Beautiful Dreamer: Therox Chapter Twelve, a passions fanfic

A/N- Get out the tissues kiddies because this is a sad chapter. And please leave a review. It will make me post chapters faster.

Lyrics- "Breathe Again" by Toni Braxton

Chapter 12

Teresa lay immobile on her bed, huge sobs wracking her body as she grieved for love lost and love found too late. Memories of her past with Ethan mingled with memories of the time spent with Fox and she felt as if her heart were breaking in two for despite the heartache of realizing that Ethan had lied to her the pain of being separated from Fox was almost a physical ache.

But she couldn't go to him...not yet...she had to straighten out her feelings first.

"Fox, I wish you were here. Whenever I'm in your arms I feel complete," Teresa sighed.

If I never feel you in my arms again
If I never feel your tender kiss again
If I never hear I love you now and then
Will I never make love to you once again
Please understand if love ends
Then I promise you, I promise you
That, that I shall never breathe again
Breathe again
Breathe again
That I shall never breathe again
Breathe again

Fox stared desolately out the window, the pitter patter of rain drops perfectly complementing his mood. It had been days since he'd seen or talked to Teresa and he was going out of his mind with worry. Logically he knew that she needed time to work out her feelings but his every instinct begged him to go after her and to hell with what she'd asked of him.

"Resa...are you thinking of me? Do you miss me even half as much as I miss you?" he asked.

I can't stop thinkin' about
About the way things used to be
And I can't stop thinkin' about
About the love that you make to me
And I can't get you outta my head
How in the world will I begin
To let you walk right out my life
And blow my heart away

And I can't stop carin' about
About the apple of my eye
And I can't stop doin' without
Without the center of my life
And I can't get you outta my head
And I know I can't pretend
That I won't die if you decide
You won't see me again

"Teresa, from the minute I met you I knew we were fated to be together. You stole my heart the moment I laid eyes upon you," Fox whispered and Teresa felt her eyes fill with tears at the sweetness of his words.

"I never dreamed that I could love like this again Fox. You are the other half of me, you complete me and without you I am nothing," she replied softly and Fox bent his head to press a soft kiss on her waiting mouth.

"Life began for me when accepted being my girlfriend and I want us to share all our tomorrows Resa. Make me the happiest man on earth and agree to become my wife," Fox asked and Teresa launched herself into his arms and began pressing loud kisses all over his face in lieu of a reply.

"Yes, yes of course I'll marry you Fox. There's nothing I'd like more than to become your wife," Teresa replied with a happy smile and Fox sighed with relief.

"I promise you Resa that from now on our days will be filled with nothing but gladness," Fox vowed and Teresa nodded her head solemnly, secure in his love and in the shelter of his arms.

"Ethan promise me that you'll be back, that our wedding will go on as planned and that we'll get married, have lots of children, and grow old together surrounded by our family and friends," an anxious Teresa whispered to her fiancé.

"I promise Teresa. You are the only woman I've ever loved and nothing short of death could stop me from marrying you," Ethan replied and Teresa forced herself to smile and accept his words.

"Then why do I feel like today is the last time I'll ever see him?" she wondered.

"God, how prophetic those words proved to be. I was such a fool for believing in Ethan that way," she murmured bitterly.

"What am I doing here alone when I have a man who loves me waiting?" Teresa berated herself finally slipping out of the lethargy that had seemed to seep into her bones days before. "I'll be damned if I let that bastard ruin my happiness once again," she added walking quickly to her closet and grabbing her jacket.

And I can't stop thinkin' about
About the way my life would be
No I can't stop thinkin' about
How could your love be leavin' me
And I can't get you outta my mind
God knows how hard I tried
And if you walk right out my life
God knows I'd surely die
And I can't stop doin' without
Without the rythm of my heart
No I can't stop doin' without
For I would surely fall apart
And I can't get you outta my mind
Cause I know I can't deny it
And I would die if you decide
You won't see me again

"Resa?" Fox asked when he heard a soft female voice whisper his name.

But his initial leap of joy turned to anger when he saw who was standing, barely clad, at his doorway in a dress so short and tight it should have been illegal.

"What in heaven's name are you doing here and dressed like that?" he asked roughly, his irritation clear.

"Why Fox, I heard that your little Mexican slut had ended your engagement and came to console you," Audrey replied shimmying out of her dress so she stood before him clad only in a pair of black bikini panties.

Before Fox could utter another word Audrey closed the distance between them, pushed Fox on the bed, and sealed their lips in a kiss.

"Fox," Teresa cried brokenly from the doorway and Fox hastily shoved Audrey's curvy body off of him.

"Resa, it's not what you're thinking," he began but Teresa was too angry to listen to reason.

"You are no better than Ethan," she whispered softly and Fox's face paled at her words. "At least he had a reason for cheating. What's yours?" she asked before backing out of the room and running hell bent for leather to her car.

To hell with them all. Once again she had put her heart on the line only to have it stomped on. Well she was done playing the doe eyed innocent and never again would she let a man make a fool of her.