Authors note: This chapter is rated M! I decided to go ahead and move this story along a little bit. I ended up getting Betty out of the hospital! She still will be going to physical therapy I just was getting tired of her in the hospital! I have a little smut in this chapter not much mostly fluff... But thing are starting to heat up!!!!

Betty woke up in the morning with a smile on her as she turned over in her bed. She stared at the occupant that laid next her who had his hands locked around her waist. She was happy that she was out of the hospital and back in her apartment. It had been a full week that she was home and Amanda couldn't have been more thrilled to have her best friend back.

Daniel felt like he could finally relax now that Betty was home. He insisted that she stayed with him for a while until she was better, but, Ignacio nipped that in the butt before Betty could get her opinion of the matter. Daniel couldn't blame Ignacio for looking out for his daughter especially since Betty and his relationship was fairly new.

Ignacio wanted Betty to come home with him, Hilda, and Justin but the look on Betty's face was priceless.

Betty looked at her father when he suggested her staying with them as if he had grown three heads. Betty was more than capable of taking care of herself and she had proved that more than once in her twenty five years of living. Any way she wasn't alone she had Amanda.

Daniel pretty much glued himself to her and Betty couldn't help but invite him to stay with her until she got back on her feet again. Of course she waited to ask Daniel that when her Papi decided to go to the cafareteria for their chili dogs. "What Papi don't know won't hurt him!" Betty thought

Betty buried her face in Daniel's neck as she laid next to him and listened to him breathing. Her finger tips grazed his exposed stomach up to his chest as her hand landed right on his heart.

Daniel shifted in his sleep and brought his hand up to touch hers. His beautiful blue eyes opened up and smiled as he grabbed Betty's hand and intertwined his fingers with hers as he turned to face her. "Hi..." He said softly. His voice was deep/husky and it drove Betty crazy.

"Hi, sleepyhead.." Betty let out softly as she smiled at him.

Daniel leaned forward and brushed his lips to hers. "I could get used to waking up next you." Daniel announced as he moved her hair out of her face.

"You know what fascinates me about sleeping in the same bed as you?" Betty asked as she tried to hold in her laughter.

"What?" Daniel questioned.

"You snore!" Betty let out with a chuckle.

"I do not!" Daniel said as he laughed at the absurdity of it.

"Yeah, you can even ask Amanda and she will tell you, you snore. She came in here last night when I was working on my last paper for YETI and told me to put a sock in your mouth. I told her it was inappropriate and downright nasty to do that to you." Betty announced as she sat up from where she was lying.

"Yeah, well, you steal all the blankets when you sleep." Daniel let out with a cute huff.

"Daniel, I didn't say I hated your snoring I actually find it very humbling." Betty explained

"You do?" Daniel asked.

"Yeah, even extremely good looking, sexy as hell Editor and Chief's snore. I just thought men like my dad were the only ones who snore." Betty said softly as she leaned down and kissed Daniels lips.

Daniel grabbed the back of her head as he pulled her down on top of him. He opened his mouth slightly to make room for her tongue as Betty's hands went through his hair. Daniel rolled Betty over so he could be on top as he continued to kiss her.

Betty's hands seemed to have a mind of their own as they slide slowly up Daniel's back. She felt every muscle ripple and she inwardly groaned.

Daniel's hands started to venture up her night shirt and Betty immediately froze. Daniel felt Betty stiffen in his arms and he stopped as he gave Betty one quick kiss on the lips and got up off of her. "I'm sorry, Betty... I got carried away..." Daniel said softly. Internally he was frustrated to some degree because he was used to having sex on a regular bases. He knew that this was not the way she envisioned their first time being.

"It's ok, Daniel... I just don't want our first time.... I...." Betty from some reason was at loss for words. She looked over at Daniel and could see he was really hot and bothered but he still wasn't forcing her and that touched her. But at the same time every part of her body was screaming at her that she was an idiot! How could she turn down this beautiful man sitting next to her? How, you ask me, I have no fucking clue???

"I know, Betty, you want romance... Dinner, candles, wine, and silk sheets, the whole bit, right?" Daniel stated as he looked at her in her chocolate brown eyes.

"GUH... You're right I do want that...." Betty announced mentally kicking herself. And you call yourself woman... any other woman would be peeling off their panties and throwing it at him for that comment.

