Car Ride With Jane and Ethan

Ethan felt his hands sweating like crazy and his heart was racing almost twice the speed than usual. Why had he not noticed that Lindsay Casey was Theresa's daughter with Jared? He couldn't forget a name like that and besides, Lindsay looked almost exactly like Theresa, minus her hair and eyes.

"Yes, daddy, we're going to be there in ten minutes!" Jane exclaimed, breaking the twenty minutes of silence. She excitedly looked around outside the car to see any trace of an upcoming town called Harmony; "I can't wait to see Lindsay again after so many months! Oh, can she sleep over at our house? You know today?"

Ethan rubbed his eyes with his right hand, annoyed by his daughter's chattiness, "Whatever."

"Cool!" Jane smiled. Suddenly, she started thinking of her boyfriend, Logan, and drifted off into space.

"Whatever unnecessary thoughts you are thinking, stop it," Ethan said automatically.

"What?" Jane asked innocently.

"I know that look," Ethan said, a hint of pain in his voice. That was the same look Theresa got whenever she thought about Ethan all those years ago, and now Jared. Even though he didn't want to admit it to himself, because he is married to Gwen, he was so jealous of Jared. How unfair is it that Jared gets the love of Ethan's life forever? Theresa could change her loves while Ethan was stuck with one that constantly made him regret his marriage to her.

"Daddy, look! It says 'Welcome to Harmony'! We're almost there!" Jane smiled. Then, without any warning, Jane felt as if she got all the wind knocked out of her. Had she seen this place before? She looked out to see a Bed and Breakfast that looked almost like home. No, no, it must have been in a dream. Or déjà vu? Jane thought.

"Sweetheart, are you alright?" Ethan asked, noticing how Jane was all shaken up.

"Y-yeah," Jane lied.

Ethan noted that they were awfully close to Crane Mansion now and wanted to turn back. Even if he just dropped off Jane, Theresa would recognize her immediately. Maternal instincts sure do help, you know. Also, the fact that Jane's hair color, platinum blonde, was almost the same as her baby hair color did not help. Along with her sparkling blue eyes and her same adorable smile, she was almost exactly the same Jane as when they left – of course, now she was a teenager.

"Don't you have cheerleading practice, Jane?" Ethan asked hopefully, crossing his toes (he is driving, remember?) and hoped to God that she did.

"Tomorrow," Jane said while filing her nails.

Ethan let out a long groan as he saw the mansion coming into view and hoped Jane didn't see it. He got lucky and saw that Jane was still looking for it.

"There it is!" Jane screamed. Ethan's luck ran out, he definitely had no way out now. He kept thinking of all the things he could do to back out when he noticed that he was now driving the Crane gates, stopped and informed the guards who he was (he just said Jane's father, haha, great security), and moved towards the front of the house.

"Have fun, Jane," Ethan smiled weakly, as Jane got out of the car.

"Oh, no. Daddy, you have to stay and meet Lindsay's parents!" Jane begged, making Ethan's heart stop.

"No, its okay. They're probably busy people," Ethan said.

"No. Well, yeah, they are, but Lindsay said that you and her parents should meet!" Jane pleaded, making puppy eyes.

"No! Stop doing that," Ethan sighed, he could never resist giving Jane anything when she was making puppy eyes.

"Come on, please?" Jane said.

"Fine," Ethan grunted, not believing what he just said. As he got out of his car, he wondered if he should leave the ignition on so that he could make a clean getaway before the cops came. Wait, why was he worrying? I am Jane's father and I have a right to be with her, he told himself encouragingly.

Jane ran up the steps and rang the doorbell; it opened right after by a doorman.

"Welcome to Crane Mansion, may I have your names and your business here?" the old man said, in a bored way.

"Yes, my name is Jane Win –"

"Honey! Wait, let me get up there first," Ethan cut in before she could finish telling the man her last name.

"Okay, as I was saying. My name is Jane Winthrop and this is my father, Ethan, and we are here to see Lindsay Casey," Jane smiled.

Ethan half-expected the doorman to call Crane Security but realized the man did not know who they were when he started showing them inside.

"JANE!" an excited voice screamed out.

"LINDSAY!" Jane screamed back as the two girls ran to each other to hug.

"Gosh, it's been so long since I've last seen you," Lindsay smiled. Ethan noticed that Lindsay had the same smile as Jane, which meant she had the same smile as Theresa. He could not help but notices how much like Theresa she, Lindsay, looked like and like Jane, Lindsay was very pretty.

"So our parents must meet," Jane smiled.

"Yeah, totally," Lindsay agreed. Then, pulling Jane closer to tell her a secret, Lindsay whispered, "You're dad is pretty hot."

"EW LINDS!" Jane cried, extremely disgusted. Actually, what Lindsay said was true. The years were very good to him and instead of aging, Ethan just looked more mature.

"Lindsay, honey, where are you?" a familiar female voice wondered. Ethan froze. He recognized that voice as his past, present, and future love. That voice was none other than Theresa Lopez-Fitzgerald Crane Casey (sorry, its so long but I had to make a point).

"We're in here, mom," Lindsay shouted.

"Hey, honey, where's your friend? I'm dying to meet her," Theresa giggled. Ethan gazed at her lovingly. Theresa had not changed much at all and her impeccable fashion taste was still there. She looked absolutely gorgeous and stunning and – well, words could not explain what Ethan felt.

"Mom, this is Jane, Jane this is Mom, I mean Theresa," Lindsay laughed.

"Hi, Mrs. Casey," Jane smiled. For some reason, this woman felt familiar.

"Hello, J –" Theresa stopped and gasped when she saw Jane. No, it can't be Jane. Stop thinking that, she isn't Jane! "U-um, hello J-Jane. Um, what's your last name, sweetheart?"

"Winthrop," Jane said, suddenly causing Theresa to faint.

Author's Note

Hmm… What'll happen next? Thanks for the reviews, and I'm glad you enjoy the story!

Next chapter: Theresa meets Ethan again, and maybe even Gwen . . . Jane finds out who her actual mother is, how will she feel about having a biological mother and a stepmother . . . Jared steps into the picture and he faces off with Ethan.

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