Chapter 6

Betty stood outside his door, feeling sick, nervous and had turned to walk away several times but returned each time. It was time for her to get some answers. She could do this.

On the other side, Daniel was pacing his flat, constantly checking his phone, his watch and downing a glass of whiskey. He needed the courage. Then there it was, the knock at the door.

As he opened it, Betty took a deep breath as their eyes met.

"hi." They both said together then laughed.

"come in. You look amazing." Daniel began saying but Betty interrupted.

"What's going on Daniel? You leave me, tell me it was all a mistake then tell me you actually do love me. What's going on? Are you on drugs?" Betty asked concerned now.

"no I'm not on drugs. Why don't we sit down. Can I get you a drink or food or maybe a stool to lift your feet up. I hear pregnancy can cause your feet to swell if you're on them all day, which I know you probably are, so have a seat." Daniel rambled on and Betty was slightly touched he had done research on effects of pregnancy but she wanted answers now.

"Daniel stop. I need the truth, now." Betty stood her ground.

"ok, but please sit down and I'll start from the beginning.." Betty complied and took seat and Daniel began.

"ok, first I love you. I never stopped and I never will. Please believe that." Daniel was staring right into her eyes. "the reason I said those horrible, cruel words was to make you move on. I thought you be better off without me in your life."

"Daniel, that is absurd. I needed you. I loved you, how would I be better off, no how would we have been better off." Betty stood and held her bump, tears threatening to spill.

"Because Matt said you deserve better. He came to London and told me if I loved you I would leave and let you be happy. Of course I said no but he was one step ahead. He now owns the majority of Meade publications and if I didn't let you go he would have took everything. If it just affected me, I would have happily given him the damn company but there was my mum, Alexis, Dj and all the employees. He would have shut it all down. I had no choice, plus he even managed to get pictures of me with some prostitute he had hired to get me drunk, when I had gone out with the lads from work. That was why I woke up in that hotel. If he had shown you them, you wouldn't have trusted me again. I thought I had no choice." Daniel waited for Betty to take in everything he had just said.

"oh my god." Betty was speechless. Of all things she had expected him to say, it was not that. Then she started to feel queasy. She had let Matt be involved with her life, with her baby. She was going to let him play dad. She looked at Daniel and lunged towards him. He never stopped loving her. She kissed him and told him to never let her go again. "as long as were together we can do anything. Promise me you'll never leave me like that again?"

Daniel held onto her and promised it will be the last thing he ever does. "you, me and our baby. That's all I ever wanted." Daniel kissed her again, right now there was no Matt, there was no company, there was no world. It was just them. The three of them.

As they lay in each other arms, Betty filled Daniel on everything he had missed.

"A boy, I'm going to be a dad to a son." Daniel was beaming. "Betty I never want to be without you, marry me right now."

Betty looked at him to make sure he had just said what she thought he said. "Marry you. But my family, what if Matt takes the company. We need to play safe till we figure out what to do with that weasel."

"don't even worry about that. My mum is up to something to get rid of Matt and his money. What we need to worry about is making you a Meade before our son comes along." Daniel placed his hands on her belly and marvelled at the little life they had created.

"ok. Lets get married."