A/n: Here's the new chapt,it's a long one ,allot of you are anxious to know when Daniel will wake up from his coma and you'll be happy to know that this chapter is the final set of vision of Daniels quest through someille and the events in this chapter will start the process of Daniel's awakening ,but that also means the story will be coming to end so about 3 or 4 more chapters left for the story including this one,I've got some sequel ideas in mind and will let ya'll know in the epilogue whether there will be one , enjoy
Thanks to:kayxoh19,Historianic,abovetherim ,AndromedaAiken, and didi6 for reading and review the last chapt, I appreciate it and hope you enjoy the new chapter
-Pessi.Rom
Chapter 9: Stay with me
"It's me...I..I need you..." Betty said trying to get the words out without choking on her tears.
"Betty, whats wrong whats happened?" Hilda asked her little sister.
"Remember Daniel Meade?" Betty said.
"Yeah, he used to be your boss, right?" Hilda said having moved away after the death of their father.
"Well, a few months ago he got into an accident" Betty said then preceded to tell her sister the whole story. Daniel's accident, coma , her visits with him,the recent choice of his parents to take him off life support and ending with Betty barricading herself in his hospital room.
"Wow..." Hilda said taken aback by what her sister just told her.
"Yeah..." Betty said laughing nervously.
"So what are you going to do?" Hilda asked .
"I'm gonna stay...stay till he wakes up" Betty said turning to look at Daniel.
"You have a lot of faith in him" Hilda said noting the determination in her younger sisters voice.
"He needs someone to believe in him, I see his strength, even if no one else can" Betty said .
"I'm guessing if I tell you to listen to the police , you wont even consider it" Hilda said knowing how stubborn her sister was.
"No,I know if the situation was reversed he'd stay with me, so I won't , I can't, leave him" Betty said tears starting to fall down her face.
"Then I hope he's worth it, hermana" Hilda said.
"Trust me, Daniel is " Betty said wiping her eyes with her free hand.
"Then all I can say is be careful , it's just you and me kiddo and I don't want to lose you too" Hilda said fearing for her sisters safety.
"Don't worry about me and kiss my neice and nephew for me , I gotta go, I love you" Betty said then hung up the phone before her sister could say another word.
She sat down next to Daniels bed stroking his overgrown hair then taking his hand in hers. She sat like that not saying a word for about ten minutes when suddenly a loud beeping sound went off on one of Daniels monitors taking her by surprise. She looked at his monitors and saw that the numbers on one of the screens was rapidly falling. She stood frozen in fear not knowing what to do as the wave on the screen turned into a vertical line.
"No..no..this can't be happening ..stay.. Daniel please..don't die...stay with me" Betty pleaded.
Daniel waited for the flash of light to take him to his next set of visions but none came. Time passed and he relieved the next eleven months of his first year in charge of mode, he was able to save the company and prove to his father that he was more than just a spoiled rich playboy bachelor , and that he could handle responsibility. Bradford in turn had handed all of the reigns of Mode and the other publications in the building over to Daniel.Daniel then promoted Betty to writer then head writer in the following third year at mode.That second year was also the year Betty's father, Ignacio, passed away after battling pancreatic cancer. He suddenly found himself at the funeral, time moving abnormally for the first time since his vision of rehiring Betty.
After the Burial , Betty had disappeared and Daniel had found her at a park a few blocks away from her townhouse. She was sitting at a bench crying her eyes out. Daniel had walked over and sat next to her. Not saying a word, he put his arm around her and she laid her head on his shoulder as she continued to cry.After a few minutes she stopped crying but her head was still resting on his shoulder.
"I can't believe he's really gone " Betty said speaking all of a sudden. Daniel didn't know what to say , so he just gave her a comforting squeeze.They sat in silence for a few more minutes before Betty spoke again.
"How did you find me ?" Betty asked .
"This is where your dad taught you how to ride a bike, I figured you'd go where you could feel close to him" Daniel explained.
" I can't believe you remembered that" Betty said .
"Of course I did " Daniel said looking into her eyes.
