hello. it took me forever(well not that long, i just hate being waited on.)to write the second chapter, though i think its worth the wait, not to toot my own horn. but enough about me, lets get to what you guys clicked for.

Jess never came. She had mermaid duties to fulfill and her dad, aquaman said no. Jade never loved aquaman so much 'til he had said no. besides her and Daniel had plans that day. They were going to the beach. It was one of those days when capt. Black let her have a day off, simply because. Those days he could tell she was having a bad day, or one of the days when she wanted to have fun, which wasn't often for the former boss. So of course when she called in, asking for a day off, he was more than willing to give it to her.

Currently, Jade was driving to Daniel's apartment. It was on the not so great part of San Fran. ,but he claimed he's been in worse. She was wearing a black and blue bikini, with some ripped blue jean booty shorts over it. Jade waited for Daniel to emerge from the apartment. When he did, it was breathtaking. He was wearing black and white swim trunks and SHIRTLESS! Most guys would put on a tee, but Daniel seemed like he wasn't interested in covering himself up. He got into her white Volkswagen bug and buckled up.

"hey jewel." When he gave her the pet-name 2 months ago, she wasn't exactly ecstatic over it, but then she remembered Drago started calling her kitten, so at least that's one thing he can't call her unless they get their bow-chicka-bow-wow on. They won't. Jade will make sure of that.

"Heyy D, you ready to hit the beach?"

Yea, I forgot to tell you, I can't swim so I'm not going to do much in the water." Daniel looked down, his cheeks become deep scarlet, much like his eyes, and shows he's embarrassed.

"It's completely ok, its not like we were gonna go scuba diving or anything." Jade says while she keeps her eyes focused on the road in front of her.

"so hows the family? You know, back in china." Jade asked nonchalantly.

"um, they're good, last I heard. My aunt is still sad that my sister was not yet married, so my sister completely lost it, she started mourning, but when isn't she mourning about that."

"oh, yea I had an aunt like that. After I had ,um, left, she went on rampage."

"what she try to do."

"Try to take over the world, but I got it all under control." Jade smirked as she let Daniel know something about her past. Not everything she could share, but if she left out some stuff, she only made it sound like Bai Tsa was a nut-job, instead of a powerful water demon sorceress. Jade glanced down at her wedding ring, taking in its beauty. Time to time she would be at home and stare at the one of a kind ring. It was a silver dragon wrapped around her ring finger, in the mouth of the beast there was a red gem, sparkling. On the inside, there was an inscription, I love you until the last star explodes. She would have never guessed Drago an inscription person, but he was always full of surprises. And it was sweet, with a little Drago spice to it at the end, where it talks of explosions. Jade was so deep in thought she didn't notice Daniel started talking.

"I'm sorry I zoned out there, what did you say?" Daniel chuckled.

"I said, nice ring. I see you glance at it sometimes, who gaveit to you, a boyfriend?" Daniel asked with curiosity in his eyes. He watched as his new friend stiffened while driving. Her death grip on the steering wheel turned her knuckled bone white.

"Actually Daniel, its my wedding ring. My husband, Drago, had a thing for dragons and fire." Jade felt her eyes water under her glasses, and was happy they were reflector glasses, so he couldn't see her eyes.

"Drago likes dragons. The irony is so obvious." Daniel tried to lighten the mood.

"Yea I loved that about him; and how he was sarcastic and funny. He had the most quirky things to say. And I remember when he….um, when he gave me 'the look,' and I would just be …uggghhhh. I feel all hot now, like a cat in heat." Jade rambled on to Daniel about Drago. When she finished, her face was flushed and she had a 3 year itch that was begging to be scratched….hard.

"Umm, T.M.I. He sounds cool, what happened? Are you divorced?"

"Well, he didn't have the cleanest record, so when they authorities came they said it would be a life-sentence. And it's worse because he's in solitary. So now I don't see him. I guess it makes me some type of widow."

"I'm so sorry."

