Fox led Theresa upstairs to his room in the Crane Mansion and closed the door behind them.
"Little Ethan was so excited to see mama."
"Yeah, the little guy couldn't wait to jump right into her arms." He said as he brushed the stray hair from Theresa's face.
"I'm just happy mama has some joy in her life. She loves Little Ethan so much and she's missed his sleep overs."
"Well..." Fox said as he wrapped his arms around Theresa's waist tightly. "I happen to miss our sleep overs too." His mouth descended on hers in a sweet, sensual kiss that left tingles down Theresa's spine.
"Mmmm." She said as she pulled away. "Is this really happening? Am I dreaming? Are you real Fox?"
Fox grabbed her tiny hand and placed it on his stubbled chin. "How does that feel?"
Theresa smiled and began to caress his face.
"Real."
She leaned in and kissed his lips gently.
Theresa's touch was sending Fox into orbit. Her skin felt so soft as if it was made of satin.
Knock knock knock.
"Ugh." He said as he heard the knocks.
"Maybe if we ignore them they will go away." Theresa said not wanting to break free from Fox's warmth.
Knock knock knock.
"Who the hell is it?" Fox said getting angry and frustrated.
"Phyllis, Mr. Crane."
Fox opened the door to his bedroom. "What is it Phyllis?"
"Well, the flowers from Madrid have arrived and Gertrude says they belong in the dining room and I say they belong in the green house and..."
"Okay okay. Just tell Gertrude to spread them all over the courtyard all right?"
"Yes sir. Thank you." Phyllis said as she walked away and Fox closed the door and turned to face Theresa.
"Peace, at last!" Fox said as he approached Theresa and rubbed her shoulders and kissed her lips.
The kiss started out innocent, but got very sinful within seconds. Theresa cupped Fox's face in her hands and opened her mouth as she slipped her warm tongue inside to collide with his over and over again.
They could not stop reveling in each other's mouths.
Finally, Fox pulled away breathless.
"Tiger, how do you do this to me?"
"Do what?" Theresa said innocently batting her eyelashes.
"Oh don't play all wide eyed and innocent with me. You know exactly what you're doing." Fox said drinking her body in.
"Fine. In that case, I'll stop." Theresa said seemingly faking disappointment and turning away as Fox grabbed her waist and spun her into his chest.
"Ah ah I didn't say to stop." They both laughed and sucked the scent of each other in.
"Wait right here." Fox said as he went to turn on the CD player.
Sheena Easten's The Nearness Of You plays.
It's not the pale moon that excites me
That thrills and delights me, oh no
It's just the nearness of you
Fox smiled as he reached for Theresa's hand while the smoothness of the song melted the room. They danced cheek to cheek.
It isn't your sweet conversation
Theresa nibbled on Fox's chin, cheeks and ears.
That brings this sensation, oh no
It's just the nearness of you
Fox couldn't breathe.
They were barely dancing, just moving their feet a tiny bit each time. Fox felt intoxicated by her.
When you're in my arms and I feel you so close to me
All my wildest dreams come true
"Make love to me Fox." Theresa whispered.
Fox needed nomore words said. He picked Theresa up off her feet and held her tiny body in his arms and carried her to the bed.
I need no soft lights to enchant me
If you'll only grant me the right
To hold you ever so tight
And to feel in the night the nearness of you
"What is going on here?" Ethan said as he walked into the living room.
"Excuse me, Mr. Winthrop. I need to place these here for the wedding." Phyllis said as she walked by Ethan to place more bouquets all around the mansion.
Wedding?
"Wedding Phyllis? What do you mean wedding? Julian and Rebecca had their wedding several months ago. Don't tell me she wants to renew her vows already." Ethan said chuckling.
"No Mr. Winthrop, these aren't for Mrs. Crane."
"Well who is the wedding for Phyllis?" Ethan said puzzled.
