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Slowly walking out of the NICU, Fox remember that Theresa was awake and sprinted to her room. Walking in quietly, Theresa was propped up in bed smiling at Pilar and Whitney. Theresa whipped her head around and her eyes lit up when Fox cleared his throat.
"Nicholas." Hearing his name pass over her lips, Fox rushed over and began kissing her face. Pilar and Whitney smiled and quietly left the room. He was so glad that she was awake and alive and okay.
"Oh god, Resa. You're okay. I was so scared. I thought I was going to lose you. I love you so much." Out in the hall, Whitney and Pilar were talking with everyone.
"How does she look?" Miguel asked holding Charity's hand.
"She looks good. Tired but still beautiful. Thank you God. Thank you for bringing my mija back to us."
"Mama, did you tell her about the baby?"
"No mijo. Fox has to do that. All we can do is pray." As Pilar finished Charity shuddered and Miguel felt her.
"Charity, are you okay?" Miguel turned to her.
"Miguel, I'm worried about Theresa and Fox. Someone doesn't want them to be happy. I have this terrible feeling."
"I'm sure that there is nothing to worry about. No one can hurt Theresa or Fox." Miguel said taking her in his arms. "Lets go pray for the baby." As the group walked of to the chapel, Fox was still kissing Theresa.
"Nicholas, honey, how did I get here? Why am I in the hospital?" Sitting on the edge of the bed, Fox took Theresa's hands in his.
"You don't remember. Dr. Russell said this would probably happen. Resa, you've been in the hospital for almost a week now. You had a really bad fall down the stairs."
"What about the baby? Is our baby okay? Why do you have that look on your face? What's wrong with our baby? I want to see my baby. Nicholas what is going on? Tell me." Theresa yelled excitedly. The blood pressure machine started beeping wildly and a nurse rushed in and immediately looked at the machine.
"What is going on in here? Mrs. Crane your blood pressure is becoming way to high. You must stay calm. We don't want you to go into a coma. Please try and remain calm." The levels on the machine started to return to normal and the nurse left when they reached a reasonable safe level.
"Fox, tell me. What is wrong with our baby?" Sighing Fox knew he had to tell her. She only called him Fox when she was scared or frustrated with him.
"Ian is in NICU."
"Ian? We had a son? Nicholas that's wonderful. Wait, did you say he was in NICU? Why is he in the neonatal intensive care unit?"
"Honey, I don't know how to tell you this but Ian is not going to live. He was born too soon."
"What? No. My baby can't die. We did everything right. No Nicholas, he can't die. No please." Theresa said starting to sob. Taking her in his arms, he also began to sob . Quickly wiping his tears away, Fox smoothed her hair until her sobs quieted. "I want to see him." Pulling away from him, she began to swing her legs over the side of the bed, starting to rip tubes and IVs out of her arms, but Fox stopped her.
"You are not getting out of bed until Eve says you can."
"I am going to see our son and no one is going to stop me." Pushing her back on the bed, Fox sighed.
"There's my Resa. Stubborn as always. I know you want to see Ian but will you at least wait until I get Eve's permission and maybe a wheel chair first? You do have stitches and if you walk I'm afraid you will pull them and be in the hospital longer."
"If you must." After speaking with Eve and finally persuading her, Fox rushed back to Theresa's room with a wheelchair. When he rushed in he saw her struggling to pull on the bathrobe that was sitting at the end of the bed.
"Here, let me help you." Taking the robe from her hands, he gently wrapped it around her shoulders and after she pulled her arms through, Fox wrapped his arms around her and gently lifted her and placed her in the chair. Starting out of the room, Fox and Theresa rolled right into Gwen and Ethan.
"Theresa, we were just coming to see how you were doing. We were so worried." Gwen exclaimed as she leaned down with difficulty to hug her friend. "Shouldn't she be in bed?"
"Yes she should. But we all know how stubborn she is. I had to beg Eve to let me take her."
"Hey, don't talk about me like I'm not here. Because I am here and I plan on staying here." Theresa stated angrily.
"Sorry, Theresa. How are you feeling?" Gwen asked.
"A little sore. Where is everyone? Mama, Luis, Sheridan, Miguel, Charity, Whit and Chad, did they go home? "
"No, they are in the chapel praying for Ian.
"Sounds like Mama. Nicholas doesn't know what happened. Do you, Gwen?"
"No, all I know is that you were talking with Ethan. The next thing I knew, I heard a scream and came running out of my room, and Fox was yelling at me to call an ambulance. Ethan might know more Honey do you remember what happened?"
"Theresa lost her footing and fell. I tired to catch you but I couldn't." As Ethan stood there talking, Theresa got a flash across her mind. It was of her and Ethan arguing about Fox at the top of the stairs.
"Resa, honey are you okay? Resa? That's it. We are going back to your room." Fox stated starting to turn her around.
"No, I'm found. I want to see our son."
"Alright. Are you sure you are okay?"
