Theresa slowly walked through the park as she remembered her encounter with
Little Ethan earlier.
"He's really grown up." she said to herself.
"Talking to yourself?" a voice said.
She turned around to face Fox Crane. "Fox."
"I guess I'm not the only one who clears my head with a late night walk." Fox replied.
"Guess not."
"Mind if I walk with you?" he asked.
"Nope." she answered as they continued to walk.
They silently walked for five minutes until Fox said, "What are you thinking about?"
"My son." Theresa said quietly. "I saw him today along with Gwen and Alistair."
"That doesn't sound too pretty." Fox grinned.
"I feel so guilty." she confessed as she stopped walking.
"Why?"
"I haven't been here to protect him from those monsters and to watch him grow up." Theresa replied.
"I don't know what to say." a baffled Fox answered. "Where were you all of these years?"
Theresa slowly looked up at him. "Can I trust you?"
"You're trusting me with getting your son back so I'm sure you can trust me with a lot of other things." Fox said.
Theresa nodded and sat down on a bench, soon followed by Fox. "The fact is that I couldn't come back before now."
"Why's that?" he asked.
Theresa took a deep breath as she decided to tell him the truth. "That fire was set by Gwen and Rebecca and I remember seeing them take my son away and then they dragged me into this car..."
"Oh my god, you aren't serious are you?" Fox asked in total shock.
Theresa slowly nodded her head. "The next thing I knew I was in Mexico and I couldn't leave Mexico for five years. So I settled down with my Aunt Maria who takes care of my sister Paloma... I found the biggest surprise ever."
"What did you find?"
"I found Ryan, my father, and your grandmother." she told him.
"What? My grandmother died!" Fox objected.
"No. Alistair made it seem like she died but she really isn't dead."
"Is this what you were talking about when you said you knew secrets that could make my grandfather flinch?" Fox asked.
"It's only the beginning." Theresa grinned.
"Tell me the rest." Fox insisted. "I want to hear the rest."
To his dismay Theresa shook her head. "In time you'll know the rest."
"So what gives you your grudge against the Cranes?" Theresa asked Fox.
"Simple things." he answered. "They treat me like a piece of property. Not much to tell."
"I think you're worth more than a piece of property."
"You think so?" Fox asked. "I mean we're talking about 3,000,000 bucks here!"
"Yeah I think so." Theresa laughed.
The smile on Fox's face soon disappeared. "That's the first time someone's said anything to me like that... thank you."
Theresa slowly nodded as their eyes locked. He had such beautiful eyes.
Fox was beginning to close the space between them and plant a kiss on her lips, when his phone rang.
"I should get that." he whispered.
Theresa nodded, a little disappointed that their moment was cut off.
Fox quickly jumped to his feet.
"What's wrong?" Theresa asked as she looked up at him.
"It's your mother. We need to get to the hospital now."
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Theresa anxiously waited for the elevator door to open. She hadn't seen her mother in so long. She needed to talk to her and let her know that she was all right.
The door suddenly opened and a nervous Theresa walked onto the floor followed by Fox. Butterflies fluttered in her stomach as she saw all the familiar faces that she had left behind.
"I don't believe it!" a familiar voice screamed in shock.
Theresa looked up to see her best friend staring at her.
"Whitney?" Theresa smiled.
Whitney quickly nodded as tears began to well up in her eyes. "Don't just stand there girl, give me a hug!"
Theresa grinned and gave Whitney a hug. "I need to go see my mom." Theresa managed to say as she pulled away. She quickly turned and headed into the hospital room.
Crowded around a bed were her brothers Luis and Miguel. The words that she wanted to say were frozen on her lips.
"I'm here." she finally said as she began to sob.
Luis and Miguel turned around to see the sister that they thought was dead in full and living color.
"Oh my god." a stunned Miguel said.
Instead of getting the reception that she expected, she got nothing. Theresa looked in confusion as her brothers looked at her with excitement yet so much hurt, pain, and anger.
"I said I'm here!" she repeated as tears fell down her eyes.
Luis and Miguel quickly ripped their gaze away from her and laid it back on Pilar.
A broken Theresa quietly reached for the doorknob and stumbled out of the room. She closed the door behind her and laid her head against it as she continued to cry.
She wiped her eyes and looked up to see she had an audience. Theresa looked around until her eyes fell on Ethan.
"Ethan." she whispered.
Instead of responding, Ethan looked away.
Theresa desperately looked around the room. She was sure someone had a kind word for her. "Sheridan?" she called out.
Sheridan ignored her and looked down at her hands.
Suddenly a giant sign that said "Welcome Home Theresa" popped out of nowhere and everyone shouted "Surprise!"
Theresa laughed and cried at the same time.
Her brothers and her mother soon appeared at her side.
"Mi hija." her mother cried.
"Mama." Theresa smiled as she hugged her.
She then turned to her two brothers. "I will never forgive you two, you got that?" she laughed.
Theresa laughed and talked to everyone the whole night. Finally everyone had gone home except for Whitney and Fox.
"Well." Whitney said as she got up. "I should be going home."
"Yeah, me too." Theresa replied.
"Are you coming?" Whitney asked Fox.
"No, I have to take Theresa home." Fox said pointing to a confused Theresa.
"Ok. I guess I'll see you tomorrow?"
Fox nodded and pulled her into a kiss as a horrified Theresa watched on.
"Bye Theresa." Whitney said after the kiss as she gave her a hug.
"Bye." Theresa said quietly.
Fox narrowed his eyes at Theresa. "Is something wrong?"
