OK, so this is a fic I've been meaning to jot down. This is a totally different Betty, you may not like it. However, I haven't changed her as much as this chapter may seem. This is from Daniel's perspective.
Daniel woke up to an empty bed, again. As it was her habit, she always left after he fell asleep. No matter how many times he asked her to stay, she always said no. She said staying would complicate things, by leaving they pretended it never happened. They'd been doing this for years now, three and a half to be exact. The only times they weren't together were when she was with Henry and Matt and he was with Molly. Although, there was one time when he was with Molly, that they slept together. Surprisingly he didn't feel guilty after, he never did. Being with Betty was never wrong, no matter what. He wished he could keep himself as detached as she did, he couldn't. He hated whenever anyone came between them, that was one of the reasons he stopped dating as much. She kept on going with her life though, they were still friends. They had their weekly lunch, they worked together, they still hung out, no one knew. Sometimes he wondered if he imagined it all, but then she'd show up at night. She wouldn't act like the Betty everyone knew, she was different. She found comfort in Daniel, even if it was of a sexual nature. He remembered when he came back from Tibet, Betty was having issues at work with Matt. They were together every night sometimes during lunch. When she and Matt reconciled, he felt like dying. She wouldn't come over at all, she was happy with Matt she told him, she wouldn't cheat on him. But on the night she thought she was pregnant, she showed up to his apartment. She was frantic, she didn't want to be pregnant, but if she was, she wasn't sure if it was Daniel's or Matt's. She and Daniel had been together the day before she made up with Matt. He tried to calm her down, telling her no matter what he supported her, even though he secretly wished she were pregnant, with his child. Matt would leave her for sure if that were the case. He was selfish he admitted, when he started this agreement with Betty, he was looking out for himself. He didn't want people to know he had slept with her, the first time was an accident, but he was embarrassed. He was more shocked when she told him, she didn't want anyone to know either, she didn't want to be placed with his other assistants. She didn't want to have to deal with Walters pain, if her were to find out what had happened. He found himself hurt, which made no sense, since he was the one who suggested they keep it quiet. He was shocked when a few weeks later, after Walter left, she suggested they continue. When they were alone and in need, they would use each other, no emotion involved. He agreed immediately, he found himself wanting to be with her again. He didn't think anything would come out of it. He figured, they would have sex, and he'd go about his life. But things got complicated real fast, before he knew it, he was begging her to stay the night. She never once relented, she insisted they keep to the deal. If they started to get sloppy, it would all fall apart. He didn't want anyone else now, no matter how many beautiful women he dated, some which were set up by Betty, he didn't want them, they never matched up. He almost jumped for joy when he heard Matt was leaving, he was even happier to hear, they weren't attempting long distance. Like clock work, she showed up the night he left. She was feeling depressed, so she came to him, and every night for the past few months. For months now he'd been trying to figure out how to turn this into more. How could he tell her, he wanted their relationship to be real. What if she didn't want the same thing, he couldn't keep doing this. He became more involved everyday. He was starting to get messy, people started noticing him starring at her, at work. Or whenever he saw her talking to another man, or going on a date, it was getting harder to hide his jealousy. When they interviewed a Spanish actor, and he started speaking to Betty in Spanish, he cut the interview short. He told Betty they got all they needed for the article. She knew something bothered him, but she had no clue as to what. Whenever she went on a date and ended up at his place after, he felt better. He knew it wasn't just anyone, who could capture her interest. He got up to get dressed for work, she had a date tonight. Some firefighter, who help put out the fire at her house. He tried no to think about it, he knew he'd feel better when she came over later on tonight.