Chapter 3:

Nice To See You Too

A/N: I know it's been forever since I updated, I been kinda busy and well I didn't realize it'd been that long since I gave y'all an update. Well, I'm gonna quit yacking on and on, so here's the next chapter please leave some positive feedback Jess

"Ethan?", Theresa exclaimed, running in to the mansion.

"Sorry, to disappoint you , Theresa but, my brother had to take care of something, he'll be back later, you're more than welcome to stay here with me and wait.", Fox told her, he looked her over, she was nothing like he remember, nothing at all like he remembered.

"Ok.", Theresa replied, she couldn't take her eyes off him, he was much more handsome in person, the pictures she'd seen of him didn't do him justice at all.

"So how have you been?", he asked, pouring himself a drink. "Care for a drink?"

"Why are you back? Why couldn't you just stay in Europe?", she asked. "You obviously don't care for Ethan and I think you made it apparent what you felt for me."

"For your information, Ethan invited me. And, then he called insisting that I come to this tacky little wedding.", he told her.

"Tacky little wedding? Where the hell do you get off insulting my wedding?", she asked.

"Theresa, you honestly think Ethan loves you?", he asked. "Come on he's a Crane after all. He will never commit to you."

"You don't know anything about our relationship.", she told him.

"I know this much you're too good for him. Theresa you deserve better than my jack ass of a brother.", he told her, he knew that Ethan was probably off having one last romp with some random whore.

"Are you sure you said it right, maybe you meant Ethan is too good for me.", she asked, she felt anger arise in her.

"No, you heard me. Ethan is just like my father, just like my grandfather…he is using you as a trophy wife.", he told her.

"Oh My God, I can't believe how you are acting. What is your problem with me?", she asked. "Am, I not good enough to be in this family?"

"No, Theresa - you…you're too good for this family.", Fox told her. "Ethan is an ass, he will treat you just like my father treats my mother and my grandfather treated my grandmother…Theresa, Alistair helped kill my grandmother - do you want the same thing to happen to you?"

"No, but -"

"-Ethan ain't like that? Right, you'll see. But, I hope it ain't too late."

"Theresa…I see you and Fox have been re-equated.", Ethan told her, he walked over and linked his arm around her waist.

"Yeah.", Fox replied, his eyes feel on Ethan's arms around Theresa's waist. "Well, I'm beat I'm gonna go and lay down a few minutes. Theresa, it's been nice talking to you again.", with that he turned and walked out of the room.

"What just happened here?", Ethan asked.

"Nothing, Fox and I were just making small talk. You know, it's been forever since I seen him.", Theresa replied, she wasn't about to burden Ethan with his brother's stupidity.

"Ok, you just looked a little upset when I came in.", Ethan told her.

"Yeah, but it isn't because of Fox, you did promise me to go out tonight and celebrate our engagement with Chad and Whit.", Theresa replied.

Fox sighed, he couldn't get Theresa out of his head. She was obviously in love with Ethan. And, he had no clue how to convince her marring Ethan was a mistake, that she would regret as soon as they said I do. And, she obviously hated him, but he had no clue why. He'd emailed her and called like he'd promised, if anyone had the right to be mad it was him, but he couldn't get mad at her. He'd always cared for her deeply and the time away hadn't changed that. Theresa would always have a special place in his heart.

knock

knock

The sound of someone knocking at his bedroom door interrupted him from his thoughts. "Just a sec."

"Fox…", his mother began.

"What do I owe the pleasure Mummy. Did you come to warn me to be good?", he asked.

"Fox, I heard what you said earlier to Theresa.", Ivy told him.

"All I was doing was warning her about 'Prince Ethass'. Theresa, is blinded to him, just like everyone else in this town.", Fox told her. 'But, I won't let him, fool Theresa. Theresa and Ethass will never marry, if it's the last thing I do.'

"Fox why are you so jealous of Ethan?", Ivy asked.

"I'm not jealous, I'm just sick of the way this family kisses Ethan's ass 24/7.", Fox told her.

"Fox, let me give you a fair warning, don't screw this up. Alistair wants Ethan and Theresa married and he will be very disappointed if they do not. I don't want you to be the object of his wrath.", Ivy told him.

"Don't mom.", he forced a smile to his lips. "I know what I'm doing."

"I hope you do, Foxworth.", she told him, with that Ivy walked out of the door. 'Alistair, Julian, Ethan or anyone else will ever hurt Theresa, they'll have to kill me first.'