Chapter 35:
The Future, The Past and The Present All Seem To Intertwine
Daniel let out a groan he hated the sun, every morning it shone through the window and always gave him a headache, not that a headache didn't come with the after math of his choices.
He slowly got to his feet, the room was spending. He didn't know how in the world he got there, the last thing he remembered was the sound of the water under the bridge swooshing. He got to his feet, he couldn't believe his eyes, there on the table was a letter, he picked it up.
Daniel,
I found you on the pier last night, and brought you here. You didn't keep your promise, you let his words get to you. You gotta lot of explaining to do.
Kat.
PS: Cooked you breakfast, it's in the microwave, all you got to do is heat it.
Daniel smiled, she had found him last night, but he was drunk, if had been drunk he could have spent sometime together, he shook his head. No, she was off limits. "Besides, Rebecca's about to get hers.", he smiled to himself, throwing his shirt over his head. She had stripped him of his shirt and pants. "Damn, beauty taking advantage of a drunk man?", he laughed, then walked into the kitchen and heated the breakfast she had prepared for him.
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Kathelina sighed, as her eyes came open, she hadn't got much rest, and the chair was impossible to sleep in. Her thoughts ran back to the night before.
Flashback
Kathelina sighed, she had just witnessed another kiss between her father and Eve Russell, it was crazy, she wanted to be happy for her father, but she couldn't deep down inside she still was the little girl praying for her parents to love one another, she continued her way down the pier, it was the only place where she could go and think, she didn't have to be the strong person everyone perceived her to be, she continued her usual path, she heard a man groan, the man seemed to be in pain, she keep walking, and then there he was half unconscious in the middle of the walk way.
"Daniel, get up. You don't have to get my attention you already have it.", Kathelina told him.
He didn't answer.
"Daniel?", she asked, dropping to the ground beside him checking his pulse, it was normal, he had just passed out. Courageous, as to why, he had, she inched her head closer to his mouth, hoping she could figure out and she got her wish, she smelled straight up liquor on his breath.
"Damn it Daniel, I ought to kick your ass, for this.", Kathelina exclaimed, she had to find away to get him up and back at Dylan's apartment. 'I can't very well leave him here, it would serve him right though.'
"Daniel, come on get up, we got to get you back to Dylan's.", she told him, shacking him lightly.
"April, Oh My God, you're here.", Daniel asked, his hand gently massaging her face, Kathelina held her breath, she didn't know what to say, she saw him lean forward and then his lips were on hers. She didn't pull back, she didn't want to, she knew that in his right mind, he'd never done such a thing, eventually though she did pull back, manly because of the nagging voice in her head saying this isn't right, he's with her tonight, not you, you're just the body for her face.
"Daniel, it ain't April, it's me Kathelina.", she told him, watching him shake his head as to clear his mind, then he turned to her. "I'm sorry, I thought…", he began, his voice was slurred and she could tell he was going to hit the floor again at anytime.
"I know I…let's get you out of here okay.", she told him, helping him to his feet.
"I'm driving, my car is right down here.", Daniel told her.
"Over my dead body.", Kathelina told him. "You're in no shape to drive, besides I'm catching a ride with you.", she watched his eyes change to something she never seen from him before, at least not towards her, she saw compassion and fear. "You drive.", he told her getting in the passenger seat, he didn't say no more or less till they got home. They arrived at the apartment building, he was once again unconscious, she shook him lightly. "Daniel, get up.", when he didn't answer she became worried, once again she checked his pulse, it wasn't as strong as before. "Daniel?", she asked, he didn't answer, she went around to the passenger door and opened the door and undid his seatbelt, that she had made him put on. "Daniel.", she ran her hand throw his hair and slapped his face lightly, his eyes snapped open. "Why you gotta go and do something like that, beauty?", he asked.
"Well next time answer me, damn you.", she told him, helping him out of the car and on to the ground.
"Quit screaming at me, my heads a pounding, have you no sympathy?", Daniel asked.
"Not to people who do things to themselves.", Kathelina told him, helped him to through the door and to the elevator.
