"Things I Am Thankful For"

1. Ethan's love
2. My family's never-ending support
3. Whitney's friendship
4. The annulment papers
5. Ethan's forgiveness

Thursday, November 22, 2001

"Second Chances"

I thought everything was over for me as soon as Ivy came into Dr. Russell's office. That woman will stop at nothing to turn Ethan against me. But, now I realize once and for all that true love can conquer anything. Despite all the insults Ivy threw my way...and all the ways she tried to convince Ethan to dump me...he still wants to be with me! Ethan wants to give our love another try! And I swear to God, this time I'm not going to let anything get in our way. This time, we're going to live happily ever after.

Wednesday, November 21, 2001

"Survivor: Harmony"

Okay, I need a game plan for my "meeting" with Ethan. This is my chance to make everything right between us, and I absolutely cannot blow it. I have to think of this like "Survivor"-one wrong move, and I'm off the island forever! But if I go about this the right way, then I can be with Ethan forever! So...here's what I'm going to do. I'm going to be straightforward with Ethan. He knows what happened in Bermuda and why...there's no need to go over the excuses a million times. Instead of looking back and concentrating on the past, I'm going to focus on the future. I'm going to describe to Ethan how wonderful our future can still be together. I'll show him what our lives will be like-how our love will grow stronger every day...just like it always has. The key is to focus on the positive, not the negative-and that's exactly what I'm going to do. Okay, I'm ready. Nothing's can possibly go wrong now...

Tuesday, November 20, 2001

"Light at the End of the Tunnel"

Ethan called and he wants to see me! That has to be a positive sign, right? I mean...if things were really, really over between us he wouldn't even want to talk to me, much less see me! I wonder why he wants to meet at Dr. Russell's office, though. That seems like a strange place to get together and work through everything. Wait a minute, Theresa-you're being crazy! Who cares where Ethan wants to meet? All that matters is that it's not over! In just a few minutes, I'm going to march into Dr. Russell's office and convince Ethan that I love him more than anything in the world and that from now on, he can trust me. Now that I know there's a shred of hope, I'm more determined than I've ever been in my life. I'm going to save my future with Ethan if it's the last thing I do!

Monday, November 19, 2001

"The Not-so Grand Finale"

When Ethan walked out the door, it felt like my heart had been ripped out of my chest. It was like he took a part of me with him, and I'll never get it back if he's not in my life. Can it really be over between us? We've been through so much together. In just a few years, we've gone through more than most couples do in a lifetime. My God, we've survived his engagement to another woman, the truth about his paternity, opposition from family and friends, a failed wedding-but it only made us stronger, brought us closer together. I wish I could say that Ethan walking out the door was just another one of those obstacles-but it wasn't. I could tell it was different. The look on his face said it all-it's over, for good. I've lost the only man I've ever loved...and this time, I'm not going to get him back.