Te Quiero in Mexico
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Chapter 20: Office Secrets
As soon as Betty woke up Monday morning she was missing Daniel terribly. She couldn't wait to get into work and see him. She missed his smile and his shining blue eyes. She missed having his arms wrapped around her.
They had lasted over 24 hours without seeing one another and it was quite the feat. It took all of their willpower to stay apart.
As she stepped off the elevator onto the Mode floor, she tried to act normal. Perhaps no one would notice anything different about her.
Who was she kidding? She not only felt different, but she knew she looked different.
She decided she really loved dressing in clothes similar to ones she wore in Mexico. Especially when it got the attention of her gorgeous husband. She felt her heart skip, still feeling that thrill that she was actually Daniel Meade's WIFE. It was incredible.
To add to that lifting feeling, as soon as she walked into Mode, eyes appeared to be glued to her. She was not only dressed prettier, she wasn't wearing her glasses; she pinned her hair, so that it was in a long wavy ponytail; she was dressed in a long black flared skirt embroidered with beautiful golden flower designs, and a fitted over the shoulder black top.
As eyes continued to follow her, she felt a little nervous. She'd never gotten such positive attention over her appearance before. It had to have been the only time she'd ever felt flattering walking into Mode.
As she reached the donut, Amanda's eyes grew wide "Hot damn, is that you Betty?"
Betty nodded shyly as Amanda held out Daniel's messages and a file to her while staring her down.
"Woah, did you get like a makeover while you were in Meh-hico?"
Betty shrugged "Uh, well…"
Marc started to pass by while carrying a couple of things, and said "Hey Betty-." He practically did a double take "Betty?!"
"Holy chimmichungas!"
Betty blushed brightly at the way he and Amanda were staring at her. Marc's eyes were as big as saucers as he said "Where is Betty and what have you done to her?"
She bit her lip and shrugged "I'm still here."
Amanda stepped over beside Marc and looked Betty up and down. "Our ill-fashioned burrito turned into a hot pepper" she smirked.
Marc nodded "Who would've thought there was this much hotness under that ugly ass poncho?"
Betty rolled her eyes, "alright, you don't have to be mean."
"So what exactly were you doing in Guadalupe, Betty?" Amanda asked.
Betty looked at her amused "It's Guadalajara."
Amanda rolled her eyes, shrugging "whatever, same diff."
Betty shook her head but said "well, my father was able to get a temporary visa and we got to see some family."
"That's great, so your father won't have to be sent away?" Marc said, his tone curiously happy, Betty noted. She nodded with a smile though "yes"
He gave her a small smile which she found strange yet again. Since when had Marc cared about her or what happened to her family?
"Oo, Betty, does that mean we can still have some of that awesome flan your uncle papi makes?" Amanda blurted excitedly.
Betty laughed and shrugged "I suppose. I might be tempted to bring you some if you be nicer to me"
Amanda stood up straight and said with a nod "I'm always nice."
Both Marc and Betty looked at her with their eyebrows raised knowing that was the farthest from the truth.
Amanda rolled her eyes "fine, please Betty! I promise I'll be nice."
Betty gave her a look causing Amanda to nod and say "fine! At least nice-r! I won't call you any names. I promise! And I won't tell everyone you suck"
Betty frowned. "You tell everyone I suck?"
Amanda looked down "Well, I used to. When you first started. I was jealous of you. You got the job I wanted. And Daniel liked you."
Betty bit her lip, trying to hold back a smile. Apparently Daniel liked her enough to marry her, she thought. "I was just mad that you got what I wanted. Betty nodded in understanding. "Are you still jealous of me?
Amanda smirked "Only a little"
Betty laughed. Marc pushed her shoulder suddenly "Ow Marc!" she rubbed her arm.
"So, Betty-boop-" Marc started causing Betty to roll her eyes at the nickname. She waited for him to speak with an annoyed look. "I heard that Daniel took a break. Happen to know where he went off to on his 'break'?" he asked with a smirk.
Betty bit her lip and shrugged "Maybe, but if he didn't say then I'm not going to." she stated teasingly.