"I'm fine. Let's go." As Fox wheeled Theresa into NICU and over to Ian's crib, Ethan and Gwen watched from outside. Inside the NICU, Theresa had her gloved hand inside his crib stroking his tiny chest . "Hi Ian. It's Mommy. Daddy is here too. Oh my sweet baby boy, you have to get well. Mommy and Daddy love you so much. We are so happy that you are here with us. I am going to you how your mommy and daddy met. Mommy was living with at the Crane mansion because she thought she was married to your grandfather. Well your mommy didn't know it but she was sleeping in your daddy's old bedroom. Well he came home one day, and climbed into bed with your mommy. When I realized someone was in bed with me, I started screaming. Your uncle Ethan came running in and starting beating your daddy. That's when someone turned on the lights, and everyone except me knew whom this person was. Your daddy said something so funny about Rebecca when he first met her. I can't tell you what he said. When I first met your daddy he intrigued me. But I thought I was in love with another man. Your uncle Ethan. But it wasn't love. It was an obsession. Your daddy and I spent so much time together. We became friends. He was my best friend. And I fell for him. I love him and I love you so much. Mommy's here now and she is never going to leave you." As Theresa sat there stroking her son, she got a memory flash of her accident. She saw two hands shove her. She felt herself falling. Fox rushed to her side when she cried out, concern on his face.
"It wasn't an accident. It wasn't an accident." Theresa sobbed.
"What? What wasn't an accident?"
"Not in front of Ian." Turning back to her son, Theresa stroked his little face. "Mommy will be right back. I love you Ian." Wheeling out to the hall, Theresa immediately burst into tears. "It wasn't an accident." She said sobbing. "My baby is dying and it wasn't an accident."
"Theresa? What's wrong? What wasn't an accident? Fox, what is she talking about?" Gwen said wrapping her arms around Theresa.
"I have no idea. Resa, what wasn't an accident?"
"My *sob* fall *sob* wasn't *sob* an *hiccup* accident. Someone attacked me. They were trying to kill me and my baby."
* Shit, she is starting to remember. She doesn't know it was me. Good. I did it for us Theresa. I did it for us. *
"Oh God. Who would do such a thing?" Gwen exclaimed angrily as she smoothed Theresa's hair. "Fox, Ethan and I will take Theresa back to her room, could you get us some water please?"
"Sure. Resa honey I'll be right back." Kissing her forehead, Fox turned and walked towards the cafeteria. Ethan and Gwen wheeled Theresa back to her room and helped her back into bed.
Slowly walking out of the NICU, Fox remember that Theresa was awake and sprinted to her room. Walking in quietly, Theresa was propped up in bed smiling at Pilar and Whitney. Theresa whipped her head around and her eyes lit up when Fox cleared his throat.
"Nicholas." Hearing his name pass over her lips, Fox rushed over and began kissing her face. Pilar and Whitney smiled and quietly left the room. He was so glad that she was awake and alive and okay.
"Oh god, Resa. You're okay. I was so scared. I thought I was going to lose you. I love you so much." Out in the hall, Whitney and Pilar were talking with everyone.
"How does she look?" Miguel asked holding Charity's hand.
"She looks good. Tired but still beautiful. Thank you God. Thank you for bringing my mija back to us."
"Mama, did you tell her about the baby?"
"No mijo. Fox has to do that. All we can do is pray." As Pilar finished Charity shuddered and Miguel felt her.
"Charity, are you okay?" Miguel turned to her.
"Miguel, I'm worried about Theresa and Fox. Someone doesn't want them to be happy. I have this terrible feeling."
"I'm sure that there is nothing to worry about. No one can hurt Theresa or Fox." Miguel said taking her in his arms. "Lets go pray for the baby." As the group walked of to the chapel, Fox was still kissing Theresa.
"Nicholas, honey, how did I get here? Why am I in the hospital?" Sitting on the edge of the bed, Fox took Theresa's hands in his.
"You don't remember. Dr. Russell said this would probably happen. Resa, you've been in the hospital for almost a week now. You had a really bad fall down the stairs."
"What about the baby? Is our baby okay? Why do you have that look on your face? What's wrong with our baby? I want to see my baby. Nicholas what is going on? Tell me." Theresa yelled excitedly. The blood pressure machine started beeping wildly and a nurse rushed in and immediately looked at the machine.
"What is going on in here? Mrs. Crane your blood pressure is becoming way to high. You must stay calm. We don't want you to go into a coma. Please try and remain calm." The levels on the machine started to return to normal and the nurse left when they reached a reasonable safe level.
"Fox, tell me. What is wrong with our baby?" Sighing Fox knew he had to tell her. She only called him Fox when she was scared or frustrated with him.
"Ian is in NICU."
"Ian? We had a son? Nicholas that's wonderful. Wait, did you say he was in NICU? Why is he in the neonatal intensive care unit?"
"Honey, I don't know how to tell you this but Ian is not going to live. He was born too soon."
