A/N: So here is the prologue for the revamp of this story, with the new summary , some things are the same some are different, enjoy.
For Better or Worse
Summary : Two years have passed and Daniel and Betty are getting married . Can they survive the stressful road to the altar or will a reminder of his Meade past ruin the happy trip to the to altar . Sequel to Endroit across la riviere.
Prologue
Betty typed up one last sentence clicked save and set her computer to hibernate. Two years had past since she got her dream job and began an relationship with the love of her life , Daniel, formally Meade, Winters. She had ,since then, published two books and was working on her third . She grabbed her purse and walked out of her office. she walked over to her assistant Jennifer's desk, Julie had since earned a higher position in the company.
" I'm taking my lunch break , if anyone calls leave the messages on my desk, thanks." Betty said to her assistant.
" Sure thing Betty. " Jennifer said. Betty walked down the hall and peeked her head into Daniels office.
" Hey you..." She said to her boyfriend. Daniel looked away from the report he was reading and looked up to see his beautiful girlfriend and best friend smiling at him.
" Hey yourself, is it lunch time already?" He said walking over to Betty and pulling her inside his office. He quickly shut the door and pulled her into a kiss.
" What was that for ,not that I'm complaining?" Betty said smiling.
" I missed you..." Daniel said holding her in his arms.
" I saw you like ten minutes ago." Betty said.
" Which is way...too...long."He said kissing her at each pause.
"Daniel...not in the office." Betty said trying resist his trailing kisses.
" Are you sure, you know you want me..." Daniel said seductively.
"Perve..."Betty said playfully slapping his chest.
" Alright ,alright , lets go get lunch, pizza?" Daniel asked , grabbing his wallet.
" You know me so well." Betty said giving him a quick kiss than walked toward the door. Daniel walked after her and gently laced his hand in hers. The couple than preceded to walk into the elevator.
" We still having dinner with the family tonight?" Daniel asked.
"Yep , Santos is cooking his special enchiladas and tamales." Betty said.
" I hope its as good as your dad's cooking, if only you could cook like that."Daniel said with a smirk.
" I can too! "Betty said and Daniel started laughing.
" What's so funny ?" Betty asked.
" Your so cute when you fake being upset. " Daniel said.
" Watch it mister." Betty said while trying to keep a straight face.
"Why,what are you gonna do to me..."Daniel said moving closer to her.
He was about to kiss her when the elevator dinged signaling their decent to the main floor. They walked out the building and down a block to their favorite pizza shop,Luciano's.
" Hey Tony , can I get four slices of pepperoni...a coke and Bee what do you want to drink?"Daniel asked using his pet name for two years as a couple he had memorized Betty's food orders ,but she always ordered a different drink each time which is why he asked.
" Pink lemonade, please." Betty answered.
" Ok , your order will be done in about ten minutes and here's some complementary garlic bread sticks."Tony said handing them a basket of fresh bread sticks.
Daniel took the basket and he and Betty took a seat at a cozy table near the back. A waitress brought them their drinks and the two began to munch on the bread sticks.
" So, I was thinking maybe we could take a trip together this summer." Daniel said as they ate.
" Yeah ,that would be nice, after I finish my new book. " Betty said then took a sip of her lemonade.
The couple had gone on mini weekend getaways ,but ,because of their busy schedules and Betty's book tours ,they hadn't had time to go on an extended vacation. A few minutes later a waitress arrived with their pizza and they enjoyed a nice lunch together before heading back to finish up the work day.
Later that night
Betty and Daniel drove into the driveway of Hilda and Santos' house. For the past year and a half, at least once a month ,they would all get together and have dinner as a family, the dinner was alternated between houses and today's was at Hilda's. Hilda had opened a successful beauty shop that enabled her to buy a house the year before. Daniel had become like a son to Ignacio and he was also close to Santos and Justin too. Daniel would get together with Santos to watch sports and play basketball etc and sometimes Justin would tear himself away from his fashion shows to tag along with his dad and adoptive uncle of sorts.
They walked up to the door, Daniel carrying a bottle of wine , and Betty carrying a dish with flan. They knocked and Hilda answered the door, a baby girl on her hip.
" Betty, Daniel come in." Hilda said ,motioning for them to enter.
" Hey Hilda, oh my god look at Nadia, shes gotten so big. " Betty said referring to Hilda's six month old daughter. She kissed her sister on the cheek, touched the baby's head and she and Daniel walked into the house.
" I know just wait till she starts walking ,this ones gonna keep me on my toes." Hilda said as she closed the front door.
"I bet , if shes anything like her mother." Ignacio said walking into the room.
" Papi!" Betty said hugging her father.
He had recently gotten remarried to a women named Maia , who he had met at his citizen ceremony a year prior . They had gone on a month cruise for their honeymoon , so she was surprised to see him back.
"Betty, I missed you,mija!"Ignacio said happy to see his youngest.
"Me too, wow has it been a month already , I thought you wouldn't be back for another week or two?" Betty said surprised to see him so soon.
" We decided to come back early." Ignacio explained
"Why?" Betty asked curious
" Your father missed you guys and we were both getting tired of the ship."Maia said walking into the room.
Betty walked over and hugged the Brazilian women. She immediately liked Maia when they first met , she made her father happy and in her book that was enough, of course the fact that Maia sincerely loved her father and got along with the whole family , made it easier to accept her into the family. Maia would never replace her mother but Betty had developed a daughterly respect for the woman and Maia a motherly one for Betty.
" Dinner's ready, shall we all go into the dinning room." Santos said suddenly appearing.
They all followed Santos into the dinning room where the table was beautifully decorated with candles and flowers and filled with enchilada's ,tamales , rice and beans as well as taco's carne asada and other small Mexican dishes that were her favorites .
" Wow, Santo's you went all out. "Betty said awing at all the food .
" I wanted it to be special..."Daniel said .
"Special..."Betty said confused. Then realization began to dawn on her as Daniel got down on one knee before her.
"Oh my God!"Betty said shocked. Daniel took her hand and began to speak.
" I love you Betty Suarez , I love your laugh your smile, the way you know when ,and what the right thing is to say, no matter what the situation, your kind , loving , beautiful inside and out and I want to spend the rest of my life making you laugh, putting a smile on your face and loving you with all my heart...will you marry me!"Daniel said.
He then opened a small jewelery box to show a simple ,but elegant ,diamond ring. Betty couldn't believe it, she loved Daniel so much and didn't have to think about it , because she knew her answer right away from the moment he got on one knee.
"Yes...Yes, Daniel I'll marry you!" Betty said looking lovingly at him.
Daniel slid the ring onto her finger then got up and held her in his arms. They shared a sweet romantic kiss , then everyone clapped and congratulated the couple. They all shared a toast to the newly engaged couple and sat down to eat . Betty couldn't help but grin through out dinner, she was going to marry the love of her life , her best friend ,he was going to be her husband and she his wife, for better or worse.
A/n: Thats the prologue , please review and let me know what you think , suggestions are always welcome and as always please no flames I love constructive criticism but flames are just hurtful I would never flame your work so please don't flame mine. I'll have the first chapter up this weekend or early next week, thanks for reading.
- Pessi Rom
