Fox continued a little ways down the waterfront. It was all he could do to
leave her there alone with him. But he hated the sight of them together
and he was sure that's where Theresa needed to be. With the father of her
child, Ethan. Even though the thought of them together sickened him he was
curious as to what Ethan would have to say about seeing him. He made sure
that he stayed just close enough to hear the heated conversation between
Ethan and Theresa.
"Ethan, we've been over this before. Fox is a good man. He's Little Ethan's uncle and he deserves to spend time with him."
"He's no good." Ethan snapped.
Theresa lost her temper. "Ethan, I swear to God, you're just like everybody else. Why do you do this to him? Why do you all treat him like an outsider?" She raised her voice.
Ethan looked around embarrassed. A few people walking by on the dock, stopped and starred. He lowered his voice to a mere whisper. "Because he is an outsider, Theresa. You saw him. Wonder what his drink of choice is? He's Julian Crane made over and you can't deny that."
"Julian's changed. You yourself have even said that." She shot back.
"Yeah, well, I very much doubt Fox Crane ever will. He's nothing, Theresa, I and suggest you stay away from him. And if I have anything to do with it he will never be able to come near my son."
"Our son, Ethan. He's my son, too, or have you already forgotten that? I'm his mother, I gave birth to him. If he wants to see Fox then he'll see him."
He grabbed Theresa by the arm, "Come on, we're going home. We'll talk about this later when you've had time to calm down."
Maybe he hadn't done the right thing afterall. He had left Theresa with the life that he thought she wanted, the life he thought she deserved. But from what he could tell she sure didn't deserve the treatment that she was getting now.
One thing was for certain though, she still had that same spunk. She same had that same spark of the woman that he had fallen...No, he thought to himself, he couldn't let himself go back there. It was too painful. Theresa was with Ethan now and that's where she was meant to be. He on the other hand, was apparently meant to live a miserable life. That's how his life had been since before he had met Theresa, why should it be any different now.
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Several minutes later Theresa slammed to the door of her and Ethan's bedroom. Ethan followed right behind her. "Calm down, Theresa. There's no need for you to be so upset."
She turned on him pointing a finger at him, "I have every right to be upset. You're trying to dictate how and who my son spends his time."
"I have that right, Theresa, I'm his father."
"Damn it, Ethan, I'm his mother, too. And Fox is his uncle. Why don't you understand that, Ethan?" She took in a deep breath. She was trying to be more reasonable now. Apparently pure outrage was going to get her anywhere.
Ethan rubbed his forehead, "God, Theresa, how many times do we have to go over this? I don't want Fox having any kind of influence over our son. You know how I feel about him, so why do you continue to badger me about it?"
"Okay, Ethan, look at it this way. Kay is your half-sister,right?" Ethan nodded. "She has apparently done things that weren't right. Am I not correct?"
"Theresa..."
"No, let me finish, Ethan." She insisted.
"Fine." He gave in.
"She's seduced my brother, Miguel. She nearly broke up Charity and Miguel. She ruined their wedding day. Charity and Miguel had to actually leave the state to be together. Would you like for me to continue or am I making myself perfectly clear?" She said sarcastically.
"No, Theresa, I believe you've made your point." He said in defeat. Damn how he hated when she was right.
"I don't agree with the things that Kay has done, but she's your family Ethan. She shares a child with my brother. I owe it to him and to you as my husband. Please, Ethan, don't deny our son his family. It's only right that he be able to see Fox."
Ethan knew she was right. As bad as he hated to admit it, Theresa had a point. Kay had done some pretty dishonorable things and Theresa had never once told him that Little Ethan wasn't able to spend time with her.
"Alright, Theresa. I'll allow Little Ethan to spend time with Fox under one condition."
"What's that?" She asked, smiling inside. She had won and it felt damn good to win.
"He only gets supervised visits with him."
Oh, poor Ethan. He didn't know he had just give Theresa and Fox the chance they needed to be together.