"Mr. Crane and Miss Lopez-Fitzgerald sir. They are getting married tomorrow." Phyllis said as she continued about her business.
Ethan was stunned.
Married?
Theresa and Fox are getting married?
Tomorrow?
No.
Ethan's heart sank.
"Phyllis wait. You have to be mistaken. I never heard of this wedding. Theresa nor Fox have ever mentioned it. Are you sure you're not mistaken?"
"No sir. I know it's last minute, but Mr. Crane proposed to Miss Lopez-Fitzgerald tonight and I was left strict instructions to prepare the mansion for their wedding tomorrow at 5pm."
Ethan felt like he had just been knocked over by a ton of bricks.
This can't be happening.
"Isn't it romantic sir? I mean, Mr. Crane actually proposed on the beach to the woman he loves and didn't want to wait one second more for her to be his wife." Phyllis said all dreamy.
"I wish I could find me a great man like that. Miss Lopez-Fitzgerald is so lucky." Phyllis sighed.
Ethan felt like he had just been turned to stone.
Just what in the hell is Fox up to? He goes around making out with Whitney all over the place and now he wants to marry Theresa? What is his game? Why is he hurting her like this? I won't let it happen. I will put a stop to it right now. I will not let Fox get away with having his cake and eating it too.
Ethan rushed upstairs to his room.
He was thankful Gwen wasn't home yet. That way he was able to think. He sat on their bed and pulled out the picture of Fox and Whitney kissing at the Blue Note.
He stared at it.
"Theresa, I don't want to hurt you. God help me, I don't want to hurt you, but you have to know about this. You have to know that Fox is a lying, cheating two timing bastard who is only using you to get to Whitney. I have to show you this. I have to prove to you how wrong it is for you to throw your life away on this playboy pig."
Ethan could hear jazz music coming from Fox's room which was adjoined to his.
"Is that bastard cheating on her?" Ethan said disgusted as approached the door and placed his ear to it to hear.
"Oh Fox." Theresa said biting her lower lip as he kissed all the way up her stomach and suckled on her left breast.He bathed her nipple with his tongue.
Theresa's skin was so sensitive and the pleasure that arose from Fox's touch made her clasp both her hands onto the pillows next to her, tightly.
He lifted his head up to hers to see her reaction to his assault on her senses and a smile formed at the corners of his mouth.
"Mmmm babe." He mumbled as he kissed her lips then proceeded to give her right breast the same attention he gave the left.
Theresa giggled.
"Mmmm, you feel so good. More. Please Fox, more." Theresa managed to say as she shut her eyes in the sheer pleasure.
"That was Theresa's voice moaning." Ethan recognized as he felt as though he were going to breakdown and cry.
Ethan would know Theresa's voice anywhere and that was definitely her.
"She's making love to Fox." Ethan said stunned as he managed to go back and sit on his bed in heartbreak.
Not only did Ethan now know she was making love to Fox next door to him, but it was painfully obvious she was enjoying every minute of it.
Ethan felt like throwing up.
How could she do this? She always told me I was the only man she would ever love and make love with.
"This is all Fox's fault." Ethan said as the anger built up within him.
"He preyed on her vulnerabilities and made her believe he was in love with her and of course she would give in. Theresa had to since I married Gwen, she had no choice. She's settling for Fox because I told her we can't be together. She thinks she loves him because she can't have me." Ethan concluded.
Theresa straddled Fox and began placing love bites all over his muscular chest. She began licking his abs upward as Fox shut his eyes and guided her head with his large hands."Don't stop Tiger." Fox mumbled as he grabbed her head and attacked her mouth with slipping his tongue where hers had only moments ago, salivated all over his body.
Ethan began pacing his bedroom thinking about how to approach Theresa with his proof that Fox is nothing but a lying cheating bastard.
He hated hurting her, but it would be to her benefit in the end. The longer she stayed with Fox the more hurt she would be and that's the last thing Theresa needed.
