Chapter 20

Once And For All

Everyone had returned to harmony, It was Thanksgiving and everyone had returned to their families.

"Therestia, Please don't tell me you're going to see Ethan ?", Pilar asked already know her daughter's answer would be yes.

"Mama, please don't fight me on this, It doesn't matter Ethan is just a substitute...", Theresa began.

"A substitute ?", Pilar asked. "Miah, what does that suppose mean?"

"Nothing, mama.", Theresa lied. 'No, mama can never know.' "I'm just going to be with Ethan till Mr. Right comes alone."

"Theresa, please don't do this don't hurt yourself again.", Pilar warned. "It's only going to end in disaster ."

"No, mama if I don't care I won't get hurt.", Theresa asked.

"Theresa…", Pilar began.

"Mama, I gotta go.", Theresa replied.

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"Ethan, I'm going out, I'll be back.", Gwen said getting up putting on her coat.

"Ok, honey.", Ethan yelled from inside the bathroom.

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Theresa walked up to the door of the door.

"Theresa?", Fox asked coming up behind her. 'Oh, my God, she's…wow!!!'

"Hey.", Theresa replied turning towards him. 'Stay cool, Theresa.'

"What are you doing here?", he asked. 'Ethan'

"I came to see Ethan.", she replied trying to sound calm and believable. 'and hopefully to see you'

"Oh.", Fox replied. 'Get yourself together, Crane.'

"Aren't you going to be with Whitney for Thanksgiving ?", she asked dreading his answer.

"Maybe?", he asked.

"Oh, where you heading to ?", she asked.

"Inside, I went by to see mother.", he admitted.

"Really, I'm sure that when well.", she commented.

"Very.", he replied.

Gwen came outside the door. "Fox.", she greeted. "Theresa, what are you doing here ?"

"I-I.", she began.

"Let Ethan be.", Gwen replied. "He and I are married and have a child."

"Gwen, honey, Theresa not here to see Ethan.", Fox began. "I asked her to stop by here with me."

"Oh.", Gwen replied. "Stay away from Ethan, still.", she said giving Theresa a stern look.

"No, Ethan is my friend.", Theresa replied.

"Stay away from him, Theresa.", Gwen replied. "I'm warning you Theresa stay away from my husband."

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"Theresa!!!", Ethan exclaimed meeting her at the front door.

"Ethan…", Theresa began.

"Where's Gwen?", Fox asked giving Ethan a stern look as to say get your damn hands off Theresa.

"She left already.", Ethan replied.

"Good, Theresa can we talk ?", Ethan asked leading Theresa to the library.

"Sure.", Theresa replied looking back at Fox.

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"So…", Theresa asked.

"Theresa, we got to be more sneakier, Fox shouldn't have seen you.", Ethan warned.

"Fox, is my friend, he won't hurt me.", Theresa exclaimed.

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"Are you, ok ?", Whitney asked, she'd never seen Fox like this he was miserable.

"I'm fine.", Fox lied, he was terrible, all he thought about was Theresa.

"Don't lie to me, you're miserable and I know why…", Whitney began.

"No, your wrong.", he defended.

"No, I'm not, you're worried over Theresa.", Whitney replied. "You care for her."

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"Ethan, Theresa, Oh My God!!!", Gwen exclaimed walking in the door to the living area to see Theresa and Ethan in hot making out session.

"Gwen ?", Ethan asked stunned.

"Theresa, get your damn hands off my husband.", Gwen exclaimed.

"Gwen, it's not what you think…", Ethan began.

"Oh, really, you wouldn't making out with her ?", Gwen yelled.

"What's going on in here ?", Julian asked followed by Rebecca , "Theresa, what are you doing here ?"

"Oh God do you ever give up, you money grubbing slut ?, Rebecca asked.

"Look, who's talking.", a voice came from the door.

Everyone turned to see Fox standing there, Theresa gave him a small smile as if to say thank you.

"Unlike you she never authentically married Julian, but here you are marring a man who doesn't want you, much less loves you.", Fox continued.

"What concern is this to you ?", Ethan asked.

"It very much my concern, see you are my half- brother, Rebecca soon to be my step mommy and Gwen my step sissy.", Fox replied. "And well it's only fair Theresa have a ally, seeing as you have pops, Gwen has Becky."

"Theresa, now would you please explain to the heifer, what Gwen saw.", Fox continued.

"Ethan, asked me to be his mistress.", Theresa exclaimed, she hated Ethan and now he was paying for all the times he'd wronged her.

"What?", Gwen asked.

"And, I'm sure you gratefully accepted.", Rebecca replied smugly..

"Gwen, I can explain…", Ethan began.

"No, Ethan you made your choice, it's over and this time I mean it.", Gwen exclaimed. "I hope your happy together."

"Theresa I hate you, you ruined my life…", Ethan began.

"No, you ruined your own life, not me, I'm tired of being blamed for every damn bad thing that happens.", Theresa replied. "You're a selfish, bastard, not me, I let you go, and begged me to take you back.", Theresa stormed off and Fox followed.

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"Theresa…", Fox called after her.

"What?", Theresa yelled.

"Wait.", he replied catching up to her.

"What do you want ?', she asked.

"My best friend back.", he replied simply.

"Well, you can't have that.", she replied. "You can never have that again."

"Why?", he asked. "Did I mess things up, that much ?"

"It's not you, it's me, your perfect absolutely perfect.", she replied inching her lips closer to his.

"No one perfect…", he began, before Theresa took his lips with her own, to her surprise he didn't pull back he just pulled her closer.

Theresa mind raced, God she'd want this, wanted him for so long , she loved him with every fiber of her being.

Fox could help himself, he wanted her, he need her, he---no, he could love her, could he. He'd spent so long rapped in his fantasy of a life Whitney, could it be that his true love was right in front of him.

They pulled apart for some much need air. "I-I…", she began.

"Shh, don't say nothing.", he told her simply.

"Damn him.", Ethan exclaimed.

Theresa looked up noticing what he meant by , 'don't say nothing', Ethan had saw everything.

Spoilers for Chapter 21: Two weeks later, Theresa and Fox haven't saw one another since the kiss how do they act when they finally do, plz review.