Paloma heads to the mansion to give her the evidence.

Knock on door

"Hey, Paloma!"

"Hey sis!"

"Well, come on in!"

"Thanks".

"So…what brings you here?"

Paloma tells her about the secret room in the book café.

"Well…the thing is Theresa…Simone and I found the proof that you've been searching for!"

"What?"

"Yeah…we found these email written from Rebecca to Gwen and vice versa." Paloma hands her the emails.

"Oh my God…I can't believe this! I have to show these to Ethan!" Theresa starts to leave but Paloma pulls her back.

"What? What is it?"

"That won't work!"

"Why wouldn't that work? This is proof…finally Ethan will know that I wasn't the one that outed him as a Bennett."

(sighs) "I already showed him".

"What?"

"Yeah…and he didn't believe them…he actually thought that maybe you had written them up to frame Gwen!"

"I can't believe him!"

"I know…I was shocked too…You know what I think Theresa?"

"Oh and what's that?"

"You're WAY too good for him! He doesn't deserve someone who loves him so much!"

"Yeah…well…I don't know how much more of this I can take!"

"I think you should forget about him!"

"I don't think that's possible…but what I can do is give him a piece of my mind!"

"That's the spirit!"

"Oh, Paloma!" The two girls laugh.

"Well I should really get back to work…Simone is covering for me at the book café but I don't know how long she can do it for!"

"Of course!" Paloma heads for the door but before she opens it…Ethan comes running in.

"Well I guess I'll leave you two alone!"

"Yeah…Thanks for bringing these by!"

No Problem…see you".

"Later". She changes her attention toward Ethan.

"Theres---"She cuts him off

"Nope! I think I'm going to talk first!"

"No Theresa you don't underst---"

"No I understand perfectly! You held the evidence in your hands and you still didn't believe it! What more do you want?"

"Theresa I know you didn't do it!"

"Why can't you just----what? Y-you believe me?"

He walked closer now. "I believe you…will all of my might I know that you didn't do it!"

Theresa backed up. "Wait, wait, wait…I don't understand. Paloma told me that you were so adamant about not believing the evidence!"

"I wasn't…but then I went to Gwen's office---"

"And you asked her and she admitted it? That doesn't sound like the Gwen I know".

"No…I overheard her and Rebecca talking and they said it…you weren't the one who did it…they even said about the times mother and Rebecca claimed you pushed them down the stairs---that that was a lie as well."

Theresa chuckled. "So that did it, huh? That's what it took you to believe me?"

"But I believe you now! Doesn't that matter?"

"No. Not really. I had faith in you Ethan…I had faith in us…"

"And you can keep that faith".

"No I can't…because…because there's not much point in having faith in someone when they don't have faith in you."

"Theresa…I have faith in you!"

"No…you don't Ethan! If you did…the minute that tabloid said I had sold you out…you should've immediately thought that that someone was Gwen!"

"Well…I was stupid Theresa…what do you want me to do?"

"Nothing…there's nothing you can do…which is why I'm leaving."

"Leaving?"

"Yep…leaving…not sure how long but I am going!"

"Theresa, how are you going to escape Alistair?"

"Don't worry…I have that taken care of!"

"No Theresa, you're not going…what about little Ethan, and Jane?"

"I told you…I have that taken care of!"

"What? What is your brilliant plan this time?"

"Well…see the thing is…I was accepted to this really great design school in Paris…and I was so sick of people telling me that I have no education and that I wasn't good enough to go anywhere…so I applied there…and I got in".

"Theresa…that's great…but how are you going to leave Alistair?"

"Well…I think when Alistair gave me all the power…I made some good friends…people who worked for Alistair and only Alistair—to make long story short? They're on my side… and they helped me get an ID with a whole different identity and even for little Ethan and Jane!"

"Jane? You're taking Jane?"

"Yes, indeed."

"Theresa…you know that Gwen and I have custody of Jane…you don't!"

"Remember those friends…they helped me in that department also".

"So, you're just going to leave and I'm never going to see you again!"

"I didn't say that…I could be back whenever…I don't have my calendar filled out quite yet…but I needed to give my life some sense of reason...and I realized that my whole life was you. I need t be there for my children…more than I do for you."

"What about me, Theresa, Jane and little Ethan both need me…as a father figure."

"No what they need is a decent environment where they can grow up in peace…and that is certainly not here!"

"Theresa…I want to give us a second chance!"

Theresa starts to tear. "Its too late Ethan…I'm not willing to give my whole self to you anymore…I can't be there just when you want me there…"

"Theresa, c'mon…you know I have always wanted you…only you".

"Yeah…well you could've before….but now…this is about me…not you…me…and my children!"

"You can have it all Theresa…me, the kids…and we can both go to Paris!"

"NO ETHAN!" Theresa tries to fight the tears but she is unsuccessful. "We can't keep doing this! The fact of the matter is—you're still married to Gwen…and I'm leaving tonight!"

"Tonight!"

"Yes Ethan, tonight." Theresa begins to walk away but Ethan grabs her. "No Theresa, I won't let you!" He pulls her into a passionate kiss…lasting about 10 seconds before Theresa breaks away. She's not angry but sad.

"Ethan…don't do this…let me go—"…"–No Theresa…Never"

"Yes….Ethan, you have to." Ethan lets her go.

Theresa begins to walk away but before she can she finds herself pulling Ethan into another kiss…this one more passionate than the last. She pulls away.

"Goodbye Ethan…" She dropped his hands and headed upstairs to pack.

"I won't let you leave me Theresa…never will I let lose you again!"

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