CH 7- Awkward Moments
Theresa felt as if her knees were going to give out, as she stood there staring at Fox sitting at the breakfast table.
"Therasita, that is no way to speak to our guest." Pilar shockingly looked up at her daughter.
"Oh, that's alright Pilar." Fox smiled. "I'm sure Theresa was just surprised to see me so early in the morning."
"Yeah, that's it." Theresa slowly sat down across from him. "I'm sorry Fox, I just wasn't expecting to see you."
She raised her head and slightly gazed at him, but quickly looked away. She could still feel her heart pounding hard against her chest.
Calm down Theresa. She thought to herself. It was just a dream. It didn't mean anything.
"Mija are you alright? You're trembling!" Pilar gave her daughter a concerned look.
Theresa looked down at her hands and saw that they were indeed shaking.
"What's the matter Theresa, didn't you sleep well?" Fox looked at her.
"What?" She immediately looked up at him. "W-what do you mean, did I sleep well? Of course I did. Why would you think I didn't sleep well?"
Fox stared at her oddly.
"I just thought you didn't get enough sleep; which would explain the shaking." He placed a hand over her hers and smiled.
"No, I'm fine!" She quickly slipped her hand from underneath his and stood up, walking over to the cupboards.
She turned her back to them and took a deep breath.
"Ok Theresa, you have got to calm down." She whispered to herself. "Fox can never know that you dreamed about making love to him." She nervously rubbed her forehead. "You just have to pretend like nothing happened."
She grabbed a plate form the cupboard and headed back to the table.
"So Fox, why did you come by so early?" she asked him, trying to act normal.
"Well it was for two reasons actually. One, it finally dawned on me that Pilar was your mother." He laughed. "I can't believe I didn't figure that out earlier."
"I don't understand. You knew my mom before you met me?" Theresa asked puzzled.
"Yes, Mija. I used to take care of Fox and Ethan when they were little. But then Fox moved away to boarding school and Ethan stayed here." Pilar explained.
"So when I woke up this morning I just had to come see how she was." Fox smiled.
"And I'm I glad that you did." Pilar grinned, lightly touching his face. "You have grown into such a handsome young man."
"Well, that's only because you took such good care of me." Fox smiled approvingly.
Theresa sat back in her chair and lovingly stared at the two of them.
She loved how well Fox and her mother got along. He was so caring and sweet. Any girl would be crazy to not fall for him.
Fox glanced at Theresa and noticed that she was staring at him.
He had noticed how odd she was acting the moment she stepped into the kitchen. It was as if she was completely uncomfortable around him and it concerned him.
I want you to draw closer to me Theresa, not away. He thought to himself. Why are you suddenly acting so distant from me?
Theresa shifted in her chair uncomfortably, as Fox stared at her.
Why is he looking at me like that? She nervously thought. He couldn't possibly know what I dreamt, could he?
She cleared her throat and stood up to put her plate in the sink.
"So what was the second reason you came over?" She asked him over her shoulder.
"Actually, I wanted to see you." He said, spooning the last bit of eggs into his mouth.
Theresa almost dropped the plate at Fox's response; the familiar words from her dream flooding back into her head.
Not noticing Theresa's reaction, Fox continued.
"I wanted to see you so that I could inform you about the party that I'm having."
"Party?" Theresa asked, breathing a sigh of relief.
"Yeah, my mother insists on throwing one to celebrate me coming home. I thought you might like to come." Fox smiled up at her.
"Well that sounds like fun Mija, you should go." Pilar suggested, grabbing Fox's plate and bringing it over to the sink.
"But I don't have anything to wear."
"Well then we'll just have to go shopping now won't we?" Fox grinned, winking at her.
"Right now?" she giggled.
"Of course right now!" He laughed. "C'mon Theresa, it'll be fun. We'll find you dress, eat some ice-cream, and I promise to have you home by midnight."
"Ok!" She threw her hands up in defeat. "Just let me go take a shower really quickly, and we'll be on our way."
She happily dashed out the kitchen and ran upstairs.
"Oh Fox, it's really sweet of you to take Theresa out for some fun. She's been so down lately about Ethan. She could really use the cheering up." She kissed his forehead and went into the living room.
"Well Pilar, I'll definitely help Theresa forget about Ethan. If things go according to my plan, I'll have her falling in love with me in no time."
He smiled as he waited for his princess to come back downstairs.
