Chapter 27
Divided
The whole ride home was surprisingly quite Fox, nor Sam spoke both had a million thoughts running through their minds.
'How could she? How could Theresa forgive Ethan? How could she possibly be friends with him after what he did to me - to us?',he looked at Sam. 'who could much blame her though? I abandoned her.'
Sam licked her lips, her mouth had suddenly became dry. She knew exactly why to. She must-she had no chose but to sleep with Fox. 'God, please forgive me.' It wasn't like she was scared or a virgin, she'd been with plenty of men, not a lot, but enough to know what to except and that love was almost the last thing on a lot of their minds. But, she knew Fox was different he wasn't like a lot of her ex- customers, he cared for her, he'd even offered her a place to stay, not just any place but, his home. But, the fact remained, what about Ethan? She couldn't very well pretend that the night they made love didn't mean anything to her, each time his lips took hers she felt a fire like charge go through her, with ever caress she felt as if she couldn't take it no more that if he stop she'd die and if he didn't she'd die of pleasure, many of a nights she desired him, she want him to be in her bed, she wanted him to make love to her until the wee hours of the morning.
"Samantha?", Fox voice stirred her from her thoughts, her thoughts of another man, not only another man, but his brother.
"Fox, sorry I haven't been much fun tonight, I've just got a lot on my mind.", Sam told him, she really know what to say, she couldn't really tell him the truth, that tonight they'd make love, but she'd be envisioning his brother Ethan. Fox hated Ethan, from what she could gather the two of them were sworn enemies. Ethan had gone as far as to try to kill him, which was definitely grounds for hate.
"Samantha, don't worry about it. You have every right to be quite and need your alone time.", Fox told her. "You're a real good person and you don't deserve the looks people give you."
Sam just looked at him as he went on.
"No doubt you saw the looks everyone gave you tonight. And, I'm sure you've realized by now that everyone preserves you as trash."
"Does that include you, Fox do you think of me as trash are you only nice to me because you want me to sleep with you? To be your whore?", Sam asked, she was suddenly furious with him.
"No, Sam I'm not using you nor, do I think of you as trash and I could careless what my family, my friends, anyone in this town thinks of you, because the truth is I care for you.", Fox told her.
'He cares for me, true he doesn't love me, but at least he cares about me.'
"I care for you too.", Sam told him smiling at him.
"So, the kids are at Gwen's that leaves us here all by ourselves.", Dylan told her, walking in, undoing his tie.
"Yup.", Theresa replied staring out the window.
"You okay?", Dylan asked.
"Yeah, I'm fine-no Dylan I'm not, he's with her tonight. I know that he's probably making love to her in our bed, she's living in our home, she destroyed us. She took everything away from me.", Theresa cried.
"Theresa, I'm sorry, it'll get better I promise, Fox will realize what he's lost.", Dylan told her rapping his arms around her. "If he doesn't he's a damn fool and unworthy of your love."
"Dylan, I love him so much. ", Theresa cried. "I can't lose him."
"I know, you love him, but Theresa there is really nothing you can do it's all up to Fox now, it's his chose to make.", Dylan told him. "But, you don't need to sit by and grieve and cry over him, when the time comes you need to let go, cause if you're meant to be then no matter what you'll be together. But, till then I want you to live Theresa, I hate seeing you like this. I hate seeing you depressed and lonely, I hate seeing tears running down your cheek. You deserve happiness and well if Fox is too big of a fool to realize what he has then, you'll be better off with out him."
"I'm nothing without him.", Theresa told him.
"Yeah, you are Theresa, you're a great person and you can and are functioning without him.", Dylan told her.
"Dylan, I'm only functioning because of my kids Ethan and Nichole are my life.", Theresa told him. "Ethan is so much like Fox, he's stubborn and sometimes right out egotistical, Fox has got him spoiled."
"I know, he's got both of his kids spoiled.", Dylan told him.
