Chapter 1

**Hilda and Bobby's Wedding**

Betty closed her phone thinking about the decision she had just made. London was so far away from her friends and family, but running her own magazine was an opportunity she just couldn't pass up. Besides, her family would be ok without her. There wasn't anything here to hold her, so why not go.

Betty walked back into the wedding and looked around at how perfect everything was.

"Hey, where were you? I was starting to think I was a bad dancer and that's why you disappeared." Daniel was standing right behind her. How long had he been standing there?

"Oh, Sorry, I had to make a phone call, but I am back now." She new at that moment it was going to be hard to tell her family and friends how her life was about to change.

At Last, my love has come along….My lonely days are over…

Daniel reached out his hand "May I have this dance?" She nodded her head as he led her to the dance floor. He was her best friend. How was she going to tell him, who would she have now to talk to about all the crazy things in her life? As they made their way around the dance floor all of those thoughts started to melt away. At this moment she was safe, in the arms of her best friend, a person, which was made apparent recently, that new her better than herself.

As the night drew to a close the DJ announced that the bride would be throwing her bouquet and the couple would be on their way to their honeymoon. All of the single women moved to the middle of the dance floor. Betty stood against a pillar in the back as Justin approached her.

"Come on Aunt Betty, you need to be out there too!"

"Justin you are crazy, I don't do this type of thing, and you know that. I would look silly." Just then Justin started behind her pushing her on the Dance floor into the middle of the crowd of women.

Hilda turned around. "Everyone ready?" and as the DJ called out everyone chanted, "ONE…TWO…THREE…" Betty looked up and reached out her hand. It was almost as if it landed right there.

Everyone clapped as Betty turned around with bouquet in hand. She caught a glimpse of Daniel in the corner of her eye as he was grinning at her. "What was he grinning about?" she thought to herself. "I probably looked to silly?" Her cheeks started to get red.

That was it. The bride and groom were on their way and the DJ announced the last song. Betty walked to the bar and sat on a stool. Daniel followed after sitting next to her.

"Another Champagne ma'am?" The bartender asked.

"Yes please." Betty replied

"Make that two" Daniel said looking at Betty. "You really do look great tonight."

"Well thank you. My sister picked the colors and I took it from there. "As they grabbed their champagne they both turned around staring at the rest of the party.

"This was such a great wedding, Thank you for inviting me." Daniel said looking at Betty very intently.

"I know, I am so happy for Hilda, she and Bobby will be so happy together." She hadn't noticed how close Daniel was to her. "Well, I'm exhausted. I think I am going to head out." She stated stepping out a few feet. "Wanna walk me out?"

"Sure" They both walked toward the door and Daniel jumped ahead to open it for her. "I can take you back home in my towncar. I mean its no trouble." Daniel said before she could wave down a cab. He just want a few more minutes with her.

She nodded as they walked to the door of the car. The driver opened the door as Betty and Daniel slid in. Just then Amanda and Marc walked out the front door just to see Daniel and Betty get into a car together and drive off. They both looked as eachother with grins on their faces. They knew they had to get the scoop from Betty on Monday.

The towncar arrived in front of Betty's building as she got out. "Let me walk you up." Daniel said as he practically jumped out of the car.

"OK" She was a little puzzled, but she knew he had always been a little over protective. They made their way up the stairs to her door and Betty turned around. "Well, this is my stop. Again, thank you so much for the coming to the wedding and for the ride."

Daniel stepped forward, this was it, he was getting up his nerve. He had realized through the recent events, there is no one he wanted more than this woman, his best friend. "Anything for you" as he got a little closer, and…she stepped backwards opening the door.

"Good night Daniel. See you Monday" she stated quickly as the door closed. He missed it. His chance was gone. Now what to do? How could he show her how he really felt about her.

Inside, Betty through her purse onto the couch and made her way to her room to change. "That was really weird" she thought to herself. "Nah, I think I had to much to drink, I am imagining things." She threw on some PJ's and crawled into bed as she turned out her bedside lamp.

**Betty's Apartment**

Sunday was slow for Betty. Her sister was on her honeymoon and her dad had taken Justin on a trip just the two of them for the day. She decided she should probably start packing. She had so much stuff where would she start. She found some boxes in a closet from when she had moved in. Walking to her bedroom she opened her closet, she figured she could start there. As she looked through her clothes she found so many of the old thing she just didn't where anymore. She was about to start a new life, why not start with a new wardrobe. She pulled out garmet after garmet and threw them on her bed. Besides what she had recently aquired, everything was going. She dumped the discarded clothing in the box. "Well so much for packing." She thought. This box was going to the dumpster. "Well, I guess I better go shopping for some new clothes?" She grabbed her purse and phone and walked to the door. "This will be a fun day, a shopping spree" as the door closed behind her.

***So what do you think will happen next?***