Layla

Hi friends! This is a new story that I started posting on live-journal, finally getting around to posting it here. Hope you enjoy! 3 =)

What if Betty came back to NY from her cross-country trip with a few surprises that changed her world?

Chapter 1 - Layla

When Betty left NY to go on her month long cross-country trip, she had done so for numerous reasons. One, she was not going to marry Henry and she was not going to go to Rome with Gio.

Two, she needed to be on her own for a while, be her own person.

And three, she needed time away from Daniel.

Yes... Daniel.

He was her boss. But he had become so much more than that over the years for her. He'd been her source of support and confidence in her life.

He had become a friend to her.

He was charming, sweet, and...she was falling madly in love with him.

When she had gone to his office to tell him about Henry's insanely spontaneous proposal, and Gio's invitation for her to go to Rome with him, she was surprised and happy when Daniel told her to go to Rome with Gio, mainly because he knew she would come back to him.

He wanted her to come back to him.

He had told her that he couldn't imagine being at MODE without her. And when they talked about her trip, Daniel was completely supportive and respected her plans. She didn't understand how this sudden 'love' feeling came about. It just hit her when she was leaving for her trip that she was in love with Daniel.

And it seemed the more time she had to herself the more she realized how much she loved him.

Now, the problem was could he ever love her?

And now, she had a new friend to accompany her back to NY and be a part of her world.

"Layla!" Betty called. The little girl, with long brown hair, and hazel brown eyes ran over to her from the airport gift shop. Her long hair flew behind her and the pink scarf she was wearing flapped behind her.

"Yes, Betty" She said politely as she stood in front of her, her smile was so bright and Betty found it so hard not to love this girl that was thrown into her world.

Betty smiled and took her hand "It's time for us to leave. Do you want me to get you a toy?" she asked noticing she had been looking at a toy sword in the gift shop. Layla looked at her with those bright eyes. She didn't say yes, but her eyes did.

Betty giggled and tugged her hand "Come on" Betty went into the shop and looked to her

"Which toy do you want?" she asked.

Layla bit her lip timidly, but pointed to the sword. Betty smiled and picked it up. "A sword? Are you a princess or a knight?" she asked knowing how much Layla loved to dress as a princess.

In fact the dress she was wearing was purple, with pink sparkles at the top and hem of the dress that matched her scarf. The jewel-like necklace she was wearing was the icing on the cake.

"Both!" she said as if they were one in the same. Betty giggled and paid the woman at the
front for the sword and handed it to Layla.

"YAY!" she took it happily and then hugged Betty. Betty smiled and hugged her, feeling her eyes blur.

She didn't know how this happened to her, but she found this little girl to be a part of her heart now. "Now, let's go, before we miss our flight!" she said taking Layla's hand and starting to run to the gate. Layla laughed. Her laugh was so sweet and it made Betty smile.

As they made it to their seats, they leaned back and slapped each other's hands "Yes, we made it!" Betty said. Layla nodded "I want to see my new family!" she said happily looking out the window of the plane. Betty felt her eyes glisten at her words.

Betty had told Layla about her Papi, Hilda, and Justin, and her MODE friends. She even told her about Daniel.

"Yes, they will love you, Layla" Betty smoothed the girl's hair and then took her hand in hers. Layla looked to Betty with a smile and rested her head against Betty's arm.
"I love you, Betty" Layla said in a soft voice, almost as if she were shy to say so.

Betty gave her hand a small squeeze, feeling her eyes well with tears. "I love you, too, Layla" she responded with an even softer voice than that of Layla's.

Betty wondered how her family would react to her new companion. She knew they would love her. She was so adorable. Betty smiled at the thought of her birthday coming up. She was turning 6 in a few days. She wanted to make Layla's birthday special. She felt butterflies as the plane lifted off to take them back home.

AN: I know this chapter was a little short, so I posted chapter 2 as well! Hope you enjoy! Please leave a review if you can! 3 Thanks! =)