Chapter 17
Voice of Reason
"Hey.", Fox greeted.
"Hi.", Theresa replied not taking her eye off the magazine she was reading. 'The nerve of him.'
"Theresa, what's wrong.", he asked. 'What did I do now ?'
"Nothing, I'm fine.", she replied.
"Oh.", he replied. "Do you want to go to the …."
"I can't go no where today, I got a date."
"A date ?"
"Yeah, with Ethan."
"Ethan ?"
"Yeah."
"As, in Ethan Winthrop, my half brother ?"
"Yeah, that would be the one."
"Theresa, he's going to hurt you again, please don't do this to yourself." 'When will she ever learn ?'
"No, he told me he was going to make up all the bad things that's happened." 'Why do you care, now that you have your precious Whitney.'
"Oh, God. Theresa, when are you going to learn ? He is never going to change."
"So, I love him."
"What about Gwen ?"
"He'll leave her."
"No, he won't."
"I don't care."
"Resa, please don't do this."
"No, I've made up my mind.", Theresa stormed off.
"What's wrong with her ?", Whitney asked.
"She don't want to listen to reason.", Fox replied.
"About what ?", Whitney asked.
"Theresa has decided to be with Ethan, again."
"What ?"
"Yeah, that was exactly what I was thinking."
"Did she tell you this ?"
"Yeah, I asked 'if she wanted to go out' and she said 'I can't I got a date.' and when I asked 'with whom', she was like 'Ethan' and then when I tried to talk her out of it she said, 'Ethan said', 'he'd make up all the pain he'd caused.' "
"Oh My God, Why would she do this. She told me just yesterday that she was over Ethan ?"
"She told me the same thing, but when it comes to Ethan all he's got to do is sweet talk her and she's putty in his hands."
"Yeah, well, I'm going to try to reason with her."
"Good luck."
"Thanks."
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"Theresa.", Whitney asked from outside the closed door.
"Hmm ?", Theresa asked.
"Can I come in ?", Whitney asked.
"Yeah.", Theresa replied wiping her eyes. There was no way she'd let Whitney see her like this, there was no way she'd let Fox know he'd hurt her.
"Theresa, we need to talk.", Whitney replied.
"Ok.", Theresa replied.
"Honey, what's this I hear about you dating Ethan ?", Whitney asked. "He's married Theresa, he has a child. Theresa, you deserve better."
"But, there isn't better, believe me Whitney I thought there was, I tried to make it work with someone else, but he is a bigger jerk than Ethan.", Theresa explained. "At least with Ethan I know what to expect , I know I'm going to get hurt, but he can't hurt me if I don't love him."
"Don't love him ?"
"Yeah, I love him, but I'm not 'in love' with him."
"Theresa, your making no sense, if you don't love Ethan who do you love ?"
"I doesn't matter, he loves someone else and to make things worst I saw him and this woman in-- in bed together ."
"Oh My God, I'm so sorry Theresa."
"Yeah, well I'm not going to break them up, I through with chasing after other women's men."
"Are you ?", Whitney asked. "Because, it sure don't look like it from my point of view. You are with Ethan, Gwen's husband."
"But, I don't love him."
"It doesn't matter. No matter how you look at it he still her husband and your stealing him away from her."
"Yeah, but, Ethan came to me…. He asked me to take him back."
"Theresa, I understand that, but you could and still can say 'NO, I'm through being played, I'm tired of this game we keep playing.'
"Whitney, there's no use. The man I love isn't free."
"So, Theresa, please don't do this, you are to good for this, you told me just then that you don't love Ethan, so don't be with him."
"Yeah, but…"
"But, nothing, you love someone else so fight for that person, don't give up."
"Whitney it isn't that simple."
"So, haven't you always said to fight for what's yours ."
"But, he was never mine."
"Make him yours."
"No, Whitney he's happy, that's all I ever wanted for him was happiness."
"But, honey you're miserable and I'm sure that makes him miserable."
"No, he's to consumed in his own life to worry about me."
"I doubt that."
"No, Whit, last night was proof."
"Last night ?" 'she don't know, I saw them.'
"Yeah, I walked in on him and the girl he loves."
"Who is he, do I know the girl ?"
"Yeah."
"Who ?"
"Like, I said 'it, don't matter.', he don't love me and he's in love with someone else."
"So, what about Ethan ?"
"I'm still going out with him, maybe it'll do me some good."
"Ok, Resa, but be careful."
"I will, Whit."
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"How'd it go ?", Fox asked.
"I don't know, Theresa so confused she doesn't love Ethan, that much is clear, but there is some other man she loves, but from what I can hear he's a jerk."
"What makes you say that ?"
"Theresa said, 'she saw him and another woman doing it last night.', she's heart broken."
"I'd say, did she say whom this guy is ?"
"No, she said, 'it didn't matter.'
"Didn't matter ?"
"Yeah, apparently she's through with stealing with stealing other women's men."
"But, isn't that what she's doing with Ethan ?"
"My point exactly."
"Did you tell her that ?"
"Yeah, but Theresa says, 'that if she don't love Ethan, then she's not stealing him.', which makes no sense to me."
"I know what you mean."
"Fox can I ask you a favor ?"
"What ?"
"Can you please try to talk to her ?"
"I've tried, she just won't listen."
"Please, try again."
"Ok, but it's like talking to the wind."
"I know, but maybe you can at least find out who this man is."
"I'll try."
"Thanks."
Spoilers for Chapter 18: Fox and Theresa talk (argue), Theresa decides jealousy is her only option, Whitney and Chad rekindle.
