"Teresa?" Ethan yelled looking in each direction for Teresa. He finally
spotted her and started running in her direction. "Teresa! Wait up."
Ethan yelled, chasing after her through the Crane grounds. Teresa just
kept running as fast as her legs would take her. She had done a lot of
running lately and it was getting old.
She finally stopped at the pond, "Ethan, please..."
"I only want to help you, Teresa. Can't you atleast let me do that much?"
"You could help me by letting me be alone right now. That's all I ask of you." She said.
"Teresa, you don't need to be alone right now. Let me help you. Talk to me." He pleaded.
"Why? What good will it do? It's not going to change the fact that I caught Fox in bed with an old lover." She dropped her face down in her hands, "God, I can't believe I was so stupid." she cursed herself.
"Come on, Teresa, talk to me. If you open up to me you might feel better."
Teresa stood there starring at the water for some time. "I thought he was different, Ethan. I didn't think he had a Crane bone in his body."
"He was raised as a Crane, Teresa. Why would you think that he would be any different? Crane blood runs through his veins. It's as simple as that."
"I guess you're right." She sighed. "I've lost so much today. The man that I love and the best friend that I ever had."
"It's going to be okay, Teresa. We can pretend like none of this ever happened. We can still be together if you'll have me."
"Ethan..."
"Teresa, you have a son to think about. He needs a father figure in his life. God knows Julian can't do that for him. Fox has proven himself incapable. I know I was out of line the other night, but I've admitted to it and I've sought out help. Please, Teresa, I want nothing more than to make you happy. I love you, Teresa. Please say you'll still be my wife."
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Fox scrambled to put on his clothes. It definitely wasn't easy. He had fallen several times just trying to put his pants on. Something had given him a horrible headache. He could barely stand. He finally somehow managed to get fully dressed. He ran down the hall and took the staircase two steps at at time. Amazed that he hadn't managed to break his neck. He slung open the door and noticed Ethan's car still parked there. That was definitely a good sign. Hopefully she was still on the Crane grounds.
He ran toward the cottage, maybe she had gone there first. He pounded on the door of the cottage, "Teresa, are you in there? Please, if you are, open up. You have to let me explain. Please, I thought it was you." He yelled, but there was not answer.
He ran his fingers through his hair and tried to imagine where she could possibly be. He started walking toward the pond. It had always been his favorite place on the grounds, maybe Teresa felt the same way. As he neared the pond he heard the faint sound of voices. As he got closer he noticed that one of the voices was Teresa's, but he still couldn't pick up the voice of the other person, but he had a feeling of who it could be. He stood behind a bush a pulled it back slightly.
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Teresa looked down at the ground as tears slowly fell from her eyes. She knew deep down that it wasn't Ethan that she loved. She hadn't loved him for a long time. In fact, she wasn't sure if she had ever loved him. But he was right. There were more important things to think about than her or even the matter of love. She had a son, and he needed a family. Maybe it wasn't the family that she had always dreamed of, but none the less it was a family.
She looked up at Ethan and nodded, "Okay, Ethan, I'll still marry you."
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Fox saw Ethan and Teresa standing there talking. Teresa looked so upset. So small and fragile. He wanted nothing more than to walk over and take her in his arms, and tell her that everything was going to be okay. He could explain what had happened, but he knew better. His memories of what had taken place tonight were just one big blur.
He saw Ethan touch the side of Teresa's arm and softly say something to her. Teresa then looked down at the ground as if thinking to herself. She stood still for a moment and then slowly looked back up at Ethan. "Okay, Ethan, I'll still marry you." And then he watched as Ethan pulled Teresa into his arms and gently comforted her.
"You won't be sorry, Teresa. I promise. I'll make you the happiest woman alive." He smiled to himself. He had one. He had beaten Fox. It felt damn good.
Fox swore under his breath, "Damn it, how could this have happened? You've lost her, Fox. You've lost her forever."
She finally stopped at the pond, "Ethan, please..."
"I only want to help you, Teresa. Can't you atleast let me do that much?"
"You could help me by letting me be alone right now. That's all I ask of you." She said.
"Teresa, you don't need to be alone right now. Let me help you. Talk to me." He pleaded.
"Why? What good will it do? It's not going to change the fact that I caught Fox in bed with an old lover." She dropped her face down in her hands, "God, I can't believe I was so stupid." she cursed herself.
"Come on, Teresa, talk to me. If you open up to me you might feel better."
Teresa stood there starring at the water for some time. "I thought he was different, Ethan. I didn't think he had a Crane bone in his body."
"He was raised as a Crane, Teresa. Why would you think that he would be any different? Crane blood runs through his veins. It's as simple as that."
"I guess you're right." She sighed. "I've lost so much today. The man that I love and the best friend that I ever had."
"It's going to be okay, Teresa. We can pretend like none of this ever happened. We can still be together if you'll have me."
"Ethan..."
"Teresa, you have a son to think about. He needs a father figure in his life. God knows Julian can't do that for him. Fox has proven himself incapable. I know I was out of line the other night, but I've admitted to it and I've sought out help. Please, Teresa, I want nothing more than to make you happy. I love you, Teresa. Please say you'll still be my wife."
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Fox scrambled to put on his clothes. It definitely wasn't easy. He had fallen several times just trying to put his pants on. Something had given him a horrible headache. He could barely stand. He finally somehow managed to get fully dressed. He ran down the hall and took the staircase two steps at at time. Amazed that he hadn't managed to break his neck. He slung open the door and noticed Ethan's car still parked there. That was definitely a good sign. Hopefully she was still on the Crane grounds.
He ran toward the cottage, maybe she had gone there first. He pounded on the door of the cottage, "Teresa, are you in there? Please, if you are, open up. You have to let me explain. Please, I thought it was you." He yelled, but there was not answer.
He ran his fingers through his hair and tried to imagine where she could possibly be. He started walking toward the pond. It had always been his favorite place on the grounds, maybe Teresa felt the same way. As he neared the pond he heard the faint sound of voices. As he got closer he noticed that one of the voices was Teresa's, but he still couldn't pick up the voice of the other person, but he had a feeling of who it could be. He stood behind a bush a pulled it back slightly.
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Teresa looked down at the ground as tears slowly fell from her eyes. She knew deep down that it wasn't Ethan that she loved. She hadn't loved him for a long time. In fact, she wasn't sure if she had ever loved him. But he was right. There were more important things to think about than her or even the matter of love. She had a son, and he needed a family. Maybe it wasn't the family that she had always dreamed of, but none the less it was a family.
She looked up at Ethan and nodded, "Okay, Ethan, I'll still marry you."
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Fox saw Ethan and Teresa standing there talking. Teresa looked so upset. So small and fragile. He wanted nothing more than to walk over and take her in his arms, and tell her that everything was going to be okay. He could explain what had happened, but he knew better. His memories of what had taken place tonight were just one big blur.
He saw Ethan touch the side of Teresa's arm and softly say something to her. Teresa then looked down at the ground as if thinking to herself. She stood still for a moment and then slowly looked back up at Ethan. "Okay, Ethan, I'll still marry you." And then he watched as Ethan pulled Teresa into his arms and gently comforted her.
"You won't be sorry, Teresa. I promise. I'll make you the happiest woman alive." He smiled to himself. He had one. He had beaten Fox. It felt damn good.
Fox swore under his breath, "Damn it, how could this have happened? You've lost her, Fox. You've lost her forever."