In this Chapter Theresa's family and Ethan find out that she has already left. Will they be ok once they find her gone? Who will go after her if anyone?

(EPOV)

I woke up thinking last night was a dream but I knew that it wasn't after calling Theresa's cell phone and house phone and her not picking up. I got up and dressed and headed over to Theresa's telling myself that she would not actually leave. She would not just up and leave with the way things were right now. When I got to her house I got out of the car and went and pounded on the front door. I could hear feet pounding on their way to the door. It opened up and there was Pilar and she had been crying. Pilar looked at me and said "Thank God you are here Ethan" and pulled me into the house. I knew then that Theresa had already left and I couldn't believe it. Pilar pulled me into the living room where Luis, Fancy, Miguel, Kay, Paloma, Noah, my mom and Sam were all sitting. I noticed that Little Ethan was not there and turned to Pilar with panic in my voice "Where is Little Ethan at? Where is my son, Pilar?" She put her finger over her mouth and then pointed upstairs and I knew then that he was still sleeping. Pilar looked at me and then said "Ethan, I found a letter to you from Theresa that I think you should read." I just looked at her and then nodded and she handed me the letter.

(Theresa's Letter to Ethan)

My Dearest Ethan,

I'm so sorry that you probably hate me but I thought that you should know about Little Ethan being your son. I hope that while I'm gone you will keep an eye out on him along with both of my brothers and my sister and my mom. I just want you to know that I love you and I always will but I'm doing what needs to be done. I hope that one day you will forgive me for not telling you that Little Ethan was your son before now. I know that in my heart you will do right by him. I know that in my heart you will be a good father to him while I'm away and I can't be a good mother to him. I want you to work on your marriage and know that I'm happy that you're with someone who loves you and that you love. Just remember that I'm his mother and nothing will ever change that. For the hardest part is what I'm about to say to you. Ethan, my darling, my love I have loved you for longer than I remember but its time for me to stop all the pain its causing me. I need to give up on my love for you and I need to leave my love for you behind. Make sure that you tell our wonderful son that I love him and will be with him no matter where I am or what happens. Goodbye Ethan and remember I love you but its time for that to stop. Goodbye Ethan, I hope you have the life that you should have and the one I can never have now.

Theresa

(End of Theresa's letter to Ethan)

I just sat there after reading it with tears in my eyes. I re-read it again and then jumped onto my feet and fled from the room with the letter falling from my hands.

(PPOV)

I couldn't believe my Theresita has left. My whole heart feels as if it is breaking. I look down to the letter that Ethan dropped and I bent down to pick it up. I read it and then gasped because some of it sounded like she was saying goodbye because she was dying. The letter fell out of my hands as I started to cry harder and Luis and Miguel came over and wrapped me in their arms and Luis asked "Mama, what is it? What has made you go so pale?" I looked down onto the floor and pointed to the letter and Miguel bent down and picked it up and then read it out loud to everyone. I heard a small cry and looked towards the entry way and saw Little Ethan there as pale as a ghost and crying and I ran to him and gathered him in my arms.

(LEPOV)

I woke up this morning thinking that finally I had who I wanted as a dad. I was so happy and I couldn't wait to see mom and tell her that I wasn't mad at her and nor did I hate her. I'm happy that she told us the truth. I walked down the stairs because after checking her room I saw that she wasn't in it so she had to be downstairs. As I hit the last step I heard Uncle Miguel reading the letter that my mom wrote to my dad and I gasped as I heard the ending of it. I couldn't believe she had left us and that note sounded more like a I final goodbye then a goodbye until she came back after some time away. I looked at Grandma as she grabbed me into arms and I whispered "Mom is coming back right Grandma? She wouldn't leave me for forever would she?" I noticed that Grandma, Uncle Luis, Uncle Miguel, Aunt Paloma, and the rest of them all had tears in their eyes.

(GPOV)

I woke up this morning to find Ethan gone from our bed. I'm not even sure if he slept in it last night because he was so mad at me. I looked to where the place his keys should be at and noticed that they were not there and I knew that even if he had been home he was now at Theresa's. I threw the blankets off of me and got out of bed and picked clothes out of the closet and then grabbed my car keys and headed out. I drove very fast and pulled up outside of Theresa's house in ten minutes and right away I saw Ethan's car. I got out of my car and slammed the car door and stomped up to Theresa's front door yelling "Theresa, you bitch I know your in there with my man. Now open up you slut and let me in before I kick in your front door." I pounded on her front door until all of a sudden it was pulled open by Ivy and Sam and from the look on their faces I knew that I went to far. Ivy lifted her hand up and slapped me across the face just in the same way I slapped Theresa last night. Ivy then looked at Sam and said "Get her out of here Sam before I or any of us in this house do what that little home wrecker deserves to be done to her. She cost me my grandson, she cost our son the love of his life, and she ran poor Theresa off with what she did last night and with what she did before." I couldn't believe what I was hearing. Ivy was actually defending Theresa and when I looked over Sam's shoulder I could see Fancy, Luis, Miguel, Kay, Paloma, Noah, Sheridan, and Antonio all looking at me with anger in their eyes. The only two people who were not even looking at me was Pilar and Little Ethan.

