Ethan

Ethan woke up when he noticed that Ethan Martin was slapping him uncontrollably. Ethan open his eyes and tackled his son and started to tickle him

"Hey what do you think your doing to Daddy!"

"Wake up Daddy, we go see mommy today!"

"We visit her yesterday! Remember?"

"Yes, mommy came back, I WANT TO SEE MOMMY!"

"Ethan Martin stop this right now!" Ethan noticed that tears were starting to welled up in his son eyes he knew he shouldn't yell at him like that "Ethan Martin Mommy is gone, remember I told you she is in heaven with the angels!"

"No mommy is here!"

Ethan didn't know what to do with his son he just gently pulled him close and hugged him, he know that seeing Lindsey yesterday took a toll on him, heck it blew Ethan away.  Ethan picked up his son and undressed him and drew a bath. After Little Ethan and Big Ethan finished their baths the got dress and walked downstairs where Ethan started on breakfast.

"O.k. Big guy what do you want for breakfast!"

"Choco Chip PANCAKES!" screamed Little Ethan

"Oh yea, thank god your grandmother gave me your mother's recipe or we would be eating cereal right now!"

Ethan wasn't the best cook in the world, heck he could burn water but over the years him being here alone to raise little Ethan has force him to learn how to cook, heck he even went to culinary school at night so that he could be a better cook and you say men don't have determination.  But yet he knew that there was something missing in little Ethan life, he knew he had done good by him but what little Ethan really needed was his mother.  He knew that was an impossible dream Theresa was gone and there was no bringing her back.

After the funeral Ethan didn't sleep for 2 months, he couldn't every time her closed his eyes he would see her.  He couldn't believe that she was gone, not by her own choice, not by medical reason, but taken, taken by a women he once called his wife.  How could she? But then no one really knew Gwen was capable of doing something like that. But then again sometimes we didn't know people as well as we thought even our own family.  Ethan finally mustard up the strength to move on, mostly because of the encouragement of his family actually I think it was the persistent nagging of his family whatever it was he had finally realize that he needed to move on.  Then yesterday happen.  How was he supposed to move on now! With Lindsey walking around talking looking like his Theresa.

Ethan decided that he was going to drop off little Ethan at his mother she says he never spends enough time with her anyways.  Once the were finished with breakfast, Ethan and little Ethan drove to the Crane Mansion.

"Mother are you here?"

"Yes Ethan!" as she walked up and gave him a hug.  It was a long a trying year for Ivy but as determine her son was she was more.  With the help of Julian and Pilar she managed to get herself out of the wheelchair and walking now she was back to normal, if you can call living in the Crane family normal. But everyone was trying Julian, was trying to be a business man as well as a better husband, Alister he was just trying to be a better person all around.

"I have a few things that I have to take care of, Can you watch little Ethan for me please!"

"Sure sweetheart but what is wrong?"

"Nothing mother I will be back later to pick him up!"

Ethan wanted to talk to Lindsey no he needed to talk to her.  He wanted to know everything about her.  He wanted to know why she was in Harmony.  Ethan got into his car and drove to the B & B that was the only place you can stay at in Harmony that's if you didn't have any family here.

He reached the B & B and walked in the door only to be great by a hug

"Hey Jess, How are you?"

"I'm great Ethan, Reese just asked me to marry him, I am so excited!"  Over the past couple of years Ethan had gotten closer to his half sisters, though Noah slept with his wife he forgave him, Blood was thicker than water. Kay had rehabilitated and moved on, she was now attending Boston U where she met one of Ethan's ex-school mate and she has never been happier.

"I am so happy for you Jess!" as he walked over and gave his sister a big hug "Congratulations, Reese better take good care of you or I am coming after him!"

"I will Ethan, trust me I will or Sam Bennett will have my head!" he heard Reese say

"I am glad!"

"So bro, what are you doing here?"

"I came to see Lindsey!" smiled Ethan "Is she here?"

"I think she is in her room!" exclaimed Jessica "Ethan I have to warn you she looks just like Theresa!"

"I know Jess and Thanks for the warning!"

Ethan walked up the stairs and knocked on the door, no one answered "Lindsey are you there, it's Ethan Winthrop, from the park" he announced but no one responded. He proceeded to open the door. Her bed looked like someone slept in it but her purse and keys were on the table.  Ethan looked puzzle at what he found but decided to go downstairs and investigate.

"Jess, did Lindsey leave?"

"No Ethan not that I know of and I have been here since early this morning!"

