CH 3- Love At First Sight
Fox had to close his mouth to stop it from dropping open.
He still couldn't believe how beautiful she was; her chocolate-brown eyes, her sweet smile, the way her dress clung to her in all the right places. She was breath taking!
Fox didn't wait for Ethan to respond. He immediately jumped out of his seat and stood in front of her, taking her hand in his.
"Now what would a beautiful woman like yourself want with my boring half- brother?" He smiled staring into her eyes.
"Excuse me?" She giggled bashfully. "Do I know you?"
"Not yet, but if you give me the chance I'd love to introduce myself." He brought her hand to his mouth and placed it with a kiss. "Nicholas Foxwarth Crane, but you my dear can call me Fox."
"Well it's very nice to meet you Fox." She smiled, immediately making Fox's knees go weak."
"So, do you have a boyfriend?" He devilishly asked.
She almost immediately giggled at his question.
"My, my Fox are you always this forward with the ladies?"
"Only the incredibly beautiful ones." He winked at her.
"I see," she nodded, never taking her eyes off of him.
There was something about her that Fox found incredibly sexy, but he wasn't sure exactly what it was. She just seemed so confident, yet so innocent at the same time. All he knew was that it absolutely drove him crazy.
"So may I ask what your name is?" He patiently waited for her to speak again, completely mesmerized by her soft delicate lips.
"Theresa." She smiled up at him.
Fox blinked back in confusion as the familiar name still rang in his ears.
"I'm sorry, did you just say your name was—" he began to ask.
"Theresa." Ethan finished his sentence, loudly clearing his throat. "Yes Fox, this is Theresa Lopez-Fitzgerald.
Suddenly Fox remembered that his half-brother was still in the room.
Ethan came over to the two of them and placed a heavy hand on Fox's shoulder.
"Gosh Fox, do you have to flirt with every girl that you see?"
Fox could sense that Ethan was upset.
"I'm sorry Ethan I had no idea." He slowly said, feeling as though his heart had crushed in two.
Ethan tore his angry stare away from Fox and turned to Theresa.
"Is there something you wanted Theresa?"
"Yes, I wanted to talk to you." She softly answered. "Fox do you mind?"
He felt his stomach tighten at the sound of his name on her lips.
"Oh yeah sure. I'll just go get something to eat." He slowly turned and walked out the door, leaving it open slightly.
Once outside, he quietly pressed his ear to the door and listened intently.
"So Ethan how are you?" Theresa asked him.
"Um, I'm fine. I'm just working on something here."
He pointed to his computer screen, avoiding her eyes.
"Oh really? What is it?" She walked over and stood next to him, staring down at the screen.
"I'm just trying to see if there's any way that I can win you some money against Julian. There has to be a judge out there that will give you something for what he did to you."
"Oh, Ethan," Theresa tried to contain her happiness. "I knew that you would help me! I knew that you would understand that I only did what I did because I love you and Julian took advantage of me. I'm so happy that you finally trust me again! I just know that we will be happy together!"
She blurted out, throwing her arms around his neck.
"Uh, Theresa I think you misunderstood me." Ethan looked into her eyes.
"What do you mean?" She asked confused, taking a step back. "You just said you were going to help me, right?"
"Yes, I am going to try and help you. But that doesn't mean that anything has changed. I still feel the same way. We can never be together."
He avoided her eyes once more, and walked around her, smelling a light scent of her perfume on his shirt.
Theresa stood staring at the wall for a moment before turning around to him.
"Ethan how can you say that?" She could already feel tears brimming her eyes. "I love you."
"I know you do Theresa, but that's not enough." He let out a sigh. "I just can't trust you."
"I know that I have done a lot of things in the past that weren't honest. But everything that I did, I did out of love for you. You have to understand that." She turned him around to face her. "My god Ethan, we were going to get married not too long ago. You couldn't have stopped loving me so soon."
"Of course I haven't!" He grabbed her by her shoulders and stared into her tear-filled eyes. "But despite how we feel about each other, there's no point to continuing our relationship if there is no trust."
"But if we love each other, that should be enough—"
"No," He interrupted her, putting up his hand. "No Theresa, it's not enough."
"Ethan—" Theresa pleaded, putting a hand on his arm.
"I'm sorry."
He pulled his arm away and reluctantly walked out of the library.
Out in the hallway, Fox had to hide around the corner so that Ethan would not see him.
When he was out of sight, Fox peered into the library.
He watched as a saddened Theresa burst into tears, and fall into one of the chairs.
"Jesus Ethan do you have to be so cruel?" He whispered to himself.
He hated seeing her in so much pain. He longed to run in there and hold her in his arms, but he knew it was too soon.
"She's hurting right now Fox, you have to be gentle." He murmured, still keeping his stare on her.
But eventually she would be his. If Ethan wanted to throw what he had with her away, it was fine with him.
"Because once she's mine, you will be very sorry my friend." He smiled, keeping a close eye on his future love.
