One Month Later...
They'd been caught, caught by the press; finally. Daniel sat looking at Fashion TV, The Manhattan Ear , and Smithy Combs websites. Betty wanted to keep things quiet, he didn't. But they have finally
been caught, he thought he may have Amanda to thank for that, but he had no proof. Each website had the same picture of him and Betty, it was them walking back to their hotel hand in hand. They
had just come back from a vacation in Miami. He read the articles of each gossip site.
Fashion TV
Things seem to be heating up at Meade. The heartbroken bachelor and head of the Meade empire, was seen with his once love. His elusive, ex-ugly assistant, turned EIC of M Magazine, were seen canoodling this
past weekend. Is love in the air? Has Betty Suarez laid claim once again to Daniel Meade's heart, after leaving him bereft just months before their wedding? The love birds were seen entering the Ritz-Carlton
south beach, this past Saturday. Witness claim the two rarely left the room, luckily one of the few times they did, someone caught them on camera. This bares the question, what happened to their prospective
partners? The lovely Betty Suarez (once known as Ugly Betty) had been dating, sexy photographer and ex-Lothario Beckett Scott. Starting the famous feud between Beckett and Daniel, who were once best
friends. Oh the drama, naughty, naughty Betty. We like her so much better now. But Betty was not the only one in a whirlwind romance. Daniel Meade had been dating (quite seriously, we hear), Elizabeth
Mason, from the famous New York Mason family. Many would say they were a match made in socialite heaven, however it was not to be. Question still remains, where did those two go? We have yet to see
Elizabeth or Beckett around town. We will be following this story diligently. We have set a voting poll, will Daniel Meade get Betty Suarez to the alter this time? Check back tomorrow for poll updates.
-Suzuki
Daniel scrolled down and voted yes. He moved onto the next gossip site.
Smithy Combs- Truth and Gossip for NY socialites
I'm sure many ladies are crying into their pillows tonight. It seems the one woman who could ever hold down Daniel Meade, has decided to do just that. Betty Suarez, after realizing her photographer boyfriend
was not as an advantageous partnership, as the head of Meade. She has decided to abandon him and remove Miss Elizabeth Mason from Daniel Meade's life. Apparently, Miss Suarez heard Meade and Mason were
talking about a merger, and by merger, I mean marriage. Hearing the news, must have opened Miss Suarez's eyes, and she went head first into reclaiming Mr. Meade. Word has it, that it was not difficult at all.
Mr. Meade was, or shall I say is, so in love with Miss. Suarez, that he didn't even give a moments thought to Miss. Mason. The two were seen for the first time in Miami, this past weekend. Sources claim the two
were openly affectionate, and that Mr. Meade was at Miss. Suarez's beck and call. Today is a sad day for all higher society, who thought Meade and Mason would make the greatest socialite couple. I suppose the
rest of New York society (who don't really count), will find the Meade and Suarez story romantic, a modern day Cinderella. Well I don't, my sympathy goes out to Miss. Mason, may you find yourself a prince, I
hear Harry is still available. And to the rest of my loyal readers, a warning. Keep your men as far as possible from the Betty Suarez's of the world. She makes socialite living unsafe, jumping from billionaire to
billionaire, watch your men and children, keep them safe and close.
Warmest Regards,
Smithy Combs
Daniel frowned at the screen, he hated Smithy Combs. How dare he talk about Betty that way. He shook his head and moved onto the last gossip page in front of him.
The Manhattan Ear
I'm excited to say that this morning starts with good news. Recent reports say that New York's favorite, unconventional couple, are back together. That's right folks, Betty Suarez of Queens and Daniel Meade of
Manhattan, have reconciled. Finally months of hoping and praying, our wish has comes true. Betty and Daniel are back together, as you can see from the photo below, they look to be very happy. And we are
happy for them! Word on the street is, Daniel couldn't handle living apart from Betty any longer. He ended things amicably with Elizabeth Mason, then went on to reclaim the love of his life. Betty was stunned at
first, she actually thought Daniel didn't care for her any longer. Really Betty? (We knew the truth all along) She then proceed to end things with Beckett Scott, the charmingly famous photographer, to be with
Daniel. We're not sure if they plan to resume their engagement, but we hope they will. I will be keeping a close eye on this story and will be updating constantly. Before I leave you, I would like to say one thing
to Beckett Scott. Mr. Scott, we know you must be heartbroken, but there are many ladies happy to see you on the market once again; myself included.
