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In the privacy of their bedroom Fox pulled Theresa into a passionate kiss. "I love you. Do you know that? Didn't you just love the look on my parents' faces? My mother was about to spit nails. It was great." Fox laughed as he twirled Theresa around.
"Ahhh. Nicholas, put me down." Theresa squealed as Fox continued to twirl her around. As he set her down, Theresa was surprised when Fox dropped to his knees in front of her and wrapped his arms around her and brought her slightly round stomach to his face and kissed it.
"I love you. I never thought that I would be this happy or even in love. Thank you for marrying me."
"No, Nicholas. Thank you for being there for me through everything. Through my obsession with Ethan, the horrible divorce from Julian. I can't imagine my life without you. You are the best thing that has ever happened to me and I love you." Getting to his feet, Fox pulled her close and kissed her again. "I'm starving. I think we need something to munch on."
"I'll go get something for you." Fox stated starting towards the door.
"No, honey stay here. I'll go see if there are any of those chocolate covered strawberries with whipped cream that you love so much left over from last night." Theresa grinned as she moved away slowly but Fox grabbed her and pulled her flush against his body and kissed her passionately.
Breaking away Fox breathlessly whispered in her ear. "You're a tease."
"Only with you. But you love me anyway. Mostly because I do this." Theresa said as she ran her tongue along his neck, lightly sucking on his neck and then softly biting his ear lobe. Fox's knees buckled slightly and he growled as she moved away. Laughing Theresa strolled to the door avoiding Fox as he tried to grab for her. When she looked back at Fox, she laughed at the pained expression on his face. "Oh don't look so pathetic. I'll be right back. I'll only be about five minutes." Humming to herself as she left the room, she could hear sobs coming from Gwen and Ethan's room, feeling sorry for Gwen but knowing Gwen didn't want to talk about it, she casually walked down the stairs, one hand on the banister and the other on her slightly bulging stomach. When she reached the bottom, she saw Ethan still in the living room. * Crap, he's gonna see me. Getting to the kitchen is going to be difficult. Thank God, he hasn't noticed me yet. Maybe I can just.* As Theresa thought this she tried to make her way through the living room, paying more attention to Ethan than where she was going and ran right into the buffet table behind the couch. "Ouch. Shit." Theresa yelped as she stubbed her toe. Whipping around Ethan's eyes light up when he saw Theresa.
* She came to me. I knew she loved me and not Fox. She will always love me. * "Theresa, you came to me. I knew that you could never love Fox. I knew you would come back to me." Ethan slurred as he pulled Theresa into a rough kiss. Theresa pushed Ethan off of her and slapped him hard. "Why are you pushing me away? I love you and you love me. You came to me like I knew you would. See I waited for you to come."
"Ethan, first of all, don't ever kiss me again. Second of all, I did not come back to you. I am married to Nicholas. He is the father of my child. He is my life now. I love him with my whole heart."
"No! You don't love him. You love me. You said you would always love me."
"I do love you but not like I used to. The love I have for you is different now. You were my first love and you will always be that. But when you married Gwen, I vowed to move on with my life and find happiness. And I found that with Nicholas. He is my husband and I love him. Go upstairs to Gwen, Ethan. She loves you. Go back to your wife. Do you know that she is crying upstairs right now? She is crying her eyes out because she knows that you only married her because she is pregnant. Do you even know how much you have hurt both of us? We gave up everything for you. We loved you. She still loves you. I on the other hand don't. I love my husband and he loves me and we are happily married with a baby on the way. Go back to your wife and be happy. Make her happy. She deserves to be happy with her husband. That would be you Ethan. "
"You're really married to him?" Ethan slurred swaying slightly on his feet. Placing her hands on his shoulders to keep him balanced, Theresa sighed.
"Yes, and I am happy. I just wish that you would be happy with Gwen. Like I am with Nicholas." Ethan turned to go upstairs but because he was drunk, he just fell over. "Here, let me help you." Wrapping her arm around his waist and his arm around her neck, Theresa struggled to get him upstairs. After a good struggle they finally made it upstairs. "Goodnight Ethan." Theresa said pushing Ethan towards his bedroom. But Ethan turned around and grabbed her wrist instead.
"He'll hurt you, you know. He is nothing but a pretty playboy who cares for no one but himself."
"Ethan stop it. He is my husband and I love him. And I am not going to stand here and listen to you bash him. Why can't you just except the fact that I have moved on with my life?" Theresa said her fists clenched at her sides. Anger clearly showing on her face.
"Because I love you. It's always been you. I'm only married to Gwen because of the baby. I would've married you if she hadn't gotten pregnant. Leave him and be with me." Ethan hissed as he tightened his grip on her wrist.
