Gwen's Journey – Chapter Two
Gwen left the bedroom she shared with Ethan and went to look for her mother.

Gwen loved Rebecca, but even she knew that Rebecca was one of the most despised women in Harmony. Still, Gwen couldn’t help listening to her mother's advice. Gwen stopped and shook her head.

"Why do I listen to my mother?" she wondered to herself.

As Gwen approached Rebecca's room she overhead her mother on the phone.

"Yes that little wench Terrorcita interrupted the funeral just as I thought she would-"

"What!" said Gwen to herself.

"Yes," said Rebecca laughing, "I have to admit Theresa knows how to put on a show-"

"Mother!" said Gwen barging into Rebecca's room. She grabbed the phone from Rebecca and slammed it on the receiver. "We need to talk."

"Uh,Gwennie, how are you feeling sweety?" said Rebecca trying to cover.

Gwen slammed the bedroom door. "Don't even try mother. I know what I heard."

Rebecca sighed. "Gwen-" she said getting up to hug her daughter.

Gwen slapped Rebecca's arm away. "You disgusting piece of trash."

"Now Gwen I may be a lot of things, but I will not allow you to speak to me like that."

"You deliberately sent Child Protective Services to Theresa's home during my daughter's funeral. I thought it was a coincidence. Stupid me."

"Now Gwen," said Rebecca "It had to be done-"

"But why during your own granddaughter's funeral." Rebecca couldn't answer. "Why!" Gwen screamed knocking the phone off the dresser.

"Gwen, you've got to calm down," said Rebecca. "You have your father's temper, and you know that can lead to-"

"Funny you should mention my father," said Gwen.. "I was just speaking to Daddy and he remind me of what a despicable whore you really are."

Rebecca slapped Gwen. "I will not be disrespected by anyone! Much less my own daughter. Now you listen to me Gwennie and you listen well." She said shocking Gwen into sitting on her bed.

"You say I'm a whore do you Gwennie? Well let me tell you daughter dear what I think you. Gwen Hotchkiss Winthrop it's always the same old some and dance. 'Oh this time I'm going to leave Ethan for good mother. ' 'I mean it mother Ethan and I are through'. But you never follow through. Face it Gwen, you know I'm right. I'm the woman you fine so despicable and yet you always listen to me. You're just as weak as your father Gwen, and you will never, and I mean never be strong enough to resist me. Your father never had the strength to divorce me; I ended up leaving him. If you're not careful Gwen, I will do the same to you and you will lose your most powerful ally."

"I am not going to listen to this-" said Gwen getting up.

"Just a minute Miss Holier Than Thou," said Rebecca stopping Gwen dead in her tracks. "I'm not through. You think you're better than me, Gwen that you could never be like me. Let's see, you helped me destroy the life of the man you claim to love. Not to mention Ivy Crane who was like a second mother to you I might add. Oh but then we all know how you feel about mothers. You ripped Julian's heart out by taking his son away from him. The Crane heir. Ethan was the Crane heir. Amongst other crimes, someof which I didn't help you think of. And now, you're standing by and letting me keep Little Ethan away from Theresa, even though you told Theresa that losing a child wasn't a pain you would wish on anyone. Look in the mirror Gwen, you're a hypocrite, and I'm your reflection."

Rebecca grabbed her leopard skin handbag and left the room.