Ethan wanted to march right in there and show her the picture this second, but he didn't know if he could bare the sight of Theresa and Fox together making love.
It made Ethan sick to his stomach to know Fox was kissing and touching places Ethan once had. He was taking Theresa to a place she had only ever been with him.Ethan wanted to bash Fox's skull in for using Theresa as some sexual conquest to play both Whitney and Theresa back and forth.
"Okay how can I do this?" Ethan thought to himself.
"I got it."
Fox and Theresa lay in bed cuddling each other.
Theresa giggled as she held onto Fox's body as he ran his fingers through her silky hair.
"What are you laughing at?"
"Us."
"Us?"
"Of all the many many many times we've made love, this time...it felt different ya know?"
"It always feels different because it just keeps getting better and better." Fox said smiling as he kissed her forehead.
"That's very true, but I can't explain it. It's as if it felt like the very last time we would ever be together. Making love tonight felt desperate and more passionate than ever Fox." Theresa said massaging his hard chest.
Fox pet her smooth silky hair. "That's probably because it's the last time we are making love as boyfriend/girlfriend."
A huge smile spread across Theresa's face. "That's right. Tomorrow we'll be Mr. And Mrs. Nicholas Foxworth Crane." She extended her hand to look at her beautiful engagement ring.
"I can't wait for you to become my wife." Fox said as he turned Theresa's head to him and lifted her chin to kiss her lips softly.
"And I can't wait for you to become my husband." She said as she returned the kiss and laughed.
"What's so funny?"
"Us."
"Again?"
"Do you remember all the times that we told each other it could never work out between us? That we were too in love with other people."
"I remember."
"I know I thought I was in love with Ethan all that time, but to think you were always in love with me and didn't say a thing. It must have been so hard for you to listen to me always go on about Ethan." Theresa said as she nestled her head on his chest again.
Fox felt guilty.
He loved Theresa more than anything, but the truth was, back then he thought he was in love with Whitney.
Just tell her the truth Fox. She loves you. You know she loves you.
"Theresa?"
"Hmmm?"
"We can tell each other anything right?"
"Of course baby. That's what I love about our relationship. We've been nothing but completely and totally honest with each other."
Just tell her Fox. Come on you can do it. Tell her.
"Fox, I've spent so many years being afraid of the secrets I held during my past relationships and that's what ultimately destroyed it. Being honest is the most important thing."
"I agree, which is why I need to tell you something." Fox said as Theresa sat up and stared at him with her beautiful, brown eyes filled with such hope, love, and purity in them.
She caressed his cheek. "Baby, you can tell me anything." She smiled.
"Theresa, I don't deserve you."
Rebecca walked down the steps of the Crane Mansion."What the hell is going on here?" She shouted.0
"Mrs. Crane, I was left strict orders by Mr. Fox to have the mansion prepared for the wedding tomorrow."
"Wedding?"
"Yes, Mr. Fox is marrying Miss Lopez- Fitzgerald tomorrow."
"He's what?" Rebecca was furious.
How dare Fox act as if he is the king of this mansion when Rebecca went through great lengths to be the only Mrs. Crane. There is no way she was going to allow Theresa to be Mrs. Crane again.
"Phyllis, you listen here. I am the only one that can bark orders at you do you hear me?"
"Yes Mrs. Crane but-"
"But nothing." Rebecca said raising her hand to silence her. "Now you can continue on with what Fox told you only because I am allowing it. Got it?"
"Yes ma'am." Phyllis said as she walked away.
Rebecca poured herself a glass of burben.
"Oh Fox, it doesn't matter what you try to do to make Theresa your wife because she will be going down in flames very soon." Rebecca said smirking in delicious delight as she sipped her drink.
"Don't deserve you?" Theresa said stunned. "Baby what are you talking about?"
Fox got out of bed, put his robe on and looked out the window.
Theresa put on her robe and followed him. She hugged him from behind.
