"What happened to us?" Theresa said as though she was rather shock to hear him say that. "Do I really have to answer that, Fox? You know as clear as I do why our marriage fell apart."

"Why do you think that it's just my fault? We both failed, Theresa. We did nothing to save our marriage even though we knew what was coming."

"I'm not the one who was gone for months and weeks at a time doing God knows what."

"Fine, I'm not going to argue with you. It's not like we'll get anywhere that way."

"Good, well then if that's all you can leave." Passing the divorce papers, "Here, I hope I've signed everything that I needed to."

Flipping through the pages and skimming over them Fox saw that everything was signed. Within the next few days their lives that they began together would be over just like that. Thrown away as though it meant nothing to her. Fox stood up and began to leave, but as he reached the door he turned around to face her, "Say the word and we can forget we ever signed these. I'll rip them up and we can pick up where we left off."

Theresa just shook her head. She felt sorry for Fox because he couldn't handle the realization that she wanted nothing to do with him anymore as far as being married was concerned. Theresa bit her lip and said while looking up and not directly at him, "We've reached the end of the road, Fox. There's nowhere else for us to go."

Fox didn't say anything else, there was no use to since her mind was made up. He left with anger running through his veins and pain growing in his heart. He knew for a while now that this would happened, but what he didn't know was how much it would hurt. He didn't want to feel any pain, but he was too vulnerable to pain. His childhood had ensured him of that.

Fox needed to get into his car before he broke down. He could feel a breakdown approaching him and he could deal with it as long as he was alone. The thought of someone seeing him so lost and confused pushed him to run to his car which had now become his new home. Fox had plenty of money to stay in some fancy hotel, and knew enough people to stay with until he found his new home, but he didn't want to go to any of those places. Fox didn't sleep anyways so what was the point? He spent his days commiting himself to his work and spent his nights driving around town. He never had a particular place in mind when he would start his engine. He would go where he seemed to be called to, that usually were places that held somekind of memory of Theresa and their family for him.

That night Fox jumped into his car and started his engine just like he had done since he left, but this time he knew where he was going.

Theresa collapsed against the door as she closed it. Seeing him so soon proved to be much harder than she had hoped. She had hoped to see in next time in court, not at home.

"Theresa," Whitney said as she came downstairs, "what did Fox want?"

"He needed my signature," she said absently as she sat in disbelief of the whole situation.

"For what?"

"I signed the divorce papers," she said as she snapped back into reality. "It's over, Whit, I'm free."

"Theresa, I'm sorry, honey. I know this must be so painful."

"It is," she cried as she brokedown into tears. "I knew never it would hurt like this."

"I know," Whitney said as she hugged her friend, "just remember all of the wonderful memories you both made together. You'll always have them."

Whitney was right, Theresa had some wonderful memories of Fox that no one could ever take away from her. She smiled as they seemed to flood her memory. She could still remember the first time they met.

After an exhausting day, both physically and emotionally, all Theresa wanted to do was get to bed. She had faced a tough day after watching the man that she loved marry a different woman, her enemy-Gwen Hotchkiss. Once Pilar left her room with Little Ethan, Theresa turned off the lights and snuggled down into her warm covers. She felt safe and comfortable in her bed, it was the only place she felt safe now. Since becoming Mrs. Julian Crane, Theresa had to become more aware of the danger that came with the title. Both Rebecca and Ivy despised Theresa for being the only Mrs. Julian Crane and everyday they were scheming of new ways to get ride of her. Theresa hated always having to keep her guard up, it was exhausting, but she had to do it for her son's safety as her own. But doing so only made Theresa stronger and much wiser. She was dealt a bad hand of cards, but everyday she was using them to her advantage.

As Theresa drifted off to sleep, a man slipped into her room without her even knowing. As he slowly approached her bed her began to remove his garments. Slowly he removed his shirt and threw it to the side. Unzziping his pants, he slowly slipped out of them and threw them to hte side too. Now in just his boxers, he laid his hands on the bed and began to slowly unravel the covers.

Theresa felt somekind of movement from her behind, as she looked back she saw a strange man nearly naked in the dark. Jumping out of bed she screamed, "Get out! Somebody help me please!" No one came as Theresa frantically continued to scream, "Stop! Please get out of my room and leave me alone!"

Ethan ran to Theresa's rescue and began to duke it out with the strange man in her room. Theresa continued to scream as the two fought. After fighting for a few minutes with the doors locked, Samn broke through the door. Gwen turned on the lights as everone stood shocked to see him standing before their very eyes.

"What are you doing here?" Ethan asked with disgust.

"Oh I don't believe it!" Ivy exclamied.

"You!" A shocked Julian added.

Theresa stood silent listening to everyone. It appeared to her as though the strange man was not welcomed by any of the Cranes. This sparked her interest in him imensily.

"Hello step-mommy," he said approaching her. "I saw your picture in the paper, it didn't do you justice. But I guess you don't know who I am. In which case, allow me to introduce myself. Nicholas Forworth Crane, Fox for short. I'm the uh sencond son of...wait a minute. I tell a lie. The truth is I'm the first son of Ivy and Julian Crane," he finished as he shot a glance to Ethan."

Theresa smiled, but kept in her laughter for the moment being. A million thoughts ran through her as she watched Fox's every move.

So this is Fox. Cute, very cute indeed.

Julian questioned Fox as to why they should be recipients of such a lovely homecoming. Fox cleary explaned that he thought that Julian was dead which meant that he could collect his inheritence. He informed them all on how he was in debt because of his gambling and how he was kicked out of yet another school. This was no surprise to both Ivy and Julian. They were use to this kind of behavior from Fox. This though, was all new to Theresa and for some reason, Theresa liked the bad side of this Crane heir.

"He came for money, but found something more," Theresa told herself.

As Fox drove to his destination, the memory of meeting Theresa and becoming infactuated with her played through his mind. But one part from that day stuck out in his mind...Ethan's warning.

"Look, I don't care why you came back, but just know this one thing. You stay away from Theresa. You understand me? You stay the hell away from her."

Ethan's warning only made Theresa appear more desirable to Fox. She was like a tempted fruit in the garden of Eden.

"I'm to stay away from Theresa? Why? Why do you care, half-bro? Don't you have a wife now? Why should you care if I hang around with my step-mom?"

Fox could see that he knew how to get under Ethan's skin and he loved it.

Fox sighed as he snapped back to where he was at now. Life was so much fun back then, now it was sad and depressing. Fox parked his car and got out. He rang the doorbell and waited for an answer.

"Fox, what are you doing here this late?" Ethan asked as he began to wake up.

"Here's the papers. I need you to do me one more favor though."

"What?"

"Give me full custody of Alex and Alexis."

Mandi