A/N: Okay so I attempted to update this as fast as I could…here goes Daniel/Betty's first date…hope you all love it!!

Breathless…

Daniel sat in his town car adjusting his cufflinks and trying his best to remain calm, hoping the whole time he wouldn't forget how to breathe. He was more nervous than he had ever been before and the fact that this night could either make him the happiest man on earth if it went right, or the most miserable if it went wrong, didn't exactly help matters. As the car slowly made it's way down the road on which Betty lived, his heart skipped several beats. In what seemed like no time at all, the driver had pulled over and was informing him that they had reached their destination. Taking one last deep breath he stepped out of the car and into the chilly streets.

When he reached the door, he stood still for a moment allowing his thoughts to collect and waiting for his courage to appear. However before either had a chance, the door swung open to reveal Betty. The smile on her face calmed him, but everything else threw him for a loop. Betty was wearing a very un-Betty-like low cut red dress with high heals on that were made to drive a man crazy. And believe Daniel they were doing their job on him right then. Unable to form a coherent thought he simply smiled, his adorable lopsided grin that Betty had come to love.

"Daniel are you okay?" she questioned after around 20 more seconds of just dumbfound looks and nervous glances.

Snapping back into reality he was finally able to speak. "Yeah, I'm great actually, Betty you look amazing…hell you look hot." he finished pulling her into a tight hug.

Laughing she responded. "You don't look so bad yourself. So where are we going anyway?"

"Uh…it's a surprise okay?" he smiled as he scooped her hand into his and lead her to the town car.

"Hmmm I don't know if I like the sound of that." she laughed as they took a seat in the car.

"You know where to go Ben." Daniel smiled still holding Betty by the hand, as he looked into her eyes.

"What is it?" she questioned after a few minutes of him staring at her in silence.

"Nothing, I was just wondering why it took me so long to realize it, when you were right there all along." he whispered, and from the look in his eyes Betty could tell it was something that bothered him, something he couldn't understand.

"Because Daniel we are best friends, and sometimes it is harder to see what is right in front of you. You don't question the motivations of your friends. You don't question why you love your friends, or why you are willing to do anything for them, you think it is just what makes you friends, that that is all it is. Sometimes it takes a while to realize that you have feelings for your best friend because you are too scared to allow yourself to realize it, too afraid of the repercussions if it isn't returned." she answered and Daniel felt almost as though she were speaking to herself instead of him.

"But you can't let fear run your life. You have to have enough courage to go after the things that matter. I'm so glad that Becks forced us to see what was there, who knows how long we would have spent too scared to see it. How much time we would have wasted with each other by being afraid." he said smiling as Betty did.

"Mr. Meade we have arrived." Came a voice that sounded as though it were a million miles away.

"Thanks Ben." Daniel responded turning back toward Betty to gauge her reaction to his surprise.

Betty looked up in amazement temporarily too stunned to speak. They were on the Brooklyn Bridge. Where she and Daniel had spent their first all-nighter together. That was the first time she had ever felt like Daniel and she could be more than boss and assistant, like they could be best friends. In the exact spot that they had eaten wedding cake at a few years back was a romantic dinner table set for two. Tears began to form in her eyes as they made their way toward it. For a moment she was too touched to even react.

"So how do you like it?" Daniel asked her.

Instead of responding verbally she pulled Daniel into a hug. And he could feel her shaking slightly.

"Wait is this okay? Did I do something wrong?" He questioned suddenly nervous by her reaction.

"No…it is perfect Daniel." she said pulling out of the hug slightly to see his handsome face. "I love it…how did you think of this place?"

"Well when Becks reminded me of the East River in January thing, I thought of this, and so when you said you would go out with me, I thought what better place than this. The place where I first began to think of you as a real friend." he smiled looking into her chocolate brown eyes that looked surprised and content.

"Daniel Meade you never cease to amaze me." she said finally releasing him from the hug and making her way over to the table to have a seat.

"In a good way though right?" he questioned taking the seat opposite Betty.

"Yes in a good way, honestly Daniel you need to have more confidence in yourself." she smiled.

He simply laughed. "You know you are probably the only person on Earth who thinks that I have a confidence problem." winking at her as he finished.

"Well I am probably the only person on Earth who knows the real you." she smiled back at him.

"True." was his only response.

They spent the next three hours laughing and joking and talking about everything under the sun. Daniel gave Betty more insight into his college years, and she was shocked to learn that he actually managed to get some work done in them. He told her about his love of college football, and baseball, and promised to take her to some games, assuring her in time she would love it too. Daniel learned more about Betty's childhood and her mother, her high school and college years, and where her love of magazines and writing stemmed from.

At the end of the night neither one of them wanted to leave, but of course nothing could last forever and eventually to both of their chagrin they had to depart.

Daniel walked Betty up to her door. "So I had a lot of fun tonight…in fact I wish it never had to end." he stated as they reached the threshold.

"I know what you mean. Who knew dinner could be so amazing?" she smiled.

"I love your smile." he stated smiling along with her.

"Well I love your eyes." she exclaimed looking into his gorgeous icy blue orbs.

Daniel took a deep breath. "Well I love you, Betty Suarez." he whispered for the first time allowing himself to speak those words aloud.

Taken aback, but happier than she could ever recall being she responded. "Well that's good because I love you too, Daniel Meade."

"Really?" he stated incredulously thinking his ears must be playing tricks on him because this was too good to be true.

"Yes really." she smiled.

And with that Daniel pulled her into a kiss.

So…good first date? Tell me your thoughts…the little review button is right here!!