Marc stared her down but said "touche"
Amanda took Betty's arm and said "Oo, Betty, so I heard this rumor that Daniel was-" she started to say, but Betty became lost in the sight before her.
The whole world around her seemed to fade away as she saw Daniel approaching from around the donut. Betty felt butterflies when his eyes seemed to shine as he caught sight of her, then gave her a bright smile and wink.
She bit her lip, her heart doing a little flip, especially as Marc and Amanda seemed to babble on, gossiping. She couldn't seem to focus on anything else but Daniel, though, and how incredibly sexy he seemed to look today.
He was wearing a black button up shirt and had a red tie; reminding her of that night they had danced. And fell in love. Her heart seemed to beat faster the closer he got.
Daniel's heart skipped at the sight of Betty. He wanted to take her in his arms and kiss her, but knew that was completely out of the question, at least for now. He smirked as he walked over, especially at the knowledge that she was his wife and she was looking like a spanish hottie. He couldn't get over how incredible Betty looked and that all this time she'd been hiding her hotness underneath ridiculous clothes. He couldn't wait to tell the world that Betty was HIS wife.
As he stepped over to her and, Marc and Amanda he looked at her with a shine in his eyes. "Wow, Betty, you look uh...great" he said as he approached them, not wanting Marc or Amanda to get any hints of the change between them, not yet, anyway.
She bit her lip "thanks um…" she didn't know what to say. All of what she DID want to say had to be reserved until they were alone. She wanted to wrap her arms around him and take in his incredibly intoxicating Daniel scent.
Marc and Amanda looked at their exchange in slight amusement. "Uh, we're here too, Daniel!" Amanda stated in annoyance. "Geez, it's like whenever Betty is around you forget about everyone else."
Betty looked down, her cheeks turning rosy, whereas Daniel tried to suppress a smile. "Uh, that's because she doesn't annoy me like you two seem to do!" he stated in a joking tone.
Marc gave him a glare, while Amanda rolled her eyes "Yeah right, your life would be boring without us!" she said taking Marc's arm through hers and sauntering off.
Daniel laughed as he watched them leave. Betty's eyes were fixated on Daniel and it was nearly impossible for her to look away from him. When he finally looked back to her and caught the intensity in her eyes, his heart beat in his chest. "Bettyy…" he whispered, his voice gruff, as the look in her eyes got to him.
She bit her lip, her blush turning brighter. He smirked "We have to act...normal"
She smiled with a nod "So, Mr. Meade, how was your break? There are speculations about where you were" she stated as she started walking, quickly retreating to their old rhythm. He followed alongside and said "Oh really, well, maybe I should tell them where I was, Ms. Suarez." His tone was light and playful.
She glanced to him, her smile widened, but she said "I don't know. What will people think?"
He shrugged "I don't care what anyone thinks. What I think is the only thing that matters."
Her smile got brighter if that was possible. She looked like a freaking goddess, that smile nearly giving him a heart attack. He could barely keep his eyes off her as they walked to his office. His eyes weren't the only ones fixated on her. Hell, all eyes were on her. She looked so beautiful. He felt his smile widen as he glanced to her again. That was actually his wife. He didn't think he'd ever get tired of that.
When Marc and Amanda got to the closet, Marc watched Amanda in thought as she perused through some of the garments hanging. "I find it curiously suspicious that Daniel seemed to be 'out of town' when Betty was, don't you?"
Amanda paused for a moment and said "What? You think Daniel went to Guadalupe with Betty?" she asked her eyes growing wide simply at the thought.
He shrugged "Is that so crazy? I mean, where else would he go? And you said it yourself earlier there was a picture of him with a woman on a spanish newspaper."
Amanda rolled her eyes "I heard that from that bitch Sylvia who's always telling me about telenovelas she watches. She was most likely lying to get attention. Whore" she stated, looking back to their dress she was holding up.
Marc pressed on "Did you notice how Daniel was looking at Betty?" he asked curiously.
Amanda sighed in annoyance "Marc, nothing is going on between Daniel and Bettylicious. Just because she got all hot, and he has googly eyes doesn't mean anything."
