Okay, so I got this idea of the movie "The Family Man". Kind of. And there's a bit of Freaky Friday in it too. I don't own UB or any of the movies or characters used. And tell me what you think because I wrote this on a whim!
CHAPTER 1:
"Daddy! Wakey wakey! Daddy, get up!"
Daniel Meade slowly opens his eyes, staring at the bouncing toddler in awe.
"Eh… I… you… are…"
"Daddy, awe you okay?"
"I'm… yeah… are you…"
Before he can ask whatever he wanted to, he hears a too familiar voice.
"William, if you're bothering your father I…"
He sits up quickly, almost dropping the kid on the ground and catching him just in time, looking at him awkwardly.
"Wilhelmina?"
She enters the room, dressed in jeans and one of his shirts, her hair hanging loosely over her shoulders.
"Did he wake you again? I'm sorry."
He stares at her in shock and she climbs onto the bed, pressing a soft kiss to his mouth.
"Sleep well?"
"I… You… Wha…"
He notices the wedding ring on his finger all of a sudden and jumps up, putting William on the bed.
"I need to go… take a shower."
Wilhelmina looks at him, her beautiful face contorted in confusion.
"Daniel, are you okay?"
"Yeah… yeah, I'm fine. I just… need to take that shower."
"Okay."
He retreats into the bathroom, resting his head against the cool tiles while allowing the water to stream over his body.
"Think, Daniel… think. What happened? What the hell happened yesterday?"
The shower door opens and he shrieks, slowly turning to face Wilhelmina.
"Daniel, what's going on with you?"
"Headache. I… I think I'm coming down with something. Something bad."
She quickly throws the robe off her shoulders, stepping into the shower with him. His eyes widen as they travel over her body – her mocha skin, her perfect curves…
"So it's my turn to drop William off at the playgroup and then I'm going to do some shopping because there is absolutely nothing to eat in this house. I'm not going to be able to make it to Mode until about ten. Is that okay?"
"I guess…"
She looks at him with a look he'd never seen before and touches his cheek softly.
"Daniel, what's going on? You're acting really strange."
"I'm fine."
"Are you sure? Because I can call Betty and tell her that you can't come in today, Claire and Connor can handle things at Mode…"
"Betty…"
"Your assistant? Hello, Daniel… seriously, what's going on?"
It suddenly comes back to him and he leans back against the cool tiles again.
FLASHBACK:
"Hey, Daniel!"
She walked up to him happily and he flashed her a quick smile.
"Hey, I gotta go, I have a meeting with the ad people and I don't want Wilhelmina to do it alone."
"Daniel…"
"She won't rest before she owns this entire company, Betty. I have to be there."
"Sure. Just don't forget this!"
She held the plate out to him and he looked at it with a smile.
"Fortune cookies?"
"The advertisers are Chinese. I thought it would add a nice touch to the meeting."
"You're an angel, Betty! Thanks!"
He ran to the meeting, holding the plate out like a peace offering before he entered.
"I brought cookies."
Wilhelmina sneered at him, shaking her head.
"Fortune cookies, Daniel? Seriously?"
He glared at her before taking a seat next to her and the large Chinese man looked from each to the other, obviously sensing the antagonism. He started babbling in Chinese, pointing at the Fortune Cookies and back at them. Daniel and Wilhelmina shared an awkward look before reaching for the plate, each grabbing a fortune cookie and eating it quickly, stuffing the piece of paper away in their pockets.
The rest of the day had gone by in a blur – he had three more fights with Wilhelmina, Claire accused him of using work to get over Molly's death and Betty told him off about being to hard on Wilhelmina. After a long day of work, he went home and fell asleep – only to wake up as Wilhelmina's apparent husband.
"Daniel?"
Her voice shocks him out of his reverie and he smiles down at her.
"No, it's okay. I'll go in to the office, there are a few things I need to sort out."
"Okay. I'll see you there then."
"Okay."
She gives him a quick kiss and he has to repress the sudden urge to deepen the light kiss. But then she's out of the shower and he leans back against the tiles again.
"Something really weird is going on here."
