A.N. So sorry for the long delay, RL has hit me really hard lately. Also I stopped watching Passions for a while because it got kind of boring for me. But I started watching it again a couple months ago (or at least the parts with my fav. characters. I hate Fox being with Whitney.)
A.N. 2: Fox Jr. is going to be called Junior sometimes. So now onto part 2.
Part 2
Previously on Protecting My Son
Taking Little Ethan's hand and lifting Fox Jr. higher on his hip he opens the door and standing there are people he never expected to see again.
"Well, well. This is definitely a surprise."
Whitney Russell and Chad Harris were standing at his front door with very serious expressions on their faces. "Hey Fox."
"Hey Whit, Chad. What's up?" Fox had told them years ago when he let them know he found Theresa and Little Ethan that they weren't to contact them or show up unless there was an emergency. Now with Whitney and Chad standing at his front door there's something going on that would need immediate attention.
"Rebecca saw Theresa on the news last night. Something about a bar here in New York. She's on her way here with the rest of the Crane Clan to take Little Ethan from Resa." Whitney blurts the whole thing out.
Fox sighs out in frustration. "Great. I would have thought she'd have given all this up once Theresa left." He should have known Rebecca would never let Theresa leave without causing trouble. "How did you two find out about?"
"Ethan mentioned it to me and I told Whitney, as far as I know she doesn't know exactly where you all live but with the Crane power it's likely she'll find out real soon." Chad tells his acquaintance.
"How long till they get here do you think?"
Chad shrugged his shoulders. "I don't know man, but they won't be coming here. They'll be going to the bar since they know she works there."
"And the reason why Rebecca and Gwen are still pursuing this is because when Gwen fell in LA it damaged something and made it impossible for her to have any more children. Biological children anyway. Then later Ethan and Gwen decided to try a surrogate, but none of the embryos took. Now they're looking into adoption, but Gwen and Rebecca still think it was all Theresa's fault and they vowed to get revenge. No matter how much time has passed." Whitney reveals.
"Alright, I gotta pick up Theresa, she's shopping with Cami. Umm, can you watch the kids for me, Resa's going to blow and I don't want the kids around when that happens."
Whitney nods. "Not a problem." She bends down, "hey Ethan, do you remember me?"
L. Ethan nods sort of hiding behind Fox's leg. "You're Aunt Whitney."
"That's right. Your daddy is going to pick up your mommy and Chad and I are going to stay here with you and your brother, would you like that?"
"I wanna see mommy, she promised us ice cream." L. Ethan smiles wide at the thought of a double scoop waffle cone ice cream.
Fox bends down, Fox jr. still in his arms. "Buddy, I have to go tell mommy something, and it's going to make mom mad. But I promise tomorrow I will take you, Junior, and Theresa out for ice cream."
"Swear?"
"I swear." Fox kisses his forehead.
"Ok, as long as I get three scoops instead of two." L. Ethan negotiates.
"Three?" He thinks about it for a moment, before finally agreeing to his sons wants. "Ok three scoops."
"I want three too." Fox Jr. holds up three fingers and grins.
Fox chuckles at his kids. "See what you started Lil. E? Alright you can have three scoops too."
"Yah!" Junior claps his hands as his dad puts him down next to his brother. When they're about to run off into the living room Fox halts them with a loud 'Stop'.
"Ok you two be good for Whitney and Chad, their good friends of Mommy and Daddy's ok?" They nod and Fox says his good-byes and thanks to Whitney and Chad then leaves to pick up Theresa and Cami.
Twenty minutes later he pulls up in front of the coffee shop Cami and Resa always stop in after shopping, he calls Theresa's cell and tells her he's outside. A few moments later the two friends come out giggling and carrying four bags each.
He hates that he's about to ruin Theresa's good mood but he doesn't have much choice, it's either tell Theresa today or have her find out when Rebecca and company come barging in on her at the bar. Definitely today, at the bar she would be looser and a bit tipsy which equals to a loose tongue and quick insults, something that wouldn't help her case at all.
Theresa puts her bags in the back with Cami and her bags and Fox pulls away from the curb and back into traffic. It was then Theresa really looked at his face and knew something was wrong. "What's going on Fox?"
"I have something to tell you and it's serious." Fox doesn't elaborate.
"Well, what is it? Is it the kids? Are they ok?"
"The kids are fine Resa. Trust me nothing has happened to them. But maybe we should wait till we get back to the house." Fox isn't sure how much Theresa told her friends and co-workers about her life before New York.
"No, I want you to tell me now."
Fox nods his head slowly. "Ok," he starts reluctantly. "Rebecca saw the news special that NBC did on Coyote Ugly, and she saw your picture, she's on her way here to New York."
TBC