"I don't deserve you." She said hugging his back.
Fox spun around quickly and cupped her beautiful face in his hands.
"No, don't ever say that. Never." He kissed her lips.
"It's true. I don't deserve the most wonderful, perfect man in the world."
"Damnit Theresa, stop it!" Fox yelled. "I'm not perfect." He turned back to stare out the window.
Theresa didn't know why he was snapping. Something was wrong and she wanted to know what it was.
"Fox? I'm sorry, I know you're not perfect. Neither am I. What I meant to say was, you are perfect to me. You're everything I've ever wanted in a man."
"Tiger, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to snap, it's just.... I don't want us to pretend we are something we're not. I'm not perfect. I've made so many mistakes in my past I can't even begin to count them."
"You're telling me?" Theresa said smiling. "I'm the Queen of mistakes. God knows I'm not perfect. I've done a lot of things I'm not proud of." She grabbed his hands.
"Fox, I have always believed in fate. I think we had to endure all the bad stuff we have to get us right here where we're standing right now."
"I know, but there are things you don't know."
"Then tell me." Theresa said extending her hand on his cheek and rubbing it up and down. "Tell me." She whispered.
Fox tell her. Just tell her the truth.
"Theresa I-"
"Wait a second. I know what this is about Fox. Don't say a thing."
"You do?"
"Yes, I do. Fox I know you have been with many women and I know you've had a past of gambling. You've told me all of this before and it doesn't affect me at all."
"Right."
"Baby, you know that means nothing to me. That was in your past and it doesn't affect us now. Please believe me."
I can't do it.
Fox looked into those beautiful, brown eyes of hers and he just couldn't break her heart by telling her the truth.
"You're right. I was worried about that." Fox lied and he kissed her on the lips.
"I love you Nicholas Foxworth Crane and that will never ever ever ever ever ever ever ever change." Theresa laughed and so did Fox.
"I love you too Theresa Lopez-Fitzgerald and that will never ever ever ever ever ever ever ever change." They laughed again as Fox repeated her words.
"I think it's ummm time to hit the showers." Theresa said seductively.
"Mmmm, I think you're right." He said as he followed her into the shower.
Ethan opened the adjoining door to Fox's room and entered.He noticed the bed was messed up, but Fox and Theresa weren't in it. He heard the shower running.
They must be taking a shower together.
Ethan felt sick.
"It's okay because Fox, you're about to be blown out of the water." Ethan said as he looked at the picture before him.
"I just forgot the shampoo!" Theresa screamed as she happily made her way completely soaked in a yellow towel back into the room.
She looked up and saw Ethan.
"Ethan?"
Ethan sucked in the sight of her. She was soaking wet and simply gorgeous.
"Theresa."
Anger arose in Theresa like never before. "What in the hell are you doing in here?" She said holding her towel in place as her wet hair was dripping on the carpet.
"Looking at you...I mean for you."
"So you just barge into Fox's room? My God Ethan, we could have been in bed." Theresa said disgusted.
"I know, I heard." Ethan said as he remembered the disgust and heartbreak he felt hearing Theresa moan Fox's name in pleasure.
"You heard?" Theresa felt so violated and wrapped her arms around her towel even more tightly. "What kind of a sick freak are you? You heard Fox and I make love? You were stalking us by the door? What the hell is wrong with you Ethan?"
"I wasn't stalking you. The music was loud enough and apparently so were you two." Ethan rebutted.
"Well now you know how it feels don't you?" Theresa triumphantly said obviously alluding to the times when she was still in love with Ethan, having to listen to him and Gwen make love nightly.
"Theresa look, I heard about the wedding tomorrow."
Theresa rolled her eyes. "And your point is?"
"Theresa, don't marry him. You can't marry him, I forbid it!"
Theresa could not believe what she was hearing.
"You forbid it? Just who the hell do you think you are Ethan? You don't own me. I do what I please and you are not part of my life anymore. You have no say who I marry and who I date and you most certainly have no say in who I make love with." Theresa said passionately.
