Chapter 12
Early next morning Ivy, Teresa, Ethan, and Gwen got on an airplane back to Harmony. Teresa sat by herself listening to music they whole way back. She tried to block out Gwen and Ethan who we acting all lovie dovie.
"Teresa, is everything okay?" Ivy asked as she sat down beside Teresa.
"Nothing." She whipped away the tear that fell down her cheek.
"Teresa, tell me what's wrong? I thought you were having a good time?" Ivy was confused.
"Oh I am!" She perked up. "And I thank you so much for everything! But...." She paused, "I'm just homesick."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes."
"Okay, do you think you could listen to these songs and help me pick them for the wedding so the do knows what to play?"
This was the last thing Teresa wanted to do. Listen to love songs, but since Ivy was being so nice she might as well.
"Okay." She smiled weakly.
The first song she listened to was "I Will Always Love You." She tried hard to contain her tears until she was able to reach home. She put a check next to the name of the song on the list Ivy had given her. "Amazed" was threw next song she heard. Next on the list was "Angel of Mine." With each song it became harder and harder to keep from crying. She couldn't take it anymore.
"Ivy, I'll finish listening to them when I get home."
"Okay, just bring the list over when your done."
Teresa nodded. They finally arrived in Harmony. While they got their luggage Ivy asked Teresa if she needed a ride home.
"Is someone going to pick you up?" Ivy inquired.
"Yes, my brother Miguel." She told her.
"Oh I see. Well we could've taken you home."
"I know, but I'm not going home right away." She lied.
"Oh okay."
"Teresa!" Miguel shouted once he saw his sister.
"Miguel, it's so good to see you." She told him as she hugged him.
Miguel let go of her and took a step back to see if she changed.
"No changes, except for those tears in your eyes. I don't remember seeing those before." He smiled. "Is something wrong?"
"No, I'm just happy to be home." She lied some what.
"Come on let's get going." Miguel said.
"Hold on." Teresa walked over to Ivy, Ethan, and Gwen and said, "Thank you so much for everything, Ivy. And, Ethan, thank you for showing me around. It was fun while it lasted. Bye." She walked away. Seeing Gwen in his arms killed her.
"Theresita! Your home!" Pilar said happily.
"Yes, Mama. I'm home for good."
"Hey sis!" Luis said as he hugged her.
"Hi Teresa." Beth said.
"Hey you two! Are you guys dating?"
Beth and Luis blushed.
"Yes." Beth said proudly.
"Good for you guys. I'm happy to hear that you found each other." Teresa gave a little sigh.
"I'm just happy I had that accident with Luis that day otherwise I would've never found such a wonderful man." Beth told them all.
Teresa gave a little sigh and said, "I'm gonna go and unpack now. So I'll be down when dinners ready. Okay?"
"That's okay, Theresita." Pilar said. She could sense something wasn't right.
"It feels so good to be home!" Teresa said to herself as she fell back on her bed.
She laid there thinking for a while about him. Was he worth all of this pain? Was she really acting immature?
"No, he's the one who is acting immature." She said.
"Whose acting immature?" Whitney asked as she nearly scared Teresa to death.
"Hey Whitney!" She ran and gave her a huge hug.
"What happened on your trip?" Whitney wanted to know all the details.
"Ugh!." She began. "Ethan and I were having such a wonderful time, then all of a sudden he started to act like a major jackass!"
"Really? I'm sorry to hear that. Why was he acting like that?"
"I...I'm really not sure. Maybe it's because Gwen came."
"Gwen came?" Whitney asked in shock.
"Yeah, and he yelled at me and treated me like dirt. I never saw that side of him."
"Maybe it's for the better that he's getting married to Gwen."
"Oh I don't know. I may still love him."
"How? You said he was yelling at you and treating you with disrespect. How could you still have feelings for someone like that?" Whitney couldn't understand Teresa.
"You know," she said softly while smiling to herself, "he proposed to me on the trip."
"He did what!" Everything was shocking Whitney.
"He proposed."
"Did you accept?"
"Yes, but...."
"But then he started acting like a jackass when Gwen came. Right? Ugh! Men are so stupid!"
"Yeah, I guess."
"Knock, knock!"
"Who is it?" Teresa asked.
"Teresa, it's Ethan."
Teresa and Whitney looked at each other in amazement.
