Ch.10
Teresa woke up the next day, a smile planted on her face. She squintd her eyes as she looked around the room.
"How did I get here?" She asked.
She remembered watching a movie with Fox. He must have moved her.
She touched her cheek. For an insant, she felt his lips on her skin, his warmth.
She thought she remembered him talking to her too. She wasn't sure what he had said.
But man, did she dream about him.
She laughed as she looked at the clock.
10:30.
She got out of bed and yawned, walking out into the living room.
"Fox?"
"Hey!" he said walking out of the kitchen. "What are you doing up? You're ruining my surprise"
"Surprise?" she asked. "What is it?"
"Like I'd tell you!" he laughed. "GO back to bed…you'll see soon enough."
She laughed as she walked back into the bedroom, plopping down on the mattress.
A few moments later, there was a knock on the door.
"Are you in bed?"
"Yes Fox!" she yelled. "What is going on?"
He opened the door.
Her eyes lit up when she saw him.
He walked in, carrying a tray.
"Breakfast in bed," he said smiling. "You see, I had to make sure you where in bed, because if not then it would have just been breakfast…and that's not very special."
"Oh Fox," she said. "You shouldn't have."
"Alright," he said. "I'll just eat it myself."
"No!" she cried. "It looks delicious."
He brought it to her.
"Pancakes a la Fox, with a secret ingredient," he winked at her.
She took a bite.
"Fox, these are amazing."
"I know," he laughed. "I make the best pancakes in the whole city."
"I'm serious," she said taking another bite. "What's the secret?"
"Well I could tell you…but then I'd have to kill you."
"Ohhh," she said laughing. "Well, im not really in the mood to be killed this morning….so I wont ask again." She smiled.
"Good,' he said triumphantly.
"Wait a minute," she said. "Did you go to the store?"
"Yea," he said sitting beside her. "I went and got us some food. We have a busy day ahead of us."
"We do?"
'Yea," he said. "I am taking you on an all out tour of our new city."
"Fox that sounds like so much fun…but don't you think we should work on the apartment? It needs work."
"We can do that tomorrow," he said. "Now I insist, today is strictly fun…I'm going to go take a shower. When I come back, I expect you to be dressed, and ready for fun!"
"But-"
"No buts! Get ready!"
She laughed as she finished her breakfast. She got dressed, picking a pink sundress she had bought months ago but never wore. She put her hair up, spirals cascading down her back and face.
She looked in the mirror and smiled, ready to go.
There was a knock on her door.
"You ready?" Fox asked.
She opened the door and walked out.
Fox stared at her, his breath caught in his throat.
"Wow," he breathed.
"Is this ok?" Teresa asked twirling around.
"It's beautiful," Foc said. "You're beautiful."
She blushed.
"So," she asked. "Where is this day o' fun taking us?"
"I'm glad you asked,' Fox said. "First, we're going to walk around the city. See the usual tourist attractions…then I have a surprise for you."
"I cant wait!" she grabbed his hand.
He looked down at her hand in his.
"Terersa…." He said teasingly.
"What?" she asked innocently. "Someone once told me that friends can hold hands." She winked.
"No argument here," he said. He took her hand and they walked out into the city.'
Fox showed her everything. Her favorite was the statue of liberty.
"How can something so beautiful exist?" she asked him, staring out into the city from above.
He stared at her smiling.
"Sometimes it's hard to understand how something so amazing can be right in front of you."
Teresa turned to look at him.
"I found it best not to question it," Fox said. "Just enjoy it while its there."
She smiled.
After eating lunch in central park, they walked around some more. Fox took her to shopping.
"Pick out anything you want," he told her.
She browed the numerous clothes racks before seeing the dress of her dreams.
She looked at the price tag.
"700 dollars!" she put it back.
"Is that the dress you like?" fox asked.
"It's gorgeous. But Fox, it's too expensive."
"Not for you it isnt." Fox grabbed the dress. "Come on, it's my treat."
She stood there with her mouth open.
"Fox, no."
"Resa, I'm buying you this dress. End of story."
She watched him sign his name, the dress becoming hers."
"I cant believe you just did that," she said in disbelief.
He smiled.
"Come on," he said. "It's not that big of a deal."
"Fox…"
"Teresa, I wanted to buy you the dress…it makes you happy and it makes you smile, and that means the world to me."
She grinned.
"Fox Crane, what am I going to do with you?"
"You could love me for starters."
She laughed.
