Author's Note: I got inspired to write a Detty story after watching season two Ugly Betty! I have notice a lot of moments between the Daniel and Betty that I just couldn't pass up writing a story that involved the two. This is an AU story slightly. This story is going to be rated M in later chapters.

Daniel groaned at the sound of an annoying chirp coming from his phone. It happened to be two in the morning and he was going on little sleep. "Somebody better be dead!" He thought as he picked up his blackberry off of the night stand.

He looked over at his date and slightly smiled that she hadn't woke up. Daniel didn't even remember her name from the amount of alcohol that he consumed. He couldn't remember the last time he had a one night stand. "Focus, Daniel! Ringing cell phone at two in the morning."

The phone read that it was Betty. She never called him this early in the morning he smiled slightly knowing he will receive the biggest lecture of his life when Betty find out about his little rendezvous.

Knowing Betty she probably already knew about the affair and just couldn't wait to let him have it.

"Hey, Betty, Before you lecture me let me explain" Daniel said as he answered his phone.

"Daniel, it's not, Betty. It's Ignacio..."

Daniel had never thought he would make it to the hospital as fast as he did but now here he sat in the waiting room. He was sitting next to Hilda holding her hand while they waited the news or anything that had to do with Betty.

Betty had gone with Hilda and Amanda to pick up some late night ice cream and a chick flick at the local food market. A man about Daniel's age with a mask covering his face had come in and held everyone hostage. Betty's phone had gone off and as she went o shut it off the man pointed his gun at her.

Betty tried to reason with the guy, so, he would calm down. But the end result turned bad as his gun went off and he ended up shooting Betty in the stomach. The guy ran off before anyone could get a better look of him and Hilda and Amanda ran straight to help Betty.

Now here Daniel sat as he watched Hilda and Amanda both cry their eyes out. Guilt consumed him as he thought of Betty lying on the hospital bed possibly dying and all he could think about earlier was how he could get out of one of her lectures.

"I wish she was lecturing me right now and not fighting for her life." Daniel thought as he let go of Hilda's and Amanda's hand and leaned forward and placed his head in his hands. Tears fell down his cheeks as he thought of his best friend . Many thoughts ran through his head as he waited for the doctor.

He had known Betty for three years now and he couldn't be more proud of her. She was just about to finish with YETI and possibly run her own magazine. He had this big party planned for her in a week to show her how happy he was for her. He had Amanda to thank for that since she helped him with the planning.

Daniel kept thinking how far Betty had come from her first day at MODE. He remembered how she showed up with her red poncho and ran right smack into the glass doors and right smack into his world.

If Daniel was honest with himself he could even say she ran right smack into his heart....

"Daniel, get a grip on yourself. Betty needs you to be strong just like she would be in this situation. She wouldn't be thinking about how she might be losing her chance to tell the most important person in her life that she loves them... No, she would be comforting everyone regardless of her feelings. Suck it up, Daniel."

Daniel got up from where he was sitting and walked over to where Ignacio was standing waiting for news on his little girl.

"Mr. Suarez, can I get you anything?" Daniel asked as he stared at the older man that he kind of saw as a father figure.

"No, unless you have the power to speed the doctor's up." Ignacio stated seriously.

Daniel could tell this was eating at Ignacio big time. He couldn't imagine being in Mr. Suarez's shoes right now. Knowing his baby girl was being operated on right now and you couldn't do anything about it.

Just was when Daniel was going to turn around and sit back down the doctor came out.

"Mr. Suarez, can I speak to you privately for just a second?"Doctor Martin let out.

"Whatever you have to tell me you can say it in front of everyone. Everyone in this room is Betty's family." Ignacio announced as he pointed to everyone.

"Well ok, we were able to stop the internal bleeding on top of the external bleeding. The way the bullet went into her body it looked like it played a pinball game inside her intestines'. The bullet also hit her spine which left a small crack in it. There is a possibility she won't ever be able to walk again unless that crack heals on its own. " Doctor Martin explained. He noticed a lot of somber faces staring back at him.

Hilda and Amanda broke down and bailed their eyes out.

Daniel couldn't feel his legs and the room seemed to be suffocating him. He sat down next to Justin who immediately started to cry.

Tears fell down Daniels face as he thought about what it's going to do to Betty when she finds out about the news.

"The good news about the crack in her spine is I have seen patients recover quite nicely and they end up walking just as good as they did before the crack in the spine. Sometimes even better than before, so, I am going to let immediate family only visit with her tonight. She is still unconscious from the surgery but she should wake up later tomorrow evening." Doctor Martin continued.

"Thank you, Doctor." Ignacio said somberly as he walked towards Betty's room. An hour later after Ignacio, Hilda, and Justin visited with Betty, Ignacio came up to Daniel and put his hand on his shoulder.

"Son, It's your turn now." Ignacio announced as he looked at Daniel.

Daniel was shocked he knew he heard the doctor say immediate family only. " Mr. Suarez, I'm not..."

But before Daniel could finish Ignacio said "Daniel, your just as much family to Betty, as, Hilda, Justin, and I are. Now go visit with her, I know your dying to."

"Thanks, Mr. Suarez." Daniel let out as he got up and made it to Betty's room.

Daniel was a nervous wreck as he opened her door to her bedroom. Being who he was he made sure she had a room to herself. He didn't want her to have to share with someone. When he walked into her room he was overwhelmed by all the tubes that she was hooked up on.

He sat down next to her bed and grabbed her tiny hand in his big one. He never really realized how small she was in the grand scheme of things. She was the only person he could fully trust with anything and now she was the one that needed him...

"Oh god, Betty..." Daniel choked out as the tears fell down his tan cheeks. He pulled her hand close to his cheek and kissed her fingers.

"Come on, Betty... Tell me how disappointed you are of me, please! Anything would be better than you lying here helpless. For the first time in my life it's you who needs help and I don't have the slightest clue on how to help you." Daniel stated as more tears fell. He didn't care, the most important person to him was suffering and he wasn't going to let her go without telling her how he felt.... Even if it took him all night...