Betty walked to her new office. She smiled at the people she passed, she couldn't help but notice some of them were whispering. She already knew what the gossip was, she heard it from Amanda. People were spinning two tales, first that Daniel was desperate to get her back, so he promoted her. Second, she had Daniel's baby and he gave her the job to keep her quiet. She couldn't believe how easily people believed stupid rumors. She kept chanting what Becks told her earlier, she's the boss, they answer to her. But she still couldn't help the feeling, that she was in over her head. The one thing she was happy about was she got Amanda as an assistant. When Daniel moved upstairs, he offered her the job as his assistant. At the time she didn't want to leave Mode, but when Betty got promoted, she asked to be assigned as her assistant. It was a stepping stone for her, she also still managed Mode's blog. Betty hoped Amanda wouldn't be late, she needed an alley. Betty stood outside her office door, this was it, the moment she'd been working for. Smiling wide, she walked into her office and stopped. Standing there was Daniel, he looked wonderful, he didn't look like a miserable man. He turned around to address her.

"Hi Betty, I wanted to talk to you, before I introduce you to your new team." he said

"It's nice to see you, Daniel. You look great." She told him.

"Thanks, so do you. Except, you lost a lot of weight, everything OK?" He asked, he didn't want to care, but he did.

"Yeah, everything is fine. Just been busy, helping Hilda plan her wedding, I guess I forget to eat sometimes." She said, she didn't want him to know she barely ate for a month after they broke up.

"You need to take better care of yourself." He told her rather sharply, he wondered if Becks had even noticed. Don't think about this, he said to himself, just introduce her and leave.

"I will, don't worry." she told him, with a smile. This was so hard for her, much harder than she expected.

They stood there, facing each other, in awkward silence. Neither knew what to say to the other. In that moment Amanda flew into the office.

"Oh my god, sorry I'm late boss. Oh, hey Daniel." She stopped and looked at them, they seemed so uncomfortable.

"It's OK, um.... Daniel is going to make introductions, so your not too late." Betty told her.

"Amanda, I hope you enjoy your new job." Daniel said.

"Yeah, me too. I'm just glad to be away from Wili, she is such a drama queen." She said.

"Well, we should get these introductions started." Daniel told them, he wanted to get out of there and away from Betty.

The three of them walked to the conference room, where everyone was waiting. Everyone stopped talking, the moment they walked in. Daniel knew what they were saying, he heard the current rumors. He hoped Betty wouldn't find out, he didn't want her to be hurt. Damn it he had to stop it, he had to stop caring. She made her choice, it wasn't him.

"Good morning Everyone, as you've heard, I've hired a new editor in chief for M Magazine. Many of you already know her, for those of you that don't, I guarantee you, you are getting someone fair, open minded, intelligent, and ambitious. Never hesitate to go to her with your ideas, concerns, or for help. She has proven to be an excellent leader, team player, and a wonderful listener. So it's my pleasure, to present Betty Suarez." He said, motioning to her.

"Thank you, Daniel. I just want you all to know, that I'm looking forward to working with you all. I know we can beat The New York Review, together. I look forward to hearing your ideas, and getting to know you. Now I would like to introduce you to my assistant, Amanda. She also came from Mode, and will continue to write for Mode NY online. She's a great writer and I hope you all get to know her well." Betty's nerves finally calmed, she could do this, she was born for this.

"I just want to say one thing. I work for Betty, not for any of you, so don't get any ideas." Amanda told everyone.

Daniel and Betty rolled their eyes at her declaration.

"Well, good luck on your first day." Daniel told Betty.

"Thanks and thank you, for that wonderful introduction." she said

"I only told the truth, see you around." Daniel said, feeling like an idiot. He walked away. See you around? What was he thinking, she must think he's a moron. He couldn't help it, he wasn't as smooth as Becks. God, he hated him, even though he loved Becks, he hated him more. He didn't know if they would ever be friends again, he wasn't sure he cared. He had to move on, he kept telling himself. He was being an idiot, he had and amazing woman, who was crazy for him. And yet all he does is think about Betty, he was sure she never spared him a thought. Seeing her once a month was gonna be hell.

