Summary:

Daniel can't sleep because DJ is gone with his new father/mother...

Betty receives some shocking family news, and as always...tries to deal with them alone.

Will they accept each others help?

Will they begin to become something else in the process?

A/N : the words in italics are the thoughts of the characters...

Edited by: Emiko

Sleepless in New York

(...)3:00 AM. . .
3:05 AM. . .
3:10 AM. . .
3:15 AM. . .

WHY?! Why does time seem to pass so slowly when you can't sleep. . .?! Maybe
if I start counting sheep. . . who am I kidding? I have to face the fact that
he is gone. . . with him her! It's a 'she' now. . . but it was a 'he' when she
went to France and slept with DJ's mother.

Yeah. . . Alex always wanted to win. He never liked the idea of me sleeping
with that model. I don't know why was he obsessed about her anyways. . . maybe
because I talked about her all the time then. . . but I was young and stupid.
But now I've changed. . . I thought that he had changed too. Not only sex
change, but the personality change as well. But apparently not.

He I mean she lead me to believe that I had a son and after I start bonding
with him, facing and liking the idea of becoming a father, then she comes in
the middle of the night drunk nearly scares me to death and shows me the real
DNA results. She told the truth and asked for me to forgive! How could she?
How could she dare ask for forgiveness after what she's done to me. . . to
him?!

I have to forgive her. . . for the sake of DJ. He deserves it. After all, I
'm still related to him.

He smiles. . . breaths heavily and stares at the ceiling while he follows a
bug flying on its way to the window and his mind starts wondering again.

Poor kid. . . he travels thousands of miles to a country that he's never been
to, that speaks a language that he doesn't understand, and he is far away from
his grandparents and French friends to meet his father. . . well, the person
his mother tells him is his father.

Yeah, Alexis did her homework well.

He fakes a smile

I don't know exactly how but she managed to convince DJ's mother that the son she was carrying was mine. The person he and his mother thought was his father is actually his
uncle, and the person he thought was his aunt is actually his father that
turned into a woman. . . what a mess!

Mess or not. . . they are traveling to
France now so Alexis can meet DJ's grandparents. I can imagine their faces
when they meet Alexis at the airport. . .

Yeah. . . poor kid!

He watches the alarm clock again. . . hoping. . . praying. . . please say
8am! PLEASE. . .!

3:25 AM

No. . . alarm clocks don't answer to prayers.

It's going to be a long. . .long night. . .

--

"...Passengers fasten your seat belts, we are about to land
in Paris International Airport."

He grabs the hand of the kid seating at his left and gives him a smile, "We
are arriving soon. Are you exited to see your grandparents again?"

The kid stares at his father and smiles..."Yes, Papa. Very exited."

As the plain touches the ground he hears the sound of an alarm getting louder
and louder. Slowly the plane and everything around him starts to vanish. . .
he finds himself laying in his bed alone with the alarm clock 'yelling'

8:00 AM

Well. . . finally, he sadly thinks and shuts the alarm off.

--

One Hour Later

Following his feets, almost sleepwalking, arrives at Meade Publications
and calls the elevator.

(...) 20...19...18...

Wow. . . time is really passing slowly today. Seems that it's going to be a long day as well.

He yawns and puts his head on the wall.

.-"Sir!"

.-"Mmhh?"

.-"Sir?"

.-"What?"- with a sleepy voice
.-"Your elevator is here." The man says, pointing to the open door at his
left.
.-"Oh. . . thank you."and enters in it.

Looks like I'm really going to need my coffee this morning

--

Later...

"Betty?" responds with a sleepy voice.
"Daniel! Thank god! It's almost ten! Where are you? Are you okay?" she
frantically says into the phone.

"I'm fine. . ." Why does she have to scream? It's not like I'm a kid arriving late at school...wait...almost ten ?...

Looks at his watch
And Im still in the elevator?
Its 28 floors not 100!
Opens the door of the elevator
But...it isnt the 28 th floor
it isnt Mode
its...
The entrance hall ?!

What the hell? Did I just fall asleep in the lift?

"Daniel?!"

"I'll be there in a minute!" he says and hangs up.
I definitely need that cup of coffee...

--

A/N : This is my
first fanfic ever. . . so please honestly tell me what you think
Maybe you have noticed some grammar mistakes and stuff. That is because
English is not my main language. So if there are some big or not so mistakes,
or if there is something that is not very clear please tell me and I'll
correct it...
Thanks in advance!
Sele