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Chapter 1: The Great Freeze

Daniel Meade had several emotions coursing through him at the moment; this was a big night for not only him, but for Betty, mostly for Betty.

He felt more than excited and nervous about the prospects of what this launch could mean for their future 'endeavors'. At the current moment though he was concerned about Betty's whereabouts, since she had told him nearly an hour ago that she was on her way.
He had wanted to pick her up and arrive together but she had told him that she preferred to meet him here.

He knew she was probably a little nervous.

This elaborate ceremony was being held to launch the new Dunne magazine that Betty had been helping to produce the past couple of months.

He felt his heart lift every time he thought about how far she'd come since he met her at Mode. He felt so proud of her and all that she's accomplished. He felt even happier that he was a part of this journey with her; and was actually in London watching her dreams come true right before his eyes. It made him have hope that his biggest dream might come true.

However, currently he was more than a little worried about where Betty was. He had tried calling her several times and kept getting her voicemail. Just as he decided to give up on calling, the line connected, but he couldn't hear a single word she said from all the noise surrounding him. "Betty, hang on a sec. I can't hear you"

He stepped outside and when he saw her practically shivering with an arm tightly wrapped around her midsection and her other hand up with the phone to her ear, he rushed over. "Betty, what in the world are you doing out here?"

"Huh, Daniel, its, huh, so cold" she stuttered, as she put her phone away. Of course it was cold, it was nearly 30 degrees and she was in a rather short dress leaving her legs bare to the cold London air. "Come inside, you're going to freeze to death out here" he started to pull her along but she stopped him and said "no, I don't want to"

"Betty, are you crazy? It's freezing out here. Why don't you want to come inside?" he asked as he already started shrugging off his own jacket. When he wrapped the jacket around her and pulled her to him to give her more warmth, Betty let out a comforting sigh and wrapped her arms around him tighter. For a moment she simply enjoyed the comfort of being wrapped in his arms, his body creating this shield of warmth. She felt so warm, despite the fact that it was freezing outside. The scent of his cologne washed over her and she felt herself melt into his embrace more.

"Betty…" Daniel whispered her name, not really wanting to end this rather amazing embrace with her, but he needed to get them inside. "hmm?" she mumbled. He felt knots in his stomach as she continued to hold onto him. "Why don't you want to go inside?"

"Hm…I'm…I'm so scarred"

At that he took hold of her shoulders to pull back and look at her "scared? Why?"

She bit her lip, her cheeks were rosy from the chilled air, and he couldn't help his heart from doing a little flip at how cute she looked, but when she said "I don't think I can do this" he snapped out of his trance and realized she was nervous about presenting her magazine. He took hold of her face, finding her cheeks cold from the air. Her whole face seemed to soften at his touch and that made him smile "Betty, you are going to do great. You don't need to be nervous. All of this, what you've done, is amazing and inspiring and everyone is going to love it"

Betty felt her eyes begin to water from Daniel's words of encouragement. He was so sweet. The feeling of his warm hands against her face and the soft sparkly look in his eyes and all of the positive things he's said to her made her melt. She was finding it incredibly difficult to hold back all of the feelings she'd bottled up for the past couple of months with him in London.

He took her hand and pulled her along to follow him inside "come on, we can talk inside."

When they walked in, Daniel took her to a quiet spot away from everyone "Betty, you are going to go up there and present your magazine. And it's going to completely capture everyone's attention. They are going to be left feeling awed by you."

She looked and him with a sweet smile, but then laughed and shoved his shoulder playfully "Since when did you become so good at giving pep talks?"

He grinned brightly and said "Well, I've had several amazing pep talks over the years, its only time I return the favor"

She bit her lip as butterflies seemed to flutter in her stomach. She looked down for a moment, but before she knew it he titled her chin up catching her by surprise. "Hey, if you get nervous up there… just look at me." The smile on his face and the look in his eyes completely captivated her. "Pretend it's just you and me. Like we practiced."

She nodded feeling entirely mesmerized by him. She had wondered why she hadn't admitted her feelings for him sooner. She was crazy.

Daniel could see that Betty was less nervous. He smiled and said "I'm your friend. I'm here for you, okay?"

She nodded, the truth of that statement reaching her heart. "Thanks so much, Daniel." She stared into his eyes, finding herself unable to suppress her feelings, she hugged him tight and said "I'm so happy you're here. I'd be so lost without you"

He smiled and hugged her tighter. "I'm so glad I decided to follow you here. I'm nothing without you." His eyes widened as he realized what he said; he stuttered "I mean uh… you know, with starting over and all that." Betty couldn't help her smile as she continued to hug him. She had known he'd come to London to be with her since that day she bumped into him in Trafalgar Square…