Welcoming New Life

"Ow!" Theresa wakes up in the middle of the night with a sharp pain in her stomach.

"Oh, God, the baby is coming..." "Okay, Theresa, breathe." Reaching for the phone, she calls Fox, her best friend.

"Fox, the baby is coming... What am I going to do?"

"Ok, Theresa, just relax. I'm going to call Whitney, since she knows of this as well. I can't escape here with Rebecca back. But I'll be in touch when I can."

"Hey, Fox?"

"Yeah?"

"Thanks for being a great friend."

"Hey, you were there for me from the beginning. I know we didn't work out as a couple, but I love you all the same."

"And I love you."

After Theresa gets off the phone, she continues breathing, while Fox calls over to the true love of his life, Whitney Russell.

"Hey, listen. Theresa is in labor. You need to get to Castleton Inn to take her to the hospital. I can't leave here with Rebecca on my tail."

"No problem, Fox. I'm on my way."

Once Whitney gets to the hotel, she helps Theresa get into the car, and then heads to Castleton Hospital.

"No lectures, Whitney, okay?"

"I'm not going to lecture here. This is a special moment, and regardless of the situation, you're having a baby!"

Theresa smiles as she rubs her stomach. "yeah, I am."

Looking in the back seat at Little Ethan sleeping, Theresa smiles. "I'm doing the right thing." She thinks to herself.

Once at the hospital, labor comes quickly for Theresa, as she becomes dilated to a 10 in less than an hour.

"Okay, Theresa, it's time to push. Are you ready?" The doctor asks.

"As ready as I can be."

After an hour, Theresa is greeted by the sound of her baby crying.

"It's a girl!"

After she is cleaned up, Theresa holds her daughter for the first time.

"Oh, my little girl. I love you so much. There's no way I can give you up to Gwen and Ethan. You look so beautiful."

Once she is settled into her hospital room, Whitney and Little Ethan come into the room.

"She's beautiful, Theresa."

"Yea, she is." Theresa remains quiet for a bit, causing Whitney to worry.

"What's wrong?"

"Look at her for a second, Whitney."

Whitney holds her goddaughter in her arms, and then realization hits her.

"She looks just like..."

"Little Ethan." Theresa confirms.

"How is that possible? I mean, I know this baby is Ethan's daughter, but little Ethan isn't his son...is he?"

Theresa thinks for a moment. "I don't know, Whitney. When I delivered him, I thought he was Julian's because of everything that happened in Bermuda. I never had a DNA test done, because I was on the pill when Ethan and I made love on the beach."

"Theresa, you have to call Ethan and tell him this, it's only fair he knows!"

"Whitney, if I contact them, they'll take both my children away from me in a heartbeat!"

"Theresa, calm down, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to get you riled up." Looking down at the baby in Theresa's arms, she smiles. "Name your little girl, Theresa."

"Breanna. Breanna Pilar Winthrop."

"That's beautiful. Hi, Breanna, I'm your aunt Whitney!"

The two best friends laugh, as Theresa thinks about Ethan.

"Oh, Ethan, will you ever know your daughter? Is it possible that the night on the beach created little Ethan?"

"Whitney, I need to get a DNA test done on my son. It's the only way I can get answers to this."

"I know, I'll be with you every step of the way."

"Thanks, Whitney."

"You're welcome."

Coming Up

Theresa learns the overdue truth

Ethan comes to his senses about love

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