"Hello, Fox?" She asked trying to hold back her tears.
"Hello?"
"Fox, it's me." She began slowly.
"Amanda?"
"Yeah."
"Hey, how are you?" he asked sitting up in bed.
"Not so good."
"Amanda, what's wrong?" He knew something was wrong with his sister just from the sound of her voice.
"He's dead, Fox."
"Who? Whose dead?"
"Danny." She cried out. She just couldn't hold back her tears any longer.
For a while there was a long silence. Amanda didn't know what Fox was thinking and to tell you the truth, it scared her. Fox was her older brother, the only one who could help her now.
"Fox?" She said.
"Yeah," he said coming back after zoning out.
"I'm so scared...and so alone."
"What happened?"
"It was a car accident."
"Were you hurt?" He asked becoming concerned.
"No, not much. I'm okay though. We both are."
"We?"
"Yeah, I wanted to tell you some better time, but I'm pregnant."
"What!?"
"I'm..."
"I heard you! Amanda, you're only16!"
"I know," she said starting to feel bad. "I know I'm such a disappointment." She cried.
"No, you're not," he said softly. "I just worry about you. I love you."
"I love you too. That's why I called you. I thought maybe I could talk to you. I just feel so alone now that Danny's dead."
"What are you going to do?"
"I don't know. I'm on my own now. Who knows!"
"Amanda, you should come back home."
"No, no. I can't. Mom and dad will just make me have an abortion or put the baby up for adoption and I'm not doing that, Fox. I can't. This baby is all I have left of Danny."
Fox felt bad for his younger sister. She was so young and her life has been nothing but heartbreak. He wanted to help her out, but honestly he didn't know how. He wasn't great at giving adivce so he couldn't help her out there. The only thing he could do was listen to her and comfort her that way.
"Amanda, no matter what happens I'm here to listen and help you out the best that I can. I hope you know that."
"I do and thanks."
"Well, why you don't you get some rest and we can talk later."
"Okay. See you."
Fox hung up the phone and put his head into his hands. He couldn't believe that Amanda was pregnant.
iShe's only 16!/i
Fox laid back on his bed and pushed aside the love note he was writing to Whitney. At the moment it didn't seem that important. For once his family was more important than his own life. He laid starring up at his ceiling wondering what Amanda was going to do. He hoped that she would come to her senses and come home, but he doubted that.
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Amanda was stuborn, kind of like Ivy. She was a brunette with green eyes. Her hair was just a little past her shoulder, but not many people knew that since wore her hair up most of the time. Amanda wasn't exactly skinny like everyone else in her family. After Diana's death, she turned to food for comfort, that only caused her to gain some weight. But even though she wasn't petite, she was a very pretty girl. She was an optimistic, always believing that something good would come out of the worst situations. Now that Danny died her views changed.iNothing/i good could possibly come from his death. iNothing./i
Amanda laid down on the bed where she and Danny use to fall asleep side by side. She knew that she would never find someone to love her like Danny did. He was ithe one./i She was meant to spend her life with him, but now that would never happen.
"Why God? Why Danny?"
She waited as though God would send her somekind of answer. When nothing came she sighed restlessly.
She rubbed her stomach and smiled, "At least I have you," she told her baby.
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Fox got out of bed once he heard a knock at his door. He walked over, opened the door, and found Theresa standing outside his room crying.
"Theresa, what's wrong?" He asked pulling her inside his room.
"Oh Fox!" She cried out in pain.
"What happened?" He asked as he put his arms around her.
"I was fighting with Gwen," she began slowly.
"I should've known. What about this time?"
"Fox, please don't start," she said as more tears fell from her eyes.
"I'm sorry," he said handing her a tissue.
"Thanks," she said as she took it.
"What were you guys fighting about?"
"What do you think? She still blames me for Sarah's death. She told me that Ethan does too and I'm starting to believe that what she said was true. You know, Ethan hasn't really talked to me much since we've returned from L.A. Whenever I see him I see the coldness behind his eyes. I can't..." she cried out loud, "I can't help, but think that I caused him that coldness."
"Theresa, you didn't mean to have Gwen go into labor and lose Sarah. It wasn't your fault."
"I know...I know. Deep down I know it's all Gwen's fault, but I can't help but think that if I hadn't gone to L.A. Sarah would've never died."
Theresa sat there in Fox's arms for a few minutes. She felt so safe in his arms, he was like her gaurdian angel on earth. Fox smiled to himself as he comforted Theresa. He was use to doing this a lot. Theresa always ran to him whenever something went wrong with Ethan. Fox felt special that she trusted him so much, but he wondered what Theresa would say if he she knew that Whitney was his mystery woman.
iThe letter!/i
Fox glanced to his side and saw that the letter was laying there, open for Theresa to see clearly. Slowly and carefully Fox brushed his hand against the soft cover towards the letter. He was almost there, he could feel it at the tip of his finger, but he couldn't grab it.
iNow what do I do?/i
Fox was almost panicking now. He needed to hide that letter without Theresa seeing it. He knew that once Theresa saw it she would want to read it. She would probably think that it was afterall from his mystery lady. Theresa sighed as she fell back on Fox's bed, now laying on Fox's hand and the letter. Fox was afraid now more than ever that his secret would be revealed to Theresa. Sure he and Theresa could confide in each other, but he wasn't sure how she would take this news. She always supported Chad and Whitney and Fox had done the same. What would she think of him? Would she think he was a liar and just like all the other Cranes?
