Love In The Afternoon
By Mandi
Chapter 1
The Lopez-Fitzgerald's needed to get away from where they were from. Their father had disappeared without a trace. Pilar, Mrs. Lopez-Fitzgerald, knew someone from a small town called Harmony. Peace and quiet it was known for. They thought that that was just what they needed. Miguel, 16 and Teresa, 18 were the youngest ones of the family. They obeyed Luis, 28 and their mother. Antonio, their oldest brother left without a trace not soon after their father disappeared. Everyone had taken him for dead. Making new friends and lovers would be hard for everyone.
"Mama, is this Harmony?" Teresa asked looking out of her window.
"Yes, Mija."
They had been driving for about 10 hours already. It seemed as though they were never going to get there. Teresa's eyes lit up as she saw a mansion, which to her was castle with prince charming waiting for her inside.
"Oh, Mama! Look!" Teresa said pointing to the mansion.
"Mija, that is the Crane mansion. I'll be working there."
As soon as Pilar told Teresa that she was working there, Teresa began to have ideas about how and when she would meet her prince charming.
"Teresa!" Luis said.
"Huh?"
"We're here."
"This is our new home?" She asked looking at her new house.
"Yes." Miguel informed her.
"Oh Mama! Please can I go for a walk?" Teresa begged Pilar.
"Well...."
"Please, Mama!" Teresa said getting on her knees.
"Alright. get home before dark though. Make sure you don't get lost. You hear me?"
"Oh yes, Mama." Teresa said standing now. "I'll be back soon. I still have to unpack."
"Oh Mijo. I hope she doesn't get lost." Pilar told Miguel.
"Don't worry. Teresa always knows where she's going." Miguel reassured her.
"You're right. Let's give Luis a hand with these boxes." Pilar suggested.
Meanwhile Teresa was exploring her new neighborhood.
"This place is so beautifully peaceful. I know I'll make great friends here." She told herself.
Teresa wasn't looking where she was going when she bumped into her.
"Watch where your going!" The blonde rich girl said.
"I'm...I'm sorry. I'm new in town."
"Oh. Well then forgive me." The girl said. "My name is Gwen Hotchkiss." Gwen said holding out her hand.
"Teresa Lopez-Fitzgerald." Teresa shook her hand.
"How long have you been in town?" Gwen asked.
"About ten minutes."
"Wow! You are new."
"Yeah." Teresa said laughing. "Have you lived her your whole life?"
"Yep me and my fiancé." Gwen showed off her ring.
"Wow! He must really love you." She said impressively.
"Yes. we've known each other all of our lives."
"That's good to have. Two adults in love who have known each other their whole life."
"Yeah. I know what you mean. I am lucky." Gwen said holding her ring. "Listen, how would you like to come to dinner with my family and my fiancé's family?"
"I'd love to. Your so nice to me. I guess your the first friend I've made in harmony, and you know what?"
"What?" Gwen said smiling.
"I'm happy it's someone like you."
"Well, thanks, Teresa."
"No, thank you, Gwen."
"Do you know where the mansion is?" Gwen asked her.
"The Crane mansion?" She said.
"Yeah. Be there at 70 p.m."
"The mansion?" Teresa asked in shock.
"Yes. Is there a problem?"
"No. I just wonder what it will be like. Should I wear a dress?"
"Just dress causal or like you are now." Gwen said trying to help her out.
"I have a feeling that tonight will change my life forever."
"Me too!" Said Gwen. "Well, I'll see you in a bit."
"Okay, bye, Gwen."
"Bye, Teresa."
Teresa skipped the rest of the way home. She was too excited. She flew in through the door in goring everyone.
"Teresa!" Miguel said standing in front of her.
"I'm sorry, Miguel. What is it?"
"Mama's calling you."
"Okay, thanks, bro." She said going to find Mama.
"Teresita did you meet anyone?" Pilar seemed interested in where her daughter was.
"Yes, Mama. I did."
"Who?"
"Gwen Hotchkiss."
Pilar stopped what she was doing and stared at her daughter.
"Mama, stop that."
"Teresita, do you realize who she is?"
"I do, Mama. And she invited me for dinner at the mansion tonight."
"You want to go?"
"Oh yes, Mama. I can make some more friends that way."
"You have a good point. What time?"
"70."
"Mija, it's 60."
"I better go get dressed then."
"I'll have Luis drop you off there because it's raining now."
"Okay, Mama."
Teresa changed into her best outfit. It was a pretty baby blue spring time dress. It fit her perfectly. She put her hair up in a nicely tight bun. She put on a little make-up that made her look like it was her natural beauty. She had on black slip on high heels.
"How do I look, everyone?" She asked as she came down her stair.
"Like a picture." Luis said.
"Beautiful, Mija."
"You go, sis!" Miguel said.
"Please take a sweater, Mija."
"I am, Mama. Thank you for reminding me." Teresa said as she ran back to her room.
"Hurry up if you don't want to be late!" Miguel shouted.
"I'm coming!" She shouted running down the stairs and heading to the door. "Let's go Luis!"
Luis and Teresa went in the car. She was at the mansion in about 5 minutes.
"Thanks, Luis. I'll call you to let you know what time to pick me up." She told him.
"Okay. Have fun and don't be an annoyance." Luis teased her.
"I won't. Now leave!" She told him.
"Bye, Sis." He said before he took off.
"Knock, knock!"
"Ethan, please get it. It might be Teresa." Gwen yelled from upstairs.
"Okay, darling."
Ethan opened the door and saw a sweet young girl standing in the rain looking into his eyes. Searching. Searching for the real him.
