Ok here is chapter five for y'all... I'm really enjoying this.
Midnight 1987 and Abovetherim thanks for the reviews. Yay Marc and Amanda like Anna and now so will Alex and here comes the flufflness that is Daniel and Anna.
5
Strolling past the desk with the blonde girl Alex made his way to his brother's office, he smirked when Amanda gapped at him in his two suit piece and his golden hair in a bun, he felt like being manly today where as some days he had the need to wear a dress just to throw people off and it was funny for him to gage their reactions.
Not bothering with knocking Alex walked into Daniel's office and closed the door behind him only to be brought to a shocked stand still when Daniel looked up followed by a young girl sitting on his lap.
"Alex hey" Daniel greeted with a smile as Alex flickered his eyes to his brother but then looked back at the young girl.
"Daniel… it may be the meds they put me on but you have a child on your lap… why do you have a child on your lap" Alex questioned as he stepped forward and stared at the pair while Daniel laughed and looked to the young girl.
"Do we have to put a spin on this…new development because I don't think it's going to be as easy as declaring that I'm confused about being a man or woman" Alex declared while the young girl frowned looking to Daniel questioningly.
"Alex this Anna Suarez… Betty's little girl" Daniel introduced before Anna looked back to Alex.
"Anna this is my brother… well sort of" Daniel stated as Anna studied Alex "but he's a girl" Anna pointed out innocently while Alex raised an eyebrow and folded his arms.
"It's hard to explain but he's my brother… well today he is, he dressed like a man today" Daniel chuckled as Alex gave his brother a withering glare. Daniel smirked and lifted Anna from his lap and placed her on the floor "how about you go finish your drawings" Daniel offered as Anna nodded and walked over to her drawings that was spread across the floor. Alex watched Anna before he looked back to his brother with an arched eyebrow an unspoken question on his lips.
"I missed just two years right?... I mean she isn't yours is she" Alex asked as he moved around to his brother's side and Daniel rolled his eyes with a smile.
"No she isn't mine… like I said she's Betty's little girl I'm watching her while Betty is out" Daniel told him as Alex nodded then frowned.
"When did you become Daniel Meade baby sitter instead of editor-in-chief" Alex questioned as Daniel smirked and gave his brother a look.
"Anna is a great help… she has tons of ideas" Daniel defended gaining another raised eyebrow from Alex and a beaming smile from Anna.
"Yeah… ok" "no really… hey Anna don't you have lots of ideas from the magazine" Daniel asked as Anna nodded looking at them both.
"Like what" Alex questioned looking to Anna who chewed her lip thoughtfully before looking at the pair again.
"You should have kids in it" she declared causing Alex to laugh out loud as did Daniel.
"Ok maybe not tons" "no you could have kids with the models and dress them just like your models" Anna declared defensively as Daniel shook his head chuckling to himself while Alex thought for a few minutes.
"That's not bad" Alex stated out loud gaining a strange look from Daniel "what?… I can't believe I'm going to say this but the kids got an idea… you could have something like 'hot mama's' dress the kids up in designer gear" Alex offered as Daniel furrowed his brow in thought before Alex smiled at the girl.
"Like the new must have… little copies running around after their moms" Alex pointed out as Daniel scrubbed at his chin and nodded a smile spreading across his face before looking up to Alex.
"That could work" he offered before looking back at Anna with a proud smile before getting to his feet and pointing to the seat "I'll work on that… Alex take a look at this for me while I'll go draw" Daniel ordered as he walked over to Anna and sat beside her dragging some paper towards him and a pen while Alex watched on with a bemused smile.
Alex lent back a little as he turned the page before he dared a glance towards his brother and Anna, smiling he watched as Daniel finished the final touches to his picture and lent against his bright orange couch looking down proudly at his product. Anna mean while was still drawing her brow drawn and her pink tongue just poking out between her lips.
Leaning back in Daniel's chair Alex held back the laugh when Daniel looked down at the girls picture and smiled brightly before nudging her to show his own picture.
"What you think" he questioned as Anna gave a quick flick of her hand and paused her own drawing to inspect Daniel's finished piece of art. Scrunching her nose up, she looked to Daniel.
"It's a car" she pointed out matter of factly as Daniel nodded still smiling proudly at his work of art.
"That's all boys know how to draw" Anna added looking back to her own drawing while Daniel frowned and looked at her.
"That's not all we know how to draw… besides look at it, it's the greatest car" Daniel declared causing Anna to sit back and fold her arms looking at his car.
"It's just a plain car… and it's red" Anna stated as Daniel frowned and pouted lightly before he looked to her drawing.
"Well its better then drawing a pony" Daniel stated gaining a stubborn look from Anna.
"I like ponies you should have drawn a pony" Anna retorted causing Alex to grin even more as he watched the two bicker.
"Men don't draw ponies… we don't like ponies" Daniel exclaimed as Anna furrowed her brow and gave him a defiant look.
