~Future Promises~ Short Complete (Z.Charity, Chadresa, E/T)
by Faith81
 

Theresa Lopez-Fitzgerald let out a heavy sigh as she sat down on her bed. Being Mrs. Crane was much harder that she had ever thought, it gave her little time to show Ethan that he loved her and not Gwen.
"I have to make Ethan see he loves me." She frowned lowering her head.
"Is that all you think about? Geez girl get a hobby!" A voice spoke suddenly.
Jumping she looked up to see a tiny version of Charity Standish sitting on her night stand.
"Oh my gosh. I’ve lost my mind." Theresa shrieked.
"Keep it down Cinderella, you don’t want the other wives to hear ya do you?"
"What’s going on?" Theresa spoke her hands shaking. "You can’t be Charity, this can’t be happening.
"Oh I’m A Charity." The small blonde laughed. "Tab’s calls me Zombie Charity, but you can call me Fun Charity."
"Your that monster that Charity fought with, your pure evil!" Theresa yelled out. "Miguel told me about you!"
"Oh sexy spoke of me did he?" Zombie asked arching a eyebrow. "I really had fun with my little boy toy."
"What do you want with me?" Theresa asked.
Zombie frowned. "Well that little angel brat has found a way to get rid of me, unless I do a couple good deeds." Rolling her eyes she huffed. "Me do good? How boring. Anyway I picked you Mrs. Crane, your the one I’m going to help."
"I don’t need your help!" Theresa yelled out. "Just leave."
"I think you should hear me out, I have a few things to show you, things about your love life and such."
With those words Theresa’s eyes widened. "Your going to show me that Ethan and I belong together? That in the end fate will bring us together?"
The Zombie laughed. "Good one." Shaking her head she looked over at Theresa’s bed. "Silk, how nice." She spoke as she stared up at the mirror suddenly. "No I’m going to show you two options. One will make you happy, the other will only cause you great pain. Personally I’m rooting for great pain but anyway." Zombie spoke with a laugh.
"So when do I get to see my future? My future with Ethan?" Theresa asked with a laugh.
"Ethan, Ethan, Ethan is that the only think in that bubble head of yours?" Zombie laughed as a screen flashed up on the wall. "Well lets get this thing moving along shall we."
Luis and Miguel suddenly appeared on the screen both shirtless from playing basketball. "How does my brothers affect my future? I don’t get it."
Zombie sighed happily. "That was for my viewing pleasure, though I must say Hank its looking pretty good these days. He’s like a nice looking tower, he just stands there and takes orders." Giggling Zombie shrugged. "Moving on."
Suddenly Ethan came into view and then Theresa as well, both stood glaring at each other with angry looks on their faces.
"We look so mad." Theresa frowned as the scene began to unfold.
 
 

"How could you?" Theresa yelled. "And with her?" She asked. "What about me? What about our marriage? Our son?"
Ethan let out a loud sigh. "Theresa I was upset and Gwen she was just there."
"Gwen has always been there Ethan, it doesn’t matter where we go, Gwen is there staring at us waiting for a chance to leap!"
"Funny she use to say the same thing about you!" Ethan blurted. "You know your the one that told me I had pick you or Gwen, your the one that threatened not to let me see my son!"
"So you married me because of Ethan Martin? That’s the only reason we’re together is that what your saying?" She asked as tears began to pour.
"No Theresa! I’m here because I do love you. The day I found out that Ethan Martin was mine and not Julian’s I was on cloud nine. But you had to pressure me then, you had to make demands and so I gave into them. I married you even though I knew I still had feelings for Gwen! She was my first love Theresa, the first woman I gave my heart too."
"That does excuse you cheating on me." Theresa cried. "You knew what you were doing, you knew what you were risking."
"What was I risking Theresa? A unhappy life here with you in this tiny apartment? Neither of have been happy for awhile. You miss life as Mrs. Crane, and I miss who I once was! I love you Theresa, I honestly do, but you believe that fate will save us and I’m sorry but I don’t even think it exists."
Theresa’s hand clamped over her mouth. "Ethan!" She whimpered. "How could you say that."
Rolling his eyes he looked at her. "I can’t deal with this! I think we need time apart Theresa. I’m going to stay at dad’s for awhile."
Theresa lowered her head. "Maybe that’s best."
"I’ll call you later." He spoke as he headed out the door leaving Theresa in tears.
 
