Fox drove up into the parking lot of the Blue Note.

Being near it made him uneasy. All of the time he spent here fantasizing about Whitney Russell. It made him ill to even be near it. It felt like such a lifetime ago. Fox had craved true love for so long that when he first saw Whitney singing at the club, he was completely vulnerable and just latched onto her. Now, after truly falling in love with Theresa, he could see that itwasn't love, but a desire to be loved that was what he wanted, not Whitney.

Theresa was everything to Fox.

He closed his eyes as he remembered her face before he left. She was so happy to have her son back and she was so happy to be with him.

Be in love with him.

All he had to do was take one look at her face and he could feel the love she had for him radiating.

He could drown in that love.

Being in love with Theresa and her loving him in return, was the most incredible feeling. She was his world. He didn't even want to think what life would be like without her.

He would die without her.

Plus, she would be so terribly hurt if she ever knew the truth and the last thing she needed was to be hurt. Theresa was hurt too much already. Fox vowed to never hurt her and never let her be hurt. And that's why he had to keep his past a secret.

She can never find out. I would loose her.

Fox opened his eyes and took the keys out of the ignition and stepped out of the car. He didn't know what Liz was up to, but he was sure it was something evil and he intended to find out exactly what.

Ethan sat at the bar drowning his sorrows in a brandy.

His life was so messed up. He convinced himself he loved Gwen, but why couldn't he stop thinking about Theresa? Why did she always draw him in with her smile, gorgeous eyes, full lips, curves, zest for life?

Ethan flashed back to the first and only time he and Theresa had made love on the beach years ago.

He could still taste her.

"Hey buddy? Another?" The bartender said as he was shining his glasses with a cloth.

"Huh?" Ethan said as his mind was clearly on Theresa.

"Buddy, I think you need this more than I do." The bartender said as he threw Ethan the cloth. "You're drooling."

Ethan felt embarressed.

"She must really be something."

"Who?"0

"The woman you're drooling over."

"What makes you think I'm drooling over a woman?"

"Okay fine, a man?"

"Wh-what no!" Ethan said angrily.

"Look, I've been a bartender for years and I know the look of a man drooling over a woman and that's you buddy. Like I said, she must be someone really special."

Ethan didn't understand how a man who didn't even know him could see he was dreaming of Theresa.

Could Gwen see it too? Does she?

"Look, I'm not drooling, I was...I was..."

"Dreaming?"

Ethan got frustrated. "What's it to you anyway?"

"Nothing, I'm just here to listen. That's my job."

"Well I've got nothing to say." Ethan said gulping another brandy as it burned his throat.

"Okay." The bartender continued to clean his glasses.

"She's amazing." Ethan said as he stared into space.

"Ahhh, he talks. So what are you waiting for? Go home to her."

"I can't. I'm married."

"Whoa and let me guess, you let the love of your life go and married someone you didn't want to marry?"

"No, I love Gwen. I wanted to marry her and I love her. I married her because I love her." 0Ethan tried to reassure himself.

"Sounds to me like you're in love with this other woman. Take it from me. Don't let her go. If you love this other woman as much as I suspect you do, find a way to make her yours again. True love doesn't come around that often son and we're fools to ever let it go."

Ethan listened and began to think.

He loved Theresa.

He loved Theresa so much.

He thought he could just marry Gwen and move on with their lives and just forget her, but he couldn't. God help him, he couldn't. He thought about her every day, dreamed about her.

"I can't make her mine. I can't hurt my wife."

"Buddy, you're hurting your wife by being with her, especially if you don 't truly love her. How fair is that to her?"

Is it possible I can be with Theresa again?

Ethan was scared to let him think it. To even entertain the idea of being with Theresa. He had let go of that dream long ago and made a committment to Gwen.

But am I really hurting Gwen if I still love Theresa?

