A Month later found Betty still working from Daniels office. He would come in a few days out of the week but he still was not back full time yet. She was still going to proposal meetings and approving the layouts, but slowly Daniel was getting his feet wet again. Being his best friend she was excited to see him back at work, getting back to his life. But at the same time it was aggravating working with him in the same office.

"Uhhh, Daniel if I find one more crumb on my papers!" She ground out and wiped said offending crumb away.

"sorry" he said sheepishly and smiled at her "I don't see why you don't just let me bring your desk in here"

"And I still don't understand why you want me to work in here." She quipped back. Leaning back in her Chair she swiveled it so that she could look at him. Soon after he started coming back to work, He'd insisted that she stay in the office, saying something about her deserving it. She had fought him tooth and nail on it saying she had her own desk and computer. Daniel had just come in the next day with a brand new lap top for 'Her' side of the desk.

" What's the point in you being out there?" he asked and didn't wait for her to reply "there is none, I am not here full time yet and you are in here when I'm not at work so…. There is no point in you working out there"

"fine, you can bring my desk in here, just so that I don't have to wipe your crumbs of my paperwork again" she said in defeat. Shaking her head she fought back a laugh at the triumphant look on his face. It was good to see him genuinely smile.

An hour later Betty was sitting behind Daniels big desk as she watched him try and pull hers into the office. She had one hand over her mouth to keep her grin hidden and the other clutching her side from giggling.

"You know you can come help me" he said and she let her laugh out at the glare he sent her way.

"No I don't think I can, you wanted it in here so now I get to watch you huff and puff your way through it." she laughed.

"you suck" he said and stuck his tongue out at her. She watched as he turned back to the desk and pulled it hard, finally getting it though the door. "Now where do you want it?"

Looking around she smiled, if she was going to share the office with him the he needed to share the view. Standing she went to edge of his desk and pushed it towards the west wall, catty cornering it. Then she pointed to her desk. "Put mine in the other corner so that I can see out the window"

When he didn't respond she looked over at him, he was staring at her with a dumbfounded look on his face. "What?"

"My desk it twice the weight of yours and yet you can just push it over to the corner?" he asked and she laughed again, because he was right. He was still breathing hard from moving her desk and she had just barely pushed his and it moved.

"What can I say, I'm a strong Girl" Grinning she kicked off her shoes and pushed up her sleeves. "Come on lets move my desk old man!"

Another hour later, after her desk had been moved and they had argued over the rest of the furniture, Betty sighed in satisfaction. The ugly white couch was gone and her comfy leather brown couch from the receptionist area was in the office. Her framed Poncho, from her first day at mode was hanging on the wall by her desk and she was currently looking online for a better set of curtains.

"It doesn't even look like my office anymore" she heard him say and when she looked up from her computer he was standing in the middle of the office looking around. "It feels like…. Well like it fits. Your stuff crowding mine"

Feeling herself blush and her stomach do more flip flops she nodded her head and stood grabbing her purse. "It's nice. I should be heading home though, its past midnight and Pappi will be worried"

"yeah" Daniel replied and ran a hand over his scruffy face as he looked at his watch. "I'll call the town car."

"No its okay I can take the train" she said putting on her jacket.

"No, well…" and when he hesitated she knew what he wanted. Grabbing his jacket she took his hand as well and pulled him out of the office.

"Come on I bet Pappi has some food in the fridge for us"

The months flew by and soon Daniel and Betty were used to sharing an office. Soon it was fall, The leaves on the trees were turning brown, Hilda was getting married and Justin was dating a nice guy named Austin. Daniel was back at work full time and neither of them had made any move to have Betty move back out of the office.

Daniel was actually living at her fathers house now that Hilda and Justin had moved into Bobby's Manhattan apartment. It was awkward at times to wake up to Daniels singing in the shower, or bumping into him coming out of the shower in a towel. But she was slowly getting used to it.

