Chapter 13 : friends can be family too

Ethan: I see Chad I'm going over to talk to him.

Pilar: Ok, I'll go over and talk to the nurse.

Ethan: Hey Chad.

Chad: Ethan my man.

They do their usually way of hand shaking.

Chad: How are you doing?

Ethan: I'm holding up. I miss Teresa so much. Have you gone to see her yet? I know Pilar said she was putting you and Whitney on the list of friends that could see her.

Chad: No I didn't have the heart. Oh Whitney sends her love.

Ethan: She has that tennis tournament today doesn't she?

Chad: Yeah she does. She couldn't want to miss it Coach Russell and Simone both went with her. She is dedicating her matches to Teresa. Plus she knows that Teresa would have her head if she missed something important because of her.

Ethan (laughs): That is so true. I think its sweet of Whitney to do that for Teresa she'll be touched by that when I tell her. Chad you have to tell me the truth. How is Whitney really? I'm concerned about her because of the simple fact that her and Teresa are so close.

Chad: You're telling me. Whitney has taken this very hard. She cried herself to sleep last night holding a picture of the two of them that was taken at the first engagement party.

Ethan: Sounds very familiar. Last night before I went to sleep I was holding a picture of Teresa close to my heart and then I dreamt about her.

Chad: Hey I don't want to know what kind of dream it was.

Ethan: No it was nothing like that. It was sweet and romantic and very real.

Chad: How real are we talking?

Ethan: I could smell the perfume she always wore. I tasted her sweet loving lips. I could feel her soft skin. I even felt her hair tickling my nose as we danced.

Chad: You and Teresa have a connection.

Ethan: Yes we do something that I have never felt before with anyone else. Not even with Gwen.

Chad: Speaking of Gwen, you know she was here asking about Teresa.

Ethan: That's a bit surprising. What did she say?

Chad: Well she said that she was concerned about Teresa. Don't you find that funny?

Ethan: Not at all Gwen can be caring when she wants to be. What else did she say?

Chad: Oh nothing much that she thinks that Teresa's family is cursed because at both engagement parties something went wrong.

Ethan: We both know that's not true. I think Gwen takes after her mother too much.

Chad: Yeah I agree to that.

Pilar comes over to Chad and Ethan. Both men stand up.

Pilar: We can go and see Teresa in about 5 minutes they are running some tests.

Ethan: Thanks Pilar. Would you like a seat?

Pilar: Yes I would very much. Thank you.

Pilar sits down with Chad and Ethan.

Chad: Mrs. L.F thank you so much for putting me on the visitors list. I know I'm not family.

Pilar: Well you are important to Ethan and Whitney so that makes you important to Teresa too. She has often talked about you.

Chad: I bet.

Pilar: I see you have Teresa's computer.

Chad: Oh yes I do I hope you don't mind. I took it last night after Ethan left it here. Ethan told me that she has ever song downloaded that her and Ethan danced to and since I lost my DJ equipment to the shooting yesterday. I thought I would get a head start on the music for the wedding.

Pilar: Chad I don't mind at all. That is very sweet and kind of you.

Chad: My pleasure. Now all I need is Sheridan and Luis's songs and then I'll have everything I need for the wedding. Any word on who put Teresa in here?

Pilar: Chief Bennett said he was going to be coming over later with an update on the shooting.

Ethan: I hope he has good news because until the shooter is found Teresa's life is still in danger.

Chad: I don't think Chief Bennett is going to let anything happen to his future daughter-in-law.

Ethan: I know he won't.

Thanks to: justnet12000 for reviewing the last chapter

A/n: here's chap 13 I hope you like it and I decided to post two chapters don't forget to review

-RMSOBlue