"What the hell is going on here?" Ely said from the doorway, holding a brown bag in her hand. Betty and Daniel pulled apart, startled.

"Ely, what are you doing here?" Daniel asked weakly.

"It's not what it looks like Ely, it's my fault, don't get mad at Daniel." Betty told her feeling guilty, what was she thinking.

"It's all you fault, huh. So Daniel had no part in this, you forced yourself on him?" She asked Betty sarcastically.

"Well... Um... the truth is, I kissed -" Betty was cut off by Daniel.

"I initiated it, I'm sorry. Betty it's late you should go, and I need to clear things up with Ely." He told her.

Betty straighten up and mad he way out of the office. Ely was still in the doorway, as she past her, Ely whispered to her.

"Stay away from him." Betty felt herself go red, what was she thinking. What would she tell Becks?

Ely slammed the door behind Betty, walked towards Daniel, set the bag in front of him and sat down.

"I felt bad you had to work late, again. So I picked up some dinner for you. Is this your definition of working?" Ely asked.

"I know what your thinking, so let me clear the air. Tonight was the only night anything happened. It was just a kiss, I needed to know."

"Needed to know what?" She asked, feeling slightly nervous.

"If there was still something between us. I couldn't commit to you otherwise."

"Well what conclusion did you come to?"

"I'm sorry, you deserve better, your an amazing person. But I still love Betty and I think she loves me too." He told her.

"She has a boyfriend, Daniel. You know that, do you really think that little kiss will change her mind. This is the woman who left you high and dry. I'm willing to forget this happened, just promise me it wont happen again." she said.

"I can't promise that. Ely we have to end things, its not fair to you."

"You let me decide whats fair. I have no intention of stepping aside, what we have is wonderful. Your just confused, maybe we should go away for a week. It'll help clear your mind."

He couldn't believe what he was hearing, he expected yelling and theatrics. But she was calm, collected, and reasonable. He admired her for that, if it were the other way around he would be furious. Well if he walked in on Betty kissing someone, he would be.

"Ely, I can't, I'm not going to stop seeing Betty." He explained.

"Yes you are." she told him.

Daniel was a bit humored by her confidence.

"No, I'm not."

"Do you really think Becks will let her go. After all his scheming to get her, the man waited on the sidelines forever. What makes you think he'll give up with out a fight." she asked.

"He wont, but neither will I. You seem to be taking this well, so I'm guessing your feelings don't go that deep." He said.

"I'm a realist, Daniel. I knew one day you'd slip, I accepted that. But we can still be happy, let's face it, I would be a much better Meade."

Daniel wasn't amused anymore, he knew Ely was ambitious, he just didn't realize how much. There was no way she'd be a better Meade than Betty.

"Either way, your not the one I want as a Meade." He said hoping to knock down her ego.

"We don't always get what we want. Think about it, I'll be at my apartment when you come to your senses." She walked out of his office, slamming the door again.

Betty walked into Beck's apartment, she spend the drive there trying to figure out what to tell him. On one hand she felt he needed to know the truth, on the other, she didn't want to hurt him. She walked to his bedroom, he was laying in bed watching TV.

"Hey, late night again." He said.

"Yeah, I'm exhausted, there is just so much to do." She said grabbing clothing out of the dresser.

"Don't over work yourself, you don't have to do things over night. Turning around a magazine takes time, pace yourself." Becks said.

"I know, your right I just cant help it. I'm gonna take a quick shower, then fall asleep; I'm beat." She rushed to the bathroom. Once inside she calmed down, she felt so guilty. She had to tell him, she couldn't keep it from him. But she had no idea how to bring it up. Her shower didn't relax her, it made her more tense. She would have to sleep in the same bed with him now, could he see her guilt. She just had to get through tonight, tomorrow she would speak to him. She walked out of the bathroom, turning off the bedroom light, on her way to the bed. She got into the bed next to Becks and instantly closed her eyes and prayed for sleep to overcome her. As she started to drift off, she heard Becks voice.

"So tell me about your day." Beck's said.

"Oh... it was um, uneventful. You know just trying to... um... get the magazine going." She said nervously.

"Oh, have you run into Daniel at all?" he asked.

"Yeah, I saw him today briefly." she said.

"Oh, well I guess you'll be seeing him more now. Sorry, I know your tried, we'll catch up tomorrow." He leaned over gave her a kiss and shut off the TV.

Betty didn't know how long she could pretend, she fell asleep hoping for clarity tomorrow.

When Betty woke up, she was relieved to see Becks was gone. He left her a note saying he had a 6 am Photo shoot and would see her later for dinner. She was lucky for this short reprieve, now she could decided what to do.

When Betty walked into her office, Daniel was there waiting for her.

"What are you doing here?" Betty asked, putting down her things.

"I need to speak to you." Daniel said. He went to the door, locked it and then shut the curtains.

"What are you doing, people are gonna think we're doing something inappropriate." Betty protested.

"I don't give a damn what people think." He walks up to her and wrapped his arms around her waist. She didn't resist him, in that moment, everything felt right. Before she knew it, they were right where they left off last night, kissing. She started to pull away.

"Daniel, we cant do this right now. We need to talk, this is crazy, we're both with other people." she said to him.

"Your with someone else, I broke things off." He told her.

"What? You ended things with Ely? Why? Oh my god, I'm so sorry, Daniel. Let me talk to her, I'll explain that I kissed you, it was all my fault."

"No, you don't understand. She was fine, she wasnt even fazed by our kiss. She didnt want to end things, I did. I want to be with you"

"Daniel, I don't know what I want right now. I'm so confused."

