Through Every Season You're the Reason
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September: It's All About the B
Home
Ever since Daniel married Betty, being home with her was the best place. It felt amazing to come home and have the love of his life be there. The only thing that could make it better was... he tried not to think about it because he knew Betty might get sad, but he couldn't wait till they had a little rugrat.
As he walked up to their bedroom, he grinned; he had some pretty great news for Betty. When he walked in he was surprised to see her opening a rather large box "Betty?"
"Daniel! Oh uh, hey, you're home early."
He looked at her strangely. He could tell she was nervous that he saw that box. "What's in the box?"
"Um..." she sighed and sat defeated-ly on the bed "You're going to think I'm crazy" she said with an embarrassed look.
"Why would I think that, honey? Even if you are a little crazy, I still love you" he said jokingly wanting to make her laugh. She snickered shaking her head. He sat beside her "Come on sweetie, you know you can tell me anything."
She sighed "Well, on my way back to work from our lunch I um...I noticed this toy store" she peeked up at him, and noticed the very light smile on his face "I couldn't help it Daniel. I was just sucked in."
He laughed softly. She sighed, her heart beating a little faster for some reason. "When I went inside, it was so amazing" she smiled, and saw the smile spread on his face. "I'd never been inside a toy store before. Seeing all the kids playing and all the toys; it was like magic."
Daniel felt his heart melting hearing how sweet Betty sounded. He looked to the box "So, is that what's in the box? Did you get some toys?"
She bit her lip shyly and nodded. He smiled "Can I see?" he asked kind of feeling like a kid himself wanting to take a peek at his Christmas presents.
She laughed and shifted on the bed closer to the box. He laughed getting rather excited to see what she got. She opened the box and pulled out a stuffed monkey. "I just thought the monkey was so cute" she said holding it out to him. He laughed and took it in his hands "It's very cute. Hah, I love monkeys"
She smiled, feeling butterflies. She reached in the box again, and pulled out a colorful box "I saw this nightlight. It's really cool. You can change the slides and it makes cool patterns on the walls and ceiling."
Daniel grinned as he listened to Betty sounding so cute. He just loved her so much.
She blushed "And it's perfect whether we have a boy or girl; there are butterflies, flowers, dinosaurs, stars, and fishes" she listed sounding so adorable and young.
He grinned "That is really cool, Betty"
She laughed and then reached in the box again and pulled out a large round tin "Legos!" she said excitedly as she held it out to him "What? I love legos!" he stated excitedly.
She laughed feeling her heart skip hearing how excited Daniel was getting, too. He looked to her eagerly "Is there anything else?"
She nodded "I got some books, too"
"haha, I should have known that" he said with a grin. She smiled and pulled out the first one which said My Daddy is a Superhero
He grinned "That's cute"
She felt her eyes get glossy, but pulled out another book. He smiled and read the title for the next one as she held it out to him. "My Friend the Dinosaur, huh?" he grinned. She nodded and reached in the box pulling out two books this time. She held one to her, and held out the other one.
He laughed "Boys Have Cooties"
She giggled "And wait for it..." she lifted the one she held to her; he laughed "Girls Have Cooties! Haha, these are great!" he said playfully. She giggled and pulled out a few more books "And since it's almost Halloween, I just had to get these books." She held up the first one.
She had a big smile on her face. Betty always loved Halloween. He could see that she was really excited about these books. "Instead of the Night Before Christmas we have..." she pulled it up so he could see the cover "The Night Before Halloween!" she said with a giggle. "That's cool." He laughed finding this really fun. It really was like Christmas...perhaps, rather, Halloween.
He laughed as she pulled out another one. "Zoombies? So, the animals in the zoo turn into zombies?"
She laughed shaking her head "Uh-huh"
He grinned "What else?"
She giggled as she held up the next one "Vampire Baby" she said with a laugh.
"Oh my God, that's great!" he laughed "We have to read these as our bedtime stories" he suggested.
She laughed with a nod "Ok" She held up the last one. He read it grinning "The Littlest Witch. That's cute."
Betty smiled, her heart filled with love. She couldn't wait until they had a kid.
He looked at her with a bright smile "Is that everything?"
She nodded "Mhm"
He laughed as he looked down. "Ok...Now, you're going to think I'm crazy" he said with a grin.
"Why?" she asked confused. He laughed, shaking his head as he got up from the bed. She watched him curiously as he walked over to his closet and reached in the back. He picked up a box and when he turned around she gasped in surprised "Oh, you got a train set?"
He nodded with a huge childish grin, she couldn't help but laugh. "Aw, that's so cute. When did you get that?"
