I think I'll be done with 2 more chapters.

"Daniel, how much longer are you gonna ignore her?" Amanda asked

"I'm not ignoring her, I've been busy." He looked up from his computer.

"Right, we'll it's been two days. She's tried to talk to you, and you refuse to see her. Now you want me to cancel your lunch tomorrow. You guys never miss Wednesday lunch." Amanda didn't know what was going on. Neither Betty nor Daniel would talk about it.

"She canceled last week, remember. To get new glasses, anyhow I'm too busy, I have to prep for the interview."

"You know, you may as well call Becks, and tell him he can have her. Oh, better yet, let me call." She said casually, she wasn't sure how much to push, she'd never seen him this way.

Daniel looked up at her again, he didn't know what to say.

"She wants him, so he can have her. I need you to find me a date tonight, for the fundraiser." she told her.

"Um... You already put Betty down as your guest."

"Oh, right. Go tell Betty I don't need her to join me, and then call one of the girls from the spring shoot. That's all for now." He said dismissing her.

Amanda couldn't take this, she had to know what was going on. It wasn't like Daniel, to be so callous. Something major must have happened, she was going to find out.

Luckily Marc and Betty were both in the office, they shared. Amanda walked in and locked the door.

"Mandy, why did you lock the door?" Marc asked

Betty was busy writing, she didn't pay attention to Marc and Amanda.

"Marc, it's time for Betty/Daniel intervention 2010."

That got Betty's attention, when she looked up Marc and Amanda were staring at her. They both walked over to her and trapped her at her desk.

"What happened between you and Daniel?" Amanda asked.

"Nothing, why?" Betty, looked up at them trying her best to act cool.

"Hm, maybe cause you guys aren't talking. Come on, I know somethings up. Did he catch you doing the dirty with Becks?" She asked.

Marc was making gagging noises.

"No! Of course not, Becks and I are friends, the man has never even kissed me." Betty said vehemently.

" Hey Mandy, I'm cool standing here all day. I'm done with my work." Marc said, intrigued.

"Me too, I'm going no where, till Betty spills."

"OK, we got into a fight." Betty blurted out.

"Duh." Marc and Amanda said simultaneously.

"That's all, we're friends, we'll work through it." Betty said

"What was the fight over? Let us help you guys, Daniel is miserable and so are you."

"I can't, it's private. He would just get angrier, if I told you."

"Well, Mandy and I aren't gonna tell him. So tell us the problem, so I can go to lunch." Marc said.

Betty did want to talk to Amanda, and now was her chance. She just didn't feel right about Marc being there. But she figured, he would be told anyhow.

"OK, well, he came over Sunday night. Becks was over, we were watching a movie, it wasn't planned, he called, asked if he could join me, I agreed. Well Daniel showed up, which is fine, except I told him I was going to Queens. Needless to say, he was pissed about Becks being there, and about me not letting him know I stayed home. Then after trying to kick Becks out, he tells him that we.... uh... slept together."

"You what? After one date? Wow, who knew you were so skanky." Marc said somewhat impressed. Amanda didn't seem surprised, she figured they would.

"OK, you had sex, so whats the problem?" she asked

"Well, I was so mad at him. How could he share something so personal. So I kind of... blurted out... that the sex wasn't as good as I imagined."

Amanda and Marc both looked at her with their mouths open.

"Not good? Impossible. You said that to make him mad, didn't you?" Amanda asked.

"Yes and no. The sex was good, but I was kinda expecting amazing. I felt like he wasn't being himself with me. Maybe we're unnatural together, maybe we should remain friends." Betty felt disappointed as she said those words.

"Too late, Betty, you guys can't go back to how it was. There are two choices, make up or break up. Now what I don't understand is, how was the sex not great. I mean Daniel, he's a beast in bed." Amanda told her.

"Yeah, so I heard. Amanda, he was very... uh, reserved with me. He kept asking if I was OK, it seemed forced. The more I think about it, the more I think he was forcing himself. I even tried to... you know... go down, he wouldn't let me." She was exasperated, she didn't want to give so much away. But Amanda was the only one who could help her understand.

"Wow, that's so weird." Amanda was perplexed, that wasn't the Daniel she knew.

"Well, that was lovely, but I'm hungry and I'm having lunch with Wili." Marc walked out.

"Well, I better go make sure Daniel doesn't need me." Amanda ran out.

Betty sat there alone, feeling worse. She started to realize, Daniel didn't really want her. He liked the idea of her, it was the only explanation.

Daniel was online, he was at Betty's web page. He wasn't sure what he was looking for, but he wanted to see if, perhaps, she'd written about him. But she hadn't, her last entry was Sunday morning. Amanda walked in, and he closed his computer quickly.

