Chapter 11
The Past Is Not Really Ever The Past
"Fox…", Theresa began, he'd been silent since getting into the car, no doubt he was thinking about Ethan. Him being back bothered her deeply, but she could only imagine what Fox was felling, Ethan had took everything from growing up and he had even attempted to take his life.
"How could Alistair help that bastard ?",Fox asked, he knew Alistair had been fond of Ethan but, to help him escape jail. Ethan had tried to kill him for Christ sake, and had walk away almost Scot free.
"I don't know.", she replied heartfelt, she knew Alistair would do anything for his family and the people he loved.
"Yeah, well I do, he wants Ethan to still be the heir.", Fox grumbled.
"How's that possible ?", Theresa asked.
"I don't know, but, I'll fight for my place in that family, it's my birth right and I'll be damn if I let that self- absorbed bastard steal that away from me."
"Fox…", she began. She could see he was serious, it war as where Ethan was concerned, she thought she was free of Ethan, but, now she wondered would she ever be free of Ethan and the pain she caused her and the man she loved.
He glanced at her, noticing she was troubled. 'Why couldn't he just have stayed gone, let everyone think he was dead?' "Theresa ?", he questioned.
"Fox, could we please not let Ethan hurt us, again.", Theresa replied her eyes pleading with him.
"I think that's impossible, he knows how to pull my strings and no matter how hard I try he ins up having me exactly were he wants me.", Fox replied.
"Fox, I want us to be normal, I want us to raise a family, grow old together, but, most importantly to be happy.", Theresa replied entwining her hand in his.
"I want that too.", Fox admitted.
"Good, cause, I wouldn't have it any other way.", Theresa replied.
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"Samantha..", Ethan yelled after her.
"Yes.", Sam replied.
"Alistair wants to see you.", Ethan replied, she looked at him worried. "Don't worry you're not in any trouble."
"Ok, thanks.", Sam replied turning to leave.
"Wait!", Ethan exclaimed. "Do you have plans for later on tonight ?", he asked meeting her gaze.
"Depends.", Sam replied. "Who's asking ?"
"Would you like to go out with me ?", Ethan asked, noticing his choice of words. "As friends.", he added, he didn't want her to think anything of his statement 'would you like to go out with me?', cause lord forbid he was to get personally involved with the woman who was suppose to help him get Theresa back.
"Sure, I'll call you.", Sam replied. "After I see what grumpy wants."
"Ok.", Ethan replied. "See you later."
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"Samantha, where have you been ?", Alistair demanded.
"Sorry, but I was out having a normal life.":, Sam replied. "Sorry if that so disturbing to you."
"I don't need or appreciate your sarcasm.", Alistair replied.
"I need you to distract Foxworth, make him hot for you, make him dream of taking you to his bedroom and showing you the facts of life all night long.", Alistair replied.
"I seriously doubt he'll ever dream of me.", Sam replied. "He quit content with Theresa, his wife."
"But, he's just like every other hot blooded man, always looking for something better, another woman to replace the one he's got.", Alistair replied.
"I guess.", Sam replied queerly. "And, when do you suppose I do so."
"TONIGHT1", Alistair demanded. "You must seduce him tonight."
"Why so soon ?", Sam asked.
"He'll be vulnerable .", Alistair stated. "He's already felling resentment, because Ethan's back, so he'll probily pick a fight, with Theresa giving him reason to drink..":
"Ok, I'll give Fox a night to remember.", Sam replied, she had other things in mind.
"Good!!!", Alistair replied.
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"Are you glad, he's back ?", Fox asked, searching Theresa eye.
"I'm glad he's not dead.", Theresa replied. 'Where is he going at by this ?'
"So, you're happy he alive ?", Fox questioned. "Happy, he's gonna ruin, my life ?"
"Fox, of course, not.", Theresa replied.
"Or, maybe you love him, maybe he was telling the truth about Nichole.", Fox replied. "Maybe he's her father,,", Fox replied,
"You, know better.", Theresa exclaimed.
"No, I don't.", Fox stated. "Who knows how many men you've opened your legs for." Fox replied ,before Theresa hand connected with his face.
"You bastard, don't you ever talk about me like that, don't you ever deny Nichole, again.", Theresa replied.
"Well, just pointing out the facts.", Fox replied. "Sorry, if the truth hurts."