Ethan felt so confused. He wanted to do the right thing so badly, but what was the right thing? Following his heart would lead to Gwen's pain and he knew how honest and loyal she was to him all her life. He couldn't do that to her. Besides, Theresa made it quite clear she's moved on with Fox who is inevitably going to hurt her because he's in love with Whitney.

Ethan took another sip of his brandy as he turned towards the door.

"Fox."

What is he doing here? Where is he going?

"Whitney honey." Liz was trying to get Whitney to stand up straight. "Honey, I called Fox and he's coming over right now." Liz said with an evil smile on her face.

"Mmmm, Fox. Fox is in love with me. I can't believe it Lizzy wizzy. He is soooooooooooooooo hot. My mom has a Crane, why not me too?" Whitney said clearly high, laughing.

"Yes he is Whitney and when I called him, he said he would rush right over to help you because he loves you so much." Liz said as she laid Whitney down on her office couch.

Liz made another call.

"Eve Russell please."

"Dr. Russell speaking?"

"Hello sister dear."

"Liz! What on earth do you want?" Eve said with such venom.

"Oh nothing, except I think you better head down to the Blue Note right now. Whitney is...well..."

"Whitney is what?" Eve said with panic and fear. "Damnit Liz answer me! Whitney is what?"

"Whitney is repeating your past as we speak." Liz said as she locked the phone.

"Liz? Liz?" Eve said as she starting crying in the middle of the hospital emergency.

"Dr. Russell, are you okay?" A nurse asked.

"Nurse, please call Dr. Stevenson to cover for me, I have to go." Eve said as she ran out of the hospital.

Liz heard a knock on the door.

"Fox." Liz said with an evil grin.

"Look Liz, I don't have time for your crap tonight. I know you lied to Theresa about the deed to this place, so let's get down to the real deal. What do you want? " Fox said as he barged into her office to find Whitney on the couch laughing.

"Whitney!" Fox said shocked. He turned back to Liz. "What the hell is going on here?"

"Fox, I found Whitney like this in the club and she just kept asking for you over and over. I didn't know what to do." Liz said innocently.

Fox approached Whitney. "Whitney?" What's wrong with you? Are you on something?"

Whitney's eyes were glazed over. "Mmmm Fox!" She said as she slapped his face and smiled all dazed.

0"Whitney!" Fox said as he tried to get her to stand up straight.

"Mmmm, Fox Fox Fox. I know your secret." Whitney said wagging her finger.

What was she talking about?

Fox could see she was clearly drunk and high on something, but what secret was she talking about?

"Whitney look, we're gonna get you out of here okay? You need to see a doctor, you are in no condition to be here." Fox said worried.

Theresa would hate to see Whitney like this. He had to help her.

"Fox, you love me. I'm you're mystery woman. I know and it's okay shhhhhhh I won't tell. It can be our little secret." Whitney said as she wrapped her arms around his neck and started kissing him.

Liz watched from afar.

This is too good.

"Now all I need to do is find Eve so she can see this display." Liz said as she left the office.

"Whitney. You are on something okay. I don't love you, I love Theresa." Fox said trying to help her up.

"Fox, stop it! Liz told me. She told me I was the one you always loved."

"Yeah well Liz is a few sandwiches short of a picnic basket."

Fox couldn't believe Liz.

What the hell was she up to? Oh God, if Whitney knows she's going to tell Theresa, Fox thought.

"You're so funny. And soooooooooo hot." Whitney said as she starting kissing Fox.

He tried to push her off of him.

"Whitney stop it!"

"I don't want to stop it Fox. I want you so much. Let's do it right here on this couch." Whitney said as she patted the leather sofa.

Fox had to get her out of here and get her some help. But how? She was clearly gone.

"Make love to me Foxy. Make love to me now!" Whitney said as she grabbed Fox and pulled him on top of her.

Ethan wondered what Fox would be doing at the Blue Note without Theresa.

He sold this place a long time ago, so why is he here now? What is he up to?

"Excuse me sir." A photographer said as he brushed by Ethan with his camera.

"Hey, what's going on here?" Ethan said curious as to why there would be photographers at the Blue Note.

