Chapter 6: Break
"Okay, well, I'll be at your house in about half an hour okay Fox?"
"Yup."
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing."
"Seriously, what's up?"
"Nothing, we just need to talk."
"Okay, talk."
"Wait till you get here okay?"
"No. Spill."
"It's really serious. Wait till you get here."
"Are you mad at me?"
Pause. "No."
"Did I do something wrong?"
Pause. "No."
"Are you going to break up with me?"
Double pause. "Resa, just wait till you get here, okay? Stop asking me."
"Um, okay. I'll see you in a bit. I love you."
"Love you too."
"Bye."
"Bye baby."
(Half an hour later)
When Teresa arrived Fox was asleep in his bed. She crawled up next to him and laid down. When Fox awoke he shook Teresa and said, "Roll over...I know you're not asleep."
She rolled over smiling and was shot down by his serious look. She kissed his cheek and slowly laid her head on his chest to relax. He stroked her hair and said, "You want to talk now or later?"
Hearing the seriousness in his voice she sat up and replied, "Now is fine."
They sat face to face on his bed in silence. He held her hands in his and he started to cry. He threw his face into his pillows as he cried. She immediately grabbed him and started to ask what was wrong. All he would say is "I can't do it."
"What can't you do?"
"Hold me first and then I'll tell you."
She pulled him close and said, "Baby, talk to me, please, what's wrong?"
"I'm sorry."
"For what?"
"I want a break up with you, but I can't."
She immediately let go of him and teared up.
Seeing the tears in her eyes...he cried harder.
"Resa, please don't cry I'm sorry."
"No, tell me why you thought about this."
"Everyone's fighting with me saying that I don't hang out with the guys anymore, I don't go out, I don't party, I don't drink anymore. They're pissed that all I do is talk with you."
"It has always been you're choice to stay in and talk with me."
"Because I always feel guilty for leaving you."
"I find things to do, Fox. I know you like to do your stuff so I don't fight you about it."
"I feel guilty though."
"You shouldn't feel guilty. It's the choice you make."
After much deliberation and tears they decided that a break was best because Fox needed time to think.
"Resa, can I keep the ring?"
"No."
"Why not?"
"Because it will remind you of me and that's the last thing you want on a break."
"Can I still give you kisses?"
"No."
"But I need kisses to survive!"
She laughed, "Then the break will kill you."
"Are you still going to call me and check and see if I'm alive."
"I guess I have to."
"Do you hate me now?"
"No."
(After she leaves the house...)
{An hour later she calls him}
"Hey what's up Fox?"
"I'm over Josh's."
"Oh. Sorry to bother you. I'll let you go."
"No, what's up?"
"Nothing. Just wanted to talk."
"Oh."
"Yeah, but I gotta go anyway."
"You do, Resa?"
"Um, yeah."
"Okay. Bye."
"Bye."
{An hour later she calls again}
"Hello?"
"Hey, it's me again."
"Hey."
"Where you at?"
"Josh's still."
"Oh."
"What's up?"
"Couldn't sleep. Thought you'd wanna talk."
"Oh, well, we were going head out to the store and get something to eat."
"Oh. Okay."
"I gotta go."
"Okay. Bye."
"Wait!"
"What?"
"I love you."
Silence... "I love you."
He heard the tears in her voice and responded, "Can I have a kissie too?"
"Muah."
"Muah."
"I love you, Resa."
"I love you too."
"Bye."
"Bye."
{The next morning...12 hours later}
"Hello?"
"Resa...it's Fox."
"Hey! Is something wrong?"
"No why?"
"I thought you'd not want to speak with me."
"Baby, I'm so sorry, let's just forget last night okay? I don't know what I was thinking. I'm so sorry."
"Huh?"
"Will you have me back?"
"Of course sweetie."
"Thank God. I love you, Teresa, so much."
"I love you too Fox, I just...I was thinking last night..."
"And?"
"I never thought I'd have to cry myself to sleep because of you."
"Resa, I'm sorry."
"It's okay, I just, I don't know, thought so many things last night after the break and 12 hours later you want me back?"
"It was a mistake, Teresa. Please understand."
"Okay. I do."
"Good. I love you."
"I love you."
"Muah."
"Muah."
Silence. "Resa, I gotta go baby."
"Why?"
"I'm a block away from work."
"Okay."
"I love you."
"Love you too."
"Muah."
"Muah."
"Bye."
