Confrontation

Sighing as he lies in bed, Ethan begins to dream of Theresa…

Ethan's Dream

Lying next to Theresa in his arms, Ethan smiles as a lock of her black hair curls against her cheek. Running his hand lightly down her face, Ethan pushes the curl back into place, smiling again as he watches Theresa's eyes open up to him.

"Mmm, hi baby." She says groggily.

"Hello, my love." Ethan replies, kissing her on the lips gently.

"Tonight was so incredible." Theresa says, leaning into Ethan's body, sighing as his arms come around to hold Theresa close to him.

"I love you, Theresa."

"And I love you, Ethan."

Smiling in his sleep, Ethan snuggles more into bed, suddenly startled when he hears a loud crash.

"You better have a GREAT explanation for this, you jerk!"

Turning away from the noise, Ethan comes face to face with Gwen. "Gwen? What's going on?"

"What's going ON! What's going on! How could you do this, Ethan! Did you think I would never find out!"

God, don't tell me.."What are you talking about, Gwen?"

"THIS!" Gwen says, slamming Ethan's journal down on the bed. "How could you, you jerk! You are having an affair with THAT witch! My god, you really are a Crane! You sleep with just any woman you want!"

"That's not true!" He says, getting out of bed to throw a shirt on over his boxers.

"Please! Do I look like a blonde bimbo? You LIED to me! You've been with THERESA of all people! I hate you, Ethan! I HATE YOU!"

"What the hell are you doing reading my journal to begin with! That's MY PERSONAL THOUGHTS!"

"So sue me, I thought you were talking about me, you know, your WIFE! Apparently you have forgotten about that. God! I did EVERYTHING I could to make you stay with me! I sent the tabloid with my mother, I kidnapped Jane so you could be with me, but no, it's always about THERESA! I HATE HER!"

Stunned, Ethan looks at Gwen. "You..you sent the tabloid?"

Realizing her mistake, Gwen shakes her head. "No, don't be absurd, we all know that was Theresa."

"No, no, you just said that you sent the tabloid in order to get me back. Did you, Gwen?"

Rolling her eyes, Gwen throws up her hands. "Well, what the hell, since we're all about truth, yes, I did!"

Sitting down on the bed stunned, Ethan looks at the woman he thought was his wife. "How could you do this to me? You lied to me! Our ENTIRE marriage was based on a lie!"

"No, it wasn't. I never lied about loving you."

Throwing a hand up, Ethan shakes his head. "NO! Don't even go there! A woman who would love me would not LIE to me! A woman who loves me would not knowingly go behind my back to win me back! You're not the woman I thought you were, Gwen."

"No? What about Theresa, she has had HER fair share of mistakes, or have you CONVIENTLY forgotten? SHE MADE ME LOOSE MY SARAH! She has been trying to get you back for YEARS! She doesn't know when to quit!"

Hearing enough, Ethan gets up. "STOP! Theresa did NOT cause you to loose Sarah, YOU did that on your own when you left the hospital against doctor's orders!"

"Are you FRIGGEN kidding me! THERESA was the one that came onto you in LA, THERESA was the one that pushed me!"

"And none of that would have happened if you had just STAYED put in the hospital, but NO, you saw what happened and instead of calling me to get me to see you, you just LEFT and put OUR child at danger!"

"Sure, so it's NEVER Theresa's fault, it's all mine? You're sick, Ethan!"

"Me! I don't think so, sweetheart. You're the sick one. It's all making sense now. Why we never moved out of the mansion, why you always convinced me to work aside Julian. You wanted me to be a Crane, the one thing I DISPISED being just to get the power and money all back in your little pocket."

Watching as a guilty look crosses Gwen's face, Ethan shakes his head at his stupidity. "Well, I have all the answers I need. I'm leaving, and you better be sure to sign the divorce papers when they're handed to you, Gwen, because I REFUSE to be married to a lying, no good woman like you." With that, Ethan throws his wedding band, which lands next to Gwen sitting on the bed, grabs his clothes on the floor, and walks out the door, breathing a sigh.

"God, what have I done with my life? It's been a lie…an entire lie…" Shaking his head, Ethan leaves the mansion, heading straight to Theresa's house.

Coming Up

What happens when ET see each other?

Please R/R