yes," she couldn't lie to Luis. "He did."
"Did you accept?"
"No, I asked him to give me a day."
"Oh so you could figure how to let him down gentle, right?"
"No, Luis. I'm going to marry Fox."
"Over my dead body!" He shouted.
"Luis, I love him. I want to spend the rest of my life with him. Why can't you just be happy for me."
"Theresa, it's moving to quick between you both."
"Luis, I'm not getting married tomorrow. I plan on having a long engagement."
"Is that so?"
"Yes. I can't get married right away. Besides I want to make sure that this is right. Please support me."
"Theresa, if this is what you really want, then I'll support you."
"Oh thank you, Luis!" She said as she hugged him.
"He better take good care of you." He warned her.
"He does," she laughed.
Fox threw his car keys on the table and headed for a drink.
"How did it go?" Rebecca asked him as she handed him a glass full of brandy.
"She asked me for a day." He informed her.
"A day? What does that gold digger need to consider?"
"She'll say yes. Don't worry."
"She better say yes."
Spoilers*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Theresa gives Fox her answer!
Rebecca puts the next part of her plan into motion!
Fox calls an old friend for help and advice!
Much feedback is appreciated!!!
~Mandi~
"What do you want?" He said rather grumpy.
"Fox, we need to talk."
"Rebecca, it can wait til morning." He said as he fell back on his bed and closed his eyes.
"Don't make me climb in that bed with you!" She told him.
Fox got back up and listened to what she had to say.
"I don't know how you could go out with that little chalupa, Fox. Honestly I'm disappointed in you. Have you not learned from your father's or Ethan's mistakes?"
"Rebecca, you don't understand my relationship with Theresa. It's strictly person revenge."
"Revenge?" Her eyes lit up. "Now," she laughed, "what did you have in mind?"
Fox laughed a little at Rebecca's curiosity.
"Let's just say that by the time I'm done with her, she'll be out of everyone's lives."
"Oh now, you're not going to keep me in suspsense are you?" She said suductively as she ran her index finger on Fox's lips.
"If you never do that again I'll tell you." He said removing her finger from his lips.
"Deal! Now spill the goods!" She said excitedly.
Fox whispered his plan into Rebecca's ear, and she seemed amused by it.
"Ooh that's good. But..." she paused.
"But what?"
"With my help it can be much better."
"Are you saying you want to help bring Theresa down?"
"Of course! I've only been trying to do it for the few past years. With my cleverness and your intelligence, we can be the perfect team."
"I don't know, Rebecca," Fox hesitated. "All of your plans have ended up blowing in your face."
[i]Not all of them[/i]
Rebecca smiled to remember her tabloid scandal.
"Well do you want my help or not, Fox?"
Fox thought hard before saying, "Yes. Now, what did you have in mind?"
"Well, seeing as how you and Theresa are dating, I figured you could...." Rebecca went on telling him her plan. "Well, how's that? Will you do it?"
"I'll do it," he told her. "But it's going to take time. At least a few more months."
"Of course, of course. We don't want the little chalupa or the rest of her family becoming suspicious."
Rebecca walked out of Fox's room and said to herself, "Finally, that bitch will pay!"
Fox fell back on his bed, but couldn't fall back to sleep. His conscience was bothering him.
[i]I've just made a deal with the devil[/i]
The next day, Theresa was up early getting ready for her picnic with Fox. It was her idea. She wanted to spend some time alone with him and since she heard that today was suppose to be a beautiful day, she thought that they could go on a picnic for dinner.
"Theresita, do you need any help?" Pilar asked as she walked into the kitchen.
"No, Mama. I have everything under control." She smiled.
"Theresita, sit down for a minute."
Theresa sat beside her mother and wondered what she wanted to talk about.
"Do you love Fox, Theresita?"
"Of course I do!" She smiled. "I don't know what I'd do without him. I love him and he loves me. One day we are going to get married."
"Is it that serious?"
"Well...not yet. We've only been dating for about a month now. But I love him, Mama. I love him more than I ever thought possible."
"Theresita, I'm happy that you've moved on, but is Fox really the right man to move on to?"
"Mama, don't you trust me?"
"I do, it's just that you've been hurt so much before. I don't think you could handle another disappointment."
"Mama, Fox will [i]never[/i] hurt me. [i]Never[/i]"
"I hope so, Theresita. I really do."
Theresa and Pilar then heard a horn from outside.
"Oh that must be Fox!" Theresa jumped.
She went to look out the window to be sure that it was him.
"Yes, it's him."
Pilar walked over and handed Theresa the picnic basket.
She kissed her on her cheek, "Have a great time!"
"I will."
"So where are we going for our picnic?" Fox asked since Theresa had blindfolded him and took over the driving.
"Oh you'll see."
"I don't like surprise," he told her.
"You'll like this one," she smiled.
[i]Everything is going to be perfect. He doesn't suspect a thing.[/i]
Theresa parked the car and helped Fox out of the car since he was still blindfolded.
"Can I take this thing off yet?" He asked.
