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Sorry about
the lack of updates... I've had nonstop exams and tests and to make things
worse, I also lost the inspiration to write this story for awhile there.. but
nothing to worry about! My inspiration came back and soon I'll have this story
rolling once more!
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thank Kim (Therox4ever03) for responding to my email and for giving me great
ideas for this story! (you've helped me out more than you'll ever know!) Thanks
so much!
well..
enough of me talking.. i hope all of you won't find this chapter that boring..
i'll get started on chapter 15 soon! Enjoy!
Disclaimer: I don't own Passions.
If I did, a lot of things would be WAY different!
Chapter 14: Invitation
Two weeks
passed and before everyone knew it, Paloma had flown back to
Placing the
babies in their play pen, Theresa crossed the room, heading towards the phone
and picked up the receiver. “Hello?”
“Resa… I’m
bored. Can I come over?”
Theresa
smiled, hearing Fox’s whiny voice at the other end. “Sure, you can come over if
you want. I’m babysitting Marty and Maria tonight. Luis is taking
“Will they
mind if I come over?”
“Of course not
Fox! They like you.”
“Okay I’ll be
over in about 10 minutes.”
Theresa placed
down the receiver and went to check her reflection. Quickly tying her hair up
in a long ponytail she settled down to play with Maria and Marty once more
while waiting for Fox.
“Hey Theresa,”
Luis said as he came into the room, fixing up his tie, “you’re sure that things
will be okay here right?”
“Of course! I
love spending time with my niece and nephew! Besides, Fox is coming over to
keep me company.”
“Oh,” Luis
remarked, “Fox is coming over huh?”
Theresa
nodded, a smile forming on her face. “Yup. Where’s mama and Antonio?”
“Antonio and
Beth are taking mama out to dinner at the Lobster Shack.”
“Oh,” Theresa
nodded in understanding.
Right then,
the doorbell rang and Luis headed towards the door to answer it. “Hey Fox,” he
greeted inviting Fox in. “Thanks for coming over.”
“Thanks for
letting me come over,” Fox replied.
Fox looked at
Theresa. “What do you say we have some fun?”
After three
straight hours of playing with Maria and Marty, Fox and Theresa finally put
them to bed and collapsed down on the couch for some relaxation. Theresa leaned
back with a contented sigh and closed her eyes, while Fox sat facing her.
“That was
fun,” he stated with a grin on his face.
Theresa nodded
in agreement, her eyes still closed. “It was.. but I never knew how much work
went into taking care of children.”
“Think you’ll
have kids of your own someday?”
She opened her
eyes and glanced at Fox. “I’d like to have at least 3. And you?”
Fox looked
thoughtful as he pondered the question. “Yeah I guess so. I never really
thought about it though.”
“I think you’d
make a great father Fox. You were great with Maria and Marty.”
He shrugged,
and Theresa once again closed her eyes and leaned further back into the couch.
“Hey Resa?”
“Hmmm?” Her
eyes opened and she gave him her complete attention.
Fox hesitated.
His usual arrogant and confident smirk and playful expressions were gone and
were replaced with a nervous look. He fidgeted around a little bit, looking
unsure, while Theresa patiently waited to hear what Fox was struggling to say.
After what
seemed like hours, but was only a matter of minutes, Fox finally spoke. “Would
you like to have dinner with me tomorrow night?”
It was a full
minute before Theresa realized what Fox had asked. Shock was replaced with
excitement and Theresa felt a thrill of pleasure run through her body at the
invitation. Her whole face lit up with delight as she answered, “I’d love too
Fox! Causal date or Fancy date?”
“Fancy.”
Fox and
Theresa smiled at one another as their dinner plans were made. Theresa was
painfully aware of her heart pounding rapidly and loudly, and suddenly she was
more than excited. She was ecstatic!
She grinned
even wider as she saw Luis and Sheridan returning from their date, then she
froze as a realization came to her.
‘WHAT AM I
GOING TO WEAR?!?!’
Fox hummed as
he finished getting dressed for his date with Theresa that night. ‘Looking
good,’he thought, satisfied with his appearance, as he stared at his image
in the mirror. He had spent the whole day making sure that their evening would
be romantic and perfect. Theresa deserved nothing less. She was the hopeless
romantic after all.
“Well don’t
you look handsome,” a voice cooed from the doorway. Gwen pushed the door wide
open and grinned. “Going somewhere Fox?”
The Crane heir
narrowed his eyes in suspicion. The pregnant woman looked a little to happy for
his liking. “Why do you want to know?”
