A Gentle Shove Is All It Takes.
Disclaimer: I do not own Ugly Betty or any of its characters, unfortunately...
Rating: T (PG-13)
Pairing: Daniel / Betty
Summary: Will Daniel & Betty recognises their feelings for each other, with a little help from friends and family before its too late...
Author's Notes: Ok this is my first ever attempt at fanfic, so reviews would be greatly appreciated, but please be kind & go easy on me!!!!!
Chapter 1
Betty's morning started no different to any other. She awoke to the sound of her alarm clock, and slowly sat up in bed. Brushing her hair out of her eyes, she reached across to the bedside table, and felt for her glasses, accidentally knocking them on to the floor. Reaching down to retrieve them, she leaned just that little bit to far, and fell straight out of bed into a undignified heap on the floor. Cursing herself for her clumsiness, she located her glasses, and as putting them on, looked up at the clock. As her eyes focussed she realised the alarm must have been going off for a while, as she had exactly 20 minutes to get ready, have breakfast & get to work, before Daniel arrived so that she could have his coffee & bagel ready for his arrival.
Betty jumped up off the floor, and proceeded to grab her clothes & run into the bathroom to get ready.
Running down the stairs, she grabbed her coat and ran into the kitchen to grab the breakfast her father had inevitably made her.
"Wake up late, did you mija" Ignacio said without turning around, from where he was standing washing up.
"yeah, I've gotta rush I don't want to be late, thanks for the breakfast dad" betty said, as she planted a kiss on his cheek.
"I'm sure Daniel wouldn't mind if your 5 minutes late mija" Ignacio said smiling.
"well I'm sure he wouldn't, but that's not the point, I've got loads to do this morning, and at any rate I don't want to disappoint him" she said as she turned to leave the kitchen " and put that coffee down, you know you cant drink it"
"Anyone would think you had eyes in the back of your head mija" Ignacio said as he begrudgingly tipped the coffee down the sink.
As betty left the kitchen, and ran through the living room she shouted bye to Hilda who was telling Justin to hurry up and leave for school before he was late.
"bye betty, see you tonight" Shouted Hilda, " yeah have a good day at work aunt betty" Justin said as he tried to stop his mum from dragging him out of the seat where he was sitting watching fashion TV.
Ignacio had made his way out of the kitchen with a fresh cup of coffee, and as he heard the front door shut, he watched Betty through the living room window, running off down the street, still pulling her coat on and nearly dropping her breakfast in the process. He let out a little chuckle as he turned round to go back into the kitchen and finish tidying up, thinking about betty's leaving words.
Ignacio knew Daniel would not be disappointed in Betty if she was late, It would take a hell of a lot more for Betty to disappoint him than that. He had noticed the way Daniel looked at his daughter when he came round, even if Betty hadn't, how could he not, Daniel looked at Betty the same way he himself had looked at Betty's mother and he wondered how long it would take either of them to realise their feelings for each other.
It was obvious to him that his youngest daughter had started to think of her boss in more than a platonic way. There was plenty of tell tale signs, the way she smile subconsciously at the mention of his name, the way she dropped whatever she was doing, including Henry, to be there for him when he needed her, and most of all the look in her eyes when he paid her a compliment.
Yes Daniel had his faults, including his reputation for being a ladies man, but Ignacio couldn't help but like him. Betty bought the best out in Daniel, and in return Daniel did everything he could to impress Betty, even if it did mean keeping her till all hours of the morning, working with him on layouts. Although Ignacio had a sneaking suspicion that the main reason for those late night working sessions, was more so that Daniel could spend time with Betty alone.
He knew that Betty thought she was in Love with Henry, and as much as he thought Henry was a decent bloke, he knew Betty was only going to end up having her heart broken when he left for Tucson, and he had to admit, although Henry was leaving to do the right thing and help bring up his child, he couldn't help but resent him a bit for ultimately breaking betty's heart.
However Ignacio knew that betty's heart would soon mend with the help of Daniel. He knew Daniel would do whatever it took to put a smile back on his daughters face, and he loved him for that.
He knew he couldn't tell his daughter outright about what he had noticed as she would deny it all completely, professing her undying love for Henry, and laugh off his observations as ridiculous, and as for Daniel, well he had no place telling him his feelings, at any rate he thought that deep down Daniel already knew he had feelings for Betty but was unsure of exactly what those feelings were.
No he had to let love takes its course, however a few hints & a gentle shove in the right direction wouldn't hurt he thought, smiling to himself as he sat down just in time to catch the start of his favourite telenova.