"Have you ever wanted something so bad? I mean, growing up, was there something you look back on and wish you could change it?", Daniel asked, as the elevator went up, ascending to the 2nd floor.
"Yeah, but I couldn't help it, call me pathetic, but I always wanted my parents to be in love with one another, you know have a real family, like on those TV shows.", she told him. "I sometimes wonder if I hadn't been bo…",he cupped her face in his hands and placed the tips of his fingers over her lips. "Please, don't say that."
"Why not, if we, Fox, Rachel and I hadn't been born, daddy would have his precious doctor slut and mom would never had…", she began.
"Beauty, I - I …", he began, looking in her eyes, she saw the same kind of pain she herself processed in his eyes.
"You're pain, it ain't just about April is it?", Kathelina asked, she sounded as if she could see into his soul.
"No.", Daniel told her, the elevator stopped and they both got off.
"It's your parents, isn't it? Is that why you pushed April away? Because, you through you would only hurt her like your parents do to each other?", Kathelina asked.
He looked at her. "Is that why you're hesitant in sleeping with Dylan? Even, thought you love you're still afraid of getting her hurt?", he asked.
"I was but…", she began.
"You two.", he sighed. "Of course, you're not like me, you're not.", he walked over to the bed.
"Go home, go to him, I don't need you.", he told her, falling to the floor, he began to weep, she looked at him. 'This man is truly messed up.'
"Do you know what it's like to see your father with another woman, and hear him tell that witch that you're an embarrassment, to always never measure up in his eyes, to protect your sisters and brother from the cold harsh truth about their idols, to have the woman or man you love killed, before you even get a chance to say I love you, because you're too jaded about love and afraid of getting hurt.", he asked, Kathelina dropped to the floor beside him and let him cry, he held on to her like she was his lifeline.
After a few minutes he calmed down. Kathelina helped him to the bed and began to remove his shirt.
"God, it burns.", he told her catching her off guard.
"What does?", she asked.
"When you touch me. Kathelina, you set my soul on fire.", he sighed, he knew that she was with his brother but, right now he could careless. He watch as she fridge a little. "I'm sorry….", he began, before she silenced him.
"Close your eyes.", she told him.
He did as he was told. "I'm going to…", she began.
"Don't go.", he told her, grabbing her hand.
"I wouldn't going to.", she told him, smiling down at him.
"Stay here with me, please, beauty I need you.", he told her, scooting over giving her room to lay beside him. She looked at him, she didn't know how she was going to do this, she was going to lay in bed with her boyfriend's brother, she wouldn't deny it, she felt something when he touched her. 'What in the hell? Kathelina, you don't even know him.'
"Don't worry, I ain't got the energy to put the moves on you and the thought never crossed my mind, that was till now, when I seen how hesitant you are to lay down beside me.", Daniel told her.
Kathelina nodded, then she lay beside him, she knew she wouldn't intending on sleeping there and as soon as he fell asleep she'd leave, she knew he wouldn't remember, he pulled her closer to him.
"I- my brother's one lucky man, Kathelina, you're… I promised you I wouldn't going to do this, I'm sorry, okay. I don't need this, I don't…good night, beauty.", he kissed her forehead and closed his eyes, soon he was in a sleeping slumber.
End Of Flashback
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"Theresa?", Fox asked, waking up, things had been weird last night, he had slept beside her and he knew like him, she hadn't gotten much sleep.
"What?", Theresa asked, emerging from her daughter's room.
"Ah, I don't want things to be like this, I- we need to talk.", Fox told her.
"I know.", she admitted.
"Good, cause. Theresa, I- we said that past was forgotten, but we both know it's not, I mean when you see me Sam you're going to think…", Fox began.
"You're lusting after her.", Theresa finished.
Fox nodded. "Am I right?"
"I have every right to think that.", Theresa told him. "You cared on with her for over 3 months, you left me and the kids for her. Fox, I…"
"You don't trust me?", Fox asked.
"It ain't that, I don't trust her, I don't want you and her together in the same room.", Theresa told him.
"You don't trust me and Resa, you have every right not to. I did something stupid, and I pray you'll forgive me. Not forget, but, at least try to put it behind us, my words my sound like there 100 percent a lie and you're entitled to your own opinion, but believe me when I say. I never loved Sam, that you're the only woman I've ever loved.", Fox told her.
