Derek smiled at the sight of her standing and more at her panicky look. "Hello precious" he greeted her and Daniel sat on the bed with the help of Patricia. What is he doing there? Does he want Yazahib to kill him?
"Derek," Daniel whispered still in disbelief, "but ... but ..." he entered and approached her and then kissed her on the forehead.
"Can you leave us alone, Patricia?" The woman nodded as she smiled and left the room, leaving them alone.
"Derek ... Yazahib ..."
"Easy," he interrupted, "I know how to defend myself and besides, he can't prevent me from coming to see you. I don't care that this is his house,” he arranged a lock of hair behind Daniel's ear and caressed her cheek in the process, “you are beautiful.”
Daniel smiled, looking at his beautiful green eyes, “thanks Derek" for some reason her heart feels at peace, it's like everything will suddenly turn out okay.
"You know we were both wrong, right?" Daniel frowned in confusion. "We both betrayed an important person in our lives." He sighed deeply as he looked into her eyes. "We shouldn't have had a relationship." Derek smiled, "Well, we really didn't. It was a real relationship,” he joked. They had little sex and always avoided going out in public together.
"Derek ...”
"No," he interrupted her, "let me talk," he smiled at her with love. "Simone and I told you that I should have been the one who should have been with you." Derek took the courage he needed to speak, "but I never told you because we didn't meet,” remembering it, he sighed, “I was the one who recommended you to clean Yazahib's house. That same night, I would meet you but my friend called me that day to tell me about a beautiful girl who left his heart racing and a feeling of ecstasy.” Daniel looked at him and bit her lip, “I had never seen my friend like this, I thought it was a lie and that he just wanted to put that girl to bed. But when he described her to me and told me that the girl cleaned his house, I didn't know what to do ... he is my best friend and for the first time after Caroline I saw him so excited for a woman. I saw him so happy that I decided to step aside, after all I did not know you.”
"But you saw me when I intruded on that day when you were arguing over the architecture of the building."
Derek nodded with a huge smile, “I did not know it was you. Simone never wanted to show me a picture of you," he smiled, “but as soon as Yazahib went after you, I realized that you were that girl who was supposed to be for me ... but what could I do? My best friend talked to me about you every day all day. He was really going crazy because he couldn't see you and he couldn't go after you either. I refused to give him Simone's address,” he laughed softly, “I didn't want your friend to kill me,” Daniel laughed, “the fact is that I stepped aside because I knew that you are for Yazahib and he is for you.” Daniel felt like her heart ached and perhaps it is for the happiness of knowing that he made that sacrifice for her, “and when he abandoned you I felt so angry that I wanted to kill him. Then Simone told me that you were suffering and he convinced me to tell you the truth. I was just going to tell you that I was supposed to be the boy you were supposed to be with, I would only do it to laugh but what I felt for you won over me and I was foolish to take advantage of your pain.”
Daniel looked at him confused, “you didn't take advantage of me, Derek."
Derek smiled sadly, “I did, Daniel, I knew that you love my friend, I knew that you would never forget him, I knew that you and he are for each other ... I knew why my friend is the way he is and I the opposite. In explaining the reason for his flight, I simply took advantage of your vulnerability and forced you to be with me when your heart was still beating for Yazahib,” he caressed her cheek.
"Derek ..." Daniel sobbed, her heart hurting, "why do you say these things to me?" Derek kissed her lips lovingly to feel them one last time.
"Because I love you and I want the best for you ... and the best for you is Yazahib. He is your true love, he is the one who should be with you and not me.” Daniel began to cry for that act of love, “no, don't cry,” he hugged her and consoled her.
"I don't want to lose you Derek ..."
"You won't, I'll be here for you when you need me, I don’t want to lose my best friend either, and you won't lose me."
"Simone shouldn't have convinced me of this."
Derek didn't say anything, he spoke to Simone before coming to her and he feels very bad, Simone really didn't realize what he did. “But he did and I don't regret being there for you. Don't blame Simone, he just wanted to help you," he kissed her head, “now I want you to stop crying and smile,” he looked into her eyes, “I want you to be very happy. Have they told you the reason for the way he acted? Yazahib?” Daniel nodded, “well, now you can understand him better and know how to deal with him. Yazahib loves you and I know that he is willing to change the way he is for you ... although well, we already know that he got used to being possessive and controlling,” they both laughed.
"It's unbearable,” Daniel looked at Derek for a few seconds and then hugged him, “thank you Derek, thank you for always being here for me and thank you for putting my happiness before yours." She broke away and looked into his eyes, “you are a great friend and that makes you a great person. I know you will find a good woman for you and she will be very happy.”
Derek chuckled, “for now I'm content with one night's conquests,” he kissed her head and stood up. "Now I must go before Yazahib arrives and wants to kill me for being in his room with his beloved."
Daniel smiled lovingly at him, “thanks Derek, please take care of yourself and forgive me."
He shook his head, “I do not have anything to forgive you for. This is what love is about,” after winking at her, he left the room heartbroken but happy that the woman he loves is loved and cared for by a man who is willing to do anything for her.
Daniel looked at the door and allowed herself to cry with sadness and happiness. Derek did what someone else would have refused to do. He chose her happiness over his.
***
Daniel convinced Patricia to let her fix dinner for Yazahib. It is time to seek forgiveness from her boyfriend and she also needs to forgive him.
Patricia of course cooked and Daniel only laid the plates on the batter. She can't push herself and she understood she must take care of her baby.
"Well, I'll go but please Daniel, everything is served, wait for the man here and do nothing.”
Daniel smiled and hugged the woman, “go easy, Patricia, I won't do anything, I promise," the woman said goodbye with a kiss on the cheek and left.
Yazahib arrived at the mansion and went directly to the stairs, he very much wants to see the woman he loves and kiss her belly so that his daughter makes those movements that he likes to feel so much. The talk with Derek did not go well, he refused to leave Daniel.
"Daniel?" He called out to her, alarmed at not seeing her in bed. He dropped her briefcase and ran to the bathroom and when he didn't see her there he didn't leave the room either. "Daniel? Baby, where are you?” He yelled in panic and as he entered the dining room, he took a deep breath.
"Hi" Daniel smiled when she saw him so upset, "Patricia helped me," she said getting up but Yazahib stopped her and just kissed her, he kissed her desperately, he needs to feel her to know that she is there and is okay.
"Don't ever do this to me again," he whispered, looking into her eyes, "I thought you were gone."
Daniel smiled tenderly and caressed his cheek, "I will not leave, I will never leave you alone." She kissed him on the lips and smiled at the confusion in his eyes. "I want to be with you because I love you and I missed you so much." She tried not to cry, "but I want you to trust me and please never ... no matter how angry you are ... never leave me alone.” Yazahib felt his heart pound so hard it seemed like an attack. His Daniel, his love, is she telling him that she's staying with him? "I need you to give me freedom and to be my partner and not my controller." Yazahib did not contain his emotion and hugged her tightly and then kissed her passionately.
"You love me ... you love me and you will be with me."
Daniel laughed at the kisses that he distributes on her face, “yes, I will be with you because I love you."
Yazahib could not contain so much happiness, “I will never leave you alone, I will never leave your side again and I promise to take care of you and our daughter.” His promises are sincere ... but there are people out there who also promised never to see them happy.