"Betty! Stop moving or I'm going to stick a pin in your leg!" Christina snapped.

"I'm sorry but I'm trying to schedule an important meeting" Betty said never looking up from her cell phone.

Christina had flown home to personally over see the dresses for Hilda's wedding. It was less then a week away and Betty had yet to have her dress adjusted. Christina had cornered her in the office several hours ago, insisting that she change into the dress and stand on a box so that she could hem the dress.

"I don't know why Daniel doesn't just give you your own office! You practically do his job" Christina said and then cursed when she pricked herself.

"I do not. And he's Still adjusting to being back at work I don't want him to handle everything on his own yet" Betty said and tossed her phone onto the couch "are you almost done? I still have to proof the pictures for the layout"

"See that's what I mean!" Christina said and stood up. "that's his job not yours!"

"Its not a big deal I used to help him with that stuff before anyways" she said dismissing it.

"Why do you do so much?" Christina asked and Betty quickly stepped off the box and behind the clothing screen so she could change, hoping her friend hadn't seen her blush. "Oh no…. Betty!"

"What" she asked acting like she didn't understand

"You have feelings for him!" Christina screeched.

"Shh" Betty said and came back around the screen running to close the door as she zipped up her jeans. "god do you have to be so loud?"

"your not denying it!" her friend said and pointed a finger at her "You can't have feelings for him, he's your boss, and he just lost his wife six months ago."

"I know that! Don't you think I do?" Betty sighed defeated and plopped down on the couch. "Its not like I did it on purpose, it just happened. I mean hell the man is living with me!"

"I told you it wasn't a good idea, I told you him moving into your fathers house was a HUGE mistake"

"yes, yes, and again I know!" she shook her head and leaned over to rest her arms on her legs. "Its like after Molly died and I was taking care of him even more the often that it just sunk in"

Christina sat next to her friend and put an arm over her shoulders. "maybe its just because he's so close now. You both go home to the same house and you both work in the same office."

"no, no" Betty said as she wiped a single tear of her cheek. "I was thinking about it the other day. Even when Henry was here and then when I was dating Gio, Daniel always came first. They knew that if he called I would drop whatever I was doing and go running. I think I have been in love with him a long time."

Turning she smiled at her friend, "It was why it didn't work with Gio and he knew it. Every time we went out, I was constantly checking my phone and Gio always said I was so distracted. Right before we broke up and I took that trip, Gio called me on it. Said that he couldn't come second best anymore"

"oh Betty"

When Betty got home that night she was surprised to see that Daniel was sitting at the kitchen table by himself. Usually her father and him would be playing cards or cooking. While Daniel had come back to work he still came home earlier then her.

"I'm home!" she said and took off her jacket.

"hey" Daniel said and stood up to pull her into a hug as she walked into the kitchen. "did Christina find you?"

"yeah, I think I might have a pin permanently stuck in my leg" pulling out of the hug she patted his chest and walked over to the fridge and pulled out the left over's.

"I'm moving out" he said and she dropped the container of tamales on the counter, turning around she stared at him.

"what?" She asked, no he couldn't be moving out. She hadn't heard him right.

"I'm moving out. I've been here five months. Molly's house sold the other day and I just think its time to get my own place." Daniel said and she felt her stomach drop. He couldn't move out. She needed him here, he was what go her up in the morning.

"You really don't have too, Pappi loves having you here" she said quickly. She could feel the lump forming in her throat, this wasn't happening. As much as she wanted to deny her feelings for him she knew that if he moved out now she was going to shatter.

"I know, but I need to." She heard him move closer to her and she felt his arms go around her but she didn't move. "Its time Betty, I am doing so much better because of you and your family but I need to move. I have to start my life again"

Betty slowly started to move, she stepped back and smiled a watery smile at him. Wiping her eyes she laughed "Okay, well I should be going to bed, its late and I have an early appointment"

"Wait" he said and she just shook her head. Turning she walked from the kitchen. Maybe Christina was right.