Fred could tell Dottie was staring at him, he had his back facing her, but he felt her eyes watching him, and he didn't like it, it made him uncomfortable. There was something he like much, much more; Daphne Blake.

She was sweet, kind and gentle, she was his best friend and he loved her, he loved her eyes even more, blue like the sky, and she had a lovely soft voice.

He sat next to her, she was on his left, sitting opposite them was Velma and Lester, a kind man who gave them a place to sleep last night.

Shaggy and Scooby had just been dropped off at the diner by a mysterious girl, Crystal, and her Golden Retriever, Amber, and it was clear that Shaggy and Scooby were smitten over them. Shaggy sat next to Fred, he moved over to make room for Shaggy, and when he did his arm touched Daphne's arm, her bare skin.

"Keep calm, Fred." He told himself, "There are other people around."

After they had eaten their breakfast, and after Shaggy and Scooby told them about their apparent abduction by aliens, Velma suggested they go and see if the mechanic had had a chance to fix the Mystery Machine yet, and then go out to Scorpion Ridge.

The gang and Lester got up from the table, Fred offered to pay, and as he turned around, "See you later, handsome." Dottie said, seductively.

Daphne tried to hold back a laugh as she walked away, but feeling the tiniest tinge of jealousy, but why? Fred didn't seem interested in Dottie at all, in fact she scared him a little bit, and she knew that they'd never see Dottie again, unless they came back to the town which was highly unlikely.

Maybe it was because Dottie, unlike Daphne was pretty much telling Fred that she wanted him. Honestly, Daphne couldn't blame her though, Fred was handsome. He was so strong and muscular and the shirt that he was wearing didn't help. Daphne thought he had the perfect facial features, he was kind, gentle and he was Daphne's best friend, she was in love with him.

Suddenly, Fred grabbed her hand, Daphne looked at him and then down at their hands, realising that she was holding onto his soft hand. "What?" She asked, blushing slightly.

"I wish she'd stop flirting with me." Fred whispered as they walked to the door. "Oh, so you thought you'd pretend I'm your girlfriend, so Dottie would stop flirting with you." Daphne teased, Fred went red.

"No, no, no." He said quickly, "I'm not pretending anything." His cheeks went redder, Daphne laughed, pulling the door open, Fred still holding onto her hand. "It's ok." She smiled.

"Wow." Velma said, shocked as she saw Daphne and Fred holding hands.

"Looks like love is in the air." Shaggy said, dreamily. "Reah." Scooby said.

"Are they always like this?" Lester asked. Velma laughed, "Only those two." She said, pointing to Fred and Daphne.