"Theresa, Fox is a user and a liar. I hate the fact that you had sex with him, but I'm here to show you that he is not who he claims to be."
0"Oh not this again. Ethan please, stop it!" Theresa said not wanting to hear his allegations about Fox secretly loving Whitney.
"It's true Theresa. Fox is in love with Whitney and using you to get to her. He is playing both of you."
"I cannot believe you are standing here and starting this again. Have you no shame? Maybe I should call Gwen in here to see that her husband can't seem to stay away from me!" Theresa screamed as she grabbed the phone.
Ethan took the phone from her hand and dropped the picture.
"Theresa, don't call Gwen. This has nothing to do with her."
"Nothing to do with her? You aren't staying out of my life Ethan. I told you over and over again to leave me alone and you promised Gwen you would, but it's obvious the only two timing bastard here is you. I will never believe a thing that comes from you 0Ethan." Theresa screamed.
She looked down on the floor to see a picture that was obviously turned over. She picked it up.
"What's this?"
She found it.
I can't let her see it now. I can't let her see it from me. It has to come from someone else so she can believe it and not blame me. So she can run to me, thanking me for saving her from making a huge mistake.
"Nothing." Ethan said as he snatched it from her hands and put it in his pocket.
"Tiger, I thought you said you were going to get the shamp-" Fox said as he waltzed into the room with his yellow towel around his waist and saw Ethan and Theresa standing across each other.
He looked to Theresa and saw her angry. Then he looked to Ethan who was staring him down.
"Just what the hell are you doing in here Golden Boy?" Fox said angrily approaching Ethan, ready for a confrontation.
"Fox, please let it go." Theresa said patting his chest and holding him back.
She could tell Fox was ready to beat Ethan to a pulp.
"I wanted to see Theresa." Ethan said calmly.
"So you just go barge into people's rooms like a pig?
"If anyone's a pig here Fox it's you and you know why."
"Yeah, Theresa told me about your sick accusations. Ethan, isn't it about that time Gwen neuters you? Oops wait that already happened."
"You're time's up Fox. Theresa may not believe me and she may be foolish enough to believe your slick lies, but there will come a time when she sees for herself what an asshole you truly are."
"Well then that would mean she's made a hell of an improvement from you!"
"All right, that's enough!" Theresa said coming between the two men. "Ethan leave, now!"
"Theresa, please don't marry him. You will regret it."
"She said GET OUT!" Fox yelled as he pushed Ethan out the door and slammed it.
"I'm sorry Fox. I tried to get him to leave. I don't know why he's doing this. He just never wants me to be happy." Theresa said tearing up.
"Theresa, he wants you back. I see it every time he's around you. He only wants you back because he knows you're happy with me and he can't stand it!"
"Ethan doesn't want me back Fox."
"Yes he does Theresa. He wants you to chase after him like you did all those years, but he refuses to leave Gwen. He wants you both!"
Theresa remained silent.
Fox approached her and rubbed her shoulders.
"I'm sorry. Ethan just makes my blood boil."
"Fox, let's just forget about Ethan. We're going to be married tomorrow and there is nothing he can do to stop it." Theresa said as she turned around and kissed him on the lips.
"You're right. What do you say we finish our shower?"
"Yes." Theresa said smiling.
"You go on ahead, I just need to make a quick phone call."
"Okay baby." Theresa said as she kissed his lips and went into the bathroom.
Fox waited until Theresa completely left and opened the door to the adjoining room. He stormed in, grabbed Ethan by the neck and slammed him up against the wall as Fox cut the circulation off of Ethan's neck.
"Listen up half bro and listen good because I'm only going to say this once. You stay the hell away from Theresa and me or so help me God,I will kill you." Fox said with venom as he slammed Ethan up against the wall by the neck once more and walked away.