Daniel kissed her forehead as he got up. "Well, I will make sure you get that..." Daniel stated as he walked into her bathroom.

Betty fell back on the bed and let out a much needed sigh.... Man, it's going to be a long day.

Daniel walked into the bathroom and gripped the sink.... I need a cold shower.... he looked down at himself at the raging hard on he had... a very, very cold shower!

Daniel got dressed after his shower and made his way into the kitchen where Betty was sitting at the dining room table.

Amanda was sitting on the couch reading a magazine with Holston on her lap... "Daniel, you need to get some of those breathing strips for your nose... You snore..." Amanda let out not looking up from her magazine.

Betty looked at him with that look like I told you so but you didn't believe me.

"Well, my girlfriend finds it humbling..." Daniel said as he winked at Betty.

Betty rolled her eyes as she concentrated on eating her cereal.

"Yah, well, your girlfriend still has her shiny new love goggles on.... Because your relationship is still new... But eventually those love goggles are going to come off and she's going to be asking you to buy those breathing strips." Amanda announced as she got up and made her way into the kitchen.

Betty let out a snort as Daniel didn't quite know what to say to that....

Amanda laughed as she watched the inner turmoil of Daniel Meade set in.... "Daniel, you are also wearing those love goggles....Don't stress you might get wrinkles...."

"She's right, sweetie... We wouldn't want you to get wrinkles..." Betty said as she smiled at Daniel...

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Daniel made it to Mode right on time with Amanda not too far behind.

Betty was still not ready to go back to work and she had physical therapy with Marcus this afternoon.

Daniel was going to take an extra hour for lunch, so, he could be there for her physical therapy.

Amanda made sure all of his appointments were lined up, so, that nothing interfered with Betty's physical therapy....

Wilhelmina strolled past Amanda's desk and could see that Daniel was busy on the phone... "Good morning, Amanda..." Wilhelmina let out as she walked straight into Daniel's office.

Daniel was on the phone to Betty with his back turned so he was facing his window... "Baby, I'm taking a longer lunch to be at your physical therapy..."

"Daniel, you don't have to do that? Hilda, can come with me this time..." Betty announced

"It's not up for discussion, Betty...." Daniel said as he turned around and noticed Wilhelmina standing there looking fairly amused. "Hey, Betty, I will see you at 12:00... I got to go... I love you..."

"I love you too, Daniel... Bye..." Betty hung up the same time Daniel did.

"Wow, Daniel, never saw that one coming! How is Betty doing, by the way?" Wilhelmina asked. She really was a little concerned but not by much...

"Fine, thanks for asking..." Daniel stated.

"You're welcome... So, the reason why I came in here is tomorrow we have a business meeting with..."

"Adrianna Lima, and Heidi Klum... I know I set that meeting up about a month ago.... and it is right here on my calendar..." Daniel announced as he picked up his calendar to show Wilhelmina.

"I'm just making sure your head is still in the game, Daniel... You've been a little distracted the last month..." Wilhelmina stated sternly.

"I'm sorry, Wilhelmina, that Betty being shot was a little more important than me being Editor and Chief of this magazine!" Daniel announced fuming at Wilhelmina...

Wilhelmina knew she hit a nerve and it probably wasn't the smartest thing to do, especially when it came to Betty. But she needed to say it...

"Well, I'll leave you be." Wilhelmina said as she walked out of his office.

Daniel couldn't believe the balls Wilhelmina had to say that to him after what happened to Betty. He did the right thing by being there for her. Betty's life was more important than being Editor and Chief of Mode. He looked down at his Rolex and sighed, it was 9:30. He still had two in half hours before seeing, Betty.

Daniel decided to start working on his notes for his meeting tomorrow and go over the book of the next issue.

Amanda came in and could see Daniel was a little frayed at the edges. "What did Satan want?" Amanda asked as she came down and sat in one of the chairs in his office.

"Oh, world domination and to tell me I've been distracted this month..."

"Ouch... What a bitch! Daniel, you did the right thing by splitting your time with Mode and Betty.. Wilhelmina is just up in your snatch because that is what she does best..." Amanda pointed out

"Thanks, Amanda, I needed that..." Daniel let out softly.

"No problem... Before I forget , here!" Amanda placed a box of Breath Right strips on Daniels desk.

Daniel chuckled softly as he looked at the box.

"If you're going to stay with me and Betty for a while, wear them!" Amanda stated as she walked out of the room.