"We were hired by a Liz Sanbourne to take pictures of the new club after the fire, so these are for the website." The photographer said as he clicked his digital camera all over the club.

Ethan called for another brandy and drowned his sorrows.0

"Okay...Whitney." Fox said pushing her off him and leading her outside the office. "You have to come with me and we will take you to your family okay?"

"Nooo Fox. I want you. Kiss me." Whitney said as she tried to kiss him again.

Fox didn't bother to fight her. He allowed her to kiss his cheeks so he could get her out of there. It was the only way to get her out of the club, otherwise she wouldn't move.

"Why didn't you tell me the truth Fox? You wanted me all this time. You...have....me...now." Whitney said as she draped all over Fox and smoothered him with kisses as they walked back into the club.

"Look Whitney, I love Theresa, not you. We're going to get you some help." Fox said as he wrapped his arms around her waist so she wouldn't fall.

"Kiss me. You feel so good. Are all Cranes this good everywhere?" Whitney said as she raised an eyebrow and grabbed Fox's crotch. He immediately pulled her hand off.

Just get her out of here Fox.

Whitney kept smothering Fox with kisses as she pushed him against the club wall.

"Stop it Whitney!" Fox said angrily.

This isn't going to work. I'll take her out the back way. Fox thought to himself as he escorted Whitney down the hall out the back way.

"That's enough for me." Ethan said as he rubbed his eyes.

"Wow, this club is great." The photographer said.

"It's all right. Liz did a good job rebuilding it when it burnt to a crisp." Ethan said.

"Oh yeah, I mean just look at all these great shots I got." The photographer said as he showed Ethan some of his pictures on his digital camera.

"They look great." Ethan said smiling.

As the photographer was flipping through the pictures, Ethan noticed something.

"Hey wait...wait."

"What?"

"Can you go back to that last picture, the one near the south entrance bar, against the wall." Ethan said curiously.

"Sure." The man said as he flipped back to the picture. "It's a great shot isn't it? The lights the people....the action."

"I can't believe it." Ethan said stunned to see Fox and Whitney all over each other in the club.

He quickly spun around to see if they were still in the spot where the picture was taken. No sign of them.

"Can't believe what?"

"Look, umm you said these pictures were going to be on the website right?"

"Yeah, as soon as I get home."

"Ok look, I want to buy this shot from you, but the moment I buy it, I want you to delete it and not put it on the website okay?"

"Wh-what? No way man that's one of my best shots."

Ethan took out his check book from his wallet.

"How much for the picture?"

"Wh-what?"

"I don't have time for this. How much?"

"Look man, I can't be bought I-" Ethan showed the man a check for a large amount of money.

"Now, you can have this check, under the table. Nobody has to know. You cash it and pocket it. All you have to do is print that picture out for me, then delete it." The man stared at Ethan and the check.

"Why is this picture so important to you?"

"Nevermind that. Just print out the picture then delete the original."

"Alright." The man said.

0"Can you go to Liz's office and do it now?"

"Yeah."

"Good." Ethan said smiling as he followed the photographer into Liz's office.

Your toast Fox.

 Liz waited for Eve's car to pull up.

She would come and she would escort her to Whitney who was repeating her whorish druggish behavior in the exact same club Eve did all those years ago with Julian Crane.

Liz laughed.

"Okay Whitney, come on." Fox said as he was pulling her weight outside.

Liz watched.

Damnit. They were suppose to be inside having sex like her slut mother and Julian did.

Eve pulled her car up into the back lot.

"Eve. You're just in time." Liz said as she pointed to Fox and Whitney.

"Liz, what did you do." Eve said angrily.

"Oh no Eve, it isn't what I did. It's what Whitney is doing. Look familar?" Liz said as she turned back and watched Whitney continuing to try and seduce Fox.

"Oh my God." Eve said feeling as if she wanted to vomit. "Dear God." She said in horror.

"Yes Eve. Whitney is a Crane whore just like you were."

