"Oh…Oh my god…" With that Theresa just took off and Ethan started chasing after her.

"Theresa! WAIT UP!

"I can't believe this!" You know I always thought…."

Ethan stopped her. "What are you taking about?"

"This is unbelievable!"

"Theresa! Would you mind telling me what the hell you're talking about" Ethan asked with pure curiosity.

"Its just that…that night…we...and then…I was…but we thought…Oh my god!"

Ethan just starred at her…waiting for her to say something that would actually give him an idea of what she was talking about. "Theresa…you're going to have to talk in complete sentences for me to understand you…"

"Ethan…don't you get it? You could be little Ethan's father!"

"What? …How?"

"Be-because that night on the beach…I had only started going on birth control the day before we made love!"

"O my god…are you serious? Theresa how come you never told me that?"

"I don't know Ethan… I never knew the facts".

"Well…we've got to go to the hospital now!

So they went and took a paternity test.

"Now…in just 48 hours, we're going to know if you were the one who fathered little Ethan.

"Just? Just? "I can't imagine not knowing for another minute!"

2 days passed…slowly…it was agonizing...

"We're here Dr. Russell…and I little Ethan's father.

Dr. Russell opened the folder, and read…"Ethan, you are not the father of little Ethan…I'm sorry.

"What! No, that can't be!" Theresa exclaimed.

"Its okay Theresa, we knew there was a possibly that I wasn't." Ethan said, obviously sad with the results.

"I'm sorry, but I've got to go". Dr Russell said. Then a nurse walked over to Eve and said, "Here are the Ethan Lopez Fitzgerald Winthrop paternity test results you asked for."

What? I already have the results---"she looked down at the folder and on the side it said…Eddie Lopez. "O my goodness! How did I get these?

Eve read inside…and if it said he was the father…she would go back but if it didn't…she would leave them alone. "Ethan is the father! I don't' believe it…they're going to be so happy!"

Eve walked over, Theresa, Ethan, I have some news…I hope this doesn't alarm you but there was a slight mix-up in the papers I was give. Apparently the results I had were for a boy named Eddie Lopez…they must've misunderstood me over at the lab. But I have the real results here.

Ethan and Theresa were both stunned and said in unison, "what does it say?"

Eve smiled…Ethan you are the father. Theresa grabbed Ethan and swung her arms around his neck. Ethan kind of stood there, eyes wide open, mouth down to the floor as he slowly wrapped his arms around Theresa.

"Ethan, you're his father! Can you believe it?"

N-no…I can't. Ethan said as a single tear ran down his cheek.

They skipped home, hand in hand celebrating. They couldn't wait to tell little Ethan.

"Theresa! O my God!"

"What, What?

"You're free?"

"Free? Free from what?

"Alistair. He can't take Little Ethan from you now…now that I'm his real father. He doesn't have the right!"

"OMG ETHAN, YOU"RE RIGHT!" She lunged into his arms again! "We're finally going to be the family we've always wanted!"

"Yes we are, and you know what…I can't wait"

"Ethan, this has been the most amazing day…the best in a long time!" Theresa gets down on her knees. Ethan, I know the guy is usually supposed to do this… but tonight, I want to. All my life, I never thought I would be so lucky. When I spilled that bucket of paint on you at the carnival…never in a million years did I think that that was you…the man I would spend the rest of my life with. You make me happier than I ever thought I could be. (Ethan joins her on his knees and starts to tear) Ethan, I want to marry you, I want to grow old with you, I want to make more kids with you …and I want to have my last kiss with you. I love you so much Ethan,(sighs)…more than anything in the world."

Theresa said this so softly as Ethan wiped a tear off her face." I know, I know this is not the most romantic place to ask you to marry me, but it's going to have to do, because I've waited too long. Theresa, I didn't know it then, but I've loved you since -- since the day you did spill paint on me at that carnival. God knows it hasn't been easy. You've lied, you've kept secrets, but no matter what you put me through, deep inside I never stopped loving you. I mean, how could I? You -- you almost gave your life for mine when you thought I had killed Julian. You named your son after me. You risked your life a second time to save me when that elevator crashed. Everything you've done for me has been because you love me. And how can a man walk away from that? Forget a woman like you? I don't know. I know I can't. And the truth is the night that I got Gwen pregnant I was making love to you. You were my one, and you are my true love."

"That was beautiful…I love you so much…but wait a minute, I thought I was going to do the proposing…hmm!

"Ok…fine…you can do it." They both laughed

"No…how about we both do it… together…on the count of three…1…2…3 "Will you marry me! Yes, YES! They said in unison! They hugged for the longest time…They slowly moved back…Ethan stroked her hair, I love you so much Theresa, more than you'll ever know!

"I think I know what you mean Ethan…cause the thing is…is that I love you more than you'll ever know. She slowly leaned in and Ethan cupped her face…they stood still for a moment with their eyes closed…until…they couldn't hold onto temptation any longer. They kissed…soft at first but they soon melted into it…and the kiss grew passionate….

They spent the rest of their lives with days like those…cause when you're with the person that you love…every day is as sweet as the one before.

The END!