**Note: just to let you know, all Willie scenes are just flashbacks, while Daniel's in the present. :) Happy reading.**

Chapter 14: Stop Crying Your Heart Out

Hold up

Hold on

Don't be scared

You'll never change what's been and gone

A year had passed since his visit to the past. The journey became more of a dream then a reality each passing day. None the less, he often found himself wondering what had happen to Wilhelmina…

Daniel looked across the table at his love. At his Mollie. Daniel studied Mollie's face. He noticed how her long blonde hair cupped her face perfectly. He carefully watched as her tiny pink lips formed a word. A word that he was paying no attention too. Although he was seeing the present, he was lost in the past once again.

Daniel had been frightened and guilty to run into Wilhelmina. He didn't have the guts to visit her in L.A, just to see how her life turned out to be. Part of him still wanted to believe that she was still in New York, working with him, plotting schemes against him, 'cos even though all she would do is get him kicked out, he still want her there. The other part of him hoped that she's having a great life and that one of these days, he might run into her and be friends this time.

"What do you think about that?" Mollie's angelic voice reached his ears and snapped him back into the present.

"Sounds great." He smiled at her.

"It's perfect. It's the perfect place to start over." She smiled.

"To start over." He mumbled as he inhaled.

Mollie was about to continue but was interrupted when Daniel's phone went off.

"Betty?" Daniel answered.

Betty's voice sounded high pitched, it sounded all unclear to Daniel.

"Daniel, the ads people are here waiting for you."

"Sorry, I'm a little preoccupied right now." Daniel smirked as he ran a hand through his hair.

"Daniel get over here."

"I would love to Betty, but I can't." And with that he turned off his phone.

"We can meet up later." Mollie smiled while standing up.

"We can talk now." Daniel smiled while standing up also.

It had taken him just over a month to get over the whole 'Wilhelmina' thing, mostly because Mollie was there. It's still hard to believe that in this life time of his, there's no Wilhelmina Slater nor a Marc St James.

"You've got a meeting you need to attend. I should probably get back to work myself."

He hesitantly kissed Mollie goodbye and watched her walk away. He stood in his spot for a few moments. Letting out a heavy sigh, he flipped down a couple of dollars and strolled out of the bar as if nothing in the world could touch him.

He was walking to no where in particular. He just followed the sidewalk as he glided down the crowded streets, swiftly dodging people as he went. His feet led him to the place where the 'old Wilhelmina' got shot.

"Great." Daniel muttered as he shook his head.

He strolled around the place and didn't have to walk far before he started to regret entering the place at the first place. Too many reminders flooded his mind. He looked over to his right to see a woman dressed in a black dress, much like the one Wilhelmina had worn the day of the accident.

Cos all of the stars

Are fading away

Just try not to worry

You'll see them some day

"Are you lost, sir?" A gentle voice questioned.

His view quickly shifted to his left. A brown haired, blue eyed girl smiled at him. She looked so much like her.

"I'm fine, thanks." He murmured.

As Daniel decided to go back to work, she saw the girl again, but this time the face he saw was definitely the younger Wilhelmina.

Daniel shook his head. He quickly walked down the street and over to his car. He dialed a number.

Daniel had made his decision. It was time to put this past to rest.

"Hey Jake, can you do me a favor and look up the name Wilhelmina Slater?" Daniel ordered as soon as he heard 'Hello' coming from the other side of the phone.

"Sure thing Daniel." Jake smirked. Daniel waited for another response.

"Daniel, this Wilhelmina Slater person is dead." Jake replied in a confused tone.

"What the hell? Give me the address."

"Sorry dude. I'll text you the address, it's in LA."

He muttered thanks before putting his phone away. With a soft sigh he made his way towards his car. Dead. She's dead. How the hell could she be dead?

UuU

Willie's hair blew violently in the night's cool air.

Her black heeled boots tapped lightly on the gravel as she skipped towards the club. Looking over her shoulder, she smiled brightly towards Polo, her eyes slightly narrowed.

Polo walked a few feet behind her, playing with his white tie though his gaze never left Willie. He was in love. She was perfect as far as he was concerned. She could do no wrong.

"Hurry up! Everyone is going to be drunk already!" She shouted as she came to halt at the front of the club.

"Just because it's your twenty-first birthday doesn't mean you have to get drunk." Polo smiled as he kissed the top of Willie's head lightly.

"Whatever! I was there to witness your twenty-first birthday." She laughed as she mimicked Polo's on his b-day night, stumbling every which way.

"Yeah, yeah just get your cute little butt in the club before you freeze." She ordered before he whispered in her ear, "Why did you have to wear those short?"

Willie shot him a grin before spotting Maxi and the rest of her friends at the corner of the bar.

Maxi ran over to her as fast as her five inch shoes would let her.

"Happy birthday!" Maxi shouted as she gave Willie a giant bear hug.

"Thanks Max."

"Let me see that ring again!" Maxi ordered.

