In this chapter Its two months later. Luis asks Stacie a very important question. Theresa and Fox give everyone some startling news. Kay and Miguel are getting married the next day.

Chapter 8

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Luis felt the box in his pocket he has been carrying around for about a week now waiting for the right moment. He felt tonight was best. Luis called Stacie at her work.

"Hello."

"Stacie?"

"Luis?"

"Yeah, Stac, I was wondering if you want to go to dinner tonight?"

"I loved too."

"OK, I will pick you up at 6 OK?"

"All right. See you then. I love you."

"I love you too."

Luis hung up and began to make arrangements for tonight. He called the restaurant and his family. It was 6 o'clock and it was time to pick up Stacie. Luis was very nervous when he pushed the bell for her door. She opened the door and Luis smiled.

"Are you ready?"

"Yes."

Luis and Stacie drove to the restaurant in silence just on their first date. When Stacie and Luis walked in, his whole family was there. Fox, Theresa, Pilar, Martin (he never disappeared), Miguel, and Kay. He called Antonio but he told him no. They greeted their hellos and ordered their dinner. During the dinner Luis started to shake, no one noticed this but Stacie and she was a little concerned.

"Luis are you OK?"

"Stacie there is something I have been meaning to ask you."

"Really?"

Just as Luis was about to begin, they were interrupted by Antonio and Sheridan.

"What are you doing here?"

"Well we were invited weren't we?"

"You said no before."

"Well, we decided we should. I mean you invited us and it would be rude to turn it down now."

"Well, all right. Sit down then."

Antonio and Sheridan sat down and ordered. They had their dinner and everyone was having dessert. Antonio kissing and cuddling with Sheridan a lot just to show up Luis.

Luis was starting to shake again.

"Luis, what the heck is wrong with you?"

"Well, Stacie, there is something I have been meaning to ask you for a while now."

Luis got up and got down on one knee. Everyone smiled and watched, except Sheridan. She had to fight to keep the tears down.

"Stacie, these past couple of months have been the best of my life. You helped me get through tough times. Stacie you are the one and only one for me. Will you marry me?" Luis pulled out a box and it had his grandmother's ring in it. Sheridan couldn't help but let the tears fall freely now. He was going to give that ring to me. Stacie jumped up and screamed.

"YES!"

Stacie and Luis through each other into each other's arms and kissed. Luis pulled away and slipped the ring on Stacie's finger. She smiled and they yet again kissed.

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Theresa and Fox were in the living room of the mansion discussing where Little Ethan's room should be. Their mansion was almost finished and they just couldn't decide all the little details.

"I think crystal blue in Little E's room and lavender in Miranda's." said Theresa

"That is beautiful. I think that is a good idea."

Fox kissed Theresa and that little kiss turned into a passionate one. Then Ivy and Rebecca walked in.

"Don't you two ever stop."

"Rebecca leave them alone."

"I can't believe you are defending them."

"As I said before Theresa is my daughter-in-law and I just think its time to put the past behind us."

"Whatever."

Rebecca left, Fox went to talk with his father and Ivy sat next to Theresa to see how the decorating is going.

"I love the crystal blue."

"I do too but I am not so sure about the lavender."

"Maybe it is a little too girlie. But it is your house. So, I have been meaning to ask you a question. I know its dumb but humor me. Has Fox adopted Little Ethan yet? Everyone has been wondering about that?"

"Well, no, not exactly."

"Well, why not?"

"Well, its kind of hard to explain but you will know all in good time."

"All right."

Ivy left and Theresa went to go find Fox. She found him in their room.

"Fox we have to talk."

"What about?"

"Well, your mother just asked why you haven't adopted Little Ethan yet."

"You think its time to tell them?"

"Well, they know we are married and that we have one child together."

"Let's talk to everyone tonight."

"OK."

Later that night....

Fox and Theresa gathered all their friends and family.

"Well, you are probably wondering why we have all brought you here."

"I would like to know why I have to be here. I am really not interested in anything that concerns you and Fox." said Rebecca with a harsh tone.

"Listen Rebecca, once we tell you will be glad you stayed, maybe."

"All right. There has been some slight concern on why I haven't adopted Little Ethan yet. Well that's simple. You see Little Ethan is not Julian's son."

"Then he's mine!" jumped in Ethan

"No, you see Little Ethan is my son."

"What! How is that possible?" asked an outraged Ethan

"Well, you see. Theresa thought of another way to keep her son with the custody thing and all. We had a DNA test down and it shown that Little Ethan wasn't his. Then we got a sample of Ethan's blood and that didn't match either. I was down in Bermuda the same time Theresa was and well she didn't sleep with Julian. She slept with me. Theresa and I were both drunk when we were introduced to each other by Julian and well you can guess from there. That's why the judge said that full custody went to Theresa."

"NO! This can't be happening. First you sleep with her and conceive what should be MY child and then Julian marries her. Then you marry her and have another child which yet again should have been mine!" said Ethan

Everyone gasped and looked at an outraged Ethan who looked like he was about to pounce on Fox any second.

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Kay and Miguel were saying good-bye to each other and Jessica was trying to pry them away from each other.

"Come on you guys."

"I think its a stupid dridition and we should just be rid of it."

"Yeah, I think that Kay and I should just do away with old times. Right?"

"Right?"

"No, no, no. You guys can't see each other for the next 24 hours."

"Oh all right."

Kay and Miguel kissed one last time. Kay went with Jessica and Miguel left to his own house.

"I can't believe this time tomorrow I will be Mrs. Miguel Lopez- Fitsgerold."

"Well, I am happy for you sis."

"I just have to keep an eye on Charity. She is might to something to stop the wedding of course."

"Don't worry she won't."

Next Chapter**********Its Kay and Miguel's wedding. Someone stops the wedding with startling news. Ethan talks to Theresa. Luis and Stacie announce their engagement.