"Ethan, you're hurting me. Let go of me." Theresa pulled her arm roughly from his grip. "You are going to leave your pregnant wife to be with me if I leave Nicholas?"
"You know that I don't believe in divorce. I would never leave Gwen."
"Well, sorry to burst your bubble Ethan but I am not going to leave my loving husband to become your mistress. Now leave me alone. I have to get something for my HUSBAND from the kitchen. Ethan go to Gwen. She loves you. You are married to her and I am married to Nicholas. Whether you want to accept it or not, the truth remains the same. What we had is in the past and that is where it is going to stay. Go back to your wife." As she finished she spun around and started down the stairs.
* If I can't have her then neither will Fox! * "Theresa?" Pausing as her foot hit the third step, Theresa spun around to face him.
"What now Ethan?" she said sighing. As Ethan came to stand in front of her, she was forced to look up at him.
"I just wanted to say that if I cant have you than neither will Fox." A questioning look flashed across Theresa features and she looked at Ethan confused. But when Ethan's hands wrapped tightly around her neck she understood what he meant.
*He's going to kill me. No. Oh god. My baby. It's so hard to breathe. No, I have to fight. Oh god, please. I have to fight for my baby. * Pulling at Ethan's hands she fought for all she was worth but his grip just tightened. As the darkness began to close in, she remembered something from her self- defense class that all the girls were forced to take after Shelly McPherson was kidnapped and raped. Reaching up, she slammed her hands over Ethan's ears as hard as she could. Crying out Ethan immediately let go of her. Gasping for air, Theresa couldn't get away before Ethan recovered. Realizing that Theresa was going to run, Ethan shoved her as hard as he could. Theresa let out a scream. She didn't feel any pain at the first bounce but when her head slammed against the banister she felt pain and blacked out. Fox sprinted to the stairs and was horrified to see his pregnant wife falling down the stairs. Flying down the stairs, Fox reached her side only minutes after she landed roughly on her stomach, her head cracked loudly through the empty room as it hit the marble floor. When he reached her side, he immediately felt for a pulse. He found one but it was slow and barely there. Just then Gwen appeared at the top of the stairs.
"What is going on? I heard a scream. Oh my god! Theresa!" Racing down the stairs as fast as an extremely pregnant woman could go, she pushed past a drunk Ethan and quickly reached Fox and Theresa. "What happened? Is she okay? Is the baby okay?"
"I don't know. Please just go call 911." Gwen raced off to the phone and Fox tried to wake Theresa. "Resa, baby. Oh god. Baby please wake up. Honey, come on wake up and look at me. Resa?" Five minutes later the ambulance.
"Sir, please, you have to step back. Please sir." The paramedic said as he tired to pull Fox away.
"No, I have to be with her. She is my wife." Fox said trying to pull away.
"I know sir, but if you want us to help her you have to let us work. Now what is her name?" * God this man is about to go nuts. He must really love this woman. It must be nice to have a love like that. *
"Theresa Marie Crane."
"Is she allergic to any medication?
"None. She's pregnant. She's only four months pregnant. Please help her. She is my life. I can't loose her or my baby. Please help them." Fox pleaded as tears began to run down his face.
"They are doing everything they can sir." As the other two paramedics loaded Theresa onto a stretcher, the entire household stood by and watched. Ivy and Rebecca whispered quietly.
"How could this have happened? I may not like Theresa but I don't want her to die. I just wanted her out of Ethan and Gwen's life." Ivy said softly.
"Yes, I agree. Little Miss Tacocita is a really bitch but I hope she is okay. She is a worthy adversary. Apparently she fell down the stairs. Gwennie says that they have made peace and they are putting the past behind them and starting over as friends. I for one don't believe it. She is up to something."
"I don't think so, Rebecca. Didn't you see how much Theresa loves Fox and how much Fox loves her? I mean look at him. He is beside himself. He really does love her. Theresa is a strong girl. She has gotten through a lot. I just hope they will be okay."
Outside Fox jumped into the ambulance to ride to the hospital. Holding her hand as the ambulance raced through the streets, the paramedic called the hospital. "Base Station, this is Baker 1. We have an emergency headed your way. Female, approximately 23 years of age, nonresponsive, possible spine and head trauma, pregnancy 4 months. Condition stable but critical. ETA two minutes."
"Baker 1, this is Base Station. We'll be ready. Base out." Once they reached the hospital, Theresa was wheeled into Trauma 1 and Fox was forced to wait out in the waiting room.
* She has to be okay. I can't lose her. Oh god. No one called Pilar. Dear God, please don't tae her or my baby away from me. * Fox thought as he raced off to find a phone.
