"Mommy, look what I made!" Little Ethan said as he ran into the kitchen.
Theresa looked down at the paper he was holding in his hand and gasped. "Wow!" she exclaimed. "That beautiful."
"I made it for you." he said smiling.
"Well, thank you sir." Theresa said grinning and taking the picture from his hand. "Here, I'll put it on the fridge so I can see it every day."
Ethan smiled and sat down at the table.
Fox soon entered holding their 2 year-old daughter, Danielle.
"Mommy." she said smiling and showing her gap tooth grin.
"Hey sweetie." Theresa said as she took her from Fox's arms and put her in her high chair.
"Do I get a kiss too?" Fox asked jokingly.
Theresa laughed and gave him a kiss on the cheek. "There's plenty more where that came from." she whispered in his ear.
They all sat down to eat dinner and after they ate, they all gathered around the TV in the family room. Theresa and Fox both laughed at Little Ethan's imitation of Tarzan.
Fox cellphone soon interrupted them. "Hello?" he answered.
Theresa looked at Fox and sighed. It was probably a called from Crane Industries telling him that he needed to board a plane right away to God knows where.
Fox hung up the phone and looked over at Theresa. "I have to go on a 2 day business trip in L.A." he said.
"Oh." she replied trying to force a smile.
Fox then turned his attention to his son. "Come here buddy." he called out to Ethan. Ethan quickly jumped up and ran over to him. "Daddy has to go to work for 2 days so can you watch the girls for me?" he asked.
Ethan nodded. "Of course!"
"That's my boy." Fox said proudly as he gave Ethan a high five. Ethan diverted his attention back to the movie and Fox got up to go to the bedroom. Theresa followed leaving Ethan in the room by himself.
"You don't seem too excited about this trip." Fox said to Theresa as he pulled out a suitcase.
"Ok, I'm not going to lie to you." she answered. "I'm not at all."
Fox let out a deep sigh.
"I-I know that it's business and all-"
"-but its sudden." he said completing her sentence.
"Yes." she paused and sat down on the bed. "You've been gone and busy for the past month and just when we have time to spend together you have to leave."
Fox stopped packing and walked over to Theresa. "Look, I hate it too ok, but its my job. We decided for you to be a stay at home mom, so I have to bring in the income."
"But you technically don't have to work since you inherit everything." she replied.
"That's not the way it works, ok? Grandfather worked to make his money and so did Father, so now I have to." he argued.
"But you're not even the CEO of the Crane Industries yet like your Grandfather was and your Father is!"
"You know what, why don't you just let me do my job, ok? You stay at home with the kids and do whatever it is you do all day and I'll go to the office. I let you do your job, so let me do mine!" he yelled.
"Fine." Theresa said quietly fighting back the tears. She hated it when people yelled at her.
Fox winced as the painful look on Theresa's face. "I'm sorry." he apologized. "I don't want to fight with you..I'm just...I'm just really stressed about everything like you are." he said giving her a hug.
"I understand." she responded as she stood up.
"Good." Fox turned around and zipped up his suitcase. "Well I better go now or I'll miss my flight." he said making his way out of the room.
"Don't forget to call me when you get a chance, ok?" she instructed as he made his way to the front door.
"I know I know. I won't forget to eat breakfast either if thats what you're going to say next." he grinned.
"One thing you really suck at is reading minds." she laughed as she stepped closer to him.
"Really? How?"
"I wasn't going to tell you to remember to eat breakfast, although you should-"
"And what were you going to tell me?" he asked smiling.
"That I love you." she answered.
"I love you too, babe." he said kissing her on the forehead. "Now I've got to go!"
"Ok, ok!" she giggled. "Bye."
Fox winked at her and was gone.
Theresa sighed and looked over at Little Ethan. It looked like she was going solo once again tonight.
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Theresa smiled happily as she and Fox walked out of the Blue Note. Just as they were almost at their car they bumped into Ethan.
"Hi Ethan." Theresa said giving him a quick smile.
"Theresa. Fox." Ethan said nodding at both of them.
