Theresa skimmed through the store for an outfit to wear to her date with Fox that night. She spotted a fashionable dress and went to go for it when she suddenly bumped into Gwen.
"Gwen." she smiled fakely.
"Hi." she answered coldly.
"How's Madison?" Theresa asked.
"Madison's fine. Now if you'll excuse me." she said trying to brush past Theresa, but stopped when she felt Theresa's hand on her shoulder.
"It's hard to believe, but before all of this we were good friends."
"People change." Gwen replied.
"Yeah they do, but not drastically. I didn't become your surrogate mother because I wanted to break up you and Ethan. I did it for that friend that I once knew. The friend that I could confide in." Theresa said wanting to make things right between her and Gwen.
"You didn't confide in me about you and Ethan." Gwen pointed out.
"You want to know the truth Gwen?" Theresa asked as Gwen turned around to face her. "Ethan and I were dating before you and I became friends, and then we did, and things got so complicated and I didn't want to tell you cause I was afraid you'd be hurt and you wouldn't want to be friends anymore. I admit that I felt completely guilty for not telling you. After you and Ethan got married I realized that I needed to move on and I did not have any vendetta to get Ethan back."
"Truthfully?" she asked.
Theresa nodded. "I'm not lying. My feelings for him didn't immediately go away, but I never acted on them because you were my friend and I didn't want to betray you. I seriously thought that me carrying your child for you would patch up things between us."
Gwen looked around and then sighed. "I truly am grateful for what you did for me and Ethan. It's going to take time for me to forget what happened in the past though, you have to understand that."
"I do. Just remember I'll be here whenever you're ready to forgive me." Theresa responded. She gave Gwen a quick smile and went to purchase her dress.
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"Theresa, you're like floating on a cloud." Whitney laughed as Theresa looked through her closet for the millionth time.
"I don't know. I just have a good feeling about this whole thing with me and Gwen." Theresa smiled.
"I'll believe it when I see it." Whitney said doubtfully.
"Time for a little fashion show." Theresa said as she began to try on dresses.
She first tried on a tight pink dress.
"You look like a pink flamingo." Whitney commented. Hadley laughed and they both exchanged high fives.
Theresa re-entered in a long silk blue dress.
"You look like Mr. Roger's wife." Hadley giggled.
Theresa rolled her eyes at Whitney and Hadley and soon returned in a short brown mini dress.
"5 cent hoe bag!" Hadley screamed.
"5 cent hoe bag." Theresa mouthed to Whitney.
"Hey, you're probably the one who taught her that." Whitney mouthed back.
Theresa laughed and changed into the dress she had bought earlier. It was perfect. It was a black halter top dress with a beautiful white flower print.
"Go Mommy!" Hadley said in satisfaction.
"Shoes!" Theresa said rummaging through her suitcase. She pulled out a pair of black heels and slipped them on. She was making her way over to the full length mirror when she lost her balance and fell to the floor.
Whitney and Hadley instantly cracked up at the sight of Theresa collapsing.
"I'm ok." Theresa muffled as she managed to pull herself up off the floor. She stood up and straightened her dress, just as they heard a knock on the hotel door.
"Oh no!" she exclaimed as she moved around frantically. "I haven't even done my hair yet!"
"Hadley, why don't you got open the door while I help your mom with her hair." Whitney instructed.
Hadley nodded and ran to open the door for Fox. "Hi Daddy!" she greeted him warmly.
"Hey there." he answered. "Is your mom ready?"
"No, Aunt Whitney's helping her get ready."
"Women." Fox smiled as he sat down on the couch.
"So where are you taking her?" Hadley asked.
"Downtown to the Blue Note." Fox answered.
"What are your intentions?" Hadley questioned.
"My intentions?" Fox asked. "Um...to have a good time!"
"Do you plan on marrying my mother?"
"Woah, what's with all the questions?" Fox said laughing.
"I'm just preparing you for when I go on dates." Hadley smiled.
"Now that's a whole different subject."
Finally getting used to her heels, Theresa entered the room to find Hadley and Fox talking. "Let me guess," she began, "Hadley's hammered you with a bunch of questions."
"Yeah." Fox managed to get out as he stared at the stunning Theresa.
"Hadley, I thought I told you to stop that!" Theresa scolded.
"But I always find out cool things." Hadley answered.
"Always?" Fox asked curiously.
"Yeah, Mommy's had a lot of boyfriends." Hadley replied. "One time a guy said he intended to fufill her fantasies."