In the privacy of their bedroom Fox pulled Theresa into a passionate kiss. "I love you. Do you know that? Didn't you just love the look on my parents' faces? My mother was about to spit nails. It was great." Fox laughed as he twirled Theresa around.
"Ahhh. Nicholas, put me down." Theresa squealed as Fox continued to twirl her around. As he set her down, Theresa was surprised when Fox dropped to his knees in front of her and wrapped his arms around her and brought her slightly round stomach to his face and kissed it.
"I love you. I never thought that I would be this happy or even in love. Thank you for marrying me."
"No, Nicholas. Thank you for being there for me through everything. Through my obsession with Ethan, the horrible divorce from Julian. I can't imagine my life without you. You are the best thing that has ever happened to me and I love you." Getting to his feet, Fox pulled her close and kissed her again. "I'm starving. I think we need something to munch on."
"I'll go get something for you." Fox stated starting towards the door.
"No, honey stay here. I'll go see if there are any of those chocolate covered strawberries with whipped cream that you love so much left over from last night." Theresa grinned as she moved away slowly but Fox grabbed her and pulled her flush against his body and kissed her passionately.
Breaking away Fox breathlessly whispered in her ear. "You're a tease."
"Only with you. But you love me anyway. Mostly because I do this." Theresa said as she ran her tongue along his neck, lightly sucking on his neck and then softly biting his ear lobe. Fox's knees buckled slightly and he growled as she moved away. Laughing Theresa strolled to the door avoiding Fox as he tried to grab for her. When she looked back at Fox, she laughed at the pained expression on his face. "Oh don't look so pathetic. I'll be right back. I'll only be about five minutes." Humming to herself as she left the room, she could hear sobs coming from Gwen and Ethan's room, feeling sorry for Gwen but knowing Gwen didn't want to talk about it, she casually walked down the stairs, one hand on the banister and the other on her slightly bulging stomach. When she reached the bottom, she saw Ethan still in the living room. * Crap, he's gonna see me. Getting to the kitchen is going to be difficult. Thank God, he hasn't noticed me yet. Maybe I can just.* As Theresa thought this she tried to make her way through the living room, paying more attention to Ethan than where she was going and ran right into the buffet table behind the couch. "Ouch. Shit." Theresa yelped as she stubbed her toe. Whipping around Ethan's eyes light up when he saw Theresa.
* She came to me. I knew she loved me and not Fox. She will always love me. * "Theresa, you came to me. I knew that you could never love Fox. I knew you would come back to me." Ethan slurred as he pulled Theresa into a rough kiss. Theresa pushed Ethan off of her and slapped him hard. "Why are you pushing me away? I love you and you love me. You came to me like I knew you would. See I waited for you to come."
"Ethan, first of all, don't ever kiss me again. Second of all, I did not come back to you. I am married to Nicholas. He is the father of my child. He is my life now. I love him with my whole heart."
"No! You don't love him. You love me. You said you would always love me."
"I do love you but not like I used to. The love I have for you is different now. You were my first love and you will always be that. But when you married Gwen, I vowed to move on with my life and find happiness. And I found that with Nicholas. He is my husband and I love him. Go upstairs to Gwen, Ethan. She loves you. Go back to your wife. Do you know that she is crying upstairs right now? She is crying her eyes out because she knows that you only married her because she is pregnant. Do you even know how much you have hurt both of us? We gave up everything for you. We loved you. She still loves you. I on the other hand don't. I love my husband and he loves me and we are happily married with a baby on the way. Go back to your wife and be happy. Make her happy. She deserves to be happy with her husband. That would be you Ethan. "
"You're really married to him?" Ethan slurred swaying slightly on his feet. Placing her hands on his shoulders to keep him balanced, Theresa sighed.
"Yes, and I am happy. I just wish that you would be happy with Gwen. Like I am with Nicholas." Ethan turned to go upstairs but because he was drunk, he just fell over. "Here, let me help you." Wrapping her arm around his waist and his arm around her neck, Theresa struggled to get him upstairs. After a good struggle they finally made it upstairs. "Goodnight Ethan." Theresa said pushing Ethan towards his bedroom. But Ethan turned around and grabbed her wrist instead.
"He'll hurt you, you know. He is nothing but a pretty playboy who cares for no one but himself."
"Ethan stop it. He is my husband and I love him. And I am not going to stand here and listen to you bash him. Why can't you just except the fact that I have moved on with my life?" Theresa said her fists clenched at her sides. Anger clearly showing on her face.
"Because I love you. It's always been you. I'm only married to Gwen because of the baby. I would've married you if she hadn't gotten pregnant. Leave him and be with me." Ethan hissed as he tightened his grip on her wrist.
