Weighing the Options

As Theresa watches Alistair walk back into the mansion, she feels her heart beat faster. "Dear God, how could I stoop so low to sleep with that man to get my child back? There's no way I can do what he's asking me to do!"

"On the one hand, Alistair may hold the key to getting me my child. On the other, nothing Alistair offers comes with a freebie. There's got to be something deeper."

"This is what I'm stooping down to? I thought Gwen and Rebecca hit the low patch, apparently, I'm worse off then they are." Sitting down on the bench, Theresa pulls out a picture taken of her, Ethan, Little Ethan and Jane before they came home from the hospital.

"All I ever wanted was to be a family with Ethan and my children. Now, Ethan has my daughter, and I have my son. Ethan picked Gwen. God, why am I still in love with a man who doesn't want me?"

"I want my daughter back, come hell or high water. There's got to be some way I can get her back, without Alistair's help."

"Theresa? What are you doing here?"

Looking up, Theresa sees Ethan. "I've come to see the person I love."

Sighing, Ethan raises his eyes to the sky before looking back at Theresa. "Theresa, we've been over this. I'm with Gwen, not you."

Rolling her eyes, Theresa looks at Ethan. "I wasn't talking about YOU, thank you. I was talking about my daughter. I want to see her."

Looking at his watch, Ethan looks back up at Theresa. "At this late hour? No, I won't allow it."

"You won't ALLOW it? What the hell is THAT supposed to mean! You said I could see my daughter ANY TIME I wanted. Well, now I want to see her."

"Theresa, no. I will not wake my daughter up."

"That's OUR daughter, Ethan, and I want to see her!"

"She may be our daughter, but I can't let you see her now. Come on, Theresa, look at you. You're sitting out here waiting for us to open the door for you. There's no way Gwen would let you see Jane right now, anyway. You listen to me, Theresa, if you don't back off, there's no way that we will EVER let you see, nor keep, Jane."

Slapping Ethan across the face, Theresa then pushes him. "Damn you! That is MY child, Ethan! How can you keep me from her?"

"Theresa, you push, and you push, you make empty threats. How can I let you raise my daughter that way?"

"Oh, and you think Gwen and Rebecca can do a better job of raising MY CHILD?"

"I never said that."

"Damnit, Ethan, you don't have to. It's written all over your face. How could you do this to me?" With that, Theresa walks away from Ethan, holding back the tears.

"I never wanted to hurt you, Theresa….I never wanted to hurt you…" Ethan whispers into the night, as he turns to go back into the mansion.

"I will get my daughter back, Ethan." Theresa says when she sits in her car. "I will tell Alistair tomorrow that I will refuse his help. I can do this by myself."

Coming Up

What will Alistair's reaction be to Theresa?