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Date Posted: 21:15:45 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
Summary: Ethan demanded to know who was threatening his and Theresa's love.
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters from “Passions” Soap Opera.
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Ethan could feel his heart strengthening as Theresa returned his kiss. He had won. She was his again.
Theresa gave her all in the kiss. She wanted Ethan so much. For that brief moment, she forgot about the rest of the world. It was only her and Ethan.
She took his lips more and more into her, not caring about coming up for air. The kiss was so passionate. She wanted to just eat him up. She bit down on his bottom lip and heard his moan.
She couldn’t help but to let out a wail as he bit back. She knew this kiss would turn into so much more. But she wanted it to. She wanted Ethan to make love to her so that she could forget about Whitney’s concerns, or Pilar’s warnings to stay away from the Crane heir. She didn’t want to think about the fact that Luis would kill Ethan if he’d ever found out what they were doing in her room.
He would kill Ethan… kill Ethan… killlll…
“Rebecca!” Her mind screamed.
Right at that moment Ethan pulled up and rested his forehead on hers.
“I love you so much Theresa. You are mine, and always will be. And now I know you love me too.”
Theresa was silent.
Ethan looked into her eyes and saw destruction staring him in the face.
Her eyes were cold. No warmth no where to be found.
“I didn’t say I loved you.” She forced out.
“But the kiss! You kissed me back!” Ethan struggled to get the words out.
Theresa rose up from the bed, gathered up her robe and went to open the window to let in the cool night breeze.
“I’m sorry Ethan. I don’t love you. I can’t love you.”
Ethan looked strangely at her as those terrible words flew from her mouth.
“You are lying Theresa. You do love me. You do want me. You said so in that kiss.”
“No Ethan, you’re wrong.”
Ethan went and jerked her around and held her arms tight. He could see the terror in her eyes. She was lying to him, and he wanted to know why.
“Why are you doing this to me. To us, and our future?”
“Ethan your future is with your family and Gwen’s. You shouldn’t be wasting your time on a woman who can’t love you.”
“There, you said it again!”
Confusion washed over Theresa’s face as Ethan tried to make a discovery.
“What are you talking about Ethan? What do you mean I said it again? Said what?”
“You said you can’t love me, not you don’t love me. That is two different things.”
Theresa knew it was a slip of the tongue, and obvious to the young lawyer who stood before her.
“I meant don’t.” She said freeing herself from his grip.
Ethan stood there for a moment piecing facts together in his head. She had said can't. Plain and simple. “Can’t.” He said over in his mind.
He looked at Theresa who stood and watched him carefully analyzing all she had said, and it hit him.
“You did mean can’t, didn’t you.” He said pointing a finger at her.
“No Ethan!” She began to cry. “I meant I don’t love you.” She beat on his chest.
“I don’t love you, I don’t love you, I… I can’t love you.”
Theresa crashed her head into his chest and began to weep louder.
“Tell me Theresa! Someone is threatening you to stay away from me. Who is it? I want to know. Is it Luis? Huh?”
She didn’t answer.
“Is it your mother or Gwen? Tell me damn it!”
Then it dawned on him.
Rebecca had seen them kissing at the country club. She knew. She knew he wanted to call off the wedding because he was in love with Theresa.
“It’s Rebecca, isn’t it?”
Theresa dropped her head, and Ethan grabbed her arms more forceful this time.
“What did she say? Did she threaten your life? Whitney’s or your family’s. Tell me.”
Theresa looked into Ethan’s eyes and Ethan saw her soul.
“No! She wouldn’t.” Damn her.
Theresa knew Ethan had figured out what Rebecca’s threat was.
"It was I wasn’t it. She threatened my life.” His voice trailed off.
Tears formed and tugged at Theresa’s eyes as they struggled to break free.
“Tell me Theresa. It was me wasn’t it?”
“Yes Ethan!” She wailed.
“It was you. You would be the one to die if our love affair continued.”
She continued to cry in his chest as he walked her over and placed her on the bed.
“Shh.” He said placing his arms around her and pulling her close.
“Shh, don’t cry. It will be all right.”
“No Ethan you don’t understand. It won’t be all right. You’ll die if you stay with me.”
Theresa told Ethan everything. All about the truck, and how the plan was for her to moan his death for the rest of her life.
Ethan began to become angry.
“I’ll kill her. How dare she put you through this type of anguish.”
“Don’t you see Ethan. It would just be better for us to part, and never look back.”
“How can you say that Theresa. We love each other. How can we stay a part when our destiny is drawing us together?”
Ethan could see the warmth coming back in her eyes. He knew that he had reached her.
He began to wipe the tears from her eyes.
“Do you still love me? Please tell me you do.”
Theresa reached up and put her hand on his face.
“Yes Ethan. I love you with all my heart. I will always love you.”
Ethan leaned forward and kissed her.
Theresa returned the kiss this time without hesitation. She then hugged him very tightly not wanting him to ever let her go.
Ethan gently pulled back and looked into her endless eyes.
"I want to make love to you."
Theresa looked at Ethan as he spat the words out that would make her a woman.
"I know this is your first time, but I promise to go slow."
"Ethan, I know you will not hurt me. I trust you with all my heart."
Ethan looked at her with all his love. He began to remove her robe, which seemed like the third time that night. This time he knew it would stay off.
He slowly pulled down one strap of her negligee and began rubbing her arm.
He knew she was afraid with this being her first time. But he also knew that she loved him.
Theresa Lopez-Fitzgerald loved Ethan Crane.
Those thoughts fluttered in his mind as he leaned forward and began to kiss her neck.
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The next morning Theresa turned over in bed to find it Ethan gone.
Had it been a dream? She pondered in her mind. Had she not told Ethan the truth about Rebecca? Did he make her a woman?
Her dreams had become so vivid lately. She bit her lip to think that her and Ethan were still a part. She shut her eyes and sighed.
“Oh Ethan.”
“Yes, baby?” Ethan said staring out of the window.
Theresa sat straight up in bed, squinted her eyes at the man staring out of the window, and thanked God that last night was actually for real.
“What are you doing?” She said putting on her robe and walking over to him.
“Thinking.”
Theresa put her arm around her lover, and rested her head on his shoulder.
“It’s your wedding day. What are you going to do?”
“I’m not sure. But I do know I can’t marry Gwen. Especially after what happened last night.”
Ethan turned and faced Theresa. He placed both arms around her and pulled her to his chest.
“I love you so much. I’m not sure yet how things are going to work out, but I do know we will be together.”
“I love you too Ethan. But I can’t lie and say I’m not afraid of what Mrs. Hotchiss is going to do if you don’t show up at that wedding.”
“Hmm. I think I have an idea.”
“What? What is it.”
“Get dressed and I’ll tell you on the way.”
“Way? Where are we going?”
“You’ll see when we get there. Now, hurry! We don’t have much time.”
And with that, Theresa and Ethan got themselves ready, and left the Lopez-Fitzgerald’s house in a hurry.
The End
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Read the Sequel "The Morning After"
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