"Hadley!" Theresa interjected.
Hadley giggled and ran to the room to join Whitney.
Fox began to laugh at what Hadley had said and the expression on Theresa's face.
"Boyfriends, huh?" Fox said later at the Blue Note.
Theresa grinned. "You didn't expect me to drink milk to numb my hormones for 3 years, did you?"
"Just as I didn't expect you to where a muzzle." he joked, remembering a conversation they had had a long time ago.
They both looked at each other and laughed. "Ah, the bet."
"Yes, and you tricked me." he pouted.
"Hey, you used Dawn to clean my carpet." she laughed.
"Those were the times." Fox smiled.
"Yeah." Theresa replied.
"I remember I used to kiss you randomly and you would get so pissed at me."
"Because you confused me." she smiled.
"Shouldn't a kiss tell you something?" he winked.
"Your kisses didn't." she answered.
"Well maybe this kiss will tell you something." he whispered as he kissed her.
"Hmm." she said pulling away. "It tells me that its almost 9:45 and we're not going to meet Hadley's curfew if we don't leave now."
Fox sighed a few minutes later as he and Theresa arrived in front of her hotel room.
"Hey, your uh, your shoes look a little wobbly there." he said as she took a few steps.
"They're fine." she replied as she continued to walk. To her and Fox's surprise, she once again lost her balance and fell.
Embarassed, she immediately jumped up and fixed her dress. "I'm ok." she said holding up her hand.
Fox looked at her and laughed. "Now that I know that, I should be saying goodnight."
"Yep. It's 9:59." Theresa joked.
Fox smiled and leaned in for a kiss when the door suddenly flew open.
"Daddy, haven't you been told?" Hadley said stepping between him and Theresa. "No kisses on the first date."
"Right, no kisses on the first date." Fox answered. He then cleared his throat and turned to Theresa, "Goodnight Theresa and goodnight Hadley."
"Goodnight." they said in unison. They watched Fox as he disappeared down the hall and an excited Hadley demanded for Theresa to tell her every detail.
An hour later a tired Theresa had finally told Hadley every detail and put her to bed. She took off her shoes and collapsed back on her bed just as the phone rang. She groaned and reached over to answer the phone.
"Hello?"
"Hey baby." the voice on the other line said. "I miss you."
Theresa bolted up and gasped. She had forgotten all about him.
"Gwen." she smiled fakely.
"Hi." she answered coldly.
"How's Madison?" Theresa asked.
"Madison's fine. Now if you'll excuse me." she said trying to brush past Theresa, but stopped when she felt Theresa's hand on her shoulder.
"It's hard to believe, but before all of this we were good friends."
"People change." Gwen replied.
"Yeah they do, but not drastically. I didn't become your surrogate mother because I wanted to break up you and Ethan. I did it for that friend that I once knew. The friend that I could confide in." Theresa said wanting to make things right between her and Gwen.
"You didn't confide in me about you and Ethan." Gwen pointed out.
"You want to know the truth Gwen?" Theresa asked as Gwen turned around to face her. "Ethan and I were dating before you and I became friends, and then we did, and things got so complicated and I didn't want to tell you cause I was afraid you'd be hurt and you wouldn't want to be friends anymore. I admit that I felt completely guilty for not telling you. After you and Ethan got married I realized that I needed to move on and I did not have any vendetta to get Ethan back."
"Truthfully?" she asked.
Theresa nodded. "I'm not lying. My feelings for him didn't immediately go away, but I never acted on them because you were my friend and I didn't want to betray you. I seriously thought that me carrying your child for you would patch up things between us."
Gwen looked around and then sighed. "I truly am grateful for what you did for me and Ethan. It's going to take time for me to forget what happened in the past though, you have to understand that."
"I do. Just remember I'll be here whenever you're ready to forgive me." Theresa responded. She gave Gwen a quick smile and went to purchase her dress.
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"Theresa, you're like floating on a cloud." Whitney laughed as Theresa looked through her closet for the millionth time.
"I don't know. I just have a good feeling about this whole thing with me and Gwen." Theresa smiled.
"I'll believe it when I see it." Whitney said doubtfully.
"Time for a little fashion show." Theresa said as she began to try on dresses.
She first tried on a tight pink dress.
"You look like a pink flamingo." Whitney commented. Hadley laughed and they both exchanged high fives.
Theresa re-entered in a long silk blue dress.
"You look like Mr. Roger's wife." Hadley giggled.
Theresa rolled her eyes at Whitney and Hadley and soon returned in a short brown mini dress.
