She sat on the freshly dug dirt, her hands tracing the name of the headstone/
"Mamma I miss you so much."
She closed her eyes, trying to picture her mothers soft features, the warmth of her touch, her smell...
But all she could see was him.
"I'm leaving for good this time Momma," she said. "There's no coming back."
She stood up, wiping the dirt off her clothes. Her teeth chattered, the cold air of the night chilling her bones.
"Te amo Mamma." she said. " I love you."
She gave the grave one last look and walked away.
Fox ran around the town, calling for her.
"TERESA!"
He looked down every street, every alley.
No sign of her.
"Where is she?" he asked.
Then it hit him.
"Pilar."
He turned around and ran towards the cemetery, his breath caught in his throat, praying he wasn't too late.
He made it there and pulled open the gate, running towards Pilars grave.
When he got there, he stopped, trying to catch his breath. He looked around.
She wasn't there.
He lowered his head, his hands on his knees.
"I missed her." he whispered.
He collapsed on the ground, unable to hold back the sobs that were escaping.
"I'm so sorry," he cried. "I never wanted to hurt her...and now she's never going to know how I really feel."
"And how is that Fox?"
He jerked around.
"TERESA!"
She was standing there, tears on her face, her body shivering.
Fox stood up, not even trying to hide his own tears on his face.
"You said I would never know how you really feel Fox." she said. "Tell me."
He took a step towards her.
"Teresa, I love you."
She nodded slowly.
"I already knew that," she whispered. "But I think we both know that it isn't enough...today has proven that."
"Was confused," Fox said. "I'm so sorry for the way I've been treating you Resa."
"Fox I cant live like this," she said her voice cracking. "All this time we've had together...everything that happened in New York...those were the best days of my life."
Fox smiled weakly.
"And I did fall in love with you Fox...I think I've loved you all along."
"I've loved you all along Teresa," he interrupted.
She put her hands up.
"But I cant keep doing this. I cant keep getting hurt Fox...my heart cant take it."
"I never meant to hurt you..."
"BUT YOU DID FOX!" she yelled. "Whether you meant to or not, you did hurt me. You promised me that you never would and you broke that promise. Don't you understand? My whole life has been filled with broken promises...mamma promised me she would be around forever. SO did Antonio. Ethan promised me the world and then some...and then he went behind my back and stole my son away from me with Gwen...and you promised you would never break my heart."
She shrugged.
"But you broke it Fox." she whispered. She turned around and began walking away.
"Can I just say something please"" Fox begged.
She stopped slowly. She turned and faced him.
"What?
He fidgeted with his hands.
"I know I promised you a lot Teresa. And I know I broke that promise...and I am eternally sorry for that. But you know what? I'm human. I make mistakes. I do stupid things. I say the wrong things at the wrong times...I'm never on time for anything...I steal ice cream for girls that I want to impress...all my life, no one has ever told me that they loved me...no one made promised to me because they knew they couldn't keep them, no one ever hugged me or told me that they loved me...and that sucks Teresa. Alright? It sucks growing up not knowing what love is. It makes you cold, empty inside.
He looked into her eyes.
"Ans then I met you. And the numbness went away. I wasn't cold anymore. You made me come alive Teresa. You were the first person who ever showed me what true love was."
"What about Whiney?"
"If you cant love the one you want, love the one you're with. That's all she was. I wanted you. I've always wanted you. From the first time our eyes met I knew I was in love with you. But you wanted Ethan. And that killed me. Here I was, Fox Crane, and I couldn't get the one thing that I wanted most in the world. That had never happened to me before. I saw the way Ethan was playing with you and it made me so mad. It made me sick thinking that you would rather be with him, treating you like dirt, than be with me."
"Fox. I never knew you felt that way about me all the time. You were always talking about your mystery woman...I had no idea."
"That's because I didn't let you know Resa."
"So you never loved Whitney?"
"As a friend. I love her as a friend."
She sniffled.
"I haven't been completely honest with you Fox."
"What do you mean?"
She smiled.
"All those times I talked about Ethan, tried to get with him...it was all a lie."
"A lie?" Fox asked confused.
"Yea," she said. "You see...I stopped loving Ethan a long time ago. He broke my heart too many times...I never wanted to get back with him."
"Then why did you act like you did?"
She laughed.
"Don't you get it Fox? We were playing the same game with each other."
He stared at her.
"The first night you came to the mansion, I felt something. I felt something that I never thought I would feel again."
Fox slowly smiled.
"So you're telling me that you were trying to make me jealous?"
She nodded.
Fox shook his head.
"Unbelievable," he said laughing. "We're even more perfect for each other than we thought."
She laughed.
They grew silently.
"So where does this leave us?" Fox finally asked.
"I don't know, " she said. "I honestly have no idea."
He looked at the ground.
"Can I ask you something?" he asked softly.
"Yea."
He smiled, his eyes not meeting hers.
"Can I kiss you?"
Teresa sighed, a huge grin spreading across her face.
"Do you really even have to ask that?'
He looked up beaming and walked towards her, grabbing her coat and pulling her in, their lips meeting.
She sighed and gave into his kiss, her lips slightly parting.
He pulled away.
"What's wrong?" she asked breathlessly.
"Nothing," he said. "I just wanted to look at you. You're so beautiful."
She smiled and wrapped her arms around his neck.
"I think this might be one of the best days of my life."
"Geez, I'm sorry," he said jokingly.
She punched him.
"I'm serious!"
