A/N: Yes I know it's going to snow in summer because I have updated. LOL I seriously didn't think the last time I updated it would take this long to update again. But things happen and I'm chalking it up to one of those mysteries of life! But please forgive me and I hope everyone is still interested in this story. This chapter was started a while back so this story takes place presently in winter. Oh and Daniel's brother is still dead in this fic, I don't know if I'll change that or not. But for right now, he's dead. As always please leave feedback and I will love you forever. LOL. To see ratings and disclaimers please see first chapter.
An Unlikely Perfection
Chapter 7
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" Daniel…. I'm no genius but I'm guessin' you have to at least know to how to skate to ice skate" Betty said, as Daniel uncovered her eyes. This was the first stop on their date. The grand destination that Daniel wouldn't tell her about since they left her house. She always thought it looked fun: ice skating. But she had never even learned how to skate and she didn't think falling on her behind would impress Daniel in the least.
" Don't worry. Just hold on to me and you'll be fine." He said not allowing her any further protest.
As they strapped up their borrowed ice skates Betty tried her hand at talking Daniel out of it once more.
" You know I could always watch you skate. I'd probably just make you fall, anyway." Betty rambled on.
" Not a chance. Besides you aren't the only one that doesn't know how to skate. I figured we could take on the evils of gravity together." Daniel said softy and damn him and his ways of making her give in…. and did he just say he didn't know how to skate?
" You don't know how to skate?" Betty asked surprised. That made her feel a little better but just leave it to Daniel. He'd probably fall gracefully and be the cutest fool on the ice.
He shrugged innocently, with his ever present smirk.
Daniel had finished with his skates and was attempting to stand with the skates. It took him little to no time to feel comfortable with the skates.
" Okay, your turn Betty." He said reaching out to grab her hands to pull her up from the bench. Betty took his hands feeling her legs go too easily with the skates. She felt unstable on these darn things and knew that her and the ice would be acquainted with one another more than a few times tonight.
" Come on, I got you." He said leading Betty onto the ice.
" That's great because I sure don't have me." Daniel laughed at Betty's nervousness. But he realized that she was doing this for him and that made his heart swell.
They began with Daniel holding her hands while in front of her, sort of guiding her as they skated.
" This is so not fair. This your first time too and already you're instructor Daniel." Betty whined, contradicting her smile.
" Well I sort of lied. This isn't my first time skating I just wanted to make you feel more comfortable skating." Daniel admitted sheepishly.
" Daniel! I don't know whether to kiss you or hit you."
" My vote goes to the kiss, definitely the kiss." Daniel said with a brilliant smile.
" Who said you had a vote?" Betty asked as they slowed their already slow trek across the ice.
" I did" Daniel said as he moved in, his hands going instinctively around her waist as he went in for his kiss. It was a quick peck that Betty had to break-up before Daniel decided he wanted to get frisky on the ice in front of all these people.
" You're an undercover exhibitionist aren't you?" Betty said through her harsh breathing.
" I've never made it a secret baby."
" God how did me and you happen?" Betty teased. Daniel continued holding her by her waist, with hands on both sides, as he guided the skate. Truthfully it still was a mystery to Betty.
" I think it had something to do with you not being able to resist my charm."
" No I think I have a hero complex. Save the sad short man you know?" She teased.
" Oh, really? I'm a sad short man? Let's see who needs the saving now?" Daniel said letting her go. And Skating around her and ahead of her.
" Daniel! Get back here! " Betty panicked as Daniel continued to laugh at her and revenge was going to be sweet.
" Danie-" her words halted to an oomph as Daniel grabbed her entirely too fast and she had lost her balance. She ended up falling back on Daniel.
" I finally got you on top of me" Daniel joked.
"Daniel! You did not just say that!" Betty said scandalized as her cheeks flushed, straightening herself up and attempting to get off him. Daniel's arm snaked around her and pulled her back down and just when she was about to ask him what the big idea was he met her lips in a soft kiss.
It took only seconds for the thought of on-lookers to fade and only the feel of Daniel's lips on hers to remain. This time Daniel had pulled away before Betty was ready to let go, and she let out a tiny moan as he pulled away.
"That good huh?" Daniel teased with an arrogant smirk.
Betty flushed just now realizing they were still on the ice and prone to on-lookers. She quickly got off of Daniel attempting to get up Daniel following suite.
It wasn't long before Betty seemed to be doing a lot better on the skates then when she first started but she still wasn't entirely comfortable on the skates. She had fell too many times to count and taken Daniel down with her half of those times. But a couple times he deserved it.
" See this skating thing isn't so bad right?" Daniel asked as he took her hand and they skated along together.
" If you discount the falling,yeah, it's kind of fun." Betty said smiling. She wouldn't admit she enjoyed the falling too. As long as it was with him.
"Oh I don't know about that. I love any time that allows me to cop a feel." He said with a straight face. And Betty gently shoved him or so she thought but Daniel had lost his balance and fell to the ice again.
" oops" Betty said with a little laugh and feigned sorrow.
" You really know how to bring a guy to his knees huh?" Daniel said getting up.
