Later that EveningBeatrice was scrolling through her phone, waiting for the pizza that she ordered to be delivered when a knock came through on the door.With so much joy in her heart, She got down from the couch and rushed to the door.She frowned, upon seeing that it wasn’t the delivery man that was there.“What are you doing here?”“Are you expecting someone? I can't believe that you opened up on time.”Beatrice rolled her eyes and almost immediately, she sighted the delivery guy pulling up in front of her house on his bike. The thought of anyone seeing her closely with Debock didn’t sit well with her so She went ahead to the guy who was still by his bike and accepted the pizza, ignoring Daniel and the bags he was carrying.Daniel used that as an opportunity to help himself in and he went straight to the kitchen, placing the bags of groceries on the counter.“What are you doing here and what’s all this?” Beatrice came to a halt beside him, holding the box of pizza and gesturing to
“Your Girlfriend.”“You are the only woman in my life.”“Please, stop that. Stop acting like you don’t know what I’m talking about.”“Open up to me, Bea. I wouldn’t be questioning you if I understood what you mean.”“Natalie approached me the day you were here to seek the truth. She told me to stay away from you.”“She did? How the hell did she even kno......” Dan was saying and then sighed.“There’s nothing going on between me and her. She’s just my ex.”“She wants us to get back together but that is never going to happen.”“Natalie is never a threat. I can always get a restraining order for you against her.”“That’s not the point.”“Then what is it? Feel free to tell me anything.”“We are two different people, from different worlds and with different personalities.”“So you don’t like public life?”“Maybe I would have, if you didn’t give me a terrible debut.”Daniel knew this wasn’t the right time for this but he couldn’t help with the chuckle that escaped his lips.“I’m really sorr
Beatrice nodded.Dan leaned over. Before Beatrice could ask what he was about to do, he placed a kiss on her forehead after which he led her to his spot in the VIP area. It was a bit more occupied than usual because Chad had invited a few people.“You came!” Chad smiled, rising to his feet, when he saw Daniel.His smile got bigger when he saw a very familiar face who turned out to be Beatrice.He ignored Dan and turned his attention to her.“Hi, Bea.” His voice was a little bit loud because of the music that was playing in the background.“Happy Birthday,” Bea said, returning the smile.“Thank you.” Chad grinned. “Dan already texted that he wouldn’t be able to make it cause he was with you. But seeing you both here means so much to me.Bea nodded, still smiling, not knowing what to say.“Sorry, I didn’t come with a gift or anything. I literally just heard about your birthday.”“It’s fine. You and Daniel have given me the best gift that I could ever ask for.”“And congratulations to yo
“She was so close to hitting me with a bottle the other day.”“I wish she did.”“You want me to get hurt too?”“It was really a tough time for Rita and me. It was what we wanted at that point.”“What about now?” He stared at her intently.“Rita doesn’t forgive easily so I would advise you to stay away from her.”“What about you?”“I think this is my 20th time telling you how much of an asshole you are. But the truth is that I don’t know what I’m going to do with you.”Daniel smiled at her shyness.The duo conversed for a while after which Beatrice made it known that she would like to leave.She texted Rita that she was leaving, and Daniel said his goodbye to his friends after which they both exited the club.The drive to Beatrice’s home was a quiet one. She kept herself busy by looking into the streets through the window while Daniel’s attention was on the road and soon enough, he pulled up in front of her house.Before she could help herself down, he was already by her side, helping
Rita smiled, “Of course.”“No.”“You don’t intend to get him a gift?”“I want to but I don’t know what to buy.”“I mean, he’s got everything I could ever think of.”“That’s true. But I’m sure he won’t really care if it’s something he has before or how small it is.”“Regardless, he’s going to be thrilled to have you give him something.”“What do you think I can give him?”Rita shrugged.“You’ve hung out with him for a while to know what he would like.”“I wouldn’t be asking you if I had an idea of what to do.”“You don’t need to stress your thoughts, Bea. I’m sure Dan would appreciate anything you gift him. What time is coming to pick you up?”“He will be here by 6.”Rita nodded, taking a glance at the time on her wristwatch. “There’s still time to treat you to lunch and after that, we go to the store to see what you can get.”“We are probably both exaggerating. I don’t think Daniel would be sad if I didn’t give him anything.”Rita glared at her best friend............................
“How come a bed on the jet feels so comfortable.”“Stop exaggerating. This is just like every normal bed.”She frowned. “My bed is good but not this comfy.”“But thank you for being kind to me.”“You need to stop saying that. I’m doing all of this because I want to.”Beatrice nodded. It felt good to have the opposite gender take good care of her but she didn’t want to voice it out to him.“You should always let me know when you are tired. You’ve got someone who looks up to you for strength and growth.” He stared at her intently.“I can take care of myself. I promise. Just that, it’s not every day that I travel and I don’t want to miss anything.”“You’re not going to miss anything. We still have a couple of hours to go until we arrive so there’s no harm in resting to get your strength back” Dan brought his hand to her cheek, caressing it.“What about you?’Dan grinned, “You want me to sleep with you.”“There’s no way I’m going to share this comfy bed with you,” Bea mumbled, snuggling d
Bea shrugged herself off from him and they both came face to face with Nora Debock. She was almost in her mid-seventies but still looked agile with very flawless skin.“Good to see you, Granny.” Daniel approached her and they both shared a long hug.He chuckled, returning the hug. “You still saw me at the wedding.”“That’s a lie. You were avoiding me.”“I wanted to see you again but I was told you left even before the reception was over.” Nora accused, pulling away from the hug.“Oh really?”“Yeah,“I think I had an emergency to attend to. So I left.”“Okay, enough of the past, Nana. I want you to meet the woman I love so much, even though she dislikes me more than you can ever imagine. Her name is Beatrice but you can call her Bea.” Daniel introduced the two most important women in his life to each other. “Oh my, you are even more beautiful than I imagined. So good to meet you, my dear.” Before Bea could say anything, the old woman pulled her into a warm hug, which oddly made her fe
“I just want to cuddle you.”“I don’t want you to.” Bea was saying when he placed her head on his chest and she was surprised at the warmth she felt due to the closeness of their bodies. They were in a spooning position and for the first time she felt really protected.“You win because I’m tired and I don’t have the strength to argue with you.”“Anything that makes you sleep at night.” Daniel smiled, kissing the side of her forehead.Beatrice felt her eyes start getting itchy but she tried her best to push back the tears. It was evident that she and Daniel started on a very terrible path but if she was being sincere, no man had ever made her feel loved; not even Frank.“Are you an early riser?” He asked, caressing her hair.“It depends. Why do you ask?”“I need to be up early. Grandma and I have a meeting with someone. It’s business related but we will be done before noon."“Then we have the rest of the day to explore this city before we head back home.”“It’s fine. You don’t need to