Well I'm
back! Well, I just finished watching an episode of passions.. I must say, it's
kind of annoying watching Whitney react to the news that
Disclaimer: I do not in any way own
Passions. However I do own Izzy and Jeremy. I don't own the song used in this
chapter either, it belongs to the group 'Nobody's Angel' and is called 'Can't
Help Myself.'
Thanks to
all who reviewed! It really does mean a lot and your reviews inspire me to
write! Enjoy chapter 3 everyone!
Fox
and Izzy returned home later that evening both of their arms loaded with
shopping bags, Izzy's expression was one of delight while Fox's face resembled
someone who had just been through several hours of torture.
"I will
never be able to understand how girls find something like shopping
pleasureable," he groaned, dumping the bags in the corner of his room and
then flopping onto the bed.
"Oh hush
brother dear," Izzy smiled cheerfully, "it was so much fun. We should
go shopping together more often."
Fox sat up and
rolled his eyes. "Right. I had a blast," he said
sarcastically.
"Anyway,
what do you want to do now?" his sister asked.
"Wanna go
play some basketball?"
"You're
on!"
The
next few days whizzed by and before he knew it, it was Saturday morning. Fox
woke up with a number of different emotions running through him. Excitement.
Nervousness. And maybe a bit scared.
There was a
knock on his door and Izzy burst in. "Come on Nicky! Time to get up! We've
got a lot to do today."
Groaning, Fox
sat up and stretched while his sister pushed aside his curtains and opened the
window. "It's such a beautiful day today!" she exclaimed cheerfully.
She turned to look at her brother, "What are you doing still sitting
there? Hurry and get dressed!"
Within record
time, Fox was dressed and the twins headed out to the nearest hair salon. Once
inside, the hair stylist mumbled to himself while figuring out the best way to
cut Fox's hair. It took a little over two hours, but by the time the stylist
was finished, Fox was in for the shock of his life. Looking into the mirror, he
just stared. His glasses were gone, and were replaced with contacts, his eyes
were more noticeable. His blonde hair was shorter and highlighted so it looked
like he had just came from the beach. All in all, he had to admit that he
looked fabulous. He couldn't wait for Theresa to see him. And most of all, he
couldn't wait to see the look on Whitney's face.
"Wow,"
Izzy commented, "if you weren't my brother, I'd definitely make a pass at
you."
Fox stared at
his twin. He didn't know whether to laugh or to look disgusted. After a few
moments, he smiled and gave his sister a hug. "Thanks so much for all your
help Izzy."
Isabella
laughed. "It was nothing. You're my brother. We're womb mates
remember?"
Arm in arm,
they left the barber shop and headed home.
Hours
later, the clock was nearing 6:30, Fox was standing nervously in the main
entrance at the Crane mansion, waiting for Isabella to finish dressing. It was
agreed that Fox and Theresa would go together with Izzy and Jeremy to the
dance. Fox felt better with his sister there for support. Izzy finally appeared
and together they set off, first picking up Jeremy and then heading to the
Lopez-Fitzgerald house.
When Theresa's
house appeared within his line of vision, Fox's nervousness had increased by a
hundred times. Slowly but surely, knees shaking, he walked up towards Theresa's
door and rang the doorbell.
Theresa's
younger brother Miguel answered the door after a few moments. Looking at the
young man infront of him, Miguel smiled warmly and invited him in. "You
must be Fox, come on in, Theresa will be down in a minute."
Walking
inside, Fox's nerves were further stretched upon seeing another young man.
Unlike Miguel, this man's expression was not friendly. He stood with his arms
folded across his chest, standing tall, his presence just screamed
"DANGER!". Fox gulped. He was facing Theresa's older brother Luis. He
had heard stories about Luis, about how overprotective he was of his younger
siblings. One wrong move with Theresa and you were dead. It didn't help that
Luis was also one of Harmony's finest cops, which meant he had access to a gun.
Fox gulped again, praying that he would leave the Lopez-Fitzgerald house alive.
The tall man
glared at Fox. "So," he said, "You're taking Theresa to the
dance?"
Fox didn't
know what to say, fearing that one wrong word could set Luis off, so instead he
just nervously smiled and nodded.
Luis inwardly
smiled. Despite what he had heard of the Cranes, he could tell that Fox was a
good person. It was better than if Ethan had been her date. Fox would treat his
sister right and not take advantage of her, he was sure of it. 'Still,' he
thought, 'it's fun to scare the shit out of him.'
"Listen
buddy," Luis fought hard not to let his amusement show, "one wrong
move with my baby sister and I'll personally come after you myself.
Understand?"
"Y-y-yes
sir," Fox squeaked.
Before Luis
could say another word, Theresa appeared at the top of the stairs and all of
Fox's thoughts flew out of his head. She looked simply stunning. Words couldn't
describe how beautiful she looked.
"You
aren't giving Fox any trouble now are you Luis?" Theresa asked, walking
down the stairs.
"No, no,
we were just having a little chat weren't we Fox?" Luis sent a warning
look at Fox that said 'You better take care of her or else.'
Fox just
nodded, unable to speak. Finally he managed to say, "You look
beautiful."
Theresa
blushed, "why thank you Fox. You look very handsome yourself!"
"Now you
better have her home by-" Luis started to say when Miguel cut him off.
"Hey you guys, the dance probably already started, you better get
going."
Shooting
Miguel a grateful look, Theresa began pulling Fox out the door. "Remember
that I can throw you in jail if you make one wrong move buddy!" Luis
shouted before Theresa slammed the door shut. Giving Fox a big smile, she
apologized. "Sorry about that Fox, Luis is a bit overprotective. He
doesn't mean what he says."