"Ethan, you're hurting me. Let go of me." Theresa pulled her arm roughly from his grip. "You are going to leave your pregnant wife to be with me if I leave Nicholas?"
"You know that I don't believe in divorce. I would never leave Gwen."
"Well, sorry to burst your bubble Ethan but I am not going to leave my loving husband to become your mistress. Now leave me alone. I have to get something for my HUSBAND from the kitchen. Ethan go to Gwen. She loves you. You are married to her and I am married to Nicholas. Whether you want to accept it or not, the truth remains the same. What we had is in the past and that is where it is going to stay. Go back to your wife." As she finished she spun around and started down the stairs.
* If I can't have her then neither will Fox! * "Theresa?" Pausing as her foot hit the third step, Theresa spun around to face him.
"What now Ethan?" she said sighing. As Ethan came to stand in front of her, she was forced to look up at him.
"I just wanted to say that if I cant have you than neither will Fox." A questioning look flashed across Theresa features and she looked at Ethan confused. But when Ethan's hands wrapped tightly around her neck she understood what he meant.
*He's going to kill me. No. Oh god. My baby. It's so hard to breathe. No, I have to fight. Oh god, please. I have to fight for my baby. * Pulling at Ethan's hands she fought for all she was worth but his grip just tightened. As the darkness began to close in, she remembered something from her self- defense class that all the girls were forced to take after Shelly McPherson was kidnapped and raped. Reaching up, she slammed her hands over Ethan's ears as hard as she could. Crying out Ethan immediately let go of her. Gasping for air, Theresa couldn't get away before Ethan recovered. Realizing that Theresa was going to run, Ethan shoved her as hard as he could. Theresa let out a scream. She didn't feel any pain at the first bounce but when her head slammed against the banister she felt pain and blacked out. Fox sprinted to the stairs and was horrified to see his pregnant wife falling down the stairs. Flying down the stairs, Fox reached her side only minutes after she landed roughly on her stomach, her head cracked loudly through the empty room as it hit the marble floor. When he reached her side, he immediately felt for a pulse. He found one but it was slow and barely there. Just then Gwen appeared at the top of the stairs.
"What is going on? I heard a scream. Oh my god! Theresa!" Racing down the stairs as fast as an extremely pregnant woman could go, she pushed past a drunk Ethan and quickly reached Fox and Theresa. "What happened? Is she okay? Is the baby okay?"
"I don't know. Please just go call 911." Gwen raced off to the phone and Fox tried to wake Theresa. "Resa, baby. Oh god. Baby please wake up. Honey, come on wake up and look at me. Resa?" Five minutes later the ambulance.
"Sir, please, you have to step back. Please sir." The paramedic said as he tired to pull Fox away.
"No, I have to be with her. She is my wife." Fox said trying to pull away.
"I know sir, but if you want us to help her you have to let us work. Now what is her name?" * God this man is about to go nuts. He must really love this woman. It must be nice to have a love like that. *
"Theresa Marie Crane."
"Is she allergic to any medication?
"None. She's pregnant. She's only four months pregnant. Please help her. She is my life. I can't loose her or my baby. Please help them." Fox pleaded as tears began to run down his face.
"They are doing everything they can sir." As the other two paramedics loaded Theresa onto a stretcher, the entire household stood by and watched. Ivy and Rebecca whispered quietly.
"How could this have happened? I may not like Theresa but I don't want her to die. I just wanted her out of Ethan and Gwen's life." Ivy said softly.
"Yes, I agree. Little Miss Tacocita is a really bitch but I hope she is okay. She is a worthy adversary. Apparently she fell down the stairs. Gwennie says that they have made peace and they are putting the past behind them and starting over as friends. I for one don't believe it. She is up to something."
"I don't think so, Rebecca. Didn't you see how much Theresa loves Fox and how much Fox loves her? I mean look at him. He is beside himself. He really does love her. Theresa is a strong girl. She has gotten through a lot. I just hope they will be okay."
Outside Fox jumped into the ambulance to ride to the hospital. Holding her hand as the ambulance raced through the streets, the paramedic called the hospital. "Base Station, this is Baker 1. We have an emergency headed your way. Female, approximately 23 years of age, nonresponsive, possible spine and head trauma, pregnancy 4 months. Condition stable but critical. ETA two minutes."
"Baker 1, this is Base Station. We'll be ready. Base out." Once they reached the hospital, Theresa was wheeled into Trauma 1 and Fox was forced to wait out in the waiting room.
* She has to be okay. I can't lose her. Oh god. No one called Pilar. Dear God, please don't tae her or my baby away from me. * Fox thought as he raced off to find a phone.