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Fox walked on around the wharf and into downtown Harmony. It was nice to get out for a change. Seemed like lately he was always cooped up in his small apartment. He could afford very little now that he had spent most of his trust fund on bailing Theresa out of prison. And he would be damned if he would ask his father or grandfather for any help.
"Fox!" He heard someone yell out behind him. "Fox, hey man, wait up."
Fox turned around to see Chad running up behind him. Fox rolled his eyes, "Great." He said under his breath.
Chad came up and patted him on the back. "Hey, haven't seen a lot of you in awhile. What have you been up to?"
"Oh, just the same old same old, I guess."
"You sure, man? You don't look so good."
Fox winced, "Geez, thanks."
"Come on, Fox, you look like hell. What's gotten into you lately?"
"If this is some kind of pep talk I hate to tell you but you're failing miserably."
"Look, I'm just trying to look out for you man. That's what friends are for you know."
"Yeah, sure, whatever you say." Fox looked at his watch, trying to think of an excuse to leave. "Look, I've got somewhere I need to be going."
"I'll call you sometime. Maybe we could grab a few drinks." Chad paused for a minute. "Wait, I'll take that back. Maybe drinks are the best thing. Maybe you could get together with me and Whitney sometime. Double date or something."
"Sure. Just call me." Fox said unenthused.
Chad turned to walk away but paused, "Have you by chance seen Whitney today? I've been trying to call her, but I guess maybe she forgot her cell phone."
"Saw her earlier at the Book Cafe. Said something about practicing tennis."
"Not that crap again."
"Hey, don't give her such a hard time. Apparently it's what she enjoys."
"Yeah, but her father can be a real pain in the ass."
"Her father's not coaching her anymore." Fox informed him.
"Hmm, she hadn't told me that." Chad frowned. "Who's going to coach her?"
"You're looking at him, I guess. She asked me to practice with her some. That is if it's not a problem with you."
"No, it's fine." Chad lied. "I guess you should get going, didn't you say you had somewhere to go?"
"Yeah. Don't want to be late."
Chad watched as Fox walked away. He would have to keep an eye on Fox Crane. He, of course, was the only one in Harmony who knew who Fox's mystery woman was and he wasn't about to let Whitney get away from him again.
"Ethan, we've been over this before. Fox is a good man. He's Little Ethan's uncle and he deserves to spend time with him."
"He's no good." Ethan snapped.
Theresa lost her temper. "Ethan, I swear to God, you're just like everybody else. Why do you do this to him? Why do you all treat him like an outsider?" She raised her voice.
Ethan looked around embarrassed. A few people walking by on the dock, stopped and starred. He lowered his voice to a mere whisper. "Because he is an outsider, Theresa. You saw him. Wonder what his drink of choice is? He's Julian Crane made over and you can't deny that."
"Julian's changed. You yourself have even said that." She shot back.
"Yeah, well, I very much doubt Fox Crane ever will. He's nothing, Theresa, I and suggest you stay away from him. And if I have anything to do with it he will never be able to come near my son."
"Our son, Ethan. He's my son, too, or have you already forgotten that? I'm his mother, I gave birth to him. If he wants to see Fox then he'll see him."
He grabbed Theresa by the arm, "Come on, we're going home. We'll talk about this later when you've had time to calm down."
Maybe he hadn't done the right thing afterall. He had left Theresa with the life that he thought she wanted, the life he thought she deserved. But from what he could tell she sure didn't deserve the treatment that she was getting now.
One thing was for certain though, she still had that same spunk. She same had that same spark of the woman that he had fallen...No, he thought to himself, he couldn't let himself go back there. It was too painful. Theresa was with Ethan now and that's where she was meant to be. He on the other hand, was apparently meant to live a miserable life. That's how his life had been since before he had met Theresa, why should it be any different now.
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Several minutes later Theresa slammed to the door of her and Ethan's bedroom. Ethan followed right behind her. "Calm down, Theresa. There's no need for you to be so upset."
She turned on him pointing a finger at him, "I have every right to be upset. You're trying to dictate how and who my son spends his time."
