Chapter 2: What I Was Missing
Four years Later...
"Get back here Fox!"
"You're never going to catch me."
Teresa continued to run after Fox on the Crane grounds. They had become best friends since that day under the wharf.
Finally, Fox stopped running and Teresa slammed into him, not expecting his stop.
"Ouch dufus!"
"Well, if you weren't chasing me then you wouldn't have run into me."
"Whatever. Can I ask you something?"
"I guess so."
They sat down under a tree and Teresa began to talk.
"Fox, would you be my partner at my Quince?"
"Quince? What's that?"
"It's a party for a when a Hispanic girl turns 15 or 'quince' in Spanish."
"Um, what do I have to do?"
"Well, you need to wear a white suit and dance with me the whole night."
"Um, dance?"
"Yeah, we waltz at first, it's tradition, then we salsa and cha-cha and other dances too."
"I know how to waltz and all those other ballroom mombo jumbo stuff, but not salsa and cha-cha."
"I'll teach you, just say you'll be my partner."
"Okay. Start teaching."
"You got it."
Four months later
AFTER THE PARTY
"Thanks again Fox."
"For what?"
"Being my partner tonight. It means a lot."
"Anything for you Resa."
She laughed, "Resa?"
"Yeah, I wanted to try out that name for a while so...whenever I feel like we're in a good mood or I want to connect with you... your name becomes 'Resa'." Okay?"
She continued to laugh, "Whatever you say Fox."
Next Day
"Fox?"
"Yeah?"
"Can I ask you for a favor?"
"Of course. I'd do anything for you. What do you need?"
She walked a little closer to him and said, "This needs to be serious and look really serious. Okay?"
Fox got serious, "Okay. What's wrong, Resa? Tell me."
"I need to ask you for a kiss."
"A kiss?"
"Yeah."
"Why?" He said while feeling stupid that he asked.
"Because, Noah Bennett is right over there and I know he has a crush
on me. I just want to show him what he's missing out on by not kissing
me, himself."
"Um, Resa...I don't know about," Teresa's lips on his stopped him abruptly. She pulled him a little closer and he went along with her. He never thought about kissing Teresa until that moment, but for some reason he didn't want to let her go. He placed his hands on her back and picked her up and sat her on a higher level of the wharf. She placed her hands on his cheeks and he placed his hands on the sides of her as they continued to slowly kiss. She slowly pulled away from him with her hands still on his cheeks. She stared into his eyes with look of uncertainty.
She opened her mouth to say something, but Fox placed a finger on her lips and shook his head (saying no) and slowly moved in for another kiss. They continued to kiss and the only thing that Fox could think about was "why did I wait so long to realize what I was missing?"
Author's Note: Reviews? Sorry for the long awaited chapter...extremely busy...also, it won't be this easy for Fox and Teresa...doubt it? Read my other stories...I'm a tad of a crazy author...I like to put them in difficult and weird situations...literally.
Four years Later...
"Get back here Fox!"
"You're never going to catch me."
Teresa continued to run after Fox on the Crane grounds. They had become best friends since that day under the wharf.
Finally, Fox stopped running and Teresa slammed into him, not expecting his stop.
"Ouch dufus!"
"Well, if you weren't chasing me then you wouldn't have run into me."
"Whatever. Can I ask you something?"
"I guess so."
They sat down under a tree and Teresa began to talk.
"Fox, would you be my partner at my Quince?"
"Quince? What's that?"
"It's a party for a when a Hispanic girl turns 15 or 'quince' in Spanish."
"Um, what do I have to do?"
"Well, you need to wear a white suit and dance with me the whole night."
"Um, dance?"
"Yeah, we waltz at first, it's tradition, then we salsa and cha-cha and other dances too."
"I know how to waltz and all those other ballroom mombo jumbo stuff, but not salsa and cha-cha."
"I'll teach you, just say you'll be my partner."
"Okay. Start teaching."
"You got it."
Four months later
AFTER THE PARTY
"Thanks again Fox."
"For what?"
"Being my partner tonight. It means a lot."
"Anything for you Resa."
She laughed, "Resa?"
"Yeah, I wanted to try out that name for a while so...whenever I feel like we're in a good mood or I want to connect with you... your name becomes 'Resa'." Okay?"
She continued to laugh, "Whatever you say Fox."
Next Day
"Fox?"
"Yeah?"
"Can I ask you for a favor?"
"Of course. I'd do anything for you. What do you need?"
She walked a little closer to him and said, "This needs to be serious and look really serious. Okay?"
Fox got serious, "Okay. What's wrong, Resa? Tell me."
"I need to ask you for a kiss."
"A kiss?"
"Yeah."
"Why?" He said while feeling stupid that he asked.
"Because, Noah Bennett is right over there and I know he has a crush
on me. I just want to show him what he's missing out on by not kissing
me, himself."
"Um, Resa...I don't know about," Teresa's lips on his stopped him abruptly. She pulled him a little closer and he went along with her. He never thought about kissing Teresa until that moment, but for some reason he didn't want to let her go. He placed his hands on her back and picked her up and sat her on a higher level of the wharf. She placed her hands on his cheeks and he placed his hands on the sides of her as they continued to slowly kiss. She slowly pulled away from him with her hands still on his cheeks. She stared into his eyes with look of uncertainty.
She opened her mouth to say something, but Fox placed a finger on her lips and shook his head (saying no) and slowly moved in for another kiss. They continued to kiss and the only thing that Fox could think about was "why did I wait so long to realize what I was missing?"
Author's Note: Reviews? Sorry for the long awaited chapter...extremely busy...also, it won't be this easy for Fox and Teresa...doubt it? Read my other stories...I'm a tad of a crazy author...I like to put them in difficult and weird situations...literally.