Chapter 23:

Jealousy and Outrageousness

A/N: This chapter is mostly a fill chapter, but, it's still very important to the story I plan to do a lot with the characters and by the time it's over you all will either love me or hate me, cause things are going to happen to everybody and some will be good, some will be terrible and some will be deadly.

Theresa had asked Dylan to go to the Book Café, because she didn't want to cook and Dylan didn't really have no food in the fridge. On her way there she made a stop at the mansion to drop off Nichole and Little Ethan with Gwen. Gwen had agreed to watch them while she and Fox worked out things.

"Theresa, hey, haven't seen you in a while.", Beth greeted, word had spread throughout town that Fox and Theresa had split, it was funny how the gossip spread in the small little town.

"Beth, hey.", Theresa replied. No doubly she knew word had already spread and her showing up with Dylan would only make matters worst. "Beth, would you by chance have a job application?", she asked, she'd show him, she'd show Fox, she'd make him see that she didn't need him or the Crane money.

"Sure.", Beth replied, reach under the counter and handing her the paper. "Dylan, can I help you?"

"I'm with Theresa.", Dylan told her smiling at Beth.

"Okay, Theresa do you want anything?"

"No, Dylan go ahead order I'm paying."

"Theresa…"

"Dyl?"

"Coffee, black with sugar, thank you."

"I'll be right over."

"Okay."

"Where you want to sit, Theresa?", Dylan asked.

Theresa looked at the door, how dare her bring his whore here for all of Harmony to see?

"Theresa?", Dylan asked, before she took his mouth with her own, kissing him with all the power in her, she'd make Fox pay."

"OH MY GOD!!!", Kathleina exclaimed.

"Told you, she's boning him Kat.", Rachel replied

"Theresa didn't wait too long did she?", Samantha asked, she was all over Fox.

"No, but who cares, she has her life to live and I have mine."

"So, you're not jealous?"

"No, Samantha, I have you.", Fox replied, kissing her. 'An Eye for an eye Theresa.'

"Theresa, what are you doing?", Dylan asked taken back.

"This.", Theresa replied kissing him again, more passionate and sexier than before.

Dylan pulled back an finally noticed Fox and Sam. They were in a heavy make out session at there table. "Uh-uh, no, Sam might want to get involved with your little fights but, not me, it's the last thing I need."

"Dyl, please, Dylan, please baby, you got to help me."

"No, first off I'm not your baby and secondly I want no part of this. You all can fight as much as you want but…"

"Dylan, come on, please all you have to do is take me out, flaunt me around make Fox jealous."

ring

ring

"Saved, by the bell."

"For now."

"Excuse me, Theresa."

She nodded. "Okay."

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"Samantha.", Fox asked pulling back from her embraces.

"Uh-huh?"

"What would you say if I was to ask you to move in with me?"

"I'd say, what about Theresa, the cottage was the home you created for your children."

"True, but she left me."

"Fox, she's just steamed."

"She made out with my ex- best friend."

"Ex?"

"Yeah, they both betrayed me."

"Fox…"

"So, I take it you're saying no?"

"I didn't say that."

"So, is that a yes?"

"I don't know yet?"

"Samantha, you said you were going to move into something bigger than the apartment."

"But, Fox the cottage is your and Theresa's home."

"Was, now I'm welling to make it our home, mine and yours and the kids."

"Fox, I'm not mother material."

"You'll learn, I was terrified the first time I held Nichole, but I learned as I went."

"Okay, I'll move in."

"Okay, but, Samantha you got to know that this relationship is going to constantly belittled and people are going to talk about you and called you every name possible."

"I know."

"And, uh- be ready to be tore apart by the tabloids and the courts."

"Courts?"

"Yeah, the divorce isn't going to be pretty or the custody hearing."

"Custody?"

"Yeah, grandfather called last night, he said it would be best if I went for full custody, where my children could be raised properly."

"Are you crazy?", Kathelina asked walking up to him.

"What?"

"Fox, we all know that the only reason Alistair wants those children is so that, they can be heirs, and the family legacy can go on."

"I agree, grandfather doesn't care about Ethan or Nichole, there just processions to him and I'm sorry but, this- this woman, I guess that's what you call her, isn't capable of raising a kitten much less two children.", Rachel butted in.

"Rachel, I can't agree more, Alistair hates Theresa, has from day one and this- this prostitute doesn't care for those kids either. All she wants is to fuck you.", Ethan told him, making his presents known.

"Would all of you butt out?", Fox asked.

"NO, Fox you can't be serious, Theresa loves those kids and Alistair will have them shipped off to boarding school the minute you get full custody.", Rachel told him.

"NO, my kids will stay in Harmony with me and Samantha."

"On second thought, boarding school sounds fine to me.", Kathelina told him. "At least Nichole won't see prostitution up close and personal."

"Kathelina, that's…"

"The truth, Fox.", Kathelina told him.

Sam remained quite her hand in Fox's.

"Kathelina, Rachel, Ethan, butt out, Samantha is a good person, yeah she made her mistakes."

"Whatever, you'll figure her out soon enough.", Rachel old him then, her, Kathelina and Ethan left.

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"Hello?", Dylan asked.

"Dyl, it's me. I need your help.", the woman on the other in told him.

"Janet?"

"Yeah, sorry, I haven't called in awhile."