Fox look irritated and didn't answer Ethan.
"Fox?" Theresa said turning to look at him. Realizing that he wasn't going to say anything, she looked back over at Ethan. "I see your arm is doing pretty good." she said referring to his arm which was in a cast.
"Oh, yeah..all thanks to you." he said gratefully.
"What do you mean all thanks to her?" Fox said snapping his head around.
"Theresa didn't tell you?" Ethan asked looking from Fox to Theresa.
"No she didn't." Fox said looking at Theresa.
Theresa sighed and thought where to begin.
*FLASHBACK*
Theresa had just dropped Little Ethan and Danielle off at the daycare. As she was walking she heard someone cry in pain. Curious, she made her way to where the sound was coming from to find Ethan laying in a pool of blood.
"Oh my god, Ethan!" she said running over to his side.
"Theresa." he managed to get out.
"What happened? Are you ok? I'm calling an ambulance!" she said as she began to freak out.
The ambulance was there 2 minutes later and Ethan was put on a stretcher and on his way to the hospital.
*END OF FLASHBACK*
"Someone shot him yesterday and I called the ambulance." Theresa answered Fox.
"Oh, really." Fox said looking away.
Ethan broke the silence and said, "I'll see you guys later. Thanks again Theresa."
Theresa nodded and turned her attention to Fox. "Fox, are you ok?"
"Yeah, whatever." he said getting into the car.
"You don't seem ok to me." she replied as he pulled off.
"I said I'm alright, ok!" he suddenly yelled.
Theresa didn't answer and looked out the window. She knew something was bothering him and she was going to find out.
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"Hey man." Fox said as Dylan answered the phone. "You won't believe who Theresa and I ran into today."
"Let me guess, Ethan." Dylan responded.
"Yep." Fox said letting out a sigh.
Theresa hadn't spoken to Fox since the ride home and she was getting a little worried so she decided to check on him. She paused at the door when she heard him talking.
"He was wearing a cast." Fox added.
"Really? I thought that bullet would have taken care of him." Dylan said suprised.
"Yeah, I thought that bullet was going to do the job but it didn't. And get this, Theresa was the one who called the ambulance for him."
Theresa froze. Why would Fox think the bullet that was shot at Ethan should have killed him?
"Talk about irony. Does she know it was you?" Dylan asked.
"Nah, and we have to make sure she doesn't find out either, ok?" he asked.
"Got it. Later man."
"Bye." Fox said hanging up the phone.
The door suddenly flung open and there Theresa stood with so much anger written across her face.
"You want to make sure I don't find out what?" she asked.
Fox gulped and slowly stood up. "Nothing sweetie." he lied.
"Don't lie to me Fox." she said seeing right through him.
"Ok, it's a gift that I didn't want you to know about but now you do, so..."
"Oh, so my gift is you firing a gun at Ethan?" she yelled crossing her arms.
Fox couldn't find any words to say so he said none.
"Is that why you looked so angry when you saw Ethan standing there tonight? Is that why you were angry at me on the ride home because I called the ambulance for him?" she yelled.
Fox still didn't answer.
"Answer me dammit!" she screamed.
"Yes. I was the one who shot him." Fox answered quietly.
"I...I can't believe this." Theresa said putting her hand on her forehead. "Why? You? Why you?"
"Look, he borrowed money from the Industries and was taking long to pay it back, so I had to take some action." he said trying to reason with her.
"What, by trying to kill him? What do you think you are Fox? A mobster?!"
"It's the way the Cranes have always done things." he said letting loose one of the Crane Industries biggest secrets.
Theresa just shook her head as tears began to fall down her face.
"Theresa, I'm so sorry." he said taking a step towards her.
Theresa immediately took a step back. "I don't know what to do." she said shakily.
"You don't have to do anything." he said gently. "I love you."
Theresa looked into his eyes and sighed. "Promise me this will never happen again and that this won't be brought up?"
Fox smiled and stepped closer to her. "I promise."
She smiled back and walked into his arms. She felt bad for knowing the cause of Ethan's injury but she loved Fox too much. She closed her eyes and tried to forget.