"Bye baby."
"Okay, well, I'll be at your house in about half an hour okay Fox?"
"Yup."
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing."
"Seriously, what's up?"
"Nothing, we just need to talk."
"Okay, talk."
"Wait till you get here okay?"
"No. Spill."
"It's really serious. Wait till you get here."
"Are you mad at me?"
Pause. "No."
"Did I do something wrong?"
Pause. "No."
"Are you going to break up with me?"
Double pause. "Resa, just wait till you get here, okay? Stop asking me."
"Um, okay. I'll see you in a bit. I love you."
"Love you too."
"Bye."
"Bye baby."
(Half an hour later)
When Teresa arrived Fox was asleep in his bed. She crawled up next to him and laid down. When Fox awoke he shook Teresa and said, "Roll over...I know you're not asleep."
She rolled over smiling and was shot down by his serious look. She kissed his cheek and slowly laid her head on his chest to relax. He stroked her hair and said, "You want to talk now or later?"
Hearing the seriousness in his voice she sat up and replied, "Now is fine."
They sat face to face on his bed in silence. He held her hands in his and he started to cry. He threw his face into his pillows as he cried. She immediately grabbed him and started to ask what was wrong. All he would say is "I can't do it."
"What can't you do?"
"Hold me first and then I'll tell you."
She pulled him close and said, "Baby, talk to me, please, what's wrong?"
"I'm sorry."
"For what?"
"I want a break up with you, but I can't."
She immediately let go of him and teared up.
Seeing the tears in her eyes...he cried harder.
"Resa, please don't cry I'm sorry."
"No, tell me why you thought about this."
"Everyone's fighting with me saying that I don't hang out with the guys anymore, I don't go out, I don't party, I don't drink anymore. They're pissed that all I do is talk with you."
"It has always been you're choice to stay in and talk with me."
"Because I always feel guilty for leaving you."
"I find things to do, Fox. I know you like to do your stuff so I don't fight you about it."
"I feel guilty though."
"You shouldn't feel guilty. It's the choice you make."
After much deliberation and tears they decided that a break was best because Fox needed time to think.
"Resa, can I keep the ring?"
"No."
"Why not?"
"Because it will remind you of me and that's the last thing you want on a break."
"Can I still give you kisses?"
"No."
"But I need kisses to survive!"
She laughed, "Then the break will kill you."
"Are you still going to call me and check and see if I'm alive."
"I guess I have to."
"Do you hate me now?"
"No."
(After she leaves the house...)
{An hour later she calls him}
"Hey what's up Fox?"
"I'm over Josh's."
"Oh. Sorry to bother you. I'll let you go."
"No, what's up?"
"Nothing. Just wanted to talk."
"Oh."
"Yeah, but I gotta go anyway."
"You do, Resa?"
"Um, yeah."
"Okay. Bye."
"Bye."
{An hour later she calls again}
"Hello?"
"Hey, it's me again."
"Hey."
"Where you at?"
"Josh's still."
"Oh."
"What's up?"
"Couldn't sleep. Thought you'd wanna talk."
"Oh, well, we were going head out to the store and get something to eat."
"Oh. Okay."
"I gotta go."
"Okay. Bye."
"Wait!"
"What?"
"I love you."
Silence... "I love you."
He heard the tears in her voice and responded, "Can I have a kissie too?"
"Muah."
"Muah."
"I love you, Resa."
"I love you too."
"Bye."
"Bye."
{The next morning...12 hours later}
"Hello?"
"Resa...it's Fox."
"Hey! Is something wrong?"
"No why?"
"I thought you'd not want to speak with me."
"Baby, I'm so sorry, let's just forget last night okay? I don't know what I was thinking. I'm so sorry."
"Huh?"
"Will you have me back?"
"Of course sweetie."
"Thank God. I love you, Teresa, so much."
"I love you too Fox, I just...I was thinking last night..."
"And?"
"I never thought I'd have to cry myself to sleep because of you."
"Resa, I'm sorry."
"It's okay, I just, I don't know, thought so many things last night after the break and 12 hours later you want me back?"
"It was a mistake, Teresa. Please understand."
"Okay. I do."
"Good. I love you."
"I love you."
"Muah."
"Muah."
Silence. "Resa, I gotta go baby."
"Why?"
"I'm a block away from work."
"Okay."
"I love you."
"Love you too."
"Muah."
"Muah."
"Bye."
"Bye baby."