"no its cool, I mean not the situation, but I'm ok now. it's been three years now," Jade continued driving, now having a view of the ocean. "We're almost there in like 2 minutes." Jade said as she turned left. She glanced at Daniel out the corner of her eye. He seemed slightly uncomfortable. Jade parked her bug, and hopped out. " hey D, I know we just had an awkward heart to heart moment, but can we still chill-out and have fun today?"

"Of course. C'mon, lets hit the beach!" Daniel said with some little fake enthusiasm in his voice. He wanted to relax today, but his head was still trying to swallow all this information. He just found out his best friend was some type of widow that will never see her husband again, was it wrong he felt a little happy that she wasn't taken. Was it wrong for him to start to like Jade? Was it wrong he was staring at Jade when she wasn't looking and started to get a boner in the car? Yes, yes, and yes. He couldn't help himself though. Jade was just stunning, beautiful inside and out. She also seems to have a big heart with a void in it. A missing piece to happiness. He knew exactly what was missing, and he was going to help.

For the next 3 weeks, Daniel infatuation with Jade grew. He tried consoling her when she was sad, and making her laugh. They worked, just not as fast as he had hoped. Jade had started see Daniel in more than her new best friend. He was always there like Nationwide. She would sometimes stare a little too long at his lips and couldn't stop that clown smile that always appeared when he walked into the room. Could I be in love again, she would ask herself. Should she, was a better question though.

"Daniel, have you ever been in love?"

"Yea, I think I have. Why do you ask?"

"No reason." With that said they continued watching "Scary Movie 4." Neither of them noticed how close they continued to inch together until Jade put her head in the crook of his neck. Daniel immediately tensed and Jade had felt it. She pouted a little as she raised her head up away from him.

"Sorry." Jade stated. Wordlessly Daniel told her it was ok, and he gently put her head back on him. Both individuals were overwhelmed with joy when he did that. Then it happened. Jade looked at him, Daniel looked at her, and the unthinkable happened. They kissed. It was hot and passionate, filled with love and lust, not to mention desperation from the 3 year lip virgin. When they pulled away, they had this afterglow affect where they stared into each other's eyes intensely. Daniel was first to make a move. He kissed her again, showering her lips and cheeks with light butterfly kisses. Jade moaned at this, not being pleased like this in three years makes the simplest things seem amazing. Daniel kissed south, going for her neck. Jade felt that all-to-familiar ache between her legs. She tilted her head back, giving him more access to her tanned skin to kiss. Daniel went further south, kissing her right above her breast while his hands tried to take off her shirt. Jade helped take off the shirt, meanwhile Daniel crawled up on her and pressed her down with some of his weight, careful not to suffocate her. Jade felt his hardening member rub against her jean clad soaking area. That's when reality hit her hard. Jade pushed Daniel off of her and ran to her room; mumbling apologies all the way to her red and golden silk bed. Daniel was quick to follow.

"I am sooo sorry, Daniel. I like you a lot, really, but… in my mind, I will ALWAYS belong to Drago. I would feel unfaithful to him. I love him… I just can't. I CAN'T, I CAN'T I….. I CA-" Jade's words soon became incoherent with her crying and her throat becoming tight. "I'm sorry, he gave me his love, his heart, this ring," Jade paused and threw her ring across her room." And…a child." Jade whispered. Daniel's eyes popped out from this.

"Where is it-"

"She. It was a she." Jade said to him. Daniel rubbed the back of his neck nervously. "I….." Jade felt hot salt water escape her eyes as she tried to explain. She bowed down her head as if she was praying, and opened her mouth only to close it. "I had…. Look, it was five months after he left and I was six months pregnant. I was stressed out. Then one day I had this horrible feeling in my stomach so I went to the doctors….I….I had a…. mis-carria-ge." Jade broke down. The memories replayed itself over and over. She got up and picked up her ring, the only thing left she has from Drago, her husband, love, lover, and her everything. She kissed her ring's red jewel, not once opening her eyes and looking back at who she was giving her life's story to. So when she heard him speak, she could have passed out right then and there.

ohhh, what did he say? you wont know until i feel like letting you know. aren't i evil. bwah ha ha.