For Love Or Money
By: Mindy
10/24/03
Disclaimer: Paramount and Grub Street own the characters from Frasier. Author's note: Thanks to all for your wonderful comments, it has inspired me to write another chapter.
I still would appreciate any comments (good or bad) regarding this story.
Chapter Two
~ On the Edge ~
Scene one: Montana - The next morning, Niles wakes up first and he notices that Daphne is still asleep, he quietly gets ready for work and then heads downstairs. A little while later, Daphne rolls over and reaches for Niles, when she doesn't feel him she awakes.
Daphne: Niles? (She puts on her robe and heads downstairs) Niles?
Niles: (pops his head out from the kitchen) What are you doing up?
Daphne: Silly, it's customary for one to get up in the mornings.
Niles: Well I want to get you back into bed.
Daphne: (Saucy) Why?
(He comes out from the kitchen carrying a tray)
Niles: Because I wanted to surprise you with breakfast in bed.
Daphne: Oh Niles (She starts crying again)
Niles: What's wrong.
Daphne: This is just so thoughtful.
Niles: (Blushes) Come on Daph, Come on, Let's get you back in bed. (They both go back into the bedroom) That's it get back in bed and let me serve you.
Daphne: I don't know what I did to deserve you. I feel so blessed.
Niles: I'm the one who's blessed. (He puts the tray down in front of her) Here your napkin me lady. (Daphne starts crying again) Don't you like your breakfast?
Daphne: Of course I do, I love everything. (She takes the napkins and blows her nose)
Niles: Then please don't cry, you know I can't stand it to see you upset.
Daphne: Ever since I was a little girl I always wondered what my life would be like. I always wished that I would meet good man that I could love and that we would have lots of children. But I never (She starts crying again) imagined that it would be this wonderful. I don't want this to end, I just feel so awful.
Niles: Why?
Daphne: After how I treated you last night (She sobbing by now) I really don't deserve you Niles. I am so sorry for my behavior last night. It's that I get so angry with you sometimes. Can you please forgive me?
Niles: Daphne, there is nothing to forgive. (He wipes her tears) Now eat your breakfast before it gets cold. (He notices that she's still upset) Daphne what is it that I'm doing that angers you? (She doesn't respond) Is there something that you're not telling me?
Daphne: I don't know if I should tell you this.
Niles: Come on, we promised that we would never keep secrets between us.
Daphne: I had another vision last night, and they seem to be getting stronger everyday.
Niles: Why do you think that is?
Daphne: Well, it could be that our baby is also going to be psychic.
Niles: (Chuckles) Really.
Daphne: It's not funny, Niles.
Niles: I'm sorry, now you were saying.... What are these visions about?
Daphne: You.
Niles: Hmm me? Don't tell me that I'm going to hurt my knee again?
Daphne: No, this is much worst.
Niles: (Concerned) Well tell me.
Daphne: Niles, please tell me the truth...... Is there another woman?
Niles: (Confused) Another woman where?
Daphne: For some reason I can't really figure who she is, all I know is that is much thinner than me, but in my vision (crying) you're having an affair with this another woman.
Niles: What? No, no it is not even remotely possible! Daphne I can assure you that the only woman in my life is you.
Daphne: But what about these bloody visions? I see you lying naked with her on her bed. I insist you tell me who it is?
Niles: (Angry) are you accusing me of having an affair?
Daphne: You may not have started yet, but don't tell me you never considered it, even once.
Niles: Once, I considered it, but it was YOU who I wanted to have the affair with.
Daphne: Me?
Niles: When I was married to Maris, I wanted to have an affair with you.
Daphne: MARIS? Maris is the other woman.
Niles: Don't be ridiculous, why would I want to have an affair with Maris when I'm happily married to you?
Daphne: I don't know, all I know is what I see.
Niles: It doesn't even make sense, Don't you remember what my life was like with her, you were there, you saw how she treated me and you know what a miserable existence I had when I was married to her. Why the hell would I want to subject myself to that kind of abuse again?
Daphne: Because you loved her once?
Niles: No! Once I thought I did but I never loved Maris. Daphne I didn't come to know love until I met you.
Daphne: Are you sure?
Niles: Why are you doing this? Do you know how much this hurts me having you think that I'm some heartless bastard that's capable of doing something like leaving my beautiful pregnant wife to go do something so disgusting, so despicable like sleeping with Maris? Do you think of me so low?
Daphne: (Crying) I'm sorry Niles, I wish that I could believe you, but my visions have never been wrong before.
Niles: (Grabs his briefcase) Well they're wrong this time and I'm not going stand here and have you accuse me of something that I haven't done nor capable of ever doing. If you need me I'll be at my office (As he storms out) don't forget to eat your breakfast.
Daphne throws the tray across the room, she notices the pink and yellow roses that Niles had placed on the tray, she picks them up and falls back into the bed crying.
Daphne: I do need you Niles.
