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Date Posted: 20:55:12 09/21/02 Sat
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's message, ""The Night Before He's to say I Do"" on 20:47:37 09/21/02 Sat
Title: "The Night Before He's to Say 'I Do'"
Author: Dee
Rating: PG-13
Notes: Two days before the wedding, Theresa told Ethan that she didn’t love him, and that he should marry Gwen. Ethan is drunk in here, so misspelled words are because of his drunken state. I pull several points from the soap; however, my stories still remain somewhat original.
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters from “Passions” Soap Opera.
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“What did Gwen say when you said you couldn’t be her maid of honor?” Whitney asked her friend.
“She kept asking me why. And was begging me to reconsider.”
“Why did she finally back down?”
“Her mother told her that one of her sorority sisters could fit the dress. Little did she know that her mom made that girl lose five pounds just so I wouldn’t wear it.”
“Does Gwen suspect that her mother threatened Ethan’s life.”
“No! Gwen still doesn’t know that Ethan loves me. Ethan doesn’t even know about the threat. Whitney I thought I would just die when she told me that I wouldn’t be the one that would get hurt if the wedding didn’t go off as planned, but that Ethan would be the one to end up in a ditch.”
“Theresa do you think Gwen’s family would harm Ethan?”
“At first I didn’t. But we were riding in his car and a huge truck was this close to hitting us. If it had been any closer, we both would have been dead. When he dropped me off my phone rang. When I answered it, Mrs. Hotchiss was on the other end. She said if I didn’t stay away from him that next time the truck would hit, and that she would make sure that he was alone so that I could survive and moan for him the rest of my life.”
“Oh Theresa how awful.”
“So you see Whit, If loving him would cause him to lose his life, I would rather bare seeing him marrying another woman than to never see him again.”
“What did Ethan say when you told him that you didn’t love him, and you didn’t want him to call off the wedding?”
“He thought I was playing at first. But I never smiled and I tried to stay ‘matter of fact.’ When he saw I was for real, he grabbed me and pulled me close to him and called me a liar.”
“Oh honey.” Whitney said putting her arm around her.
“I know Whit. It was awful. I wanted to break down and tell him everything, but I just couldn’t risk Rebecca making good on that damn threat.”
“What else happened?”
“Well he said that he wouldn’t believe me unless I looked him in the eyes and admit to him that I didn’t love him. It took everything I had to look in his eyes and say those words. My heart was literally breaking when I saw the despair wash over his face.”
Theresa took some tissue and began to wipe her tears, but they were coming too fast.
“He then asked me if someone had threatened me to stay away from him. He started throwing out names. He asked me if it was my mother or Luis. But then it dawned on him. It must be Rebecca, he said. I had never seen Ethan so angry before. He started cursing and saying that he was going to kill her. But then I convinced him that no one threatened me. I said that it was all an infatuation, and that he would be better off marrying Gwen. I just left him standing there on the wharf in a total frenzy. I just couldn’t stand looking at him any longer.”
Whitney hugged her friend as she cried herself to sleep.
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Ethan’s Bachelor’s Party
“Chad.” Ethan said with a hiccup, and very drunk. “I can’t believe how messed up my life is. Theresa finally convinces me that she really does love me, and on top of that I finally admit that I love her, and what does she do? She tells me that it was all an infatuation. I just don’t believe that one bit.” He said one more hiccup.
“Man, that’s really messed up.”
“No! What’s messed up is that I truly love her, and I’m marrying someone else. I mean, I love Gwen and everything, but Theresa and I are so much more. She makes me do things I never thought about ever doing in front of anyone else. Remember my Elvis routine?”
“Yeah, man. You were a hit.”
“Not to mention Luigi. I have so much fun when we’re together. Being with her makes my life so much more sweeter.” He said with another hiccup.
“Maybe you should lay off the beer Ethan.”
“Fur Wha!” His words becoming slur. “I cin hol my liquor!”
