CHAPTER 3
Eight hours after her emergency surgery began, Theresa was wheeled into a room in the Intensive Care Unit. Dr. Jones, the surgeon who operated on Theresa, went to the waiting area where a nervous and worried Ethan was anxiously waiting for any news concerning his beloved's well-being.
"Dr. Jones, are you the surgeon who perfomed Theresa's emergency surgery??" Ethan asked.
"Yes, I am," Dr. Jones replied. "Who are you??"
"I am Ethan Winthrop, and I am madly in love with Theresa," Ethan replied. "How is she?? What's your prognosis for her??"
"Relax, Ethan," Dr. Jones replied. "The surgery was a huge success; however, I had to place her in a drug-induced coma to reduce the swelling on her brain and prevent any brain damage from occurring. Theresa is in room 24 in the Intensive Care Unit. You may go see her, if you want."
"What about the prognosis??" Ethan asked.
"Oh, I expect Theresa to make a full recovery," Dr. Jones replied.
Ethan breathed a huge sigh of relief as he walked down the corridor to Theresa's room. His beloved was going to make a full recovery from her injuries.
Ethan never realized just how much he really loved Theresa until this very moment. He realized that he could no more live without Theresa that he could live without oxygen. As Ethan thought of all the times he had hurt Theresa and left her alone and heart-broken, an enormous wave of guilt washed over him. How he wished he could take it all back. How he wished he had gone ahead and married Theresa the first time around. If he had, that whole fiasco in Bermuda would never have occurred. Theresa would never have gone down there, and Julian would never have had the opportunity to get Theresa drunk and then rape her.
Ethan stopped just outside the door to Theresa's room and pulled out his cell phone. He dialed the number to Pilar's cell phone, and after a couple of rings, Pilar answered.
"Hello?" said Pilar.
"Hello, Pilar, this is Ethan," Ethan replied.
"Hello, Ethan!!! How are you, Gwen, and the baby??" Pilar asked.
"Oh, Pilar," Ethan cried. "You would not believe what has happened out here! The baby was stillborn, and Gwen and I are over. I just found out from Gwen tonight that the baby wasn't mine to begin with. Gwen just used the baby to keep me away from Theresa. Speaking of Theresa, there's something you need to know. Gwen beat Theresa over the head with a bedpan tonight, and nearly killed her. Theresa just got out of surgery, and the doctors expect her to make a full recovery. The doctors had to put Theresa in a drug-induced coma to reduce the swelling on her brain and prevent brain damage."
"Oh, no!!!!" Pilar cried. "Ethan, I'm so sorry about what happened with the baby and Gwen, and I know you must be devastated, but I need you to sit with my Theresita until I get there. Will you do that for me??
"You know I will, Pilar," Ethan replied. She's my Theresita, too. Theresa's side is where I belong, and I know now that by her side is where I will always belong. I love her. She has my heart--my whole heart. I know now that I will love Theresa until the end of time."
"But Ethan, you're married to Gwen--you're not free to be with Theresa!!!!" Pilar exclaimed. "I do appreciate your concern for my Theresita, though."
"I told you, Pilar, that Gwen and I are over, finished, finito," Ethan replied. "Gwen lied to me and manipulated me and she used a baby that wasn't even mine to keep me away from Theresa. Gwen sent my paternity papers to that tabloid. She didn't care that she hurt me, all she was concerned with was getting revenge on Theresa. Gwen does not have a heart, nor does she have any moral character. The fact that I am married to Gwen is a mere technicality, one that I plan to remedy as soon as I get back to Harmony with my beloved Theresa. I love her, Pilar, and I intend to make her my wife as soon as I apologize to her for hurting her the way I did and for allowing Gwen to manipulate me the way I did."
"Well, you just keep watch over my Theresita and you pray for her," Pilar replied. "I am on my way out there. I will catch the first flight out of Harmony."
"Call me when you land," Ethan replied. "I'll meet you there and I'll bring you to the hospital. Bring Little Ethan with you when you come. Tell Theresa's brothers what happened out here. They might want to come and see her."
"I'll call you when I land, and I'll bring Little Ethan with me," Pilar replied. "I'll tell Antonio, Luis, and Miguel what happened, but I don't know if they will come with me. Luis found Sheridan, and she is in the hospital. He and Antonio will want to stay here and be with her. Luis is tracking down the woman who kidnapped Sheridan so that he can get Sheridan's baby back. I can probably get Miguel to come with me, though. I've gotta go, but I'll see you when I get there."
"Okay, Pilar," Ethan replied. "I'll see you then. Bye!!!!"
Ethan put his cell phone back in his pocket and he went into Theresa's room. As Ethan sat in the chair next to his beloved's bed, he took her hand in his and he gently kissed it. Holding Theresa's hand in his, Ethan wiped a tear from his cheek and he drifted off to sleep.
