Teresa sat alone at her mother's house. She had just put Little Ethan down
to bed when there was a knock on the front door. She gently closed the
door to Little Ethan's room and ran down the stairs. "Coming." She opened
the front door surprised to see the man standing there. "What are you
doing here? I told you I didn't want to see you."
"Teresa, come on, we need to talk. There's a lot of things we need to get out in the clear." Ethan begged.
"I don't want to talk to you, Ethan. Not right now. I have a lot of things to sort out. My mind is totally jumbled with emotions right now." She tried closing the door.
Ethan put his foot in the door. "Wait a minute. Don't shut me out just yet. This isn't what you think." He gave her a pitiful look. "Please, let me come in. All I need is five minutes of your time."
Teresa knew she should probably not let him in, but against her better judgement, she eventually did. "Make it fast, Ethan, I'm tired. I've had a rough couple of days as you can well imagine."
"Yes, Teresa, I know you have and I'm sorry. I've been the main cause for a lot of your pain recently."
"Yeah, I bet you're sorry. Get on with it. I don't have all night." She said sarcastically.
Ethan smiled, this was going perfectly. He sat down on the couch and motions for her to sit down beside him, "I'll admit I've been something of a jerk for the past few months. Things have just gotten out of control and I didn't know how else to handle them. I talked to Eve today and she is going to help me find someone so that I can get some counseling. I need to learn how to control my anger."
Teresa looked at Ethan stunned, "Really? You would do that?"
"For you, yes. I love you, Teresa. I've loved you from the moment you came into my life." He paused for a moment, "But that's not the real reason I'm here."
"Then why are you here, Ethan?"
"I'm hear to talk to you about, Fox."
Teresa swallowed hard, "Fox?"
"I need to know how you feel about him, Teresa. And be honest."
At first Ethan didn't think that Teresa was going to answer his question and then finally she began to softly speak, "That's just the thing, Ethan, I'm not sure of what I feel for Fox. We've been friends all these years and I've loved him like a brother. When he came back to town I thought that things would be like they had always been we he visited, but this time it was different. This time..."
"This time I made a fool of myself and pushed you straight into his arms?" Ethan asked.
"Not exactly, Ethan. I think that there may have always been something there between me and Fox, I just chose to ignore it."
"Fox loves you, Teresa."
She looked at him stunned, "What?"
"He loves you. He told me."
"Why would he tell you that? You've hardly spoke to him your whole life."
"He's my brother, Teresa. Whether I like to admit it or not it's that simple. After your arguement yesterday I went back in to see what had happened. He explained everything to me."
Tears came to Teresa's eyes, "He did?"
"It's all a big misunderstanding, Teresa. This Audrey girl is just an old flame that still has the hots for Fox. He doesn't love her. He said he loves you." Ethan said. "Do you want to know what I think, Teresa?"
"What's that?"
"I think you love Fox."
Teresa looked up at Ethan confused, "What makes you think that?"
"It's obvious, Teresa. It's always been obvious."
"Then why would you want me if it was so obvious that I loved Fox?" She asked.
"That should be obvious too, Teresa. I've always loved you. I love you so much that I'm willing to give you up to Fox if that's what you want."
"You wouldn't hate me?"
"I could never hate you, Teresa. I'll love you to the day that I die. Just promise me that you'll be happy and you'll make Fox happy."
"I promise, Ethan." She reached out and hugged him. "Thank you for being so understanding."
"You too, Teresa."
She got up to leave, but turned back around to face him. "I won't tell anyone else what happened the night you hit me."
"Thank you, Teresa. It means a lot to me."
"Just promise me that you'll get the help you need."
"Oh, I will. In fact, I already am." He grabbed his and Teresa's coat. "Go upstairs and get Little Ethan. I'll drive you back to the mansion."
