I do not own Passions.
Authors Note- I just wanted to thank everyone who gave me a review. I love to get them; they make me want to write a new chapter as soon a possible! And to BabyBash, about Kate's rash decision making, all will be revealed in due time...
Chapter 29- Spreading Joyful News
Fox and Theresa had decided to go and tell Kate the good news first, but when they entered her office, she was gone and the lights were off. A quick glance into Trudie's office showed the absence of her secretary, whose office was also dark.
"Hmmm." Fox wondered where his sister could be. "I guess she left early today."
"Why don't we go get Little Ethan, and then go and see Mama?" Theresa suggested. "I can't wait to give this back to her." She held up the deed to her house. "She is going to be so happy, I can't wait."
Fox grinned at his fiancée. "Whatever you want." He told her, leading her down the elevator. Theresa couldn't stop staring at the perfect, sparkling diamond on her left hand. She leaned against Fox, still entranced by the way that the light reflected tiny prisms of light.
Fox was so happy that she had said yes to him. He wasn't sure she would, since they hadn't been together all that long, and they had both only gotten together because they were getting over other people. He had been a bit afraid that she wouldn't be ready, that she didn't feel the same way that he did.
How could he have ever thought that he and Whitney were meant to be? How did he not see Theresa was the only woman in the world that he wanted? He was just thankful that he hadn't told anyone that he was in love with Theresa's best friend; it could have ruined his future, the future he was going to have with Theresa.
Theresa sighed as Fox kissed her temple. She couldn't believe it, she and Fox were engaged. A year ago, she would have never given Fox a second thought, she had been so blinded by Ethan. Theresa now realized how wrong she had been about him. Ethan had betrayed her so many times; she would have done anything for him. She had been ready to die for him, and he had married another, and almost stolen her precious son away from her.
"What are you thinking about?" Fox murmured softly into her dark hair, bringing her out of her trance like state.
"I was just thinking about how happy I am right now." She told him. "I feel like I could just explode with joy right now."
"Funny, I was just thinking the same thinking the same thing." Fox told her, sweeping her into his arms. "I love you so much."
Theresa smiled up at her fiancé. "I love you too." She told him, leaning up for a kiss. The elevator door opened, and they stepped out onto the third floor to the daycare center where Little Ethan was quietly building with legos.
When he saw his mother, he ran up and gave her a hug. "Hi Mommy! I missed you." He turned to his future stepfather. "Uncle Fox, look at my tower! I made it really high."
"That's great buddy." Fox said, kneeling down in front of the little boy, next to Theresa. He looked over at her, unsure about how to go about this. She gave him a nudge, and walked over to Marjorie, the woman who ran the daycare center. Great, he thought. What am I supposed to say to him? He didn't exactly know the protocol of how to ask his half brother for his former stepmother's hand in marriage.
The little boy looked at him. "Are you going to marry my Mommy?" He asked.
Fox was a bit shocked. "How did you figure that out?"
"I saw the shiny ring on her finger. It looks like the one Uncle Ethan gave Aunt Gwen. She told me that a boy gives a girl a ring when they love them, and then they get married. So are you?" The little boy asked, looking on expectantly.
"Would that be okay with you?" Fox asked, hoping he wouldn't be upset. Theresa's brothers would be mad enough, he needed an ally.
Little Ethan smiled, and gave him a hug. "I like you Uncle Fox. You never made Mommy cry."
By this time, Theresa had come back over to them. "So, what do you say, little man?"
"I want to be in the wedding!"
Fox and Theresa both laughed. "I think we can arrange that." They each took one of his hands, and the future family started the rounds to tell their good news to their friends and family.
~*~*~
They went to go and see Whitney and Chad first, and they were both so happy for the couple, as were Sheridan and Antonio, and Miguel and Kay. After bidding her little niece Maria farewell, they walked over to the three of them walked down the street to the Bennett B & B, and were surprised to see Grace in the kitchen.
"Hello, Mrs. Bennett. What are you doing here?" Theresa asked, she had thought that she and Mr. Hastings were in Italy, on a photo shoot.
