Author's Note: I am so sorry I didn't get this out sooner. I hope it ends up being worth the wait. This chapter is mainly Fluff. My next couple chapters will start to heat up!
Betty stared at the bars in front of her like they were UFO'S. She didn't think she was ready to start walking just yet. Dr. Martin and Marcus insisted she should try getting used to it again.
"Ok, Betty, I want you to try to lift yourself up from the wheel chair by using the bars." Marcus explained.
"Are you sure I'm ready for this, Marcus?" Betty stated hesitantly. She was extremely nervous "and where the hell was Daniel?" Betty thought as she looked over at the door of the entrance to the physical therapy room.
"Betty, you won't know if you're ready if you don't try." Marcus encouraged. "Damn it, Daniel, where are you?"
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Daniel raced into the hospital like he was running a marathon. he ran into the elevator , ran past night nurse Maria, and ran straight to the physical therapy room. He mentally cursed out himself and Wilhelmina for being late. He knew he would have gotten here on time if it wasn't for Wilhelmina insisting he stay for the run through of models for the fashion show. The models weren't even worth looking at.....
Daniel sat in the conference room next to Christina as he shook his head at the models that were chosen.
"What a bunch of skinny bitches!" Daniel whispered to Christina. " Eat a fucking burger instead of a carrot stick."
Christina snorted as she looked at Daniel and said "they're all probably on the celery and champagne diet."
Daniel snickered as he thought about it and looked at his watch to see what time it was.
Daniel reached the physical therapy room to see Betty stand up by herself. Just when he was about to run over to her to congratulate her , she took a step and fell to the ground.
"Damn it!" Betty yelled as she pounded her fist on the mat. "I want to go back to my room now, Marcus!" Betty let out frustrated.
"You didn't try hard enough, Betty." Marcus stated.
"Yah, well, I'm done for the day!" Betty said through gritted teeth.
Daniel ran over to her and squatted in front of her. "You're not giving up that easily, Betty!" Daniel demanded.
"Marcus, I want to go back to my room, please!" Betty said angrily as she looked at Daniel.
Marcus went to go pick her up, when Daniel held up his hand to Marcus. "Not so fast, Betty Rosa Marie Suarez! You are going to get your ass in that wheel chair, get up again, and walk to the end of the bars!" Daniel order with a stern look.
Betty was at a loss for words as she looked at Daniel. No one since her mother has called her by her full name and it actually frightened her in a good way. "Marcus, help me to my chair, please." Betty whispered as she was placed back in it.
Daniel got up from where he was at and walked to the very end of the bars.
Betty placed her hands on each bar and carefully pushed herself up. She stood there for a second until she decided to take another step. Her leg cramped up slightly as she moved it but she was determined to take another step. She winced when she took a step with her left leg and tears started to cloud her vision.
Daniel could see she was in pain and it took everything in him not to stop her.
Marcus couldn't believe it when Betty made to the middle of the bars.
Betty thought for a second she could make it the rest of the way when her right leg gave out and she fell to the ground again.
Daniel went over to her to help her up when Betty held her hand up this time to halt him. "I need to do this myself, Daniel.." Betty said softly as more tears filled her eyes. She slowly got on her knees and used the bars to lift herself up.
Once she was up she gripped the bars tightly as she took a step forward.
Daniel had never been more proud of Betty than he did at this moment.
Betty kept her eyes forward and looked at Daniel as she was so close to the end of the bars. When she made it to the very end Daniel smiled as tears came into his eyes.
Betty let out a small sob of accomplishment as she collapsed into Daniel's arms.
Marcus leaped in the air and was just about to run over to Betty and congratulate her when Betty looked up at Daniel and pressed her lips to his.
Marcus stopped right where he was at and turned around snickering.
Daniel was so shocked that he fell on his butt on the mat taking Betty with him. Once he got over the shock he pressed his lips firmer to hers. "Thank you, Daniel, for pushing me." Betty whispered as she pressed her forehead to his.
"No problem, Betty. You would have done the same for me." Daniel let out as he kissed Betty's forehead.
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Once Marcus dropped Betty off at her room, he went straight to the cafeteria to settle some unfinished business with Ignacio, Hilda, Justin, night nurse Maria, and Mrs. Meade.
"I think a few of you owe me a twenty!" Marcus announced as he made it to the table they were sitting at.
Hilda got out a twenty out of her purse knowing exactly what Marcus was getting at.
Ignacio looked at Marcus and said "I'll hit you up next time, Mijo
Justin got a twenty and handed to Marcus and said "Who kissed who?"
"Betty kissed Daniel!" Marcus let out.
"Then you need to hand over those twenties to me." Justin stated as matter of fact.
"What do you mean? I said Betty was going to kiss Daniel first!" Marcus explained.
"No you said that by the end of the week one of them was going to attack the other!" Justin announced.
"The boy is right, Marcus. I distinctly remember him telling that Betty was going to make the first move." Maria let out in a Spanish accent.
Claire handed Justin a twenty as Marcus begrudgingly handed over the money to the younger Suarez.
Maria handed her twenty to him as she cursed in Spanish about the injustice of it all.
Justin smiled at the hundred dollars he made...
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Daniel sat on the side of the bed with his arm wrapped around Betty's shoulders as they watched the news.
Betty switched off the T.V. and looked at Daniel "I think we need to talk about earlier." Betty softly said.
"Yah, I think we do." Daniel agreed as he moved Betty's hair out of her face. "What made you kiss me, Betty?"
"No one has ever used my full name, except my mom. She was the only one who could get me to do anything. I guess when I heard you use it, it had frightened me in a good way. It sparked something in me that I can't explain, and I haven't felt that way in a long time. When I made it to the end of the bars I just had to kiss you. I don't know what I'm feeling right now, but, I like it." Betty explained as she looked into Daniels blue eyes that seemed to being burning into her soul.
"I was shocked at first when you kissed me because I didn't expect it. I'm glad you did it though. I've been fighting my feelings for you for quite some time now and I'm tired of fighting them. I guess what I'm trying to say, Betty is that I love you... I mean I'm in love with you." Daniel let out as he smiled at Betty.
"I'm in love with you too, Daniel. I have been for a while now I was just too afraid to say anything." Betty announced as tears fell down her cheeks.
Daniel leaned down and placed a small yet passionate kiss on her lips as Betty wrapped her arms around his neck and pressed her lips firmer to his to deepen the kiss.
Daniel tangled his fingers in her hair as his tongue brushed her lips to seek entrance into her mouth.
Betty opened her mouth slightly to let him explore her mouth further. With a few more small kisses and one kiss on Betty's cute button nose Daniel pulled back from the kiss and said "God, I can't wait till you get out of this hospital!"
"You and me both, Mister!" Betty exclaimed as she pressed her forehead to Daniel's.
Daniel smiled as Betty turned back on the television and snuggled into him. He was over the moon with the recent developments in their relationship and wanted nothing more to lock Betty up in a closet and do things to her that neither Walter or Henry had ever thought about.