Learning More about You

Sitting on the bed with Theresa, Ethan smiles at her. "So, why are you here at the house?"

"Well, I graduated from college a few months ago. I figured I'd come here to try and win the money and be able to help pay back my student loans and give my family the chance to finally have the life they deserve."

"Wow, it sounds like you've had a busy lifestyle."

"Yeah, I have. My father left my mother to raise five children all by herself with not a lot of money in tow. He vanished without a trace. Growing up, we were always lacking something, but never love. My mother showed us love everyday of her life. She's my biggest supporter, and my best friend. I don't know what I'd ever do without her."

"Yeah, I can relate to the lacking part. Growing up, my family life was really regimented. I was part of this big wealthy family, so all talks were about money and power, but never a lot of love. I mean, sure, my mother loved me, but it seemed that the maids and butlers became more my parents. Then, one day, my mother confessed to me this dark secret she had hidden her entire life. I'll never forget that day. It was my 21st birthday, and her gift to me was her secret. Ironic, isn't it?"

"Do you want to talk more about it?" Theresa asked, watching the emotions cross Ethan's face.

"Sure. Well, it seems that my mother had met someone before she was married to my father. And well, I was the product of that union. I was stunned to say the least. I mean, how could she have let me grow up the way I did, you know? If it wasn't for her and the family status I had at the time, I never would have met Gwen, which now, looking back, is a blessing that I am no longer with her."

Hearing her name as she walks to her bedroom, Gwen stops outside of Theresa's room and listens to Ethan talk.

"It's a blessing that I am no longer with Gwen."

Well, the nerve! It's not my fault you were so damn boring in bed, Ethan! Besides, all I wanted was your money. A girl can never have enough money in her pocket. Smirking, Gwen continues to listen on.

"Things happen for a reason, you know." Theresa says.

Oh, Theresa, of course you'll say that. You just wait till I get Ethan back, then we'll see what happens.

"Yes, you're right, things do happen for a reason. Now, I met my real father, and have this great bond with him."

"That's wonderful."

"Yeah, it is. You know, I'm glad we had this talk, Theresa."

"Yeah, me too, Ethan. Now, if we could only get through the next three months."

"We will." Winking at her, Ethan gets up and leaves Theresa's room, missing Gwen, who runs off quickly to the Diary Room.

That Ethan….some character…..maybe I'll get to know him better. Theresa thinks to herself.

Meanwhile, Gwen sits in the Diary Room, making her confessional.

(That tart thinks she's going to get Ethan? She doesn't know who she's messing with. My name isn't Gwen Hotchkiss for nothing. I will get Ethan back, no matter what I have to do. Theresa will have my boyfriend over my dead body).

Meanwhile

Hearing the knock on the door, Theresa turns around. "Come in."

Opening the door, she sees her ex, Fox. "What the hell do you want?"

"Look, I just want to talk."

"I don't have time to talk to you."

"Hey, you had time to talk to Ethan, you have time to talk to me."

"Gee, then you wonder why I broke up with you. You think that just because you have the money and the power that you can rule everyone. Newsflash! I rule myself thank you very much."

"Look, all I wanted to say to you is that I have no intention of getting back together with you."

"Well, thanks be to God! The angels are singing on!"

"Theresa, why do you have to be like this?"

"Why do I have to be like this? Hello, Fox, YOU were the one to destroy us when you started cheating with one of the sorority girls in college. What's that saying? Oh yes, like father, like son. You are exactly like your father! If I have to tolerate you for the next 3 months, then so be it. But don't you DARE expect me to go back to you."

"Like I told you, Theresa, I have no intention of that."

"Well, good."

"Besides, I already found someone that I may be interested in." Fox says as he starts thinking of Whitney.

"Well, good for you. I hope you'll be happy."

"Me, too."

Leaving her room, Theresa goes to the Diary Room for her confessional.

(You know, it's amazing how someone can be put in your path, and make you wake up and look at what's right in front of you. My talk today with Ethan shed a lot of light for me on the type of man he is. He is sincere, and honest. I only wish Fox had been that way to me throughout our relationship. I used to think, after I broke up with Fox, that I'd never be lucky to find someone to love me for ME, not for my beauty or brains, but for who I was on the inside. After talking to Ethan, maybe, just maybe, there is someone out there who will love me, Theresa Lopez-Fitzgerald, for the person I am on the inside.)

"There you have it, folks. Another day at the Big Brother house. Be sure and stay tuned for tomorrow's episode. What will happen next?"

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