“Just
wondering why you’re so dressed up,” Gwen countered innocently.
Fox turned his
attention back to the mirror. “Well if you must know,” he paused as he fixed
his tie, “I’m taking Theresa to the Seascape.”
Gwen grinned
happily hearing those words. “You two have gotten really close huh?”
“Yep.”
“Okay I’ll
leave you alone so you can finish getting ready. Have fun tonight Fox.”
“Thanks.”
Gwen left the
room and Fox continued getting ready. He smiled. Tonight was the start of a
brand new beginning.
“I HAVE NO
IDEA WHAT TO WEAR!”
Whitney sat on
Theresa’s bed thumbing through a magazine as Theresa raced around her room in
panic. Frantically searching through her closet, Theresa pulled out every dress
she owned. One dress after the other, she held it up to her chest in front of
her mirror, only to wrinkle her nose in disgust.
“Okay I take
back what I just said. I have NOTHING to wear!”
Whitney paid
no attention to her best friend as she kept flipping through the magazine she
held. “Man, Brad Pitt is hot,” she vaguely commented.
“WHITNEY!”
The tennis star
tore her attention away from the article she was reading and glanced at
Theresa. “Honey, you own a lot of nice dresses. You look great in all of them!”
Theresa turned
away from the mirror to face Whitney and gave her a look. “I don’t want to look
great Whit. I want to look fantastic, desirable and downright sexy!”
Whitney sighed
and shook her head, “Theresa, he’ll like anything you wear.”
“You don’t
know that!” Theresa exclaimed.
“Theresita are
you alright?” Pilar walked into her daughter’s room only to see the piles of
clothes thrown everywhere. “What happened in here?”
“Theresa’s
just nervous about her date with Fox tonight,” Whitney explained seeing as
Theresa was still frantically looking through her closet, “she wants to look
perfect.”
“What am I
going to do?!” Theresa wailed. “Fox is coming in one hour!”
“Calm down
mijo,” Pilar soothed. “I have just the thing.” And with that Pilar walked out
of the room. A moment later, she returned with the most beautiful dress Theresa
had ever seen.
It was a long
red gown. Very simple but also very beautiful. Theresa fell in love with it
instantly. “Oh mama,” she breathed, “can I wear this?”
“Of course
Theresa. I bought this especially for you.”
“Oh thank you
mama!” Quickly giving her mother a hug, she rushed off to get dressed. When she
came out, she was absolutely breath taking.
“Fox is going
to faint when he sees you,” Whitney announced.
Pilar had
tears in her eyes as she gazed at her daughter. “You’re all grown up now.”
Theresa
twirled around. “I feel like a princess!”
“Alright,
let’s do your hair now, Fox will be here soon.”
“Okay!”
Just as
Whitney finished styling Theresa’s hair, the doorbell rang. Immediately Theresa
froze. “Oh my god, he’s here!”
“Well, don’t
just stand there girl! Go out to meet him!” Whitney encouraged.
Slowly,
Theresa walked out of the room. She was getting more nervous by the second. As
she walked down the stairs, her nervousness increased as she saw Fox chatting
with her mother.
Fox looked up
and stared as he saw Theresa standing at the top of the stairs. ‘She’s
beautiful!’
As Theresa
walked down the stairs, she was so nervous that she didn’t see the last step
and tripped.
Right into
Fox’s arms.
Both Whitney
and Pilar bit back a laugh as they watched the interaction between the two.
“You alright?”
Fox asked softly.
Theresa
blushed and nodded. “Yeah, just nervous.” She tried making a joke of it, but
Fox only shook his head.
“Nothing to be
nervous about. You all ready to go?”
Theresa nodded
still blushing. “Yup.”
Fox grinned
shyly. ‘I’m glad I’m not the only one that’s nervous.’ “Alright, let’s
get going! Don’t worry Pilar, I’ll take good care of Theresa.”
“I don’t doubt
you for a moment,” Pilar said smiling as she waved them out the door, “Have a
good time you two.”
“Bye mama!”
Theresa called, taking Fox’s arm.
Pilar shut the
door and then joined Whitney at the window. They watched as Fox opened the car
door for Theresa, and then hurried to get into the car himself and drove away.
“They make a great couple don’t they?” Whitney said.
Pilar nodded,
feeling like a proud mother should. “Yes. As Theresita would say, 'it’s fate'.
I have a feeling things will turn out well for those two and I wish them all
the best.”
“Same here
Mrs. Lopez-Fitzgerald.”
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