Eve was horrified. Whitney was all over Fox and clearly intoxicated. Her whole past with Julian flashed before her eyes.

"Whitney is repeating my past." Eve said on the verge of tears not being able to tear herself away from the sight of Whitney acting like a two dollar hooker.

"Yes she is Eve. I told you you wouldn't be able to hide from your past and you can't. You see Fox, just like Julian, has wanted Whitney all this time and now he has her."

0"No!" Eve cried out.

Fox kept trying to pull Whitney off him. He saw Eve.

"Dr. Russell, we need help here." Fox called out.

Eve ran up to Fox and she slapped him.

"You stay away from my daughter!" Eve said as she grabbed Whitney.

"Dr. Russell, you don't understand I-"

"Oh I understand all right. You will not corrupt my daughter Fox."

Eve looked at Whitney. "My God, did you do this to her?" Eve said in horror.

"No! I found Whitney like this." Fox tried to convince Eve.

"Found her? Whitney would never take drugs. Someone had to have done this to her again."

Eve said as she flashed back to when Julian Crane introduced her to the world of drugs, sex, and alcohol.

"Stay away from her do you hear me Fox? Stay away from her! I thought you were decent, but you're not. " Eve screamed as Whitney felt like throwing up and fell on top of Eve.

"Dr. Russell, you have it all wrong. I would never hurt Whitney. I was trying to help her." Fox pleaded.

This was all such a mess.

"Listen to me Fox. You stay away from my daughter!" Eve said as she took Whitney inside her car and drove off.

Liz stood by and laughed.

"You did this didn't you?" Fox said disgusted.

"And so what if I did?" Liz turned around to face him. "You got what you wanted too Fox. I have Eve in pain and you get Whitney. "

"I don't want Whitney. How many times do I have to tell you that before you get the hint?" Fox was frustrated.

"Oh please Fox. I know how the Cranes operate and I know how you operate remember? Remember our mutual deal? Don't try to play me for a fool. You Cranes are all alike. Taking what you want when you want it. Do you really expect me to believe you are suddenly over Whitney and in love with Theresa?" Liz said laughing.

"You know nothing about me Liz and I will not be part of your sick little games to get back at your sister do you understand me?"

"Too late. You are already apart of them Fox. You see tonight, in my plan for revenge, I let Whitney and Eve know exactly your intentions where Whitney are concerned and needless to say Eve wasn't very happy as you witnessed yourself."

"You're sick. You are such a sick, bitter woman do you know that?"

"Maybe. But I'm holding all the cards Fox."

"I don't think so because I'll just go right to T.C and tell him everything you've been doing behind his back Liz. It will all finally be out in the open."

Liz laughed bitterly.

"Blackmailing me Fox? Tsk Tsk. I thought you were better at this game, but I was wrong. You see, you won't be doing that because if you did, then Whitney's whole life would fall apart and you couldn't stand that."

"Wrong. Whitney's life is already falling apart, so I stand to loose nothing Liz. I think I'm going to go tell T.C. the sorrid truth right now." Fox said smirking as he approached his car.

"Not so fast Fox." Liz stared him up and down. "You really are telling the truth about being in love with Theresa aren't you?" Liz watched as Fox's face softened at the mere mention of Theresa's name. " It's okay Fox, you don't have to say a thing. But I'm sure Theresa would love to hear all about how you dropped your life in Harmony to head to Los Angeles for Whitney considering she believes she is your mystery woman."

"Theresa is the only woman I love." Fox said getting defensive.

"Which is why you won't be saying a thing to T.C. or anyone else for that matter. Hmmm, I wonder what Theresa would do if she found out Whitney was your mystery woman?" Liz smirked.

Fox felt like strangling Liz.

"Stay out of my way Liz, or you will regret it." Fox said as he got into his car and sped off.

"Eve's life's a mess and it's only the beginning." Liz smiled to herself.

Theresa couldn't sleep without Fox beside her.

