Thanks again for the reviews and any one who got the first post of pt two there was a slight clinch on my part but the proper part is up.
This chapter was hard because I wanted to add the part with the three eating but I couldn't fit it in so I hope this is fluffy enough for y'all. I was going to stop at chapter two and start again tomorrow but I've the bug for writing now and I've had writers block for such a long time so I'm going for the ride.
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Anna crawled beneath her covers and looked at her mother once more "but mom… Justin gets to stay up" Anna whined as Betty sat beside her daughter smiling as she pulled the pony covers up to her shoulder, smoothing back the black hair of her daughter she couldn't help but beam at her.
Daniel lent against the door frame to Anna's brightly coloured bedroom watching the mother daughter interaction. He smiled as Betty kissed her daughters forehead even though she was pouting.
"Justin is older and he didn't run away from school" Betty said as Anna performed Betty's famous eye roll.
"Today at least" Anna muttered before Betty laughed and tickled her daughter gaining a shriek of laughter and squirming as her daughter attempted to out of her mother grasps.
"Well your still in trouble little girl and don't think your going to get out of it, you scared me" Betty ordered as she smoothed the covers down once more.
"I'm sorry mom… but those boys were being really mean and all I wanted was you… I made it to MODE all by myself… and I met Daniel, I like him mom I really do… he's nice just like you said" Anna gushed as Betty smiled proudly at her daughter and kissed her once more on the forehead before resting her own forehead against Anna's.
"Sleep now" Betty ordered as Anna groaned, Daniel put a hand to his mouth to stop the chuckle building up in his chest when he noted how stubborn both mother and daughter truly was.
"I'll see you in morning" Betty ordered as she stood and smiled at her daughter who sighed then looked at Betty with a hopeful look.
"Daniel said I could come back and see him… he promised and you said you should never break your promises… could I go back to your work please… Justin would be so mad" Anna declared causing Betty to laugh and shrug.
"We'll see, goodnight baby" Betty said as she lent beside her daughters bed to turn the night light off and watched as Anna turned over and snuggled beneath her covers with a wide grin across her face.
Betty watched her daughter for a few moments unaware that Daniel stood watching the pair with a small genuine smile lighting his own lips. He stood there as Betty made her way out of her daughters bedroom watching her, and straight into a waiting Daniel who grabbed her arms before she feel backwards. She let out a sigh and small smile when she turned.
"Can we talk out side" Daniel asked as Betty looked over her shoulder at Anna's resting form before she nodded and followed her boss out side.
Daniel sat down on a step and waited for Betty to join him before he looked at her clasping his hands together.
"We can go back inside and talk if you want" Daniel offered as Betty shook her head and looked out towards the stars with her favourite smile on her lips.
"No out here is fine" she assured glancing at him offering him a full blown smile that always managed to receive a smile back.
"Good… Justin was starting to worry me a little and there was only so much I could say about working at MODE" Daniel admitted with a laugh gaining a small chuckle from Betty who nodded and lent her elbows on her knees and clasped her hands like Daniel.
"So… you going to tell me what happened" Daniel asked as few seconds of silence in which Betty lowered her gaze slowly, she glanced quickly at Daniel but just as quickly looked at the ground and heaved a sigh.
"Betty it's me… you can talk to me, I thought you know that" Daniel stated as Betty snapped her head up and nodded looking a little worried and guilty.
"I know… of course I know I can talk you I didn't mean to make you think I didn't feel like I could" Daniel reached out and placed a hand on her clasped hands to stop her ranting. Smiling he ducked his head to meet her eyes before pulling his hand back.
"I didn't mean that… I mean you can talk to me about Anna, now that I know who she is. What happened, you don't seem like the person to have a kid…. I didn't mean that I think you shouldn't have a kid… your great at being a mom… I mean" Daniel blurted as he understood what he said but it was Betty this time to stop him from carrying on with a smile and shake of her head.
"I know Daniel… I know what you meant it's just hard to talk about… it was a long time ago. I met someone, a guy I thought was a great guy he was enrolling in the army and I thought we were going to be together… and I, you know" Betty ducked her head and blushed causing Daniel to smile right along with her and nod his head before leaning in.
"I know how babies are made Betty, you can skip that part besides I don't really think my innocent mind would be up to listening to you explaining sex to me" Daniel joked causing Betty to laugh and nudge his shoulder before taking a deep breath.
