Title: This Isn't Any Joke, Betty
Author: SimpleObsession-1
Chapters: 1 out of ?
Characters/Pairings: Daniel/Betty and it hints at Betty/Henry
Word Count: 965
Rating: Soft for now
Warnings: No warnings really
Spoilers: None that I can think of
Summary: "Just because I'm your personal assistant," Betty was now very angry, "doesn't mean that I don't have a life of my own, Daniel!"
Authors Note: I was bored and this was what was created!
Disclaimer: I unfortunately don't own any of these wonderful characters

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The woman sighed as she sat at the desk to her office, her gaze staring at the clock as she waited for Daniel to decide that she'd finished for the day. It was now eleven pm and she'd already rang off her friendship date with Henry that she'd arranged because he was back in town and shed decided that they could go out as friends without wanting to start getting emotionally involved. They were adults after all and they could control their sexual desires. However that lunch date had been booked for seven pm because the Mode office was supposed to close at half past five but here she was making sure that no one turned up at the offices while Daniel thought of new ideas for next month's magazine.

She would like to mention that this months' magazine hadn't even been finalised yet.

She sighed as she rose from her chair, her bright pink jacket being pulled down as she marched into his office. The sound of her tiny heels clacking against the hard floor made him look up at her. "Are we ready to go yet, Daniel, seeing as you haven't actually asked me to do anything yet?"

"I've asked you to bring me coffee several times!" He reminded her.

Taking a deep breath, she pushed her glasses up her nose as she pursed her lips so that she could fight back the urge to hit him. "Yes, Daniel I do remember that you've asked me several times to fetch you a coffee. What I meant was that you haven't asked me to do anything worthwhile tonight that actually excuses me still being at work at half past eleven on a Friday night."

"Are you saying you had somewhere else to be?"

"Just because I'm your personal assistant," Betty was now starting to lose her calm, "doesn't mean that I don't have a life of my own, Daniel!" She watched him intently as she waited for him to remember that she had told her numerous times today and over the past week that she was going out with Henry tonight. She should have known better than to think he'd been listening to her. "I was going out with Henry tonight, Daniel!" Betty almost screamed as she turned and stormed out of his office.

She wasn't expecting anything much of Daniel. Maybe just a little bit of recognition for all the hard work she did around here and also for the fact that she surrendered so much of her personal life to help him. She was continually teased by people like Mark and Amanda for being boring but it was because she worked so damned hard because she had dreams! She didn't want to be Daniel's personal assistant for forever. She one day wanted to own her own magazine and have a personal assistant that was as dedicated as she was.

Footsteps stopped behind her and she turned to see Daniel standing there over. "I did remember about your lunch date this evening, Betty." He simply mumbled before sitting on the edge of her chair.

"So why have you kept me here all these hours? Have you even been working in there Daniel?" She asked storming into Daniel's office and over to the table where an issue of last month's mode was open and staring him in the face. She'd let him off and admit that he had been writing on it but what they were only silly doodles. "I seriously hope you're going to explain this to me, Daniel." She said turning round and noticed that he hadn't followed her inside his office. He was still sat outside in hers.

"Daniel..." She started as she walked outside to look at him. "I really wanted to go tonight!"

"I really didn't want you to go tonight that's why you're still here with me at this ungodly hour!" He shouted at her and sighed. She was apparently a bright girl but she was actually quite dumb at times when it came to romance and more important things. He rested his hands on her shoulders and sighed. "I know that you had a thing with Henry and you thought he was the one but it really is time to let go!"

Betty just stared at Daniel in horror before moving out of his arms, biting back the urge to stamp on his foot with her small high heel but she knew that would probably just end up with her fired or even worse in jail for harassing the Daniel Meade. "I have let go, Daniel! We were going out as friends!"

"There is no such thing as being friends with you, Betty! You'd have seen him again and would have probably wanted to take him home and I don't think I'd have allowed that because I'm fed up of having to listen to you talk about the guys you're in love with when I feel as if it should be you're talking about."

The two of them stared at each other after Daniel's little outburst and she didn't know how to respond. She wanted to scream with excitement but at the same time she wanted to hurt him for being so selfish and only thinking about what it was he wanted. She liked Henry and did want to build a friendship with him, she'd be lucky now seeing as she'd put work in front of him – again. Sighing, she looked at him "Daniel, I don't know who put you up to these words but I thought we were friends and you wouldn't be so cold towards me!" She whispered turning around and leaving.

Daniel watched after her and didn't know if he should run after her or not. Instead he decided to just let her leave.