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Chapter 30- Where is She?
As Grace was celebrating with the happy couple, her assumed husband, David Hastings, was next door, in a heated argument with the mother of the groom.
"What the hell are you doing back here?" Ivy hissed, trying not to draw the attention of Jessica, Sam's daughter, who was sitting in the living room. "You were supposed to stay in Italy!"
"All I know is that one day, I get back to my hotel, and there is a message from you, Ivy, saying that I was to come home immediately!" David said quietly. "Are you telling me that you didn't?"
Ivy looked at him, her face contorted with anger and surprise. "I thought I made it clear that I didn't want you to come back! Why would I summon you to Harmony, when I am so close to getting everything that I wanted?"
David glared at her. "I did what I thought that you wanted me to do! Do you realize how hard it was to get Grace to come back here? She feels so guilty for going in the first place, and I had to make her think that her children were practically falling apart!"
"I don't care!" Ivy exclaimed, glancing at the kitchen door nervously. The last thing she needed was for someone to overhear this conversation. "I never sent you any message. Why would I do something like that?"
"Well, someone wanted us back in Harmony! Someone who knows that we were plotting together!" David told her.
"But who?"
~*~*~
Ethan finished packing his suitcase. He looked around his room, making sure that he had gotten everything. There was nothing left. Nothing of his, anyway. All of the happy memories that he had in this house were gone, because the people who made this mansion his home no longer lived here. This place was empty, nothing but misery left in these halls, he thought, walking out the front door, never once turning back.
~*~*~
Fox once again tried to call his twin, and once again, he got her voice mail. Leaving yet another message, his uneasiness turned into worry. Where was Kate? Was she alright? Did Gwen-, no he wouldn't even consider that? Grandfather would never let anything happen to Kate.
He jumped a little when he felt someone put a hand on his arm. Fox turned, and saw Theresa looking at him. "Is she still not answering?" She asked, putting an arm around his waist.
Fox shook his head. "I don't know where she is, or what she's doing." He sighed. "I wish she would pick up, because I am starting to get worried. I hope nothing happened to her."
Theresa kissed his cheek reassuringly. "Don't worry so much. Kate's a big girl; she can take care of herself."
"I know, but-"
Theresa shook her head. "No buts. I'm sure she's okay."
Fox smiled slightly. He knew Theresa was right. Nothing was going to happen to his sister. Maybe if he repeated that enough, he would actually start to believe it.
"Now come back inside." She said, tugging at his arm, leading him back into the common room of the B & B, where her brother Luis and his son, Martin, had joined the group.
"So, you think that you're going to marry my baby sister, do you?" Luis asked in a stern voice, his face stone.
Fox frowned. "Hey, I already asked for permission, okay? Your nephew was fine with it."
Luis grinned. "I was joking! Geez, lighten up!" He held out his hand. "Congratulations. I hope you guys are happy."
Fox shook his hand and smiled too. "I hope so too."
~*~*~
Ethan didn't know where he was going to go from here. All he could think about was leaving the mansion, but now that he had, he wasn't sure where he was going. He drove around town, up and down streets, trying to figure out what his next move was.
He pulled onto Ridge Street, and had a fleeting thought that he could go and stay with his father and mother, but then decided against it. There was too much going on in that house, so much tension and anger, the last thing anyone needed was another person with problems living there.
He drove past the house, and saw the B & B next door. Maybe he should go in and see if he could get a room. Ethan quickly parked his car, and got out.
When he walked in the door, he was surprised to see his half brother and Theresa there, but even more than that, he was surprised to see Grace, his stepmother. When had she come back from Spain, or was it Italy?
It took a minute for the group to notice its newest member. Theresa and Fox looked at him coldly. It killed Ethan to see her in Fox' arms. How could he have been so blind? Maybe, just maybe, there was some way that he could make things right, the way that they used to be, when Theresa was his.
"What are you doing here?" Theresa asked him, trying to stay civil, but not completely able to keep the iciness out of her voice.
"I came here to see if there was a room available." Ethan explained. "I can't stay at the mansion anymore. Too much has happened, and I just need to get away from it. What about you, what are you doing here?"
Fox smirked at him. "Theresa and I just announced our engagement." He told his brother. Fox knew that Prince Ethan was still in love with his fiancée, it was obvious.
Ethan smiled, trying to ignore the pain that was shooting through his heart. "That's great. Congratulations." What was he going to do now? The woman that he loved was going to marry someone else. The irony of this situation was not lost on him. How did this happen?