"Well she's not in her room!" said Ethan

"Maybe she slipped out and you didn't see her Jess!" Said Reese

"Maybe, I don't know!"

"Well anyways, if she comes back can you give her my number and have her call me I have a few questions for her!"

"Yea, sure anything!"

"Bye guys!"

"Bye Ethan!"

Ethan walked out of the B & B disappointed, he really wanted to talk to Lindsey he decided that he needed to take a walk, he didn't realize where he was going until he looked up and saw Theresa old house, he decided to walk around it, Theresa loved this house she grew up in, but it was tragic when it had burnt down.  He walked around and noticed that someone was in the backyard. It was Lindsey.

"Lindsey, I have been looking for you!"

She turned around to face the person that was talking to her, "Ethan oh my god I thought I would never see you again!"

"Lindsey what's wrong?"

"Lindsey, who's Lindsey Ethan, it's me Theresa!"

"No, Theresa is dead your Lindsey Korman remember!"

"No Ethan it's me Theresa, what is wrong with you!"

"Lindsey if this your idea of a cruel joke, I think you need to stop this right NOW!" yelled Ethan

"Ethan what is wrong with you?" as she leaned in and kissed him

"Lindsey stop this right NOW!" as he shoved her off of him and she hit the floor with a loud thunk, she wasn't moving for a minute Ethan leaned in to make sure she wasn't hurt, she began to stir and open her eyes, there was lost and confusion immanent in her eyes, Ethan gave her a hand and helped her up.

"Are you o.k.?"

"Oh god what happen?" she asked

"That was the same question I was going to ask you!"

"How did I get here, where am I?"

"Stop it, what you did was wrong!"

"What are you talking about?"

"I am talking about you pretending to be Theresa!"

"What!" That has never happen to her before, true she was use to the visions but never had she just lost her subconscious like that "Ethan what are you talking about?" asked Lindsey "Tell me please, the last I remember I was walking back from the wharf to my room!"

"Your serious you don't remember!"

"No tell me!"

"I called your name, but you said you were Theresa, then you kissed me!"

"Oh god what is happening to me?" asked Lindsey "You have to believe me, I don't know what is going on!"

"Lindsey are you o.k.?"

"No, god this has got to stop I came here for answer, only to find more questions, this has got to stop!" as she yelled and took off running. "This has go to Stop, what the hell is going on with me!" He heard continue to yell

"Lindsey wait!" yelled Ethan But it was too late she was already gone "What is going on around here?"

Ethan went back to the mansion; he wanted to find out if his mother could watch little Ethan until he sorted out this mystery. He pulled into the mansion and open the door.

"Mother!" Ethan yelled

"Yes, Ethan what is wrong with you?"

"Can you watch little Ethan for me for awhile there are some things that I have to take care of!"

"Does it have anything to do with Theresa?"

"Why do you ask?"

"Little Ethan told me he saw his mother, at first I thought he meant at her gravesite then he said something about a park, What is going on Ethan?"

"Mother you wouldn't believe me!"

"Yes I would" as she put her arms around his waist and led him to the couch "Come on tell me!"

"Well me and little Ethan were at the park and I wasn't looking where I was going and I ran into someone well when I noticed that I had knocked her into the ground, I helped her up, and mother for a moment I believed that Theresa had come back to me, but I was disappointed when she introduced herself as Lindsey Korman, and today I saw her by Theresa old house and I called her name but when she turned around she said she wasn't Lindsey that she was Theresa, so I pushed her, when she got up again she said she had black out and couldn't remember anything!"

"Oh my Ethan, your right that is rather hard to Fathom!" Gasp Ivy as she put her hand on her chest "What are you going to do now?"

"I am going to look for answers, I want to know who this Lindsey Korman person is!"

"Well use the Crane resources!"

"Thank you mother!" smiled Ethan "Where is little Ethan I want to say goodbye!"

"Daddy, Daddy!"

"Hey big guy, Daddy is going to go away for a little while you stay here with Grandma o.k.!"

"No daddy, don't go away like mommy please, stay!"

"No daddy isn't going away like mommy, I'll be back I promise!"

"Promise, cross your heart and hope to die!" as Little gesture the cross sign on his heart

"Cross my heart hope to die!"

"I love you Daddy!"

"I love you too!"

Ethan left to investigate who Lindsey Korman was; he was going to get to the bottom of this! Eh didn't know whether this Lindsey person was palying a cruel joke or if she was for reals, he needed answers and he needed them now!

A/N: Next Fox meets Lindsey/ Theresa for the first time!