"Hi Theresa. We came back a few weeks earlier than we planned. I felt my family needed me here. I can't run away from my troubles forever." She hugged her. "How are you?"
Theresa held up her left hand in response. Grace smiled broadly, and hugged her again. "I am so happy for you honey."
Pilar Lopez Fitzgerald came down the stairs, holding Little Ethan's hand. "My grandson says you have something to tell me, Theresa. What's wrong?" Pilar looked worried. "I don't think I can take any more bad news."
Theresa couldn't help but smile. "Don't worry Mama; this is good news, very good. Fox and I are engaged!"
Pilar threw her arms around her daughter, and then did the same with Fox. "This is wonderful, Mi hija."
"That's not all, Mama." Theresa pulled the envelope out of her purse and handed it to her mother. Pilar looked at her strangely, unsure of what this was. She opened the flap, and pulled out the same documents that Fox had given to Theresa only hours before. Her eyes grew wide as she realized what Theresa had just given her/
"H-how?" She asked, tears welling up in her eyes. "Fox, how did you do this?"
"I didn't do anything. It was my sister, she gave it to me this morning, and told me to give it back to your family." Fox explained.
"Bless her heart. She must be very kind, unlike so many in your family." Pilar said, clutching the deed to her chest. This woman had answered so many of her prayers. She had managed to undo so many of the things that Rebecca and Julian had done to her family. "Is there any way that I could speak to her? She has done so much, I would love to thank her."
Fox nodded, and pulled his cell phone from his pocket, and dialed the familiar number. He waited for her to pick up, but after a few rings, her voice mail came on. Puzzled, he left a message for her to call him, an uneasy feeling growing inside of him. He had never known his sister to not answer her phone, especially when he was calling her. Where was she?
~*~*~ Authors Note- What was with the stun guns that they used on Theresa in the 3/31/04 episode? That was completely unrealistic! I don't think that they would have done that to her, especially not four or five times! I wish that Fox hadn't pulled Theresa off of Rebecca though. If there ever was a case of justifiable homicide, that would be it!
Authors Note- I just wanted to thank everyone who gave me a review. I love to get them; they make me want to write a new chapter as soon a possible! And to BabyBash, about Kate's rash decision making, all will be revealed in due time...
Chapter 29- Spreading Joyful News
Fox and Theresa had decided to go and tell Kate the good news first, but when they entered her office, she was gone and the lights were off. A quick glance into Trudie's office showed the absence of her secretary, whose office was also dark.
"Hmmm." Fox wondered where his sister could be. "I guess she left early today."
"Why don't we go get Little Ethan, and then go and see Mama?" Theresa suggested. "I can't wait to give this back to her." She held up the deed to her house. "She is going to be so happy, I can't wait."
Fox grinned at his fiancée. "Whatever you want." He told her, leading her down the elevator. Theresa couldn't stop staring at the perfect, sparkling diamond on her left hand. She leaned against Fox, still entranced by the way that the light reflected tiny prisms of light.
Fox was so happy that she had said yes to him. He wasn't sure she would, since they hadn't been together all that long, and they had both only gotten together because they were getting over other people. He had been a bit afraid that she wouldn't be ready, that she didn't feel the same way that he did.
How could he have ever thought that he and Whitney were meant to be? How did he not see Theresa was the only woman in the world that he wanted? He was just thankful that he hadn't told anyone that he was in love with Theresa's best friend; it could have ruined his future, the future he was going to have with Theresa.
Theresa sighed as Fox kissed her temple. She couldn't believe it, she and Fox were engaged. A year ago, she would have never given Fox a second thought, she had been so blinded by Ethan. Theresa now realized how wrong she had been about him. Ethan had betrayed her so many times; she would have done anything for him. She had been ready to die for him, and he had married another, and almost stolen her precious son away from her.
"What are you thinking about?" Fox murmured softly into her dark hair, bringing her out of her trance like state.
"I was just thinking about how happy I am right now." She told him. "I feel like I could just explode with joy right now."
"Funny, I was just thinking the same thinking the same thing." Fox told her, sweeping her into his arms. "I love you so much."