Present Daniel could feel his past self fighting the new feelings he was having from his former assistant and co-worker. Daniel didn't remember having those feelings when he'd experienced that scene the first time, which made him realize those feelings had to be subconscious at the time.
"My dad could see it too" Betty said .
"See what?" Daniel asked confused .
"That your a good person, he wanted me to give this to you, I don't know what it is" Betty said handing Daniel a small envelope. Daniel opened it and read it in his mind just like he did the first time he'd read it.
Dear Daniel,
I wanted to thank you giving my daughter the opportunity to pursue her dream of becoming a writer and for being a good friend to her , I won't be here for very long and I hope that you will be there for Betty, when I'm gone .she tries to be there for everyone , never making time for herself ,because she believes in you I do too and would like you to look after her and make sure , she makes time for herself. I don't think she knows it yet but , she needs someone to confide in and I think that ,that person is you , don't be afraid to show your true self,she's already accepted you in her life
sincerely, Ignacio.
Daniel finished reading the letter feeling the thoughts of his past self. That day he'd taken Ignacio's wish to heart and vowed to always be there for Betty , and every year he made sure she took some time off for herself, starting their tradition of vacations together . Time seemed to move abnormally again and Daniel found himself in his office at Mode. He looked around spotting the date on the calendar and the time on the clock, realizing where and when he was. It was the day of his accident , to be exact it was that morning and he was about to go into a meeting with Betty and a potential advertiser.Just then he received a phone call, that made him very upset.
" Betty, we have a problem!" Daniel said as walked into her office.
"What happened?" Betty asked worried that something was horribly wrong.
"The rep from Pepsi is on his way up now and the copy room lost the originals for the presentation" Daniel said frustrated.
"Calm down Daniel, after what happened last time , I told your assistant to make two copy's of the original for presentations for me to hold on to just in case, here you go" Betty said handing Daniel a disk and a folder that had paper copies in it.
"Thank you,I love you, your the best!" Daniel said smiling at her.
"Your welcome, you ready to do this ?" Betty said smiling at him and getting up from her desk .
"Let's do this " Daniel said smiling back.
They then walked out of the office and into a conference room , where they had the meeting with the Pepsi rep . The presentation went very well and they were able to convince the rep to take out more ad pages for the sports magazine ,Surge , that was run on the fourth floor. Daniel felt helpless as the rest of the day passed by he felt the care freeness of his past self but, he could also feel his own emotions and thoughts about, what he knew was coming, and that he could do nothing to stop it.
He didn't want to relieve the accident , let alone let it happen at all. People who were in coma's had a great chance of not waking up or dying . He didn't want to die , he didn't want to leave everything he cared about, everyone he loved. He thought back to when he'd told Betty he loved her after she'd saved the day, as usual. He realized he meant every word. He loved her, he loved Betty and all he wanted was to be done with this quest so he could come back to her , and Tara-Lynn. The two he swore to always be there for to watch over and never let anything or anyone harm them,including himself.
He even wanted to see his parents, sure they were hardly there for him as a child , but it was his father who pushed him toward responsibility and his mother who despite her busy scheduele had tried to make it up to him, Tara-Lynn who'd been his heart when he'd turned into the selfish jerk and Betty, sweet wonderful , strong, Betty who'd help him become the man he was in the present.
Time progressed again and he was walking towards Betty's office where he would ask her if she wanted a ride home, the last time he would see her while he was conscious.
"I'm heading out, you want a ride?"
" Thanks, but Henry's still here so I'm riding home with him"
"Ok, well goodnight Betty"Daniel said wishing he could stay in the moment, but he knew he couldn't .
" Goodnight Daniel, see you tommorrow"
Daniel was then forced to follow the events that led to the accident and his coma . He drove as the light turned green and just when the car was supposed to smash into his there was a flash of bright light.
A/n:Sorry I couldn't help but leave it with a cliff hanger , don't worry , Daniel will not die I promise you, I could never kill him , one hes too hot and two he and Betty belong together. I'll have the next chapter up sometime next week , let me know what ya think by dropping me a review and or constructive criticism , I'd appreciate it lots , for those in the states , have a Happy 4th, and those not have a Happy Friday, thanks for reading
-Pessi.Rom