He laughed "Now, it's obvious we're meant to be, we both think alike. A week ago I wanted to take a walk before I went back to work after I dropped you off. And" he laughed, but then grinned at her, seeing the smile on her face. "I noticed that toy store, too, Betty."
She laughed, feeling her eyes getting teary again.
"I had to go inside. I loved trains when I was a kid. And saw this one. It's red and shiny and makes that choo-choo sound. And you can build the tracks" he said with a laugh. Betty felt her heart melt hearing how cute he sounded.
"I just had to get it" he said as he placed the box on the floor. "and just in case we have a little princess..." he walked back into the closet and picked up another box. When he turned around he laughed "I got a pink train, too."
Betty bit her lip trying not to tear up, but it was incredibly difficult. "That is so cute."
He laughed as he placed that train on top of the other box and sat beside her again. "So, we're both a couple of crazies, huh? Getting toys for our kid that doesn't even exist yet"
She laughed and wrapped her arms around him. "I love you" she said as she looked into his eyes.
He smiled "I love you more." He placed a kiss to her lips and held her face "It's obvious we both can't wait to have a baby. Don't worry, Betty. The doctor said we were both fine. I think our little rugrat is just waiting to pick the perfect time." He said causing her to laugh.
She nodded. He smiled "Hey, I know this little dream of ours hasn't come true, yet, but" a big smile spread across his face "our other dream is coming true" he said, causing her to look at him in wonder.
"Gimme a sec, ok" he said as he got up. She nodded and waited for him as he walked out. She wondered what he was talking about.
She let out a breath as she took a look at all the toys and books scattered on the bed and floor now. She shook her head. They really were both crazy, but she felt so happy that Daniel was just as crazy as she was. She picked up the toy monkey and hugged it. She really wanted a baby. She never thought she could feel this way. When Daniel walked back in she saw he was holding a bunch of folders.
"What's all that?" she asked curiously as he joined her back on the bed. He grinned, seeing that she was holding the monkey, but said "Your dream"
She felt confused. What was he talking about?
He picked a file or stack of papers and held it out to her. When she saw what it was, her eyes went wide as she looked at him. "What are you saying?"
He grinned "What do you think?"
She looked to the booklet in her hands. It was the proposal she had done way back when she had applied to YETI with Marc for B Magazine. She looked to him again, her eyes bright in wonder. He smiled "I've been working so hard at MEADE to set aside a budget to produce your magazine."
Her eyes grew brighter, but she didn't say anything. He grinned and continued. "It's officially ready for take-off, really. You're the Editor in Chief."
She gasped "Are you serious?"
He nodded with a smile "mhm"
Her eyes were so big, she looked way too adorable. "Oh my God, you're joking?" she asked again, feeling amazed this was really happening.
"I'm not joking, sweetie. You have the next few months, if you want, to find a team to work for your magazine. I figure it would be enough time to find people and work on a first issue for the start of next year."
"Oh my God" Betty couldn't be more amazed. She was speechless. She couldn't believe that Daniel was able to do this.
He laughed "You have unlimited resources. I already have several advertisers ready to sign with you, actually"
"How is that possible? You're amazing! I can't even believe this!" she looked at him and felt so lucky to have him. She threw her arms around him in big hug "You're incredible Daniel! Oh my God, I...we have a magazine?" she asked in amazement, moving back to look at him. He nodded "yeah, I'm on your team, always."
Tears filled her eyes "Oh my God, I'm so...excited. I think I'm still in shock. I'll probably be screaming later" she said with a laugh. He laughed "I hope so!"
"Thank you, Daniel! This is amazing!"
He smiled "I have one more thing, well, sort of two, actually."
She looked at him in amazement wondering what else there could possibly be. He went through his stack of files and picked one out and held it to her. She read the sticker on the front: B Your Dream Scholarship. Her eyes went wide "You made a scholarship?"
He nodded "When I was reviewing all the reports for MEADE publications, I found that we had a lot of money being spent on ridiculous things; I resolved that. I also got a few donors, so we can give scholarships to four students every school year"
"Oh my God, that's amazing!" she said happily, feeling seriously amazed. "What?!" she squealed.
He smiled brightly "The students are photographers, graphic artists... writers, of course" he said with a grin seeing her eyes getting bigger with everything he was saying. He couldn't feel happier. "...designers, there are so many possibilities; essentially it's for students who want to go into publishing."
"Oh my goodness, Daniel! This is so incredible. I can't believe you did this!" tears slid down her face at the wonderful man Daniel was. The fact that he was her husband only made her happier.
He grinned "So, I actually picked two students to get the scholarship for this school year; I was wondering if you wanted to pick the other two students?"
