"He's asleep." Theresa whispered to Fox as she tiptoed out of Little Ethan's room, careful she didn't make a sound.

Fox and Theresa made their way out into the hallway as Fox closed the door to Little Ethan's room behind him.

"Did you see his little face when you told him he didn't have to go back to the mansion? That he could stay here with you forever?" Fox said smiling.

"Fox, it felt so amazing. The way he hugged me. I just can't even describe it. I can't believe this is happening." Theresa said feeling as if a huge weight was lifted from her shoulders.

"Well, Miss Lopez- Fitzgerald..." Fox said as he wrapped his arms around her waist. "...It is happening and you know what the best part is?"

"What?" Theresa said looking up at Fox with stars in her eyes.

"How happy you are." He said more seriously. "I can't even put into words how it feels to see you this happy."

"Well, I'm always happy when I'm with my two favorite men in the whole wide world." Theresa rubbed his arms back and forth as she kissed him sweetly on the lips.

Fox felt consumed by her love.

Oh what a feeling.

"Mmmm. You feel so good." Fox said as he shut his eyes reveling in sucking her lips.

"Mmmm. So do you."

"Are you thinking what I'm thinking?"

Theresa giggled. "Mmm mmm."

"Well, what are we waiting for?" Fox said as he began to suck on her neck.

Theresa felt weak in the knees. Fox's love for her was so overwhelming. She could feel it, taste it.

But she couldn't let him distract her. She needed to find out why he got into that fight with Ethan.

"Not so fast Crane." Theresa said as she tried to push Fox off of her.

"What?"

"You know what Fox. I want to know what happened between you and Ethan today and I want to know now." Theresa said concerned.

"Did I tell you how incredibly stunning you look this evening?" Fox said standing back and staring down the length of Theresa's body, sucking her in with his charm.

"Fox..." Theresa warned.

"Since when does this Crane charm not get me what I want?" Fox said trying to avoid Theresa's questions.

He noticed her pouts.

"Look Theresa, it was nothing." Fox said frustrated as he loosened his tie and went into Theresa's bedroom.

She followed and shut the door behind her.

"Why won't you tell me? What did he do? What did he say?"

"Why do you care Theresa? I thought you were over him so what does it matter what he said or did?" Fox said getting upset as he took off his tie and unbuttoned a few buttons from his shirt.

Theresa was hurt.

Something definitely happened to put Fox on edge. How could he think she wasn't over Ethan? Didn't he realize how much she loved him?

"Well I can see that obviously something happened or else you wouldn't be snapping at me." Theresa said visibly hurt.

Fox felt like an idiot.

"Tiger, I'm sorry I didn't mean to snap at you, it's just my half brother and I is not a topic that puts me in the greatest mood." Fox said as he stood up and rubbed her arms back and forth.

"Fox, please tell me. What happened between you two? Please." Theresa begged.

"It was about me wasn't it?" Theresa said with so much emotion as she brushed his bruised cheek.

Fox bent his head down and took a deep breath.

"Ethan was just being Ethan. He tried to warn me to stay away from you, how I am no good blah blah blah. Same crap he always says. He pissed me off so I decked him." Fox said sitting on the bed. "Heck, he's probably right. I've always been nothing all my life, you deserve better."

"Nicholas Foxworth Crane, how dare you!" Theresa said approaching him with her hands on her hips. "How dare you say that?" She sat next to him on the bed and ran her fingers through the back of his hair.

"Why? It's true."

"It is not true. Do you even have any idea how much I love you?" Theresa said simply.

"Do you have any idea what a wonderful man you are? How amazing you are?" Theresa said with so much emotion.

Fox loved to hear her say it, but did he deserve her faith? Her love? She had so much faith in him and they promised they would be honest with each other and he's already lied to her. Thinking back to how he never told her Whitney was his mystery woman and now how he didn't tell her Ethan was helping her all along, Fox didn't feel so wonderful.

He grabbed Theresa's hand and guided it across his cheek as he closed his eyes.

"You make me feel so good, so loved. How do you do that? It must be magic." Fox said.

"We are magic and I love you more than anyone in my entire life. Please don't waste your breath on a man like Ethan, Fox. He's not worth it. You know how I feel about you. Never doubt that, ever."

"I know, it's just if you only kn-." Fox stared into her beautiful soulful eyes.

He couldn't do it.

He couldn't tell her the truth.

"Nothing." Fox said as he stopped himself.

Theresa stared into his eyes. She unclipped the button on her collar as half her dress opened. She grabbed Fox's right hand and placed it on her heart.

"Do you feel that?" Theresa asked, never taking her eyes off him.

Fox felt it.

He felt her heart beating so fast. It was the most amazing feeling. He stared at his hand, then to her brown eyes.

"I feel it." Fox said amazed as a smile spread across his face.