"Do you still have feelings for me?" he asked her.

"Yes." she said without hesitation.

"Do you have feelings for Becks?"

" Yes." she said

Daniel shuffled a bit, choosing his words carefully, he asked.

"Is there one of us you feel stronger for?"

"Yes." was all she said.

"Damn it, Betty, which one?"

"I cant believe your asking me that. How can you not know, after everything we've been through."

"I'm gonna need to hear you say it, loud and clear."

"You."

He felt so relived, he didnt have to pretend anymore.

"When are you breaking things off with Becks?''

"I dont know, I dont want to hurt him."

"You have no choice, you cant stay with him."

"I know, but I just have to figure out how to tell him."

"Want me to talk to him."

"No! It's bad enough, you guys aren't friends anymore, because of me. Please, just give me a couple days."

"Fine, but where does that leave us? I want to give us another shot."

"So do I, but what if this time, we mess things up worse."

"Then we deal with it. Betty, we're both adults and I think we've learned from our mistakes. Let's just give it another shot."

"OK, lets do it."

Suddenly there was loud knocking on Betty's door.

"Betty, I have your coffee, open up." Amanda yelled from the other side.

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Betty sat at the table, waiting for becks to arrive. He was already ten minutes late, she decided to give him five more minutes, before she called him. Becks made it to the table right before the five minute mark.

"Sorry I'm late, I ran over here," he said giving her a kiss.

"It's OK, it gave me time to check out the menu."

They ordered they're meal, Becks sat back looking uncomfortable. Betty wondered if he knew what she was about to tell him.

"Is everything OK?" she asked him.

"Yes and no," he said.

"What's going on?" she asked, feeling nervous. She wanted to tell him, she hoped he didnt find out some other way, that would be awful.

"Well, it's about us and work." he said, Betty felt her face flush, she was caught.

"Becks, I'm sorry... I didn't-" He cut her off.

"I was presented with an opportunity today. UNICEF, has asked me to be their official photographer, to capture the devastation in Haiti and Chile. I would work as a volunteer, all the photos will later be auctioned off, and all the proceeds will go to rebuilding. At first, I wanted to turn it down, it's about six months, no pay, in a depressing place, filled with agony. I thought why would I do that to myself, but the more I thought of it, the more appealing it became. This is something I've never done before, it will help me as a photographer and I'll be doing something positive." He told her, Betty started to feel relief.

"Becks, that's great. Wow, I seem to be losing boyfriends to good causes." She joked.

"So my next question is, do you wanna come with me? They are looking for journalist to volunteer."

"Wow, I can't leave now. I just started a new job, it hasn't even been a whole week, I cant just leave."

"I knew that was going to be your answer, but I had to ask. At least it's only six months, so we wont be apart that long. I would never ask you to wait any longer, that wouldn't be fair." Betty looked at him a bit shocked, wait for him. He expected her to wait for him, why did she assume, he'd want them to go their separate ways.

"Becks, maybe it's best if we separate during that time. What if you meet someone there, I don't want you to have to worry about me."

"I'm not worried, and I don't plan on meeting anyone. Why do you want to end things?"

"No, it's not that. I'm just gonna be working a lot, like I am now and communicating may be a problem. I don't want us to resent each other, we should just be friends, while your gone. And when you get back, who knows." Becks knew she was holding something back, he was almost sure it had to do with Daniel. Betty was a horrible liar.

"OK, we'll try that out." he said, she would have to decided if she really wanted him, he didn't want to be second choice. She didn't realize how easily he read her.

Betty smiled at him, she felt relief. Even though she had originally planned to tell him about Daniel, when she heard his plans, it was too good to be true. She knew she was being selfish, but she didn't want to get rid of him completely, until she knew for sure she could work things out with Daniel. For once she was gonna think about her feelings first, she had to. When Becks came back, if things were good with her and Daniel, she would come clean. By then he may have found someone else, distance was always hard.

She and Becks ate dinner, while he told her all the information he got today. He seemed really excited, she was happy for him, even though at the same time, she felt that if he really wanted to be with her, he wouldn't have accept the job. Matt and Becks, both of them found a higher calling, one that wasn't in New York. She remembered Daniel's reaction, when she wanted the job in Spain, she thought he was just being selfish, maybe he wasn't.

"How did he take it?" Daniel asked her, they were in his office having lunch.

"Actually, he's leaving, to Haiti and Chile. So it kinda worked out, we're going our separate ways but we're still friends." She told him vaguely, she didn't want him to know, she didn't tell Becks about them.

"What is he gonna do there?" He asked confused.

"He's volunteering as the official photographer for UNICEF. He leaves in a week, so I agreed to spend some time with him before he goes."

"Why would you do that? Just let him go, why do you need to spend time with him?" He asked her annoyed.

"Daniel, don't be a baby. It's only fair, I'm gonna help him prepare for his trip." she said.

"Fine, I guess your right. One week, huh?" Daniel smiled, he was finally rid of Becks.

Betty knew she should tell Daniel everything, but they're past history made her keep quiet. She would be protected, if this didn't work out. She forced herself to push her guilt aside, she had to do what was best for Betty. She just wished it didn't feel so wrong.

"Besides, I need this week to get my stuff from his place. We usually stayed there, instead of my apartment, so I just want to make sure I get everything out."

Daniel smiled at that, she was moving out of Becks. He wondered how long before they could move back in with each other. For now, he'd take what he'd get. He hoped that soon, he'd be spending most nights in her apartment.