Marc let out a frustrated sigh "Are you blind, woman? That DOES mean something! I bet she got all hot to seduce him. I bet they're luvahs. Huh! What if that Sylvia saw a picture of THEM! Prada, maybe they are having an affair!" he stated with certainty.
Amanda laughed "Please, Betty? have an affair? With Daniel? Are you crazy? Marc, I think you've been sniffing too much of Wilhelmina's perfume."
"Whatever Mandy! I know something is up! They're keeping a secret and I'm going to find out!"
"Fine" she retreated back to her perusal, but was quickly pulled by the arm "And you're going to help me!" he stated as he dragged her with him. "Marc!"
Betty was sitting at her desk for the past ten minutes trying to focus on something, ANYTHING, but Daniel. That was nearly impossible, especially when her direct view was her handsome and sexy husband. Her husband who she had to pretend was only her boss. She let out a sigh when he looked up through the glass and gave her a smile that she knew was only for her. She bit her lip, her eyes shining with love for him.
Daniel leaned back in his chair as he stared at Betty through the glass window that separated them. His heart was almost suspended as he watched her. He wanted more than anything to hug her, kiss her, smell the pretty scent in her hair, tell her how gorgeous she looked and tell her he loved her.
He sighed as he looked to his hand where his wedding ring was. It wasn't on the right hand, but that didn't make it any less meaningful to him. In fact in meant everything to him. It was his physical symbol that this was real and he wasn't dreaming.
He looked up through the glass again and felt his smile widen as she seemed to be watching him. He grinned and shot her a flirty wink.
She bit her lip, trying to suppress her smile. Seeing her bite her lip reminded him of how badly he wanted to kiss her. She was the only woman he ever wanted to kiss. She looked so damn hot, he wanted to be united to her in a completely different sense. He couldn't wait to make love to her. His heart started pounding. He knew he needed to focus now. He was at work, but hell it was damn near impossible to focus on work when his knockout wife was sitting right outside his office looking like a million bucks.
He finally got up from his chair behind his desk and made his way around to the door. He stopped just outside the frame of his door and said "Hey Betty, can I see you in my office, please?" he asked trying not to grin really big, especially since all he could think about was kissing his wife.
She smiled, but nodded and said "Sure Daniel, I'll be right there, boss" She waited a minute before she got up and walked over to his office.
As soon as she walked in, he closed the door, pinning her to it as he kissed her. She wrapped her arms around him, returning the kiss with so much passion, Daniel hugged her waist to him wanting her even closer to him.
Daniel felt so happy to have Betty in his arms. He had missed her so much. The feeling of having her close making him feel complete. He really felt incomplete waking up and not seeing her next to him. She was, in every sense, his other half. He couldn't seem to function without her. In actuality, that had been true from the moment he met her.
They pulled apart, in a breathless pant, resulting in a laugh from them as they caught each other's gaze. Daniel grinned "God, I missed you!"
She nodded taking hold of one his hands and lacing their fingers together "I missed you, too"
Daniel smiled and picked up her other hand to place a kiss, but noticed she wasn't wearing her ring. He looked at her "Hey, where is your ring?"
She let go of one of his hands and pulled a chain necklace and revealed her ring on it. She smiled, looking into his eyes. He smiled and kissed her.
"Someone would be bound to notice, especially Marc or Amanda. And besides, I thought we wanted to keep it on the down low, at least until my whole family knows.
He nodded "I know, you're right." he sighed "Man, I want everyone to know we're married. I love you so much."
She nodded "I know, me too! It sucks not being able to kiss you without the possibility of everyone freaking out."
He smirked "You want to kiss me?"
She rolled her eyes and shoved his shoulder playfully "Yes, doofus!"
"Hey!" he exclaimed offensively.
Betty giggled and said "Daniel..." she pulled him close by his tie and looked in his eyes "You're my husband. Of course, I want to kiss you." her voice was soft and intoxicating.
He grinned "Well, señorita, I definitely want to keep kissing you." he said before he closed the space between them and met her lips in a passionate kiss.