Theresa looked down at the paper he was holding in his hand and gasped. "Wow!" she exclaimed. "That beautiful."
"I made it for you." he said smiling.
"Well, thank you sir." Theresa said grinning and taking the picture from his hand. "Here, I'll put it on the fridge so I can see it every day."
Ethan smiled and sat down at the table.
Fox soon entered holding their 2 year-old daughter, Danielle.
"Mommy." she said smiling and showing her gap tooth grin.
"Hey sweetie." Theresa said as she took her from Fox's arms and put her in her high chair.
"Do I get a kiss too?" Fox asked jokingly.
Theresa laughed and gave him a kiss on the cheek. "There's plenty more where that came from." she whispered in his ear.
They all sat down to eat dinner and after they ate, they all gathered around the TV in the family room. Theresa and Fox both laughed at Little Ethan's imitation of Tarzan.
Fox cellphone soon interrupted them. "Hello?" he answered.
Theresa looked at Fox and sighed. It was probably a called from Crane Industries telling him that he needed to board a plane right away to God knows where.
Fox hung up the phone and looked over at Theresa. "I have to go on a 2 day business trip in L.A." he said.
"Oh." she replied trying to force a smile.
Fox then turned his attention to his son. "Come here buddy." he called out to Ethan. Ethan quickly jumped up and ran over to him. "Daddy has to go to work for 2 days so can you watch the girls for me?" he asked.
Ethan nodded. "Of course!"
"That's my boy." Fox said proudly as he gave Ethan a high five. Ethan diverted his attention back to the movie and Fox got up to go to the bedroom. Theresa followed leaving Ethan in the room by himself.
"You don't seem too excited about this trip." Fox said to Theresa as he pulled out a suitcase.
"Ok, I'm not going to lie to you." she answered. "I'm not at all."
Fox let out a deep sigh.
"I-I know that it's business and all-"
"-but its sudden." he said completing her sentence.
"Yes." she paused and sat down on the bed. "You've been gone and busy for the past month and just when we have time to spend together you have to leave."
Fox stopped packing and walked over to Theresa. "Look, I hate it too ok, but its my job. We decided for you to be a stay at home mom, so I have to bring in the income."
"But you technically don't have to work since you inherit everything." she replied.
"That's not the way it works, ok? Grandfather worked to make his money and so did Father, so now I have to." he argued.
"But you're not even the CEO of the Crane Industries yet like your Grandfather was and your Father is!"
"You know what, why don't you just let me do my job, ok? You stay at home with the kids and do whatever it is you do all day and I'll go to the office. I let you do your job, so let me do mine!" he yelled.
"Fine." Theresa said quietly fighting back the tears. She hated it when people yelled at her.
Fox winced as the painful look on Theresa's face. "I'm sorry." he apologized. "I don't want to fight with you..I'm just...I'm just really stressed about everything like you are." he said giving her a hug.
"I understand." she responded as she stood up.
"Good." Fox turned around and zipped up his suitcase. "Well I better go now or I'll miss my flight." he said making his way out of the room.
"Don't forget to call me when you get a chance, ok?" she instructed as he made his way to the front door.
"I know I know. I won't forget to eat breakfast either if thats what you're going to say next." he grinned.
"One thing you really suck at is reading minds." she laughed as she stepped closer to him.
"Really? How?"
"I wasn't going to tell you to remember to eat breakfast, although you should-"
"And what were you going to tell me?" he asked smiling.
"That I love you." she answered.
"I love you too, babe." he said kissing her on the forehead. "Now I've got to go!"
"Ok, ok!" she giggled. "Bye."
Fox winked at her and was gone.
Theresa sighed and looked over at Little Ethan. It looked like she was going solo once again tonight.
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Theresa smiled happily as she and Fox walked out of the Blue Note. Just as they were almost at their car they bumped into Ethan.
"Hi Ethan." Theresa said giving him a quick smile.
"Theresa. Fox." Ethan said nodding at both of them.
Fox look irritated and didn't answer Ethan.