"Fox, I- I, can we go out. It's been so long, since we had time for us. I think that's why you did what you did. I think we should have at least one night a week, for us. I know you hate it for a babysitter to take care of the kids and so do I, but, I think it'll do us some good.", Theresa told him.
"I was thinking the same, I'll call Whit. First, I'm going to run to the hospital, I think it would do Kat some good, if I she were to leave. You know get out of that hospital room.", Fox told her.
"Yeah, it would, but, I don't think no one can get her to leave him.", Theresa told him.
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Kathelina sighed, she knew he probably didn't remember last night and it was probably for the best.
She heard a light knock on the door and turned to see Daniel standing there before her.
"Can I come in?", Daniel asked, she nodded.
"Did you like the breakfast?", Kathelina asked.
"Yup, I did.", he smiled. "It's the best meal I've had in awhile."
"Thank you.", she smiled at him.
"So, is he any better?", Daniel asked.
"Not really, his heart rate is normal again, though.", Kathelina told him.
"Good, I swear if he wasn't around, I wouldn't even speak to none of them.",. Daniel told her.
Kathelina nodded. "Well, same goes for Nicholas with me, don't get me wrong I love them, it's just…"
"Don't lie, you don't love them, you feel obligated to them.", Daniel told him.
"Daniel they are my family.", Kathelina told him.
"Doesn't mean a damn thing, just because they are family don't mean you have to love them, I mean…never mind, once again, you're not me. You're sweet, caring and….", he began.
"Sweet, caring, Daniel, what in the hell have you been smoking, I'm none of that okay. I'm ruthless when it comes to what I want.", Kathelina told him.
"Really? So, let's say someone ruined your life, I mean you catch your father or mother in bed with them…", Daniel began.
"I get my revenge, not on that person, cause, well, I think that it'll hurt worse seeing the person they love be destroyed.", Kathelina told him.
Daniel smiled. "My point exactly."
"So, who are we talking about, here?", Kathelina asked.
"No one.", Daniel told her. "Just using that for example."
"Oh, for a minute there…never mind.", Kathelina sighed, he looked at her, he knew she was tired.
"Why don't you go home, get some sleep, take a nice long bath.", Daniel asked.
"What about Dylan?", Kathelina asked.
"I'll stay here with him.", Daniel told her.
"Are you sure, I mean don't you want to…", Kathelina began
"No, I insist, go relax, you've been here to long, beauty. And, if he was to wake while you are gone, I'll tell him how you stay with him all night.", Daniel told her.
"But…", Kathelina began. 'Daniel, I didn't stay with him all night, I stayed with you in bed, with you. I left him in order to take care of you and your drunkenness.'
"Go, I can stay for awhile, go home take a nap. I'll call you in a few.", he told her.
"Are you sure.", Kathelina asked.
"Positive.", Daniel told her.
"May I ask you something?", Kathelina asked.
"Shoot.", he told her.
"Why didn't he mention you? I mean, it's apparent you love him and you took care of him and your sisters, I just…I'm curious as to why, he never said much about you?", Kathelina asked.
"April was one of his best friends and after she died he like everyone blamed me.", Daniel told her.
"You loved her though.", Kathelina told him.
"He and Fox never saw it like that.", Daniel told her.
"Well, I know…", Kathelina began.
"Don't borrow trouble, beauty. Don't ask questions about me, because the less you know about me the better of you'll be.", Daniel told her, Kathelina looked at him. "Now, get your ass out of here, go home okay, get some sleep, I'll call you in a few. Just go home take a relaxing bath, get some sleep, Dylan's in good hands I'd never hurt him.", Kathelina nodded.
"I know.", she smiled at him. "Call me in about 3 hours, I don't want to leave him along to long, I know you're here and all but…I want to spend time with him, I feel better if I'm with him."
"I know, but, don't worry. I'll take good care of him for you, if there's any changes I'll call you. Till then, you go home and relax, okay. It ain't doing him no good for you to ware yourself out.", Daniel told her, he watched as she turned and left. 'Damn, beauty, you've really got a way of making my blood boil.' He looked down at his brother, who was still unconscious and had all kinds of machines hooked up to him.
