A/N: As if I could have let this story end like that! Im such a Lady/Dante fan that the thought of them breaking up (even if they arnt a real couple) makes me want to cry a little.
Enjoy the real last chapter of this story, I'm seriously not writing anymore chapters.
Chapter 7
Dante sighed as he leaned his back on the bar at the local diner he was meeting Lady at. Five years have passed since the divorce and Dante could say with complete honesty that their relationship was completely mended. They rarely argued and always spent time together.. It was almost as if they never broke up.
Taking a glance at his watch another sigh escaped his lips. Lady was supposed to be meeting him there to pick up their kid, but she was running late, something that rarely ever happened. She must have run into trouble during her mission.
Speaking of their kid, Dante turned his head to watch the little human next to him. A little girl occupied the stool; she was so fascinated with her banana split that she didn't even notice her dad staring at her.
Reaching a hand over, he placed a hand on her head and ruffled the small child brown hair. Pulling his hand back he chuckled when the little girl's icy blues looked him in his own. She had chocolate syrup smeared all around her small mouth and a dazed look on her face. The little girl tilted her head to the side and Dante could practically see the questions forming in her small five year old head.
"What daddy? Why'd you mess up my hair?"
The small girl pouted and tried to fix the pieces of hair that her dad messed up. Dante let out another chuckle while looking at the kid; she was too cute for her own good.
"Nothing at all kiddo, just felt like it, is all."
"Hmph!" Naomi turned her head back to her desert and stared to eat again.
Naomi, that's the name they had decided on. Well, the name Lady had decided on. Dante really had no choice in the matter since Lady was overly trigger happy during the pregnancy. She also developed a strange love for knives as a new weapon of choice. Dante shuddered at the memories of hiding in closets and under the bed from the pregnant woman who threatened his life with her new obsession, just because he had said something she didn't agree with.
Thinking of old memories, Dante took another look at his watch. 30 minutes late. The man became bored. The dinner was almost empty. The only occupants in the room were an old man and, Dante assumed, his wife, must be a slow day. Dante's was brought out of his musings when the tiny bell rang signaling a new potential customer. Looking over to the door Dante couldn't help but feel attracted to the woman, she had a curvy body and long hair. She was just Dante's type.
The man in reds eyes never left the woman as she sat in a booth by herself. He watched in interest as a waitress brought her a coffee. The woman must come here often.
Looking to his side he noticed Naomi finishing up her ice cream and wiping her hands off.
"You missed a spot." A small smile crossed his face when his daughter's eyes met his for the second time since the desert was brought to the child.
"Where?!" Naomi hated being dirty, she was such a neat child, just like her mother. Dante's smile widened, he gestured to his face and the little girl blushed. She turned her face to the side and tried her hardest to clean her face, when she finished her cleaning mission she turned back to her dad and he nodded in approval. She was once again a clean child, just the way she liked it.
"Hey kid, do me a favor."
Tilting her head in curiosity, Dante explained.
"See that woman over there?" Dante waited until Naomi noticed the woman before continuing his explanation. "Go tell her I want to talk to her."
Naomi sighed in annoyance and Dante's brow raised; she was to grown for her age.
"Why? Mommy won't like that."
Dante clicked his teeth and nudged the girl out of her stool. "Just do it."
Naomi jumped off the seat and did as her father told her too. An amused smile grew on Dante's face as the girl stopped in front of the woman and talked to her. He waved when Naomi pointed his way and the woman looked at him, her eyes taking in his appearance. Dante's eyes followed Naomi when she started walking back towards him.
"She said, 'why would you want to do that?'"
Dante thought carefully about his next statement until he realized something, rarely did he ever fully think things through, why start now?
"Tell her because I'm just as attracted to her as she is to me"
Naomi rolled her eyes at her daddy's confidence. Her mommy really wasn't going to like this. Turning her back to her Dante, she walked quickly to the woman waiting for a response.
Dante watched Naomi giggle when the woman's eyes widened and a small blush formed on her face. The woman's eyes met his again and all shyness was replaced with a seductive smirk. Dante watched her lips move while she told Naomi her next message. The little girl ran back.
