MERRY
CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!!! I'm currently putting Dreams of You on hold for now,
cause.. well.. it's the holidays and I wanted some time to myself!
Anyways, I
wrote this story in about 20 mins..
so I hope it makes sense and I hope that you all enjoy
it!
Oh and I
need a BETA.. Anyone up for it?
If you are.. include your
email in the review okay??
Merry
Christmas! And Happy New Year everyone!
Disclaimer: I wish I owned
Passions... but sadly I don't.
remember:
- Both
Twins that Theresa were carrying are Gwen's.
- Fox finds
out that Whitney's baby is actually chad's
- to leave me a review! (smiles)
Three
weeks earlier…
“Ahhhh!” Theresa screamed in
pain, clutching her mother’s hand tightly. In front of her, Dr. Eve Russell
carefully delivered the fragile crying baby. Off to the side, Gwen and Ethan
stood holding each other, watching, praying and anxiously waiting. Theresa
leaned back into her pillow, panting heavily, and sighing in relief as she felt
the pain fade away.
“Ethan, Gwen,
congratulations! You have two beautiful healthy babies,” Eve announced.
Immediately
all the worries that were showing on the married couple were replaced with
happy smiles and the atmosphere was filled with joy. Theresa watched from her
bed as Gwen and Ethan hugged each other. To anyone looking in, one would’ve
thought there was a peaceful smile on her face as she watched them, but to
those who really knew Theresa recognized that her smile didn’t quite reach her
eyes and instead were filled with a deep sadness.
Gwen then came
up to her, her smile was so wide and joyous that even Theresa forgot her
sadness for a moment. “I really don’t know how to thank you Theresa, “ the
blonde gushed, tears beginning to form in her eyes, “you don’t know what this
means to me.” Gwen reached out, grabbing Theresa’s hand. “I’ll never forget
this, ever.”
Theresa gave
Gwen’s hand a squeeze before letting go. “You should go spend time with your
children Gwen.”
Gwen smiled at
Theresa once more before turning and heading towards the door.
“Gwen wait!”
The blonde
woman turned and gave Theresa a questioning look.
Theresa
hesitated before saying, “I’m really sorry for everything.”
Understanding
that Theresa was apologizing for her past behavior, Gwen smiled and nodded
before heading towards the nursery.
As Ethan
followed, shutting the door behind him, a tear rolled down Theresa’s face.
“Merry Christmas you two,” she whispered.
Present…
Gwen stood in
the nursery cooing over her sleeping babies, while Ethan watched over her
shoulder. The blonde woman beamed up at her husband. “This has been the best
Christmas present I could ever have.”
“It is isn’t
it?”
“I’m so happy
Ethan. I’m so glad our babies are alright.”
“I am too
honey. This is going to be our happiest, best Christmas ever,” Ethan declared
as he kissed Gwen’s forehead.
Ethan then
looked out the door and into the hallway, observing Theresa playing with little
Ethan. “But it looks like someone isn’t as happy as we are right now.”
Gwen followed
her husband’s gaze and felt her temper flare up. “Ethan..
what do you mean? Theresa is happy, she got little
Ethan back!”
“I know, I
know,” Ethan rubbed Gwen’s shoulders, trying to calm her down, “But while we
have our babies, we also have each other. Theresa doesn’t have anyone to love
and it’s almost Christmas,” he explained.
Gwen felt her
anger wash away almost as quickly as it came. Deep in her heart, she knew that
Theresa no longer loved her husband. “Yeah, I guess you’re right. Does she love
anyone?”
“Yes she
does.”
Gwen gave her
husband a look.
”Don’t look at
me like that Gwen, she doesn’t love me. She hasn’t for a long time. She loves
Fox.”
She was
stunned. “Fox?” she repeated in wonder. “But how can that be?”
Ethan ran a
hand through his hair. “Honey, she loved Fox so completely that she’d be
willing to be miserable if it meant he was happy. She loves Fox more than she
ever loved me.”
“How do you
know all this?”
“I overheard
her telling little Ethan while he was sleeping.”
“Oh honey.”
Gwen leaned into Ethan’s embrace while watching Theresa lovingly hug her son. Ethan
was right. Theresa was happy to have her son back, but there was also a longing
for love, a longing to give little Ethan a family. “Well,” Gwen said decidedly
as she looked at her husband, “Let’s give Theresa the best Christmas she could
ever want hmm?”
Fox
Crane stared at the woman he thought he loved. In the background,
“I can’t
believe it,” the tall young man said, shaking his head. He turned to glare at
Whitney. “You lied to me!”
Whitney
sniffed, “I’m sorry Fox.”
“YOU LIED TO
ME!” Fox roared, finally comprehending the truth, “YOU WERE GOING TO PASS OFF
CHAD’S BABY AS MINE? WHAT? ARE YOU CRAZY??”
“I didn’t want
anyone to make fun of my baby-“
“SO YOU WERE
GOING TO PASS IT OFF AS MY SON OR DAUGHTER? DID YOU EVER THINK OF MY
FEELINGS?!”
