Hey! Sorry that it has taken me so long to update. I've been very busy lately. I hope you enjoy this chapter and I'm already working on the next. Thankyou for all your great reviews. They mean a lot to me, considering that this is my first fanfic. Please continue to read and review. Hope you enjoy

Erika

Chapter 4

"Ahem- I- uh..." said a deep, husky voice.

Theresa and Pilar quickly turned around to face the person that they feared may have listened in on their conversation.

"Fox, what are you doing here? You nearly scared us to death." said Pilar, breathing deeply.

"Uh- yeah. Well, I'm sorry. I just couldn't help but overhear your conversation." said Fox, looking over at Theresa. Why isn't she looking at me? What if she doesn't really love me? That would explain why she won't look at me. C'mon Fox, get a grip on yourself. You know she loves you. You just heard her say so.

Theresa tried her best to avoid his eyes. Why is he looking at me like that? I hope he didn't hear our whole conversation. It would just make him hate me even more. What am I going to do now?

Pilar couldn't take the silence any longer. "I should go. The two of you need to talk" Please God, don't let my daughter make a bigger mess of things. Please let everything work out for the best.

After Pilar left, Fox was ready to talk to Theresa about what he had overheard, and about his own feelings towards her. I've got to get this out of me. I love you Theresa. I've just got to tell her that, before I say anything else.

What am I going to do? He knows that I love him, and he's going to tell me that he could never love me back, because he's in love with Whitney. Why did he have to overhear the conversation I had with my mother?

"Theresa I... I..." was all that Fox was able to get out. God, why is this so hard? I love her. Why can't I just tell her that?

Great! Now he wants to tell me that he could never love me and that he will always hate me. I'm so stupid. I should have known better than to tell anyone how I felt about him. I just want to get this over with as fast as I can.

"You know what Fox; I already know what you are going to say" How could I not? Theresa asked herself.

"You do?" Fox asked. How could she know that I love her? I didn't even know until a few minutes ago.

"Of course I do Fox. I'm not stupid." Theresa said angrily, pausing for a few seconds and then continuing. "I know how much you hate me. And I know that you could never love me because you love Whitney. You just used me Fox. You're just like your father, grandfather, and every Crane man before them. How could I have ever have fallen in love with you? But you know what? You shouldn't have been listening in on the conversation that I had with my mother anyways so I don't give a damn about what you have to say right now." Theresa spat, tears forming in her eyes.

She thinks I hate her? And that I just used her? Well of course she does. But I don't hate her, and I didn't use her. How could she even compare me to any of the other Cranes? I'm nothing like them. And why is she so damn angry at me?

Theresa turned around and was just about to walk away when Fox grabbed her wrist.

"Ow! Fox! Let go of me! It hurts!" Theresa yelled while squirming to get out of Fox's tight grasp.

"No Theresa!" Fox said while grabbing hold of her shoulder with his other hand, eventually forcing her still. "I'm not letting you go anywhere until we talk about this." Fox said calmly, but sternly. Why must she always be so stubborn?

"We've already discussed it Fox." Theresa spat. "I doubt that we really need to go through it again. It's already sunken into my brain. But maybe it hasn't sunken into yours!" Why won't he just let me go? It's not like he even gives a damn about me.

Fox found himself staring at her, not even able to say a word. I can't believe that I could have done this to her. When I look into her eyes, all I see is pain, and sadness. I never meant to hurt her so much.

God, why is he doing this to me? I can't even move. And he keeps on looking into my eyes; with those sweet, beautiful, deep, and almost caring chocolate brown eyes. No. No, you have to stop this. He doesn't give a damn about you.

Fox finally came back to reality and was able to speak. No matters how much Theresa squirmed and tried to get out of Fox's grasp, he wouldn't let her go.

"I heard you Theresa. I heard everything. But you have to give me a chance to tell you what I think, and how I feel" Fox said, angry at the fact that Theresa was so persistent to get away from him.

"Don't you get it Fox?" Theresa asked just as angrily. "I know exactly what you think, and how you feel. The last thing I need is to hear it come straight from your mouth okay. I know that you hate me for what I did. I know that you think what I did was wrong. But what about what you did Fox?" Theresa spat. Absolute anger evident in her eyes.

Fox was absolutely confused. "What are you talking about Theresa? What did I do? I didn't cheat on you. I would never do anything to hurt you!" Fox yelled.

Oh my god! I have heard of people being arrogant; but I never knew that anyone could be this arrogant. Acting like he doesn't know what I'm talking about. What an arrogant jackass! God, even Julian wasn't this bad! There's only one way for me to deal with this. There's no way I'm going to hold back now. I'm going to give him a piece of my mind.

Theresa was finally able to break herself away from Fox's grasp. The next thing he knew, Fox was being slapped hard across the face.

Shit! What the hell did I do wrong? What did I say that could have possibly gotten her this upset? Fox Thought to himself while soothing the cheek that Theresa slapped.

"I can't believe you Fox!" Theresa yelled, glaring at Fox with a look that could kill. "You are such an arrogant jackass!"

What the hell brought this on? Why the hell is she so upset?

"What the hell is wrong with you?" Fox asked confusedly. "What? Did I say or do something wrong, Theresa?"

Oh my God! He thinks he hasn't done anything wrong!