"It was the one time and I was sure it meant something but then he said he was being moved to another base over seas and said he would write and call me and for a month he did then it all stopped until four months later when he sent me a letter telling me that I should move that we wasn't meant to be together and that he wouldn't come back to Queens anyway and that he had been talking to other people" Betty took a wavering breath tightening her grip. Daniel swallowed and clenched his jaw with anger at anyone who could think to use Betty in such a way.
Betty was the one person you couldn't even think to hurt… well as long as you had a soul.
"I didn't even get a chance to tell him I was pregnant… Hilda told me countless times he wasn't coming back but up until then I didn't want to think he wouldn't. I couldn't get rid of the baby… no matter what Anna was apart of me even if her father didn't care she was apart of me if no one else. So I carried on with my studies luckly Anna was born during spring break and with Hilda and papa they helped me raise Anna along with Justin as well. It was hard at first and there was times when I didn't think I deserve her" Betty broke off and using the sleeve of her shirt wiped her falling tears.
Daniel watched her silently allowing her to tell him everything in her own time.
"And then I started working for you at MODE and that was it" Betty finished with a beaming smile looking to Daniel who couldn't help but grin back at her and laugh.
"Not bad as I thought it would be… you did good Betty, she's wonderful she really is" Daniel admitted truthfully his smile widening as Betty blushed and waved a hand.
"I mean it Betty, I spent half a day with her and I can't get over how wonderful a six years and one month old kid could be" Daniel said lightly as Betty laughed and rolled her eyes knowing that her daughter didn't let anyone forget she was officially six years old.
"Your lucky, she must really like you she wouldn't stop talking to you" Betty pointed out as Daniel laughed and sat back "nah" "no really, she's shy she would barely speak three words to Walter… she only acts like that around people she really likes" Betty told him as Daniel looked at her with an raised eyebrow and she nodded again.
Daniel smiled proudly before straightening his jacket with satisfaction causing Betty to laugh again wiping away the last shreds of tears from her eyes.
"Well I hope I'm going to see more of Anna… I rather like her" Daniel said as Betty sighed before looking at Daniel with a raised eyebrow.
"This hasn't made you think twice about keeping me, knowing that I have a child" Betty asked as Daniel gave her a lopsided grin before standing up stuffing his hands into his pockets.
"I think this proves that I would be insane to let you go… I saw you with your daughter Betty and I see how hard you work at MODE and… well I have to say I'm impressed, I'm beyond impressed Betty I'm floored and grateful that I have you in my life, so you come into work tomorrow… and you bring pictures of Anna to put out on your desk and you pick her up from school and bring her back to MODE" Daniel ordered as Betty got to her feet standing level with Daniel.
"I can't do that Daniel… I mean what are the others going to say; Hilda or my dad will pick her up… I can't just leave" Betty declared as Daniel laughed and shook his head.
"You will pick your daughter up Betty and you'll bring her back to work… that's an order" Daniel stated as Betty went to protest once more but Daniel pulled a hand out and held it up to stop Betty.
"I don't make promises lightly Betty… I promised she could come back again, please don't make me break my promise to someone who likes me off the bat" Daniel ordered as Betty laughed tucking a piece of hair behind her ear and nodding.
"Ok… thank you Daniel" Betty said before Daniel grinned once more and looked to his car and driver before turning back to Betty who was giving him her mega watt smile.
"Night Betty… I'll see you tomorrow" Daniel said as Betty nodded eagerly looking as though the world had been lifted from her shoulders.
"Ok night Daniel" Betty said before she turned and all but skipped up the stairs, Daniel watched her stop at the door and look back him.
"Thank you… just thank you Daniel" Betty said before she opened the door and walked back inside leaving Daniel standing there with a foolish grin and a skip in his own step as he made way to his car. Climbing in and ordering the driver to take him home he couldn't wipe the smile from his face and for that night he wasn't even going to try, it was the first time he smiled without having to be prompted and again it was all down to Betty Suarez.
And there it is part three... short I know but I'm setting the mood... upcoming is more Daniel and Anna cuteness and I will get around to the chapter where Anna talks to Amanda and even Bradford. Alex/is will be making an appearnce soon so watch out for him/her.