AN: Eve still uses her married name but is engaged to Julian. Rebecca is
still around the mansion because Gwen and Ethan still live there because
Ivy lives there also, because of her divorce settlement with Julian. He has
to let her stay there until she finds a place of her own.
Theresa was sitting in bed blowing her nose listening to Alistair talking when Fox walked in followed by Julian holding a pitcher of water. Seeing her husband's face, Theresa knew he had been crying.
"Nicholas?" she said softly almost breaking down into tears again. Fox placed the pitcher on the table beside her. As Alistair's cell rang, both Alistair and Julian slowly walked out of the room; Fox sat down behind her on the bed so that she was settled between his legs. As Fox wrapped his arms around her and pulled her back so she was resting on his chest. "I'm sorry."
"Sorry? What do you have to be sorry for?" he asked questioning.
"I'm sorry about our son. Our precious baby boy. If I had stayed with you instead of going downstairs, I wouldn't have run into Ethan and our baby would still be alive." She said starting to cry.
"Resa, baby, you have nothing to be sorry for. It was not your fault. It was Ethan's. And I promise you; he will pay for hurting you and Ian. I promise." Fox said kissing her head. A soft knock sounded throughout the cubicle and both Fox and Theresa glanced up and saw Eve standing there with a hospital crib in front of her.
"Fox, Theresa, it's time."
"Nicholas, please go first. I can't just yet." Theresa said softly gazing sadly at the crib. Fox nodded and slowly climbed out from behind her and solemnly walked to the crib and gently picked his son up.
"Ian, it's daddy. I'm so sorry for everything. Your mommy and I had so many plans for you. We love you so much. You're in heaven now. Be a good little boy, and mommy and daddy will see you again. Goodbye Ian. Daddy loves you." Theresa had climbed out of bed as he spoke and came up beside him. Touching his arm, Fox turned, kissed Ian's forehead and placed him in Theresa's arms. Taking a step back, he started to cry. *She would have been a great mother. Damn you Ethan. Damn you to hell. *
"He's so beautiful Nicholas. He's perfect. Just look how tiny he is. My precious baby boy. Oh my sweet Ian. Mommy and Daddy were going to spoil you so much. I'm so sorry that I didn't fight harder for you. I should have never helped Ethan upstairs. If only I had stayed with your daddy. I'm so sorry baby. But don't fret little one, mommy and daddy will see you again. You just be a good boy and wait for us. I love you my sweet boy."
"Theresa, I need to take him now." Eve said softly, her heart breaking as she gazed at Theresa and Ian.
"No, he needs his mother. You can't take him. He needs me." Kissing Ian's forehand, she gently placed him in the crib. Turning to Eve and Fox, Fox could see the desperation in her eyes. " Get away from my baby. He needs me."
"Theresa, please. Let me take the baby."
"NO!!! Get away from him. Just stay away. No one is going to take him away from me." She said standing in front of his crib using her body as a shield from them.
"Resa, honey, please. I know how you feel. I don't want them to take Ian either but we must. He will be all right. I promise. Resa. look at me, have I ever lied to you." Shaking her head, tears streamed down her face as she stood in front of Ian's crib. "Please honey, let Eve take him. Come here." Pulling her to him, Fox wrapped his arms around her and she immediately burst into tears.
"Nicholas, why? Why our baby? Why did he have to hurt our baby? I hate him. I HATE HIM. Damn him. I hate him." Theresa screamed and cried as Fox held her; his eyes starting to tear up as well. Holding her up as she cried against him, he watched as Eve wheeled the baby out to the nurse waiting to take him downstairs to the morgue. As Alistair and Julian walked back in and Alistair placed special blue daisies, Theresa's favorite, on the stand next to her bed, Theresa finally calmed down.
"Theresa? I need to check your stitches. If everything is okay, then you can check out in a few days maybe even tomorrow. Gentlemen if you would wait outside please."