"I'll hide." Whitney whispered as she ran under the bed.
"Co...come in!" She shouted.
"Hi Teresa."
"Hi Ethan." She said a little awkwardly. Them being alone together was awkward.
"I came by to bring you your coat. You left it at the airport."
"Oh....well thank you." She grabbed it from him and threw in on her bed. "I guess I'll see you tomorrow."
"Wait, Teresa. We need to talk."
"Ethan, there's nothing for us to talk about. You love Gwen and I love......" She stopped suddenly.
"And you love me." He finished the sentence for her.
"No, Ethan. I'm moving on. I'm young and there's others out there for me."
"Teresa, don't say that."
"Ethan, it won't ever work. I'm going to ask my mother to let me go and live with my aunt in North Carolina. Out of sight, out of mind they say."
"Teresa, I think you're gonna be making a big mistake."
"Well you have a right to your own opinion. You know I've been under a lot of stress since daddy and Antonio have disappeared. I deserve to be relieved of that. Staying here right now would just add to it. I would go crazy."
"But you just got here!"
"I know. And I hate the thought of leaving Whitney."
"Whitney Russell?"
"Yeah, you know her?"
"Yeah, her mother is the best doctor in Harmony. Real sweet girl."
"She is." Teresa agreed with him. "Well I have to get ready for dinner so if you don't mind."
"Oh of course. See you tomorrow."
"Bye, Ethan."
Once Ethan left Whitney rushed out from under the bed and stared at Teresa like she was nuts.
"Don't look at me like that!" Teresa laughed.
"N.C.?"
"Yeah. I know that I just got here, but with Ethan here it would be too much. Plus it would be harder once he and Gwen got married."
"I guess. How long do you plan to be gone for?"
"6 months maybe."
"You can't! What will I do without you?"
"I'll write to you each day and I could call you. You could even come out to visit me. It's not like it's forever."
"Well, I have to get home." Whitney said. "I'll call you later tonight."
"Okay, bye."
Spoilers*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Teresa talks to Pilar about N.C.!
What will Pilar have to say about it?
A friend from Teresa's past returns!
Much feedback is appreciated!!!!!
~Mandi~
Early next morning Ivy, Teresa, Ethan, and Gwen got on an airplane back to Harmony. Teresa sat by herself listening to music they whole way back. She tried to block out Gwen and Ethan who we acting all lovie dovie.
"Teresa, is everything okay?" Ivy asked as she sat down beside Teresa.
"Nothing." She whipped away the tear that fell down her cheek.
"Teresa, tell me what's wrong? I thought you were having a good time?" Ivy was confused.
"Oh I am!" She perked up. "And I thank you so much for everything! But...." She paused, "I'm just homesick."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes."
"Okay, do you think you could listen to these songs and help me pick them for the wedding so the do knows what to play?"
This was the last thing Teresa wanted to do. Listen to love songs, but since Ivy was being so nice she might as well.
"Okay." She smiled weakly.
The first song she listened to was "I Will Always Love You." She tried hard to contain her tears until she was able to reach home. She put a check next to the name of the song on the list Ivy had given her. "Amazed" was threw next song she heard. Next on the list was "Angel of Mine." With each song it became harder and harder to keep from crying. She couldn't take it anymore.
"Ivy, I'll finish listening to them when I get home."
"Okay, just bring the list over when your done."
Teresa nodded. They finally arrived in Harmony. While they got their luggage Ivy asked Teresa if she needed a ride home.
"Is someone going to pick you up?" Ivy inquired.
"Yes, my brother Miguel." She told her.
"Oh I see. Well we could've taken you home."
"I know, but I'm not going home right away." She lied.
"Oh okay."
"Teresa!" Miguel shouted once he saw his sister.
"Miguel, it's so good to see you." She told him as she hugged him.
Miguel let go of her and took a step back to see if she changed.
"No changes, except for those tears in your eyes. I don't remember seeing those before." He smiled. "Is something wrong?"
"No, I'm just happy to be home." She lied some what.
"Come on let's get going." Miguel said.
"Hold on." Teresa walked over to Ivy, Ethan, and Gwen and said, "Thank you so much for everything, Ivy. And, Ethan, thank you for showing me around. It was fun while it lasted. Bye." She walked away. Seeing Gwen in his arms killed her.