"She said, why don't you go keep her company, she's feeling a bit lonely and her date hasn't shown up."
Dante raised his brow at the little girl standing in front of him. Shrugging with indifference he stood from his spot. He might as well go waste some time. His date hasn't grace him with her presence either.
Picking up Naomi, he walked to the booth the woman sat at and placed his child on the inside of the booth, he hated the inside.
"Hey." The lady started, the seductive smirk still gracing her face.
"Hey babe," Dante formed a smirk of his own that could possibly be as seductive as the woman sitting across from him. "Names Dante" Deciding to use some manners, he stretched his arm across the table and waited for her hand to meet his in gentle shake.
"Mary, but for reasons rather left unsaid, you can call me Lady." She dropped his hand and turned to the girl giggling next to her father. Her smirk dropped into a small smile.
"Cute kid you got there,"
The child straightened her back and a goofy smile formed on her face.
"Thanks! I look just like my mommy! At least, that's what my daddy says." Dante smiled at his cute girl and turned back to the woman.
"Yeah, she looks just like her mom. Amazing woman, her mom, I would even go as far as to say the love of my life"
Raising her brow at the statement Lady was almost at a loss of words.
"Oh yeah? Well, I'm almost positive your baby mama loves you just as much as you love her."
A child's giggles filled the room as Naomi laughed at her parents antics.
"Well, my 'baby mama' isn't here right now, so why don't we go for a walk; get to know each other a bit better."
Dante sent a wink Lady's way and smiled when her laughter joined Naomi's.
"Sure handsome, my date was a no-show anyway."
Getting up from the booth and paying the bill for the ice cream and coffee, the three headed out.
Walking down the street was peaceful in Lady's opinion. A smile was on her lips as she walked with Dante walking next to her, his hand locked with hers with their fingers intertwined; Naomi running in front of them, without a care in the world. Lady glanced at her watch and sighed at the time. 8:45, almost Naomi's bed time. She was supposed to be at the diner at 7:00 to meet her boyfriend but the mission had gone a little longer than intended. The street lights were on as the sun was down.
Lady felt pull on her hand and smiled when she looked down and noticed Naomi walking next to her, her little land squeezing her bigger one. Stopping in confusion Lady looked at the little red box in her child's other hand. Releasing Dante's hand from hers, she grabbed the little box and blushed when she opened it. A diamond ring occupied the box, an engagement ring.
"I figured we could try again, and get it right this time."
Turning her gaze away from the ring, her eyes lingered on Dante. He was fidgeting in his nervousness, he felt like a teenager again with the un-surety he felt. Clearing her throat, Lady tried to form a sentence.
"Are you…" No more words would form. Dante realized this, he took the ring in his hands and knelt before his Lady, and nervous smile still on his face.
"Mary, and for reasons rather left unsaid, Lady, will you do me the honor of becoming my wife, for a second time?"
Tears came to Lady's eyes and words just wouldn't come out, she was so happy but just couldn't express it.
Dante waited and nothing but silence was his answer, he was becoming nauseously nervous. Was it too soon? Should he have waited? Did she want to remarry him?
Lady was broken from her trance when she felt another pull on her hand. Looking into Naomi's eyes she watched as the girl was bouncing in excitement.
"Say yes mommy! Daddy loves you!"
Smiling at the girl's innocence the turned back to Dante and nodded her head in approval.
"Of course I'll marry you again!"
Dante jumped up in excitement and pulled Lady into his arms, placing a kiss to her lips and spinning her around in pure joy.
"I'm going to be the flower girl!" Naomi jumped in excitement when Dante finally put Lady down. Her parents watched as the little girl ran around in excitement, talking about the wedding that needed to be planned and her future flower girl dress. They loved Naomi, their precious little girl who reminded them both of each other when ever the little girl was around.
Lady held out her left hand and spread her fingers so she and Dante could look at the ring, a smile on both faces.
They would try this again.
But they would get it right this time.