"Get out.", Theresa told him. "And don't come back till you're of the right mind."
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"Oh My God!!!", Gwen exclaimed. "You're a- you're a- you're alive"
"You sound upset.", Ethan replied.
"Why are you here ?", Gwen asked clutching Josh closer to her.
"Because, this is my home.", Ethan replied. "And, I wanted to see 'my son'. ",he ran his hair through the sleep childs hair cause Gwen to step back a few feet.
"Over my dead body.", Gwen snapped.
"That can be arranged.", Ethan quipped.
"Yeah, you're good with that sort of stuff, too bad you're hit man's behind bars.", Gwen replied. "Were you belong."
"I reformed Gwen.", Ethan replied.
"Yeah, right.", Gwen replied. "I hope you know, Fox hates and well, Theresa despises you. And well,. I- I wish you'd died for real."
"Mommy!", Josh began to stir.
"I'm right here.", Gwen said quieting the child.
"Daddy ?", Josh asked.
Ethan looked back and forwards from Gwen to Josh.
"Yeah, I'm back.", Ethan told the boy. "And, I'm never going to leave you again."
"Promise ?", Josh asked staring at his father with worry and hurt in his eye.
"Promise.", Ethan replied glancing at Gwen who was glaring at him, as to say, 'leave him along, let him be'
"Good.", the boy replied smiling ear- to -ear. "Mommy, does that mean you and daddy are going get engawaged.", Josh asked.
Ethan laughed at his son's mispronouncing of the word in engaged. "No.", Gwen replied.
"Things are complicated right now with me and mommy.", Ethan explained.
"Ok, you're home that's all that matters.", Josh replied hugging Ethan tightly.
"Go up stairs and get ready for bed.", Gwen instructed the little boy. "I'll be up in a few minutes , ok."
"Ok, good night, mommy, daddy.", Josh replied trotting up the steps.
"You have no right to make promises that little boy, promises you can't keep.", Gwen replied glaring at him. "I don't want you know where near him."
"He's my son.", Ethan began.
"Yeah, but, if you gave a damn about him, you'd at least told us you were alive and well.", Gwen began.
"I remember when Josh first asked me about you, his daddy and how when I told you were never coming back, how he wept for days, the only person he'd ever responded to was Fox.
"Fox ?", Ethan questioned. "He has Theresa what does he want now, my son ?"
"Oh, God do you ever stop and listen to yourself ?",Gwen asked. "You act like you're the innocent party in this, when in fact you've done everything to make mine and Fox's life's a living hell."
"But, you both broke me and Theresa up, you turned her against me.", Ethan defended.
"Yeah, we forced you to marry me, we forced you to try and kill Fox, yeah right.", Gwen replied sarcastically.
"What's going on down here ?", Rebecca asked.
"Ethan ?", Rebecca asked coming to the foot of the stairs. "I thought you were dead."
"The Devil never dies.", Gwen quipped.
"Where have you been ?", Rebecca asked. "How'd you pull of faking your death ?"
"Alistair, helped me get the help I needed.", Ethan replied.
"Oh.", Rebecca replied. "Have you seen Pookie, yet ?", Rebecca asked.
"Briefly.", Ethan replied. "He left before I got a chance to catch up."
"Ethan, you can stay here tonight.", Rebecca offered. "I hope the guestrooms ok for tonight I'll try to get the staff to make you up a room first thing tomorrow."
"Sure, thanks, Rebecca.", Ethan replied.
"Why don't you go on up and get some sleep you look terrible.", Rebecca replied watching walk off.
"Gwennie, Ethan's back!", Rebecca replied jumping with joy. "Ethan's back, Ethan's back!"
"Mother, are you drunk again ?", Gwen asked.
"You know what this means don't you ?", Rebecca asked. "You've got a second chance with Ethan."
"Oh, wow, mother I get to be with a man who is a psycho attempted- murderer who wants my head on a platter.", Gwen replied.
"Gwennie, Ethan doesn't…", Rebecca began.
"Love me ? Want me ?", Gwen offered.
"No, he doesn't hate you.", Rebecca replied. "He's just confused, I'm sure if you explained that you did it all out of love and stupidity, but mainly out of love."
"Mother, Ethan and I are over.", Gwen replied.
"All because of that…", Rebecca began.