"Yeah, those kids love him, Ethan thinks the sun rises and sets on him.", Theresa told him. "You know he acts as if he has no family anymore he hasn't even called. He acts like the only one living is Sam and him."
knock
"I'll go get it, I'll be right back.", Dylan told her reluctantly getting up
knock
"Sorry, to disturb you so late, but I have a package for Ms. Theresa Crane.", the man told Dylan as he opened
"No problem, I'll sign Ms. Crane is in the bedroom.", Dylan told the UPS man then signed for the package. The man left and Dylan opened the package. "A Noticed To Ms. Theresa Lopez-Fitzgerald-Crane, the following court date has been set May 25, in regards to your son/daughter Ethan Martin Crane and Nichole LeAnn Crane, for more information call 555-4529 or contact the plangent - Fox Crane at 555-7889.
"Who was that?", Theresa asked.
"Here read.", Dylan told her.
"I don't understand.", Theresa told him.
"Fox is trying to take Nichole and Ethan.", Dylan told her.
"Why, how could he? He knows I love those kids, they're my world.", Theresa told him, tears streaming from her eyes.
"Fox, Are you alright.", Sam asked.
"How could she, she's taking my kids.", Fox told her.
"Let me see that?", Sam asked.
"A Notice To Nicholas Fox worth Crane, the following court date has been set May 25, in regards to your son/daughter Ethan Martin Crane and Nichole LeAnn Crane, for more information call 555-4529 or contact the plangent- Theresa Lopez- Fitzgerald Crane at 555-9089.", Sam read.
"Oh, My God, Fox I'm so sorry.", Sam told him.
"Don't worry about it, I knew this was coming.", Fox told her.
"Alistair, I can't believe it, you actually succeed and neither of them know it was you that sent the letter and bribed the judge into allowing you to do this. So tell me what else do you have in mind for theses two?", the woman asked.
"All in do time, both feel betrayed, my grandson has only one thing on his mind, revenge and I'm sure Theresa wants revenge as well, Geri hold on to your seat belts one things for sure we'll have one long custody battle ahead of us.", Alistair told her.
"Theresa you okay?", Dylan asked, she just sit staring at the letter in her hand. 'How could he, first he leaves me for no apparent reason and then he is sewing me for custody of my kids.'
"Dylan, I can't comprehend all this. Fox and me were supposedly in love, or at least I was in love with him. It was probably all a big game to him. I can't believe I was such a fool, Fox is a Crane and not capable of that type of comment.", Theresa told him.
"Theresa, I'm here for you, I will stand by you no matter what.", Dylan told her rapping his arms around her letting her lay her head on his chest.
"Thank you, Dylan, you're such a good man.", Theresa told him.
"No, Theresa I'm your friend and I think Fox is going you offal shitty, you don't deserve to lose your kids, no one does.", Dylan told her. "You love those kids, you're a good a mother and I have to admit I'm envious of Ethan and Nichole. I wish my mother was as loving as you."
"Thank you Dylan.", Theresa told him looking up at him. 'Dylan, is such a good man, Fox has moved on why can't I?' Theresa began to get up, but automatically lost her balance and falling on top of him, she was straddling him; her lips were only inches from his.
"Theresa?", Dylan asked, becoming well aware of her body weight against him.
"Sorry.", Theresa told him trying to get to her feet.. "Ouch, Dylan, I think I broke my ankle."
"Rap your legs around my waist so that I can get up.", Dylan told her, she did as she was told. He pulled her up with him, and then he gently lay her on the couch, with him standing over her.
"Ah, God, my ankle is throbbing.", Theresa told him.
"Let me see it.", Dylan told her, gently he exam it.
"Can you wiggle your toes ?", Dylan asked her.
"No.", Theresa told him.
"You aren't even trying.", Dylan told her.
"Well, it hurts too much.", Theresa told him.
"Theresa, I swear if you make me go to the hospital unnecessarily tonight I'll…", Dylan began.
"You'll do what?", Theresa asked.
"Try and wiggle your toes, I don't care how bad it hurts.", Dylan told her.
"Okay, Uh.", Theresa grunted, then moved her toes. "I hate you right now."
"It's not broke, just a little swollen.", Dylan told her. "I'll go get you some ice."
"Thank you.", Theresa told him, he came back moments later and placed the ice on her ankle.
"Dylan, thank you.", Theresa told him. "you've done so much for me tonight I mean you helped me not to crumble when it looked as if my whole world was about to fall in on me and then you helped me with my ankle. I'm so grateful for everything you've done.", Theresa told him, kissing his cheek, but Dylan didn't realize what she was doing and moved his head and his lips connected with hers.