To Betty and Daniel!
The Manhattan Ear
Daniel smiled, at least someone was happy they were together. He wondered if Betty had read the gossip columns. By now she should at least know they were caught, Amanda must have said
something. He knew Amanda subscribed to all of them, he should take a walk down there. He hoped Betty wasn't freaked out, it was bound to happen eventually. He was annoyed that every column
mentioned Becks and Ely. He knew that Ely read all the gossip pages, but he knew Becks didn't. In a moment of courage Daniel signed up for a g-mail account. He made a fake name, so no one would
know it's him. He entered Becks e-mail address, and wrote Betty Suarez in the subject line. He knew Betty didn't tell Becks about them, he didn't know why she held back. But Becks had to know, he
copied the links into the e-mail and hit send. A part of him did it for himself, he knew he should let Betty deal with Becks as she saw fit. But he just had to lay his claim, he was here first after all. Yet
another part of him didn't want to see Becks strung along, if Becks had the opportunity to move on, he wouldn't cause of Betty. He should at least know that she wasn't waiting for him. His reasons
were both selfish and selfless, he hated the games, this would be the last time he played it. He got up and planned to go talk to Betty.
Betty sat at her desk, she was getting a headache. How were they caught? They were so careful, she started to worry. She should call Becks and come clean, it would be hurtful if he saw it online.
Except she couldn't call him til much later, he had no reception while he worked, only when he was at the camp he slept at. She also thought about the horrible things Smithy Combs, said about her.
She shouldn't be surprised, when she and Daniel announced their engagement, Smithy Combs wrote a two page spread about her being a gold-digger. Daniel in turn wrote a very public set down to
Smithy Combs, so harsh it prompted a public apology from Smithy. Well somewhat of an apology, he said "I apologize for the tasteless article, but the sentiment remains ." It was an apology without
being one, he wasn't worth the time. She decided to e-mail Becks, she requested he'd call her when he had a chance. She had just sent the e-mail when Daniel walked in. He walked straight to her and
kissed her.
"We don't have to hide anymore. But I'm sorry for the way it came out, I'm guessing you saw the tabloids."
"I sure did, Smithy sure has a way with words."
"Forget him, he's not worth a second thought."
"I know, but Daniel my family is sure to read what he wrote. It just bothers me, but your right, we don't need to sneaky around now. I just wished I told my family beforehand."
" They'll understand, just like mom and Tyler. I didn't tell them, only person that knew was Amanda."
"That's not true, there has been gossip going on here for the past month. Haven't you heard it?"
"No, what is it?"
"That we've been together the whole time we've been apart. That we split for publicity purposes. Isn't that awful? I mean who comes up with this stuff?"
"I can think of a few people. Wilhelmina, Marc, Ely, Amanda, Megan, Ale-"
"OK, I get it. So what do we do now?"
"What do you mean?"
"Now that everyone knows we're together, where do we go from here? How does this change things, now that we don't have to hide." She asked.
"They change for the best, now we can have a real relationship. The hell with everyone else, I just want to go on, better than we were before."
"Well I think we should start with our families. Do you think you can get Claire and Taylor to dinner tonight? I know I can get my family and Bobby to go without a problem."
He smiled at her, this was her way of going public. There was no going back now.
"I'll go up and call her now. I'll make reservations at Mr. Chows for dinner tonight, how does 8 sound?"
"That's great, You go call your family and I'll call mine." Daniel bent down to kiss her again and walked out.
Betty sighed, she'd better get to it. The sooner informed her family of dinner, the more likely they'd be on time. Her phone rang as she was about to lift the reciver. It must be her dad, only a few people
had her private line number.
"Hello," she answer.
"So were you seeing Daniel before I left to Haiti? Cause I never thought you were that type of woman." Becks said angily from the other side.
"Becks, that's why I was calling you. It's not what you think."
"Oh no, then what is it Betty? Cause in the picture you guys sure look cozy."
Betty groaned, he saw the photo. Why was he even checking out the gossip columns, he never did when he was in New York. She resigned herself to a long explanation.
Hope you enjoyed this chapter, thanks for all the reviews. The next chapter will be up shortly. I think I'm gonna write a new fic based on pretty Betty from the last episode's dream sequence. I like the idea of an evil Betty trying to redeem herself.