Author's Notes: - I do not own Passions or any Passions characters.

- I'm not very good at medical stuff, so that's kept to a minimum, however, when something medical is written I have looked around the net to make sure that it's accurate.

For A Reason

Chapter Four "A First Meeting"

Theresa continued to sit in the hospital waiting area for word on Fox's condition. She had been waiting for about fifteen minutes when someone came in. He walked right up to the nurse's station.

"Excuse me; I'm looking for Nicholas Crane. He was brought in from a car accident."

"Are you family, sir?" the nurse asked him

"Yes, I'm his brother, Ethan Crane."

"Dr. Russell is still in with your brother Mr. Crane. If you would please sit in the waiting area I'll let her know as soon as she comes out that you are here."

"Thank you," Ethan said. He walked into the waiting area and sat down in one of the chairs. He looked up and saw a dark haired girl sitting there with tears running down her face. "Are you okay Miss?"

Theresa looked over at him. "Yeah, sort of. I'm waiting for news on my friend."

"Yeah, I'm waiting for news on my brother. He was in a car accident."

"Wait, is your brother Fox Crane?"

"Yeah, he is. Is that the friend you're waiting to hear about?" he asked as he walked over to sit beside her.

"Yes. He's my best friend," she said as fresh tears fell from her eyes.

Ethan wrapped his arms around her to try to comfort her. He wasn't exactly sure who she was, but when she said that Fox was her best friend he figured it was Theresa Lopez-Fitzgerald. He had never met her before, but had heard Fox talk about her. He had always assumed that they were dating until Fox had shown up for a family dinner with someone named Brittany, his girlfriend.

Comparing Theresa to Brittany he wasn't sure why Fox wasn't dating her. She was very attractive, even though she currently had a tear-streaked face. He was still holding her when Eve came out of the cubical.

"Ethan," she said. He and Theresa stood up and faced Eve.

"Dr. Russell, how's Fox doing?"

"Well, he's still unconscious, but I've done x-rays and they show that he did not break his neck or back. He's a little cut and bruised. And he did break his left arm and leg and two of his ribs and his left hip bone was fractured. It also looks like his spinal cord was pinched at the base of his neck, which could mean paralysis. However, we won't know for sure until he wakes up. They're setting him up in a room right now and you can go see him in a minute."

"Thank you Dr. Russell. Would it be okay if Theresa comes with me?"

"Uh, sure Ethan. But not for long, okay?"

"Thanks Dr. Russell," Theresa said. Once Eve left she turned to Ethan. "How did you know my name? I don't think I've ever met you."

"We haven't met, but when you said you were Fox's best friend I figured that's who you were. Glad I was right," he said with a smile.

Theresa smiled back at him and they waited for Eve to return.

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