Just Like You

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Chapter 3: SurprisePlanning

When Daniel had taken Isabelle to Mode, she practically ran into Wilhelmina's office. He laughed at her excitement. He'd never seen anyone, even Marc, that excited to see Wilhelmina.

He shook his head, and thought that must be Betty's genes kicking in, seeing the good deep deep down inside the former wicked witch of Mode.

"Wilhelmina!" Isabelle cheered as she ran into the office.

Wilhelmina turned around as she had been standing in front of her desk looking over mock-ups, and a genuine smile crossed her face as she saw the little Suarez-Meade that she couldn't deny tugged at her heart-strings.

"Isabelle!" She lifted the girl as she ran into her arms. "There is my darling girl."

Isabelle beamed.

Daniel had walked in, and raised his eyebrow in surprise seeing how totally uncharacteristically nice she was to his daughter. Who was this woman?

She noticed him and shot him a slight glare, that wasn't as scary as it used to be. He smirked "well, well, the wicked witch does have a heart."

Wilhelmina put Isabelle down next to her, still close to her side. "Just because I like your daughter, doesn't mean I will be nice to you"

"Oh, wouldn't dream of it" he mocked.

She rolled her eyes, but focused her attention back to Isabelle who was looking at her with a very Betty-like smile. She sighed, surprised at how much that always seemed to oddly make her happy to see. "I quite like your dress, Isabelle."

Isabelle smiled taking a glance at her dress as it was an ivory color that had sparkles and red roses embroidered across the hem. "Thank you. I told my daddy to get it because I wanted to match you." She traced the stitching across Wilhelmina's white skirt.

Wilhelmina smiled and hugged her. Daniel watched their interactions in fascination, how happy Isabelle made everyone reminded him of Betty and her ability to do the same.

He felt his heart lift. He didn't know how, but his heart seemed to just get bigger every time he thought about Betty and how much he loved her, and their sweet daughter.

"Uh...I'm gonna get back to work. Is it ok if she sticks around here for a while?" He said, trying to shrug off the emotion he felt building.

Wilhelmina waved him off "oh, shoo already. Isabelle and I have business to attend to, don't we, dear?"

Isabelle nodded in agreement, a sweet smile on her face.

Daniel smiled "gotya" he walked over and hugged Belle. "Have fun my sweet princess"

"Thanks daddy." She kissed his cheek and he went on his way. When he left, Wilhelmina said "come dear, I have something in the Closet for you. And then you can help Marc at the photo-shoot. Would you like that?"

Isabelle nodded "oo yay! I love Marc!"

Wilhelmina smirked "yes, don't tell anyone, but he is my favorite"

Isabelle giggled "I'll keep it a secret"

Wilhelmina took her hand and led her to the Closet where there was a mini shoot happening. "marc!" Isabelle cheered when she saw him.

He grinned brightly as she came over, "well, well, if it isn't my favorite little beauty!" He hugged her as she hugged him. He grinned, "I can never get over how much you are like your mom. She always hugged everyone."

She looked at him and giggled. "I love my mommy's hugs!"

Marc leaned close and whispered in her ear, "don't tell her, but yah, me too, I guess. Kind of. Just a little. Ehh, sometimes."

Isabelle giggled, hearing the second secret.

"Isabelle, dear, here, I have this gift for you" Wilhelmina called her over and handed her this beautiful silk scarf that transitioned from blue to purple and pink and had sparkle embellishments in intricate designs across the length of it.

"Oo… it's so pretty. Thank you" she stated in awe, and hugged Wilhelmina after she draped it around her neck. Wilhelmina hugged her again.

"Hey, Isabelle, wanna help me dress our model, Katalina?" Marc said, gesturing to the model who was currently posing in front of the camera in this delicate lace dress.

She nodded and she and Marc went and picked various accessories and layers, stepping back to assess the model. Katalina waited, but was posing playfully to help them decide if the look was working.

Isabelle giggled, and Marc said "hmm… what do you think?" He leaned close and they looked to each other and nodded. "It's pretty!" Isabelle stated, after thoughtful assessment.

He smirked "Yah, you do actually have fashion sense unlike your mom. though, she has gotten better over the years, since our good taste rubbed off on her, of course.

Isabelle snickered. Marc leaned into her "remind me to show you the website I made. You can see all of your mom's funny outfits" he teased. "Say, isn't her birthday coming up?"

Isabelle nodded happily "yes"

Marc thought for a moment then went over to Wilhelmina who was watching everything. He quietly said something to her and she looked at him unsure, but then agreed.

