Chapter 35:
You Conniving Little Devil
A/N: Okay, Roxanne I agree it is getting boring and thanks for voicing ur appointing glad to see that I isn't the only one that thinks that, I haven't put as much time in writing as I use to, everything has been going on with school and family, etc, but I'm going to try and write better. Jess J
**Okay, here ya go hopefully it'll be better, SO give me a chapter or two get to get all this boring mumbo jumbo outta da way, but it'll get back to the excitement I started out with.
"You okay?', Paloma asked.
"No, Loma I'm not.", Fox replied. "I shouldn't have left."
"Fox, you did what she asked you to do.", Paloma replied. She'd did a lot of thinking since boring the plane, Fox was a free man. Theresa had told her to get Fox to go home and forget her. So, what would it hurt to get mixed up with Fox? "It's for the best, anyhow."
"What?', Fox asked. "You seem like you're agreeing with her?"
"I'm not, all I'm saying is to give her and you some room.", Paloma replied. 'And, hopefully, with a little time you'll forget all about her.'
"Paloma, we shouldn't have left.", Fox argued.
"Fox, honey come on you did what she asked, you didn't give up on you two she did.", Paloma argued, placing her hands around his shoulders massaging them softly.
"Paloma, please don't.", Fox told her, getting up, running his hand over the locket. "This is the way it was meant to be Theresa, Little Ethan and I, one big happy family."
"Resa, didn't want that ,though.", Paloma replied. "She told you to leave."
"No, she was just confused, so much has happened with her.", Fox replied.
"That's no excuse for her actions.", Paloma replied. "If she loved you she'd not ran you off."
"What's up with you?", Fox asked.
"What do you mean?", Paloma questioned.
"You, act like a different person, Loma you don't act the same as you use to.", Fox replied.
"Huh?", Paloma questioned. "You're tripping."
"Whatever, you just, you don't act as if you support Theresa and I.", Fox replied.
"Of course I support you.", Paloma replied. "Resa's my sister."
"Maybe, it's just me.", Fox replied. "But, for a moment there, I thought you-you where coming on to me, you know with the massage and all?"
"No, come on, Foxworth don't flatter yourself.", Paloma said forcing a fake laugh.
"Good, because, Loma they can never be nothing between us, I love your sister, and no matter what it takes we're going to be together.", Fox replied.
'Not, if I can help it.', "I know.", Paloma replied.
"Good.", Fox replied.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Ethan?", Theresa called after him, the little boy didn't even bother to turn around. "Ethan, honey where are you going?"
"Why do you care?", Ethan asked simply.
"Because, I love you and don't want you in harms way.", Theresa told him.
"Yeah, well I don't need you're love.", Ethan told her, walking towards the elevator.
"Ethan Martin, you can't venture this hotel by yourself.", Theresa lectured.
"Why?', Ethan asked, getting on the elevator Theresa at his heels, "Why do you care?"
"Because, you're my son.", Theresa replied. "And, I love you more than anything."
"If you love me why don't you take me home?", Ethan asked.
"Honey we've already been over this.", Theresa replied.
"Yeah, yeah.", Ethan mocked. "They're isn't nothing there no more."
"Ethan…", Theresa began.
"Mommy, why do you got to be so stubborn?", Ethan asked. "Why can't you just tell Fox the truth, that you love him?"
"Ethan it isn't that simple.", Theresa replied.
"Come on mom, how hard could it be?", Ethan asked.
"Ethan, you won't understand even if…", Theresa began.
"Mom, I'm not that naïve, it's obvious you love him.", Ethan lectured. "Just tell him."
"True, I love Fox so much.", Theresa admitted.
"Then tell him.", Ethan encouraged.
"I can't.", Theresa replied.
"Whitney?", Ethan asked.
"Huh?', Theresa asked.
"You think he loves Whit?', Ethan offered. "Well, FYI, mom he doesn't."
"How do you know?', Theresa asked.
"I just do.", Ethan told her.
"Can I help you?", the woman at the front desk asked her.
"Yeah, do you have American Wedding?', Ethan asked.
"Yeah, sure, but, ain't you kind of too young for that movie?', the woman asked.