"My god Fox! Just when I thought you couldn't be any more of an arrogant jackass, you have to go and prove me wrong! I mean, for you to have the audacity to act as though you don't know what's going on!" Theresa yelled.

I have no clue as to what she's talking about. What the hell is going on?

"That's the thing Theresa, I don't know what's going on! Why don't you enlighten me?" Fox said sternly, but with a hint of sarcasm in his voice.

I can't believe he's being sarcastic! How could anyone be so arrogant?

"Are you trying to tell me that you really have no clue as to what I'm talking about? Or is there just no end to your arrogance?" Theresa angrily asked.

Damnit! Why won't she just tell me what she's talking about?

"I really have no clue as to what you're talking about Theresa!" Fox said, frustration evident in his voice.

I'm not going to stand around here and have him play me for a fool yet again. I'm just going to give him a piece of my mind!

"I'm talking about you, and how you said that you never cheated on me, Fox. I mean, sure you may not have slept with Whitney, but you loved her all along and you never told me." Theresa said angrily "How could you Fox? How could you have let me believe that it was me who was your mystery woman all that time? I actually believed that you loved me, that you cared for me, and that you actually gave a damn about me." Theresa said, biting her bottom lip. Her anger turning into sadness and depression.

I do care for you Theresa! I love you. I never loved Whitney! I've always loved you! I just need to tell you that so that you stop being angry at me and then we can be together.

"Theresa I..." Fox began but was quickly interrupted.

"No Fox stop it" Theresa said while wiping away a tear that had found its way down her cheek. "I really don't want to hear it. I don't want to hear you say that you never meant to hurt me, because you did Fox. The truth is that you hurt me more that I have ever been hurt in my entire life. I know that you overheard the conversation that I had with my mother, and well its all true. I let myself fall in love with you Fox. I should have known better though. Everyone told me that you were a no good womanizer."

How could she even think that? I'm not a womanizer. And I know exactly who told her that I was. It was Ethan. How could she have even listened to him? Stop it Fox, you just have to talk to her and let her know the truth.

"Theresa, I'm not a womanizer." Fox said reassuringly. He was about to continue when Theresa interrupted him.

"You are Fox. You are a womanizer. And I shouldn't have let myself fall in love with you. I mean, look at where it's gotten me. I opened myself up to you, because I thought you loved me; and then I myself fell in love with you, only to find out that you never loved me. Do you know what that did to me Fox? To find out that you loved Whitney. We made love Fox! Or as you would probably say it, we had sex. I don't know what it means to you but means a lot to me. And I can't help but wonder Fox... was it her that you saw? Were you picturing Whitney while you were making love to me?" Theresa asked with streams of tears falling down her face.

Oh my God! I never meant to hurt her. I hate seeing her so sad. What have I done? How could I have put her through so much pain? She thinks that I used her. She thinks that I don't love her. How could I do this to her? She thinks I was picturing Whitney while I was making love to her! How could she even think that?

"What? How could you... Of course I..." Fox was utterly speech less. "What?!!!"

It's so obvious. He never loved me! When he made love to me it was Whitney that he was picturing. He must have been picturing Whitney when we kissed too. Not to mention when he said he loved me. How could I have ever let myself believe that he loved me?

"It's okay Fox." Theresa said giggling a bit. "I already know the answer. Of course you were picturing her while you were making love to me. You were even picturing her when you were kissing me, and when you were telling me how much you loved me." Theresa said quietly while looking deep into Fox's eyes. Theresa pulled her gaze away from Fox's eyes and shook her head. "I don't even know why I'm discussing this with you. It's so obvious that you don't even give a damn." Theresa said laughing at herself. "I'm leaving now Fox. Goodbye!"

I need to get out of here. I know that if I don't I'll just break down. Theresa thought to herself.

With that, Theresa turned around and began to walk away from a completely confused and astonished Fox.

Where is she going? I can't let her leave! I need to tell her how I feel about her. I need to tell her that I love her. Now more than ever.

"Theresa, wait!" Fox yelled, hoping shed turn around and come back to him.

Instead of doing what Fox had hoped she would do, she ignored him. Just keep going Theresa. You don't want to look back. You're not in any shape to deal with him right now. Don't go back. Theresa tried to reassure herself that she was doing the right thing.

Fox noticed that she just kept on walking away. I have to go after her. I have to tell her how I feel. He decided to run after her.

After catching up to her, he gently grabbed hold of her shoulders and turned her around t face him. He could see the pain and sadness in her eyes and tears flowing down her cheeks. He slowly moved his hands from her shoulders and placed them on her waist.

Theresa put her head down and continued to cry.

What does he want now? Theresa asked herself. Why can't he just leave me alone?

"Theresa I..." Fox couldn't continue. He wanted Theresa to be looking into his eyes when he said it. "Theresa. Please look at me."

Theresa didn't move her head. He could still see the tears cascading down her beautiful face. He took his right hand from her waist and used it to gently bring her head up. He wiped away her tears with his thumb. Theresa finally looked into his eyes.

Fox gently kissed Theresa. He looked down at her. She didn't fight him. That alone encouraged Fox. He knew that he was doing the right thing. He pulled her closer to him and kissed her again, but this time, more passionately. He felt her kiss him back and they both continued the kiss passionately. When they finally broke for air, they looked deep into each others eyes. Fox knew that he had to tell her now.

"I love you Theresa" said Fox in a gentle and sincere voice.