"Mother, how many times do I have to tell you, do not bad mouth Theresa, in front of me.", Gwen warned. "She's not to blame for Ethan's actions, he's a grown man and capable of making his own decisions."\
"No, Gwennie, I will not let you be brain washed by that…", Rebecca began. "I will not let you be brain washed by Theresa.", Rebecca knew Gwen was serious about not bad mouthing Theresa.
"Mother, Theresa and I are friends., Gwen replied. "We've got past our differences, and I'd advise you do the same, mother."
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"Fox, hey!', Sam greeted. "Where's Theresa ?"
."The cottage, pining away for Ethan.", Fox stated.
"Ethan?", Sam asked. "Ethan didn't strike me as the type of person Theresa would be remotely interested.", sure she had heard of Theresa and Ethan's once being together, but personally she never saw the two as kindering spirits in fact they were like night and day, Theresa was so happy and full of life and Ethan was- well Ethan was bitter, bitter at his brother, bitter towards Gwen, bitter towards Theresa, but most importantly bitter towards himself.
"So you haven't heard.?", Fox asked.
"Yep, I've heard the whole story.", Sam replied. "How she'd been in love with Ethan since childhood.and how she schemed her way to be the wedding planner for Ethan and Gwen's wedding. Then, Ethan fell in love with Theresa and dumped Gwen, but Gwen and her hell bent mother sent the letter concerning Ethan partinety to the tabloid from
Theresa's computer framing her for Exposing Ivy and Sam's love affair and the truth about who fathered Ethan, then on Theresa and Ethan's wedding day Ivy drove her car through the church interrupting the wedding to annoce that she had proof that the email was sent from Theresa's computer, then Theresa flew to Bermuda to try to convince Julain to adopt Ethan, but wound up married and pregnated by Julain"
"Wow!", Fox replied. "It took me months to comprehend all that."
"Well. Ethan makes it pretty hard not too.", Sam replied.
"Well, don't let him fool you, he's not all that innocent.", Fox stated.
"No one as innocent as they act.", Sam replied.
*~Flashbach*~
"Daddy, where you taking mommy?", 5 year old Sam asked.
"Mommy's just asleep.", her father told her, her mother lay in his arms limp there was no sign of life.
"Is mommy, ok ?", Sam asked.
"Yeah, mommy's just fine.", he told her. "Go, back to bed."
But, she wasn't ok, she was dead and he'd killed her.
*~End of Flashback*~
"Sam, you ok ?", Fox asked.
"Huh?", Sam asked getting shook from her thoughts. "Yeah, just was thinking."
"About, what?", Fox pleged.
"Life.", Sam replied simply. "And, how unfair it is."
"Oh.", Fox replied, it was apperent to him that she didn't want to talk about it.
"So, do you want to talk to Julian ?", Sam asked changing the subject, she wasn't going to seduce him, Aistair was asking too much from her, she liked Fox and Theresa, they seemed to be so much in love.
"No, actually, I wanted to talk to you.", Fox told her.
"Ok.", Sam replied, confused. 'Why'd he want to tslk to me', she wondered.
"I need you to snoop for me, find out what Ethan's upto.", he instructed.
'It's not Ethan, you should worry about. It's me, I'm the one who's suppose to break you up', Sam thought. "Ok, I'll try.", she told him, she hated this, she hated the way things were for once in her life she had a friend who didn't want nothing sexual from her, but she was to break him and his wife apart, destroy there marriage.
"Thanks.", Fox replied.
"No, problem.", Sam replied.
"Do, you want to stay,h have a few dinks with me ?", he asked.
"No, thinks, I don't drink.", Sam replied.
*~Flashback*~
"Come on doll, it won't hurt you, it's just liqor.", the older man told her. "In fact it'll help you, make you fell better."
"No, thank you.", she told him.
"Come on, honey lighten' up?", the woman told her. "One drink won't hurt you."
The man handed her the bottle again, this time she didn't hesitate, she had to act like she was cool, act like she belong here.
*~End of Flashback*~
"Ok, at least stay, talk to me.", he offered.
"Sure, why not, I get off in a few any how.", Sam replied.
Spoilers for Chapter 12: Sam and Fox talk, will she seduce him ?
Ethan admits to Ivy and Rachel the reason he's back, and that he is fasinated by Sam.
Rachel calls Dylan, why, what does she want ?
