Chapter 9
"No, Chad, I have no idea what you're talking about. Care to fill me in?"
"Don't give me that, Fox. You can't tell me you didn't know that Whitney was leaving L.A." Chad raised his voice.
Fox swung his legs around and sat forward on his chair. "Wait a minute. Back up. Did you just say that Whitney left L.A.?" Fox asked stunned.
"That's exactly what I'm saying."
Fox ran his fingers through his hair. "I didn't realize she was that upset."
"Yeah, well, believe it man. She was more than just upset. She was furious." Chad pushed over the small side table that stood between him and Fox. "Damn it how could I have been so stupid?"
"You have to admit it was a pretty stupid move to bring Whitney out to L.A. where you had once had gang relations and a wife."
"What the hell are you saying, Fox?" Chad asked angrily.
"Hey, don't get angry with me." Fox stood up and faced him. "You've brought this on your ownself Chad. You should have known better than to ever bring Whitney here to L.A."
"I was trying to make a life for us." Chad shot back.
"No, Chad, you were trying to make a life for yourself. You were trying to fulfill your dreams even if it meant hurting Whitney in the process." Fox yelled.
"That's a lie, Fox and and you know it. I was trying to make a future for both of us. A better life for the both of us."
"If that was the case you would have stayed in Harmony with her. You could have made a future there with her."
"That's where you're wrong, Fox. Whitney and I could have never truly been happy in Harmony. Her father would have made sure of that. Not to mention Simone."
"Just excuses Chad. If you loved Whitney the way you claim to you would have never dragged her out her to L.A. to pursue some dream of being a recording executive. You put yourself above her and that was your downfall."
"So when did you become so big on what was best for Whitney?" Chad pushed him. "Huh? I thought you were more concerned about Teresa. Isn't she your mystery woman? Or let me guess, she's just a cover up to your real mystery woman. And who would that be, Fox? That's not too hard to figure out now is it?" Chad pushed Fox again and Fox went sprawling back onto the lounge chair. "I should have known better than to ever trust a Crane. You're all the same. Lying, deceitful..."
Fox surged up out of the chair. "Shut up, Chad. You don't know the first thing about me."
Chad laughed mockingly, "Oh, I don't do I? You're a lying sonofabitch, Fox, and I swear to God you had better stay away from Whitney or I'll..."
"You'll what, Chad? Sick one of your gang buddies on me. You don't scare me, Chad and neither do they. So why don't you just go back to the misses and live happily ever after."
Chad starred at Fox for a short moment and then turned to walk away. He then stopped dead in his tracks and turned to face Fox yet again. "You know, Fox, I wonder what Teresa would think about all of this? Her beloved Fox in love with her best friend and lying to her about it the entire time." Chad turned back around and this time he was gone.
Fox sat back down in the chair and took a deep breath. Everything around him began to spin. He thought he was going to be sick.
"No, Chad, I have no idea what you're talking about. Care to fill me in?"
"Don't give me that, Fox. You can't tell me you didn't know that Whitney was leaving L.A." Chad raised his voice.
Fox swung his legs around and sat forward on his chair. "Wait a minute. Back up. Did you just say that Whitney left L.A.?" Fox asked stunned.
"That's exactly what I'm saying."
Fox ran his fingers through his hair. "I didn't realize she was that upset."
"Yeah, well, believe it man. She was more than just upset. She was furious." Chad pushed over the small side table that stood between him and Fox. "Damn it how could I have been so stupid?"
"You have to admit it was a pretty stupid move to bring Whitney out to L.A. where you had once had gang relations and a wife."
"What the hell are you saying, Fox?" Chad asked angrily.
"Hey, don't get angry with me." Fox stood up and faced him. "You've brought this on your ownself Chad. You should have known better than to ever bring Whitney here to L.A."
"I was trying to make a life for us." Chad shot back.
"No, Chad, you were trying to make a life for yourself. You were trying to fulfill your dreams even if it meant hurting Whitney in the process." Fox yelled.
"That's a lie, Fox and and you know it. I was trying to make a future for both of us. A better life for the both of us."
"If that was the case you would have stayed in Harmony with her. You could have made a future there with her."
"That's where you're wrong, Fox. Whitney and I could have never truly been happy in Harmony. Her father would have made sure of that. Not to mention Simone."
"Just excuses Chad. If you loved Whitney the way you claim to you would have never dragged her out her to L.A. to pursue some dream of being a recording executive. You put yourself above her and that was your downfall."
"So when did you become so big on what was best for Whitney?" Chad pushed him. "Huh? I thought you were more concerned about Teresa. Isn't she your mystery woman? Or let me guess, she's just a cover up to your real mystery woman. And who would that be, Fox? That's not too hard to figure out now is it?" Chad pushed Fox again and Fox went sprawling back onto the lounge chair. "I should have known better than to ever trust a Crane. You're all the same. Lying, deceitful..."
Fox surged up out of the chair. "Shut up, Chad. You don't know the first thing about me."
Chad laughed mockingly, "Oh, I don't do I? You're a lying sonofabitch, Fox, and I swear to God you had better stay away from Whitney or I'll..."
"You'll what, Chad? Sick one of your gang buddies on me. You don't scare me, Chad and neither do they. So why don't you just go back to the misses and live happily ever after."
Chad starred at Fox for a short moment and then turned to walk away. He then stopped dead in his tracks and turned to face Fox yet again. "You know, Fox, I wonder what Teresa would think about all of this? Her beloved Fox in love with her best friend and lying to her about it the entire time." Chad turned back around and this time he was gone.
Fox sat back down in the chair and took a deep breath. Everything around him began to spin. He thought he was going to be sick.