~Chapter 7~

Just The Beginning

"So who is Beau's father?" the question made her heart beat a little bit faster than normal. That doesn't happen often, only when she's in huge trouble or mess.

"You don't have to know the answer to that Daniel."

"Do tell though."

"He is ten years old, right? If I remember correctly, you and I were still a couple back then. Not to mention the hottest couple around that time.." he smirked and patted her lower thighs. But then he pulled his hand away quickly when she gave him the most dangerous glare he had seen in his life. Daniel gulped but still he managed to smirk.

"So?" he said, Wilhelmina cupped his cheek. "Don't be so full of yourself. You think you're the only one around that time?" Daniel laughed and slightly shook his head. Sometimes she could be so irritating, but what she said got into him. It was like a punch in the heart. Why wouldn't it. Just hearing your ex talk about their possible relationships with other people when she was going out with him.

"I find that hard to believe since every night I was with you."

She still kept her hand on his cheek, she rubbed his face using her thumb gently, "A day consist of 24 hours Daniel. The night is only some of those hours." she took her hands off his face and smiled smugly. "You wouldn't!"

"Wouldn't I?"

He turned around to face the window, she did too. That kept them both quiet for a while . Until Daniel spoke again.

"Don't you feel sorry for your son? Not knowing his father like this.." he didn't look at, she kept her gaze outside the window. She knew that from the start when she gave birth to her son that it was just going to be her and Beau, and that's how she wanted it. No partner and no Daniel. She also knew that not telling her son would make things simpler for the both of them. Mostly for her, since the father of her child is part of a family she doesn't want to mention. It's not that she was ashamed of the family where Beau's father came from, it was just - oh stop, who the hell was she kidding? She hated the Meade's, and she still do. But not Beau's father, why would she have slept with him at the first place if she was.

It was just that she grew to hate them more and more.

"I mean.. You and you're dad aren't that close right? You want that to happen to Beau too?" this time, he turned around to face her. Maybe he might see some type of reaction from her, and he did. She cringed at the mention of her father. But also, she snorted slightly.

"My relationship with the Senator has got nothing to do with this, so stop bringing it up. What I do with my son is my business only and not yours." she glared at him. Daniel found it impressive that she still managed to keep her voice down. He looked at her, his lips forming a smile.

"Stop staring."

"I wasn't staring, I was looking."

"Will you just grow up."

How could she turn from her old self to this. From Wanda to Wilhelmina. Well, actually he had never met Wanda, but he met the nice Wilhelmina. How could she turn from the girl he fell in love with, the girl he fought for against his family's will, just because they thought of her as an enemy, which she was, but just not to him. They didn't know her, she was the complete of opposite of who they thought she was - they said she was mean, egoistic and a player. But actually she was caring, selfless and a stick to one person (believe it or not) - but that was his experience of her anyway. Willie as he used to call her was the only woman he fell so deeply in love with in his entire life.

"Daniel. We're here.." she said when she noticed that he staring out of nowhere. She got out of the car and Daniel followed as she and Beau went inside arm in arm. He tucked his hands in his pockets and followed them in.

Wilhelmina had already reserved an alley. They all had to put this speak shoes on, Daniel looked at Wilhelmina when she was given the shoes. It looked like it was about 5 years old. She returned the shoes back with a sarcastic smile and Daniel snorted

"I wasn't expecting that to happen." Beau looked at Daniel to his Mom.

"Mom?"

"I brought my own sweety. Don't wear that dirty shoe, you don't know who's feet has been in there, I packed one for you too" she said and pulled out two pairs of bowling shoes out of the bag she brought. Daniel nudged her. She looked at him with an arched eyebrow.

"You got a spare for me?"

"Why would I carry one for you?"

"Meanie." Beau smiled at this.

They started playing and when it was Wilhelmina's turn, she turned it down, which got her a remark from Daniel.

"What Meade?"

"Scared your fingernails would get stuck in the hole and break Willie?" She glared at him, her fist forming an O shape, but he maintained her anger in. She'll just make him suffer when they get back to work, like he would anyway if he carried on being a pain in the ass. She stood up, and took a bowling ball. He watched her amusingly. She withdrew the ball to the lane quick but it was smoothly done. The ball hit all the pins and brought it down with the ball. She got a strike. Daniel was impressed, but he wouldn't tell her that.

"Good job Mom." said Beau.

"Thanks sweety. Daniel I think it's your turn."

A/N: Sorry it took long for this chapter. Just wanna say thanks again for the reviews. And like I put in the prev chapter, Nico will be in the story. She'd appear a little later though.. And she won't be bitchy, she'll be nice, I promise.

Preview: A little moment in garden ;)

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