CHAPTER 7

That Saturday's morning, Tony woke up feeling as happy as he didn't feel for quite some time now. He packed his things yesterday, after video chatting with Jessie. She didn't know anything about his and Darla's secret visit. Tony only hoped there will be nothing wrong with Darla coming with him. He hoped Jessie wouldn't understand this the wrong way.

An hour later, while Tony was sitting on his back, nervously waiting for Darla to pick him up, he finally heard a knock on his door. He stood up and practically ran to the door and opened it.
"Are you ready?" Darla asked Tony before he even had the chance to say hi.
Tony nodded. "So ready."
"Good," Darla smiled. "My private jet is waiting for us."
"You have a private jet?" Tony asked, both surprised and shocked.
"Well, technically it's my husband's."
"Didn't you say that didn't work out?" Tony asked again. Darla confused him a lot.
"Yes, but that's my ex-husband. I'm married to another one now."
"Oh.. Oh!" Tony felt that the situation is becoming a bit awkward and didn't want to ask any more questions, so he took his suitcase and smiled at Darla. "Then let's go!"

Meanwhile, in New York, Jessie and the kids were having breakfast. After they were done complaining about Bertram's cooking, Ravi asked Jessie how's Tony. It has become a regular thing at breakfast for the kids to ask about him. They all really liked him and missed him a lot too. But just like Jessie, they didn't know about the surprise visit later that day.

That afternoon, Darla and Tony finally arrived in front of the building Tony used to work in. When they walked in and Tony looked around, he was glad nothing changed. He met the new doorman, an older guy than him, and told him how he used to work here and if he could tell Jessie Prescott in the Ross penthouse to come down into the lobby. The new doorman did what Tony asked him to. Tony had the biggest smile on his face and he couldn't hide it. He didn't want to. He was away from Jessie for too long.
Darla, however, had other plans. Plans even Tony didn't know about. She wanted to get revenge on Jessie. For something that happened years ago, but she still wasn't able to forget it. And she never will. She believed Jessie stole her ex-boyfriend back in Texas, so she decided to steal his. She knew this plan would work. Darla was standing next to Tony who was looking at the elevator door and couldn't wait for them to open. She looked above the elevator where it displayed which floor it's currently on, and when she saw it's only one floor away, she quickly stood in front on Tony, with her back facing the elevator, grabbed him by his shoulders, pulled him closer and kissed him. At that moment a 'ding' was heard and the elevator door opened. Jessie walked out of the elevator and couldn't believe what she saw in front of her. She had a lot of those I-must-be-dreaming moments in her life, but she was sure she was definitely dreaming this time. Darla? With Tony? Kissing? Here? She didn't even feel hurt at that moment, she was confused. Confused and completely positive she was dreaming. She ran out of the building to the park, thinking all she needed was fresh air.
Just like Jessie, Tony was confused with what was happening. He needed a few seconds to process everything that happened when he realized Darla's lips were pressed to his. He quickly grabbed her hands and pulled her away.
"What.. What just happened?" he asked, looking around like he was lost.
"I, umm.." Darla looked around and didn't see Jessie. She wasn't sure if she even came out of the elevator. What if she didn't see them? Then her plan was ruined, because she knew Tony won't let her kiss him again. She had to think of something, fast.
"I'm.. sorry. I, I don't know why I did it. I wasn't thinking.. I'm really sorry."
"It's, fine, I guess, but.. Don't do it again." Tony told Darla. She always knew how to make him feel confused and uncomfortable.
"Jessie didn't come out yet, did she?" Darla asked the doorman.
"Someone ran out of the door, but I couldn't see who it was. Probably the lady who takes afternoon jogs every day," he said.
Tony let out a sigh of relief. If Jessie saw this, it could ruin their relationship, and her friendship with Darla. He couldn't stand to see her hurt. Or even worse, that he was the reason for it.
Darla and Tony decided to forget what happened and take the elevator to go upstairs to the penthouse and surprise everyone. When they arrived into the penthouse, they saw kids fighting on the living room couch and Bertram trying to stop them because they woke him up from a nap. When the kids saw Tony, they stopped, ran to him and hugged him so strongly that he almost fell onto the floor. When they finally let him breathe after a minute, they led him to couch, made him sit down and demanded to tell them everything that happened to him in the last few weeks. They were so excited about seeing him that they didn't see Darla who was standing in the middle of the living room, not knowing if she should introduce herself or not. Fortunately for her, Bertram saw her and approached her.
"And who might you be?" he asked her curiously.
"Oh, I'm Darla," she smiled and extended her hand.
"I'm Bertram. The butler." He shook her hand. "Are you the same Darla Jessie has mentioned to us?"
"Probably, yes."
"Well, then it's very nice to finally meet you. We've heard a lot about you."
"So I've heard."
Bertram pointed Darla to sit on the couch while he will go into the kitchen to make some snacks for her and Tony. When she sat down, the kids finally noticed her and Tony decided to introduce them.
"Guys, this is Darla. Jessie's friend from Texas. Darla, these are Emma, Luke, Ravi, and Zuri. The kids Jessie is nanny for."
"Hi!" Darla extended her hand again, wanting to shake theirs, but the kids just waved at her and put all their attention to Tony again.
"Hey, guys," Tony started. "Have you seen Jessie?"
"I saw her leave," Luke said. "I don't remember how long ago and she didn't say anything about when she's coming back."
"Oh.." Tony said.
"But don't worry," Emma smiled. "She will be so happy to see you!"
At that moment, the elevator door opened and everyone turned around to see who it was. When Jessie stepped into the Ross' living room, looked at the couch and saw Tony and Darla sitting there, the smile on her face slowly faded and she just stared at them.
"Oh, no.." She thought to herself.

A/N: oh snap! what's gonna happen now? (;
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