Chapter 30
Thinking About You
"Fox, hey.", Paloma exclaimed waving to get his attention.
"You're early.", Fox replied.
"The earlier, we get here the more time well have to explore the city, right?", Paloma replied.
"I guess.", Fox replied.
"So, Fox, we're are we going today?", Paloma asked.
"I don't know.", Fox replied.
"Ok, I don't know this town to well.", Paloma replied. "So, you're to show me around remember?"
"I know, it's just…", Fox began.
"May I take your order?", Theresa asked interrupting there conversation.
"Coffee, black.", Fox replied.
"Ice Tea, thanks, sis.", Paloma replied.
"Your welcome.", Theresa replied, glaring at her, as to say hands off.
"What was that about?", Fox asked noticing the look Theresa gave Paloma. "Nothing,, she's just jealous."
"Jealous?", Fox asked, "you don't sound to surprised."
"Oh, I expected it.", Paloma confessed. "She's obsessed over you."
"Obsessed?", Fox asked.
"Yeah, she hates to see you with another woman.", Paloma replied. "Especially me, because she knows no man can resist me."
"You call me cocky?", Fox teased.
"Well, it's true.", Paloma replied.
"Egotistical, aren't we?", Fox replied.
"Hey, babe, if you're hot, you're hot.", Paloma replied.
"Here's your dinks, can I get you anything else?", Theresa asked, looking at Paloma with a questioned look.
"No, that's all for now.", Paloma replied.
"Ok, Fox?", Theresa asked.
"No that'll be all for me too.", Fox replied.
"Ok.", Theresa replied, "I'll be back later."
"You sure, you don't want nothing else, remember I'm paying.", Fox replied.
"I know, I just- I don't eat breakfast.", Paloma replied. "Can you excuse, me?", she asked, turning and heading to the bathroom.
"What's wrong with her?",, he asked, as Theresa walked by. "Why don't you ask her?", she replied.
"What's that suppose to mean?", Fox asked.
"If she wants you to know, she'll tell you.", Theresa replied, turning her heel and leaving the table.
"Sorry.", Paloma replied. "I just don't feel so hot today."
"You sure you don't want to go home?", Fox asked.
"No, I mean, I'm fine.", Paloma replied.
"Don't take this the wrong way but, you aren't looking sop good.", Fox replied.
"Well, that's to be expected.", Paloma replied, almost letting her secret slip.
"What?", Fox asked, was she pregnant? He wondered. "Paloma, what aren't you telling me?"
"Fox, promise me you won't tell no one this…", Paloma began, and he nodded. "I'm pregnant."
"Pregnant?", Fox replied shocked. "By, whom?"
"My ex- boyfriend, he doesn't want me or the child.", Paloma replied.
"Well, his lose, right?", Fox replied.
"Yeah.", Paloma replied, bitterly.
"Paloma, you're beautiful and intelligent and if he don't see that, then he's not worthy of you.", Fox replied.
"Thanks, Fox, you're a great friend.", Paloma replied, she saw what Theresa saw in him, he was kind, so kind.
"Are you having it?", Fox asked.
"No, I don't-I can't afford to raise a child.", Paloma replied. "and, I don't want my child growing up with out a mother's love."
"So, you're aborting?", Fox asked.
"Probably.", Paloma replied.
"Paloma…", Fox began. "Have the child, I'll help you, with anything you need, and put my name as his father, he'll be set in life."
"Fox, you shouldn't…", Paloma began tears in her eyes, he was offering to help her, he hardly knew her yet, he was helping her.
"You're a good person, Paloma…", Fox began.
"Thank you.", she whished.
"You're welcome.", Fox replied.
"Fox, you're wonderful, so, wonderful.", Paloma replied kissing him on the lips it was just a peck.
"Whoa!", Fox exclaimed.
"Sorry, forgive me, please?", Paloma whispered, looking up and notching Theresa glaring at her.
