Thanks for the great comments. I'm really sorry that this chapter is so short. I wrote as much as I could without dragging everything out and sounding boring. So, here's a way too short chapter seventeen. (I promise the next one is longer.) Enjoy!

"No Strings"

Chapter Seventeen

Fox caught hold of Theresa before she fell to the floor and picked her up into his arms. He went to the nearest pew and lay her down on it carefully.

"Theresa? Theresa?" he said repeatedly as he touched her face. It felt a little warm and was also slightly flushed. He then noticed that there were still a couple people inside the church doors. "Excuse me, can you find someone to help me please? This girl just passed out," he called out to them.

"I'll go get Dr. Russell," one of the women said.

Fox turned back to Theresa and brought his face close to hers, speaking softly in her ear. "Theresa, baby, come on now. Wake up, Beautiful." He stroked her arms lightly, but swiftly to try to wake her up and placed a soft kiss on her lips.

At that moment Dr. Eve Russell showed up. "Oh my goodness, it's Theresa."

Fox quickly stood up and faced her. "Hi Dr. Russell. I'm Fox Crane. I was talking to Theresa when she just collapsed. I brought her over here and then had someone go get you."

"I recognize you Fox. It's been awhile since I last saw you, but I remember you. I am curious as to why you were kissing Theresa though," Eve replied, confusion written on her face.

"It's a long story, can you just see what's wrong with her, please."

Eve nodded and then knelt down next to Theresa and opened up her black bag. She grabbed a small penlight and was about to check Theresa's pupils when she woke up.

"Theresa, it's Dr. Russell, just lay still for a few minutes, okay?"

"What happened?" Theresa asked, looking around.

"Well, Fox said he was talking to you and you just collapsed. Do you know why?"

"Wait, Fox? You mean it wasn't a dream? He's really here?"

"I'm really here Beautiful," Fox said kneeling down by her head. "You gave me quite a scare."

"Fox, it is you," Theresa said with a smile as she looked at him. "But what are you doing here in Harmony?"

"Sweetie, let's just take care of you first, okay? We can sort this whole thing out later." He was also curious as to how he'd run into Theresa at his brothers wedding.

"Okay." She took hold of his hand and then looked back to Dr. Russell.

"Theresa, do you know why you fainted?" Eve asked again.

"No, I don't Dr. Russell. I was feeling fine until just right before I fainted, right after I saw Fox."

"You haven't been feeling sick or anything lately?" Eve inquired.

"No, other than being a little tired, everything's been fine. But being tired isn't unusual for me, considering I've been working so much at the magazine," Theresa explained.

"Hmm, well it could've just been from excitement about the wedding or something. But I would like to check you out at the hospital anyway. Do you think you could come down there before the reception?"

"Yeah, I guess so."

"I'll bring her down Dr. Russell," Fox said. He helped Theresa sit up and then wrapped an arm around her when she was standing. They walked slowly out of the church and to Fox's car.

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Fox paced impatiently outside of Theresa's cubicle at the hospital. They had been there for just over thirty minutes and he hadn't been able to see Theresa once. He knew they had to run some tests and since he wasn't family he couldn't be inside the cubicle with her. But he figured that once they were done with the tests he could see her.

He was just about to check with the nurse when Eve opened the curtain. "Fox, you can come in now."

He practically ran inside and went immediately to Theresa's side, where he grabbed onto her hand. "Hey Gorgeous, how you feeling?"

Theresa smiled at him before she answered. "I'm fine, but we're still waiting for some test results."

At that moment a nurse came in with some papers. "Here are the results for Ms. Lopez-Fitzgerald's tests Dr. Russell."

"Thanks nurse." Eve flipped through the papers reading the results.

"Well, Dr. Russell, is anything wrong with me?" Theresa asked.

"That depends on what you would call wrong Theresa."

"What do you mean?" Theresa asked, her face displaying her confusion.

"Well, it looks as though you're pregnant Theresa," she said with a smile.

"What?!" both Fox and Theresa said at the same time.


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