How to Deal – Chapter 2
Fox watched on from his spot in the corner of the restaurant as Whitney sat alone.
She intrigued him.
She was out on a date with Chad and he had to leave for a moment to take a phone call.
"Keep this up Chad and soon Whitney will be in my arms." Fox thought to himself.
He knew that soon Whitney would get tired of his job and she would be his.
Theresa looked around the restaurant as she entered. She immediately spotted Fox in the corner eyeing Whitney. Angry and jealous at the same time she made her way towards him just as Chad sat down next to Whitney.
"They make such a great couple." Theresa whispered in Fox's ear, hoping it irritated him. "It's obvious that Whitney never sees anyone but Chad. Don't you think?"
A frustrated Fox cursed Theresa under his breath. "Yeah." he finally replied, trying to cover the fact that Whitney was who he was in love with.
"I know what you're trying to cover up, but you don't fool me." Theresa thought to herself.
"So where is she?" Theresa asked as she looked around.
"Who?" Fox replied, his eyes still fixed on Whitney.
"Your mystery woman!" Theresa answered sarcastically. "That's why you're here, right? Or is she with that guy that you said she's so in love with?"
Fox squirmed in his seat as he tried to ignore her. "Yeah she's with another guy, but not for long."
"Well?" Theresa cut in.
"What is your problem?" Fox snapped as he turned around to look at her.
"What do you mean? I just want to know what's up between you and this woman." she answered.
"Last night you were yelling at me about using you and some other crap, and it's obvious we have nothing of substance to say to each other." he replied harshly.
"Oh, I'm sorry." Theresa said sardonically. "Didn't mean to interrupt your meaningless night of dreaming of a woman who's already taken."
"Why do you have to be so sarcastic all the time?" Fox hissed angrily.
"Why do you have to be so blind all the time?" Theresa snapped back.
"Blind?"
"Blind." she repeated. "You're so blinded by this woman, who obviously has no feelings for you, that you can't see what's in front of you."
"And that would be you?" he laughed at her.
"That was me. But now I realize, what's the point in trying to get your attention when you're too focused on her? So I've decided to move on, possibly with Ethan-"
"You're such a hypocrite." Fox cut her off.
"How?" Theresa asked.
"You're condemning me for wanting a taken woman when you want a married man."
"It's different." she quickly replied.
"How so?" Fox asked.
"Like I'm going to tell you." Theresa rolled her eyes.
Fox shook his head at Theresa's behavior. "What is wrong with you? Ever since last night you've been this angry, sarcastic person. I think you're taking this whole thing with my mystery woman way too hard."
"You know what Fox?" Theresa yelled as she stood up. "Let me deal with things my way and you worry about that stupid woman of yours!"
"Theresa, I want to let you deal with things your way, but the only thing is how you deal." he replied concerned.
Tears stained Theresa's face as he still showed no remorse for his feelings for Whitney.
"Ever since when did you care about my feelings? You weren't thinking about them when you started a relationship with me, fully aware that you were in love with her!"
"Theresa you're not being fair. You're my best friend, of course I care about you!" Fox argued.
"Well I didn't seem to notice." she shot back at him.
"Whoa, what's going on over here?" Whitney asked as she and Chad appeared behind Theresa.
Theresa angrily looked down at the ground, not wanting to look at the face of the woman who consumed the mind of the man she deeply cared for.
"Is anyone going to talk?" Chad pressed on.
Fox shook his head as Chad pried into his thoughts. He was too busy focusing on Whitney.
"Nothing, nothing's wrong." Fox finally spoke up. "Theresa and I were just having a little discussion."
"And I've decided this discussion is over with." Theresa replied as she furiously turned on her heel and walked out of the restaurant.
"I'll go talk to her." Whitney said instantly as she ran after her friend.
Chad nodded and focused his attention on Fox. "What's going on between you and Theresa, man? I've never seen her so angry before."
"She's just upset with me focusing on the woman that I love." Fox responded.
"Just give her time, and she'll cool down." Chad advised.
"Just give him time hun, and I'm sure he'll see this girl is too far out of reach." Whitney said to Theresa.
"I don't have time." Theresa simply replied.
"What do you mean you don't have time? You have plenty of time."
"I'm tired of waiting." she continued. "I waited so long for Ethan, that got me nowhere and I'm not about to do the same with Fox."
"So what are you going to do?" Whitney asked confused.
"Maybe I'll go to that new club downtown and find a hot guy." Theresa grinned.
"Theresa," Whitney began, not liking her plan. "An one-night stand is not going to make this situation any easier on you."
"There you are!" Chad interrupted the conversation. "I was looking for you girls."
"Where's Fox?" Theresa asked.
"He left."
"Good, can I speak to you for a second Chad?" Theresa asked.
Chad nodded as Theresa pulled him to the side.
Time was not what she had so maybe she should give it a little nudge.
"I think you should propose to Whitney again." Theresa said.
"You think so? Has she said anything to you about it?" Chad asked interested.
"Yeah." Theresa lied. "She really wants to get married."
"I'll take your advice." Chad smiled. "I'll take her out somewhere nice tomorrow and propose."
"Great!" Theresa said delighted as she clapped her hands together.
If Whitney married Chad, Fox would have no choice but to give up on her. He'd then realize that she was the only girl for him and things would be perfect.
