Ch.24
Teresa stared outside the window in her new room.
"I can't believe I'm in here," she said looking around.
"This is all Fox's fault."
She sighed punching the wall.
"No it's not…It's my fault," she whispered slowly sliding to the ground. "I did this all to myself."
"And now Fox thinks I hate him."
She pulled her hair back and sighed.
"Maybe I really am crazy."
There was a knock on her door.
"Maybe that's Fox and I can apologize to him!" She cried jumping up from the floor.
She ran to the door but stopped dead in her tracks.
"Gwen? What are you doing here?"
The blonde walked in, a somber look on her face.
"Gwen, I don't think you should be here."
"Teresa…something happened."
"Gwen, please leave…"
"It's about Little Ethan," she interrupted.
Teresa's heart stopped beating. Her breath caught in her throat.
"What about him?"
Gwen wiped away the fake tears from her eyes.
"He's missing."
She stared at her.
"You're lying."
"I wish I was," She said. "But I'm not."
"Get out of here Gwen… I don't want to hear your disgusting lies anymore."
"But-"
"GO!" She screamed, pushing her out of the room, slamming the door.
Gwen laughed all the way out to her car.
"That should mess with her head for awhile."
She pulled out her cell phone.
"Crane residence."
"Put my mother on the phone!" she barked into the receiver.
A few moments later Rebecca picked up.
"Helloooo??"
"Mother, it worked perfectly!"
"Ahh I knew it would!" she cheered. "That little twit it already so messed up in the head…this should finally push her overboard."
Gwen laughed.
"Put little Ethan on the phone…I need to tell him something."
"What?"
"Put the kid on the phone mother…"
"But Gwennie I thought he was with you."
"NO mother, I told you to watch him while I came and talked to Teresa…"
"Gwen, he's not here."
Gwen cursed to her self.
"Ask the staff and make sure no one has seen him…I'll be home in 20 minutes." She hung up the phone and floored the gas.
"I cant believe it," she said. "The little snot really is missing."
Rebecca hung up.
"Has anyone seen Little Ethan?"
"I saw him like an hour ago when he was leaving!" Phyllis called out.
"Phyllis, where was he going?"
"I don't know ma'am…wherever Mr. Fox was taking him."
Rebecca gasped.
"Fox?"
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Teresa paced back and forth.
"Gwen has to be lying," she said. "My son is fine, he's not missing."
Her thoughts were interrupted by another knock on the door.
Fox peeked his head in.
"Resa
"FOX!" she yelled running to him. She jumped in his arms.
"I'm so sorry," she said, crying into his neck. "I'm so sorry…"
"Heyyy, what's wrong? What's going on?" He said stroking her hair. "Why are you apologizing?"
"Because I love you and I've been horrible to you these past few days."
"Resa, you don't have to apologize for anything."
He gently kissed her.
"Fox, Little Ethan is missing."
He smiled.
"What? Who told you that?"
"Gwen."
His face grew serious.
"Wait, Gwen was here? When?"
"A few minutes ago…why? And wait what are you doing here? I thought Eve said I couldn't have any visitors…"
"Resa," he said grabbing her hands. "Your son isn't missing."
She smiled
"He's not?"
"No," he shook his head. "He's downstairs in the car, waiting."
She looked at him confused.
"Waiting? For what?"
Fox smiled.
"For you"
She stared at him.
"What are you talking about Fox?"
"I'm sneaking you out of here Resa."
"Fox are you insane?"
"I'm in love," He said with a grin. "I guess you could call it insanity."
She laughed.
"Ok…let's say I agree to this beyond ridiculous plan of yours…then what? Where are we going to go? Where are we going to live? Are we just going to be on the run for the rest of our lives?"
"We can go back to L.A…my friend Dylan lives out there…I've already talked to him, he's expecting us out there tomorrow."
She was speechless.
"And you think this could really work?"
He kissed her hand.
"We can make it work."
She smiled.
"Just think about it Resa…you, me, Little Ethan…we can finally be that family we've talked about. Isn't that what you want?"
"More than anything," she said beginning to cry. "But what if we get caught Fox? Then you'll be put in jail, I'll be put back here…it will all be for nothing."
"Teresa, any moment that I get to spend with you Is never nothing…I don't care if we get a day or a lifetime…it would all be worth it, just to see you smile again."
She closed her eyes.
"So what do you say Resa…are we going?"
Her eyes flew open, a huge smile spreading across her face.
"Let's go."