"No.", Ethan replied. "Sponge Bob don't appeal to me, ma'am, I need humor and well what's so humors about a sponge with a tie and a pair dress pants, personally, he looks like Bill Clinton. Want to know a good cartoon that'd be Stripalrella, now that my friend is an animated Brittany Spears I tell you and well what's not to love about an animated hottie in a tight black leather suit?"
The woman laughed. "Quite a boy you got their ma'am."
"Thank you.", Theresa laughed, looking down at Ethan who had a self-absorbed smirk on his face. 'He's too much like Fox.'
The woman scanned the tape. "$3.50."
"We'll have it back tomorrow.", Ethan told her.
"Okay.", the woman told him, handing Theresa her change.
"See yaw, lady.", Ethan told her.
"Bye.", the woman replied.
"Wander if she'll give me her number?', Ethan asked smirking at his mother.
"Ethan, you know what I ought to have named you Nicholas Foxworth Jr. you act too much like him.", Theresa told him.
"That's a good thing.", Ethan told her smirking.
"Heck, child you've even got that annoying smirk.", Theresa replied.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Fox?", Julian asked. "I thought you left?"
"Yeah, well I did, but well Theresa insisted I leave and return back to Harmony without her.", Fox told him.
"And you listened?", Julian joked.
"Yeah.", Fox replied.
"She must real have you under her spell.", Julian replied.
Fox laughed. "Yeah, she does, I suppose."
"How are her and Little Ethan doing?", Julian asked.
"Good, I guess, I mean with Theresa, you never can tell she puts up a front, you know everything's fine, but deep down she's all to pieces.", Fox replied. "And, well Ethan- Ethan is a strong boy."
"Just like his mother.", Julian told him.
"Yeah.", Fox agreed. "Sine when did you start caring for Theresa and her son?"
"Fox, I always have, you know I did go almost 5 years believing Ethan was mine.", Julian told him. "And, well Theresa has a way of making you care, even when you try not to."
"Tel me about it.", Fox replied.
"Well, I'd hate to leave, but I've got somewhere I need to be.", Julian told him.
"That's okay.", Fox told him. "besides I need to make an important phone call."
"Okay, I'll get back to you later.", Julian promised.
"Okay.", Fox replied. "Oh, and be careful."
"I will.", Julian replied.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Ethan was sound asleep, it seemed as if every movie they rented no matter how psyched Ethan was to see it he fell asleep half way through.
Theresa had thought a lot about Fox, about how she wanted him to be happy. About how Whitney equaled his happiness.
"Hello?", Whitney asked.
"Whit?", Theresa asked.
"Oh My God, where are you? Are you okay?", Whitney asked.
"Bermuda and yes me and Ethan are fine.", Theresa told her.
"Bermuda?", Whitney asked. "Why, Bermuda?"
"Ethan's father's identity is here.", Theresa explained.
"Oh, I totally forgot about that.", Whitney told her. "I'm so sorry."
"Thanks, Whit.", Theresa replied.
"Your welcome.", Whitney replied. "So tell me have you heard from Fox, Pilar mention something to mom about he and Paloma leaving also."
"Yea, they arrive here last night and well they showed up here this morning, but I had Loma promise me that'd he leave.", Theresa explained.
"Why?', Whitney asked.
"Because, he deserves to be happy and well, I'll never make him happy.", Theresa replied.
"Theresa, honey he makes you happy, does that count for anything?", Whitney asked.
"Whit, I'm too messed up for him, he deserves a life that isn't so complicated.", Theresa replied.
"Theresa, what about you?", Whitney asked.
"You deserve happiness, and a good life.", Whitney replied.
"Yeah, well I've got Ethan and well I'm happy if Fox's happy.", Theresa told her. "And, well given the right girl, Fox will forget all about me." 'And, that girls you.'
"Theresa.", Whitney began.
"Whit, I got to go, just promise me-promise me that you'll uh- you'll help Fox.", Theresa replied. "Help him be happy."
"Theresa…", Whitney began.
"Just promise me, Whit.", Theresa replied. "Be a good friend to him."
"I will, Resa just come home.", Whitney told her.
"I can't.", Theresa replied. "I got to go, take care of Fox."
"Okay, bye Theresa.", Whitney replied.
"Bye.", Theresa replied.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Dylan Banning's , phone how may I service you?", the girl asked.
"Is Dylan around?', Fox asked.
"That depends, who are you?", she asked.
"The better question is who are you?", Fox asked.
