Betty sat waiting for Matt at the elegant table the maitre d' had directed her to. He was a little late for the reservation but Betty was glad. It had given her a moment to collect her thoughts before he arrived.

She was a little nervous about meeting up with Matt. She wasn't sure how she would feel seeing him face to face again. She hadn't seen him since the evening they had broken up; the night before his flight left.

Things had been so good between the two of them and then he had decided he needed to go to Africa. It had shattered her. Of course she had come to the realization that if she really loved him she needed to let him go – anything else would just have been selfish. She had moved on after he left – dating a few times. But no one special had come into her life after Matt…until Daniel. She felt a wave of guilt.

"Hey Betty!" Matt arrived, interrupting her thoughts. She stood up and gave him a hug. He was thinner than when she had seen him last but other than that he was still Matt.

"It's so good to see you!" She gave him the biggest smile.

"You look fantastic!" he said to her. And then he added "No braces!"

"Yeah. I finally got them off."

"Well. You look great. Although I always thought you looked great with them too." She blushed a little as they sat down.

He looked at her with a smile on his face. "So you're a big shot editor of your own magazine now. I knew Betty Suarez was going places – brains, looks, personality, talent – there's no telling how far you'll go." He was laying it on thick. Betty gave him a look.

"I'm trying too hard – right? I knew I was going to try to hard. I always try to hard."

"A little." Betty nodded with a smile. He was definitely the same old Matt.

They conversed comfortably about what Matt had been up to in Africa. She could see the fire in his eyes as he spoke. She was really happy for him. He definitely seemed to have found what he was looking for. He had actually finished his tour and was planning on doing another one after he had done some intense fund-raising back in New York. He told her all sorts of stories of the people he encountered. He shared how the experience had changed him forever. He told her how fulfilling it was to be doing something simple yet so significant for others rather than constantly worrying about what he wanted or needed, or what would make him feel good. He told her how he had returned to New York, only a month ago and had discovered he had a brother he had never known about before. How he had met Tyler and connected with him instantly.

And she shared with him. She shared everything that had been happening in her life; how her blog had really taken off – she'd even won an award. She conveyed how she had realized she was getting stuck in the fashion mold and needed to break out of it; how soon after that realization Lindsey Dunne had offered the position as Editor-in-Chief of this magazine here in London - a magazine that spoke to the issues that she had always wanted to speak to. She told him how strange she had felt leaving her family and friends to move across the ocean with no idea what to expect on the other side. She spoke of Hilda's wedding and Justin's "coming out". She caught him up with everything…everything that is except Daniel.

Apparently Matt had noticed too because as soon as there was a pause he redirected the conversation. "Sooo…" He exaggerated the word indicating a change in topic. "New boyfriend, huh? What's he like? Tell me all about him." He joked.

Betty cringed a little. She hadn't mentioned Daniel because it would be too…weird. She wasn't really sure what Matt wanted to hear or what she wanted to say.

"Daniel Meade, huh? I guess I shouldn't be surprised." He seemed sincere - not bitter or angry.

"What do you mean?" Betty wanted him to clarify.

"Well, the two of you were always so close. You were always so protective of each other and you would do anything for each other – like the time you rescued him from that cult; or the time he punched me out because I insinuated you were sleeping with him." He said the last part with a little chagrin. "You were like Butch and Sundance, the Lone Ranger and Tonto, Batman and…"

"I get it." Betty interrupted, smiling at him.

Matt continued "except for that underlying "vibe" thing between you…you know." He spoke as if she would know what he was talking about.

"What? There was never any "vibe"." Betty was astonished by his suggestion, and a little confused. She hadn't had those kinds of feelings for Daniel until well after Matt had left.

"Are you kidding? There was so totally a "vibe"." He laughed that she hadn't considered it before.

He suddenly got more serious. "So this thing with Daniel…it's the real deal?"

Betty inhaled and nodded, responding thoughtfully "Yeah…I really think it is."

And just like that she knew: Matt was a part of her past and he was going to stay there – she wanted him to stay there. A part of her would always wonder what might have happened had their paths not taken them in separate directions. But they had. And a large part of her was glad because she never would have discovered her feelings for Daniel if they hadn't. Daniel was her future and she loved him…she was in love with him. The realization made her light headed. Then the realization she might have blown it with him brought her back down to earth. Matt must have notice the expression on her face change.

"What's wrong Betty?"

"What? …Oh…I think I've done something really stupid."