"She loves you, and I'll be damn if I let you hurt her, I see the way that Janet girl looks at you and I swear if you return any of those feelings, I'll make you pay. No one, will ever hurt her.", he vowed.
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"Theresa, hey.", Gwen greeted.
"Gwen, hey, what brings you here?", Theresa asked.
"Josh is here for Ethan.", Gwen sighed.
"I see, have you seen Kat?", Theresa asked.
"No, I think she's with Dylan.", Gwen replied. "Where's Fox?"
"I don't know, he's planning a dinner for us, a surprise dinner.", Theresa gushed.
"Damn, you're lucky. I mean…", Gwen began. "I need a man bad.", she sighed.
Theresa laughed. "Any luck?"
"Maybe, you know Daniel?", Gwen asked.
"Yup, but, I don't think you'll be good together, he's…", Theresa began.
"Hey.", Kathelina exclaimed.
"Hey.", Gwen replied, as did Theresa.
"You look happy.", Gwen smirked.
"Is Dylan…", Theresa began.
"No, it ain't Dylan, I was…never mind. Have you seen Nick?", Kathelina asked, changing the subject.
"No, she hasn't, he's off planning here a surprise dinner.", Gwen giggled.
"Wow.", Kathelina exclaimed. "Does that mean, Samantha Jenkins is finally out of the picture?"
"I hope.", Theresa sighed. "Who's with Dylan?"
"Oh, Daniel. He came in like a few minutes ago, he insisted I go home, he said I looked tired. I think he just said that because, he wants to spend sometime with him brother.", Kathelina replied.
"Oh, so Daniel is here?", Gwen gushed.
"Yeah.", Kathelina smiled. "What's up with this?"
"She into Daniel big time.", Theresa replied, she watched as Kathelina smiled. "Neat.", she couldn't help but, feel jealous, and kind of a scared for Daniel, Daniel had told her a lot last night, he probably would never tell no one else, hell he wouldn't have told her if he would have been so blazed.
"You and Gwen could be sister- in- laws soon. I mean, if she was to marry Daniel…", Theresa began.
"Whoa, they ain't even together, yet, and here you go Resa, planning there wedding and who says Dylan and I are going to get married. T, you can't just go planning people's lives.", Kathelina told her.
"Okay, you don't have to take my head off. I was just kidding.", Theresa told her.
"Sorry, Resa, it's just…", Kathelina began.
"Ladies.", Daniel greeted.
"Daniel.", Gwen smiled.
"Hey.", Kathelina replied.
"What are you doing here, I told you to go home and get some rest.", Daniel told her.
"I am, I thought you were going to stay with Dylan?", Kathelina asked.
"I am, your brother is in there now. I thought…we aren't too friendly towards one another.", Daniel told her.
"I know, sorry, call me paranoid or worst case sonorous, or whatever.", Kathelina told him.
"Hey, remember me?", Gwen asked.
"Yea, the pretty blonde from last night.", he smiled. "And, hello Theresa."
"Hello, Kat, Gwen I'm going to go catch up with my husband, I'll see you later."
"Okay, see ya.", Gwen replied, then turned to Daniel. "I enjoyed last night, the drinks were just what I needed."
Kathelina just stood there quietly.
"Yeah, well, I was thinking, since I'm new to town and you're single, maybe we could…you know hook up, go out on a date, or to dinner something like that?", Daniel asked.
"Sounds good.", Gwen replied.
"Good.", Daniel smiled, Kathelina looked at him, he and Gwen were going to go on a date. He hadn't even mentioned Gwen to her. 'Does, she know about April?'
Gwen smiled back at him. "What time?"
"7, does 7 sound okay?", Daniel asked.
"Okay, see you then, oh and here's my address, I live on Raven Hill, the mansion of course.", Gwen smiled.
"Okay.", Daniel replied.
"I gotta go, I'll see you later Gwen.", she replied, the turned and left.
Daniel sighed, he thought they were friends, but from the look it they weren't.