"Or…" he said. "You could come with me and get your surprise."
"There's more?"
"Follow me."
They walked back out. It was just starting to get dark.
"Ok stand here," Fox said.
She stood still.
He walked up behind her.
"Close your eyes," he whispered.
Smiling, she did.
"Ok," he breathed a few seconds later. "Open them."
She slowly opened her eyes, and gasped.
Standing before her was a horse and carriage.
"Oh Fox…"
He walked over to the carriage and opened the door.
"Your chariot my lady," he said grabbing her hand. He helped her up and sat down next to her.
"I cant belive you did all this," she said breathless.
"I just wanted to show you I care," he said smiling.
She sighed. Fox could see her eyes start to water.
"Hey," he said soothingly. "What's wrong?'
She laughed, wiping her eyes.
"Nothing's wrong." She said. "It's jus that this has been the best day of my life…with all the bad that has been happening lately, I don't know…I never knew I could be this happy."
Fox stroked her hair.
"I can make you this happy all the time Resa…if you just let me in."
She looked into his eyes.
"I know Fox…I know."
He stared at her face and slowly leaned in, his lips meeting hers. She pulled back at first, but eventually gave in.
He pulled back and leaned his forehead against hers.
"I love you," he whispered.
She just smiled.
When the carriage ride was over, it dropped them off at their apartment. Exhausted, they walked inside.
"Thank you for today Fox," Teresa said.
"Anytime," he said. He grabbed her hand and kissed it. "Goodnight Resa."
"Goodnight."
She walked back to her bedroom and closed the door.
Fox collapsed onto the couch, happier than he had ever been.
He had kissed her, actually kissed her.
It was something he had been dreaming of doing for so long.
His thoughts were interrupted.
"Hey fox?"
He sat up and looked down the hall. Teresa was peeking her head out of her room.
"Yea?"
She hesitated.
"I love you too."
He smiled.
She laughed at herself, thinking she sounded ridiculous.
"Goodnight."
He watched her as she closed the door again.
He sat there stunned.
She did love him. She said she did.
Determined, he walked back to her room and knocked on the door.
She opened it.
Without saying a word, he grabbed her, pulling her close. Their lips met, passion pouring out. She wrapped her arms around him, pulling him with her as they made their way to the bed.
Teresa woke up the next day, a smile planted on her face. She squintd her eyes as she looked around the room.
"How did I get here?" She asked.
She remembered watching a movie with Fox. He must have moved her.
She touched her cheek. For an insant, she felt his lips on her skin, his warmth.
She thought she remembered him talking to her too. She wasn't sure what he had said.
But man, did she dream about him.
She laughed as she looked at the clock.
10:30.
She got out of bed and yawned, walking out into the living room.
"Fox?"
"Hey!" he said walking out of the kitchen. "What are you doing up? You're ruining my surprise"
"Surprise?" she asked. "What is it?"
"Like I'd tell you!" he laughed. "GO back to bed…you'll see soon enough."
She laughed as she walked back into the bedroom, plopping down on the mattress.
A few moments later, there was a knock on the door.
"Are you in bed?"
"Yes Fox!" she yelled. "What is going on?"
He opened the door.
Her eyes lit up when she saw him.
He walked in, carrying a tray.
"Breakfast in bed," he said smiling. "You see, I had to make sure you where in bed, because if not then it would have just been breakfast…and that's not very special."
"Oh Fox," she said. "You shouldn't have."
"Alright," he said. "I'll just eat it myself."
"No!" she cried. "It looks delicious."
He brought it to her.
"Pancakes a la Fox, with a secret ingredient," he winked at her.
She took a bite.
"Fox, these are amazing."
"I know," he laughed. "I make the best pancakes in the whole city."
"I'm serious," she said taking another bite. "What's the secret?"
"Well I could tell you…but then I'd have to kill you."
"Ohhh," she said laughing. "Well, im not really in the mood to be killed this morning….so I wont ask again." She smiled.
"Good,' he said triumphantly.
"Wait a minute," she said. "Did you go to the store?"
"Yea," he said sitting beside her. "I went and got us some food. We have a busy day ahead of us."
"We do?"
'Yea," he said. "I am taking you on an all out tour of our new city."
"Fox that sounds like so much fun…but don't you think we should work on the apartment? It needs work."
"We can do that tomorrow," he said. "Now I insist, today is strictly fun…I'm going to go take a shower. When I come back, I expect you to be dressed, and ready for fun!"
"But-"
"No buts! Get ready!"