Fox though
disagreed with Theresa's statement.
Although she
didn't look it, Theresa was actually nervous about tonight. It was a huge
surprise, coming down the stairs to see a different looking Fox. Theresa had to
admit, although she had thought Fox was adorable before, now she found him
downright sexy. And she was glad that he was her date to the dance.
Theresa grinned, it was going to be an awesome night.
Inside
the Lopez-Fitzgerald house, both Luis and Miguel watched through the window as
Fox opened the limo door for Theresa.
"I
noticed you weren't as threatening as usual," Miguel noted.
Luis shrugged,
"Nah, I kinda felt bad for the kid. He looked nervous enough."
Miguel
laughed. "That and the fact that he's the one guy you actually like for
Theresa."
"True.
Just wanted to scare him that's all. And besides, I'm glad Ethan wasn't the one
taking her."
"Yeah, no
kidding."
Both brothers
shared a laughed before settling in front of the T.V. for the night.
Whispers
followed Fox and Theresa the moment they arrived at the dance. Everyone was
wondering about the mysterious good looking guy Theresa had brought. Almost at
once, Whitney came over to where they were standing.
"So
Theresa, I see you finally came to your senses and ditched the nerd. So whose
this cutie?" Whitney asked.
Theresa
couldn't help but smirk. "For your information, I didn't ditch Fox."
Fox felt a
smile forming on his own face as he said, "Hello Whitney, surprised to see
me?"
"We'd
love to stay and talk Whit, but I want to dance," Theresa said sweetly,
"come on Fox!"
The couple
walked onto the dance floor, as Whitney stared after them, not believing what
she saw. Suddenly she felt someone bump into her from behind.
"Move it
you slut."
Furious,
Whitney whirled around to see who had insulted her and came face to face with
Isabella Crane.
"What did
you just call me?" Whitney asked.
"Are you
deaf and stupid? You heard what I said," Izzy snapped, "and while
we're talking, let me tell you that no one insults my brother and makes fun of
him and gets away with it, you understand me? If you ever do that again, I will
personally see that you regret it." And with that Izzy stalked off,
dragging Jeremy with her and leaving a stunned Whitney all alone.
Out on the
dance floor, Fox and Theresa were having the time of their lives. Both were
giggling and bopping to the music. Soon the first slow song of the night came
on. With a shy smile, Fox held out his hand for Theresa to take. As they dance,
Fox couldn't help but think how the lyrics matched his own feelings right at
that moment. Theresa was a special girl and Fox vowed to do everything he could
to make her happy. The feeling was incredible and they only danced with each
other that night.
You smile a
lot
It makes me wonder what you're thinking of 'cause
Baby you're always on my mind
And right now I want you with me
Here by my side
With me 'til the end of time
I just can't help myself
I'm falling in love with you
Love, love, with you
It doesn't matter what you say
Or what you do
No matter what you say
No matter what you do
Just give me a chance
And I know I'll make you understand why
I just can't help myself
I'm falling in love with you
Don't know if I should tell the world
Just how I'm feeling yet 'cause
I wanna be sure you feel the same
The more than I think about it
You need to know
There's no other way
No, no
I just can't help myself
I'm falling in love with you
Love, love, with you
It doesn't matter what you say
Or what you do
No matter what you say
No matter what you do
Just give me a chance
And I know I'll make you understand why
I just can't help myself
I'm falling in love with you
You must have been sent
You must have been sent from heaven above
You're everything I've ever dreamed of
Too good to be true
No I don't think so
Baby no
La la la la la
Just give me a chance
And I know I'll make you understand why
I just can't help myself
I'm falling in love with you
I think I'm falling
I just can't help myself
I'm falling in love with you
Love, love, with you
It doesn't matter what you say
Or what you do
No matter what you say
No matter what you do
Just give me a chance
And I know I'll make you understand why
I just can't help myself
I'm falling in love with you
It's love, it's gotta be love
I think I'm falling in love
I think I'm falling in love
Love, love, love, love
I think I'm falling in love
I think I'm falling in love
Love, love, love, love
Hours later,
Fox was sorry when the dance ended. He had a great time and wished that the
evening would still continue. But alas, as the saying goes, all good things
must come to an end.
Walking
Theresa up to her door, Fox sighed with relief as checked his watch and saw
that he had gotten Theresa home on time, he certainly didn't want to get on
Luis's bad side. Smiling Theresa told Fox that she had a great time at the
dance. And slowly, they leaned toward each other and their lips met in a sweet
kiss. Fox was sure there were fireworks in the sky.
Before she
went inside, Fox quickly asked if they could get together the next day and
Theresa agreed with great enthusiam. Plans were made and the two bid each other
good night.
Once he was
inside the limo, Izzy grinned at him. "Had fun tonight dear brother? You
certainly had a lot of people looking at you tonight."
Fox smiled
back, "Yeah, I had a great time."
"I'm
glad," Izzy commented, "I really like Theresa myself, we've never
talked much at school, but I have a feeling we're going to be really good
friends. Turns out she likes to shop as much as I do."
Fox laughed.
It had been a great night. The look on Whitney's face was enough to put him in
high spirits alone. And what made him smile even more was Theresa. He couldn't
wait to see her the next day.
So what do you all think of chapter 3? I tried my best to write a longer chapter this time. Chapter four will be out soon (hopefully) if school doesn't become to hectic. Anyways, don't forget to review!