Chapter 7
"Is this seat taken?" The frail voice of a woman broke Teresa from her reverie.
She looked up stunned to see who was standing in front of her. "Whitney? What are you doing?"
"I'm going back to Harmony, Teresa. Where all the people I love and trust are?"
"Whitney, come on, you don't want to do this. Have you talked to Chad?" Teresa asked.
"Yeah, and nothing he says can change the fact that he's married and that he never told me about it. God, I can't believe how stupid I was. I can only hope that my father and Simone can forgive me. I've let them down so bad, Teresa. I chose Chad over my family. The three people I could always count on the most in this world."
"Stop it, Whitney. You haven't let them down anymore than they let you down."
Whitney looked at Teresa puzzled, "What are you saying, Teresa? How did my family let me down?"
"Simone was being childish to think that Chad ever loved her. It was obvious from the start that you were the one that he wanted and loved. You'r father and mother should have trusted you and knew that you would never fall for a man that didn't live up to their standards. You're a kind and loving person, Whitney, and that's exactly what kind of guys you attract. Chad is a good man and if you're parents can't see that then they're the ones in the wrong. Not you."
Whitney sat there for a moment, not sure of what to say. She finally shook her head, "It doesn't matter anymore. I just hope they're willing to accept me back into the family." Whitney wiped the tears from her eyes, "I think I'll freshen up in the bathroom before the flight leaves. I'll be back in just a second."
Teresa nodded and watched Whitney walk away. She looked out the window again, "I hope your family is more forgiving than you apparently are, Whitney, otherwise you're in for a heartbreak."
Fox pulled his sleak sportscar into the parking lot of the Crane apartments. He got out of his car and decided that it was a nice day to sit around the pool. Better take advantage of what little was still left of the hot summer days.
He ran up to his apartment and changed into his swim suit. He grabbed a towel and some sun block and headed down toward the pool. He found an empty seat and stretch out in it, letting the warm sun relax his tense muscles. The stress of the past couple of days had gotten to him more than he could have ever realized. Teresa was gone. He was definitely going to miss her. One thing was for certain when Teresa was around. There was never a dull moment.
Then of course, there was this deal with Whitney. He would give her a few days to cool off and then he would make his move. Fox grinned. It was funny how things worked out. He never thought that winning Whitney over would be this easy. And who would have guessed that the person who claimed to love her was the one that was helping push her into his arms. Chad was a fool. Whitney would never take him back. Never. She was so big on honesty.
Honesty. That word cut Fox to the quick. The last thing he had been lately was honest. That would all change when he had won over Whitney. He would change then. Right now he had to use anything possible to get Whitney. And at the moment, Fox thought that honesty was most definitely not the best policy.
A dark shadow settled over Fox. He looked up to see an outline of a man. "Come on, man, you're blocking my sun."
"Fox, we need to talk." Chad said.
"About what?" Fox said nonchalantly.
"I think you know, Fox."
Fox grimmaced. He had a feeling things were about to get ugly.
"Is this seat taken?" The frail voice of a woman broke Teresa from her reverie.
She looked up stunned to see who was standing in front of her. "Whitney? What are you doing?"
"I'm going back to Harmony, Teresa. Where all the people I love and trust are?"
"Whitney, come on, you don't want to do this. Have you talked to Chad?" Teresa asked.
"Yeah, and nothing he says can change the fact that he's married and that he never told me about it. God, I can't believe how stupid I was. I can only hope that my father and Simone can forgive me. I've let them down so bad, Teresa. I chose Chad over my family. The three people I could always count on the most in this world."
"Stop it, Whitney. You haven't let them down anymore than they let you down."
Whitney looked at Teresa puzzled, "What are you saying, Teresa? How did my family let me down?"
"Simone was being childish to think that Chad ever loved her. It was obvious from the start that you were the one that he wanted and loved. You'r father and mother should have trusted you and knew that you would never fall for a man that didn't live up to their standards. You're a kind and loving person, Whitney, and that's exactly what kind of guys you attract. Chad is a good man and if you're parents can't see that then they're the ones in the wrong. Not you."
Whitney sat there for a moment, not sure of what to say. She finally shook her head, "It doesn't matter anymore. I just hope they're willing to accept me back into the family." Whitney wiped the tears from her eyes, "I think I'll freshen up in the bathroom before the flight leaves. I'll be back in just a second."
Teresa nodded and watched Whitney walk away. She looked out the window again, "I hope your family is more forgiving than you apparently are, Whitney, otherwise you're in for a heartbreak."
Fox pulled his sleak sportscar into the parking lot of the Crane apartments. He got out of his car and decided that it was a nice day to sit around the pool. Better take advantage of what little was still left of the hot summer days.
He ran up to his apartment and changed into his swim suit. He grabbed a towel and some sun block and headed down toward the pool. He found an empty seat and stretch out in it, letting the warm sun relax his tense muscles. The stress of the past couple of days had gotten to him more than he could have ever realized. Teresa was gone. He was definitely going to miss her. One thing was for certain when Teresa was around. There was never a dull moment.
Then of course, there was this deal with Whitney. He would give her a few days to cool off and then he would make his move. Fox grinned. It was funny how things worked out. He never thought that winning Whitney over would be this easy. And who would have guessed that the person who claimed to love her was the one that was helping push her into his arms. Chad was a fool. Whitney would never take him back. Never. She was so big on honesty.
Honesty. That word cut Fox to the quick. The last thing he had been lately was honest. That would all change when he had won over Whitney. He would change then. Right now he had to use anything possible to get Whitney. And at the moment, Fox thought that honesty was most definitely not the best policy.
A dark shadow settled over Fox. He looked up to see an outline of a man. "Come on, man, you're blocking my sun."
"Fox, we need to talk." Chad said.
"About what?" Fox said nonchalantly.
"I think you know, Fox."
Fox grimmaced. He had a feeling things were about to get ugly.