Learning the Truth

Sitting in his office on the cold night, Ethan looked up from his work, and sighed. "This is what my stupidity has caused me. How could I have been so stupid to have had an affair with Gwen? What was I thinking?

Flashback

Sitting in his office, Ethan took a sip of his coffee, and then sighed. He couldn't wait to get home to Theresa. The love of his life. As he continued to work, he smiled as suddenly a scarf wrapped around his eyes. Turning in his chair, he reached for the warm body that was near. Kissing her deeply, Ethan thought at first that something was different about Theresa, but he shook it off. Trying to remove the blindfold, a pair of hands stopped him. Shrugging it off as some fun, Ethan let the blindfold remain, and continued kissing who he thought was his wife.

"Ethan…we're so good together…." The voice whispered in his ear.

Wait..that isn't Theresa.. Shrugging away, Ethan took off the blindfold, to find Gwen staring at him. "Gwen, what the hell are you doing here?"

"Oh, come on, baby, we're so good together. What's one more roll in the hay?"

"No! I'm married to Theresa!"

"Yes, but she isn't as good in bed as I am, and you know it. I mean, come on, Ethan, can you say no to this?" Gwen asks as she takes off her clothes, baring her body to him.

Trying not to look, Ethan closed his eyes and took a few deep breaths. I can't do this. Not to Theresa. I love her.

"Gwen..I can't…."

"Shh. Yes, you can, Ethan."

"No! I won't do this to Theresa!"

"Yes, you will, Ethan. You want me..you know it…I know it.." Gwen says as she placed her lips on Ethan. Trying to shrug away, Ethan suddenly feels the room spin as he tries to stand up. "What the hell?" He says outloud.

Snickering, Gwen watches. "That's right, Ethan. You're mine now."

"What…the…hell…?" Ethan slurs as he lies on the couch in his office.

"You see baby, Theresa will never win. I will only be the one to make love to you. Only me.." Gwen says as she kisses a now drugged Ethan. Taking advantage of the time, Gwen begins to have sex with Ethan when suddenly his office door opens.

"OH MY GOD!"

"Theresa?" Ethan slurs, looking up. "Theresa…w-w-ait…." He attempts to talk, but finds his voice totally gone.

"Forget it, you jerk! How could you! How could you do this to our kids! Damn you, Ethan! Damn you!" Theresa says as she runs off."

Present

"My God, she drugged me! Gwen drugged me! My god, no wonder Theresa ran off so fast. What am I going to do? God, I love Theresa, how could this have happened? I need to find Theresa..but where could she be?"

Picking up the phone, Ethan called his friend, Sheridan Lopez-Fitzgerald. "Sheridan, I need your help."

"What is it, Ethan?"

"I need you to help me find Theresa. I need to talk to her."

Sighing, Sheridan pauses before talking. "Sheridan? Are you there?"

"Yeah, I'm here. Why do you want to see Theresa, Ethan?"

"Um, she's my wife?"

"Yeah, but did you have to hurt her the way you did?"

"Sheridan, it's hard to explain what happened."

"Yes, but it happened, Ethan. Theresa isn't going to forgive you just like that. I know her, I've seen the way she's acting about you."

"Wait, you saw her? Where? When? Sheridan, please, tell me!"

Sighing again, Sheridan takes a breath before answering. "She's going to kill me for telling you this. Theresa has come back home, Ethan. She's at Pilar's. She just left here a few minutes ago."

"She's here? In Harmony? Oh, God, I have to talk to her! Thank you, Sheridan, Thank you!"

"Think before you act, Ethan." With that, Sheridan hung up the phone, leaving Ethan to think.

"God, please let me find my way back to my family…"

Coming Up

Theresa and her family talk

What happens when Ethan contacts Theresa?