Chapter 38 – Let the Truth be told
"Theresa...!" he sighed "How was he going to tell her this with out breaking her heart" he thought "Maybe this is a blessing in disguised, if she leaves Ethan then we can finally be together!" he thought "No... I can't think like that... But how can I not, she once loved me, she told me that she still love me... But she didn't want to leave Ethan... Because of the baby... I guess I can respect that... All I want is for her to be happy!"
"Fox...FOX...! FOOOOOOXXXXXX!" yelled Theresa trying to get his attention
"What...!" as his thoughts were broken from Theresa yelling "I am sorry Theresa!"
"Where were you just a minute ago?" she Question him "One minute we are talking and the next you spaced out!"
"Sorry I was thinking about something!" he said as he rubbed her arms "Theresa....You might want to sit down for this...!"
"Fox tell me what is going on?" as she looked at him
"Theresa you are not going to like this!"
"Like WHAT!" said Theresa as she stood up hovering over Fox "Tell me Fox!" she put her hands on her hip and started tapping her foot "Tell me what I am not going to like!"
"Theresa... Please understand that..."
"Understand What Fox... Spill it now!"
'Theresa...!" as he handed her a video tape "I found this yesterday, I meant to tell you this in a more, gentler way... But really there is no other way to say it!"
"Fox... What is this?"
Fox hung his head and focus his eyes to the ground, he took a deep breath, and then finally he spoke "Theresa... That is a video tape that I found!"
"O.k. Fox... But what does this have to do with what we are talking about?"
He stood up from where he was sitting and starting pacing back and forth "Theresa... I found the video tape in some of Ash...I mean Francesca things!" he paused for a second and knelt down beside her and held her hand in his "It's a video tape of Francesca and Ethan...!" as he bent his head down "A video tape of them making love!"
"No...!" as Theresa stood up from where she was sitting "That can't be...Fox tell me this isn't true... Tell me that you are lying!" as she stood there shaking him
"Theresa... I wish this was a lie!"
"No... Why Fox?" as she let the tears fall freely "Why would he do something like this Fox?"
"Theresa...!" as he put his arms around her to comfort her "There is more!"
"Oh god... Please don't tell me that she is pregnant?"
"No... But I found out that when Ethan and Francesca had their fling...!" as he took a breath "Theresa... Ethan he use my name... He told her that his name was Fox Crane!"
"Why would he do something like this!" yelled Theresa "Have I not given him everything!" as she dropped to her knees and cried her eyes out. She didn't understand what drove people to cheat, lie and be dishonest. I mean if Ethan was unhappy then he would have told her right, I mean why would he do something like this, she couldn't even fathom the thought of her cheating on him, I mean true that she was never truly faithful to him, in her heart she yearn for another, another huh that was an understatement she wanted, no she loved his half-brother, she was really only with Ethan because of Lil Ethan. Up until recently she had hidden her feelings for Fox, but the more time they spent together the more she remember why she loved him in the first place.
"Theresa...!" she heard Fox say breaking her thoughts
"Yeah... Fox!" as she got up and straighten herself "I want to watch this video tape Fox!"
"Theresa, are you sure?"
"Yeah... Fox" she smiled to him "Let's get this over with!"
Theresa and Fox walked to their car hand in hand, as they approached the clearing and made their way to their cars Fox turned to Theresa "Hey Scarlet...!"
"Yeah Fox!"
"You know that I am here for you when you need me right?"
"Yeah... I know Fox!" as she leaned up and kissed him
"Do you need me to be with you while you watch the tape?"
"No Fox... I need to do this on my own!" she smile "But I'll call you o.k.?"
"Yeah... Theresa...Just if you need anything let me know o.k.?"
She shook her head and got in her car and drove off. Fox stayed behind for a little while longer.
"God...!" as he looked up at the sky "Please watch over Theresa tonight... Keep her safe!" he said a quite prayer and proceeded to enter his car, whatever happen tonight he was determine to be there for Theresa.