"Sharon.", the girl replied. "And, you're name, babe?"
"Fox, I'm his best friend.", Fox replied.
"Oh, are you as half as good looking as him?", Sharon asked.
"Dylan isn't got nothing on me.", Fox replied.
"Really?", Sharon asked. "I'll just have to go look you up, Mr. Fox."
"Looking forward to it.", Fox replied. "But, I really need to speak with Dylan."
"Okay, talk to you later.", Sharon replied.
"Later.", Fox muttered.
"Hey?", Dylan asked.
"Hey.", Fox replied.
"What's up?', Dylan asked.
"Believe it or not, but I need your advise.", Fox replied, waiting for Dylan to laugh in his face.
"My advise?", Dylan chuckled.
"Yeah, believe or not, I need your advise on my current lady.", Fox replied.
"Theresa, your ex step mommy?", Dylan offered.
"How'd you know?", Fox asked, sarcastically.
"Lucky guess.", Dylan replied, with the same tone of sarcasm as Fox.
"Seriously, though, I need your advise on what to do…", Fox began.
"Take her to your bedroom.", Dylan replied.
"Funny, Dylan, but things aren't that simple.", Fox replied.
"I suppose.", Dylan replied.
"Dylan, be for real a sec.", Fox replied. "Theresa and I are having troubles, mainly over Whitney."
"The woman you love?", Dylan asked.
"Loved.", Fox corrected.
"Okay, loved.", Dylan replied. "What about Whitney?"
"She thinks I love Whitney.", Fox replied.
"Well, isn't she right?", Dylan asked. "Or at least practically right?"
"I guess.", Fox muttered. "But, she thinks I uses her, I used her for sex."
"So, you slept with her?", Dylan asked.
"On Christmas Eve.", Fox replied.
"Wow!", Dylan replied.
"Why, do you got to say it like that?", Fox asked.
""Well, I'm surprised that's all.", Dylan replied.
"I guess, but, it gets worst aside from the whole thing with me, Theresa recently found out Little Ethan isn't Julian's or Ethan's.", Fox replied.
"Then whose is his father?", Dylan asked.
"She doesn't know.", Fox replied.
"I thought she was decent…", Dylan began.
"Dylan, she is.", Fox replied.
"Doesn't sound like it to me.", Dylan laughed. "What's this chicks number again, I might just have to call her up myself for some action."
"Dylan…", Fox began.
"What?", Dylan asked.
"She's off limits to you or any of your scum bag friends, got it.", Fox told him.
"Okay, okay.", Dylan replied. "Don't get all angry."
"I'm not, angry.", Fox replied. "You're just out of line."
"Sorry.", Dylan muttered.
"Don't worry about, it well, be fine just as long as you don't make no more comments like that one.", Fox replied.
"Okay, so where is Theresa?", Dylan asked. "Is she in Harmony?"
"Bermuda.", Fox replied.
"Really, cool.", Dylan replied. "Why Bermuda?"
"To find her son's father.", Fox explained.
"Oh.", Dylan replied. "Did you follow, Theresa?"
"Yeah, but Resa insisted Paloma and me go back home.", Fox told him.
"Paloma?", Dylan asked.
"Her sister.", Fox explained.
"Oh.", Dylan replied. "So you're back in Harmony?"
"Yeah.", Fox replied.
"Well, stay.", Dylan advised. "Let her have room."
"Why?", Fox asked.
"Well, she apparently is going through a lot of pressure right now, with her son and trying to find his father and well she doesn't need you there hounding her.", Dylan explained. 'And, well, I'm here also and we'll get a chance to meet and well, I'll win her over.'
"Okay." Fox replied. "You have a pint there."
"Oh and, I'm sure she told you to move on.", Dylan added. "Do, what she asked, move on."
"With who?', Fox asked.
"I don't know.", Dylan replied. "Paloma, Whitney?"
"I don't think so Dylan.", Fox replied
"Well, just an idea.", Dylan replied. "I really, got to go, Sharon's waited wait to long, bye."
"Bye, Dylan.", Fox replied.
Spoilers for Chapter 36:
Dylan decides to go meet Theresa, how does she react to him?
Paloma invites Fox out on a date, does he except?
Theresa thinks she's meet the person who holds the key to unlocking the truth about what happened the night Ethan was conceved, who is he? What is his price?