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Chapter 2: A Raisin or Mouse Droppings?

Betty lay in her bed the following morning and she was admittedly in Betty Suarez Land. What could she say; it was a frigging great place to be. And after a sleepless night of serious contemplation, she wasn't ready to rejoin the real world.

She got home last night and immediately confided everything to Hilda. Her sister was the embodiment of the three L's. Lovely, Loud, and Latin. So kind of loudly, she helped Betty realize her problem. And so what if Hilda had unrepentantly threw around the phrase…"Frigging in love with your MARRIED boss!"...several times? Betty conveniently ignored this several times, in order to get to the real root of her problem.

Her conclusion was that she was just upset that the dynamic of her and Daniels relationship was going to change. She wouldn't get to see him as much, Molly was sick and Daniel would need to be with her as much as possible. And maybe they wouldn't even share their secrets anymore. She ignored the stinging in her eyes at the thought. Basically she was suffering from a mild case of separation anxiety. Okay, maybe not so mild.

She would just focus on Matt and when Betty put her mind to something, she always accomplished it. She loved Matt and she spent most of her free time with him. She effectively used her evolving relationship as an excuse to not see Daniel outside of work.

Daniel missed Betty so much he even started to invite Matt to dinner. And much to his frustration Betty kept turning him down. It was always "Me and Matt, blah, blah, blah". Daniel really did not like Matt.

As Betty wouldn't talk to him about anything other than work, he finally started confiding in Molly. She would rub his back and say Betty was just in love, and she would come around, when the newness wore off.

Daniel didn't bother to point out that he was deeply in love with Molly, but he still missed his friend. Betty should be missing him too!

Molly turned away so Daniel wouldn't see her roll her eyes in amusement. Molly already planned on stopping by MODE to speak with Betty. She figured a gentle shove in Daniel's direction couldn't hurt. Her husband's feelings were hurt and she just couldn't have that. Not that Daniel would ever admit that Betty's sudden absence in their lives hurt.

Molly was realistic and she knew she didn't have much time. Daniel would need taking care of when she was gone, and Betty was the only person she would trust to do this. She had already been doing it for years before Molly was in the picture. Yes, she knew what needed to be done. Unfortunately Daniel and Betty happened to be two of the most stubborn people she knew. They were also two of the greatest people she knew.

Molly also wasn't stupid. She knew that Daniel loved her more than anything. She also knew Daniel and Betty felt more for each other than just friendship. They would never acknowledge it. Molly could admit she was grateful, because she got to spend whatever time she had left with her amazing husband. However, she refused to let him grieve for the rest of his life once she was gone.

Molly figured it would be best to just let Daniel and Betty know straight forward what she wanted. And as Matt was Betty's boyfriend it would only be fair to set him know too. Molly decided a dinner party would be perfect.

Betty wanted to run when she saw Molly walking towards her desk. She reminded herself to change Mission: Avoid Daniel to Mission: Avoid Daniel and Molly. And in a move she would cringe about later, she ducked under her desk.

Molly was too quick for her. "Hey Betty, did ya drop something?"

Betty panicked. What should I tell her I dropped? A contact? No! You're wearing glasses! You idiot! And then out of the corner of her eye she saw it! Salvation in the form of an Only-God-Knows-How-Long-That's- Been-Down-There raisin. Betty triumphantly raised it up in the air a little.

"Got it." She said in a no-nonsense tone.

Molly just stared at her with a look Betty had seen several times before on many different faces. This girl is absolutely certifiable. She must admit that it was usually Daniel who had the look. But then he would laugh, and he would get this look that she just adored. This girl maybe crazy, but I am coming along for the ride.

And as if conjured up by her thoughts, he was suddenly there leaning over her desk with Molly to get a better look at her.

"What are you ladies doing?" He asked.

"Betty lost a raisin, or a mouse dropping. I'm not really sure." Molly was explaining.

Betty was moving to stand up and suddenly wacked her head on the desk. It made an awful sound and brought tears to Betty's eyes. Just great. She thought.

Daniel hurried to her side of the desk to help her. He pulled her up and sat her in her chair, but she refused to look at him. He was so very close and his sick wife was right here! And she just didn't trust herself around him anymore.

"Are you okay?" He asked softly.

Betty pressed her hand to her smarting head and nodded.

"Daniel, I'm going to find her some ice." Molly left, trying to remember her way to the cafeteria.

"Come on Betty, look at me." He said gently in that voice. She hated that voice, because she could never resist it. She slowly raised her head to meet his blue, blue eyes.

He reached out and gently wiped a stray tear from her check with his thumb, smiling gently.

"My head hurts." She whispered, taking a shivering breath at the light touch. She wasn't in love with Matt.

Daniels smile widened because she sounded like a little girl. He got a sudden flash of a little girl with tan skin, dark pigtails, and big blue eyes. He quickly shook the thought away and quickly moved away from Betty. The look on his face was accusatory and disgusted. I'm a horrible person.

Betty lowered her eyes. I'm a horrible person.

When Molly came back, ice pack in hand, Betty was at her desk typing away and Daniel was in his office on a phone call. Perfect. She thought.

"Hey Betty, I actually do need to talk to you." Molly told her, sitting the icepack on her desk.

Betty gratefully placed the pack on her throbbing head. "Okay, what can I help you with?"

"Well I was hoping you and Matt would come for dinner tonight? Daniel and I would love it if you two could come." She smiled her one-hundred percent winsome smile.

"I'm not…"

"Daniel would love it. You're his best friend and you two have not seen each other outside of work since the wedding. He has totally been moping around." Molly continued with a light laugh. "How does seven sound?"

Say no Betty. Just say NO! "Seven sounds great. Should I bring anything?" NO!

"Just your lovely self, and that cute boyfriend of yours." Molly winked and walked into Daniels office to tell him her news.

AN: Once again, please let me know if I should write more. Also I really do like Molly, and I think she would 100% approve of Daniel and Betty falling in love.