"That is exactly how I feel about you and that Nicholas, will never change. I love you so much. No matter what happens, good or bad, I want to be with you always." Theresa said smiling.

Fox smiled.

She really did love him. He felt her love all around him and what a feeling it was to be loved by Theresa Lopez- Fitzgerald.

Fox unbuttoned his white shirt and grabbed Theresa's hand and placed it on his heart.

"Do you feel that?"

"Yes." Theresa said closing her eyes and smiling.

"This is exactly how I feel about you and that Tiger, will never change. I love you so much. No matter what happens, good or bad, I want to be with you always." Fox said smiling as he repeated Theresa's words to him.

Theresa leaned in and brushed her lips against his, teasing him.

"I have a confession to make." Fox said moving his lips with Theresa's. "I cheated in hide and seek."

"I have a confession to make too." She whispered. "I already knew you did."

"Mmmm, you did?"

"Yes. I know you...more...than... you.... know yourself." Theresa began to nibble on his bottom lip.

"Mmmm, why didn't..." Fox began nibbling on her bottom lip. "... You tell me when I was tickling you?"

"Well...." Theresa said as she stood up and removed her whole dress as her tanned, toned naked body stood before Fox. "... Maybe I love the way your hands feel on my body."

Fox took her in.

Fox0 took all of her in.

God she was so beautiful.

Every inch of her body was perfection.

He drank her.

Fox stood up as Theresa peeled his shirt off his shoulders. He cupped her breasts as she threw her head back in exctasy

"And... maybe I love the way your body feels on my hands." Fox said as he drank from her eyes.

Theresa began to place tiny love bites all over his muscular chest.

Fox bit his bottom lip and shut his eyes in ecstasy. He guided her head with his hands as she placed kisses all over his body.

"You're so good at this." Fox said reveling in the feel of her wet tongue on his skin.

Theresa stood back, stared at him and took the clip out of her hair as her dark, rich tresses fell down across her shoulders. She laid down on her bed and curled her finger to motion Fox to come forward.

He came with a smile.

"Make love to me." Theresa said as she stared into his eyes.

Fox needed nomore words as he began to kiss the entire length of her body. He started with her toes, then her legs, and eventually in the place he knew would drive her wild, in between her thighs.

Theresa reached her hands back to the bed post and held onto the bars of her bed with both hands as she felt she was going to die from the pleasure.

"Don't stop." She managed to mutter as Fox was attacking her most sensitive area with his tongue.

Theresa flashed back, long ago, when Fox told her he was an amazing lover.

Boy was he ever right.

Theresa never experienced this kind of pleasure before in her entire life. It was like she was riding on the highest roller coaster on the highest cliff and she was about to go down and feel that rush.

Fox making love to her was that kind of a rush. He worshipped every inch of her body and made her feel like such a woman.

Fox swirled his tongue in between her thighs knowing full well he was making Theresa insane.

"Please....don't make me wait Fox. I...need... you now." Theresa begged as she felt an explosion of her senses coming on.

Fox smiled as he moved up to her stomach and placed kisses until he reached her left breast. He suckled on her nipple.

Theresa began to lick her lips in anticipation of what was about to come.

Fox bathed her right nipple with his tongue and even pinched it slightly with his teeth.

Fox loved pleasuring her. He loved to drive her wild with want and bathing his tongue all over her body.

There were no words for that experience.

None whatsoever.

Theresa thought she was going to die. She never knew love making could be like this.

Fox made his way to her lips and slipped his hot tongue all around hers as they shared sensual, steamy wet kisses.

Theresa could taste herself on him.

"I need you Tiger. I need you so much." Fox said as he placed his body on top of hers and began to enter her.

Theresa grazed her nails across his back. She could feel the desperation in his love making. She felt him want her, need her. It was as if he was afraid she would disappear.

"Oooh Fox." Theresa said screaming.

She tried to be quiet, but she couldn't. There was no controlling the passion Fox brought out of her and put in her.

"Oooh Theresa. Yes...mmmm...yes." Fox said as he kept plowing his girth into her.

Theresa felt so filled, so consumed by his entire body and his love for her. There was no doubt in her mind that Fox was head over heels in love with her. She could feel it.

Fox was on an adventure of passion himself. Being inside Theresa, feeling her muscles tighten as he entered her, it was like nothing he ever felt before. She was hot and tight and simply put, felt incredible.

Fox thought he would die from the pleasure of being inside her, touching her, making love to her.

But what a way to go.

Fox and Theresa continued to make love until the wee hours of the morning. They couldn't get enough of each other.

Rebecca paced back and forth her room figuring out a way to get rid of Theresa for good. But how? How could she get rid of the salsa queen and take Little Ethan away from her? Just then, a thought formed in Rebecca's evil mind as she smirked.