"Looking at porn?" She asked.

"What do you want?" He was in no mood for her games.

"To tell you, your an idiot." She sat down in front of him.

"Excuse me?"

"Nope, not excused. I know what happened." Is all she said.

"She told you? Everything?" he asked.

"Yep."

"So she told you how she humiliated me, in front of Becks." He asked

"Yes, she also told me you did the same. But that's not what I wanna talk about."

"Then what do you want?" He was getting annoyed, he couldn't believe Betty told her.

"Why were you all Jonas Brothers with her?" she asked with a raised brow.

"Can you decipher that?"

"Yeah, why is it during sex, you acted like you weren't into it? Do you really like her? Or is she right?"

"What do you mean, is she right. Right about what?"

"Well, according to her, she said you seemed forced."

"Forced?" he spit out.
"Yeah, like you we're forcing yourself to be with her. Like you weren't into the sex. Like you were wishing you were with someone else." Amanda was getting mad and her voice was escalating as she spoke. As much as Betty annoyed her, she was still her friend, even though she'd never tell Marc.

"I wasn't forcing myself, I wanted to be there. I just wanted to be, what she wanted. Apparently, I'm not." He stated

"You should have ripped off her clothes and tackled her to the ground. I think that's what she wanted, for you to be yourself. Come on, what do you think she's thinking. The great Daniel Meade, doesn't have sex with her the way he does with everyone else. Let's see, she's not as thin as everyone else, she's not as stylish, or as experienced. So you must have not been turned on by her." Amanda looked at him expectantly, she had it all figured out, she was hoping he would too.

"Your wrong, she wants Becks. She just doesn't have the heart to say so. Now if you don't mind, I have work to do."

Amanda walked out, she didn't know what to do. He was being a complete ass, she was running out of ideas.

Daniel was bored, he hated fundraisers. And his date, Sandy, or was it Susie, either way, she bored him too. She kept talking, grabbing his arm, he just wished she'd shut up. He would have had a great time with Betty. He had to stop thinking about it, it was done. She had her life, he had his, and they would live it, separate. He was scanning the room for the nearest exit, he was ready to go. He was hoping his date didn't talk during sex. As he was looking around, he spotted someone who looked like Betty. It couldn't be, she had no reason to be here, she personally wasn't invited. Anyhow, the woman didn't have any glasses, and she was wearing a dress, Betty would never wear in public. Like the one she'd worn on her date, sexy. He dragged his date a bit closer, to get a better look. When he got a glimpse of her, he realized it was Betty. Why was she here? He had taken her off as his date and replaced her with Susie/Sandy. He quickly scanned the room for Becks, maybe he got an invite, but he wasn't there. He decided to find out, he started walking towards her.

"Betty?"

"Daniel, Hi... how are you?'' She asked awkwardly.

"What are you doing here?" He ignored all pleasantries.

"Well, Victor Dominguez called and invited me. He wanted to meet before the interview. I couldn't say no, I'm leaving soon. I only came to meet him."

"Did you meet him yet?" he asked.

"No, his manager went to get him." she said.

Daniel, tried to keep it professional, he tried not to look at her. She was wearing a simple black dress, it was a one shoulder, very fitted piece. She looked great, not over done, yet classy and sexy.

"Where are your glasses?" he asked

"I got my contacts yesterday." Is all she said.

Daniel's date was finally tired of being ignored.

"Hi, I'm Sandy." She said, sizing Betty.

"Nice to meet you, I'm Betty Suarez." She smiled at her. Betty wanted to leave, she regretted her choice to come. Sandy was Daniel's usual, tall, thin, beautiful and plastic. He sure had moved on fast, it was for the best she told herself.

Daniel was feeling like an ass. Even though he shouldn't care, Amanda's words were running through his head. He just wanted to get Betty out of his mind, seeing her was making that harder.

"You must be Betty." Victor Dominguez said, he was in his mid thirties, tall and very attractive.

"Yes, I am. It's so nice to meet you, I'm a big fan. This is my boss, editor and chief Daniel Meade." She gestured towards Daniel.

"And this is Sandy." Betty said, not wanting to acknowledge her as Daniel's date.

"Very nice to meet you both, he said to Daniel and Sandy."

"Dime, Betty. Hablas español? O eres mujer Latina, que no habla su idioma." (Tell me Betty, do you speak Spanish? Or are you one of these modern girls, that don't speak their own language.)

"Lo hablo, pero no tan bien como quisiera." (I speak it, but not as well as I wish.)

Daniel was getting annoyed, did they realize how rude they were being? They kept talking in Spanish, he didn't understand a word they said. He did notice though, that Victor was flirting with her. Betty and Victor were laughing, Daniel was getting more and more upset. They seemed to have forgotten they were there.