Chapter 30- Where is She?
As Grace was celebrating with the happy couple, her assumed husband, David Hastings, was next door, in a heated argument with the mother of the groom.
"What the hell are you doing back here?" Ivy hissed, trying not to draw the attention of Jessica, Sam's daughter, who was sitting in the living room. "You were supposed to stay in Italy!"
"All I know is that one day, I get back to my hotel, and there is a message from you, Ivy, saying that I was to come home immediately!" David said quietly. "Are you telling me that you didn't?"
Ivy looked at him, her face contorted with anger and surprise. "I thought I made it clear that I didn't want you to come back! Why would I summon you to Harmony, when I am so close to getting everything that I wanted?"
David glared at her. "I did what I thought that you wanted me to do! Do you realize how hard it was to get Grace to come back here? She feels so guilty for going in the first place, and I had to make her think that her children were practically falling apart!"
"I don't care!" Ivy exclaimed, glancing at the kitchen door nervously. The last thing she needed was for someone to overhear this conversation. "I never sent you any message. Why would I do something like that?"
"Well, someone wanted us back in Harmony! Someone who knows that we were plotting together!" David told her.
"But who?"
~*~*~
Ethan finished packing his suitcase. He looked around his room, making sure that he had gotten everything. There was nothing left. Nothing of his, anyway. All of the happy memories that he had in this house were gone, because the people who made this mansion his home no longer lived here. This place was empty, nothing but misery left in these halls, he thought, walking out the front door, never once turning back.
~*~*~
Fox once again tried to call his twin, and once again, he got her voice mail. Leaving yet another message, his uneasiness turned into worry. Where was Kate? Was she alright? Did Gwen-, no he wouldn't even consider that? Grandfather would never let anything happen to Kate.
He jumped a little when he felt someone put a hand on his arm. Fox turned, and saw Theresa looking at him. "Is she still not answering?" She asked, putting an arm around his waist.
Fox shook his head. "I don't know where she is, or what she's doing." He sighed. "I wish she would pick up, because I am starting to get worried. I hope nothing happened to her."
Theresa kissed his cheek reassuringly. "Don't worry so much. Kate's a big girl; she can take care of herself."
"I know, but-"
Theresa shook her head. "No buts. I'm sure she's okay."
Fox smiled slightly. He knew Theresa was right. Nothing was going to happen to his sister. Maybe if he repeated that enough, he would actually start to believe it.
"Now come back inside." She said, tugging at his arm, leading him back into the common room of the B & B, where her brother Luis and his son, Martin, had joined the group.
"So, you think that you're going to marry my baby sister, do you?" Luis asked in a stern voice, his face stone.
Fox frowned. "Hey, I already asked for permission, okay? Your nephew was fine with it."
Luis grinned. "I was joking! Geez, lighten up!" He held out his hand. "Congratulations. I hope you guys are happy."
Fox shook his hand and smiled too. "I hope so too."
~*~*~
Ethan didn't know where he was going to go from here. All he could think about was leaving the mansion, but now that he had, he wasn't sure where he was going. He drove around town, up and down streets, trying to figure out what his next move was.
He pulled onto Ridge Street, and had a fleeting thought that he could go and stay with his father and mother, but then decided against it. There was too much going on in that house, so much tension and anger, the last thing anyone needed was another person with problems living there.
He drove past the house, and saw the B & B next door. Maybe he should go in and see if he could get a room. Ethan quickly parked his car, and got out.
When he walked in the door, he was surprised to see his half brother and Theresa there, but even more than that, he was surprised to see Grace, his stepmother. When had she come back from Spain, or was it Italy?
It took a minute for the group to notice its newest member. Theresa and Fox looked at him coldly. It killed Ethan to see her in Fox' arms. How could he have been so blind? Maybe, just maybe, there was some way that he could make things right, the way that they used to be, when Theresa was his.
"What are you doing here?" Theresa asked him, trying to stay civil, but not completely able to keep the iciness out of her voice.
"I came here to see if there was a room available." Ethan explained. "I can't stay at the mansion anymore. Too much has happened, and I just need to get away from it. What about you, what are you doing here?"
Fox smirked at him. "Theresa and I just announced our engagement." He told his brother. Fox knew that Prince Ethan was still in love with his fiancée, it was obvious.
Ethan smiled, trying to ignore the pain that was shooting through his heart. "That's great. Congratulations." What was he going to do now? The woman that he loved was going to marry someone else. The irony of this situation was not lost on him. How did this happen?