They took the photos of the model and then Marc took a few fun and sassy ones with Isabelle and Katalina, having fun posing, then Wilhelmina took a photo with Isabelle and Marc, and even handed her a flat box that had Betty written at the topic an elegant cursive.

After several minutes, the photographer printed the various pictures, making a make-shift book with them all. Marc took it and added some frilly ribbons through the holes of the book. He handed it to Isabelle who looked in surprise, and was obviously really happy. "Thanks Marc!" She hugged him, and he shrugged, "I guess we sort of, kind of like, uh...maybe even...love, you know...your mom. Consider it a birthday gift."

Isabelle giggled, and looked through all the pictures with Marc.

After a little bit, Marc pulled up his beloved website of Betty's fashion disasters

"Voila. I'm warning you. It's not pretty! You mom didn't always look quite so put together. She wore this crazy poncho and walked into the glass door on her first day"

Isabelle nodded "mhm...mommy and daddy told me. I wanna see!"

He showed her the picture and Isabelle smiled as she looked at it. Marc smirked as he scrolled through picture after picture, quite fondly, missing those times.

When he reached the last several pictures, he was proud, though a little wistful, at how his ill-fashioned caterpillar transformed into his friend, Betty, the surprising beauty she seemed to become.

"So, what do you think, Isabelle? As you can see, your mom started dressing...well, nice!"

Isabelle beamed "My mommy is so beautiful! I love the pictures!"

Marc looked at her and couldn't suppress his smile. When Isabelle looked at him, he smiled, "Yah, you can tell her if you want, but I guess she is and was beautiful even back when she had an atrocious fashion sense."

Isabelle hugged him and he hugged her back. Later, Marc took Isabelle up to Daniel's office, hugging her "bye Isabelle"

"Bye Marc! I love you!"

He placed a kiss on her cheek "love ya, too, darling!"

She giggled, then ran off, hearing that her dad was on the phone with her mom.

Daniel was happy to see Isabelle back, waved at Marc thankfully before he left. He listened to her and Isabelle speak. He couldn't until they were all back together.

When Daniel hung up the phone with Betty, he looked to Isabelle "alright, princess, let's get crackin'. The faster we finish our missions, the sooner we can see mommy. You with me?"

She got up from her chair, and had her hand leveled at her temple. "Yes, sir!"

He grinned as he got up from his chair and hugged her tight. "I love you so much, princess. Did you have fun with Wilhelmina?"

She nodded happily "Uh-huh! She gave me this scarf!" She twirled the edges through her fingers as she had it draped around her neck.

He smiled "You look so very pretty. The sparkles match your eyes"

She smiled bright and then said "she gave me one for mommy, too. Mommy's is purple" she picked up the small box and held it to him.

He opened it and saw the neatly folded purple silk scarf. It was really pretty and he knew Betty loved the color.

He smirked remembering that thanksgiving she told him she liked the purple on him. He was such an idiot back then, impressing the wrong woman.

He was just so happy they were married now. He couldn't imagine his life without her.

"This is very nice. I think she will love it."

Isabelle beamed "and this! Marc and Wilhelmina made it for mommy!"

He took the book and his eyes lit up in surprise as he looked through all the pictures. 'Wow, princess, this is awesome. Mommy is gonna love it! You look so cute. I can't believe you even got Wilhelmina in on it!"

He hugged her. "I love you so much, sweetie"

She laughed as he tickled her. "I love you, too, daddy!"

He smiled "let's get to work. I can't wait to see mommy, can you?"

She shook her head. He laughed.

Soon they got to working on making arrangements for as many things as they possibly could given the amount of time they had, including taking a much needed break for dinner.

Once he could see Isabelle getting a little sleepy, he said "come on, princess. Let's go home and recharge."

When they got to the car, Daniel hugged Isabelle against his side, feeling the busyness of the day getting to him. He sighed as he sank against the door, but smiled as he looked to Isabelle who was quickly dozing off.

"Thanks so much for being my helper today, princess. We make a great team" he said softly.

She agreed though sounded sleepy. "Mhm…." He laughed and hugged her close.

It was a lot later than he realized when they got home. He tucked Isabelle in, and flopped on the couch wanting to take a small break, and decided to watch some tv for a few minutes.

He groaned when he woke up an hour later seeing the time. It was nearly midnight. He wanted to call Betty not sure if it was too late.. or in Betty's case early to be calling her, but he really wanted to hear her voice again. He looked to the time again and grinned when he realized what time it was there.

Betty stirred sleepily to the sound of her phone softly ringing. She picked it up, putting it to her ear, not bothering to check who was calling, still not wanting to wake up. "Hmm...hello?"