"It's weird, it's almost as if he's flirting with her. But he can't be, he's a movie star and she's nothing special." Sandy said.

"He is flirting, who cares if he's a star. Betty is very special, and he obviously can see that." he said flatly.

"Honey, lets go back to your place. I'm getting a bit tired, and I'd love to get out of this dress." She said, she knew she had just pissed him off. There was obviously something between these two. The Betty person wasn't ugly, she just wasn't extraordinary.

Victor and Betty finally remembered they weren't alone.

"I'm so sorry, I was testing Betty's Spanish." Victor told them.

"Yes, well, it was lovely meeting you. I have to get going, but we'll see you soon." Betty told Victor, then turned to Daniel and Sandy.

"You guys, have a good night. Sandy, it was nice meeting you. Goodnight."

"How are you getting home?" Daniel asked.

"Cab." She said

"No, we'll take you." He told her.

"No thanks, I'll grab a cab, goodnight." She rushed off before he could argue. There was no way she was sitting in a car with them.

Daniel watched her leave, he didn't know why he offered. He didn't want her going home by herself, even though she does everyday. What if Becks was there waiting for her, or maybe she was going to him. He couldn't get all these thoughts out of his head. He needed to think, clear his mind. But first he'd have to get rid of Sandy.

"You know, I'm not feeling to well. I think I'm just gonna drop you off at home." Daniel told her.

"I'd be happy to take care of you." she said, suggestively.

"No thanks, I think I need to just sleep it off."

After Daniel dropped her off, he told his driver to make another stop. He knew he should just go home, but he couldn't. He had to know if she was meeting him tonight. Daniel made his way up to the door.

"What are you doing here, Danny-Boy?" Becks said at the doorway.

Daniel, pushed passed him to get inside the apartment.

"We need to talk. Is Betty here?" Daniel asked

"Does it look like she's here?" sighing, he said " Sit down, I'll bring some beer."

Daniel took off his jacket and sat on the couch. It had been a while since he'd been in Becks place. They usually used Daniel's place, to party. Beck's didn't like bringing women here, he usually took them to his studio a few blocks down. But he brought Betty here. Beck's came back, handed Daniel and beer, and plopped down beside him. Beck's decided to be the first to bring her up.

"You and Betty speaking yet?" He asked

"Not really." Is all Daniel offered.

"Do you have real feelings for her? Or do you just, not want me to be with her?" Becks asked.

"How old are we, fifteen? Of course I have feelings for her."

"Then what went wrong, Danny? Obviously she does too, or she wouldn't have slept with you. Where did it go wrong?" Beck's wanted to know. He was done fighting, he knew where he stood. He spoke to Betty earlier and she was very straight and honest with him. Something he appreciated about her, he wished Daniel would man up.

"Other than she didn't enjoy sex with me? Come on, how am I supposed to take that."

"Like a man, have your tried asking her, what she didn't enjoy. Better yet, have you asked what she does? If I were you, I'd see it as a challenge, I would be at till I got it right. Not all women automatically swoon cause your a Meade."

"I don't expect them to. But I know what I'm doing, maybe she felt insecure being with me. It's not me, how could it be? I have way more experience than she does."

"You sound like an arrogant, son of a bitch. That attitude will get you no where with Betty, you should know that. Since according to you, you know her best. Have you thought maybe she isn't as innocent as you think. Sure she probably hasn't had lots of partners, but she was in long relationships." Beck's was annoyed with him, Daniel always let pride blind him. He never wanted to be wrong.

"Come on, you should have seen the men she dated. Let's just say, they didn't have much sex appeal." Daniel defended.

"Well that Harley kid, used to run in my circles. One thing for sure, he had as many models as us. All the kid did, was drop his name, and the girls went flying to him."

Daniel didn't want to think there was anything wrong with him. It must be Betty, he couldn't always be wrong. Especially in an area he was so acquainted with.

"You know Danny, if Betty would take me, I'd be there. Model's forgotten, she is pretty amazing. I wish I would have seen it before, but I was too caught up in myself. Right now, she doesn't want me. But things always change, and if you can't fix things, then I'm sorry, as much as I love you, it's on. I'm not going anywhere, she doesn't wanna date me, that's fine. But I'll be her friend, I rather have her as more, but I'll take what I can get. So if you came here to tell me to leave her alone. The answer is no, but she already eliminated me from the competition." Beck's didn't feel bitter, she was straight with him from the start. He did however want to kick Daniel.

"Well, how are we to move pass this? I don't know if we can." Daniel said

"Well, you can start by growing a pair and talking to her. Until you actually try, nothing will get resolved." They sat there drinking, in silence.