"Fox?" Theresa said turning to look at him. Realizing that he wasn't going to say anything, she looked back over at Ethan. "I see your arm is doing pretty good." she said referring to his arm which was in a cast.
"Oh, yeah..all thanks to you." he said gratefully.
"What do you mean all thanks to her?" Fox said snapping his head around.
"Theresa didn't tell you?" Ethan asked looking from Fox to Theresa.
"No she didn't." Fox said looking at Theresa.
Theresa sighed and thought where to begin.
*FLASHBACK*
Theresa had just dropped Little Ethan and Danielle off at the daycare. As she was walking she heard someone cry in pain. Curious, she made her way to where the sound was coming from to find Ethan laying in a pool of blood.
"Oh my god, Ethan!" she said running over to his side.
"Theresa." he managed to get out.
"What happened? Are you ok? I'm calling an ambulance!" she said as she began to freak out.
The ambulance was there 2 minutes later and Ethan was put on a stretcher and on his way to the hospital.
*END OF FLASHBACK*
"Someone shot him yesterday and I called the ambulance." Theresa answered Fox.
"Oh, really." Fox said looking away.
Ethan broke the silence and said, "I'll see you guys later. Thanks again Theresa."
Theresa nodded and turned her attention to Fox. "Fox, are you ok?"
"Yeah, whatever." he said getting into the car.
"You don't seem ok to me." she replied as he pulled off.
"I said I'm alright, ok!" he suddenly yelled.
Theresa didn't answer and looked out the window. She knew something was bothering him and she was going to find out.
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"Hey man." Fox said as Dylan answered the phone. "You won't believe who Theresa and I ran into today."
"Let me guess, Ethan." Dylan responded.
"Yep." Fox said letting out a sigh.
Theresa hadn't spoken to Fox since the ride home and she was getting a little worried so she decided to check on him. She paused at the door when she heard him talking.
"He was wearing a cast." Fox added.
"Really? I thought that bullet would have taken care of him." Dylan said suprised.
"Yeah, I thought that bullet was going to do the job but it didn't. And get this, Theresa was the one who called the ambulance for him."
Theresa froze. Why would Fox think the bullet that was shot at Ethan should have killed him?
"Talk about irony. Does she know it was you?" Dylan asked.
"Nah, and we have to make sure she doesn't find out either, ok?" he asked.
"Got it. Later man."
"Bye." Fox said hanging up the phone.
The door suddenly flung open and there Theresa stood with so much anger written across her face.
"You want to make sure I don't find out what?" she asked.
Fox gulped and slowly stood up. "Nothing sweetie." he lied.
"Don't lie to me Fox." she said seeing right through him.
"Ok, it's a gift that I didn't want you to know about but now you do, so..."
"Oh, so my gift is you firing a gun at Ethan?" she yelled crossing her arms.
Fox couldn't find any words to say so he said none.
"Is that why you looked so angry when you saw Ethan standing there tonight? Is that why you were angry at me on the ride home because I called the ambulance for him?" she yelled.
Fox still didn't answer.
"Answer me dammit!" she screamed.
"Yes. I was the one who shot him." Fox answered quietly.
"I...I can't believe this." Theresa said putting her hand on her forehead. "Why? You? Why you?"
"Look, he borrowed money from the Industries and was taking long to pay it back, so I had to take some action." he said trying to reason with her.
"What, by trying to kill him? What do you think you are Fox? A mobster?!"
"It's the way the Cranes have always done things." he said letting loose one of the Crane Industries biggest secrets.
Theresa just shook her head as tears began to fall down her face.
"Theresa, I'm so sorry." he said taking a step towards her.
Theresa immediately took a step back. "I don't know what to do." she said shakily.
"You don't have to do anything." he said gently. "I love you."
Theresa looked into his eyes and sighed. "Promise me this will never happen again and that this won't be brought up?"
Fox smiled and stepped closer to her. "I promise."
She smiled back and walked into his arms. She felt bad for knowing the cause of Ethan's injury but she loved Fox too much. She closed her eyes and tried to forget.