The Past Is Not Really Ever The Past
"Fox…", Theresa began, he'd been silent since getting into the car, no doubt he was thinking about Ethan. Him being back bothered her deeply, but she could only imagine what Fox was felling, Ethan had took everything from growing up and he had even attempted to take his life.
"How could Alistair help that bastard ?",Fox asked, he knew Alistair had been fond of Ethan but, to help him escape jail. Ethan had tried to kill him for Christ sake, and had walk away almost Scot free.
"I don't know.", she replied heartfelt, she knew Alistair would do anything for his family and the people he loved.
"Yeah, well I do, he wants Ethan to still be the heir.", Fox grumbled.
"How's that possible ?", Theresa asked.
"I don't know, but, I'll fight for my place in that family, it's my birth right and I'll be damn if I let that self- absorbed bastard steal that away from me."
"Fox…", she began. She could see he was serious, it war as where Ethan was concerned, she thought she was free of Ethan, but, now she wondered would she ever be free of Ethan and the pain she caused her and the man she loved.
He glanced at her, noticing she was troubled. 'Why couldn't he just have stayed gone, let everyone think he was dead?' "Theresa ?", he questioned.
"Fox, could we please not let Ethan hurt us, again.", Theresa replied her eyes pleading with him.
"I think that's impossible, he knows how to pull my strings and no matter how hard I try he ins up having me exactly were he wants me.", Fox replied.
"Fox, I want us to be normal, I want us to raise a family, grow old together, but, most importantly to be happy.", Theresa replied entwining her hand in his.
"I want that too.", Fox admitted.
"Good, cause, I wouldn't have it any other way.", Theresa replied.
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"Samantha..", Ethan yelled after her.
"Yes.", Sam replied.
"Alistair wants to see you.", Ethan replied, she looked at him worried. "Don't worry you're not in any trouble."
"Ok, thanks.", Sam replied turning to leave.
"Wait!", Ethan exclaimed. "Do you have plans for later on tonight ?", he asked meeting her gaze.
"Depends.", Sam replied. "Who's asking ?"
"Would you like to go out with me ?", Ethan asked, noticing his choice of words. "As friends.", he added, he didn't want her to think anything of his statement 'would you like to go out with me?', cause lord forbid he was to get personally involved with the woman who was suppose to help him get Theresa back.
"Sure, I'll call you.", Sam replied. "After I see what grumpy wants."
"Ok.", Ethan replied. "See you later."
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"Samantha, where have you been ?", Alistair demanded.
"Sorry, but I was out having a normal life.":, Sam replied. "Sorry if that so disturbing to you."
"I don't need or appreciate your sarcasm.", Alistair replied.
"I need you to distract Foxworth, make him hot for you, make him dream of taking you to his bedroom and showing you the facts of life all night long.", Alistair replied.
"I seriously doubt he'll ever dream of me.", Sam replied. "He quit content with Theresa, his wife."
"But, he's just like every other hot blooded man, always looking for something better, another woman to replace the one he's got.", Alistair replied.
"I guess.", Sam replied queerly. "And, when do you suppose I do so."
"TONIGHT1", Alistair demanded. "You must seduce him tonight."
"Why so soon ?", Sam asked.
"He'll be vulnerable .", Alistair stated. "He's already felling resentment, because Ethan's back, so he'll probily pick a fight, with Theresa giving him reason to drink..":
"Ok, I'll give Fox a night to remember.", Sam replied, she had other things in mind.
"Good!!!", Alistair replied.
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"Are you glad, he's back ?", Fox asked, searching Theresa eye.
"I'm glad he's not dead.", Theresa replied. 'Where is he going at by this ?'
"So, you're happy he alive ?", Fox questioned. "Happy, he's gonna ruin, my life ?"
"Fox, of course, not.", Theresa replied.
"Or, maybe you love him, maybe he was telling the truth about Nichole.", Fox replied. "Maybe he's her father,,", Fox replied,
"You, know better.", Theresa exclaimed.
"No, I don't.", Fox stated. "Who knows how many men you've opened your legs for." Fox replied ,before Theresa hand connected with his face.
"You bastard, don't you ever talk about me like that, don't you ever deny Nichole, again.", Theresa replied.
"Well, just pointing out the facts.", Fox replied. "Sorry, if the truth hurts."