Theresa felt as if her knees were going to give out, as she stood there staring at Fox sitting at the breakfast table.
"Therasita, that is no way to speak to our guest." Pilar shockingly looked up at her daughter.
"Oh, that's alright Pilar." Fox smiled. "I'm sure Theresa was just surprised to see me so early in the morning."
"Yeah, that's it." Theresa slowly sat down across from him. "I'm sorry Fox, I just wasn't expecting to see you."
She raised her head and slightly gazed at him, but quickly looked away. She could still feel her heart pounding hard against her chest.
Calm down Theresa. She thought to herself. It was just a dream. It didn't mean anything.
"Mija are you alright? You're trembling!" Pilar gave her daughter a concerned look.
Theresa looked down at her hands and saw that they were indeed shaking.
"What's the matter Theresa, didn't you sleep well?" Fox looked at her.
"What?" She immediately looked up at him. "W-what do you mean, did I sleep well? Of course I did. Why would you think I didn't sleep well?"
Fox stared at her oddly.
"I just thought you didn't get enough sleep; which would explain the shaking." He placed a hand over her hers and smiled.
"No, I'm fine!" She quickly slipped her hand from underneath his and stood up, walking over to the cupboards.
She turned her back to them and took a deep breath.
"Ok Theresa, you have got to calm down." She whispered to herself. "Fox can never know that you dreamed about making love to him." She nervously rubbed her forehead. "You just have to pretend like nothing happened."
She grabbed a plate form the cupboard and headed back to the table.
"So Fox, why did you come by so early?" she asked him, trying to act normal.
"Well it was for two reasons actually. One, it finally dawned on me that Pilar was your mother." He laughed. "I can't believe I didn't figure that out earlier."
"I don't understand. You knew my mom before you met me?" Theresa asked puzzled.
"Yes, Mija. I used to take care of Fox and Ethan when they were little. But then Fox moved away to boarding school and Ethan stayed here." Pilar explained.
"So when I woke up this morning I just had to come see how she was." Fox smiled.
"And I'm I glad that you did." Pilar grinned, lightly touching his face. "You have grown into such a handsome young man."
"Well, that's only because you took such good care of me." Fox smiled approvingly.
Theresa sat back in her chair and lovingly stared at the two of them.
She loved how well Fox and her mother got along. He was so caring and sweet. Any girl would be crazy to not fall for him.
Fox glanced at Theresa and noticed that she was staring at him.
He had noticed how odd she was acting the moment she stepped into the kitchen. It was as if she was completely uncomfortable around him and it concerned him.
I want you to draw closer to me Theresa, not away. He thought to himself. Why are you suddenly acting so distant from me?
Theresa shifted in her chair uncomfortably, as Fox stared at her.
Why is he looking at me like that? She nervously thought. He couldn't possibly know what I dreamt, could he?
She cleared her throat and stood up to put her plate in the sink.
"So what was the second reason you came over?" She asked him over her shoulder.
"Actually, I wanted to see you." He said, spooning the last bit of eggs into his mouth.
Theresa almost dropped the plate at Fox's response; the familiar words from her dream flooding back into her head.
Not noticing Theresa's reaction, Fox continued.
"I wanted to see you so that I could inform you about the party that I'm having."
"Party?" Theresa asked, breathing a sigh of relief.
"Yeah, my mother insists on throwing one to celebrate me coming home. I thought you might like to come." Fox smiled up at her.
"Well that sounds like fun Mija, you should go." Pilar suggested, grabbing Fox's plate and bringing it over to the sink.
"But I don't have anything to wear."
"Well then we'll just have to go shopping now won't we?" Fox grinned, winking at her.
"Right now?" she giggled.
"Of course right now!" He laughed. "C'mon Theresa, it'll be fun. We'll find you dress, eat some ice-cream, and I promise to have you home by midnight."
"Ok!" She threw her hands up in defeat. "Just let me go take a shower really quickly, and we'll be on our way."
She happily dashed out the kitchen and ran upstairs.
"Oh Fox, it's really sweet of you to take Theresa out for some fun. She's been so down lately about Ethan. She could really use the cheering up." She kissed his forehead and went into the living room.
"Well Pilar, I'll definitely help Theresa forget about Ethan. If things go according to my plan, I'll have her falling in love with me in no time."
He smiled as he waited for his princess to come back downstairs.