"Sure. Resa, I'll be right out in the hall." Kissing her lightly, Fox followed Julian and Alistair out to the hall.
"We have a problem." Alistair said as they stood there waiting.
Theresa was sitting in bed blowing her nose listening to Alistair talking when Fox walked in followed by Julian holding a pitcher of water. Seeing her husband's face, Theresa knew he had been crying.
"Nicholas?" she said softly almost breaking down into tears again. Fox placed the pitcher on the table beside her. As Alistair's cell rang, both Alistair and Julian slowly walked out of the room; Fox sat down behind her on the bed so that she was settled between his legs. As Fox wrapped his arms around her and pulled her back so she was resting on his chest. "I'm sorry."
"Sorry? What do you have to be sorry for?" he asked questioning.
"I'm sorry about our son. Our precious baby boy. If I had stayed with you instead of going downstairs, I wouldn't have run into Ethan and our baby would still be alive." She said starting to cry.
"Resa, baby, you have nothing to be sorry for. It was not your fault. It was Ethan's. And I promise you; he will pay for hurting you and Ian. I promise." Fox said kissing her head. A soft knock sounded throughout the cubicle and both Fox and Theresa glanced up and saw Eve standing there with a hospital crib in front of her.
"Fox, Theresa, it's time."
"Nicholas, please go first. I can't just yet." Theresa said softly gazing sadly at the crib. Fox nodded and slowly climbed out from behind her and solemnly walked to the crib and gently picked his son up.
"Ian, it's daddy. I'm so sorry for everything. Your mommy and I had so many plans for you. We love you so much. You're in heaven now. Be a good little boy, and mommy and daddy will see you again. Goodbye Ian. Daddy loves you." Theresa had climbed out of bed as he spoke and came up beside him. Touching his arm, Fox turned, kissed Ian's forehead and placed him in Theresa's arms. Taking a step back, he started to cry. *She would have been a great mother. Damn you Ethan. Damn you to hell. *
"He's so beautiful Nicholas. He's perfect. Just look how tiny he is. My precious baby boy. Oh my sweet Ian. Mommy and Daddy were going to spoil you so much. I'm so sorry that I didn't fight harder for you. I should have never helped Ethan upstairs. If only I had stayed with your daddy. I'm so sorry baby. But don't fret little one, mommy and daddy will see you again. You just be a good boy and wait for us. I love you my sweet boy."
"Theresa, I need to take him now." Eve said softly, her heart breaking as she gazed at Theresa and Ian.
"No, he needs his mother. You can't take him. He needs me." Kissing Ian's forehand, she gently placed him in the crib. Turning to Eve and Fox, Fox could see the desperation in her eyes. " Get away from my baby. He needs me."
"Theresa, please. Let me take the baby."
"NO!!! Get away from him. Just stay away. No one is going to take him away from me." She said standing in front of his crib using her body as a shield from them.
"Resa, honey, please. I know how you feel. I don't want them to take Ian either but we must. He will be all right. I promise. Resa. look at me, have I ever lied to you." Shaking her head, tears streamed down her face as she stood in front of Ian's crib. "Please honey, let Eve take him. Come here." Pulling her to him, Fox wrapped his arms around her and she immediately burst into tears.
"Nicholas, why? Why our baby? Why did he have to hurt our baby? I hate him. I HATE HIM. Damn him. I hate him." Theresa screamed and cried as Fox held her; his eyes starting to tear up as well. Holding her up as she cried against him, he watched as Eve wheeled the baby out to the nurse waiting to take him downstairs to the morgue. As Alistair and Julian walked back in and Alistair placed special blue daisies, Theresa's favorite, on the stand next to her bed, Theresa finally calmed down.
"Theresa? I need to check your stitches. If everything is okay, then you can check out in a few days maybe even tomorrow. Gentlemen if you would wait outside please."
"Sure. Resa, I'll be right out in the hall." Kissing her lightly, Fox followed Julian and Alistair out to the hall.
"We have a problem." Alistair said as they stood there waiting.