"Get out.", Theresa told him. "And don't come back till you're of the right mind."
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"Oh My God!!!", Gwen exclaimed. "You're a- you're a- you're alive"
"You sound upset.", Ethan replied.
"Why are you here ?", Gwen asked clutching Josh closer to her.
"Because, this is my home.", Ethan replied. "And, I wanted to see 'my son'. ",he ran his hair through the sleep childs hair cause Gwen to step back a few feet.
"Over my dead body.", Gwen snapped.
"That can be arranged.", Ethan quipped.
"Yeah, you're good with that sort of stuff, too bad you're hit man's behind bars.", Gwen replied. "Were you belong."
"I reformed Gwen.", Ethan replied.
"Yeah, right.", Gwen replied. "I hope you know, Fox hates and well, Theresa despises you. And well,. I- I wish you'd died for real."
"Mommy!", Josh began to stir.
"I'm right here.", Gwen said quieting the child.
"Daddy ?", Josh asked.
Ethan looked back and forwards from Gwen to Josh.
"Yeah, I'm back.", Ethan told the boy. "And, I'm never going to leave you again."
"Promise ?", Josh asked staring at his father with worry and hurt in his eye.
"Promise.", Ethan replied glancing at Gwen who was glaring at him, as to say, 'leave him along, let him be'
"Good.", the boy replied smiling ear- to -ear. "Mommy, does that mean you and daddy are going get engawaged.", Josh asked.
Ethan laughed at his son's mispronouncing of the word in engaged. "No.", Gwen replied.
"Things are complicated right now with me and mommy.", Ethan explained.
"Ok, you're home that's all that matters.", Josh replied hugging Ethan tightly.
"Go up stairs and get ready for bed.", Gwen instructed the little boy. "I'll be up in a few minutes , ok."
"Ok, good night, mommy, daddy.", Josh replied trotting up the steps.
"You have no right to make promises that little boy, promises you can't keep.", Gwen replied glaring at him. "I don't want you know where near him."
"He's my son.", Ethan began.
"Yeah, but, if you gave a damn about him, you'd at least told us you were alive and well.", Gwen began.
"I remember when Josh first asked me about you, his daddy and how when I told you were never coming back, how he wept for days, the only person he'd ever responded to was Fox.
"Fox ?", Ethan questioned. "He has Theresa what does he want now, my son ?"
"Oh, God do you ever stop and listen to yourself ?",Gwen asked. "You act like you're the innocent party in this, when in fact you've done everything to make mine and Fox's life's a living hell."
"But, you both broke me and Theresa up, you turned her against me.", Ethan defended.
"Yeah, we forced you to marry me, we forced you to try and kill Fox, yeah right.", Gwen replied sarcastically.
"What's going on down here ?", Rebecca asked.
"Ethan ?", Rebecca asked coming to the foot of the stairs. "I thought you were dead."
"The Devil never dies.", Gwen quipped.
"Where have you been ?", Rebecca asked. "How'd you pull of faking your death ?"
"Alistair, helped me get the help I needed.", Ethan replied.
"Oh.", Rebecca replied. "Have you seen Pookie, yet ?", Rebecca asked.
"Briefly.", Ethan replied. "He left before I got a chance to catch up."
"Ethan, you can stay here tonight.", Rebecca offered. "I hope the guestrooms ok for tonight I'll try to get the staff to make you up a room first thing tomorrow."
"Sure, thanks, Rebecca.", Ethan replied.
"Why don't you go on up and get some sleep you look terrible.", Rebecca replied watching walk off.
"Gwennie, Ethan's back!", Rebecca replied jumping with joy. "Ethan's back, Ethan's back!"
"Mother, are you drunk again ?", Gwen asked.
"You know what this means don't you ?", Rebecca asked. "You've got a second chance with Ethan."
"Oh, wow, mother I get to be with a man who is a psycho attempted- murderer who wants my head on a platter.", Gwen replied.
"Gwennie, Ethan doesn't…", Rebecca began.
"Love me ? Want me ?", Gwen offered.
"No, he doesn't hate you.", Rebecca replied. "He's just confused, I'm sure if you explained that you did it all out of love and stupidity, but mainly out of love."
"Mother, Ethan and I are over.", Gwen replied.
"All because of that…", Rebecca began.
