Gwen pulled her car into the church parking lot. She raced into the
church. She went down a hallway that lead to where she knew that Teresa
would be getting ready. She gently tapped on the door.
Pilar opened the door to find Gwen standing there, "Who is it, mama?" Teresa asked worried.
"Don't worry, Teresa. It's just the wedding coordinator. I'll be back in just a second." She stepped out and shut the door behind her. "Gwen, what are you doing here? I don't think that this is such a good idea."
"Please, Pilar, I need to speak with Teresa."
"Gwen, she won't talk to you."
"Please, just ask her. That's all I'm asking." Gwen begged.
Pilar sighed, "Okay, if it's that important to you, I'll ask her. Just don't get your hopes up. You know as well as I do how stubborn my daughter can be." Pilar stepped back into the room and a few seconds later came back out, shutting the door behind her again.
"She won't talk to me, will she?"
"I'm sorry, Gwen."
"I was afraid she wouldn't." Gwen pulled the envelope out her pocketbook that was addressed to Teresa. "Would you please give this to her? It's from Fox."
Pilar nodded, "Of course, I will."
Pilar went back in the room and sat down beside Teresa. "Are you okay, Teresa?"
"How dare she try and talk to me on my wedding day!" Teresa said outraged. "What did she think she could accomplish? Did she actually think she could convince me that I wasn't good enough for Ethan?..."
"Teresa, calm down. I honestly don't think that Gwen had any intentions of the sort. She seemed very concerned. Are you sure you won't just talk to her?"
"Absolutely not!"
"Okay, okay. Here she gave me this." She held out the envelope. "She said it was from Fox."
Teresa fought back the tears at the very mention of his name, "Fox? What is it?"
"I don't know. She just ask that I give it to you." Pilar leaned over and kissed her daughter. "Teresa, whatever you decide to do today, I'll support you either way. You are my daughter and I love you. I know that you'll make the right decision."
Teresa looked at her mother surprised. "I'm doing the right thing by marrying Ethan, mama."
"Are you sure about that, Teresa? Are you absolutely sure?" Pilar walked out of the room leaving Teresa standing there by herself.
She looked down at the envelope that she held in her hands. Her name was written across the front of it in Fox's handwritting. She opened the envelope and sat down to read it...
Teresa,
I'm truly sorry for the way things have turned out. Please believe me when I say that I had no intentions of trying to claim you or win you from Ethan in anyway. I came back to Harmony for one reason only, and that reason is as simple as...I love you. I knew I would never be happy until I proved to myself whether or not we could actually have something together, and did we ever. That night at the cabin was the best night of my life. That night I actually felt alive. I felt like I belonged. I felt like we belonged together.
Then I messed it up. I hope you know that I never would have hurt you for anything in the world. I can honestly say that I don't remember a thing that happened that night with Audrey. When I said I thought she was you, I meant it with all my heart. I have never lied to you Teresa, and I never will. Ask yourself this...Why would I ever want to be with someone like Audrey, when I have the love of the woman of my dreams?
I hope that you'll be happy in your life with Ethan if that's truly what you want. Always know that I'll be there for you whenever you need me, but I can't sit back and watch you marry him. I left Harmony this morning. If you ever need me you can reach me at my old address and phone number.
I'll never forget the night we shared together, and I'll love you until the day I die.
Fox
Teresa was interrupted from her thoughts by another knock on the door. She wiped the tears that had fallen from her eyes. She folded the envelope and tucked into a bag that she had carried with her. She walked over and opened the door.
"Well, sis, it's time." Luis smiled. "Are you ready?
***I'm going to leave you guys in suspense. What do you think Teresa will do? Will she walk down the aisle or will she leave Ethan standing there? Or will Dylan make it to the airport in time to catch Fox? You'll just have to come back to find out.
Pilar opened the door to find Gwen standing there, "Who is it, mama?" Teresa asked worried.
"Don't worry, Teresa. It's just the wedding coordinator. I'll be back in just a second." She stepped out and shut the door behind her. "Gwen, what are you doing here? I don't think that this is such a good idea."
"Please, Pilar, I need to speak with Teresa."
"Gwen, she won't talk to you."
"Please, just ask her. That's all I'm asking." Gwen begged.
Pilar sighed, "Okay, if it's that important to you, I'll ask her. Just don't get your hopes up. You know as well as I do how stubborn my daughter can be." Pilar stepped back into the room and a few seconds later came back out, shutting the door behind her again.
"She won't talk to me, will she?"
"I'm sorry, Gwen."
"I was afraid she wouldn't." Gwen pulled the envelope out her pocketbook that was addressed to Teresa. "Would you please give this to her? It's from Fox."
Pilar nodded, "Of course, I will."
Pilar went back in the room and sat down beside Teresa. "Are you okay, Teresa?"
"How dare she try and talk to me on my wedding day!" Teresa said outraged. "What did she think she could accomplish? Did she actually think she could convince me that I wasn't good enough for Ethan?..."
"Teresa, calm down. I honestly don't think that Gwen had any intentions of the sort. She seemed very concerned. Are you sure you won't just talk to her?"
"Absolutely not!"
"Okay, okay. Here she gave me this." She held out the envelope. "She said it was from Fox."
Teresa fought back the tears at the very mention of his name, "Fox? What is it?"
"I don't know. She just ask that I give it to you." Pilar leaned over and kissed her daughter. "Teresa, whatever you decide to do today, I'll support you either way. You are my daughter and I love you. I know that you'll make the right decision."
Teresa looked at her mother surprised. "I'm doing the right thing by marrying Ethan, mama."
"Are you sure about that, Teresa? Are you absolutely sure?" Pilar walked out of the room leaving Teresa standing there by herself.
She looked down at the envelope that she held in her hands. Her name was written across the front of it in Fox's handwritting. She opened the envelope and sat down to read it...
Teresa,
I'm truly sorry for the way things have turned out. Please believe me when I say that I had no intentions of trying to claim you or win you from Ethan in anyway. I came back to Harmony for one reason only, and that reason is as simple as...I love you. I knew I would never be happy until I proved to myself whether or not we could actually have something together, and did we ever. That night at the cabin was the best night of my life. That night I actually felt alive. I felt like I belonged. I felt like we belonged together.
Then I messed it up. I hope you know that I never would have hurt you for anything in the world. I can honestly say that I don't remember a thing that happened that night with Audrey. When I said I thought she was you, I meant it with all my heart. I have never lied to you Teresa, and I never will. Ask yourself this...Why would I ever want to be with someone like Audrey, when I have the love of the woman of my dreams?
I hope that you'll be happy in your life with Ethan if that's truly what you want. Always know that I'll be there for you whenever you need me, but I can't sit back and watch you marry him. I left Harmony this morning. If you ever need me you can reach me at my old address and phone number.
I'll never forget the night we shared together, and I'll love you until the day I die.
Fox
Teresa was interrupted from her thoughts by another knock on the door. She wiped the tears that had fallen from her eyes. She folded the envelope and tucked into a bag that she had carried with her. She walked over and opened the door.
"Well, sis, it's time." Luis smiled. "Are you ready?
***I'm going to leave you guys in suspense. What do you think Teresa will do? Will she walk down the aisle or will she leave Ethan standing there? Or will Dylan make it to the airport in time to catch Fox? You'll just have to come back to find out.