"This is going to be delicious. Burn baby burn."

Whitney was frustrated.

Her tennis game had not got back on track ever since she returned from Los Angeles. She was so frustrated that she just couldn't care anymore.

As she was walking across town, she noticed the Blue Note club. Whitney flashed back to dabbling with drugs. She was tempted to go back inside. Everything in her life was going wrong. Her relationship with Chad, her relationship with her mother. She still could not fathom how her perfect mother could do this to her father. The pain was too much for Whitney to bear.

She felt herself wanting to go back to the Blue Note and so she opened the door and walked inside.

Fox and Theresa lay in bed holding each other after their incredible simultaneous climax.

"How do you always do this to me?" Theresa said as she closed her eyes loving the feeling of Fox's strong arms around her, holding her so close to his chest.

"Do what? Make you insane with want for the gorgeousness you see before you?" Fox said innocently.

Theresa laughed. "Modesty was never your strength baby."

"Am I lying?"

"You know me so well." Theresa said wrapping her arms more tightly around Fox.

"You are a hellcat Tiger. I've got the scratch marks on my back to prove it." Fox said laughing.

"You are so bad." Theresa slapped him playfully.

"And that's one of the many reasons why you love me."

"Very true. What is it about the bad boy everyone seems to say are horrible for you, that a girl just can't resist?"

"Well, if they look as sexy as me..."

"Are you done dotting over yourself yet?"

"Yes. Now it's time to dote over you."

"Oh?"

"You are the most incredibly sexy woman I have ever laid my eyes on. The way you move, let's just say I thought I was a hard one to keep up with." Fox said laughing.

"Well, I'm glad I satisfy you, Mr. Crane."

"Oh, you do more than that Tiger. Way more."

They both giggled.

"I wish we could stay like this forever." Theresa said as they entangled their fingers together.

"Me too. I never want to let you go. Ever."

"I can feel that. The way you are holding my body so tight. This feels so...so....right."

"It does doesn't it?" Fox kissed her forehead and breathed the scent of her hair in.

A frown creeped on Theresa's face.

"Tiger? What's wrong?" Fox said worried.

"Nothing, I just... I got this terrible feeling just now." Theresa said moving away from Fox and putting her robe on and staring out the window.

Fox put his robe on and followed her.

"What do you mean terrible feeling?"

"Fox, I feel like this is all going to end. I can't explain it, but this wave of fear just rushed over me like anytime I'm happy, something just ruins it all."

Fox rubbed her shoulders as she reached her hand back and held his.

"Theresa, this is never going to end. I promise you. I will never stop loving you."

"I know that, I do, it's just... I look at poor Whitney. Look what's happened to her life."

Fox hated to hear the mention of Whitney. He got scared anytime Theresa mentioned her, fearing his secret was close to being revealed.

"Whitney? What do you mean? What happened?"

Theresa spun around. "Oh, that's right, I forgot to tell you. Oh Fox, it was horrible. Last night, Whitney overdosed on drugs."

"She what?" Fox said stunned.

"I know, I was stunned too. According to Chad, someone tried to drug her, but I have this feeling she did this to herself because of her mother and Julian. I went to see her today and she seemed fine, but she's just so troubled over this. She feels like her life is falling apart. Maybe you could talk to her? You were such a great friend to her in L.A. and back here too. I know she respects your opinion."

"Me?" Fox got nervous.

He felt bad for Whitney, but he didn't want to be anywhere near her. Too many people already knew that Whitney was his mystery woman. Ethan, Julian, what if they saw him with Whitney and told Theresa?

"Theresa, I don't know...I-"

"Oh please Fox. I love Whitney so much and I need someone to get through to her. Please." Theresa said looking up at Fox with puppy dogs eyes.

He couldn't refuse her. Besides, she would get suspicious.

"Anything for you." He said with a smile as he grabbed her and held her tightly in his arms.

"Thank you baby. I just hope you can get through to her."

Fox held Theresa tightly to his chest.

How was he suppose to go and talk to Whitney? He didn't want to be around her. What if somehow she figured out she was his mystery woman and told Theresa? Fox didn't want to take any chances, but he couldn't let Theresa get suspicious.

Liz Sanbourne walked into the Blue Note.

Her club.

"Oh Eve, the plans I have for you in here." Liz said as she smirked with delight.

Liz walked into the club to find Whitney and she was stunned.

"This feels so good." Whitney said giggling and dancing around the club. "I wanna sing." She said as she almost tripped over to the microphone and began singing.

All the men in the club couldn't take their eyes off her jeering and cheering.

"Whitney!" Liz said in amazement and glee.

This is perfect.

Just perfect.

"This is all the pain you deserve Eve." Liz laughed.

Whitney finished her song and came to the bar.

"Liz!Wassup Lizzy?" Whitney said clearly high on drugs and alcohol.