"I know you are," he said.
"I know what you mean."
"Mamma I miss you so much."
She closed her eyes, trying to picture her mothers soft features, the warmth of her touch, her smell...
But all she could see was him.
"I'm leaving for good this time Momma," she said. "There's no coming back."
She stood up, wiping the dirt off her clothes. Her teeth chattered, the cold air of the night chilling her bones.
"Te amo Mamma." she said. " I love you."
She gave the grave one last look and walked away.
Fox ran around the town, calling for her.
"TERESA!"
He looked down every street, every alley.
No sign of her.
"Where is she?" he asked.
Then it hit him.
"Pilar."
He turned around and ran towards the cemetery, his breath caught in his throat, praying he wasn't too late.
He made it there and pulled open the gate, running towards Pilars grave.
When he got there, he stopped, trying to catch his breath. He looked around.
She wasn't there.
He lowered his head, his hands on his knees.
"I missed her." he whispered.
He collapsed on the ground, unable to hold back the sobs that were escaping.
"I'm so sorry," he cried. "I never wanted to hurt her...and now she's never going to know how I really feel."
"And how is that Fox?"
He jerked around.
"TERESA!"
She was standing there, tears on her face, her body shivering.
Fox stood up, not even trying to hide his own tears on his face.
"You said I would never know how you really feel Fox." she said. "Tell me."
He took a step towards her.
"Teresa, I love you."
She nodded slowly.
"I already knew that," she whispered. "But I think we both know that it isn't enough...today has proven that."
"Was confused," Fox said. "I'm so sorry for the way I've been treating you Resa."
"Fox I cant live like this," she said her voice cracking. "All this time we've had together...everything that happened in New York...those were the best days of my life."
Fox smiled weakly.
"And I did fall in love with you Fox...I think I've loved you all along."
"I've loved you all along Teresa," he interrupted.
She put her hands up.
"But I cant keep doing this. I cant keep getting hurt Fox...my heart cant take it."
"I never meant to hurt you..."
"BUT YOU DID FOX!" she yelled. "Whether you meant to or not, you did hurt me. You promised me that you never would and you broke that promise. Don't you understand? My whole life has been filled with broken promises...mamma promised me she would be around forever. SO did Antonio. Ethan promised me the world and then some...and then he went behind my back and stole my son away from me with Gwen...and you promised you would never break my heart."
She shrugged.
"But you broke it Fox." she whispered. She turned around and began walking away.
"Can I just say something please"" Fox begged.
She stopped slowly. She turned and faced him.
"What?
He fidgeted with his hands.
"I know I promised you a lot Teresa. And I know I broke that promise...and I am eternally sorry for that. But you know what? I'm human. I make mistakes. I do stupid things. I say the wrong things at the wrong times...I'm never on time for anything...I steal ice cream for girls that I want to impress...all my life, no one has ever told me that they loved me...no one made promised to me because they knew they couldn't keep them, no one ever hugged me or told me that they loved me...and that sucks Teresa. Alright? It sucks growing up not knowing what love is. It makes you cold, empty inside.
He looked into her eyes.
"Ans then I met you. And the numbness went away. I wasn't cold anymore. You made me come alive Teresa. You were the first person who ever showed me what true love was."
"What about Whiney?"
"If you cant love the one you want, love the one you're with. That's all she was. I wanted you. I've always wanted you. From the first time our eyes met I knew I was in love with you. But you wanted Ethan. And that killed me. Here I was, Fox Crane, and I couldn't get the one thing that I wanted most in the world. That had never happened to me before. I saw the way Ethan was playing with you and it made me so mad. It made me sick thinking that you would rather be with him, treating you like dirt, than be with me."
"Fox. I never knew you felt that way about me all the time. You were always talking about your mystery woman...I had no idea."
"That's because I didn't let you know Resa."
"So you never loved Whitney?"
"As a friend. I love her as a friend."
She sniffled.
"I haven't been completely honest with you Fox."
"What do you mean?"
She smiled.
"All those times I talked about Ethan, tried to get with him...it was all a lie."
"A lie?" Fox asked confused.
"Yea," she said. "You see...I stopped loving Ethan a long time ago. He broke my heart too many times...I never wanted to get back with him."
"Then why did you act like you did?"
She laughed.
"Don't you get it Fox? We were playing the same game with each other."
He stared at her.
"The first night you came to the mansion, I felt something. I felt something that I never thought I would feel again."
Fox slowly smiled.
"So you're telling me that you were trying to make me jealous?"
She nodded.
Fox shook his head.
"Unbelievable," he said laughing. "We're even more perfect for each other than we thought."
She laughed.
They grew silently.
"So where does this leave us?" Fox finally asked.
"I don't know, " she said. "I honestly have no idea."
He looked at the ground.
"Can I ask you something?" he asked softly.
"Yea."
He smiled, his eyes not meeting hers.
"Can I kiss you?"
Teresa sighed, a huge grin spreading across her face.
"Do you really even have to ask that?'
He looked up beaming and walked towards her, grabbing her coat and pulling her in, their lips meeting.
She sighed and gave into his kiss, her lips slightly parting.
He pulled away.
"What's wrong?" she asked breathlessly.
"Nothing," he said. "I just wanted to look at you. You're so beautiful."
She smiled and wrapped her arms around his neck.
"I think this might be one of the best days of my life."
"Geez, I'm sorry," he said jokingly.
She punched him.
"I'm serious!"
"I know you are," he said.
"I know what you mean."