Disappearance
Early the next morning, Gwen wakes up from her sleep with a smile on her face. "Who would have thought that Theresa and I would actually be getting along right now? Amazing." After she puts on her robe, and kisses Ethan on the cheek, she makes her way to Theresa's room, only to see the bed empty.
"Hmm. Maybe she went down to the kitchen." Making her way through the living room, Gwen spots one of the maids. "Excuse me, have you see Miss Lopez-Fitzgerald?" She asks.
"No, ma'am. I've
been awake for most of the morning now, and have not seen Miss L-F
come down for breakfast."
"Oh, okay, thank you." As the
maid leaves the room, Gwen begins to pace back and forth. "Where
are you, Theresa? What have you done now?!"
Hearing footsteps, she turns around, and sees Ethan come down the stairs.
"Honey, where is
Theresa? I didn't see her in her room."
"I don't know,
Ethan. No one has seen her. This is unbelievable! She's played us
for a fool!"
"Gwen, honey, calm down."
"Calm
down?! Are you blind or something, Ethan? Theresa tricked us! I
wouldn't be surprised if she took Little Ethan with her!"
"He's
still here. I looked in on him before I came downstairs."
"Oh,
great, so she leaves us HER real child, and takes OURS!
Unbelievable!"
As Gwen leaves the room in a huff, Ethan
reflects back on the night of the Founder's Day Dance....
Flashback
"I
want you so much, Gwen. You want me too."
"Uh-huh"
Replies a disguised Theresa.
End Flashback 1
Flashback 2
"Admit it,
Theresa. One of those twins belongs to you and me."
"I'll
admit nothing, Ethan. You're delusional."
"I remember,
Theresa. You tricked me into sleeping with you. One, if not both,
of those twins are yours and mine."
"Think what you want,
Ethan."
End Flashback #2
"God, Theresa, what have you done now!" Ethan says to himself as he tries to find Fox.
Finding him in the
Library, Ethan swipes the newspaper out of Fox's hand.
"Hey,
what gives!" Fox yells.
"Cut the crap. Where is Theresa?"
"What the hell are you talking about? I have no idea!" Fox says, keeping his cool.
"I am talking about
the fact that Theresa has disappeared! She's gone!"
"Well,
good for her! I don't know why Gwen would want to keep her here in
the first place!"
"Fox, hello?! She's carrying our
twins!"
"Our twins? Are you sure they're both of yours and Gwen's?"
"What are you talking
about, Fox?"
"Hello, Ethan, are you dense or something? I
know all about what happened between you and Theresa. You can't
fool me. I know there's a high chance one, if not both of the
twins are yours and hers."
"Fox, you can not
tell Gwen this!"
"Can it, Ethan. I don't want to have a
thing to do with Rebecca, never mind your wife. They're both stuck
up snobs."
"That is not true!"
"Hey, think what
you want, Ethan. To me, they're snobs. They think that just
because they have the Crane name behind them now, that the world will
bow down to them. I wouldn't be surprised if Gwen and Rebecca have
been scheming to get Theresa out of all our lives permanently.
Remember the tabloid coming out? I highly doubt Theresa was the one
that sent that information out. She's not that type of person.
All she's ever wanted was for you to be happy, don't you get it?"
Ethan stops, and begins
to think of what Fox has said. "Could Fox be right? Has Gwen and
Rebecca schemed this entire time, even with the fact that Theresa is
pregnant? Could taking Little Ethan away just be one of their sick
plans to get back at Theresa, in showing her that Gwen "has" me
and not Theresa?"
"Oh, God, that's sick." Ethan says
out loud.
"What?"
"Nothing.
I need to go find Gwen." Ethan then leaves the room in search of
his wife.
Coming to the nursery
of his twins, Ethan finds Gwen there.
"We need to talk."
He says.
"Ethan, not now. I'm upset, can't you see that?"
"Well, get over it.
I need answers."
"What is your problem?"
"I want to know what is this sick game you're playing."
"What the hell are
you talking about?"
"Gwen, tell me the truth for once in
your life. You were using these babies that Theresa is having
against her. You were never going to give Little Ethan back to
Theresa as promised. You were going to keep all three children and
make her pay for all she's done to you. Isn't that right, Gwen?"
"Ethan, my god! How
could you even think I would want to give Theresa back little Ethan?
He's my son now! He's called me mommy! I'm his mother, not
Theresa! She doesn't deserve to have any child!"
Staring
in shock at his wife, Ethan shakes his head. "You know, something
just dawned on me."
"What?"
"Fox
was right. You haven't changed at all, Gwen. You are still the
cold, conniving person that Theresa told me you were from the start.
You never wanted me. You just wanted to USE me as a way to get the
Crane name and fortune under your belt. You know what, I'm GLAD
that Theresa ran away from here because I would have done the same
thing in her shoes. It's over, Gwen, our marriage is over."
Throwing his wedding band to the ground, Ethan begins to walk out of
the room, and then stops.
"Oh, by the way, Gwen, there is a highly good chance that both those twins that Theresa is carrying are not even ours. They may be mine and hers!" "Oh, and so you know, I'm taking Little Ethan to be with his REAL mommy!" With that, Ethan leaves a surprised Gwen as he makes his way to find Theresa.
"God, Theresa, please forgive me for all the hurt I've caused you. Please let me find my way back to you."
Coming Up
Theresa
starts thinking of the future with her twins
A realization for Theresa comes to light
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