"Thank you, Pilar. I'll be waiting for her return." Ethan hang up the
phone and turned toward Audrey. "They're back."
"They're back? So I was right, wasn't I? They were together! Damn it, that little slut." Audrey steamed. "What are the hell are we going to do, Ethan? I can't have that little bitch running around with my man."
"I guess we play it by ear when they get here. Teresa will have to come here first, all of Little Ethan and her things are here."
"We need a plan, Ethan. Those two are obviously closer than either of us realized."
Ethan's face reddened. "You're wrong, Audrey. Teresa would never betray me."
"You're so sure of yourself, aren't you?" Audrey said smuggly.
"And you're not?" Ethan asked.
"As a matter-of-fact, I am. I've always gotten what I want. Especially men. Fox Crane is no different. He'll come back to me. I know he will. Fox and I have a history. One look at me and he'll leave Teresa standing."
"I wouldn't be so sure about that, Audrey. Fox has always had a soft spot for Teresa. They have a history as well. Though it may not be the history that you and he share, they have always had a deep friendship."
"Are you trying to scare me? I have news for you Ethan, I don't scare that easily. Fox will come back to me. I know he will. I just have come up with the perfect plan. And I need your help to pull it off."
"Look, I'm not so sure about this. I've got a lot of redeeming to do. Teresa hates me right now. I don't know what got into me the other way..."
"I've got it!" Audrey spoke up. "I know what we can do to get them back."
Sometime later Ethan stood starring at one of the maids from the Crane Mansion.
"Hello, Mr. Winthrop. I'm here to take Little Ethan and to gather some of Teresa's things."
"What?" Ethan looked at her in surprise. "I can't let you take Little Ethan. Where is Teresa? If she wants him, she'll have to come get him."
Fox walked in behind the maid. "Teresa told me you would say that." He walked through the door and headed toward Teresa's bedroom.
Ethan stepped in his way. "What are you doing here, Fox? You heard me. I won't give him to anyone, but Teresa."
"Tough, Ethan. I'm here and I'm taking him with me." Fox pushed passed Ethan and headed back toward Teresa's bedroom. Ethan followed him.
"The hell you are..."
Fox turned around and brought his face within inches of Ethan's. "Shut up, Ethan. I know what you did to Teresa, and if I hadn't promised her I wouldn't do anything in front of her son, I'd beat the hell out of you."
"I don't know what you're talking about." Ethan played dumb.
"Cut the crap, Ethan. Teresa has a bruise on the side of her face just the size of your fist. How else are you going to explain that?" Fox clinched his fist at his sides. He was displaying extreme patience. It was all he could do not to lay into Ethan.
"Is that what she told you? Come on, Fox, I'm your brother. Who are you going to believe? Me or Teresa? You know how she can be sometimes. She totally blows things out of proportion." Ethan stated.
"So now I'm your brother? Ethan, you are so full of shit." Fox run his fingers through his hair. He was going to have to calm down for Little Ethan's sake. "Look, I don't really want to argue right now. I'm taking Little Ethan with me and that's final. If you keep insisting that I cannot I'll just have to call Luis and Teresa can explain that bruise to him."
Ethan backed up. "No, that won't be necessary. Take him to his mother, but let Teresa know that I want to talk to her. I'll be up to the mansion later so that we can."
"No, Ethan, stay away from her. She doesn't want anything to do with you right now."
"She's my fiance, Fox, she has to face me sooner or later. We're getting married in a couple of days."
Fox laughed, "You really believe that don't you?"
"Yes, I do, Fox. She loves me."
"And what color is the sky in your world Ethan? God, you've really lost your mind. How could you possibly think that she would love you after what you did to her?" He turned and saw Little Ethan standing up in his crib, smiling at him. "Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to get Little Ethan."
Fox gathered Little Ethan's belongings and then gathered together some of Teresa's clothes and accessories, and sent them with the maid. Fox walked out of Teresa's bedroom to see that Ethan had left the cottage. He hoped that he had taken his advice and wasn't on his way up to the mansion. If that was the case, he would have to break down and call Luis, against Teresa's wish. Fox opened the door of the cottage, only to find someone standing in his way. Someone from his past.