"2 years, 4 months, 14 days."

"What?"

"Sine the last time I heard from you. Well, correction, I read a letter you left on the fridge. Jan, you left in the middle of the night, without so much as a good bye, nice life, see you later."

"Sorry, Dyl I meant…"

"Don't lie, you used me to pay off James Hartford's creditors."

"No, Dylan I really cared about you."

"As long as I was fitting the bills for you and your lover."

"Dylan, I- I uh-uh I left him. I left him for good this time."

"That's what you said last time."

"Well, I mean it this time, Dylan his men beat me up, pretty bad."

"Shit, Janet, I had you free from them once why'd you go back?, Dylan asked, he had to know.

"Dylan, he hired hit after-hit on you. I couldn't let him kill you, I loved you too damn much. I don't care if I never see you again, just as long as you are safe."

"Jan."

"Dylan, please."

"Janet, come to Harmony, come here and I'll keep you safe."

"No, I can't he'll follow me."

"God, babe, I love you, I never stop thinking about you. You are always on my mind always haunting my dreams. You are my everything Janet."

"Dylan Banning, I feel the same but, I can't honey so much is messed up and it's beyond being fix. I just called to say good bye."

"Janet, Janet damn it don't do this to me. I love you, Janet don't leave me, come here come to Harmony I'll protect you."

"No."

"Jan?"

"Dylan, I hate to ask you this but…."

"What?"

"Can I have 25 million dollars?"

"What? Why?"

"I owe James's creditors."

"Why?"

"I bought drugs from them."

"25 million dollars worth?"

"I've been stoned since I left you, Dylan I miss you."

"I miss you too. I miss you so much."

"Dylan, so yes or no, are you wiring me the money?"

"25 million is a hefty price.", Dylan told her.

"So…no?"

"No, I'm sending it, what the account name?"

"Janet Banning.."

Dylan smiled. "Okay, I'll send it."

"Okay, thank you my love."

"You're welcome.", with that they both hung-up.

"Damn it, why did I have to lose her, God I love her so much.", he asked allowed.

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Ethan sit there watching Samantha and Fox act like foolish high scholars. "I'd get ashamed, caring on like this for the whole world to see. He's a married man, for crying out loud.", Ethan fumed.

"Hey, still talking to yourself I see?", Theresa asked taking the set across from him.

"Theresa?", Ethan asked. "I'm sorry, I can only imagine the pain this seen cause you."

"Yeah, well I blame Samantha."

"Well, you're right to."

"What's that mean?"

"She took your husband."

Theresa nodded. "Yep, sure did."

"So, you with Dylan, now are is it some hair brain scream to get Fox's attention?"

"To get Fox's attention."

"Well, the kiss worked, he was seeing red."

Theresa laughed. "Good."

"Yeah."

"You see Joshua lately?"

"Yeah, Gwen isn't to keen on the idea she hates me."

"Yeah."

"You two still friends."

"Uh- huh."

"Can you talk to her for me, let her know I love my son."

"I will."

"Man, Fox is a fool."

"Why you say that?"

"Theresa, you're a good friend, you've managed to see right past my past and all the hell I put you through."

"Ethan we were young and stupid."

"Yeah, well I hurt you and well I'm sorry."

"Apologue accepted.", Theresa replied her eyes never leaving Fox and Samantha. "Ethan, he left me, why did he leave me?"

"I don't know.", he felt so bad for her, he wanted to tell her. 'What would it hurt Theresa would go to Fox tell him about Samantha and Alistair's use for her, then her and Fox would reconcile he'd be happy. Samantha would be free, but what about her father? Alistair would kill him for sure.'

"Ethan, why did you fall for her? I know you like her, very much."

"I do."

"Well, why?"

"She's mysterious and well she understands me."

"Is that why Fox loves her?"

"Theresa he loves you, he just is intrigued by her, she's like a nice poker game keeps you on your toes."

"Well, does that mean I'm boring?"

"Try to spice things up a bit, make him want you, why don't you back up for Whitney at the Blue Note tomorrow? Kathelina has agreed to, so has Dylan."

"Okay, I will I'll do it, I'll sang."

"Good."

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"Fox, Samantha hey.", Whitney greeted. "Fox, I need to ask you a big- big favor."

"Okay, what?", Fox asked.

"Will you sing back up tomorrow night for me?"

"No, I can't…"

"Please, please, please, pretty please, Fox come on you have to. Besides you won't be the only local making a idiot of him or herself Kat and Dylan are singing too."

"Dylan?", Fox asked laughing.

"Yeah, it's just one song, please?"

"Okay."

"Good, thank you, thank you, thank you."

"You're welcome you're welcome, your welcome."

Whitney smiled, then walked over to Ethan's table, Theresa had just left.

"Whit?", Ethan asked.

"She'll do it she'll sing."

"Yes, this is going to be perfect."

A/N 2: This story is going to be longer than Trading In Everything was it's going to be proximally 50 chapters or more cause like I said earlier, so much is going to happen that will change everyone's lives. Jess : )

Spoilers For Chapter 24:

Fox, Theresa, Dylan and Kathelina, got to rehearsal.

Whitney plays match maker between the couples.

Fox is struck with Theresa and Dylan with Kathelina.

Samantha and Ethan join the act as well.