Ethan held onto his neck and began coughing and spitting. He was trying to catch his breath. He managed to pull the picture out from his pocket and looked at it.
"Not before I kill you Fox and your relationship with Theresa."
"I'm paying you to burn it down to the ground with Theresa in it." Rebecca said on her cell phone."Make sure you do it tomorrow evening and make sure Theresa is the only one in that house. I want to see her dead body burnt to a crisp." Rebecca locked her phone and smirked.
Ethan was trying to find the number to the tabloid Daily Private Lives.
He remembered that it was Mort Chandler who exposed his paternity and Theresa's pregnancy and he figured this would be the perfect way to anonymously leak the information, that Fox has been using Theresa to get to Whitney all this name.
Yes this is perfect.
0All Ethan would do, is e-mail the picture and anonymously tip Mort who would get it to be the front story on the tabloid before Theresa and Fox get married. Theresa will see the tabloid and the picture and dump Fox for good without even suspecting that Ethan was behind it.
Sorry I have to do it this way Theresa, but it's for your own good. You wouldn't believe me if it came from me.
Ethan dialed the number.
"Chandler here." Mort said as he leaned back in his chair with a pen in his mouth, using his free hand to type.
"Yes, Mort Chandler?"
"Speaking. Who's this?"
"Never mind about who it is. I have some interesting information that I'm sure you would love to use for a front page story in tomorrow's edition of Daily Private Lives."
"I'm listening." Mort said intrigued.
"You are aware of the marriage between Nicholas Foxworth Crane and Theresa Lopez-Fitzgerald tomorrow afternoon aren't you?"
"Who isn't? It's the talk of the town. First Miss Lopez goes for Ethan Crane, then his daddy, well, former daddy Julian Crane, whom she shares a bambino with and now she's finishing off the family by marrying notorious playboy Fox. Actually wait, I'm wrong, she still hasn't done big daddy pops Alistair." Mort said laughing.
Ethan ignored his bashes on Theresa and focused on the end result. "Look, I have proof of Fox cheating on Theresa. I have a picture of him and another woman all over each other at the Harmony Blue Note Jazz Club."
"Whoa come again? You have an actual picture of Fox Crane cheating on his bride to be the day before his wedding?"
"Yes."
"How much?"
"Nothing."
"Nothing? You score a piece of info like that and you want no money for it? What do you want?"
"All I want is the picture to appear as the lead story on tomorrow's edition of Daily Private Lives."
"Oh it will be the lead story, but I doubt we can make it to press tomorrow. It will probably be out the day after tomorrow."
"No!" Ethan snapped. "This needs to be out before Fox and Theresa marry at the Crane Mansion tomorrow at 5pm."
"Okay Okay, relax. I'll get a copy delivered to the mansion before 5 pm. Heck I'll even be there to take pictures of the explosive aftermath." Mort laughed.
"Look, I don't care what you do. All I care about is that copy handed to Theresa Lopez- Fitzgerald before her wedding day. Do you understand?"
"All right, all right. Here's my e-mail mcdailylives.com. E-mail me the picture."
"Okay, I'll do it now."
"Hey, who is this?"
Ethan locked the phone right away and began to scan the picture into his laptop and e-mail it to Mort.
"Whoa." Mort said as the picture came in on his e-mail. "This is too good. Boss get in here!" Mort yelled."What is it Mort?"
"Take a look at this. More trouble for the Crane family."
"Ohhhh Mort, you got a scoop. This is going to be delicious."
"So does that mean I get a raise?" Mort said chewing his pen as his boss walked away.
"I'm serious about that raise Sir!" He screamed.
Gwen Winthrop entered the solarium and poured herself a drink.Her mother kept telling her over and over again that they would be rid of Theresa, but Theresa was here in the mansion and marrying Fox tomorrow and becoming a Crane.
"Will I ever be rid of Theresa?"
"You will Gwennie. I promise you." Rebecca said entering the solarium.