Theresa smiled up at her fiancé. "I love you too." She told him, leaning up for a kiss. The elevator door opened, and they stepped out onto the third floor to the daycare center where Little Ethan was quietly building with legos.
When he saw his mother, he ran up and gave her a hug. "Hi Mommy! I missed you." He turned to his future stepfather. "Uncle Fox, look at my tower! I made it really high."
"That's great buddy." Fox said, kneeling down in front of the little boy, next to Theresa. He looked over at her, unsure about how to go about this. She gave him a nudge, and walked over to Marjorie, the woman who ran the daycare center. Great, he thought. What am I supposed to say to him? He didn't exactly know the protocol of how to ask his half brother for his former stepmother's hand in marriage.
The little boy looked at him. "Are you going to marry my Mommy?" He asked.
Fox was a bit shocked. "How did you figure that out?"
"I saw the shiny ring on her finger. It looks like the one Uncle Ethan gave Aunt Gwen. She told me that a boy gives a girl a ring when they love them, and then they get married. So are you?" The little boy asked, looking on expectantly.
"Would that be okay with you?" Fox asked, hoping he wouldn't be upset. Theresa's brothers would be mad enough, he needed an ally.
Little Ethan smiled, and gave him a hug. "I like you Uncle Fox. You never made Mommy cry."
By this time, Theresa had come back over to them. "So, what do you say, little man?"
"I want to be in the wedding!"
Fox and Theresa both laughed. "I think we can arrange that." They each took one of his hands, and the future family started the rounds to tell their good news to their friends and family.
~*~*~
They went to go and see Whitney and Chad first, and they were both so happy for the couple, as were Sheridan and Antonio, and Miguel and Kay. After bidding her little niece Maria farewell, they walked over to the three of them walked down the street to the Bennett B & B, and were surprised to see Grace in the kitchen.
"Hello, Mrs. Bennett. What are you doing here?" Theresa asked, she had thought that she and Mr. Hastings were in Italy, on a photo shoot.
"Hi Theresa. We came back a few weeks earlier than we planned. I felt my family needed me here. I can't run away from my troubles forever." She hugged her. "How are you?"
Theresa held up her left hand in response. Grace smiled broadly, and hugged her again. "I am so happy for you honey."
Pilar Lopez Fitzgerald came down the stairs, holding Little Ethan's hand. "My grandson says you have something to tell me, Theresa. What's wrong?" Pilar looked worried. "I don't think I can take any more bad news."
Theresa couldn't help but smile. "Don't worry Mama; this is good news, very good. Fox and I are engaged!"
Pilar threw her arms around her daughter, and then did the same with Fox. "This is wonderful, Mi hija."
"That's not all, Mama." Theresa pulled the envelope out of her purse and handed it to her mother. Pilar looked at her strangely, unsure of what this was. She opened the flap, and pulled out the same documents that Fox had given to Theresa only hours before. Her eyes grew wide as she realized what Theresa had just given her/
"H-how?" She asked, tears welling up in her eyes. "Fox, how did you do this?"
"I didn't do anything. It was my sister, she gave it to me this morning, and told me to give it back to your family." Fox explained.
"Bless her heart. She must be very kind, unlike so many in your family." Pilar said, clutching the deed to her chest. This woman had answered so many of her prayers. She had managed to undo so many of the things that Rebecca and Julian had done to her family. "Is there any way that I could speak to her? She has done so much, I would love to thank her."
Fox nodded, and pulled his cell phone from his pocket, and dialed the familiar number. He waited for her to pick up, but after a few rings, her voice mail came on. Puzzled, he left a message for her to call him, an uneasy feeling growing inside of him. He had never known his sister to not answer her phone, especially when he was calling her. Where was she?
~*~*~ Authors Note- What was with the stun guns that they used on Theresa in the 3/31/04 episode? That was completely unrealistic! I don't think that they would have done that to her, especially not four or five times! I wish that Fox hadn't pulled Theresa off of Rebecca though. If there ever was a case of justifiable homicide, that would be it!