***Guys, I'm truly on a roll. When the ideas hit, I'm flooded with them. Sorry it took me awhile to really post anything to this story. I had somewhat of a writers block for awhile. Probably the holiday season. Very stressful. As always, read and review. I love getting them. Also, Lydia, don't worry! You'll get the big fight scene, I'm just building up to it. Give me your thoughts on how it should go down.***
"Teresa, come on, we need to talk. There's a lot of things we need to get out in the clear." Ethan begged.
"I don't want to talk to you, Ethan. Not right now. I have a lot of things to sort out. My mind is totally jumbled with emotions right now." She tried closing the door.
Ethan put his foot in the door. "Wait a minute. Don't shut me out just yet. This isn't what you think." He gave her a pitiful look. "Please, let me come in. All I need is five minutes of your time."
Teresa knew she should probably not let him in, but against her better judgement, she eventually did. "Make it fast, Ethan, I'm tired. I've had a rough couple of days as you can well imagine."
"Yes, Teresa, I know you have and I'm sorry. I've been the main cause for a lot of your pain recently."
"Yeah, I bet you're sorry. Get on with it. I don't have all night." She said sarcastically.
Ethan smiled, this was going perfectly. He sat down on the couch and motions for her to sit down beside him, "I'll admit I've been something of a jerk for the past few months. Things have just gotten out of control and I didn't know how else to handle them. I talked to Eve today and she is going to help me find someone so that I can get some counseling. I need to learn how to control my anger."
Teresa looked at Ethan stunned, "Really? You would do that?"
"For you, yes. I love you, Teresa. I've loved you from the moment you came into my life." He paused for a moment, "But that's not the real reason I'm here."
"Then why are you here, Ethan?"
"I'm hear to talk to you about, Fox."
Teresa swallowed hard, "Fox?"
"I need to know how you feel about him, Teresa. And be honest."
At first Ethan didn't think that Teresa was going to answer his question and then finally she began to softly speak, "That's just the thing, Ethan, I'm not sure of what I feel for Fox. We've been friends all these years and I've loved him like a brother. When he came back to town I thought that things would be like they had always been we he visited, but this time it was different. This time..."
"This time I made a fool of myself and pushed you straight into his arms?" Ethan asked.
"Not exactly, Ethan. I think that there may have always been something there between me and Fox, I just chose to ignore it."
"Fox loves you, Teresa."
She looked at him stunned, "What?"
"He loves you. He told me."
"Why would he tell you that? You've hardly spoke to him your whole life."
"He's my brother, Teresa. Whether I like to admit it or not it's that simple. After your arguement yesterday I went back in to see what had happened. He explained everything to me."
Tears came to Teresa's eyes, "He did?"
"It's all a big misunderstanding, Teresa. This Audrey girl is just an old flame that still has the hots for Fox. He doesn't love her. He said he loves you." Ethan said. "Do you want to know what I think, Teresa?"
"What's that?"
"I think you love Fox."
Teresa looked up at Ethan confused, "What makes you think that?"
"It's obvious, Teresa. It's always been obvious."
"Then why would you want me if it was so obvious that I loved Fox?" She asked.
"That should be obvious too, Teresa. I've always loved you. I love you so much that I'm willing to give you up to Fox if that's what you want."
"You wouldn't hate me?"
"I could never hate you, Teresa. I'll love you to the day that I die. Just promise me that you'll be happy and you'll make Fox happy."
"I promise, Ethan." She reached out and hugged him. "Thank you for being so understanding."
"You too, Teresa."
She got up to leave, but turned back around to face him. "I won't tell anyone else what happened the night you hit me."
"Thank you, Teresa. It means a lot to me."
"Just promise me that you'll get the help you need."
"Oh, I will. In fact, I already am." He grabbed his and Teresa's coat. "Go upstairs and get Little Ethan. I'll drive you back to the mansion."
***Guys, I'm truly on a roll. When the ideas hit, I'm flooded with them. Sorry it took me awhile to really post anything to this story. I had somewhat of a writers block for awhile. Probably the holiday season. Very stressful. As always, read and review. I love getting them. Also, Lydia, don't worry! You'll get the big fight scene, I'm just building up to it. Give me your thoughts on how it should go down.***