Dylan was surprised as was Theresa and they both pulled back quickly. "Dylan, I'm-I'm sorry I never meant too…"Theresa began.
"Oh, My God, Theresa, Dylan, I- how could you. Rachel was right, you two are doing it, how long has it been going on any how?",Kathelina exclaimed. "Never mind, I don't want to know. You both are disgusting, to think I actually trust you two, you make me sick the both of you. You know what Fox is better off with out you. Theresa how could you, you know I loved Dylan, and he's your husband's best friend."
"Kat, please it isn't what it looked like…", Dylan pleaded.
"Really let me guess you slipped and your lips just happened to land on hers? Dylan how stupid do you think I am, huh?", Kathelina asked.
"Kat, please, let me explain…",Theresa began.
"Theresa, I don't want to hear your lies. I'm not Fox and Ethan I'm not blind to your ways. You're exactly what Rebecca said you was a man stealing whore.", Kathelina exclaimed. "And, you Dylan you're not the innocent in this you are as much to blame as Theresa. I hate you, do you hear me I hate you from this day forward you're dead to me the both of you, I know longer know you and if you cross my path I will remove you in anyway that I see fit."
"Kat, please listen to me…", Dylan told her grabbing her forcing her to face him.
"Get your damn hands off of me, Dylan.", Kathelina exclaimed, jerking from his grasps. "Dylan, I'm not into, threesomes you two maybe, but it's just sick."
"Damn it Kathelina would you stop this, let me explain.", Dylan told her.
"Okay, but, it's falling on a deaf ear.", Kathelina told him.
"Theresa, can you excuses us?", Dylan asked. "Go, try to make it right with Fox.", he suggested.
"Okay, I will.", Theresa told him. 'Dylan, if only it were that simple, Fox has betrayed me he's going after my kids.'
"Good, see you.", Dylan told her, as she scattered out the door.
"Okay, you wanted to talk to me?", Kathelina asked turning towards him.
"Yeah, Kat, please don't do this, I hate seeing you hurt and I swear my hand on the Bible that what happened here was innocent, Theresa was going to kiss my cheek and some how I moved my head and her lips landed on mine. Babe, I'd never hurt you, especially with your best friend, Kathelina Crane I-I I love you."
"What?", Kathelina asked, completely shocked.
"I love you, I love you God help me I love you.", Dylan told her getting up and running to the tersest " I love Kathelina Joanna Crane.", he scream for the whole world to hear.
"Are you drunk?", Kathelina asked.
"On you, Kathelina I love you with every fiber of my being.", Dylan told her kissing her whole-heartily.
"And, I love you.", Kathelina told him kissing his lips passionately. "Dylan make love to me. I'm ready, I mean it I want you, every last inch of you.", she told him her mouth nibbling at lips earlobe.
"Kathelina, are you sure.", Dylan asked, she merely nodded. "Okay, anytime you get the urge to stop all you got to do is tell me, okay."
"Okay.", Kathelina told him kissing his neck , as her fingers nervously unbuttoned the top button of his blue dress shirt.
"Don't be nervous, you trust me don't you?", Dylan asked.
"What if I don't satisfy you, what if I'm a disappointment? Dylan, I don't want to ever disappoint you.", she confessed.
"Kathelina, honey you'll never disappoint me, damn it everything you do is so sexy.", Dylan told he, his hand slowly unzipping her navy blue evening gown.
Sam sit in the empty living room of the cottage, Fox was angry, he went to the mansion no doubly to drink away his blues. She knew she'd never compare to Theresa, Fox loved her, she wondered why he'd hooked up with her in the first place, was he so scared of love that he pushed everyone who loved him away, she loved him and he hadn't pushed her away? 'Maybe, that's because he doesn't love you in return.?', a voice inside her nagged. "He said he cared for me.", she told herself. 'Caring isn't love.'
"Ah, Quit it, Samantha, quit it, you can't do this …", Sam began.
"Do what?", A voice asked.
"Fox ?", Sam asked, turning towards him. "Didn't except you to come home till morning."
"Neither did I.", Fox told her. "Now back to my question what were you have a nattering to yourself about earlier."