Willie held out her left hand to reveal the extravagant engagement ring. Willie smiled at Polo who was talking to Maxi's date.

"It's so exciting!" Maxi jumped up and down.

Willie laughed as she pulled her friend over to the bar.

"Take a shot with me!" Willie ordered as she waited for the bartender.

UuU

"IIIIIII---reeaaalllyy reeaallly llllloooovvvveee yoouuu." She squirmed in Polo's arms as he climbed the stairs to Willie's apartment.

"I know." He laughed as he felt Willie's cold arms wrap around his neck.

"I don't know you know right?" She questioned with a raise of an eyebrow and a little pout on her lips.

"I hope you know." He said as he entered the apartment, he kicked the door shut behind him and head straight towards the bedroom. He gently laid Willie on the bed.

"The room is spinning. Round and a round it goes." She murmured with her eyes still firmly closed.

"Where it stops nobody knows." He finished as he slipped off his tie and unbuttoned his shirt before tossing it to the floor.

"Pull my booties off please?" She questioned as she raised her legs off the bed to the best of her abilities.

"You're a mess." He replied as he pulled off the boots.

"No, no you're the mess." She giggled as she sat up.

"Lights out." He shut off the lights a jumped in bed with her, forcing her to lay down with him. He snuggled her close and listened to her drunken ramblings.

"From the future? Could you believe this? He just stands up and says 'From the future I am!' His stupid smile and face! And you want to know what I told that stupid man??" She paused waiting for Polo to reply, "Polo?"

"What did you tell that stupid man, dear?" Polo went along with the little story that is not without a long pause of hesitation first.

"I told him I lov…" But Willie didn't finish her sentence.

Polo waited patiently but lost hope of her finishing when he heard her small purrs of breathe.

UuU

Daniel parked his car at the edge of the empty graveyard. He wasn't really looking forward to seeing her grave.

The sun was setting, creating a magnificent portrait of colors across the sky. But Daniel wasn't really noticing all the colors. The only color he saw was grey, the grey of the tombstones that stretched out for miles.

"What a scene." He whistled to himself as he opened the passenger's seat's door. Snatching the bright bouquet of flowers he picked up on his way, Daniel began walking through the graveyard.

He read the tombstones to himself as he passed by each one. Women, children, and men of all ages were put to rest in this graveyard. Small flowers were laid on top of a few while most of the graves were bare.

Take what you need

And be on your way

And stop crying your heart out

Something caught the corner of his eye. His heart beat skipped. He rapidly changed his course and soon found himself blankly staring at the grave he had been searching for. Daniel whispered the name to himself four times before he could believe what he was seeing.

"Wilhelmina Slater…" He whispered once more. He looked around the graveyard, scanning the area as if he were waiting for someone else to appear.

He knelt down and gently placed the flowers down.

"Willie..." He chuckled sadly, touching the top of the stone.

"Where do I start?" Shaking his head, he sat cross legged in the middle of the grave. "I know I should have visited you sooner, if I knew what had happened.. Knowing you, you would probably come down from the heavens and strike me down. Believe me when I say this, there was never a day that I didn't think about you, how your life had turn out to be, if you had any kids? Lived a happy family.. And now, seeing this gravestone in front me, I won't lie to you, it makes me wanna cry. The angel promised that you would live a good life, I hope you did..." He paused. That's when he noticed the death date on the tombstone. His heart stopped as he jumped to his feet with ease. That date couldn't be right.

UuU

"I think I am going to go pick up a few things, alright?" Willie said as she closed the fridge shut.

"Want me to go with you?" Polo offered from the couch.

"Nah, I'm just grabbing a few things. I won't be long." She replied as she zipped her black jacket up.

She gave Polo a quick kiss goodbye before snatching the car keys off the table. She hurried down the flight of stairs, the night air turning her face pale. Bolting straight towards the black car Willie made record time reaching it. She sighed as she started up the engine, a small white cloud forming from her cold breathe.

UuU

"Why won't you leave me alone?" She complained to Daniel even though she knew he couldn't hear her.

Daniel's sorrow quickly turned to anger as he read the date once more.

"You broke your promise." He whispered in a low growl.

He knew the angel could hear him, "You broke your end of the deal. She didn't live long, she could have lived longer if she just went to New York." He said angrily.

"She was only twenty-one when she died." Daniel snarled, getting anxious at the angel not yet appearing. "You broke your promise." He repeated.

"Accidents happen." The angel sneered as she appeared next to Daniel.

He said nothing as he glared at the angel.

"There's nothing we can do about it now." The angel shrugged, "Besides you got your happy life back, the one you had always dreamed about - being with your precious wife." The angel smiled.

He held his frown firmly.

"Unless you're willing to give it all up for her?" The angel smiled bigger as Daniel exhaled.

"You would give up your Mollie for her? You'd give up your life now for her?"

Daniel just remained silent then he looked down.

"I didn't think so." The angel giggled.

And stop crying your heart out

Stop crying your heart out

A/N: Okay guys, one more chapter to go! :)