"Do you mind moving your hand?" She laughed.
"Well, you'll have to move because I can't get my hand out," he smiled.
"Oh Sorry!" She laughed as she got up.
From the corner of Theresa's eye she saw the letter that Fox hid behind his back quickly.
"What's that?" She asked curiously.
"What's what?"
"Don't play games with me, Fox. Let me see it!" She told him as she held out her hand.
"I don't know what you're talking about."
Fox got up and walked over to his nightstand. He slid the letter in there and turned to block Theresa from going in there.
"Let me see it, Fox. Wait! It's to your mystery lady right?"
Fox just starred at her.
"Oh please let me see it!" She begged as an excited child. "I'll help you make it better for her. I'm good at these things. Please, Fox! You wouldn't keep me from something so wonderful."
"This time...yes. I would," Fox said as he pushed Theresa out of his room. "I have something I need to do right now. Stay there and I'll be out in a few minutes."
"What are you hiding from me? Is it that private?"
"Yes," he said closing the door on her.
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Theresa laughed and turned to see Ethan standing before her.
"Ethan," she said softly.
"What are you doing here? I thought I told you to stay away from me and Gwen."
"I'm here to see Fox, Ethan."
"Are you still going out with him?" He asked with a bit of jealousy running through his veins.
"No, we're not. I'm here because he's my friend, Ethan. Fox and I will only ever be friends," she said stepping closer to him. "You believe me that I didn't mean to hurt Sarah, right?"
"Theresa, I don't think you did it on purpose, but no matter what you helped me kill my daughter. Theresa, this childish obsession has to end. I'm married to Gwen. When will you understand that I want to be with her for the rest of my life?"
"Never," she said moving even closer.
She could feel the heat building between them and it drove her crazy.
"Ethan, I know you love me. You only married Gwen because she was pregnant. She's not pregnant no more. We can be together," she said taking his hand.
"Oh Theresa!" Fox said shaking his head sadly as he went back inside and closed his bedroom door.
"Theresa, stop it!" Ethan raised his voice. "I love Gwen! Not you! Stay out of our lives. Please just leave us alone."
Theresa was left by herself again. Ethan was very angry with her now, but she knew that he would come to his senses when everything cooled down.
"Hello?"
"Fox, it's me." She began slowly.
"Amanda?"
"Yeah."
"Hey, how are you?" he asked sitting up in bed.
"Not so good."
"Amanda, what's wrong?" He knew something was wrong with his sister just from the sound of her voice.
"He's dead, Fox."
"Who? Whose dead?"
"Danny." She cried out. She just couldn't hold back her tears any longer.
For a while there was a long silence. Amanda didn't know what Fox was thinking and to tell you the truth, it scared her. Fox was her older brother, the only one who could help her now.
"Fox?" She said.
"Yeah," he said coming back after zoning out.
"I'm so scared...and so alone."
"What happened?"
"It was a car accident."
"Were you hurt?" He asked becoming concerned.
"No, not much. I'm okay though. We both are."
"We?"
"Yeah, I wanted to tell you some better time, but I'm pregnant."
"What!?"
"I'm..."
"I heard you! Amanda, you're only16!"
"I know," she said starting to feel bad. "I know I'm such a disappointment." She cried.
"No, you're not," he said softly. "I just worry about you. I love you."
"I love you too. That's why I called you. I thought maybe I could talk to you. I just feel so alone now that Danny's dead."
"What are you going to do?"
"I don't know. I'm on my own now. Who knows!"
"Amanda, you should come back home."
"No, no. I can't. Mom and dad will just make me have an abortion or put the baby up for adoption and I'm not doing that, Fox. I can't. This baby is all I have left of Danny."
Fox felt bad for his younger sister. She was so young and her life has been nothing but heartbreak. He wanted to help her out, but honestly he didn't know how. He wasn't great at giving adivce so he couldn't help her out there. The only thing he could do was listen to her and comfort her that way.
"Amanda, no matter what happens I'm here to listen and help you out the best that I can. I hope you know that."
"I do and thanks."
"Well, why you don't you get some rest and we can talk later."
"Okay. See you."
Fox hung up the phone and put his head into his hands. He couldn't believe that Amanda was pregnant.
iShe's only 16!/i
Fox laid back on his bed and pushed aside the love note he was writing to Whitney. At the moment it didn't seem that important. For once his family was more important than his own life. He laid starring up at his ceiling wondering what Amanda was going to do. He hoped that she would come to her senses and come home, but he doubted that.
