Chapter 4
"Whitney, are you sure?" Teresa asked stunned.
"He admitted to it, Teresa. He told me that he had been married. God, he's still married." Whitney covered her mouth with her trembling hand. "I can't believe this is happening. I thought I could trust Chad, but obviously I can't."
"Surely he can explain it, Whitney. Have you actually talked to Chad, found out what exactly is going on?"
"I can't Teresa. I can't face him right now."
"Don't be ridiculous, Whitney. You need to talk to him. He loves you and you love him, you owe that to him. You owe it to each other."
"No, Teresa, I don't owe him anything. He lied to me." Whitney was becoming angry.
"He failed to tell you he was married, Whitney. He didn't exactly lie to you." Teresa pointed out.
"Are you defending him?" She asked surprised.
"No, all I'm saying is that he didn't exactly lie to you, he just failed to tell you everything about his past. I can sympathized with that. I'm not exactly proud of my past with Julian or even Ethan for that matter."
Whitney just starred at Teresa. "See what I mean?" Teresa asked. "I did things with Julian that I would take back in a heartbeat if it didn't mean loosing my son. Though I'm ashamed of my actions with Julian in Bermuda he did give me a beautiful gift. And Ethan," Teresa sighed, "a part of me will love him for the rest of my life, but I've done so many stupid things for that man, and he never once thanked me or even showed an ounce of appreciation for it. I mean, I went to death row for him and while I laid in a coffin in the Crane mansion, he was upstairs getting Gwen pregnant."
"This is a totally different situation, Teresa." Whitney scolded her.
"No, it's not. I'm trying to put Ethan in my past. That's where he deserves to be. I'm trying to move on and forget him. That's exactly what Chad did. He put this woman in his past. You're his future, Whitney. He loves you and you love him. You can't deny each other that."
"I don't think I can do that, Teresa. Chad lied to me or at least he kept the truth from me."
Teresa rolled her eyes, "Do you know how much you sound like Ethan? You two are so big on honesty. Maybe you two should be together." She walked off leaving her friend standing there alone.
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Fox stood up and grinned, unnoticed by Chad, "Wait a minute, wait a minute. You're telling me that you're married?"
"Yes. No. Man this situation is all...screwed up. When I left L.A. I gave her the divorce papers and she said she would take care of them. I assumed she had."
"You know what they say about assuming, Chad."
"Fox, I'm not in the mood for the snide remarks."
"All I'm saying is that maybe you should have stuck around until you knew that the divorce had gone through. Would have saved yourself a lot of heartache."
"Damn it! How could I have been so stupid?" Chad turned around to face Fox. "You and Whitney seem pretty close lately, maybe you could talk to her for me."
"Chad, you know I can't do that."
"Why the hell not?" Chad's face turned red, "Wait a minute. You do have feelings for Whitney, don't you?"
"Come on, Chad. Don't be silly."
Chad took in a deep breath, "Yeah, man, I'm sorry. You love Teresa."
"Yeah, I love Teresa." Fox said quitely to himself. Almost as if trying to convince himself otherwise.
"Why won't you talk to Whitney for me?" Chad asked.
"I guess I could. It's just that you guys are both my friend and I just hate getting in the middle of this." Fox said.
"I guess you're right, man. This is something I have to do on my own."
"Just give her sometime, man. You know, let her sort out her feelings."
Chad nodded, "Yeah, good idea. This has thrown Whitney for a loop. I guess she does need sometime to sort things out."
Fox smiled, 'Time for me to make my move.'
"Whitney, are you sure?" Teresa asked stunned.
"He admitted to it, Teresa. He told me that he had been married. God, he's still married." Whitney covered her mouth with her trembling hand. "I can't believe this is happening. I thought I could trust Chad, but obviously I can't."
"Surely he can explain it, Whitney. Have you actually talked to Chad, found out what exactly is going on?"
"I can't Teresa. I can't face him right now."
"Don't be ridiculous, Whitney. You need to talk to him. He loves you and you love him, you owe that to him. You owe it to each other."
"No, Teresa, I don't owe him anything. He lied to me." Whitney was becoming angry.
"He failed to tell you he was married, Whitney. He didn't exactly lie to you." Teresa pointed out.
"Are you defending him?" She asked surprised.
"No, all I'm saying is that he didn't exactly lie to you, he just failed to tell you everything about his past. I can sympathized with that. I'm not exactly proud of my past with Julian or even Ethan for that matter."
Whitney just starred at Teresa. "See what I mean?" Teresa asked. "I did things with Julian that I would take back in a heartbeat if it didn't mean loosing my son. Though I'm ashamed of my actions with Julian in Bermuda he did give me a beautiful gift. And Ethan," Teresa sighed, "a part of me will love him for the rest of my life, but I've done so many stupid things for that man, and he never once thanked me or even showed an ounce of appreciation for it. I mean, I went to death row for him and while I laid in a coffin in the Crane mansion, he was upstairs getting Gwen pregnant."
"This is a totally different situation, Teresa." Whitney scolded her.
"No, it's not. I'm trying to put Ethan in my past. That's where he deserves to be. I'm trying to move on and forget him. That's exactly what Chad did. He put this woman in his past. You're his future, Whitney. He loves you and you love him. You can't deny each other that."
"I don't think I can do that, Teresa. Chad lied to me or at least he kept the truth from me."
Teresa rolled her eyes, "Do you know how much you sound like Ethan? You two are so big on honesty. Maybe you two should be together." She walked off leaving her friend standing there alone.
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Fox stood up and grinned, unnoticed by Chad, "Wait a minute, wait a minute. You're telling me that you're married?"
"Yes. No. Man this situation is all...screwed up. When I left L.A. I gave her the divorce papers and she said she would take care of them. I assumed she had."
"You know what they say about assuming, Chad."
"Fox, I'm not in the mood for the snide remarks."
"All I'm saying is that maybe you should have stuck around until you knew that the divorce had gone through. Would have saved yourself a lot of heartache."
"Damn it! How could I have been so stupid?" Chad turned around to face Fox. "You and Whitney seem pretty close lately, maybe you could talk to her for me."
"Chad, you know I can't do that."
"Why the hell not?" Chad's face turned red, "Wait a minute. You do have feelings for Whitney, don't you?"
"Come on, Chad. Don't be silly."
Chad took in a deep breath, "Yeah, man, I'm sorry. You love Teresa."
"Yeah, I love Teresa." Fox said quitely to himself. Almost as if trying to convince himself otherwise.
"Why won't you talk to Whitney for me?" Chad asked.
"I guess I could. It's just that you guys are both my friend and I just hate getting in the middle of this." Fox said.
"I guess you're right, man. This is something I have to do on my own."
"Just give her sometime, man. You know, let her sort out her feelings."
Chad nodded, "Yeah, good idea. This has thrown Whitney for a loop. I guess she does need sometime to sort things out."
Fox smiled, 'Time for me to make my move.'