" Does it help if I said you looked cute falling?" Betty teased and Daniel gave her a look.
"That depends. How cute?"
When they arrived at the quaint romantic bistro they were both salivating at the smell of food. Betty was still wondering what Daniel had whispered to the man who seated the guest. Now they were being escorted through the restaurant to a door that led to an outside extension. Betty was breathless at the beautiful table lit with few candles and basked in a starry night.
The man seemingly pulled two menus out of no where and placed them before both of the place settings.
Daniel thanked him and the man left.
"Daniel this is beautiful." Betty was still so caught up in the scenery she almost didn't see when Daniel pulled out her chair for her. She sat down and quietly thanked him as he found his own seat.
'So what made you want to come here Daniel?" She asked looking at him. "I wouldn't think you even wanted to do something so understated but beautiful nonetheless."
" Want to know a secret? I come here all the time. Most times alone. It's like my quiet time. I don't bring women I usually date, if you can cal it that, here. They are more into the glamour and show. How many cameras can be shoved in their face. That type of thing. I didn't want to do some fancy, impersonal place. I wanted to do something nice but intimate. I don't won't you to get that idea about me. I may have money but those type of things couldn't be farther away from my personality. Now I will admit I'm a clothes hound. Of course My only flaw." Daniel laughed bringing the easiness back into the conversation with little effort.
" I'm sure. And you don't have to explain anything to me. I may have just met you eight months ago. But I'd like to think I know the real Daniel. You like to impress people and you'll put their wants in front of your own if that means making them happy. One of the things I love about you." Betty said softly.
Daniel smiled shyly. He wasn't use to hearing compliments like Betty liked to bestow upon him. Not from his own father. He was use to never being good enough. Never feeling good enough. Betty made him feel like he was worthwhile and he couldn't explain the feeling that overtook him when she so easily expressed her love for him.
" So what looks good?" Betty asked, smiling behind her menu. She felt like Santa at Christmas, giving gifts while the children's faces lit up. Except Daniel was the one with his face lit up. It amazed her that her little admission of her feelings toward him made Daniel feel like that. That it meant so much to him. It also was as the same time heart wrenching to imagine Daniel wanting that verbal assurance that he was loved and appreciated it but to never hear it or not hearing it enough or like he should.
" oh maybe the chicken alfredo. I haven't had that in a while." Daniel said.
" Oh yeah that does sound good but I had my eye on the three cheese chicken penne." Betty answered.
Daniel flipped to the page she was looking at and the picture of what Betty was thinking of ordering looked appetizing.
" Yeah that does look good. Damn! now I'm not sure." Daniel laughed and Betty joined it.
" Well you could order the chicken alfredo and I could order the three cheese chicken penne' and then we could have the best of both worlds." Betty offered.
" okay I'll definitely have to keep you around if for nothing more than your astute way of getting me through my "Duh!" Moments." They both gave in easily to laughter.
" Well I am glad I could be of help but are there any opportunities for growth?." Leave it to Betty to metaphorically talk about a relationship with business terms.
" Well I don't know. What exactly are your qualifications?" Daniel said as if he was an interview and Betty was an applicant.
" Dang! and I thought for sure I was a shoe-in!" She said in false disappointment. "But what was all that stuff about you loving me? Doesn't that mean I should get special treatment or something?" Betty said trying in a mock esteemed way trying to hold back laughter.
" Nope. You have to work for it like any one else. I'll have you know I drive a hard bargain…but throw in a kiss and we'll call it a deal." Daniel said well aware that he had contradicted himself but didn't care. How was anyone to blame for him wanting to kiss the delicately plump, lip gloss tainted lips?
" Uh huh and what happened to the hard bargain?" betty asked amused as Daniel just shrugged. Betty raised slightly from her chair to meet Daniel half way for the kiss. It didn't last long because they were interrupted by the waiter.
Betty blushed her reddest and Daniel smirked at the waiter's invading cough.
" I'm sorry. Are you ready to order or should I just come back?" The young man asked quickly, and by the slight red oh his cheeks Betty could tell he was also embarrassed.
"No..we're ready to order now, right Betty?"
Betty just nodded before they broth drawled out what it was that they wanted.
After dinner had arrived it was enjoyed with animated conversation and a few broached subjects of Daniel's relationship with his father and the one with his brother and mother. Betty also talked of fonder memories of her mother and past recollections. As promised they share their meals with each other; Daniel eating more out her plate then Betty out his.
After they had packed up their left over food, Daniel having so gentlemanly offered to carry hers, Daniel had taken her hand in his free hand until they arrived at his car. Betty was silent at the gesture but had the widest smile on her face.
" Where to?" Daniel asked even though he knew the answer.
" Home Maestro!" Betty said excitedly.
"You know there are a lot of ways "home" could be interpreted-" Daniel didn't even get a chance to finish before Betty started.
"Don't even try it, my home, Daniel"
"of course, What did you think I meant?" Daniel tried to ask her incredulously. Betty gave him a "yeah right" look. Daniel looked innocently at her before starting up the car.
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