Betty sat in her office and tried to get settled in. Daniel kept popping into her thoughts, she tried to push him to the back of her mind, but she couldn't. She tried to think of Becks, how great they were together, how happy they were...are. But she was happy when she was with Daniel too, when they were together, there was no one else in her thoughts. She just had to get over it, Daniel was with someone else and from what she heard, they were in love. She had her chance, she blew it, now she has a chance with a wonderful man who loves her, she's not messing that up.

Betty immersed herself into her work, she found that M had been poorly run. She looked through back issues, read all the new articles for the next issue, and met with a few of the feature writers. Before she knew it everyone had gone home.

"Hey, do you need me or can I go?" Amanda asked from the door.

"Wow, I lost track of time, I'm sorry. Go, I'll see you tomorrow."

"You should go too, Betty. Beck's called like three times."

"I know, I'll leave in twenty minutes, I promise. I'm just gonna finish this last article."

"OK, see you tomorrow, Boss." Amanda said winking at her.

About thirty minutes later, Betty called becks and told him she was on her way home. She called for a town car and made her way to the lobby. When she walked out she saw Daniel, waiting. Taking a deep breath, she approached him.

"Waiting for something?" She asked him, coming to stand beside him.

Daniel tensed when he heard her voice, he thought she would be home by now. He should have known better, of course she'd work till the bitter end.

"Town car." was all he said, he wasn't in the mood for pleasantries.

"Me too." she said.

They waited there in silence, when the first town car showed up, Daniel turned to her.

"You take it, I'll wait for the other one." he said.

"No, you were here first, you go." she argued.

"Damn it, just take it OK. I don't want to worry about you standing here alone." He said angrily.

Betty was shocked by the anger in his voice.

"OK, see you tomorrow." She walked to the town car, she hoped he'd say something but he just stood there.

Daniel knew he was being an ass, but he didn't know how to pretend anymore. He knew she waited for him to say something. Maybe she wasn't as far out of reach as he first thought. He'd see her tomorrow, that was for sure.

When Daniel got home, Ely was waiting for him with dinner. She had ordered Chinese from his favorite restaurant. He knew she suspected something, after this morning.

"I'm starving." He told her as he gave her a kiss.

"I figured you would be." Ely said.

"I'm just gonna change." Daniel walked to his room and took his time. He knew something was coming, he could see it in her face. He walked back into the dinning room and sat across her. She prepared a plate for him then herself and sat down.

"Daniel, I've been meaning to talk to you, about something." She started.

He didn't even touch his food, did she know about Betty? Did she know he still loved her?

"Ely, you can tell me anything. Come on whats bugging you?" He managed to get out.

"Daniel... I um... Are you ever gonna marry me?" She spit out quickly, it wasn't how she planned to broach the subject. It was to late to take the words back and she didn't want to.

Daniel was shocked. Marry her? He hadn't been with her that long, its been less than four months. Then again, he wasn't with Betty that long, when he proposed to her. This is what she was worrying about, he didn't know what to say. If he allowed himself to forget Betty for a moment, he realized, Ely was everything he wanted in a woman. More importantly she was crazy about him, he was sure she'd push about anything aside for him.

"Well, we haven't been together that long." He told her.

"I know I don't expect you to propose now. I just need to know that our relationship, will continue to move forward." she said.

He thought about it, did he want to move forward with Ely? Then again maybe a wedding would erase Betty from his mind.

"Yes, our relationship will be moving forward." He blurted out, she got up and hugged him, he knew he just made her happy. They would be moving forward faster than she thought. If he couldn't be with the person he wanted, then Ely was the next best thing. She would make him a wonderful wife, she fit right in his world, more so than Betty did. He'd start looking at rings soon.

Becks and Betty were laying in bed watching Big Love, Becks wanted her to see all the past seasons so she would understand the current one. Becks knew something was wrong, even though she wouldn't admit it. He was more in-tune with her, than he was with himself. He'd give her time, when she was ready, she'd talk to him. Right now he just wanted to relax with her, he didn't want to worry or think about her still having feelings for Daniel. He knew she did, she wouldn't admit to him or herself but he knew they were there. He knew she cared for him too, he wasn't angry about it. Time will lessen whatever she felt for Daniel, and he had time to wait. He wouldn't make Daniel's mistakes, he wouldn't rush her into anything, he'd let her set the pace.