By Mandi
Chapter 1
The Lopez-Fitzgerald's needed to get away from where they were from. Their father had disappeared without a trace. Pilar, Mrs. Lopez-Fitzgerald, knew someone from a small town called Harmony. Peace and quiet it was known for. They thought that that was just what they needed. Miguel, 16 and Teresa, 18 were the youngest ones of the family. They obeyed Luis, 28 and their mother. Antonio, their oldest brother left without a trace not soon after their father disappeared. Everyone had taken him for dead. Making new friends and lovers would be hard for everyone.
"Mama, is this Harmony?" Teresa asked looking out of her window.
"Yes, Mija."
They had been driving for about 10 hours already. It seemed as though they were never going to get there. Teresa's eyes lit up as she saw a mansion, which to her was castle with prince charming waiting for her inside.
"Oh, Mama! Look!" Teresa said pointing to the mansion.
"Mija, that is the Crane mansion. I'll be working there."
As soon as Pilar told Teresa that she was working there, Teresa began to have ideas about how and when she would meet her prince charming.
"Teresa!" Luis said.
"Huh?"
"We're here."
"This is our new home?" She asked looking at her new house.
"Yes." Miguel informed her.
"Oh Mama! Please can I go for a walk?" Teresa begged Pilar.
"Well...."
"Please, Mama!" Teresa said getting on her knees.
"Alright. get home before dark though. Make sure you don't get lost. You hear me?"
"Oh yes, Mama." Teresa said standing now. "I'll be back soon. I still have to unpack."
"Oh Mijo. I hope she doesn't get lost." Pilar told Miguel.
"Don't worry. Teresa always knows where she's going." Miguel reassured her.
"You're right. Let's give Luis a hand with these boxes." Pilar suggested.
Meanwhile Teresa was exploring her new neighborhood.
"This place is so beautifully peaceful. I know I'll make great friends here." She told herself.
Teresa wasn't looking where she was going when she bumped into her.
"Watch where your going!" The blonde rich girl said.
"I'm...I'm sorry. I'm new in town."
"Oh. Well then forgive me." The girl said. "My name is Gwen Hotchkiss." Gwen said holding out her hand.
"Teresa Lopez-Fitzgerald." Teresa shook her hand.
"How long have you been in town?" Gwen asked.
"About ten minutes."
"Wow! You are new."
"Yeah." Teresa said laughing. "Have you lived her your whole life?"
"Yep me and my fiancé." Gwen showed off her ring.
"Wow! He must really love you." She said impressively.
"Yes. we've known each other all of our lives."
"That's good to have. Two adults in love who have known each other their whole life."
"Yeah. I know what you mean. I am lucky." Gwen said holding her ring. "Listen, how would you like to come to dinner with my family and my fiancé's family?"
"I'd love to. Your so nice to me. I guess your the first friend I've made in harmony, and you know what?"
"What?" Gwen said smiling.
"I'm happy it's someone like you."
"Well, thanks, Teresa."
"No, thank you, Gwen."
"Do you know where the mansion is?" Gwen asked her.
"The Crane mansion?" She said.
"Yeah. Be there at 70 p.m."
"The mansion?" Teresa asked in shock.
"Yes. Is there a problem?"
"No. I just wonder what it will be like. Should I wear a dress?"
"Just dress causal or like you are now." Gwen said trying to help her out.
"I have a feeling that tonight will change my life forever."
"Me too!" Said Gwen. "Well, I'll see you in a bit."
"Okay, bye, Gwen."
"Bye, Teresa."
Teresa skipped the rest of the way home. She was too excited. She flew in through the door in goring everyone.
"Teresa!" Miguel said standing in front of her.
"I'm sorry, Miguel. What is it?"
"Mama's calling you."
"Okay, thanks, bro." She said going to find Mama.
"Teresita did you meet anyone?" Pilar seemed interested in where her daughter was.
"Yes, Mama. I did."
"Who?"
"Gwen Hotchkiss."
Pilar stopped what she was doing and stared at her daughter.
"Mama, stop that."
"Teresita, do you realize who she is?"
"I do, Mama. And she invited me for dinner at the mansion tonight."
"You want to go?"
"Oh yes, Mama. I can make some more friends that way."
"You have a good point. What time?"
"70."
"Mija, it's 60."
"I better go get dressed then."
"I'll have Luis drop you off there because it's raining now."
"Okay, Mama."
Teresa changed into her best outfit. It was a pretty baby blue spring time dress. It fit her perfectly. She put her hair up in a nicely tight bun. She put on a little make-up that made her look like it was her natural beauty. She had on black slip on high heels.
"How do I look, everyone?" She asked as she came down her stair.
"Like a picture." Luis said.
"Beautiful, Mija."
"You go, sis!" Miguel said.
"Please take a sweater, Mija."
"I am, Mama. Thank you for reminding me." Teresa said as she ran back to her room.
"Hurry up if you don't want to be late!" Miguel shouted.
"I'm coming!" She shouted running down the stairs and heading to the door. "Let's go Luis!"
Luis and Teresa went in the car. She was at the mansion in about 5 minutes.
"Thanks, Luis. I'll call you to let you know what time to pick me up." She told him.
"Okay. Have fun and don't be an annoyance." Luis teased her.
"I won't. Now leave!" She told him.
"Bye, Sis." He said before he took off.
"Knock, knock!"
"Ethan, please get it. It might be Teresa." Gwen yelled from upstairs.
"Okay, darling."
Ethan opened the door and saw a sweet young girl standing in the rain looking into his eyes. Searching. Searching for the real him.