I then noticed that Ethan wasn't even in the house even if his car was there and I screamed "Where did my husband go? He better not have ran off with that little Spanish tramp." I then felt arms grab me from behind and I gasped and turned around and looked into Ethan's angry eyes and I knew then that I lost my husband. I stuttered "E-E-Ethan I didn't mean that. I know you would never leave me for that tramp." As his eyes grew darker with his fury I knew that I would never undo the damage that those words just did. Ethan looked me up and down and then said in a quiet voice simmering with rage "You will never speak those words about the woman I love again. You are not the woman I thought you were and I am done with you Gwen. I thought I could get over the fact that you knew, YOU KNEW that Little Ethan was my son and you did not tell me. You knew that I loved Theresa but yet you kept that from me so that you could keep a hold on me. Did you know that what Theresa said last night was wrong Gwen? Did you know that if she had told me when she first found out that Little Ethan was my son that I would not have sued her for custody? Did you know that I would have left you to go be with the woman that owns my heart and soul? Is that why you kept it from me Gwen? Did you know that once I found out that I would not want to be with you? Did you know that I would have left to go to Theresa? While I am confessing things did you know that two months ago I slept with Theresa? Did you know Gwen and not say anything because you knew that even though I slept with her I would not leave you unless I had a very good reason to leave you? DID YOU GWEN?" I just lost it at that point and I slapped Ethan.

I looked at Ethan and screamed "Yes, I knew that if I told you or if Theresa told you that I would lose you Ethan. I figured as long as Theresa didn't say anything to you I would be fine. She didn't even know I knew about Little Ethan. That is not the only thing I kept from you Ethan to keep you with me. Would you like to know what else Ethan? Well I will tell you what else. Theresa is not the one who sent your true paternity to the tabloids. That was my mother and I, Ethan. I couldn't stand to see her with the man I loved. I wanted you and no little Spanish tart would keep me from you. I made sure you thought that she is the one who betrayed you and you fell for it hook line and sinker. I made sure you thought she was always at fault in all of the fights you caught us in but I was the one who started them most of the time. Also by the way you are right. I did know you slept with her two months ago. But, Ethan dear let me tell you something you nor anybody else here knew about. You poor little Theresa is out in the world alone and pregnant. Yes, you heard me right I said she is pregnant. So once again Ethan you made her pregnant and she didn't tell you. She ran like the slut she is. Now have a good life because I enjoyed wrecking it for you." I heard everyone gasp and the next thing I knew I was laying on the ground and looking up at the sky. I looked at the door and noticed that Fancy had been the one to send me flying to the ground.

(FPOV)

I couldn't believe what I was hearing. How could Gwen confess to all of those things? How could she be proud of what she did to Ethan and to Theresa? When I heard Gwen say, "Now have a good life because I enjoyed wrecking it for you, Ethan" I completely lost it. I noticed that Kay, Miguel, Paloma, Noah, Luis, Antonio, and Sheridan was already up and heading to the door I ran past all of them and pushed Gwen as hard as I could. When she looked at me and said, "Fancy, what in the hell was that for?" I just about lost it again. Sam had put his arm around my shoulders and Luis put his arms around my waist to keep me from going after her again. I looked at Gwen and shouted "You really want to know what that was for Gwen? It was for all the horrible stuff that you did to Ethan and Theresa. Maybe if you had it done before now you wouldn't be so happy with destroying 2 people's lives plus that of 2 innocent children's lives. You deserve to go to jail for the crimes that you committed and Theresa should have let Sam arrest you last night when you slapped her. Now I am going to say this for my family and my extended family GET THE HELL OFF OF THIS PROPERTY AND STAY AWAY GWEN! YOU ARE NO LONGER WELCOME AT MY HOUSE OR AT ANY OF MY FAMILIES HOUSE! ALSO MAKE SURE THAT YOU LEAVE ETHAN ALONE FROM NOW ON! GOOD RIDDANCE TO BAD RUBBISH!!!" With that I walked back into the house and everyone followed including Ethan and we shut the door on Gwen. I walked over to Ethan and gave him a hug and said "I'm so sorry Ethan for what you are going through. You know we will all help you to find Theresa and your unborn baby." I felt bad for the way Ethan looked.

(EPOV)

I couldn't believe what Gwen had said. I couldn't believe what Gwen had done. I couldn't take it all in. Most of all I couldn't believe that Theresa is out there some where pregnant and alone. What must she think of me? I heard Pilar crying and realalised I wasn't the only one who was thinking this. How could I or how could any of us not see that Theresa was pregnant. I knew something was wrong because she would always change the subject when I asked if she was ok because of how pale she was looking. Fancy came over to me and gave me a hug and then said "I'm so sorry Ethan for what you are going through. You know we will all help you to find Theresa and your unborn baby." I just looked at her through eyes that had teared up. I looked around the room and saw that everybody's eyes were on me and I said "We need to find her. She does not need to be out there pregnant and alone. She does not need to be thinking that I hate her or that our son hates her. Little Ethan I promise you we will find her and bring her back to us where she belongs." I walked over to my son and hug him and then turn around and face everyone again and said "Ok you guys lets get to finding her."

(Some where in the United States)

(TPOV)

I have cried my eyes and my heart out. It just about killed me to leave my family and Ethan but if I have a chance of making it through life I need to get some distance and time away from Ethan. I put my hand over my stomach and say "Alright little one its just you and me now. We are on our own but I will do everything that the doctor says. I know he said to watch the traveling so it looks like we will be staying here for a while until I can find a doctor to check me over to make sure I am okay and to make sure that you are okay little one." I get a taxi and ask him to take me to a hotel and once he drops me off I go in and register and pay with cash for the room and then go up and stretch out on the bed. I open up my purse and check my phone and see that I have 30 missed calls. I go through the list and notice half of them are from Ethan and the other half are from my mom. I started to think that something is wrong with Little Ethan so I dial my mom's house phone. As I hear it start to ring I take a deep breath in and then the phone is answered. I about have a heart attack and I drop the phone but I pick it back up and say, "Hello, Ethan".