Gwen smiled at him. "I have to get going, Josh is with Ivy, I have to go pick him up. I'll see you tonight."
"Okay, bye.", he replied, his thoughts were consumed in her, Kathelina. 'I have to make her like me. I have to be close to her, she's far to beautiful not to.'
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Kathelina sighed, why in the hell was him and Gwen getting to her, she barely knew him and from what she knew he was nothing but, trouble. 'No, he's not troubles he's just been hurt.'
Her thought went back to the night before, to him being drunk and in her arms like a small fragile child. Then her thoughts went to the kiss they'd shared, true he didn't know it was her and she doubted he even remembered it, and besides he was interested in Gwen, not her and she was very much in love with Dylan. Daniel her weren't never going to be together, they were barely even friends.
"Hello, sister, dearest are you here?", Rachel asked.
"Yeah.", Kathelina replied.
"Why such the long face?", Rachel asked. "Is Dyl…he ain't dead is he?"
"No.", Kathelina replied. "He ain't no better, but no, Rach, he ain't dead."
"Good, by baby ain't dead.", Rachel winked.
"What's up with you?", Kathelina asked.
"Marcus called me.", Rachel smirked.
"Oh.", Kathelina smiled.
"He says he might be coming to Harmony.", Rachel smirked.
"Great.", Kathelina replied.
"Yeah, so maybe I can finally be nice or attempt to be? Nah.", Rachel smirked.
Kathelina smiled at her, her mind wasn't really there. "What? I've never seen you so…Is it Janet? Are you worried that…"
"No, it's well, Dylan's brother is in town. Rach, he's a complete mess. I mean, he was involved with some girl, Nicholas knew her, anyhow, she was killed, he blames himself also, he has a drug and alcohol problem…", Kathelina replied, biting her tongue she didn't intend to say all that, a simple nothing I'm fine, would have done just good.
"Whoa, I- slow the heck down, did you say drug problem? Kat, I don't want to sound like the preacher here but, he's trouble I mean….", Rachel began. "Daniel Banning, Oh My God, I know him, well kind of."
"What does that mean?", Kathelina asked.
"Back when I was 10 or 11, he was voted most sexiest man in the school.", Rachel told her.
"How come I don't remember that?", Kathelina asked.
"You were like 7 or 8 I mean, I'm sure you didn't care about boys.", Rachel told her.
"I guess, has he always been…", Kathelina began.
"Wild, crazy, cool?", Rachel asked.
"Hurt.", Kathelina corrected.
"Hurt? I don't what kind of fool he playing you for, but…", Rachel began.
"It's in his eyes.", Kathelina told her.
"Kat, he's gotta be playing you. Daniel is not a wounded boy, he's a grown man, who isn't afraid to take what he wants.", Rachel told her.
"Rach, do you know something about him? Did he hurt you?", Kathelina asked.
"No.", Rachel replied. "Of course.", Kathelina saw tears in her eyes.
"He did, didn't he?", Kathelina asked
"Lena, let it go please.", Rachel told him.
"Did he rape you? Did he force himself on you?", Kathelina asked.
"Kat, I was foolish in my younger days, I mean Marcus is 25, I'm barely 21.", Rachel sighed.
"Rachel, you were a child.", Kathelina replied.
"Who spread her legs. Kat, you're lucky, honey, you waited. You didn't go out and hook up with every guy who sweet talked you.", Rachel told her.
"What did Daniel do to you?", Kathelina asked.
"He was…Kat, he slept with me, he took my virginity. He…", Rachel stuttered.
"He raped you?", Kathelina asked.
Rachel sighed. "Yes. Katherine, he raped me, he forced himself on me."
"How old were you? How old was he?", Kathelina asked.
"He was 17, I was 11.", Rachel told her, tears streamed down her face.
"Oh My God, you were a baby. I mean, you were only 11 years old.", Kathelina told her.
"I…Kat, he took my…", Rachel sobbed.
Kathelina sighed. "Rachel, it's going to be okay. It's over, it's all over.", she held her while she cried her mind was spinning with thoughts. 'How in the hell could he do that? He- his eyes. He don't seem to be that type of person. He never…'
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Daniel sighed, his thought keep juggling back and forward, he couldn't help but, think of her, Kathelina, had his blood boiling the moment there eyes meet. 'Damn, that girl is going to be the death of me. But, it's worth it, she'll be one hell of a lay.'