"I have that right, Theresa, I'm his father."
"Damn it, Ethan, I'm his mother, too. And Fox is his uncle. Why don't you understand that, Ethan?" She took in a deep breath. She was trying to be more reasonable now. Apparently pure outrage was going to get her anywhere.
Ethan rubbed his forehead, "God, Theresa, how many times do we have to go over this? I don't want Fox having any kind of influence over our son. You know how I feel about him, so why do you continue to badger me about it?"
"Okay, Ethan, look at it this way. Kay is your half-sister,right?" Ethan nodded. "She has apparently done things that weren't right. Am I not correct?"
"Theresa..."
"No, let me finish, Ethan." She insisted.
"Fine." He gave in.
"She's seduced my brother, Miguel. She nearly broke up Charity and Miguel. She ruined their wedding day. Charity and Miguel had to actually leave the state to be together. Would you like for me to continue or am I making myself perfectly clear?" She said sarcastically.
"No, Theresa, I believe you've made your point." He said in defeat. Damn how he hated when she was right.
"I don't agree with the things that Kay has done, but she's your family Ethan. She shares a child with my brother. I owe it to him and to you as my husband. Please, Ethan, don't deny our son his family. It's only right that he be able to see Fox."
Ethan knew she was right. As bad as he hated to admit it, Theresa had a point. Kay had done some pretty dishonorable things and Theresa had never once told him that Little Ethan wasn't able to spend time with her.
"Alright, Theresa. I'll allow Little Ethan to spend time with Fox under one condition."
"What's that?" She asked, smiling inside. She had won and it felt damn good to win.
"He only gets supervised visits with him."
Oh, poor Ethan. He didn't know he had just give Theresa and Fox the chance they needed to be together.
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Fox walked on around the wharf and into downtown Harmony. It was nice to get out for a change. Seemed like lately he was always cooped up in his small apartment. He could afford very little now that he had spent most of his trust fund on bailing Theresa out of prison. And he would be damned if he would ask his father or grandfather for any help.
"Fox!" He heard someone yell out behind him. "Fox, hey man, wait up."
Fox turned around to see Chad running up behind him. Fox rolled his eyes, "Great." He said under his breath.
Chad came up and patted him on the back. "Hey, haven't seen a lot of you in awhile. What have you been up to?"
"Oh, just the same old same old, I guess."
"You sure, man? You don't look so good."
Fox winced, "Geez, thanks."
"Come on, Fox, you look like hell. What's gotten into you lately?"
"If this is some kind of pep talk I hate to tell you but you're failing miserably."
"Look, I'm just trying to look out for you man. That's what friends are for you know."
"Yeah, sure, whatever you say." Fox looked at his watch, trying to think of an excuse to leave. "Look, I've got somewhere I need to be going."
"I'll call you sometime. Maybe we could grab a few drinks." Chad paused for a minute. "Wait, I'll take that back. Maybe drinks are the best thing. Maybe you could get together with me and Whitney sometime. Double date or something."
"Sure. Just call me." Fox said unenthused.
Chad turned to walk away but paused, "Have you by chance seen Whitney today? I've been trying to call her, but I guess maybe she forgot her cell phone."
"Saw her earlier at the Book Cafe. Said something about practicing tennis."
"Not that crap again."
"Hey, don't give her such a hard time. Apparently it's what she enjoys."
"Yeah, but her father can be a real pain in the ass."
"Her father's not coaching her anymore." Fox informed him.
"Hmm, she hadn't told me that." Chad frowned. "Who's going to coach her?"
"You're looking at him, I guess. She asked me to practice with her some. That is if it's not a problem with you."
"No, it's fine." Chad lied. "I guess you should get going, didn't you say you had somewhere to go?"
"Yeah. Don't want to be late."
Chad watched as Fox walked away. He would have to keep an eye on Fox Crane. He, of course, was the only one in Harmony who knew who Fox's mystery woman was and he wasn't about to let Whitney get away from him again.