"Play along.", Paloma whispered. "It'll be worth your while."
"I can't wait, till we go to the Lobster Shack.", Paloma said, just loud enough for Theresa to hear her.
"Me either.", Fox replied, matching Paloma's pitch of voice.
"No, I bet you can't wait to after dinner?", Paloma questioned.
Fox laughed at her comment.
"Don't be bashful, babe.", Paloma replied.
"Nicholas Foxworth Crane is anything but, bashful.", Fox replied.
"So, I've noticed.", Paloma replied, watched as Theresa turned and walk across the room to the man who just walked in, she was pissed.
"Yes!", Paloma hissed.
"What's wrong with you, Theresa's about to admit her feelings for you.", Paloma replied.
"But, Paloma, aren't you forgetting, about my feelings for Whitney?", Fox asked.
"I know, that's why you're spending time alone with me so, that you could get to see which one you miss more Whit or Resa.", Paloma replied. "Are you, done?", she asked motioning to the coffee.
"Yeah.", Fox replied.
"Ok, give me the money, I'll go pay Beth.", Paloma replied.
"Ok.", Fox replied, handing her 5 dollar bill.
"Be right, back.", Paloma replied, watching as she pranced off, shacking his head he smiled at her, she was certainly unlike anyone he ever meet.
"Here ya, go, Beth.", Paloma replied. "Keep the change. Take it as you're tip.", she added then walked back to were Fox was.
"My change, please?", Fox replied.
"I told her to keep it.", Paloma replied.
"You're awful generous with other peoples money, thank God I didn't give you a twenty.", Fox replied.
"Relax, honey you're family has billions.", Paloma replied. "They won't miss it."
"I guess.", Fox replied.
"Ready?", Paloma asked.
"After you.", Fox replied.
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"Beth can, I have the rest of the day off?", Theresa asked. "I'll make tit up promise I'll work extra tomorrow."
"Go, on, Theresa.", Beth replied. "If you run you might be able to catch up with them.", she replied giving Theresa a knowing smile.
"Thanks.", Theresa replied, running out the door.
"She's following us.", Paloma replied looking through the rear view mirror.
"So?", Fox asked. "why are you so, in to making your sister suffer?"
"I don't I want her to be happy.", Paloma replied, "and, you are what she needs in order to be happy."
"Maybe, so, but, I need time to figure things out.", Fox replied, what was Paloma up to he pondered.
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"Oh, My God, this town so…", Paloma began.
"Boring, Un-Exciting, Plain?", Fox interrupted.
"Yes, yes and yes.", Paloma replied.
"Well, I hope you like what I have in store for you, next?", Fox asked leading her towards the far end of the park.
"Close, your eyes.", Fox instructed.
"Ok.", Paloma replied, peeking through to see what was up.
"No, peeking, Ms. Lopez- Fitzgerald.", Fox order, placing his hand over her eyes.
"God, why are you so…", Paloma began.
"Secretive?", he offered.
"Yes, Fox, please tell me what you're up to?", Paloma asked. "Fox, why are we going this far out?"
"Relax, I ain't going to kill you, if that's what you're worried about.", Fox replied, with a smirk, noticing Paloma seemed to relax after that statement.
"Open, em.", Fox replied.
"OH My God!", Paloma exclaimed. "you planed this?", Paloma replied gesturing to the blanket, he couldn't tell if she was pleased or disappointed. "Fox, Oh, My God, no one has ever did anything like this before for me."
"Then, you've been going out with the wrong types of guys.", Fox replied watching as Paloma set down on the blanket, then he joined her.
"Water, for you.", Fox replied.
"Thank you.", Paloma replied.
"Opps.", Fox replied, as the cup ran over.
"And, Champaign for me.", Fox replied.
Theresa slouched behind the bushes, she normal didn't snoop on people, but this was Fox and he was with her sister.
"Do, you do this for every woman you take out?", Paloma asked.
