What Am I Going To Do?

After hanging up the phone, Theresa goes to see Pilar. "Mama, can you watch the children, I need to take a walk."

"Sure, mi hija. Do what you need to do."

"Thanks." Leaving the house, Theresa heads off and finds herself at the pier where she and Ethan shared their first kiss. Leaning against a post, Theresa sighs. "How did my life get so complicated? I knew marriage would be hard, but this is ridiculous. Can I trust Ethan again? We always had issues with trust in our relationship, yet we always triumphed over it."

"On the one hand, my children need a father, and I need my husband. On the other hand, I can't go back into a marriage if I can't trust my own husband. But then again, I still have my children to think about."

Twisting her wedding band on her finger, Theresa wipes away a tear. "I still love you, Ethan, but is my love enough to make our marriage last?"

Sitting on a bench, Theresa sighs. Mama always said for me to do the right thing, and yet, I have no idea what it is in this situation. Do I forgive Ethan and go back to him? Or do I move on and forget he exists?

"Yeah, right, I can't forget Ethan. He's my heart, and I see him in my children. How could I go on without him?" He hurt you, Theresa. "Yes, and I've hurt him, and yet, we've made it through."

What about Little Ethan? He hates his father. "No. My son could never hate his father. He's just very angry, and I'll see to it that he understands the situation."

Can you forgive Ethan completely? Sighing, Theresa looks up at the night sky. "I love Ethan. He's my husband, my soul mate. If I can't forgive him, then my marriage has been a sham from the start. Marriage is about working things out together, not apart."

What about Gwen? "Gwen just wanted Ethan for one thing, and that was power. I know Ethan better than that. He wouldn't go back to her after all the lies she pulled when they were together. Sure, I've lied to him as well, but I did it to protect him."

"I know what I need to do. I need to get my marriage and my family back together." Coming to a decision, Theresa gets up and starts to head back home. On the way, her cell phone rings. Seeing that it's her son, Theresa answers.

"Hello?"

"Mom, that man called again. He wants to see you."

"That man happens to be your father."

"Not in my eyes."

"Ethan Martin!"

"It's true, mom. I'll never forgive dad for what he did."

"Well, you have to. I have forgiven him."

"What! Mom, are you insane? He'll hurt you all over again."

"Ethan, I am a grown woman, I am committed to your father and our marriage."

"Damnit, mom!"

"Don't talk that way to me, young man, I'm still your mother!"

"Yes, but I don't want him as my father! What part don't you understand!" Slamming the phone down, Ethan Martin looks up. "God help me, but I am going to go talk to him and make him see what is going on!"

"Please, God, let my son forgive his father. Let us be the family we once were."

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