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Amanda was stuborn, kind of like Ivy. She was a brunette with green eyes. Her hair was just a little past her shoulder, but not many people knew that since wore her hair up most of the time. Amanda wasn't exactly skinny like everyone else in her family. After Diana's death, she turned to food for comfort, that only caused her to gain some weight. But even though she wasn't petite, she was a very pretty girl. She was an optimistic, always believing that something good would come out of the worst situations. Now that Danny died her views changed.iNothing/i good could possibly come from his death. iNothing./i
Amanda laid down on the bed where she and Danny use to fall asleep side by side. She knew that she would never find someone to love her like Danny did. He was ithe one./i She was meant to spend her life with him, but now that would never happen.
"Why God? Why Danny?"
She waited as though God would send her somekind of answer. When nothing came she sighed restlessly.
She rubbed her stomach and smiled, "At least I have you," she told her baby.
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Fox got out of bed once he heard a knock at his door. He walked over, opened the door, and found Theresa standing outside his room crying.
"Theresa, what's wrong?" He asked pulling her inside his room.
"Oh Fox!" She cried out in pain.
"What happened?" He asked as he put his arms around her.
"I was fighting with Gwen," she began slowly.
"I should've known. What about this time?"
"Fox, please don't start," she said as more tears fell from her eyes.
"I'm sorry," he said handing her a tissue.
"Thanks," she said as she took it.
"What were you guys fighting about?"
"What do you think? She still blames me for Sarah's death. She told me that Ethan does too and I'm starting to believe that what she said was true. You know, Ethan hasn't really talked to me much since we've returned from L.A. Whenever I see him I see the coldness behind his eyes. I can't..." she cried out loud, "I can't help, but think that I caused him that coldness."
"Theresa, you didn't mean to have Gwen go into labor and lose Sarah. It wasn't your fault."
"I know...I know. Deep down I know it's all Gwen's fault, but I can't help but think that if I hadn't gone to L.A. Sarah would've never died."
Theresa sat there in Fox's arms for a few minutes. She felt so safe in his arms, he was like her gaurdian angel on earth. Fox smiled to himself as he comforted Theresa. He was use to doing this a lot. Theresa always ran to him whenever something went wrong with Ethan. Fox felt special that she trusted him so much, but he wondered what Theresa would say if he she knew that Whitney was his mystery woman.
iThe letter!/i
Fox glanced to his side and saw that the letter was laying there, open for Theresa to see clearly. Slowly and carefully Fox brushed his hand against the soft cover towards the letter. He was almost there, he could feel it at the tip of his finger, but he couldn't grab it.
iNow what do I do?/i
Fox was almost panicking now. He needed to hide that letter without Theresa seeing it. He knew that once Theresa saw it she would want to read it. She would probably think that it was afterall from his mystery lady. Theresa sighed as she fell back on Fox's bed, now laying on Fox's hand and the letter. Fox was afraid now more than ever that his secret would be revealed to Theresa. Sure he and Theresa could confide in each other, but he wasn't sure how she would take this news. She always supported Chad and Whitney and Fox had done the same. What would she think of him? Would she think he was a liar and just like all the other Cranes?
"Do you mind moving your hand?" She laughed.
"Well, you'll have to move because I can't get my hand out," he smiled.
"Oh Sorry!" She laughed as she got up.
From the corner of Theresa's eye she saw the letter that Fox hid behind his back quickly.
"What's that?" She asked curiously.
"What's what?"
"Don't play games with me, Fox. Let me see it!" She told him as she held out her hand.
"I don't know what you're talking about."
Fox got up and walked over to his nightstand. He slid the letter in there and turned to block Theresa from going in there.
"Let me see it, Fox. Wait! It's to your mystery lady right?"
Fox just starred at her.
"Oh please let me see it!" She begged as an excited child. "I'll help you make it better for her. I'm good at these things. Please, Fox! You wouldn't keep me from something so wonderful."
"This time...yes. I would," Fox said as he pushed Theresa out of his room. "I have something I need to do right now. Stay there and I'll be out in a few minutes."
"What are you hiding from me? Is it that private?"
"Yes," he said closing the door on her.
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Theresa laughed and turned to see Ethan standing before her.
"Ethan," she said softly.
"What are you doing here? I thought I told you to stay away from me and Gwen."
"I'm here to see Fox, Ethan."
"Are you still going out with him?" He asked with a bit of jealousy running through his veins.
"No, we're not. I'm here because he's my friend, Ethan. Fox and I will only ever be friends," she said stepping closer to him. "You believe me that I didn't mean to hurt Sarah, right?"
"Theresa, I don't think you did it on purpose, but no matter what you helped me kill my daughter. Theresa, this childish obsession has to end. I'm married to Gwen. When will you understand that I want to be with her for the rest of my life?"
"Never," she said moving even closer.
She could feel the heat building between them and it drove her crazy.
"Ethan, I know you love me. You only married Gwen because she was pregnant. She's not pregnant no more. We can be together," she said taking his hand.
"Oh Theresa!" Fox said shaking his head sadly as he went back inside and closed his bedroom door.
"Theresa, stop it!" Ethan raised his voice. "I love Gwen! Not you! Stay out of our lives. Please just leave us alone."
Theresa was left by herself again. Ethan was very angry with her now, but she knew that he would come to his senses when everything cooled down.