"What? No. My baby can't die. We did everything right. No Nicholas, he can't die. No please." Theresa said starting to sob. Taking her in his arms, he also began to sob . Quickly wiping his tears away, Fox smoothed her hair until her sobs quieted. "I want to see him." Pulling away from him, she began to swing her legs over the side of the bed, starting to rip tubes and IVs out of her arms, but Fox stopped her.
"You are not getting out of bed until Eve says you can."
"I am going to see our son and no one is going to stop me." Pushing her back on the bed, Fox sighed.
"There's my Resa. Stubborn as always. I know you want to see Ian but will you at least wait until I get Eve's permission and maybe a wheel chair first? You do have stitches and if you walk I'm afraid you will pull them and be in the hospital longer."
"If you must." After speaking with Eve and finally persuading her, Fox rushed back to Theresa's room with a wheelchair. When he rushed in he saw her struggling to pull on the bathrobe that was sitting at the end of the bed.
"Here, let me help you." Taking the robe from her hands, he gently wrapped it around her shoulders and after she pulled her arms through, Fox wrapped his arms around her and gently lifted her and placed her in the chair. Starting out of the room, Fox and Theresa rolled right into Gwen and Ethan.
"Theresa, we were just coming to see how you were doing. We were so worried." Gwen exclaimed as she leaned down with difficulty to hug her friend. "Shouldn't she be in bed?"
"Yes she should. But we all know how stubborn she is. I had to beg Eve to let me take her."
"Hey, don't talk about me like I'm not here. Because I am here and I plan on staying here." Theresa stated angrily.
"Sorry, Theresa. How are you feeling?" Gwen asked.
"A little sore. Where is everyone? Mama, Luis, Sheridan, Miguel, Charity, Whit and Chad, did they go home? "
"No, they are in the chapel praying for Ian.
"Sounds like Mama. Nicholas doesn't know what happened. Do you, Gwen?"
"No, all I know is that you were talking with Ethan. The next thing I knew, I heard a scream and came running out of my room, and Fox was yelling at me to call an ambulance. Ethan might know more Honey do you remember what happened?"
"Theresa lost her footing and fell. I tired to catch you but I couldn't." As Ethan stood there talking, Theresa got a flash across her mind. It was of her and Ethan arguing about Fox at the top of the stairs.
"Resa, honey are you okay? Resa? That's it. We are going back to your room." Fox stated starting to turn her around.
"No, I'm found. I want to see our son."
"Alright. Are you sure you are okay?"
"I'm fine. Let's go." As Fox wheeled Theresa into NICU and over to Ian's crib, Ethan and Gwen watched from outside. Inside the NICU, Theresa had her gloved hand inside his crib stroking his tiny chest . "Hi Ian. It's Mommy. Daddy is here too. Oh my sweet baby boy, you have to get well. Mommy and Daddy love you so much. We are so happy that you are here with us. I am going to you how your mommy and daddy met. Mommy was living with at the Crane mansion because she thought she was married to your grandfather. Well your mommy didn't know it but she was sleeping in your daddy's old bedroom. Well he came home one day, and climbed into bed with your mommy. When I realized someone was in bed with me, I started screaming. Your uncle Ethan came running in and starting beating your daddy. That's when someone turned on the lights, and everyone except me knew whom this person was. Your daddy said something so funny about Rebecca when he first met her. I can't tell you what he said. When I first met your daddy he intrigued me. But I thought I was in love with another man. Your uncle Ethan. But it wasn't love. It was an obsession. Your daddy and I spent so much time together. We became friends. He was my best friend. And I fell for him. I love him and I love you so much. Mommy's here now and she is never going to leave you." As Theresa sat there stroking her son, she got a memory flash of her accident. She saw two hands shove her. She felt herself falling. Fox rushed to her side when she cried out, concern on his face.
"It wasn't an accident. It wasn't an accident." Theresa sobbed.
"What? What wasn't an accident?"
"Not in front of Ian." Turning back to her son, Theresa stroked his little face. "Mommy will be right back. I love you Ian." Wheeling out to the hall, Theresa immediately burst into tears. "It wasn't an accident." She said sobbing. "My baby is dying and it wasn't an accident."
"Theresa? What's wrong? What wasn't an accident? Fox, what is she talking about?" Gwen said wrapping her arms around Theresa.
"I have no idea. Resa, what wasn't an accident?"
"My *sob* fall *sob* wasn't *sob* an *hiccup* accident. Someone attacked me. They were trying to kill me and my baby."
* Shit, she is starting to remember. She doesn't know it was me. Good. I did it for us Theresa. I did it for us. *
"Oh God. Who would do such a thing?" Gwen exclaimed angrily as she smoothed Theresa's hair. "Fox, Ethan and I will take Theresa back to her room, could you get us some water please?"
"Sure. Resa honey I'll be right back." Kissing her forehead, Fox turned and walked towards the cafeteria. Ethan and Gwen wheeled Theresa back to her room and helped her back into bed.