Voice of Reason
"Hey.", Fox greeted.
"Hi.", Theresa replied not taking her eye off the magazine she was reading. 'The nerve of him.'
"Theresa, what's wrong.", he asked. 'What did I do now ?'
"Nothing, I'm fine.", she replied.
"Oh.", he replied. "Do you want to go to the …."
"I can't go no where today, I got a date."
"A date ?"
"Yeah, with Ethan."
"Ethan ?"
"Yeah."
"As, in Ethan Winthrop, my half brother ?"
"Yeah, that would be the one."
"Theresa, he's going to hurt you again, please don't do this to yourself." 'When will she ever learn ?'
"No, he told me he was going to make up all the bad things that's happened." 'Why do you care, now that you have your precious Whitney.'
"Oh, God. Theresa, when are you going to learn ? He is never going to change."
"So, I love him."
"What about Gwen ?"
"He'll leave her."
"No, he won't."
"I don't care."
"Resa, please don't do this."
"No, I've made up my mind.", Theresa stormed off.
"What's wrong with her ?", Whitney asked.
"She don't want to listen to reason.", Fox replied.
"About what ?", Whitney asked.
"Theresa has decided to be with Ethan, again."
"What ?"
"Yeah, that was exactly what I was thinking."
"Did she tell you this ?"
"Yeah, I asked 'if she wanted to go out' and she said 'I can't I got a date.' and when I asked 'with whom', she was like 'Ethan' and then when I tried to talk her out of it she said, 'Ethan said', 'he'd make up all the pain he'd caused.' "
"Oh My God, Why would she do this. She told me just yesterday that she was over Ethan ?"
"She told me the same thing, but when it comes to Ethan all he's got to do is sweet talk her and she's putty in his hands."
"Yeah, well, I'm going to try to reason with her."
"Good luck."
"Thanks."
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"Theresa.", Whitney asked from outside the closed door.
"Hmm ?", Theresa asked.
"Can I come in ?", Whitney asked.
"Yeah.", Theresa replied wiping her eyes. There was no way she'd let Whitney see her like this, there was no way she'd let Fox know he'd hurt her.
"Theresa, we need to talk.", Whitney replied.
"Ok.", Theresa replied.
"Honey, what's this I hear about you dating Ethan ?", Whitney asked. "He's married Theresa, he has a child. Theresa, you deserve better."
"But, there isn't better, believe me Whitney I thought there was, I tried to make it work with someone else, but he is a bigger jerk than Ethan.", Theresa explained. "At least with Ethan I know what to expect , I know I'm going to get hurt, but he can't hurt me if I don't love him."
"Don't love him ?"
"Yeah, I love him, but I'm not 'in love' with him."
"Theresa, your making no sense, if you don't love Ethan who do you love ?"
"I doesn't matter, he loves someone else and to make things worst I saw him and this woman in-- in bed together ."
"Oh My God, I'm so sorry Theresa."
"Yeah, well I'm not going to break them up, I through with chasing after other women's men."
"Are you ?", Whitney asked. "Because, it sure don't look like it from my point of view. You are with Ethan, Gwen's husband."
"But, I don't love him."
"It doesn't matter. No matter how you look at it he still her husband and your stealing him away from her."
"Yeah, but, Ethan came to me…. He asked me to take him back."
"Theresa, I understand that, but you could and still can say 'NO, I'm through being played, I'm tired of this game we keep playing.'
"Whitney, there's no use. The man I love isn't free."
"So, Theresa, please don't do this, you are to good for this, you told me just then that you don't love Ethan, so don't be with him."
"Yeah, but…"
"But, nothing, you love someone else so fight for that person, don't give up."
"Whitney it isn't that simple."
"So, haven't you always said to fight for what's yours ."
"But, he was never mine."
"Make him yours."
"No, Whitney he's happy, that's all I ever wanted for him was happiness."
"But, honey you're miserable and I'm sure that makes him miserable."
"No, he's to consumed in his own life to worry about me."
"I doubt that."
"No, Whit, last night was proof."
"Last night ?" 'she don't know, I saw them.'
"Yeah, I walked in on him and the girl he loves."
"Who is he, do I know the girl ?"
"Yeah."
"Who ?"
"Like, I said 'it, don't matter.', he don't love me and he's in love with someone else."
"So, what about Ethan ?"
"I'm still going out with him, maybe it'll do me some good."
"Ok, Resa, but be careful."
"I will, Whit."
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"How'd it go ?", Fox asked.
"I don't know, Theresa so confused she doesn't love Ethan, that much is clear, but there is some other man she loves, but from what I can hear he's a jerk."
"What makes you say that ?"
"Theresa said, 'she saw him and another woman doing it last night.', she's heart broken."
"I'd say, did she say whom this guy is ?"
"No, she said, 'it didn't matter.'
"Didn't matter ?"
"Yeah, apparently she's through with stealing with stealing other women's men."
"But, isn't that what she's doing with Ethan ?"
"My point exactly."
"Did you tell her that ?"
"Yeah, but Theresa says, 'that if she don't love Ethan, then she's not stealing him.', which makes no sense to me."
"I know what you mean."
"Fox can I ask you a favor ?"
"What ?"
"Can you please try to talk to her ?"
"I've tried, she just won't listen."
"Please, try again."
"Ok, but it's like talking to the wind."
"I know, but maybe you can at least find out who this man is."
"I'll try."
"Thanks."
Spoilers for Chapter 18: Fox and Theresa talk (argue), Theresa decides jealousy is her only option, Whitney and Chad rekindle.