His thought ran to Rebecca, how he'd love to watch the bitch pay, but Gwen seemed nice, nothing like her slut of a mother. He sighed, he couldn't start a caring not, now, he had to get his revenge. He loved the fact that he was heartless at times, but it was afterwards he lay away in tears. It hurt him to cause other's pain.
Flashback
"Who is she?", Daniel asked, eying the little girl, she wasn't a day over 12.
"Oh, she's Fox Crane's little sister, Rachel.", Gerald told him.
"Oh, so she's…", Daniel began.
"A virgin.", Gerald asked, cause the other boys to laugh wickedly.
"You know what that means, Danny, you gonna have to break her in.", Hennery Winthrop, Gwen's younger brother, laughed.
"Nah, Hen, she's just a baby.", Daniel scuffed.
"Whatever, look at how she's dressed.", Hennery eyed him.
"My God, would you quit?", Daniel told him.
"Come on.", Hennery told him.
"What you chicken?", Gerald added.
"No, I'm…", Janet walked over to him.
"Hey.", she told him, the little Rachel girl at her side and Jasmine Hilton beside her.
"Janet, Jasmine, Rachel.", Gerald smiled.
"Hello.", Rachel smiled.
"She ain't bashful.", Hennery smirked.
"I'm a Crane, Crane's ain't suppose to be bashful.", Rachel replied firmly.
Hennery nudged him lightly in the side, "Go for it, she ain't bashful.", he whispered.
End Of Flashback
He sighed, they had been his downfall, but, he couldn't place the blame wholly on them, he was to blame as much as they were.
Things would be different this time around, he wouldn't get hurt or hurt someone, he was going to change, but first he had to find away of kicking his drug and alcohol addiction, but he really hadn't been successful. He'd considered AA, but if news got out the tabloids would eat that up and his father, he shuttered, he wish he had someone to car for him, his thoughts ran back to the letter, Kathelina, had found him, got him to the apartment, got him undressed and into bed, then she went and fixed him the most delicious breakfast, he sighed. She didn't care for him, she just felt sorry, for him, and wanted to be nice. He grabbed the weed of his table and the tissue like paper and begin to roll him a j, then he lit it up, preparing to get blazed, he didn't want to think about nothing, he had to get this done, he had to trick Gwen into falling in love with him, sleep with her, then dump her like yesterday's trash, then Rebecca would find out and suffer the heartbreak she so richly deserved.
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Theresa walked up the steps to the cottage, Fox wasn't home and Whitney had already came to take the kids over to her place.
She walked to there bedroom, most of her stuff was still there, as well as Sam's.
"I'm having this place disinfected and fast.", she sighed, and went through her clothes, she pulled out a purple sundress with white flowers on it, she smiled to herself, this was exactly what she had in mind.
She quickly removed her clothes and slip the dress over her head and then quickly applied her makeup lightly and then clipped her hair up, letting little strands of curls hang down.
"Theresa, you ready?", she heard him ask from the door.
"Yup.", she replied, walking out and standing before him.
He smiled at her. "You, take my breath away."
She smiled back. "Thank you, I didn't know if I was to wear casual clothing or formal or…"
"It's perfect, just perfect.", he told her.
"Good, so where are we going?", she asked.
"It's a surprise.", he replied.
"Ah, I hate surprises.", she replied. "I want to know."
"No, you'll see soon enough..", he replied, smirking at her.
"Come on can you give me a small, little hint?", she asked.
"You'll enjoy it.", he smirked.
"Uh, you aren't going to tell me, are you?", she asked.
"No, now come on.", he replied, grabbing her hand and she walked out the door with him.
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"Gwennie, don't you look nice, where are you going?", Rebecca asked. "Wouldn't be that, hottie, hot guy at the Blue note last night, would it?"
"Yes, mother, it is, his name is Daniel.", Gwen told her.
"Daniel.", Rebecca smiled. "Well, after you're done with Danny boy, you can pass him over to me."