"Whitney, are you okay honey?"

"I'm fine as wine. Speaking of which, bartender? Garcon? Man who is as fine as hell, come over here and get me a drink!" Whitney said waving her hands and laughing.

Liz knew she was as high as a kite and she hated to use Whitney in her scheme to bring down Eve, but she had to. She had to make Whitney repeat the exact same mistakes as her mother did.

In every way.

"Whitney honey, do you want me to call someone to help you out of here? Perhaps... Fox?"

"Fox! Mmm, why not?" Whitney said downing her drink.

"Yes, remember Fox is in love with you." Liz said smirking.

"Fox in love with me? No, he loves Theresa. Fox is with Theresa not me." Whitney said calling the bartender for another drink.

"No honey. You are Fox Crane's mystery woman. You always have been. It has been you all along Whitney."

Whitney was trying to collect her thoughts and a smile formed across her face.

"Fox loves me? It's always been me Liz?"

"Yes. I wouldn't lie to you Whitney."

The room was starting to spin for Whitney.

Fox in love with her? Could it be true?

She hoped it was true.

Ethan was pacing on the wharf.

He couldn't believe that Rebecca relinquished custody of Little Ethan. He was happy Theresa had her son back, but something wasn't right. This didn't sound like Rebecca.

Well at least Theresa has her son back, Ethan thought to himself.

Theresa.

He flashed back to her anger at the Book Bafe. She hated him so much. He couldn't believe this was the same Theresa that would practically beg on his leg for him to take her back.

She changed.

Ethan was sure Fox was using her and he just couldn't let her heart be broken into a million pieces because of his little half bro.

"I need a drink." Ethan said as he walked into the Blue Note.

Theresa and Fox lay in bed together after another round of love making,

"Fox?"

"Hmm." He was almost dozing off.

"Are you sleeping?" Theresa whispered.

"Not anymore." Fox said.

"Sorry baby, I just had a confession and I want you to know. It's been bugging me all night." Theresa said.

"What is it?" Fox said concerned.

"Well, I ran into Ethan today at the Book Bafe. Actually he came looking for me."

Fox jumped up more alert and cleared his throat.

"He did? What did he want?" Fox's fear started to get the best of him.

God what was he trying to do?

Fox flashed back to Ethan's words at work earlier in the day.

"This isn't over little brother. Someway, I'm going to find proof to show Theresa what a user and liar you are and when I do, she will want nothing to do with you."

"He was saying these ridiculous things." Theresa said laughing.

"Like what?"

"He actually said that you were using me and that you couldn't possibly be interested in me because you have always been in love with Whitney." Theresa laughed. "I mean isn't that ridiculous? You would think he could come up with something better than that."

Fox swallowed hard.

That bastard.

How dare he say those things to Theresa. Thank God she didn't believe them.

"I mean, you have loved me all this time not Whitney. Anyway, I just wanted to tell you because I don't want us to keep any secrets from each other. I want you to be fully aware of what Ethan is trying to do. Don't worry though, because I told him off so good. I just can't believe how much he has changed." Theresa said reflecting.

"Yeah." Fox managed as his nerves were getting the better of him.

"I mean, you and Whitney? Where does he come up with this stuff?"

"That's Ethan for you. Always trying to tear me down and butt into your life." Fox said feeling very uncomfortable that his secret was this close to being revealed.

"I wish he would just leave us alone." Theresa said frustrated.

"Me too baby, me too."

Fox had to find a way to stop Ethan. He was on a mission to destroy the life he made with Theresa and there was no way he was going to let him do that.

No way at all.

Riiiiing.

"I'll get it." Theresa said as she leaned over and answered the phone.

"Who is it?" Fox said.

"Fox, it's a Liz Sanbourne? She says that she's having trouble finding her copies to the deed where you sold her the club. She needs you to get down there as soon as possible."

"What?" Fox was confused.

He had given Liz all the necessary paper work months ago. What was she up to?

"Tell her she can wait until tomorrow."

"Fox, come on. Liz has been such a good friend to Antonio and Whitney. We can't be rude. Please say you'll help her."

Fox couldn't refuse Theresa.

"Fine. Tell her I'll be down in ten minutes."

Fox didn't like this. Something about Liz calling him at this hour felt weird. He was curious what she wanted.

Fox got up and slipped on a pair of jeans and a sweater. Theresa put her robe back on and escorted him out.

"Be back soon." She said as she kissed him on the lips sweetly.

"Before you know it Tiger." He kissed her again, this time much more passionately.

"Mmmm...go or you're going to be late to meet Liz." She said as he let go of her hand and left.

Theresa watched him leave feeling completely content. She had her son back and the most incredible man in the world was in love with her and she with him. Her life was perfect.0

Absolutely perfect.