"Oh, just that I wasn't going to worry about you and that I wasn't going to wait up for you.", Sam lied, she felt that it wasn't important and that her and Fox didn't need to have that talk yet. He'd said he'd cared and that was enough for now.
"I went to contact my lawyer.", Fox told her. "I guess you figured I went to bury my sorrows in a glass of vodka?", Fox asked her.
"Okay, I have to admit that crossed my…", Sam began.
"More than crossed your mind, Sam you just admitted you didn't expect me in till in the morning.", Fox pointed out.
"Okay, I totally and completely expect you to come home either drunk or with a hang over.", Sam told him.
"Both sound good to me, I hate this feels, Sam I-I…", Fox began. "I'm sorry.."
"Fox you don't have to apologize to me, I know you still have feelings for Theresa.", Sam told him. "Which is perfectly normal."
"Sam…", Fox began.
"You know what, I'm moving out tomorrow…", Sam began.
"You'll do no such thing Samantha Jo.", Fox told her.
"God, why do you call me that, it so irritating.", Sam laughed then, turned to him. "You did that on purpose, just to get me to stay didn't you?"
"Guilty.", Fox replied.
Sam smiled. "I was thinking how does a late supper sound to you?"
"Good, I'm starved.", Fox replied. "But, on one condition you eat too, and I mean really eat not, a bit or two then I'm full."
"Okay, but, I'm too fat as it…", Sam began.
"Samantha.", Fox began.
"Okay, I am hungry, tell you what you cook, I'll go find the…", Sam began.
"Can't cook can you?", Fox asked her.
"Let's just say what I cook you can't eat.", Sam told him.
"Okay, deal.", Fox told her. "What do you want?"
"I don't know surprise me.", Sam told him.
"Okay.", Fox replied leaving her once again by herself where her thoughts got the best of her.
'Tonight, God how in the world am I going to do this. He still loves Theresa.'
"God, please forgive me. Oh, God I never wanted to do this, but, Alistair is serious, he'll kill my father, he'll kill my brother. He'll possibly kill me and Ethan.", Sam said aloud to herself.
'Ethan, God I don't want to hurt him; he doesn't deserve to be hurt. He is the innocent in all this.'
Check your weapons at the door.
You don't live here anymore.
But a heart can not repent when it doesn't know it spent it whole life beating itself to death.
And there you are still as stone.
Thrashing skin off the bone.
Fox entered the room Sam didn't notice he was there. Sam inhaled and held her breath till her lung felt as if they would burst.
"Sam?", Fox asked, causing her to turn.
"Fox, I want you all of you tonight, please make love to me tonight?", Sam pleaded she had finally mustered up enough courage to do what Alistair had hired her to do. Sleep with Fox, seal the door to Fox and Theresa's marriage. To ruin any chance they might have had.
Well they say I've lost my will
But, I'm just standing still.
In a world that swallows cowards for the crime of killing time.
Theresa drove as fast as she could she had to clear her head. What had happened with her and Dylan tonight. It had start out as something simple a sprung ankle. She then suddenly noticed her ankle it was killing her, but it hadn't even hurt as she walked out the apartment building and start her car and drove towards the Crane Mansion.
I'm checking out the scenery.
From as high I can be.
Come let fate be your garden always changing, always still…
Still breathing.
Fox looked at Sam, he didn't know what to say him and Theresa were in fact over. It was funny looking back he didn't know when it truly ended. Yeah, he'd chose Sam, he didn't know why he chose Sam, she was mysterious, she intrigued him, had his imagination and as well as his hormones in a uproar.
There you are in my mind free from living under ground.
Divided and divide unto no one can be found.
Nothing left to break down.
Theresa sighed Fox was a mystery to her. He'd always been in away. She couldn't read him at all. He only allowed people to see what he wants them to. When he was hurt he'd hide it well, always cracking a joke or acting as if he was okay with what was happening.
I'm checking out the scenery.
From as high I can be.
Come let fate be your garden always changing, always still…
Still breathing.
Sam sighed, "Never mind she stammered getting up from the couch and turning for the door.
"Don't." Fox told her grabbing her turning her towards him and guiding her from the door. "Don't leave, Samantha, please I don't want to be alone."
Sam nodded.