She needed to feel his muscular, safe, warm arms wrapped around her. She vowed she would never get tired of that feeling. The bed was so cold and empty without him. He belonged in her arms. She tossed and turned and wondered what took him so long.

"Maybe I should call his cell phone?" Theresa said as she got up and put her robe on and dialed.

"Darn, the answering machine. What's taking him so long?" She decided to make herself some warm milk. Maybe it would help her fall asleep.

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Fox drove around Harmony thinking.

What a night.

He couldn't believe Liz told Eve and Whitney that Whitney was his mystery woman. Too many people knew and that could only mean trouble. The more people knew the more chance that Theresa would find out and Fox couldn't bare that.

He knew Liz wouldn't say anything because then he would blow her cover and her revenge over Eve meant too much to her to do that. He knew Eve and Julian would keep their mouths shut because they didn't want their pasts coming out. And Whitney was probably too intoxicated to even remember what happened tonight.

Okay good.

Fox frowned.

Ethan.

Ethan was determined to nail Fox and he knew it.

"He has no proof." Fox assured himself.

"He can tell Theresa all he wants because Theresa won't believe him. He has hurt her way too much." Fox assured himself.

Fox couldn't believe the mess he had got himself into. All he wanted was to be with Theresa, but it was as if his past love for Whitney was on the verge of destroying everyone's lives and he could not let it happen.

He loved Theresa so much. He hated lying to her, but if it would protect her from being hurt and from him loosing her, he had no other choice.

"I can't loose her. I just can't." Fox said desperately as he drove to Theresa's house.

Ethan crept into his room, making sure not to awake Gwen.

He stared at the photo.

"This is too perfect." Ethan thought to himself as he stared at the enlarged photo of Fox and Whitney all over each other at the Blue Note.

"Ethan, honey? Where have you been?" Gwen said awaking from her slumber.

"Shhhh, go back to sleep honey. I had to work late, then I went for a drink with colleagues."

"Mmmm, come to bed." Gwen said all sleepy.

"I will, in a second. Just taking a shower." Ethan said as he went into the bathroom and Gwen fell back asleep.

"Theresa. I won't let Fox hurt you and now that I have the proof, you can see what a playboy, seducing pig he really is." Ethan said as he grazed his thumb over the picture.

Theresa waited up for Fox for what seemed like hours.

She finally heard the door.

"Fox! What took you so long?" Theresa said as she jumped into his arms.

"Mmmm, Tiger." Fox said as he reveled in her warm body pressed up against his.

Theresa pulled away, waiting for an answer.

"Can I get another one of those?" Fox said as he flashed his charming smile at her.

She laughed and hugged him once more.

"You feel so good. I missed you."

"I missed you too. What took you so long? You didn't answer your cell phone when I called." Theresa said pulling away and staring at him with those beautiful brown eyes of hers. So loving and trusting. He didn't want to lie to her.

"I turned it off. Liz ummm needed....ummm some signatures on stuff that I had forgetten and then she didn't know how do operate a few things so I actually had to go over to Crane Industries and well time got away from me." He lied.

He hated to lie to her, but he couldn't tell her the truth.

"Well, I missed you." Theresa said in a baby voice as she stood on her tip toes and kissed him sweetly on the lips.

"Oh yeah? Just how much?" Fox said devilishly.

"Oh well...how bout this much?" Theresa said as she kissed him with such passion as their wet tongues sparred.

"Whoa." Fox said blown away. "You're killing me Tiger."

"That's the idea." Theresa said as she continued her assault on his senses.

Fox pulled her off.

"You know how much I love you don't you?" He said seriously as he grabbed her beautiful face in his hands.

Theresa noticed his change of tone from playful to more serious.

"Yes baby, of course I do. Almost as much as I love you." She said smiling as she placed a gentle kiss on his lips as he closed his eyes, remembering the way she felt.

"Promise me you'll always love me."

"I'll always love you baby. Always." Fox held her tightly in his arms.

He never wanted to forget this feeling, ever.