“Fox, of
course I di-“
“I CAN’T
BELIEVE YOU WERE GOING TO USE ME LIKE THAT! WHAT KIND OF WOMAN ARE YOU?”
Finally
Whitney couldn’t take it anymore. “THE KIND OF WOMAN THAT
WOULD DO ANYTHING FOR HER CHILD!”
Fox glared at
her angrily. “I am so glad I found out about this before it was too late,” he
said venomously, “if you had told me the truth I would’ve helped you anyway I
could Whitney. Now I don’t want anything to do with you!” and with those
words said, Fox stormed out.
Theresa
smiled widely as she watched her son play with his toys on the floor. Finally
everything was the way it should be. Her family had their home back. Her mother
no longer had to work. She, Luis, and Miguel had their jobs back. Paloma was finally home. Her father had returned. And best
of all, she had her son back. Everything was perfect. Well..
almost perfect.
Her thoughts
turned to the one she loved with all her heart. She wished that she would be
able to spend this Christmas with him. But no, he was with the woman he loved.
And he was happy. His happiness was all that mattered to her.
Her thoughts
faded as she continued to watch her son play happily in front of her.
Fox
slammed the door of the Crane mansion as he angrily stepped inside. A million
thoughts were running through his mind, but the main one was..
‘she betrayed me.’
This Christmas
sucked.
“Fox, what’s
wrong? Are you alright?”
The Crane heir
turned to see his sister in law giving him a concerned look.
“Oh yeah,” he
said sarcastically, “I’m just peachy for someone who just found out that their
girlfriend betrayed him.”
“What did
Whitney do Fox?” Ethan had now appeared in the main hallway of the Crane
mansion. Both he and Gwen were looking worriedly at him.
“Well, guess
what?” Fox roared, “Turns out Whitney isn’t pregnant with my baby.
“WHAT?!”
“I walked in
on Whitney talking to herself,” Fox continued while taking off his coat and
throwing it on the couch, “she was planning to pass off
“Oh my god,”
Ethan said in shock, “I didn’t think Whitney could pull something like that.”
Gwen stood
next to her husband silently observing Fox’s reactions. ‘Hmm.. something tells me that Fox
isn’t as upset as he feels.’ Slowly she crossed the room and sat next to
Fox on the couch. Gently laying a hand on his shoulder, she pressed, “How do
you feel about this Fox?”
“How do I
feel? I’m so fucking angry!”
“Just angry?”
“Yeah, I mean
the woman I loved betrayed me! She didn’t love me at all. She was just using
me!”
“Fox, if you
love Whitney then why do all you feel is anger?”
Gwen’s
question stopped Fox short. Why was he just angry? Starring at his sister in
law, Fox began to wonder. He loved Whitney didn’t he? If he did, then why
didn’t feel all the anguish and sadness that he should’ve felt the moment he
learned Whitney had used him? Why did he feel strangely relieved? And why did
an image of Theresa surface in his mind just now?
“I-I don’t
know,” Fox answered Gwen’s question numbly.
Gwen had a
knowing smile on her face as did Ethan.
“What are you guys smiling about?!” Fox demanded, “This is
NOT a smiling matter.”
Gwen laughed.
“Fox, don’t you see?”
“Umm.. no? Wanna clue me in here?”
“Fox,” Ethan
began, “You were never in love with Whitney.”
“If you were,”
Gwen continued, “you would be so sad, so unresponsive. But you’re just angry.”
Fox stared.
“I’m going to take a walk.”
Was
it true? What Ethan and Gwen said made sense. He didn’t really love Whitney.
Fox finally realized that she was just something that he wanted to conquer. A challenge. But what confused him now was..
who did he love?
Walking along,
Fox suddenly realized that he somehow ended up in front of the Lopez-Fitzgerald
house. He stared at the front door.
Theresa.
Theresa.
Theresa!
He loved
Theresa.
Theresa
got up off the couch as the doorbell rang. Wondering who it could be at this
time of night, she opened the door, only to get the shock of her life. For a
moment, she stood in shock just starring at the man she loved. But then she
pulled herself together and smiled warmly at him. “Fox, what are you doing
here? Come in, it’s freezing out!”
He only stared
at her and immediately Theresa became concerned. “Fox?
What’s wron-“
She was cut
off as Fox grabbed her and kissed her so deeply that she forgot all her
surroundings.
As he kissed
her, Fox felt all the passion that existed only between them. All the kisses,
their love-making, their sexy dances in
He broke the
kiss and just stared into Theresa’s eyes. “I love you.”
Theresa’s eyes
widened. “But what about Whit-“
He placed a
finger on her lips. “Shhhh.
I love you.”
Together the
couple moved inside where there was a warm fire glowing brightly. The reunited
couple kissed once more before settling down to enjoy each other’s company. Fox
smiled. Maybe this Christmas wouldn't be so bad after all.
Sorry if this story didn't make any sense. I finished this story within 20 mins and didn't really check things over. Anywhoo.. Merry Christmas everybody!