She laughed as she finished her breakfast. She got dressed, picking a pink sundress she had bought months ago but never wore. She put her hair up, spirals cascading down her back and face.
She looked in the mirror and smiled, ready to go.
There was a knock on her door.
"You ready?" Fox asked.
She opened the door and walked out.
Fox stared at her, his breath caught in his throat.
"Wow," he breathed.
"Is this ok?" Teresa asked twirling around.
"It's beautiful," Foc said. "You're beautiful."
She blushed.
"So," she asked. "Where is this day o' fun taking us?"
"I'm glad you asked,' Fox said. "First, we're going to walk around the city. See the usual tourist attractions…then I have a surprise for you."
"I cant wait!" she grabbed his hand.
He looked down at her hand in his.
"Terersa…." He said teasingly.
"What?" she asked innocently. "Someone once told me that friends can hold hands." She winked.
"No argument here," he said. He took her hand and they walked out into the city.'
Fox showed her everything. Her favorite was the statue of liberty.
"How can something so beautiful exist?" she asked him, staring out into the city from above.
He stared at her smiling.
"Sometimes it's hard to understand how something so amazing can be right in front of you."
Teresa turned to look at him.
"I found it best not to question it," Fox said. "Just enjoy it while its there."
She smiled.
After eating lunch in central park, they walked around some more. Fox took her to shopping.
"Pick out anything you want," he told her.
She browed the numerous clothes racks before seeing the dress of her dreams.
She looked at the price tag.
"700 dollars!" she put it back.
"Is that the dress you like?" fox asked.
"It's gorgeous. But Fox, it's too expensive."
"Not for you it isnt." Fox grabbed the dress. "Come on, it's my treat."
She stood there with her mouth open.
"Fox, no."
"Resa, I'm buying you this dress. End of story."
She watched him sign his name, the dress becoming hers."
"I cant believe you just did that," she said in disbelief.
He smiled.
"Come on," he said. "It's not that big of a deal."
"Fox…"
"Teresa, I wanted to buy you the dress…it makes you happy and it makes you smile, and that means the world to me."
She grinned.
"Fox Crane, what am I going to do with you?"
"You could love me for starters."
She laughed.
"Or…" he said. "You could come with me and get your surprise."
"There's more?"
"Follow me."
They walked back out. It was just starting to get dark.
"Ok stand here," Fox said.
She stood still.
He walked up behind her.
"Close your eyes," he whispered.
Smiling, she did.
"Ok," he breathed a few seconds later. "Open them."
She slowly opened her eyes, and gasped.
Standing before her was a horse and carriage.
"Oh Fox…"
He walked over to the carriage and opened the door.
"Your chariot my lady," he said grabbing her hand. He helped her up and sat down next to her.
"I cant belive you did all this," she said breathless.
"I just wanted to show you I care," he said smiling.
She sighed. Fox could see her eyes start to water.
"Hey," he said soothingly. "What's wrong?'
She laughed, wiping her eyes.
"Nothing's wrong." She said. "It's jus that this has been the best day of my life…with all the bad that has been happening lately, I don't know…I never knew I could be this happy."
Fox stroked her hair.
"I can make you this happy all the time Resa…if you just let me in."
She looked into his eyes.
"I know Fox…I know."
He stared at her face and slowly leaned in, his lips meeting hers. She pulled back at first, but eventually gave in.
He pulled back and leaned his forehead against hers.
"I love you," he whispered.
She just smiled.
When the carriage ride was over, it dropped them off at their apartment. Exhausted, they walked inside.
"Thank you for today Fox," Teresa said.
"Anytime," he said. He grabbed her hand and kissed it. "Goodnight Resa."
"Goodnight."
She walked back to her bedroom and closed the door.
Fox collapsed onto the couch, happier than he had ever been.
He had kissed her, actually kissed her.
It was something he had been dreaming of doing for so long.
His thoughts were interrupted.
"Hey fox?"
He sat up and looked down the hall. Teresa was peeking her head out of her room.
"Yea?"
She hesitated.
"I love you too."
He smiled.
She laughed at herself, thinking she sounded ridiculous.
"Goodnight."
He watched her as she closed the door again.
He sat there stunned.
She did love him. She said she did.
Determined, he walked back to her room and knocked on the door.
She opened it.
Without saying a word, he grabbed her, pulling her close. Their lips met, passion pouring out. She wrapped her arms around him, pulling him with her as they made their way to the bed.