Gwen sighed and turned to her mother. "Daniel isn't some piece of furniture I can give away mother."
"Oh, well, I don't get you, you never share with me, Gwennie, first it was Ethan now Daniel, you never liked sharing growing up and that has…", Rebecca began.
"Mother, what is wrong with you?", Gwen asked.
"Julian and I aren't…he don't perform the way he use to. I got needs to, pookie has forgotten that, I think he's going to divorce me, Gwennie I can't take it, I can't…",Rebecca began.
"Mother, I…", Gwen began.
"Gwen, have you ever been doing it and him just go flat?", Rebecca asked.
"Can't say I have mother.", Gwen replied.
"Oh.", Rebecca replied. "Well, I…I it's hard to handle I mean…he finds me unattractive Gwennie."
"Mother, I ain't got time for this.", Gwen replied.
"Gwennie.", Rebecca called after her, then when she didn't answer she followed her to the living room area.
"Mother, I'm sorry for your-uh, sexual needs and desires but, I have to go, Daniel is picking me up in like 20 minutes, okay.", Gwen replied.
"Here I am being a supportive mother and you are here basically tell me you don't give a rat's ass about me.", Rebecca told her.
"Mother…", she began, she heard the doorbell. 'Saved by the bell.' Gwen ran to the door.
"Mother, I'm nervous, could you please answer the door and tell him I'm not here."
"Gwennie, I'll do no such thing.", Rebecca told her. "Yes, I will answer the door, but I refuse to tell him you aren't here."
"But, mother…", Gwen began, before the door swung open.
"Hey, Ms. Crane, Gwen.", Daniel offered them a smile.
"Daniel.", Gwen sighed.
"You ready to go?", Daniel asked.
"Yes, she is.", Rebecca told him. "ain't she dressed so lovely."
"Lovely, just lovely.", Daniel replied.
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"Oh My God, Fox this is wow. How did you get the time to do all of this?", Theresa gasped, he had decorated the gazebo, in red and pink roses and glitter.
"You like?", Fox asked.
She nodded. "I love it.", she picked up a pink rose off the ground and placed it under her nose and inhaled it sent.
"Well, that ain't all I had done, care for a picnic?", Fox asked.
"In September?", she giggled.
"Yep.", Theresa smiled and I also had this done, the tune of amazed began to play.
"Oh My God, that's our wedding song!", Theresa gasped.
"Yup, may I have this dance?", he asked.
"Of course.", Theresa told him taking his hand.
Every time our eyes meet
This feeling inside me
Is almost more than I can take
Baby when you touch me
I can feel how much you love me
And it just blows me away
I've never been this close to anyone or anything
I can hear your thoughts
I can see your dreams
"Theresa, I know I've said this a million times but, you'll never know just how sorry I am.", Fox told her.
"Fox, I know that, but the fact remains Sam was with you, she lived in our house, she was in your arms and she lay in our bed.", Theresa him. "I know you're sorry and I want to go back to the way it was before Ethan came back, before Sam got in our lives but, the fact remains. Sam is not out of our lives. Fox, I'm not saying to quit being her friend, even though I'd love it if you were to never speak to her again, I'm just saying it kills me to see you with her. I- I love you with all of my heart but, I can't take you and her, I can't take watching over my shoulder afraid that I'll find her in your arms. I can't…Fox we've over came so damn much and I'm scared to death of losing you. I feel like I'm unworthy of you.", Theresa sighed.
I don't know how you do what you do
I'm so in love with you, it just keeps getting better
I wanna spend the rest of my life with you by my side
Forever and ever
Every little thing that you do
Baby I'm amazed by you
"If any one is unworthy, Resa, it's me. I've screwed things up so many times, it's like I'm cursed. Everything I care about is took away so fast and I've not been a saint. Sometimes, I wonder why God gave me you, because in my eyes you are too good for me.", Fox told her.