"Pretty, much.", Fox replied.
"No wonder, my sister's hot for you?", Paloma teased.
"I'm guess that was a compliment.", Fox asked.
Theresa sat there watching them.
Flashback
"Fox where are you taking me ?", Theresa asked.
"You'll see.", Fox replied. "It's a surprise."
"I hate surprises, they always end in a disaster.", she replied.
"Not this time.", he replied.
"Tell me where we're going.", she ordered. "Please.", she added sweetly.
"Uh, no. Theresa, you'll just have to wait and see.", he replied.
"A Park ?", Theresa asked.
"Yeah, come on.", he replied.
"Ok…", she replied following him.
"So, what do you think ?", he asked once they'd reach there destination.
"Wow, Fox you did all of this ?", she asked as her eyes grew big. He'd reserved a small section of the park and had arranged to have the Christmas lights plug up. "How'd you…", she began.
"I'm Crane, remember ?", he replied.
"Well, it's perfect.", she replied. "Was this were you was going to take Whitney ?", she just had to know if this was were he planned to take Whitney.
"No, I actually was going to take her to the Sunset Bovver Café' ", he replied.
"So, you did all of this for me ?", she asked.
"Yep.", he replied.
"I'm flattered, that you actually did all of this for me.", she replied.
"Sit.", he ordered.
She did as she was told .
"So, you not only reserved the park, plug up the lights, but you made breakfast too. Wow, I'm truly amazed.", she teased.
"Chose your poison.", he replied.
"Water.", she replied. "I don't care to much for orange juice."
"Water it is then.", he replied.
"Fox, why didn't you want to take Whitney here ? You know she'd loved it… and besides you could have impressed her with your cooking skills.", Theresa asked.
"I guess, but I don't fell comfortable about cooking for her.", he replied.
"Please, Fox your not bashful about anything.", she replied.
"Well, when it comes to Whitney I am…I want her to love me the way I love her. I want to spend eternity with her.", he replied.
End Of Flashback
At that time Theresa had felt so special, he'd actually took her some place he wouldn't take Whitney. But, the truth was he'd taken a many of woman to parks, wooed them, she was so stupid to think, Fox actually thought of her as being more then Whitney. He probably was setting her up, he'd probably, been after bedding her then.\
Fox set there his mind keep going back to Theresa.
Flashback
"Ok, Theresa, no more for you. We're going home it's a wonder you're even walking.", Fox replied.
"No, Fox. I'm fine.", Theresa argued.
"No, you're not. Theresa, we're going home.", Fox ordered.
"No.", Theresa yelled.
"Is there a problem.", one of the men setting at the bar asked.
"No…", Fox began.
"Yeah, there is, this creep, just offered me money to sleep with him and when I refused but, he just won't take no for an answer.", Theresa replied with a smirk.
"Is that right ?", The guy asked getting closer to Fox the man was about 6'7 and 350.
"Hey, buddy. Theresa and I are friends. She's just mad at me that's all.", Fox replied he looked at Theresa to help him but, she just looked away.
"You're a liar.", Theresa replied. "I've never seem you before in my life.", Theresa added.
"Theresa…", Fox began.
"Theresa, come on tell him.", Fox ordered.
"Don't yell at her.", the man ordered.
"Theresa…", Fox began.
"I said don't yell at her, don't make me tell you again.", the man replied.
"Theresa…", Fox began, but before he could get another word out the man punched in the jaw and then began to beat him unconscious.
"Hey, come on, that's enough.", Theresa said jerking on the man shirt.
"If you say so ma'am but, if this guy tries to both you again, you know we're to find me.", the man said then walked over to we're a bunch of biker men set.
End Of Flashback
She'd actually, got him beat up, but, he didn't get mad at her, he didn't even yell at her. 'Man, hasn't Theresa got me an a lot of trouble? But, she had her ways of making him feel like he was the most specialist man on the earth.