"Mother, you keep saying that, but I see Theresa's life as perfect. She has her son, she will become a Crane tomorrow and I have lost my baby Sarah. She wins again."
"No Gwennie. She will not win again. I'm taking care of it. Tomorrow, we will be rid of Theresa for good."
"Yeah, I'll believe it when I see it." Gwen said gulping her drink.
"Gwen, we have to keep our eyes on the prize. We have to be patient. I told you we will take Theresa's son away from her and we will. He will be yours and Ethan's."
Gwen rolled her eyes. She was beginning to think her mother was full of nothing but hot air.
"Gwennie, remember our plot years ago framing Theresa for exposing Ethan's paternity and eventually breaking them up?"
"Yes."
"That worked didn't it?"
"Yes but-"
"No buts. Just trust me. Theresa will go down in flames tomorrow."
Ethan entered Rebecca's room looking for Gwen."Gwen? You in here?" Ethan called out, but no answer.
The phone rang and Ethan answered it.
"I'm looking for Mrs. Rebecca Crane."
"Umm, she stepped out for a moment may I take a message?"
"Yes, please tell her we had to reschedule her manicure and pedicure appointments for next week."
"Okay, no problem."
"Thank you sir."
Ethan locked the phone and looked for a pen in Rebecca's drawer to write down the message.
"What's this?" He said curious as he found a tape recorder labeled The Greatest Scheme Ever.
Ethan knew it was Rebecca's private property, but he couldn't help but want to see what it was.
He pressed play.
"February 10th 2001. Gwen and my plan worked brilliantly. Ethan's paternity was revealed thanks to Gwen and I e-mailing the tabloids from Theresa's computer. Soon Ethan and Theresa will be broken up for good. Ethan will blame her and think she leaked the information to the tabloids to hurt and embarrass him. This will be the biggest crack in their relationship and my Gwennie can swoop right in and steal Ethan away from Theresa the way she stole him away from Gwen. This scheme is brilliant. I'm so happy Gwennie went along with it. She's quite the schemer if I do say so myself. This is the plan of the century. Ethan and Theresa are toast."
"Mother, what are you doing?"
"I'm just recording our brilliant scheme. I have to file these things you know Gwennie. I could reuse them someday."
"Mother, put that away. I don't want Ethan to ever find out what we did. He would cut me out of his life forever. Destroy that. I don't want any evidence that links us to this."
Ethan couldn't believe what he was hearing.
Tell me this is a joke. Tell me this isn't happening.
Ethan felt faint.
Rebecca and Gwen were the one's that revealed my paternity to the tabloids? Rebecca and Gwen were the one's that framed Theresa and made it look as though she sent that e-mail?
Ethan felt so many things. Anger, hurt, hate towards a woman he trusted for years.
Gwen.
She was nothing but a liar.
All this time she was lying to him and scheming to break him and Theresa up and it worked.
I fell for it.
Ethan felt like such an idiot, but most of all, he felt the pain of loosing Theresa. All this time he could have been with Theresa if it wasn't for Rebecca and Gwen scheming to break them apart. He had lost so much trust in Theresa when he thought she sent that e-mail to the tabloids and lied to him about it, but it wasn't her.
Ethan felt sick.
He trusted Gwen and had defended her time and time again as an honorable, amazing woman, but she was nothing but a liar. She knew about his paternity and never told him.
Damn her.
Ethan could not stop thinking about all the time that was lost.
What about the fake video tape? Did they lie about that too? Did Gwen and Rebecca plot that video tape so Theresa could go to the death chamber for him?
Ethan was feeling ill. He needed to sit down.
He couldn't confront Gwen about this now because if he did, she would make sure Fox and Theresa married to spite him, he was sure of it. If Gwen could reveal his paternity and frame Theresa in the worst possible way, she'd do just about anything to keep him away from Theresa.
Ethan decided right then and there he knew what he needed to do.