Yazahib arrived at the company and went directly to the architecture floor, he must talk to Derek, he must step aside so that Daniel does what her heart dictates.
Upon entering Derek's office, the redhead looks at him and sighs and then points to the chair in front of his desk. "I guess it's time to talk." Derek looked Yazahib in the eye. Yazahib did not sit down, he decided to stand or he may kill him if he gets too close to him.
“It's time to make things clear,” Yazahib took another step, “you know that she started that relationship with you because of the pain of my abandonment. She's hurting because she doesn't want to leave you, she's afraid of hurting you.” Derek felt his heart lose a series of beats. “Do you love her?” Yazahib asked him.
"Yeah," Derek answered sincerely, "that's why I stayed by her side when all she did was cry for you. That's why I stayed by her side even when I knew that she was expecting a child of yours.” He frowned, “Yazahib, I stayed with Daniel although in my heart I knew that she still loved you.”
Yazahib looked at him, “so if you knew this would happen, why don't you step aside? You should avoid her suffering and feelings of sadness in her for leaving you. You must talk to her and convince her that her place is with me.”
Derek smiled, “how ironic is this. I did just that when you got in my way. I myself convinced myself that her place is with you, and what did you do? You left her for just a damn lie that you forced her to hide! She really loves you, Yazahib. You shouldn't have put her to the test, she is not Caroline,” Yazahib deepened his frown, “yes friend ... we all know that Caroline did with you everything she wanted because of the power you gave her, but that is not why Daniel should always be under your orders and your control. Should I leave Daniel with you? Tell me, Yazahib ... are you willing to be the one from before? Because if that's the case, I'm going to break your damn face, she is not an object, she is a strong and free woman and you cut her wings, do you deserve her more than I do?”
Yazahib's breathing began to rag, he knows his friend is right, in the past he treated Daniel like she was his own game chip, "I love her," he finally said without argument.
“And because you love her, you must let her be free, you must support her in her projects, you must encourage her so that she may be as great and successful as anyone else. Are you up for that?”
Yazahib stared at him.
***
Patricia went up to Daniel's room to bring breakfast, her man left an hour ago and Daniel hasn't called her and that worried her.
"Daniel," she smiled as she entered the room. Daniel quickly wiped away her tears, she hasn't stopped crying since Yazahib left, “oh my girl,” the woman placed the tray on the nightstand, “why are you crying?” Daniel sobbed, the pregnancy has her very sensitive and with everything that is happening made her cry a lot.
"The man I love is back." Daniel looked at her for a second and then lowered her head. "And there's another man in my life. Derek is everything a woman should have as a boyfriend. He supports me, he doesn't hold me back or stop me, he doesn't control me or possessive of me. On the other hand, Yazahib is so ... so ... oh God Patricia,” she wiped away the tears that never stop flowing, “I love Yazahib so much and I feel so bad to want to be with him and not with Derek ... and when I remember what Yazahib did to me and how painful it will be for Derek if I leave him for Yazahib… ”
Patricia stroked her hair, “can you tell me what really happened?"
An embarrassed Daniel lowered her head, “Yazahib asked me to have a child ... but I was only 20 Patricia ... I didn't want a baby so I told him and in our first time he didn't protect himself and forbade me to take anything to prevent pregnancy.”
"And you avoided it, didn't you?" The woman finished for her and Daniel nodded, "and when he found out he went crazy and you don't know why he exaggerated, right?" Daniel felt again for her that was an exaggeration on Yazahib's part.
"And Caroline told him that I danced at the club and that made him more crazy. I appreciate that by the time she told him he wasn't near me,” she sobbed loudly.
"Do you want to know why Caroline and Yazahib ended their relationship?" Daniela looked at her immediately. Patricia always refused to talk about it so she nodded, “Yazahib was a man who gave a lot of freedom, he let her do whatever she wanted. He didn't hold her back, didn't stagnate her or tell her what to do,” Daniel frowned, “and she always took advantage, she did it to the point of cheating on him with her partner and killing the baby she was expecting for Yazahib without consulting him. At that moment Yazahib changed completely,” Patricia removed the hair from Daniel's face, “and when he fell in love with you, he promised not to neglect you for a second, he promised to give you a test and then to be sure that you love him as much as he loves you.”
Daniel began to cry with more pain, "I'm a fool ... I didn't know what he had been through." She looked at the woman. "Oh Patricia ... What will I do now? Will he trust me again? Will he let me support him so that he knows that I am not the same? Oh my God ... I want to be with him ... I want us both to raise our baby together but I don't want to hurt Derek.” Patricia hugged her, she had avoided telling her before so she wouldn't walk away from Yazahib. What happened to him before her does not justify how he has been with Daniel, but he is hurt and she must understand that he loves her like no other.
"You can do it ... it can work so that you forgive Yazahib and he forgive you. You can both raise your baby together and you can both love each other intensely,” Patricia slightly raised her gaze from Daniel, “you will hurt Derek more if you don't tell him what you really want, you will hurt him and you will hurt yourself if you continue with this.”
"But the press ... what will people say?"
Patricia smiled, “the press and the people will never stop pointing out. It shouldn't matter what they say. Besides, you never dated Derek freely, that news was given to the press.” Daniel looked at the woman and she smiled, “we both know who they were. Now, will you be intimidated by that?” Daniel denied even though in her heart she felt fear.
"But I don't want Yazahib to be the one from before, I love him so much but I won't tolerate him managing me at his will."
Patricia widened her smile, “then make it clear to him, but now you must eat." Daniel with a little more calm inside her for taking out what she had and for knowing why Yazahib's behavior was due to her, she began to eat.
"Patricia, can you help me?" Daniel looked at the woman when she entered the room, "I want to walk a bit and now that Yazahib is not here I want to take advantage."
Patricia raised her eyebrows, “are you sure that's a good idea?" She asked suspiciously at the idea.
“Yes, the doctor said I should rest for a few days, it didn't stop me from walking a bit. I already feel numb… come on… help me please.”
Patricia gave a long sigh, "I'll do it because it's still early and the boss will be late." She helped her up and Daniel felt in heaven when she touched the cold ground with her bare feet.
"It feels so good ..." when she saw Patricia's puzzled look, she was worried, "What's wrong, Patricia?" The woman, smiling in amazement, touched her belly.
"You have grown a lot these days, it's as if the baby decided to show herself, finally."
Daniel looked at her swollen belly, “oh, it's true, it’s bigger,” she smiled excitedly, “maybe she liked that her father pampered her all these days,” she caressed her belly, “I think we're both happy to have Yazahib by our side.” Daniel looked at Patricia amused, “You know Yazahib also says she's a girl? I think they are finally going to convince me and ...” She stopped when she saw the door open and when she saw the person who entered through it, her heart stopped.