Ch.9

"Hey."

Teresa looked up from her hospital bed to see Fox in the doorway.

"Can I come in?" he asked.

"Of course," she smiled, motioning to the foot of her bed. "You want to sit down?"

Fox nodded, and sat down, gently placing one of his hands on her leg.

"How are you feeling?" he asked.

She looked out the window.

"I've been so stupid," she said.

Fox didn't move.

She looked back at him.

"Fox, I don't know what I would ever do if you weren't in my life."

He smiled.

" I'm sorry you have to go through all this."

"Fox, I brought all of this on myself."

He frowned.

"Losing custody was hard on you…I understand that…"

"But acting like I did was inexcusable." She finished.

He sighed.

"Well none of that matters now," he said rubbing her leg. "All that matters is that you get better…you really scared me Resa."

"I'm sorry," she murmured. " I just don't want to hurt anymore…I thought that was the only way…" her voice trailed off as she looked away from him.

"So," Fox said trying to change the subject; "how long do you think you have to stay here? Has Eve said anything?"

She shook her head.

"She said I could go home whenever I want…"

"Well that's good news."

"Yea," she said sadly.

"What's wrong?"

"It's just that I'm scared Fox…I don't want to go home to that empty house, see that my son isn't there, and be right back where I started."

Fox stood up and walked over to her, gently tracing the skin on her arm.

"I would never let that happen Resa," he said kindly. "I promise I wont ever let you feel like this again."

He bent down and kissed her.

She smiled.

"I just wish I could see my son again."

Fox was about to say something, but was interrupted by a voice coming from the doorway behind him.

"I'm working on it Teresa."

Fox turned around.

"Ethan?"

Ethan stood there, his head bent down, too afraid to look at her.

Teresa became angry.

"Ethan, what the hell are you doing here?"

He walked into the room. Fox could see the tears in his eyes.

"Ethan?"

He looked up at Teresa and ran to her bed.

"I'm so sorry," he said grabbing her hand.

Teresa didn't move. She looked at Fox confused.

"I never meant for anything like this to happen," Ethan said.

"What are you talking about?" Teresa looked at him, unsure of what to do next.

He squeezed her hand and looked deep onto her eyes.

"I'm going to help you get your son back."