Fox watched on from his spot in the corner of the restaurant as Whitney sat alone.
She intrigued him.
She was out on a date with Chad and he had to leave for a moment to take a phone call.
"Keep this up Chad and soon Whitney will be in my arms." Fox thought to himself.
He knew that soon Whitney would get tired of his job and she would be his.
Theresa looked around the restaurant as she entered. She immediately spotted Fox in the corner eyeing Whitney. Angry and jealous at the same time she made her way towards him just as Chad sat down next to Whitney.
"They make such a great couple." Theresa whispered in Fox's ear, hoping it irritated him. "It's obvious that Whitney never sees anyone but Chad. Don't you think?"
A frustrated Fox cursed Theresa under his breath. "Yeah." he finally replied, trying to cover the fact that Whitney was who he was in love with.
"I know what you're trying to cover up, but you don't fool me." Theresa thought to herself.
"So where is she?" Theresa asked as she looked around.
"Who?" Fox replied, his eyes still fixed on Whitney.
"Your mystery woman!" Theresa answered sarcastically. "That's why you're here, right? Or is she with that guy that you said she's so in love with?"
Fox squirmed in his seat as he tried to ignore her. "Yeah she's with another guy, but not for long."
"Well?" Theresa cut in.
"What is your problem?" Fox snapped as he turned around to look at her.
"What do you mean? I just want to know what's up between you and this woman." she answered.
"Last night you were yelling at me about using you and some other crap, and it's obvious we have nothing of substance to say to each other." he replied harshly.
"Oh, I'm sorry." Theresa said sardonically. "Didn't mean to interrupt your meaningless night of dreaming of a woman who's already taken."
"Why do you have to be so sarcastic all the time?" Fox hissed angrily.
"Why do you have to be so blind all the time?" Theresa snapped back.
"Blind?"
"Blind." she repeated. "You're so blinded by this woman, who obviously has no feelings for you, that you can't see what's in front of you."
"And that would be you?" he laughed at her.
"That was me. But now I realize, what's the point in trying to get your attention when you're too focused on her? So I've decided to move on, possibly with Ethan-"
"You're such a hypocrite." Fox cut her off.
"How?" Theresa asked.
"You're condemning me for wanting a taken woman when you want a married man."
"It's different." she quickly replied.
"How so?" Fox asked.
"Like I'm going to tell you." Theresa rolled her eyes.
Fox shook his head at Theresa's behavior. "What is wrong with you? Ever since last night you've been this angry, sarcastic person. I think you're taking this whole thing with my mystery woman way too hard."
"You know what Fox?" Theresa yelled as she stood up. "Let me deal with things my way and you worry about that stupid woman of yours!"
"Theresa, I want to let you deal with things your way, but the only thing is how you deal." he replied concerned.
Tears stained Theresa's face as he still showed no remorse for his feelings for Whitney.
"Ever since when did you care about my feelings? You weren't thinking about them when you started a relationship with me, fully aware that you were in love with her!"
"Theresa you're not being fair. You're my best friend, of course I care about you!" Fox argued.
"Well I didn't seem to notice." she shot back at him.
"Whoa, what's going on over here?" Whitney asked as she and Chad appeared behind Theresa.
Theresa angrily looked down at the ground, not wanting to look at the face of the woman who consumed the mind of the man she deeply cared for.
"Is anyone going to talk?" Chad pressed on.
Fox shook his head as Chad pried into his thoughts. He was too busy focusing on Whitney.
"Nothing, nothing's wrong." Fox finally spoke up. "Theresa and I were just having a little discussion."
"And I've decided this discussion is over with." Theresa replied as she furiously turned on her heel and walked out of the restaurant.
"I'll go talk to her." Whitney said instantly as she ran after her friend.
Chad nodded and focused his attention on Fox. "What's going on between you and Theresa, man? I've never seen her so angry before."
"She's just upset with me focusing on the woman that I love." Fox responded.
"Just give her time, and she'll cool down." Chad advised.
"Just give him time hun, and I'm sure he'll see this girl is too far out of reach." Whitney said to Theresa.
"I don't have time." Theresa simply replied.
"What do you mean you don't have time? You have plenty of time."
"I'm tired of waiting." she continued. "I waited so long for Ethan, that got me nowhere and I'm not about to do the same with Fox."
"So what are you going to do?" Whitney asked confused.
"Maybe I'll go to that new club downtown and find a hot guy." Theresa grinned.
"Theresa," Whitney began, not liking her plan. "An one-night stand is not going to make this situation any easier on you."
"There you are!" Chad interrupted the conversation. "I was looking for you girls."
"Where's Fox?" Theresa asked.
"He left."
"Good, can I speak to you for a second Chad?" Theresa asked.
Chad nodded as Theresa pulled him to the side.
Time was not what she had so maybe she should give it a little nudge.
"I think you should propose to Whitney again." Theresa said.
"You think so? Has she said anything to you about it?" Chad asked interested.
"Yeah." Theresa lied. "She really wants to get married."
"I'll take your advice." Chad smiled. "I'll take her out somewhere nice tomorrow and propose."
"Great!" Theresa said delighted as she clapped her hands together.
If Whitney married Chad, Fox would have no choice but to give up on her. He'd then realize that she was the only girl for him and things would be perfect.