"Wow, Damn, you sound so sexy…"

A smile crossed her face as she hugged the phone "Daniel…" she said softly, still teetering between sleep and being awake.

"Guess what time it is over by you, sweetie?"

"Hm?"

He chuckled "it's five in the morning. Do you remember that night we hung out on the bridge together until then? That was such a great night."

"I love that night too…" her voice came out soft and dreamily.

He smiled "we should go there when you're back and take Isabelle with us and tell her about the blizzard."

"Mmhm, okay. I love that…"

Daniel sighed as he stared up at the ceiling, missing her and wishing he was next to her, feeling her skin touching his, having her close to him, taking in her inviting and calming scent, imagining her sweet smile as he traced the lines of her body.

He started talking softly again. "I love you so much, Betty… I love your sweet smile… I love how sparkly your eyes get when you look at me… I love hugging you...I love your soft skin…I love kissing you...I love touching you... I love running my hand through your hair as I make love to you…" his voice became more gravelly and seductive as he spoke.

"Daniel…" her voice was breathless.

He felt his breath catch. "Oh, damn, baby, I wish I was next to you. I want to kiss and touch you everywhere…"

"Mmm...Daniel…" Betty felt flushed as she listened to her husband's sexy voice and his reverent sweet tone. She blushed "um...maybe this was a bad idea…" she felt like her skin was warming up.

"I want you so much Daniel…"

He smirked "does my voice turn you on, baby?"

She blushed "mhm...you know it does…"

He grinned "you turn me on. Hell, even when you hug me…" he chuckled. She laughed, but sounded so hot since she was still in that sleepy state.

"How much I wish I was next to you, hotness."

She bit her lip, pulling her covers down a little, feeling too hot, and breathlessly asked, "what would you do to me?"

He groaned softly "damn, sweetie, you sound so sexy… I would definitely kiss you and make sure to take your breath away. You have such beautiful, irresistible lips. I can't wait to kiss you, the second I see you."

She bit her lip, wishing she was next to him right now, kissing him senseless, running her hands through his hair. She was burning up.

He continued, his voice dropping further, "I would make sure to give you mind-blowing pleasure until all you saw was fireworks. I'll do whatever you want me to do… I like it when you boss me around, Betty. You sound very hot..."

"Daniel...please…" she blushed, feeling completely flustered and totally turned on, not sure how much more of his sweet torture she could take, unbuttoning her silky top, needing some air.

"Yes, sweetie, what do you want? Do you wish I was next to you?" He whispered, feeling so fired up from how sexy she was sounding.

"Mhm… I miss you… so much..." her voice was filled with desire.

"Ugh… you are so hot, my sweetie. Do you wish I was touching you?"

"Yes…" she bit her lip, her heart racing, feeling so dazed and frazzled as she listened to him.

He groaned in frustration, wanting more than anything to have her. "I wish I was touching you… kissing you… hmm… I love how it feels to be surrounded by your love…you always feel so amazing..."

She felt like she might swoon from the dizzying intoxicating effect he had on her. She moaned softly, unable to hold it back, as she imagined him making love to her, making her feel so wonderful, and those butterflies every time.

He groaned "Bettyyy…"

She blushed brighter as she sat up "um… I don't think I can take this anymore, Daniel… I want you so much. I need you. I wish you were here."

"Mmm… me too, babe…" he responded softly.

"I want to run my hands down your chest and abs and around your back. I love how you feel. You're so strong. You're so hot! I still can't believe you're my husband!"

He chuckled, but was so aroused, he wasn't sure how much more of her adorable sexiness he could take. "Damn, honey. I'm gonna need a freezing cold shower to go to bed, now." He felt flustered, himself.

she blushed. "Mhm… me too… I feel so hot…"

He grinned "you are hot!"

She giggled, and he sighed "I love you, Betty."

Tears filled her eyes "I love you. We can do this. We can pretend it's before we were married"

He sighed "yes, but if you remember we were only ever apart a few weeks, and we weren't together back then yet."

She laughed "Yah. I know if we were I'd never let you go"

He smiled "Yah, because I'm so irresistible?"

She laughed "mhm… so sexy…"

He felt hot again. "You're sexy, too. I love it when you blush even after you do something sexy and naughty."

She blushed, and he laughed happily "you are blushing, huh?"

"No! Shut up, Daniel. I'm not some silly blushing teenager with a crush!"

He grinned "hmm… I know I have a huge freaking crush on my adorable sexy wife."

She beamed "mhm… ok, so I might have a crush on my hot charming husband"

He chuckled "see…"

She laughed "shut up."