"No." Theresa lied. "Everything's fine."
"He's really grown up." she said to herself.
"Talking to yourself?" a voice said.
She turned around to face Fox Crane. "Fox."
"I guess I'm not the only one who clears my head with a late night walk." Fox replied.
"Guess not."
"Mind if I walk with you?" he asked.
"Nope." she answered as they continued to walk.
They silently walked for five minutes until Fox said, "What are you thinking about?"
"My son." Theresa said quietly. "I saw him today along with Gwen and Alistair."
"That doesn't sound too pretty." Fox grinned.
"I feel so guilty." she confessed as she stopped walking.
"Why?"
"I haven't been here to protect him from those monsters and to watch him grow up." Theresa replied.
"I don't know what to say." a baffled Fox answered. "Where were you all of these years?"
Theresa slowly looked up at him. "Can I trust you?"
"You're trusting me with getting your son back so I'm sure you can trust me with a lot of other things." Fox said.
Theresa nodded and sat down on a bench, soon followed by Fox. "The fact is that I couldn't come back before now."
"Why's that?" he asked.
Theresa took a deep breath as she decided to tell him the truth. "That fire was set by Gwen and Rebecca and I remember seeing them take my son away and then they dragged me into this car..."
"Oh my god, you aren't serious are you?" Fox asked in total shock.
Theresa slowly nodded her head. "The next thing I knew I was in Mexico and I couldn't leave Mexico for five years. So I settled down with my Aunt Maria who takes care of my sister Paloma... I found the biggest surprise ever."
"What did you find?"
"I found Ryan, my father, and your grandmother." she told him.
"What? My grandmother died!" Fox objected.
"No. Alistair made it seem like she died but she really isn't dead."
"Is this what you were talking about when you said you knew secrets that could make my grandfather flinch?" Fox asked.
"It's only the beginning." Theresa grinned.
"Tell me the rest." Fox insisted. "I want to hear the rest."
To his dismay Theresa shook her head. "In time you'll know the rest."
"So what gives you your grudge against the Cranes?" Theresa asked Fox.
"Simple things." he answered. "They treat me like a piece of property. Not much to tell."
"I think you're worth more than a piece of property."
"You think so?" Fox asked. "I mean we're talking about 3,000,000 bucks here!"
"Yeah I think so." Theresa laughed.
The smile on Fox's face soon disappeared. "That's the first time someone's said anything to me like that... thank you."
Theresa slowly nodded as their eyes locked. He had such beautiful eyes.
Fox was beginning to close the space between them and plant a kiss on her lips, when his phone rang.
"I should get that." he whispered.
Theresa nodded, a little disappointed that their moment was cut off.
Fox quickly jumped to his feet.
"What's wrong?" Theresa asked as she looked up at him.
"It's your mother. We need to get to the hospital now."
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Theresa anxiously waited for the elevator door to open. She hadn't seen her mother in so long. She needed to talk to her and let her know that she was all right.
The door suddenly opened and a nervous Theresa walked onto the floor followed by Fox. Butterflies fluttered in her stomach as she saw all the familiar faces that she had left behind.
"I don't believe it!" a familiar voice screamed in shock.
Theresa looked up to see her best friend staring at her.
"Whitney?" Theresa smiled.
Whitney quickly nodded as tears began to well up in her eyes. "Don't just stand there girl, give me a hug!"
Theresa grinned and gave Whitney a hug. "I need to go see my mom." Theresa managed to say as she pulled away. She quickly turned and headed into the hospital room.
Crowded around a bed were her brothers Luis and Miguel. The words that she wanted to say were frozen on her lips.
"I'm here." she finally said as she began to sob.
Luis and Miguel turned around to see the sister that they thought was dead in full and living color.
"Oh my god." a stunned Miguel said.
Instead of getting the reception that she expected, she got nothing. Theresa looked in confusion as her brothers looked at her with excitement yet so much hurt, pain, and anger.
"I said I'm here!" she repeated as tears fell down her eyes.
Luis and Miguel quickly ripped their gaze away from her and laid it back on Pilar.
A broken Theresa quietly reached for the doorknob and stumbled out of the room. She closed the door behind her and laid her head against it as she continued to cry.
She wiped her eyes and looked up to see she had an audience. Theresa looked around until her eyes fell on Ethan.
"Ethan." she whispered.
Instead of responding, Ethan looked away.
Theresa desperately looked around the room. She was sure someone had a kind word for her. "Sheridan?" she called out.
Sheridan ignored her and looked down at her hands.
Suddenly a giant sign that said "Welcome Home Theresa" popped out of nowhere and everyone shouted "Surprise!"
Theresa laughed and cried at the same time.
Her brothers and her mother soon appeared at her side.
"Mi hija." her mother cried.
"Mama." Theresa smiled as she hugged her.
She then turned to her two brothers. "I will never forgive you two, you got that?" she laughed.
Theresa laughed and talked to everyone the whole night. Finally everyone had gone home except for Whitney and Fox.
"Well." Whitney said as she got up. "I should be going home."
"Yeah, me too." Theresa replied.
"Are you coming?" Whitney asked Fox.
"No, I have to take Theresa home." Fox said pointing to a confused Theresa.
"Ok. I guess I'll see you tomorrow?"
Fox nodded and pulled her into a kiss as a horrified Theresa watched on.
"Bye Theresa." Whitney said after the kiss as she gave her a hug.
"Bye." Theresa said quietly.
Fox narrowed his eyes at Theresa. "Is something wrong?"
"No." Theresa lied. "Everything's fine."