"Nope."
Theresa led him through what he thought was a forest.
"Okay, the things that keep wacking me in my face feel like trees," he laughed. "Are we in the forest?"
"I don't know," she said mysteriously. "Could be, you'll just have to wait and see."
Fox was starting to get excited now. No one had have surprised him before.
"Okay," Theresa said once they stopped walking. "I'm gonna remove the blindfold on the count of three." She paused and as she began to untie the blindfold she counted, "1 mississippi..."
"Hey that's not fair!" He cried out.
"I know," she continued to count, "2 mississippi, 3 mississippi!"
Fox opened his eyes to the most beautiful sight he ever saw. Fox was right, they were in the forest. Way back in the forest to be exact. There was just enough sunlight shinning through to make the mood right. The sun would soon set, so Theresa had wrapped christmas lights arounds some of the trees. There was a baby blue blanket laid on the floor with plates, glasses, forks, knives, and spoons set up. In the middle of the blanket was a sweet, scented candle burning.
"Theresa, it's beautiful!" He said turning to her and giving her a kiss.
"I'm glad you liked it. Whitney helped me set it all up."
"You guys did a wonderful job."
Theresa and Fox sat down on the blanket eating dinner.
"That was the best meal I've had in a long time," he told her once they finished.
"Good, you should get use to my homecooking."
"I may get too use to it and I'll be calling you up during the night to come and satisfy my hunger." He told her with a huge grin.
"That's fine with me," she smiled. "I just hope I can satisfy your hunger."
"I'm sure you can."
Fox and Theresa laid next to each other with their arms wrapped around one another. Theresa felt so safe in his arms. Never had she felt this good before. Fox began to kiss Theresa along her neck. She wanted him to do more to her, but not yet. She wasn't ready to give herself completely to him.
"Fox, no. Not no," she said pushing him back a little. "I want our first time to be very special. Not like this."
"I undertsand." He said getting up and starting to put everything away.
"Are you mad at me?" She asked as she placed her hand on his shoulder.
Fox dropped everything in his hands, turned to her, and put his hands on her shoulders.
"Theresa, nothing you could do could ever make me mad. I love you and I respect you. If you want to wait, then we can."
"Thank you, Fox," she hugged him.
Before dropping Theresa off, Fox took out a little, black box from his coat pocket. Theresa looked at it intensely.
[i]Could it be?[/i]
"Theresa, I know we've only been dating a month now, but we've known each other for so long now. You're my best friend and my lover. I love you so much."
"I love you too," she smiled.
"Theresa Lopez-Fitzgerald, will you do me the honor of becoming my wife?"
Theresa was taken back a bit. She loved Fox, but were things moving to quick?
"Can you give me a day?" She asked him.
Fox was surprised that she asked for a day, but he agreed.
"Here, this is yours no matter what you decide." He said handing her the little, black box.
Fox gave Theresa a quick kiss before she got out and headed inside. Pilar and Luis were in the living room when Theresa walked in.
"Did you have fun, Theresita?" Pilar asked her.
"Yeah," she said absently.
Luis and Pilar looked at each other and wondered what was going on.
Theresa sat in her room starring at the black box. She didn't even open it yet. She wondered if she should say yes.
[i]What he said was true. We're best friends and we know each other so well. Besides we do love each other.[/i]
Theresa decided to open the box to take a look at the ring. She was amazed at the ring that Fox had picked out for her. It was huge, then again Fox Crane never did anything small. Theresa thought back to the time at Luis and Antonio's double wedding, where Fox had asked her a quater for your thoughts. She laughed. Fox was such a great guy.
"What's that?" Luis asked as he entered her room.
"Nothing," she said as she hurriedly put away the box.
"I think it's something. Was that an engagement ring?"
"No," she said slowly.
"Theresa, did Fox ask to marry you?"
"Yes," she couldn't lie to Luis. "He did."
"Did you accept?"
"No, I asked him to give me a day."
"Oh so you could figure how to let him down gentle, right?"
"No, Luis. I'm going to marry Fox."
"Over my dead body!" He shouted.
"Luis, I love him. I want to spend the rest of my life with him. Why can't you just be happy for me."
"Theresa, it's moving to quick between you both."
"Luis, I'm not getting married tomorrow. I plan on having a long engagement."
"Is that so?"
"Yes. I can't get married right away. Besides I want to make sure that this is right. Please support me."
"Theresa, if this is what you really want, then I'll support you."
"Oh thank you, Luis!" She said as she hugged him.
"He better take good care of you." He warned her.
"He does," she laughed.
Fox threw his car keys on the table and headed for a drink.
"How did it go?" Rebecca asked him as she handed him a glass full of brandy.
"She asked me for a day." He informed her.
"A day? What does that gold digger need to consider?"
"She'll say yes. Don't worry."
"She better say yes."
Spoilers*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Theresa gives Fox her answer!
Rebecca puts the next part of her plan into motion!
Fox calls an old friend for help and advice!
Much feedback is appreciated!!!
~Mandi~