"Make me"

"Oh, I would, if you were here."

"What would you do to me? Would you punish me?"

She felt her face warm, "hm...I might."

"Would you tie me up to the bed? Or a chair?" He teased. She smirked "mhm… sounds like fun…"

He sighed "hella fun…"

There was nothing but silence on both their ends, obviously trying to dial down their desires, but Daniel groaned when she breathlessly said "I wish I had gotten on the next flight back to you as soon as I left work. I would be there knocking on the door…"

He sighed, pretending that was going to happen. "then what?"

She smiled "you would open it, looking so freaking hot, your shirt completely open and your pants low enough to make my mind wander…"

"Shit…What are you wearing, sweetie?"

She smirked "my silky pajamas" she teased, "all my buttons are undone since you got me so...needy"

He groaned at her teasing; she felt her stomach flutter at how hot he sounded.

She laughed, "But, I guess if I left after work, I'd be wearing my work clothes"

He sighed "hot! What did you wear today?"

She blushed, but was enjoying this so much "I was wearing my tight black skirt with the white embroidered daisies at the hem, the one you like..."

He growled, he was painfully aroused. "damn, you look sexy in that skirt"

She felt warm, throwing the covers off her completely. "My top is the red silk one with the pearl buttons..."

"Shit, sweetie! Why are you wearing that when I'm not there? You look so hot in that outfit!"

She blushed, her heart skipping. He groaned in annoyance. "I want you so much! Glasses or no glasses?"

She was smirking now, though her face was warm at the tone in his voice "Does it matter?"

"Hm...not really, but I'm curious"

She bit her lip, trying to get a handle on how much she wanted him, and wished she could teleport. "Glasses today…"

"Fuck!"

She blushed at hearing his expletive, and how turned on he sounded. "As soon as I come home, I'd have my way with you…"

Daniel was so tempted to give in to his desire, but nearly squeaked when he said "don't leave me hanging!"

She laughed softly "Is my story-telling turning you on?"

He sighed "baby, let's just say if that was the case, I'd already be inside you!"

She gasped as she imagined him pinning her to the door and taking her, lifting her around him. She slipped her top off, feeling totally flustered and like she was on fire.

"Please continue your story, honey…" he urged her to continue.

She blushed… "Daniel…"

"Betty..."

She continued, though she was completely frazzled, "One look into your sexy eyes and I'd be tearing your shirt off, and kissing you senseless. I love and miss you so much, Daniel."

He took a measured breath "dammit...alright, babe, uh... maybe I, I should go and take that shower now or I'm gonna, uh…I'm not gonna make it. I love and miss you, too. You should try to rest. I should go to bed too. I have a lot to do tomorrow. I love you, my amazing wife. I can't wait to see you."

She smiled "me too, Daniel. Hopefully it will go by sooner than we think."

He smirked "Yah…" he couldn't wait to surprise Betty. "Good morning sweetie"

She laughed "good night, Daniel. Sweet dreams"

"Oh trust me, I'm sure my dreams will be very sweet, and sexy, just like you."

She laughed "thanks for calling me..." her laugh sounded so hot. He wanted to wrap her in his arms and kiss her. "I love your laugh."

She bit her lip, trying to hold it together. She felt like a nervous emotional wreck, with everything going on with Mr Dunne, overworking herself, not sleeping well, and missing Daniel and Isabelle. She suddenly felt overwhelmed.

He sighed "I know. I miss you, too."

She took a measured breath "ok...I guess I should let you go. Good night, Daniel. Thank you. I love your voice. Your eyes. Your sexy sweet smile. You…"

He sighed "sweetie… please, you're twisting my heart. Please don't be sad. I know there's a lot going on, but you are the strongest and most amazing woman I've ever met. I'll see you soon, sweetie. I promise."

"Thanks Daniel."

He smiled "Bye my beautiful sexy wife. I can't wait to see you again. I'm going to worship you, my love."

She felt flustered again "mmm...ok...bye…"

When they hung up, Betty sighed dreamily, falling back into bed. She knew she wouldn't be able to go back to sleep after that sexy wake up call, so she figured she'd get a shower and get dressed.

As she started to get up again, a great idea crossed her mind on how she could spend her day off, or at least how she hoped to spend her day.

When Daniel hung up he sighed deeply. Damn. He had to take that freaking cold shower now. He was still so turned on. He felt flustered. He wanted his wife so dang much. She was too darn cute and irresistible!

He also hated to hear how sad she was.

If he still didn't have so many things to do he would hop on the next flight over.

He missed her like crazy!

AN: Thank you for reading!