"They're back? So I was right, wasn't I? They were together! Damn it, that little slut." Audrey steamed. "What are the hell are we going to do, Ethan? I can't have that little bitch running around with my man."
"I guess we play it by ear when they get here. Teresa will have to come here first, all of Little Ethan and her things are here."
"We need a plan, Ethan. Those two are obviously closer than either of us realized."
Ethan's face reddened. "You're wrong, Audrey. Teresa would never betray me."
"You're so sure of yourself, aren't you?" Audrey said smuggly.
"And you're not?" Ethan asked.
"As a matter-of-fact, I am. I've always gotten what I want. Especially men. Fox Crane is no different. He'll come back to me. I know he will. Fox and I have a history. One look at me and he'll leave Teresa standing."
"I wouldn't be so sure about that, Audrey. Fox has always had a soft spot for Teresa. They have a history as well. Though it may not be the history that you and he share, they have always had a deep friendship."
"Are you trying to scare me? I have news for you Ethan, I don't scare that easily. Fox will come back to me. I know he will. I just have come up with the perfect plan. And I need your help to pull it off."
"Look, I'm not so sure about this. I've got a lot of redeeming to do. Teresa hates me right now. I don't know what got into me the other way..."
"I've got it!" Audrey spoke up. "I know what we can do to get them back."
Sometime later Ethan stood starring at one of the maids from the Crane Mansion.
"Hello, Mr. Winthrop. I'm here to take Little Ethan and to gather some of Teresa's things."
"What?" Ethan looked at her in surprise. "I can't let you take Little Ethan. Where is Teresa? If she wants him, she'll have to come get him."
Fox walked in behind the maid. "Teresa told me you would say that." He walked through the door and headed toward Teresa's bedroom.
Ethan stepped in his way. "What are you doing here, Fox? You heard me. I won't give him to anyone, but Teresa."
"Tough, Ethan. I'm here and I'm taking him with me." Fox pushed passed Ethan and headed back toward Teresa's bedroom. Ethan followed him.
"The hell you are..."
Fox turned around and brought his face within inches of Ethan's. "Shut up, Ethan. I know what you did to Teresa, and if I hadn't promised her I wouldn't do anything in front of her son, I'd beat the hell out of you."
"I don't know what you're talking about." Ethan played dumb.
"Cut the crap, Ethan. Teresa has a bruise on the side of her face just the size of your fist. How else are you going to explain that?" Fox clinched his fist at his sides. He was displaying extreme patience. It was all he could do not to lay into Ethan.
"Is that what she told you? Come on, Fox, I'm your brother. Who are you going to believe? Me or Teresa? You know how she can be sometimes. She totally blows things out of proportion." Ethan stated.
"So now I'm your brother? Ethan, you are so full of shit." Fox run his fingers through his hair. He was going to have to calm down for Little Ethan's sake. "Look, I don't really want to argue right now. I'm taking Little Ethan with me and that's final. If you keep insisting that I cannot I'll just have to call Luis and Teresa can explain that bruise to him."
Ethan backed up. "No, that won't be necessary. Take him to his mother, but let Teresa know that I want to talk to her. I'll be up to the mansion later so that we can."
"No, Ethan, stay away from her. She doesn't want anything to do with you right now."
"She's my fiance, Fox, she has to face me sooner or later. We're getting married in a couple of days."
Fox laughed, "You really believe that don't you?"
"Yes, I do, Fox. She loves me."
"And what color is the sky in your world Ethan? God, you've really lost your mind. How could you possibly think that she would love you after what you did to her?" He turned and saw Little Ethan standing up in his crib, smiling at him. "Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to get Little Ethan."
Fox gathered Little Ethan's belongings and then gathered together some of Teresa's clothes and accessories, and sent them with the maid. Fox walked out of Teresa's bedroom to see that Ethan had left the cottage. He hoped that he had taken his advice and wasn't on his way up to the mansion. If that was the case, he would have to break down and call Luis, against Teresa's wish. Fox opened the door of the cottage, only to find someone standing in his way. Someone from his past.