Chap 3 The Night of Reckoning Continues.

"Whitney is that you?" He went to help her up.
"What’s wrong you look worse than I feel?
She was silent she did not want to talk about she just wanted it all to be a nightmare that she will soon wake up from. He shook her gently.
"Whitney is it Theresa?" panic rose in his voice knowing how much his words had hurt her earlier.
"Not everything has to do with Theresa." She snapped wiping her tears.
"Than what does it have to do with?" Ethan knew he was prying but he did not want to leave her out there alone crumpled on the ground.
"If you share how bad your day is I will share how bad mine has been. I think my day will make you feel better."
"I doubt it" She scoffed.
"Lets find somewhere for you to sit" They ended up at the park. Ethan felt like a heel.

Yes he day was bad but he could not imagine what Whitney could be going through at this time.
 

Whitney told Theresa time and time again to tell the truth but she never listened. She was always rationalizing her actions with her head in the clouds. She knew Theresa must be going through hell right then but she was too consumed in her own problems to go to her friend. The duo sat in silence inhaling the cool night air.
Theresa felt strong arms pull her away from her final fate.
"Theresa what the hell are you doing?" Before he knew it Theresa was screaming at him.
"Why did you stop me! It’s my life Chad and it is not worth living without Ethan." She cried flipping out on him. He pulled her to him restraining her and trying to comfort her at the same time.
"Theresa you are tripping. Stop it. Stop it. No one not Ethan or anyone else is worth your life. Do you hear me? I just had the worst day of my life and I am not about to jump into the water praying that I drown." She cried harder
"Chad I just can’t live with out him. I just can’t do it." Chad did not know what happened but he suspected Ethan found out the truth.
"Theresa yes you can. Use the same strength that you used to get him to survive him. You are being selfish. You have a family that loves and supports you but you would give that up for one man." He lifted her chin and wiped her tears away.
"You know what you need? You need some music. Come on we can wallow in each others self pity for a while." He leads her away.
Theresa looked through his record collection still feeling sorry for herself.
"The Best Sade I do not believe I have ever heard this particular artist before." She put the record on.
 

Is It a Crime
It may come, it may come as some surprise
but I miss you
I could see through all of your lies
but still I miss you
he takes her love, but it doesn't feel like mine
he tastes her kiss, her kisses are not wine, they're not mine
he takes, but surely she can't give what I’m feeling now
she takes, but surely she doesn't know how
is it a crime
is it a crime
that I still want you
and I want you to want me too
my love is wider, wider than Victoria lake
my love is taller, taller than the empire state
it divides and it jumps and it ripples like the deepest ocean
I can't give you more than that, surely you want me back
is it a crime
is it a crime
that I still want you
and I want you to want me too
my love wider than Victoria lake
taller than the empire state
it dives and it jumps
I can't give you more than that, surely you want me back
is it a crime
is it a crime
that I still want you
and I want you to want me too
 

Chad turned the record off. "Bad choice of songs for me."
Theresa looked at him they had been so focused on her problems that she hadn’t even asked Chad what was bothering him.
"I know you may not be able to tell seeing as how I am so selfish but I can listen." She looked at him.
"It’s is a crime for me to love Whitney. All this time I have spent loving her and finally I get her to open her heart to me and I find out it’s wrong. It’s the one of the worst moral sins and crimes that exist"
He sat on his bed and put his head in his hands. Yeah he was considered street but he was not above crying. It was just the shock of it all was so great the tears that threatened could not fall. He simply could not believe the tale that had turned into his life. It was straight out of a soap opera.
"Chad what do you mean it’s a crime, a sin?" Theresa’s question reached her wide eyes.
"Dr Russell is my mother Theresa. Whitney is my F$%*ing sister." Chad lowered his head in disgust leaving Theresa speechless.
 

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Eve rang the doorbell to the Crane mansion. A servant answered.
"Dr Russell to see Julian Crane." Eve answered coolly.
"One moment please." The maid went to summon Julian from his study.
Julian’s wheels were turning why would Eve want to see him? He wondered. She had made it painfully obvious that he repulsed her. He entered the foyer where she waited.

"Eve darling to what do I owe the pleasure?" Julian smiled with a brandy in his hand eyebrows moved up suggestively.
"Please Julian this is not a pleasure call. This is about you allowing me to believe our son was dead all these years." Eve could barely contain the anger rising in her voice.
"Eve our son is dead. What are you talking about and for that matter who are you talking about?"
"Chad Harris is our son. The son I spent years mourning. You son of a bitch do not stand there and act as if you knew nothing Julian." Eve got in his face.
Despite the tension Julian almost smiled that was his feisty Eve talking.

"Eve honestly I do not know what you are talkin…" It dawned on him. "Father"
"You think" Eve did not have to finish what she was about to say.
"Eve you know how I felt about you. I am not the best father but I certainly would not have killed my own child. Our child that was conceived out of love. Eve I need to ask you to leave. I will contact you. Father is here and this is all so so.so. I can barely believe it. Are you sure?"
"Of course I am sure Julian. I ran that test over and over." Eve turned away from him. He put his hand on her shoulder.
"Eve I will take care of this I assure you." She shrugged away from and left. She was cornered by Ivy on her way to her car.
 

"Eve I hope you do not think that you’re bastard son is going to replace Ethan as heir to the throne. I mean come on it would be quite the scandal. Julian would be in the tabloid. I can see the headline lovechild bore to a common whore." Ivy crossed her arms glaring at eve with a smirk on her face.
Eve laughed out loud. Ivy was a woman who lost everything practically and should know better to challenge a woman with nothing to lose.
"You know Ivy I have tried to take the high ground with you before but you continuously test me. You say I am a whore. This coming from a woman who sleep with another man on her wedding night. The she continues to lust after him while they are both married. Not to mention the fact you did not love Julian and still married him that makes you a high paid whore." Eve smiled
"I would rather be a high paid whore than a street walker." Ivy retorted
"Oh poor Ivy you really don’t get it do you. Julian loved me. He helped me through school; he gave me the finer things in life. Far from what a streetwalker has ever seen. Then I met TC who showed me what greater love was all about. Something you threw away. I feel sorry for you Ivy. I really do." Eve turned on her heel opening her car door.
"Oh but I feel sorry for you Eve. TC has probably packed his bags by now."
"Yes he has but if you knew me Ivy then you would know he will not be gone for long. Stay away from my son. If you even think about making any trouble for him I will make your life hell Ivy. Then you will truly know Eve." She got in her car slamming the door. When all was said and done no matter how surprising Chad was still her son? Some how some way she was going to rebuild her family.