"John Wayne did" "what?" Daniel laughed as the little girl gave him a look that Alex assumed she got from her mother.
"John Wayne liked ponies he rode them all the time" Anna stated as Daniel burst out laughing only causing the look to become more etched on Anna's face.
"John Wayne rode horses… he was a cowboy" Daniel pointed out between laughs before Anna lifted her nose in the air and turned away from him back to her own drawing.
"Well it's still better they your car" Anna muttered as Daniel smirked at her with a mischievous glint to his blue eyes. Pushing his drawing away he turned to Anna "is it really" he asked as Anna nodded not looking at him.
Alex laughed as Daniel grabbed Anna and began to tickle her and Anna's shrieks were mingled with Daniel's and Alex's laughter.
"I give… I give" Anna called squirming as Daniel tickled her harder "I give" she exclaimed before Daniel released her grinning to him self a proud smirk across his face.
"Still think ponies are better" Daniel asked as Anna looked at him with a beaming smile and nodded before Daniel rolled his eyes and nudged her shoulder. Alex shook his head at Daniel's antics and went back to his work however his head snapped back up when Anna squealed and jumped to her feet.
"MOM" Anna exclaimed as she hurried to the door and flung it open and rushed to her mother. Both Daniel and Alex watched as Betty grabbed her daughter and lifted her up beaming at her. Alex smiled when he saw that Anna had gotten her wonderful smile from her mother, Alex glanced at her brother and couldn't help the smirk when he watched Daniel craning his head round with a goofy smile spread across his young face as he watched Betty and Anna. Alex was certain that it wasn't just Anna putting that goofy smile on his brother's face but he would have to wait until he annoyed his brother with that little piece of information.
With amusement Alex watched Daniel just watching Betty listen as her daughter spoke what like a mile a minute, but then slowly the smile fell from Daniel's face and he watched a little disheartedly before Alex looked away from his brother to see a dark haired man with glasses talking to Anna while Betty beamed at them both. Frowning a little Alex looked back to Daniel who was now looking at the pictures littering his floor, after a few moments and just before Alex could say something Daniel cleared his throat and stood scrubbing at the back of his neck he walked over to Alex and looked down at the work spread across the desk.
"So what we think" Daniel questioned in a tone Alex didn't like in his brother "Daniel…" "Daniel I'm so sorry" Betty exclaimed as she hurried into the office and skidded to a stop when both Alex and Daniel looked at her. Noticing Alex Betty offered him a smile which Alex politely returned.
"It's fine… she was just sitting out there… now your back I can get back to work" Daniel stated lowering his eyes back to his work while Alex looked between the pair all the while his mind working in over drive trying to understand what had just happened to his brother and worried about why Daniel was so dejected after he saw that other guy.
"I'm sorry… my sister… I'm sorry about her disturbing you" "It's fine Betty… really, you can go now take Anna home have the rest of the day off" Daniel ordered not looking at his assistant and only deepening Alex's frown.
"I can't, we have a lot of work and I just went to have something to eat and I was going to come right back but Henry offered to join me and we was talking and I lost track of the time" "BETTY!" Daniel stated looking back to Betty who had clamped her mouth shut and watched as though she was a deer caught in the headlights of an on coming truck.
"You don't have to stay I'm sure me and Alex can take care of things… besides your daughters here and like you said we're busy" Daniel said coolly as Betty tucked some hair behind her ear and nodded lowering her gaze this was the point Alex decided to intervene.
"Well mostly you brother… got to have some chit chat with the shrink" Alex declared causing Daniel to give his brother a glare.
"Oh no I can stay… Christiana said she would look after her until my dad can pick her up" Betty declared as Daniel scrubbed at his neck again and nodded.
"Fine but lets just get some work done" Daniel ordered as Betty nodded letting a small sigh out. Alex raised his eyebrow and watched his brother closely "if that's all" Daniel asked daring a look to Betty who jumped and nodded before rushing towards the door but stopped and rushed back collecting the pictures and pens over the floor and hurried out closing the door behind her.
Alex watched as the guy who he assumed was Henry spoke to Betty before smiling and shaking his head as Anna grabbed her bag drawings and pens before she took hold of Henry's hand and followed him out throwing a small smile to Daniel and Alex, who was the only one who smiled back as Daniel focused on his work. Betty slumped into her chair and focused on her own work.
Alex couldn't help but feel he had just been apart of something that was going to affect his brother for a long time and it worried him not because it seemed Daniel had become attached to Anna and Betty it seems but because there was a chance he was going to be hurt and for once in his life Alex wanted to see his brother happy, even if it meant having Anna and Betty in his life.
So here it comes the whole Daniel/Betty/Henry thing... y'all know whom I'm rooting for and if you don't agree then tough I'm writing this fluff so (instert evil laugh)... and please review thanks.