"Fox, we've all messed up. I mean, look at me, I messed things up so bad, I was ready to self-destruct when I meet you. I mean, I had lost my son, Ethan the man I thought I loved, my family were slowly starting to hate me, I mean I caused more pain then I was worth.", Theresa told him. "Fox, you're a good man, as for me, well Gwen has forgave me and Rebecca, well, Rebecca doesn't like no one, unless the can be used by her, Julian well, he's changed, hell we can actually carry on a conversation with out cussing and fighting and Ethan, well I 'm not in love with him, nor do I like the fact he's in the hospital, in coma, and could be paralyzed, all because he took a bullet for a bitch who deserves to be killed, and bravo to the person who tried to kill her and I wish them better luck next time.", Theresa replied. "But, that ain't the point of what I'm trying to say, what I'm trying to say is, Fox you helped change me, you helped me see the errors of my ways."
The smell of your skin
The taste of your kiss
The way you whisper in the dark
Your hair all around me, baby you surround me
You touch every place in my heart
Oh, it feels like the first time every time
I wanna spend the whole night in your eyes
"Theresa you were just young, okay. Eventually, you would have woke up and realized your mistakes.", Fox told her, she shook her head no.
"No, I wouldn't have. Fox I, you made me realize that what I had with Ethan, was all in my head. I fantasized all my life about being is wife, something I wasn't suppose to be. Fate, showed me that time and time again, but, I wouldn't listen, I just keep going back and having my feet knocked out from under me.", Theresa told him. "It wasn't until, I married you and realized that it wasn't in fate's plan to have me being with Ethan, fate did lead me to him, well I kind of lead myself to him, but fate took him away from me, when the tabloid was sent the letter, fate let me go to Bermuda, get married and pregnant by Julian, which caused him to leave me, fate then let Gwen get pregnant and then, Ethan marry her, fate lead you to me, fate let Little Ethan be took by Rebecca and Julian, fate let you marry me and well…anyhow, what I'm trying to say is, we re meant to be.", Theresa smiled.
I don't know how you do what you do
I'm so in love with you, it just keeps getting better
I wanna spend the rest of my life with you by my side
Forever and ever
Every little thing that you do
Baby I'm amazed by you
"You know how much I don't believe in that whole fate thing and how I believe you make your own destiny, but you have a point, but don't start a thinking you've recruited another fate believer, I'm just saying you have a point.", Fox told her.
"Fair, but anyhow, Fox, I do believe we're meant for each other, I mean you said it once yourself, we're kindred spirits.", Theresa told him.
"And, we are.", Fox replied.
Every little thing that you do
I'm so in love with you
It just keeps getting better
I wanna spend the rest of my life with you by my side
Forever and ever
Every little thing that you do
Oh, every little thing that you do
Every little thing that you do
Baby I'm amazed by you
Theresa smiled at him and there eyes locked as the song ended. "I'm going to kiss you, now.", Fox told her.
Theresa laughed "Like you even got to tell me, you know I can never refuse you.", then their lips meet in a sweet passionate kiss.
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"The Lobster Shack? ", Gwen asked, he noticed her disgusted look.
"What? Don't like it?", Daniel asked. 'It's apparent, that some of Rebecca's snobby genes rubbed off on her.'
"No, it's nice, I was think, you know what never mind, I'm happy to be here.", Gwen told him, placing a smile on her lips.
"Well, if you don't like it then, we can go some where else I am a Banning and I have lots and lots of money to spend.", Daniel told her. 'Man, I can't wait till this is over, and I get to watch her and her bitch of a mother squirm in defeat.'
"No, it's fine.", Gwen told him.
"Are you sure?", Daniel asked.
"Yep.", she smiled and took her seat at the table.
"My name is Sherrie and I'll be your waitress this evening.", the waitress told them, handing them each a menu. "Can I get you a drink, while you have time to over look your menu?"
"A coke.", Daniel told her.
"And, you ma'am?", Sherrie asked.
"An ice tea.", Gwen replied.
"Okay, I'll be right back, take your time with your orders.", Sherrie told them.
Daniel sighed, the night was just getting started. 'It's going to be a long night.'
Spoilers for Chapter 36:
Daniel and Gwen get hot n heavy, is it a part of his plan.
Ethan awakes, but his actions are stunning.
Kathelina ponders wither or not Dylan will ever wake and when would be a good time to unplug the life support.