Eight hours after her emergency surgery began, Theresa was wheeled into a room in the Intensive Care Unit. Dr. Jones, the surgeon who operated on Theresa, went to the waiting area where a nervous and worried Ethan was anxiously waiting for any news concerning his beloved's well-being.
"Dr. Jones, are you the surgeon who perfomed Theresa's emergency surgery??" Ethan asked.
"Yes, I am," Dr. Jones replied. "Who are you??"
"I am Ethan Winthrop, and I am madly in love with Theresa," Ethan replied. "How is she?? What's your prognosis for her??"
"Relax, Ethan," Dr. Jones replied. "The surgery was a huge success; however, I had to place her in a drug-induced coma to reduce the swelling on her brain and prevent any brain damage from occurring. Theresa is in room 24 in the Intensive Care Unit. You may go see her, if you want."
"What about the prognosis??" Ethan asked.
"Oh, I expect Theresa to make a full recovery," Dr. Jones replied.
Ethan breathed a huge sigh of relief as he walked down the corridor to Theresa's room. His beloved was going to make a full recovery from her injuries.
Ethan never realized just how much he really loved Theresa until this very moment. He realized that he could no more live without Theresa that he could live without oxygen. As Ethan thought of all the times he had hurt Theresa and left her alone and heart-broken, an enormous wave of guilt washed over him. How he wished he could take it all back. How he wished he had gone ahead and married Theresa the first time around. If he had, that whole fiasco in Bermuda would never have occurred. Theresa would never have gone down there, and Julian would never have had the opportunity to get Theresa drunk and then rape her.
Ethan stopped just outside the door to Theresa's room and pulled out his cell phone. He dialed the number to Pilar's cell phone, and after a couple of rings, Pilar answered.
"Hello?" said Pilar.
"Hello, Pilar, this is Ethan," Ethan replied.
"Hello, Ethan!!! How are you, Gwen, and the baby??" Pilar asked.
"Oh, Pilar," Ethan cried. "You would not believe what has happened out here! The baby was stillborn, and Gwen and I are over. I just found out from Gwen tonight that the baby wasn't mine to begin with. Gwen just used the baby to keep me away from Theresa. Speaking of Theresa, there's something you need to know. Gwen beat Theresa over the head with a bedpan tonight, and nearly killed her. Theresa just got out of surgery, and the doctors expect her to make a full recovery. The doctors had to put Theresa in a drug-induced coma to reduce the swelling on her brain and prevent brain damage."
"Oh, no!!!!" Pilar cried. "Ethan, I'm so sorry about what happened with the baby and Gwen, and I know you must be devastated, but I need you to sit with my Theresita until I get there. Will you do that for me??
"You know I will, Pilar," Ethan replied. She's my Theresita, too. Theresa's side is where I belong, and I know now that by her side is where I will always belong. I love her. She has my heart--my whole heart. I know now that I will love Theresa until the end of time."
"But Ethan, you're married to Gwen--you're not free to be with Theresa!!!!" Pilar exclaimed. "I do appreciate your concern for my Theresita, though."
"I told you, Pilar, that Gwen and I are over, finished, finito," Ethan replied. "Gwen lied to me and manipulated me and she used a baby that wasn't even mine to keep me away from Theresa. Gwen sent my paternity papers to that tabloid. She didn't care that she hurt me, all she was concerned with was getting revenge on Theresa. Gwen does not have a heart, nor does she have any moral character. The fact that I am married to Gwen is a mere technicality, one that I plan to remedy as soon as I get back to Harmony with my beloved Theresa. I love her, Pilar, and I intend to make her my wife as soon as I apologize to her for hurting her the way I did and for allowing Gwen to manipulate me the way I did."
"Well, you just keep watch over my Theresita and you pray for her," Pilar replied. "I am on my way out there. I will catch the first flight out of Harmony."
"Call me when you land," Ethan replied. "I'll meet you there and I'll bring you to the hospital. Bring Little Ethan with you when you come. Tell Theresa's brothers what happened out here. They might want to come and see her."
"I'll call you when I land, and I'll bring Little Ethan with me," Pilar replied. "I'll tell Antonio, Luis, and Miguel what happened, but I don't know if they will come with me. Luis found Sheridan, and she is in the hospital. He and Antonio will want to stay here and be with her. Luis is tracking down the woman who kidnapped Sheridan so that he can get Sheridan's baby back. I can probably get Miguel to come with me, though. I've gotta go, but I'll see you when I get there."
"Okay, Pilar," Ethan replied. "I'll see you then. Bye!!!!"
Ethan put his cell phone back in his pocket and he went into Theresa's room. As Ethan sat in the chair next to his beloved's bed, he took her hand in his and he gently kissed it. Holding Theresa's hand in his, Ethan wiped a tear from his cheek and he drifted off to sleep.