Flashback
"Whitney, you'll never realize just how lucky you are. Fox is great guy, charming, funny, handsome…", Theresa began.
"You forgot, nice, caring and sensitive.", Fox joked.
"Fox, how long you been there ?", Theresa asked totally shocked.
"Long enough.", Fox replied. "So, can I come in or do I have to stand here.", Fox asked.
"Come in. You know that you're always welcome in here.", Theresa replied.
"Yeah, well you've been acting weird lately.", Fox replied.
"Weird, me no of course not.", Theresa replied.
"Yeah, sure whatever.", Fox replied. "You call Little E, yet ?"
"Yeah, momma said 'he was already asleep', when I called. Lord, how I miss him.", Theresa replied.
"Theresa, he lucky to have you.", Fox replied. "But, anything beats Ivy "Cold hearted Bitch" Winthrop, right."
"Yeah, well Little Ethan will be treated no better, nor no less than any of my other unborn children.", Theresa replied.
"Theresa, I must admit you're a wonderful mother.", Fox replied.
"I try to be, but something in motherhood are difficult. You know I really dread the day when Ethan asks me who his father is. I never want Julian in his life, but one day I do realize Ethan may want tro know and possiably spend time with his dad.", Theresa admitted.
"Well, I'm sure you'll deal with it. I mean, Ethan will never chose Julian over you or vise versa.", Fox replied.
"I just hope I raise him with the right morals.", Theresa replied.
"You will, Theresa. You're a good person, but you should lay off that whole fate ordeal. It really getting old.", Fox replied.
"Shut up off me, will you.", Theresa asked raking her hand through his hair messing it up.
"Why you little…", Fox began.
"Sorry, I just couldn't help it, I just had to do it.", Theresa replied.
"Yeah and just got to do this.", Fox replied tickling her.
"Fox, don't.", Theresa replied in between fits of laughter.
"Why ? Theresa,, pay back's a bitch, right ?", he asked.
"Fox, quite…",Theresa said in betweens giggles.
"If you say that I'm the best looking guy in the world and you'd rather be with me over Ethan, then it's a done deal.", Fox requested.
"Theresa, say it.", Fox replied snapping Theresa out of her daze.
"Ok, Fox you're the hottest guy ever and I'd rather spend time with you anytime over Ethan", Theresa replied.
"That's more like it.", he replied letting her go.
"You know I'm kind of jealous of him. He has a very hot beautiful woman in his life.", Fox flirted.
"Charming, aren't you.", Theresa asked flirtatiously.
"You bet.", Fox replied. "All woman love a man with charm, right ?"
"Yeah, no woman can't resist you.", Theresa replied.
"I know, that's why you have long conversations about me by yourself. Admit Theresa, you want me.", Fox replied.
Theresa looked at him speechless.
"Yeah, of course I do. You're all I dream about.", Theresa replied.
"You know I can always make them a reality.", with that he was gone leaving.
End of Flashback
"Fox?", Paloma asked, causing him to coming back to the present.
"Huh?", Fox asked.
"You haven't hear a word I said, have you?" Paloma asked.
"No, I haven't.", Fox admitted. "I was thinking."
"About, what, or shall I say whom?", Paloma asked.
"Whitney, even after, we slept together, all he can think about is my best friend.", Theresa said aloud tears streaming down her face, she couldn't take this no more, she had to let Fox go, she wasn't going to harm his chance with Whitney, with that decided she left.
"Theresa, Paloma I can't stop thinking about her, she's amazing.", Fox replied.
A/N: I know, this chapter was long, but most of it was flashbacks from previous chapters also, thank 4 all the reviews, don't think this is the end it's going to be a good 10 to 12 more chapters yet to go. Jess : )
Spoilers for chapter 31:
Fox and Paloma talk about love.
Theresa decides to leave town.
Whitney and Paloma set up a way to have Fox and Theresa come face to face an admit there feelings.