Fox had to close his mouth to stop it from dropping open.
He still couldn't believe how beautiful she was; her chocolate-brown eyes, her sweet smile, the way her dress clung to her in all the right places. She was breath taking!
Fox didn't wait for Ethan to respond. He immediately jumped out of his seat and stood in front of her, taking her hand in his.
"Now what would a beautiful woman like yourself want with my boring half- brother?" He smiled staring into her eyes.
"Excuse me?" She giggled bashfully. "Do I know you?"
"Not yet, but if you give me the chance I'd love to introduce myself." He brought her hand to his mouth and placed it with a kiss. "Nicholas Foxwarth Crane, but you my dear can call me Fox."
"Well it's very nice to meet you Fox." She smiled, immediately making Fox's knees go weak."
"So, do you have a boyfriend?" He devilishly asked.
She almost immediately giggled at his question.
"My, my Fox are you always this forward with the ladies?"
"Only the incredibly beautiful ones." He winked at her.
"I see," she nodded, never taking her eyes off of him.
There was something about her that Fox found incredibly sexy, but he wasn't sure exactly what it was. She just seemed so confident, yet so innocent at the same time. All he knew was that it absolutely drove him crazy.
"So may I ask what your name is?" He patiently waited for her to speak again, completely mesmerized by her soft delicate lips.
"Theresa." She smiled up at him.
Fox blinked back in confusion as the familiar name still rang in his ears.
"I'm sorry, did you just say your name was—" he began to ask.
"Theresa." Ethan finished his sentence, loudly clearing his throat. "Yes Fox, this is Theresa Lopez-Fitzgerald.
Suddenly Fox remembered that his half-brother was still in the room.
Ethan came over to the two of them and placed a heavy hand on Fox's shoulder.
"Gosh Fox, do you have to flirt with every girl that you see?"
Fox could sense that Ethan was upset.
"I'm sorry Ethan I had no idea." He slowly said, feeling as though his heart had crushed in two.
Ethan tore his angry stare away from Fox and turned to Theresa.
"Is there something you wanted Theresa?"
"Yes, I wanted to talk to you." She softly answered. "Fox do you mind?"
He felt his stomach tighten at the sound of his name on her lips.
"Oh yeah sure. I'll just go get something to eat." He slowly turned and walked out the door, leaving it open slightly.
Once outside, he quietly pressed his ear to the door and listened intently.
"So Ethan how are you?" Theresa asked him.
"Um, I'm fine. I'm just working on something here."
He pointed to his computer screen, avoiding her eyes.
"Oh really? What is it?" She walked over and stood next to him, staring down at the screen.
"I'm just trying to see if there's any way that I can win you some money against Julian. There has to be a judge out there that will give you something for what he did to you."
"Oh, Ethan," Theresa tried to contain her happiness. "I knew that you would help me! I knew that you would understand that I only did what I did because I love you and Julian took advantage of me. I'm so happy that you finally trust me again! I just know that we will be happy together!"
She blurted out, throwing her arms around his neck.
"Uh, Theresa I think you misunderstood me." Ethan looked into her eyes.
"What do you mean?" She asked confused, taking a step back. "You just said you were going to help me, right?"
"Yes, I am going to try and help you. But that doesn't mean that anything has changed. I still feel the same way. We can never be together."
He avoided her eyes once more, and walked around her, smelling a light scent of her perfume on his shirt.
Theresa stood staring at the wall for a moment before turning around to him.
"Ethan how can you say that?" She could already feel tears brimming her eyes. "I love you."
"I know you do Theresa, but that's not enough." He let out a sigh. "I just can't trust you."
"I know that I have done a lot of things in the past that weren't honest. But everything that I did, I did out of love for you. You have to understand that." She turned him around to face her. "My god Ethan, we were going to get married not too long ago. You couldn't have stopped loving me so soon."
"Of course I haven't!" He grabbed her by her shoulders and stared into her tear-filled eyes. "But despite how we feel about each other, there's no point to continuing our relationship if there is no trust."
"But if we love each other, that should be enough—"
"No," He interrupted her, putting up his hand. "No Theresa, it's not enough."
"Ethan—" Theresa pleaded, putting a hand on his arm.
"I'm sorry."
He pulled his arm away and reluctantly walked out of the library.
Out in the hallway, Fox had to hide around the corner so that Ethan would not see him.
When he was out of sight, Fox peered into the library.
He watched as a saddened Theresa burst into tears, and fall into one of the chairs.
"Jesus Ethan do you have to be so cruel?" He whispered to himself.
He hated seeing her in so much pain. He longed to run in there and hold her in his arms, but he knew it was too soon.
"She's hurting right now Fox, you have to be gentle." He murmured, still keeping his stare on her.
But eventually she would be his. If Ethan wanted to throw what he had with her away, it was fine with him.
"Because once she's mine, you will be very sorry my friend." He smiled, keeping a close eye on his future love.