"Mother, how many times do I have to tell you, do not bad mouth Theresa, in front of me.", Gwen warned. "She's not to blame for Ethan's actions, he's a grown man and capable of making his own decisions."\
"No, Gwennie, I will not let you be brain washed by that…", Rebecca began. "I will not let you be brain washed by Theresa.", Rebecca knew Gwen was serious about not bad mouthing Theresa.
"Mother, Theresa and I are friends., Gwen replied. "We've got past our differences, and I'd advise you do the same, mother."
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"Fox, hey!', Sam greeted. "Where's Theresa ?"
."The cottage, pining away for Ethan.", Fox stated.
"Ethan?", Sam asked. "Ethan didn't strike me as the type of person Theresa would be remotely interested.", sure she had heard of Theresa and Ethan's once being together, but personally she never saw the two as kindering spirits in fact they were like night and day, Theresa was so happy and full of life and Ethan was- well Ethan was bitter, bitter at his brother, bitter towards Gwen, bitter towards Theresa, but most importantly bitter towards himself.
"So you haven't heard.?", Fox asked.
"Yep, I've heard the whole story.", Sam replied. "How she'd been in love with Ethan since childhood.and how she schemed her way to be the wedding planner for Ethan and Gwen's wedding. Then, Ethan fell in love with Theresa and dumped Gwen, but Gwen and her hell bent mother sent the letter concerning Ethan partinety to the tabloid from
Theresa's computer framing her for Exposing Ivy and Sam's love affair and the truth about who fathered Ethan, then on Theresa and Ethan's wedding day Ivy drove her car through the church interrupting the wedding to annoce that she had proof that the email was sent from Theresa's computer, then Theresa flew to Bermuda to try to convince Julain to adopt Ethan, but wound up married and pregnated by Julain"
"Wow!", Fox replied. "It took me months to comprehend all that."
"Well. Ethan makes it pretty hard not too.", Sam replied.
"Well, don't let him fool you, he's not all that innocent.", Fox stated.
"No one as innocent as they act.", Sam replied.
*~Flashbach*~
"Daddy, where you taking mommy?", 5 year old Sam asked.
"Mommy's just asleep.", her father told her, her mother lay in his arms limp there was no sign of life.
"Is mommy, ok ?", Sam asked.
"Yeah, mommy's just fine.", he told her. "Go, back to bed."
But, she wasn't ok, she was dead and he'd killed her.
*~End of Flashback*~
"Sam, you ok ?", Fox asked.
"Huh?", Sam asked getting shook from her thoughts. "Yeah, just was thinking."
"About, what?", Fox pleged.
"Life.", Sam replied simply. "And, how unfair it is."
"Oh.", Fox replied, it was apperent to him that she didn't want to talk about it.
"So, do you want to talk to Julian ?", Sam asked changing the subject, she wasn't going to seduce him, Aistair was asking too much from her, she liked Fox and Theresa, they seemed to be so much in love.
"No, actually, I wanted to talk to you.", Fox told her.
"Ok.", Sam replied, confused. 'Why'd he want to tslk to me', she wondered.
"I need you to snoop for me, find out what Ethan's upto.", he instructed.
'It's not Ethan, you should worry about. It's me, I'm the one who's suppose to break you up', Sam thought. "Ok, I'll try.", she told him, she hated this, she hated the way things were for once in her life she had a friend who didn't want nothing sexual from her, but she was to break him and his wife apart, destroy there marriage.
"Thanks.", Fox replied.
"No, problem.", Sam replied.
"Do, you want to stay,h have a few dinks with me ?", he asked.
"No, thinks, I don't drink.", Sam replied.
*~Flashback*~
"Come on doll, it won't hurt you, it's just liqor.", the older man told her. "In fact it'll help you, make you fell better."
"No, thank you.", she told him.
"Come on, honey lighten' up?", the woman told her. "One drink won't hurt you."
The man handed her the bottle again, this time she didn't hesitate, she had to act like she was cool, act like she belong here.
*~End of Flashback*~
"Ok, at least stay, talk to me.", he offered.
"Sure, why not, I get off in a few any how.", Sam replied.
Spoilers for Chapter 12: Sam and Fox talk, will she seduce him ?
Ethan admits to Ivy and Rachel the reason he's back, and that he is fasinated by Sam.
Rachel calls Dylan, why, what does she want ?