"Theresita! Your home!" Pilar said happily.
"Yes, Mama. I'm home for good."
"Hey sis!" Luis said as he hugged her.
"Hi Teresa." Beth said.
"Hey you two! Are you guys dating?"
Beth and Luis blushed.
"Yes." Beth said proudly.
"Good for you guys. I'm happy to hear that you found each other." Teresa gave a little sigh.
"I'm just happy I had that accident with Luis that day otherwise I would've never found such a wonderful man." Beth told them all.
Teresa gave a little sigh and said, "I'm gonna go and unpack now. So I'll be down when dinners ready. Okay?"
"That's okay, Theresita." Pilar said. She could sense something wasn't right.
"It feels so good to be home!" Teresa said to herself as she fell back on her bed.
She laid there thinking for a while about him. Was he worth all of this pain? Was she really acting immature?
"No, he's the one who is acting immature." She said.
"Whose acting immature?" Whitney asked as she nearly scared Teresa to death.
"Hey Whitney!" She ran and gave her a huge hug.
"What happened on your trip?" Whitney wanted to know all the details.
"Ugh!." She began. "Ethan and I were having such a wonderful time, then all of a sudden he started to act like a major jackass!"
"Really? I'm sorry to hear that. Why was he acting like that?"
"I...I'm really not sure. Maybe it's because Gwen came."
"Gwen came?" Whitney asked in shock.
"Yeah, and he yelled at me and treated me like dirt. I never saw that side of him."
"Maybe it's for the better that he's getting married to Gwen."
"Oh I don't know. I may still love him."
"How? You said he was yelling at you and treating you with disrespect. How could you still have feelings for someone like that?" Whitney couldn't understand Teresa.
"You know," she said softly while smiling to herself, "he proposed to me on the trip."
"He did what!" Everything was shocking Whitney.
"He proposed."
"Did you accept?"
"Yes, but...."
"But then he started acting like a jackass when Gwen came. Right? Ugh! Men are so stupid!"
"Yeah, I guess."
"Knock, knock!"
"Who is it?" Teresa asked.
"Teresa, it's Ethan."
Teresa and Whitney looked at each other in amazement.
"I'll hide." Whitney whispered as she ran under the bed.
"Co...come in!" She shouted.
"Hi Teresa."
"Hi Ethan." She said a little awkwardly. Them being alone together was awkward.
"I came by to bring you your coat. You left it at the airport."
"Oh....well thank you." She grabbed it from him and threw in on her bed. "I guess I'll see you tomorrow."
"Wait, Teresa. We need to talk."
"Ethan, there's nothing for us to talk about. You love Gwen and I love......" She stopped suddenly.
"And you love me." He finished the sentence for her.
"No, Ethan. I'm moving on. I'm young and there's others out there for me."
"Teresa, don't say that."
"Ethan, it won't ever work. I'm going to ask my mother to let me go and live with my aunt in North Carolina. Out of sight, out of mind they say."
"Teresa, I think you're gonna be making a big mistake."
"Well you have a right to your own opinion. You know I've been under a lot of stress since daddy and Antonio have disappeared. I deserve to be relieved of that. Staying here right now would just add to it. I would go crazy."
"But you just got here!"
"I know. And I hate the thought of leaving Whitney."
"Whitney Russell?"
"Yeah, you know her?"
"Yeah, her mother is the best doctor in Harmony. Real sweet girl."
"She is." Teresa agreed with him. "Well I have to get ready for dinner so if you don't mind."
"Oh of course. See you tomorrow."
"Bye, Ethan."
Once Ethan left Whitney rushed out from under the bed and stared at Teresa like she was nuts.
"Don't look at me like that!" Teresa laughed.
"N.C.?"
"Yeah. I know that I just got here, but with Ethan here it would be too much. Plus it would be harder once he and Gwen got married."
"I guess. How long do you plan to be gone for?"
"6 months maybe."
"You can't! What will I do without you?"
"I'll write to you each day and I could call you. You could even come out to visit me. It's not like it's forever."
"Well, I have to get home." Whitney said. "I'll call you later tonight."
"Okay, bye."
Spoilers*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Teresa talks to Pilar about N.C.!
What will Pilar have to say about it?
A friend from Teresa's past returns!
Much feedback is appreciated!!!!!
~Mandi~