By: Mindy
10/24/03
Disclaimer: Paramount and Grub Street own the characters from Frasier. Author's note: Thanks to all for your wonderful comments, it has inspired me to write another chapter.
I still would appreciate any comments (good or bad) regarding this story.
Chapter Two
~ On the Edge ~
Scene one: Montana - The next morning, Niles wakes up first and he notices that Daphne is still asleep, he quietly gets ready for work and then heads downstairs. A little while later, Daphne rolls over and reaches for Niles, when she doesn't feel him she awakes.
Daphne: Niles? (She puts on her robe and heads downstairs) Niles?
Niles: (pops his head out from the kitchen) What are you doing up?
Daphne: Silly, it's customary for one to get up in the mornings.
Niles: Well I want to get you back into bed.
Daphne: (Saucy) Why?
(He comes out from the kitchen carrying a tray)
Niles: Because I wanted to surprise you with breakfast in bed.
Daphne: Oh Niles (She starts crying again)
Niles: What's wrong.
Daphne: This is just so thoughtful.
Niles: (Blushes) Come on Daph, Come on, Let's get you back in bed. (They both go back into the bedroom) That's it get back in bed and let me serve you.
Daphne: I don't know what I did to deserve you. I feel so blessed.
Niles: I'm the one who's blessed. (He puts the tray down in front of her) Here your napkin me lady. (Daphne starts crying again) Don't you like your breakfast?
Daphne: Of course I do, I love everything. (She takes the napkins and blows her nose)
Niles: Then please don't cry, you know I can't stand it to see you upset.
Daphne: Ever since I was a little girl I always wondered what my life would be like. I always wished that I would meet good man that I could love and that we would have lots of children. But I never (She starts crying again) imagined that it would be this wonderful. I don't want this to end, I just feel so awful.
Niles: Why?
Daphne: After how I treated you last night (She sobbing by now) I really don't deserve you Niles. I am so sorry for my behavior last night. It's that I get so angry with you sometimes. Can you please forgive me?
Niles: Daphne, there is nothing to forgive. (He wipes her tears) Now eat your breakfast before it gets cold. (He notices that she's still upset) Daphne what is it that I'm doing that angers you? (She doesn't respond) Is there something that you're not telling me?
Daphne: I don't know if I should tell you this.
Niles: Come on, we promised that we would never keep secrets between us.
Daphne: I had another vision last night, and they seem to be getting stronger everyday.
Niles: Why do you think that is?
Daphne: Well, it could be that our baby is also going to be psychic.
Niles: (Chuckles) Really.
Daphne: It's not funny, Niles.
Niles: I'm sorry, now you were saying.... What are these visions about?
Daphne: You.
Niles: Hmm me? Don't tell me that I'm going to hurt my knee again?
Daphne: No, this is much worst.
Niles: (Concerned) Well tell me.
Daphne: Niles, please tell me the truth...... Is there another woman?
Niles: (Confused) Another woman where?
Daphne: For some reason I can't really figure who she is, all I know is that is much thinner than me, but in my vision (crying) you're having an affair with this another woman.
Niles: What? No, no it is not even remotely possible! Daphne I can assure you that the only woman in my life is you.
Daphne: But what about these bloody visions? I see you lying naked with her on her bed. I insist you tell me who it is?
Niles: (Angry) are you accusing me of having an affair?
Daphne: You may not have started yet, but don't tell me you never considered it, even once.
Niles: Once, I considered it, but it was YOU who I wanted to have the affair with.
Daphne: Me?
Niles: When I was married to Maris, I wanted to have an affair with you.
Daphne: MARIS? Maris is the other woman.
Niles: Don't be ridiculous, why would I want to have an affair with Maris when I'm happily married to you?
Daphne: I don't know, all I know is what I see.
Niles: It doesn't even make sense, Don't you remember what my life was like with her, you were there, you saw how she treated me and you know what a miserable existence I had when I was married to her. Why the hell would I want to subject myself to that kind of abuse again?
Daphne: Because you loved her once?
Niles: No! Once I thought I did but I never loved Maris. Daphne I didn't come to know love until I met you.
Daphne: Are you sure?
Niles: Why are you doing this? Do you know how much this hurts me having you think that I'm some heartless bastard that's capable of doing something like leaving my beautiful pregnant wife to go do something so disgusting, so despicable like sleeping with Maris? Do you think of me so low?
Daphne: (Crying) I'm sorry Niles, I wish that I could believe you, but my visions have never been wrong before.
Niles: (Grabs his briefcase) Well they're wrong this time and I'm not going stand here and have you accuse me of something that I haven't done nor capable of ever doing. If you need me I'll be at my office (As he storms out) don't forget to eat your breakfast.
Daphne throws the tray across the room, she notices the pink and yellow roses that Niles had placed on the tray, she picks them up and falls back into the bed crying.
Daphne: I do need you Niles.