I know this is short but this story was originally going to end last chapter. I may eventually follow up with them, five years into the future but that won't be until I close out two more fics. Thanks for reading and I'm sorry for the extended periods between updates. Enjoy...
A year later...
Daniel was walking down to Betty's office. Today was their first anniversary, he would have taken her away but neither of them could leave work. Instead he had a dinner planned with both of their families, that included Amanda and Marc of course. The past year had flown by, between work, buying a new home and dealing with their families. Sure at times it had been rough, they had their fights but they always made up. Even with their hectic schedules, they still found time for each other. He was originally going to take her out alone and make a romantic night of it. Instead he decided to include the people who had supported them and that had been present at their wedding, everyone except Becks, he was still abroad.
Daniel had been surprised when Becks showed up a few hours before they married. He apparently took Daniel's e-mail, informing him of the wedding as an invitation. He could admit to himself now, that it kind of was, in the back of his mind he wanted to make up with him, so did Becks. There were no hard feelings, only good wishes, every thing seemed to fall into place. They were both dressed up in their finest to be married by Elvis, it wasn't like the original wedding they planned with five hundred people, it was better. It was just them with their loved ones, utterly ridiculous but perfect.
When they returned from their honeymoon in Paris, they really have time to leisurely become accustomed to being married. Everything that could possible go wrong at Meade did, both of them were completely wrapped up in work. They spent most of the days barely speaking to each other, from lack of time. But when they made it home, they promised to not stress about work and to concentrate on themselves. At the end of the month things at work should go back to normal, the new issues would be done and they could go back to their daily lunches.
"Hey ready to go?" he asked, stepping into her office. She smiled up at him, no matter how stressful her job got, he always made her feel better.
"Yeah, I just spoke to Amanda, she and Marc will be meeting us there."
"Cool, so will your family." Betty started to gather her things. When Daniel had suggested, they do dinner with the people that were present for their wedding, she thought it was a great idea. It was funny how he always knew what made her happy but then again, he knew her better than anyone else. Even when they were just friends, they knew each other in a way no one else did. She smiled at how her life turned out, she had everything she ever wanted and somethings she never even expected. Even with work driving them both mad and taking up most of their days, they still found time for each other.
They walked out to the car together, holding hands. Betty thought back to her wedding with Daniel, they had been married by an Elvis impersonator wearing a white suit. It wasn't the dream wedding she imagined, when she was a little girl. She always thought she'd be in a church, married by a priest, her family from Mexico would have traveled to be there, she would have had five bridesmaids and then a large reception. Instead she was married in a small Vegas chapel, only their closest friends and family were present, she still wore her white dress, but a small reception was held in a private room at the hotel restaurant. All in all it wasn't what she dreamt of but it was perfect. She realized that she and Daniel never did things the traditional way, they had their own way of steering through life and it worked for them. They recently spoke about renewing their vows, on their fifth anniversary. Daniel wanted to make a mini-wedding out if it, with a church and a proper reception, she wouldn't say no.
The car stopped and they entered the restaurant, walking to the back, to the same place they had dinner with their families the year before, when they got caught. Ironic, they both thought, that they were spending their first anniversary here. When they entered the room everyone was there, they had already opened a bottle of wine and started the celebration without them. Betty and Daniel sat down, poured themselves a glass of wine and toasted with them.