I'm checking out the scenery.
From as high I can be.
Come let fate be your garden always changing, always still…
Still breathing.
"Damn it why, do I allow myself to feel for him, he left me. For no reason." Theresa exclaimed, tears running down her check.
Come let fate be your garden always changing, always still…
Still breathing.
Check your weapons at the door.
"Samantha, let's take this slow, okay. I like you, but…", Fox began, it was weird until he meet Theresa he wouldn't think twice about taking a beautiful willing woman to bed, but now he felt as if he couldn't. He was a changed man, all because of the woman who he swore to never love.
"You don't want to touch me do you?", Sam asked. "You feel like you'll be betraying Theresa?"
Fox looked at her stunned, she'd read him so well. 'You got a reputation to protect Crane, what if word got out?"
"What makes you say that?", Fox asked, turning to Sam. "Of course I want to touch you."
Well they say I've lost my will
But, I'm just standing still.
In a world that swallows cowards for the crime of killing time.
"Damn it God, Why did he leave me?", Theresa exclaimed. "Why did he hurt me?"
"God, I love him so much Why God, Why did you take him?!", Theresa screamed as loud as she could, in hopes to get absolution, but found none. Instead he car skied off the road, causing her to lose control and wind-up in a ditch.
Still breathing.
Still breathing.
Still breathing.
Fox began to kiss her neck, his teeth tearing at her strap of her dress.
"Sam, I want you all of you.", Fox told her, his lips hugely taking hers.
Sam took her fingers and quickly unbuttoned and removed his shirt and then began to kiss his chest and nibble his neck.
"Sam?", Fox began.
She looked up at him. "Don't do that.", Fox told her noticing she had began to unbutton his jeans. 'Damn am I ready for this, the last person I slept with was her. Theresa. She was my wife. We slept together as husband and wife.'
"Why?", Sam asked her head jerking up to meet his eyes.
"Take things slowly Samantha.", Fox told her. 'Wonder if Theresa's moved on yet? Wonder if she ever thinks of me? Wonder… Theresa? God, damn it woman why can't I get you off my mind?'
"Okay, sure.", Sam replied, confused and a little bewildered.
"Besides, Sam I haven't even got to have all of you yet.", Fox told her unclasping her bra and letting his hands roam her breast., taking her nipples in his hands he stroked them slowly, making them become hard.
"Fox, please don't stop God, I want you so much.", Sam moaned.
knock
knock
"Don't answer it.", Sam told him, simply.
knock
knock
"God.", Sam groaned. "Go ahead, answer it, it doesn't look as if they're going away anytime soon.."
"Hello?", Fox asked swinging the door open.
"Ethan, Oh My God, Theresa, what's wrong with her, Ethan what in the hell did you do to her?", Fox asked him simply, once he noticed Theresa laying lifeless in his arms.
"I found her on the side of the road about a ½ of a mile from the mansion.", Ethan explained. "I think her tire blew.", he took her over to the couch and lay her down. "Theresa?"
"Theresa?", Fox asked.
"What's going on…is she dead?", Sam asked, walking in.
"What in the hell?", he asked, turning to Sam whose bra was unclasped and hair was tossed. "God, don't you even tell me, Fox you are so despicable, Theresa is your wife and here you are with this live in tramp and no Sam she's not dead."
"Okay, Fox I'll go get you some ice, I'll be right back.", Sam told him, turning and walking towards the kitchen.
"Theresa, babe you okay?", Ethan asked, still not getting no answer.
"Theresa, please if you hear me at all try to wake up. Don't die on me Resa.", Fox told her. "We got along time left together, T."
"Here.", Sam told him handing him the icepack "Fox, I'm going to go call a motel see if I can get a room."
"Fox.", Theresa grunted. "Fox…I love you…please don't leave me please Fox I love you."
A/N: Sorry it took so long to update. I've just been extra busy, well n-e ways tell me what u think. Jess BTW, the song used was Divided by Tara Maclean
Spoilers For Chapter 28:
What is Fox's reaction to Theresa's confession?
Ethan and Sam a romantic encounter, where he gives her an ultimatum
Theresa and Fox get tore father apart.
Kat and Dylan get an unwanted visitor who is a threat to their lives as well as their relationship.