Theresa was livid, she couldn't believe that Ethan would do something like this, true in her heart she loved another but she never acted on it. She was true to her vows, where had she gone wrong, had she not been a good wife, did she not keep up her wifely duties. She had not realize that she was home, she open her car, took all the envelopes and the videotape that Fox had given to her. She walked up the stairs which was getting harder to do in her condition. She was getting ready for her 8 month, and everyday it was getting harder and harder for her to do things. She opens the door and peek inside "ETHAN...!" she yelled "Ethan... Are you home yet? We need to talk!" silence answered her back "I guess he is not home yet?" she said to herself, She put her purse down and put the tape in the VCR and situated herself on the couch, she reached for the remote and pressed play.
"FOX...!" a voice cried out on the tape "Don't stop....Wait I'm going to..."
"No...wait for me...!" she heard a voice call out, once the couple had finish doing their dirty deed, she notice the man get up, she let out a gasp and cover her mouth with her hand the man on the tape was Ethan, Fox had been right this whole time. Ethan had been cheating on her...
"Theresa...I'm home!" she heard the front door open and Ethan call out to her, she did not here anything, she watch on as her husband interacted with the women she called a friend on the video
"Theresa... did you not hear me calling you?" asked Ethan not even noticing what she was watching, Ethan put his things down and walked over to her "Theresa?" as he notice the tears in her eyes "Theresa...Why are you crying?"
Theresa shook her head and pointed to the T.V. Ethan slowly turned his head and gasp
"Theresa...I can explain!"
"Explain what ETHAN!" she said getting up from where she was sitting "That you have been cheating on me this whole time!" as she paced around "Ethan... Did you think that I wasn't going to find out?"
"Theresa it wasn't like that!"
"Then explain it to me Ethan?" she said with her hand on her hip and tears falling from her eyes
"She was just something that I needed, that I wanted at the time... It meant nothing to me!"
"SOMETHING YOU NEEDED! She yelled "I HATE YOU ETHAN, GO BE WITH YOUR WHORE, I NEVER WANT TO SEE YOU AGAIN!" she yelled as she grabbed her keys and purse and ran out the door
"Theresa...WAIT!" but Ethan was too late, she had already gotten in the car
Fox had been at home waiting for Theresa phone call all day, it was 6:00 pm and Ash...Francesca whatever her name was had not gotten home either, Fox wanted to confront her and let her know that it was over between them and that he did not want anything to do with her, he waited for what seem to be an eternity so he decided that since it was such a nice night that he was going to go for a drive, Fox had made it down the hill when he notice flashing red and yellow lights and a cop stopped him
"Officer...What happen here?"
"There's been an accident sir!" said the cop "Looks like this car..." as he pointed to the white BMW "Was run off the road!"
"The young lady was rushed to the Harmony Hospital... Looks like she might not make it!"
"Did you catch the person who did it?"
"Yea she is in the back of the patrol car!"
Fox notice the other cop wave "Hey looks like you can pass Mr. Crane...Have a good night!"
"Thanks!" Fox drove slowly as he glanced over to the patrol car and notice that the person in the back of the patrol car was Francesca, Fox then glanced over to his right and notice a sticker that said "Baby On Board" Fox quickly put his foot on the brake and quickly ran out of his car, he ran straight for the cop that he had spoken to earlier
"The...Girl...that was in the other car" he said out of breath "Was she pregnant?"
"Yes!" the cop answered "Why?"
Fox did not wait to give him the answer, Fox ran back in his car, grabbed his cell phone and press the speed dial.
"Theresa!" he heard the voice on the other line answer
"No, It's Fox...Meet me at Harmony Hospital!"
Fox hung up the phone and rushed to the hospital he said a little prayer "GOD PLEASE KEEP THERESA SAFE!"
A/N: Next Chapter devastating news, and a divorce