Teresa steamed down to the pool. She wanted to get her son and get as far
away from Fox Crane as she could. Hell, she wanted as far away from all of
these people. Her conversation with Audrey had shed an entirely new light
on Fox. She knew he had been wild, but she never realized just how wild he
had been. She could handle a few one-night stands or even Fox's multitude
of sex partners, but this was ridiculous. He still had a girlfriend and he
was here seducing her. How low could you get?
She stormed in the room of the indoor pool and grabbed Little Ethan from Fox's arms. "Stay the hell away from me and my son. Do you hear me?" Teresa turned to walk away, but Fox ran in front of her and block her exit.
"What's this all about, Teresa?" Fox asked confused
"You know exactly what this is all about, Fox. How could you do this to me? I thought you were different, but you're just like the rest of them."
"No different from who, Teresa?"
"The Crane's. Julian, Ivy, Alistair. You'll all the same. Conniving and deceitful and I will not take it from you or them anymore. Get out of my way, Fox!" Teresa screamed. Little Ethan started to cry.
"Calm down, Teresa. You're upsetting him."
She tried consoling him and when she had him calmed down, she turned again to Fox, her voice much calmer this time. "Why didn't you tell me about her?"
"About who?" Then it dawned on him. "Audrey? Why would I? There's nothing to tell you about."
"Oh, really. She seems to think otherwise."
"What did she tell you, Teresa?"
"Like you don't already know?"
"Teresa, she's a habitual liar. You can't believe a word she says." Fox insisted.
"Is she now? What about you, Fox? Why did you come back to Harmony? Was it to claim me? The only woman you knew you could never have. The woman you knew was marrying your brother. Huh? Answer me, damn it!"
Ethan walked by at the moment and heard Teresa's last words, "What's going on in here?"
"Ethan, this doesn't concern you." Fox said bluntly.
"The hell it does, Fox. You're standing here in a heated conversation with my fiance. What involves Teresa invovles me."
"Please leave, Ethan." Teresa whispered.
"Not without Little Ethan. He doesn't need to hear you two at each other's throats."
Teresa handed him over to Ethan hesitantly, "I'll be back down to the cottage to pick him up later. Then I'll be staying with my mama." Ethan nodded and left the room, but didn't completely leave. He wanted to hear the rest of the conversation.
"I told you that you could stay here at the mansion, Teresa. You'll be safe from Ethan here."
"That's true, Fox, but the one I need protection from now is you. You hurt me more than Ethan's fist ever could. How could you do this, Fox? You're the only one I could trust in this world. You were my best friend. And then you became my lover. You allowed me to fall in love with you..."
"You're in love with me?"
"Damnit, Fox. Please don't do this." Teresa begged. "It will only make things harder. More complicated."
"Answer me, Teresa!"
"Yes, Fox! Yes, I'm in love with you! There I said it. Now are you satisfied?"
"Yes, Teresa, that's all that matters." Fox said trying to pull her in close to him.
She pushed him away. "Tell that to Audrey. I don't think she'll be so understanding either."
"Teresa, this isn't fair. You're not even letting me tell my side of the story. You can still trust me, Teresa. Please just hear me out."
"Why? So you can lie to me again? Deceive me again? No, Fox. I won't stand here and listen to your lies. You got what you wanted out of me. Now leave me alone." Teresa stormed out.
Fox ran his fingers through his hair and then decided to go after her, but it was too late. She was already gone.
Ethan walked with Little Ethan down to the cottage. He took out his cell phone dialing Audrey's number. "Damn, girl. You're good."
"I know, Ethan. That's what all the men tell me."
"You're plan worked like a charm."
"Yeah, well, we're not finished yet. Today was just a little icing on the cake. Tomorrow night everything goes down. You just make sure that Teresa's there to see it. She'll never want to see Fox Crane after tomorrow."
"Dont' worry. I wouldn't miss this for the world. Seeing my worthless brother get everything that's been coming to him has been a dream of mine for as long as I can remember."
"Good, because I have a few more things I need you to do."
Ethan smiled, "Yeah? I'm listening."
She stormed in the room of the indoor pool and grabbed Little Ethan from Fox's arms. "Stay the hell away from me and my son. Do you hear me?" Teresa turned to walk away, but Fox ran in front of her and block her exit.
"What's this all about, Teresa?" Fox asked confused
"You know exactly what this is all about, Fox. How could you do this to me? I thought you were different, but you're just like the rest of them."
"No different from who, Teresa?"
"The Crane's. Julian, Ivy, Alistair. You'll all the same. Conniving and deceitful and I will not take it from you or them anymore. Get out of my way, Fox!" Teresa screamed. Little Ethan started to cry.
"Calm down, Teresa. You're upsetting him."
She tried consoling him and when she had him calmed down, she turned again to Fox, her voice much calmer this time. "Why didn't you tell me about her?"
"About who?" Then it dawned on him. "Audrey? Why would I? There's nothing to tell you about."
"Oh, really. She seems to think otherwise."
"What did she tell you, Teresa?"
"Like you don't already know?"
"Teresa, she's a habitual liar. You can't believe a word she says." Fox insisted.
"Is she now? What about you, Fox? Why did you come back to Harmony? Was it to claim me? The only woman you knew you could never have. The woman you knew was marrying your brother. Huh? Answer me, damn it!"
Ethan walked by at the moment and heard Teresa's last words, "What's going on in here?"
"Ethan, this doesn't concern you." Fox said bluntly.
"The hell it does, Fox. You're standing here in a heated conversation with my fiance. What involves Teresa invovles me."
"Please leave, Ethan." Teresa whispered.
"Not without Little Ethan. He doesn't need to hear you two at each other's throats."
Teresa handed him over to Ethan hesitantly, "I'll be back down to the cottage to pick him up later. Then I'll be staying with my mama." Ethan nodded and left the room, but didn't completely leave. He wanted to hear the rest of the conversation.
"I told you that you could stay here at the mansion, Teresa. You'll be safe from Ethan here."
"That's true, Fox, but the one I need protection from now is you. You hurt me more than Ethan's fist ever could. How could you do this, Fox? You're the only one I could trust in this world. You were my best friend. And then you became my lover. You allowed me to fall in love with you..."
"You're in love with me?"
"Damnit, Fox. Please don't do this." Teresa begged. "It will only make things harder. More complicated."
"Answer me, Teresa!"
"Yes, Fox! Yes, I'm in love with you! There I said it. Now are you satisfied?"
"Yes, Teresa, that's all that matters." Fox said trying to pull her in close to him.
She pushed him away. "Tell that to Audrey. I don't think she'll be so understanding either."
"Teresa, this isn't fair. You're not even letting me tell my side of the story. You can still trust me, Teresa. Please just hear me out."
"Why? So you can lie to me again? Deceive me again? No, Fox. I won't stand here and listen to your lies. You got what you wanted out of me. Now leave me alone." Teresa stormed out.
Fox ran his fingers through his hair and then decided to go after her, but it was too late. She was already gone.
Ethan walked with Little Ethan down to the cottage. He took out his cell phone dialing Audrey's number. "Damn, girl. You're good."
"I know, Ethan. That's what all the men tell me."
"You're plan worked like a charm."
"Yeah, well, we're not finished yet. Today was just a little icing on the cake. Tomorrow night everything goes down. You just make sure that Teresa's there to see it. She'll never want to see Fox Crane after tomorrow."
"Dont' worry. I wouldn't miss this for the world. Seeing my worthless brother get everything that's been coming to him has been a dream of mine for as long as I can remember."
"Good, because I have a few more things I need you to do."
Ethan smiled, "Yeah? I'm listening."