 

As the screen went foggy Theresa looked over at Zombie. "I don’t believe it." She whispered. "It can’t be true."
"Oh it very well could be." Zombie laughed.
"Ethan Martin, is he really Ethan’s son?" Theresa questioned. "Does he really belong to the man I love?"
Zombie rolled her eyes again. "The kid belongs to the idiot you love."
"That’s the best news ever!" Theresa spoke with a laugh. "Once I tell Ethan he’ll realize we have to be together!" Theresa stood up from the bed preparing to run out of the room, just as she got to the door Zombie Charity zapped in front of her in full life form. "Hold up sweetie pie! Got a question for you, did you see any of what I just showed you? Ethan cheating on you? Walking out without giving you a second thought?"
"I don’t believe that will happen." Theresa frowned.
"But you believe your kid belongs to him? Sorry but you can’t pick and chose. Now you ready to see the other option? I don’t have all day."
"Does it have anything to do with Ethan?" Theresa asked with a smile of hope.
Twirling a blonde lock of hair the Zombie yawned. "Did mommy drop you on your head when you were born?" When Theresa shook her head the Zombie shrugged. "Well she should've."
Theresa frowned as a image began to come into view on the wall.
 
 

Chad Harris walked into the study of the Crane home nicely dressed with a little boy in his arms. "T you in here?"
"Where else would I be?" Theresa laughed walking into view. She was dressed in a long black dress, her hair pulled back. "I missed my two men today." She sighed kissing both Chad and the little boy.
"Yeah well E missed his mommy."
"We saw big cats." Ethan Martin giggled.
"So you two enjoyed the zoo did you? I thought you might." Theresa nodded. "Meanwhile I was here working all day." She spoke with a yawn.
"Baby you work to hard." Chad frowned. "Your Mrs. Crane you shouldn’t strain yourself.
Theresa let out a soft giggle. "Mrs. Chad Crane and don’t you forget it Mr." She said poking him in the chest.
"Girl I ain’t never gonna forget it. Loving you is the best thing that could have ever happened to me." Chad spoke sitting Ethan Martin down.
"I thought finding out Julian was you father was the best day." Theresa teased.
Chad frowned. "No that was the worst, now figuring out how to use it against him, that day wasn’t half bad."
Theresa smiled as she moved against Chad. "I love you, I love what we have."
"You don’t regret loosing Ethan to Gwen all those years ago?" Chad frowned.
"Do you regret your break up with Whitney?" She questioned.
"No because she couldn’t accept the Crane in me, and you, you could."
"It was fate." Theresa spoke kissing his lips.
"Fate and destiny." He sighed against her.
"Always."
 
 

"Wait a second!" Theresa shrieked. "Me and Chad? Chad a Crane? No way! I don’t buy it! None of it!"
Zombie popped a piece of gum in her mouth. "Your problem, not mine." She sighed. "Well that’s your options, 'Dumber than dirt Ethan', or 'Love will find a way Chad', personally they both bore me but this is your life."
"Chad is really a Crane? Julian’s son?"
"Gee you think?"
Theresa’s eyes grew large. "I wouldn’t do that to Whit though."
Zombie Charity let out a laugh. "Oh I wouldn’t worry about her, she’ll find someone, say have you met young John? Nice bod, Whitney will enjoy him someday, you’ll see." Zombie laughed.
"Theresa fell back on her bed. "No, I belong with Ethan, not Chad. Your a liar!"
"Yeah, yeah sing it to someone else. I have places to go and people to freak out." Zombie laughed. With that she suddenly disappeared leaving Theresa alone in her room.
"I belong with Ethan, Ethan is my fate, not Chad, Ethan." She muttered to herself. "She’s lying, she’s crazy, I am suppose to be with Ethan."
A knock at her door brought Theresa from her thoughts, slowly she stood up and walked over to the door opening it she stepped back quickly gasping.
"Theresa, girl what’s wrong with you?"
"Chad." She swallowed. "What are you doing here?"
"I just came to check on you." He laughed. "Relax girl."
Theresa’s eyes suddenly caught Chad’s and she felt her heart drop. "Chad do you believe in fate?" She choked out.
"I’m more of a destiny man myself." He laughed. "But I guess they’re one in the same. Why?"
Theresa smiled. "Oh no reason, say you wanta go to the Book Café? My treat?"
Chad laughed. "How could I resist?" He asked taking her arm. As Theresa smiled back up at him a calmness went over her, and for the first time ever she felt truly safe.

Sitting outside of the Crane estate Zombie Charity frowned as she glared up at the Angel girl. "Are you happy? Little Miss Fate listened, she actually listened."
"Yes and now one of the couples that was cursed many years ago will now be together." The Angel smiled. "Now I believe you are suppose to be working on another fated couple, so which would you rather visit? Gwen or Hank?"

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