“All right man, but I’m definitely driving tonight.” He said wiping off some beer Ethan spilled on his pants.
“And ya know wha she did? She lef me stan-in at the wharf, very confused. Why Chad? Wha she tryin ta do ta me?”
“Ethan maybe she doesn’t love you. Maybe she realized that before you made a mistake in calling off the wedding.”
“Nall, I dunt buy tha one bit. Tresha loves me. I know she does.”
“Ethan I am so sorry you have to go through this, but maybe you and Gwen will be happy together. She’s not all that bad.”
“You lie Chad! You done’ even lik Gwen. You’s said all alone that Tresha was the one fur me. Hiccup!”
Chad took the beer from Ethan and placed it on the counter. He had really had enough. He definitely drank himself into a stew.
“Com on Chad. I’m tired. I’m ready ta go.” He said trying to stand up.
Chad picked up his drunken friend, and took him to his car. He sat him in the passenger seat and got behind the wheel. While they were on their way to the mansion, something made Ethan open his eyes.
“Stop! Stop this damn car!” He said still in a drunken state.
Ethan stumbled out of the passenger side, and Chad realized where they were. All he saw was Ethan straggling up to Theresa’s house. Chad jumped out of the car to try and catch up to him but Ethan had made it up to the door before Chad could catch him.
“Tresha! I know you home! Answa the door! Tresha!” Ethan banged as hard as he could.
“Come on Ethan man. I’m sure they’re asleep. Let’s go.” Chad said pulling his arm.
“Let me go Chad! I’m not gone go til she open up this damn door! Tresha!”
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Both Whitney and Theresa woke up to the banging, and went to see what the racket was about. When Theresa opened the door, she saw Ethan standing, well almost standing there in a very intoxicated position.
“Tresha. I knew you would open up this door.”
“Ethan?” She said not believing her eyes.
Ethan stumbled into her arms.
“Please tell me you love me. I know you still love me. Tell me!”
Chad walked in, grabbing Ethan off of a stunned and terrified Theresa, and laid him on the couch as he passed out.
“What happened to him Chad?” She said with worry in her eyes.
“He got drunk at his bachelor party, stewing over you all night. Why did you tell him that you didn’t love him?”
Theresa looked at Chad and gave him the same story that she told to Ethan yesterday.
“You know I don’t believe that for one second. But I’m sure your intentions are good, so I’m not going to question you anymore.”
“Thank you Chad.” Theresa said walking over to Ethan.
She knelt down by the couch, and brushed her fingers through his hair.
“I can’t believe he’s like this. I thought that he would just get over me, seeing that he loves Gwen too and didn’t want to hurt her. I guess I was wrong.”
“Well whatever the case may be. Ethan is marrying Gwen tomorrow whether he likes it or not.” Whitney said looking at both Theresa and Chad.
“Man, he sure is messed up. You know Theresa, he told me how much he loves you, and it’s so much more than his love for Gwen.”
Theresa looked up at Chad with teary eyes.
“I’m sorry Chad. Things just couldn’t work out between us. We are from different sides of the track. A relationship between us just couldn’t be. We wouldn’t be able to survive the families.”
“Tresha. Ethan whispered. “I love you.” He managed before passing out once again.
“Theresa what are you going to do with him? You just can’t leave him out here. You’re mother will be home soon and she would be very upset if she saw him here like this.”
“I know Whit.”
Theresa thought for a minute.
“Chad, help me take him into my bedroom.”
“Theresa are you crazy? You can’t keep him in there! What if your mother comes in to check on you?” Whitney pleaded.
“She won’t if I lock my door. She’s always respected my privacy.”
Chad lifted Ethan up while Theresa went to make a pallet on her floor. This was going to be a long night. The love of her life passed out on her bedroom floor, and she in no way could touch him and tell him she loved him. How was she ever going to get through the night?
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End of chpt 1
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