"5 cent hoe bag!" Hadley screamed.
"5 cent hoe bag." Theresa mouthed to Whitney.
"Hey, you're probably the one who taught her that." Whitney mouthed back.
Theresa laughed and changed into the dress she had bought earlier. It was perfect. It was a black halter top dress with a beautiful white flower print.
"Go Mommy!" Hadley said in satisfaction.
"Shoes!" Theresa said rummaging through her suitcase. She pulled out a pair of black heels and slipped them on. She was making her way over to the full length mirror when she lost her balance and fell to the floor.
Whitney and Hadley instantly cracked up at the sight of Theresa collapsing.
"I'm ok." Theresa muffled as she managed to pull herself up off the floor. She stood up and straightened her dress, just as they heard a knock on the hotel door.
"Oh no!" she exclaimed as she moved around frantically. "I haven't even done my hair yet!"
"Hadley, why don't you got open the door while I help your mom with her hair." Whitney instructed.
Hadley nodded and ran to open the door for Fox. "Hi Daddy!" she greeted him warmly.
"Hey there." he answered. "Is your mom ready?"
"No, Aunt Whitney's helping her get ready."
"Women." Fox smiled as he sat down on the couch.
"So where are you taking her?" Hadley asked.
"Downtown to the Blue Note." Fox answered.
"What are your intentions?" Hadley questioned.
"My intentions?" Fox asked. "Um...to have a good time!"
"Do you plan on marrying my mother?"
"Woah, what's with all the questions?" Fox said laughing.
"I'm just preparing you for when I go on dates." Hadley smiled.
"Now that's a whole different subject."
Finally getting used to her heels, Theresa entered the room to find Hadley and Fox talking. "Let me guess," she began, "Hadley's hammered you with a bunch of questions."
"Yeah." Fox managed to get out as he stared at the stunning Theresa.
"Hadley, I thought I told you to stop that!" Theresa scolded.
"But I always find out cool things." Hadley answered.
"Always?" Fox asked curiously.
"Yeah, Mommy's had a lot of boyfriends." Hadley replied. "One time a guy said he intended to fufill her fantasies."
"Hadley!" Theresa interjected.
Hadley giggled and ran to the room to join Whitney.
Fox began to laugh at what Hadley had said and the expression on Theresa's face.
"Boyfriends, huh?" Fox said later at the Blue Note.
Theresa grinned. "You didn't expect me to drink milk to numb my hormones for 3 years, did you?"
"Just as I didn't expect you to where a muzzle." he joked, remembering a conversation they had had a long time ago.
They both looked at each other and laughed. "Ah, the bet."
"Yes, and you tricked me." he pouted.
"Hey, you used Dawn to clean my carpet." she laughed.
"Those were the times." Fox smiled.
"Yeah." Theresa replied.
"I remember I used to kiss you randomly and you would get so pissed at me."
"Because you confused me." she smiled.
"Shouldn't a kiss tell you something?" he winked.
"Your kisses didn't." she answered.
"Well maybe this kiss will tell you something." he whispered as he kissed her.
"Hmm." she said pulling away. "It tells me that its almost 9:45 and we're not going to meet Hadley's curfew if we don't leave now."
Fox sighed a few minutes later as he and Theresa arrived in front of her hotel room.
"Hey, your uh, your shoes look a little wobbly there." he said as she took a few steps.
"They're fine." she replied as she continued to walk. To her and Fox's surprise, she once again lost her balance and fell.
Embarassed, she immediately jumped up and fixed her dress. "I'm ok." she said holding up her hand.
Fox looked at her and laughed. "Now that I know that, I should be saying goodnight."
"Yep. It's 9:59." Theresa joked.
Fox smiled and leaned in for a kiss when the door suddenly flew open.
"Daddy, haven't you been told?" Hadley said stepping between him and Theresa. "No kisses on the first date."
"Right, no kisses on the first date." Fox answered. He then cleared his throat and turned to Theresa, "Goodnight Theresa and goodnight Hadley."
"Goodnight." they said in unison. They watched Fox as he disappeared down the hall and an excited Hadley demanded for Theresa to tell her every detail.
An hour later a tired Theresa had finally told Hadley every detail and put her to bed. She took off her shoes and collapsed back on her bed just as the phone rang. She groaned and reached over to answer the phone.
"Hello?"
"Hey baby." the voice on the other line said. "I miss you."
Theresa bolted up and gasped. She had forgotten all about him.