"Really?" her eyes were tearing up, but were bright and luminous. He nodded taking hold of her face "We're a team, Betty."
She nodded "I would love that!"
He smiled "Great! Last thing, I also started an internship program, so students can work with someone who is experienced in what they want to do. I think that's everything. I have some other proposals and ideas I compiled for you in here and a list of resources you have accessible to you. Whatever you may need, it's all in here" he said waving the stack of files and papers he had.
"Oh my god, Daniel, you're so amazing! I'm in awe of you!" she said feeling so overwhelmed with such good news, that she didn't know how to even express how excited she felt.
He smiled "This is all for you, Betty"
Tears slid down her face, and her heart was near the brink of bursting. "I love you so much, Daniel! I...what could I possibly do for you?"
Daniel shook his head and took hold of her face "Betty, you don't have to do anything, sweetie. I love you. You love me. That is all I would ever need from you."
Tears were practically flooding her eyes "I love you times infinity!" she said laughing, feeling that words just didn't come close to expressing how much love she had for him. He laughed, grinning "You're the cutest! I love you times infinity, too!" he met her lips with a kiss, her arms wrapped around him.
Making Betty happy was and will always be his greatest pleasure. Even before when they were just working together. He always wanted to make her happy, make her proud of him. That fact that she was his wife, made that feeling only stronger. He would never tire of making her happy. He'd give her the world. He knew she would do the same for him.
When Betty moved back she looked at Daniel's beautiful face and felt her heart expand seeing those blue eyes shine as they looked at her. She felt so incredibly lucky that Daniel was her husband and that he was so amazing. She truly was in awe of him.
He smiled "What do you say we get some sleep? I'm sure you want to work on this stuff tomorrow" he said knowing how excited she'd be tomorrow. She nodded "The first thing I'm going to do is quit my crappy job!" she said with a mischievous laugh. He laughed "Ya, seriously that place sucks. They don't deserve you!"
She squealed in excitement "EEK! We're going to be working together?" she said everything starting to hit her, now. He laughed and nodded "YES, FINALLY! God, you have no idea how crazy I feel when I have to deal with other people rather than you."
"I don't drive you crazy?" she asked
He laughed "Is that a trick question?"
She giggled, but said "Can we put the nightlight?"
He nodded, "hell yeah! Want to play with the train tomorrow morning with me?"
She nodded "That would be so fun!" She said as she put all the toys and books back in the box. After Daniel helped moved everything off the bed, he held up the box with the nightlight "Which pattern do you want?"
She looked at him in thought "Hmm...Maybe the stars?" she suggested
He grinned "Nice choice. Rather romantic, don't you think?" he said playfully.
She laughed and pulled him close "Yes, I'm way too excited to go to sleep right away."
He smiled and started to open the box. He picked out the light, while Betty selected the slide.
He went to plug the nightlight in the socket. Just as he was about to switch it, Betty jumped up "Wait! Let me turn the light out!" she quickly flicked the light switch off making it darker in their room; and when Daniel turned the switch, the whole room was illuminated by the most breathtaking colorful stars.
Betty's eyes were bright and luminous "Wow, that is so beautiful!" she exclaimed in fascination. Daniel watched her finding her more beautiful, especially as the light reflected on her. His beautiful wife.
Betty looked to Daniel and seeing him just got her heart skipping. He was just so amazing and gorgeous and beautiful. The smile that swept his face as he admired the lights made her heart flutter.
He grinned "This is perfect, Betty. Our kid will love this! I can't wait to see all the other patterns." He said in a kidlike tone. She laughed "Me too! It's so cool"
He nodded and when he looked to her to see how she couldn't take her eyes off him, he couldn't help the smile on his face. She laughed "What are you standing there for? I can't really kiss you when you're all the way over there" she said playfully. He was really only two feet away, but she wanted to tease him.
He grinned "Oh really, so I have to walk all the way over there for you?" he said teasing her right back as he walked toward her. She laughed and when he was close enough she surprised him by pulling him over her as she fell back to the bed. He laughed as he peppered kisses on her cheek. "You're so crazy, my love!" he said with a grin as he looked at her face.
She blushed, but looking at him, she felt her heart skip "I love you, Daniel. I'm so happy that your dad hired me to work for you."
He smiled "Yeah that was probably the only great thing my dad ever did for me."
She smiled as she placed her hand to his cheek as she looked at those beautiful eyes of his "Like you said before, we're meant to be."
He felt his heart lift "I love you, Betty" He held her face and kissed her. He knew with Betty, he'd always be home. No matter where they were.
AN: Thanks for reading! 3 :D
