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Notes: Darien is da father of Rini. I'm real sorry if I led u to believe otherwise, but he is, don't wrry folks.
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It was dark by the time Serena came home. Work had been mundane; Darien was stuck in meetings all day so she rarely caught a glimpse of him.
Serena had called it a day and left work early. She had garnered enough seniority to do it. Plus she had finished all her work for the day the night before.
She spent her remaining hours wandering through the park. The leaves were wilting, changing their colors, signaling for fall to come.
The sky was overcast, adding to Serena's already-gloomy mood.
Serena's heart was in turmoil the whole day.
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Darien stared out his window down at the city, the bright lights beckoning him. The night was wrought into something his eyes did not want to understand for it seemed the whole world went dark to mirror his mood.
Turning away, Darien sat in his leather chair and slumped down. What was Serena doing right now?
He knew she left for the day and it broke his heart to know that he might've been the cause of it.
Did she not want to be in the same vicinity as him?
"Serena, why can't you love me back?"
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"Darien, why do you have to love me?"
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Rini was sleeping soundly in her bed as her nanny left the house after saying her goodbye.
Darien was loosing his tie when the front door opened. She barely looked at him as she slipped past him towards her daughter's room.
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Serena swooped down to give her baby a kiss on her soft cheek. Wiping away the slight trace of gloss from the little girl's cheek, Serena left the room, closing the door behind her.
Not even a glance when she moved into the kitchen and made herself a sandwich.
Serena heard him follow her and could feel his harsh gaze on her back. It annoyed her but she ignored it while she made her sandwich.
Sitting down at the counter, Serena began to eat, still feeling Darien close by. And when she was done, Serena washed her plate and made to leave.
He blocked her path, his eyes thundering with an unidentifiable emotion.
"Darien, I'm too tired for this right now," she sighed.
He didn't pay it any mind as he advanced forward. Serena couldn't help but fixate on his shoulders. He had taken off his jacket but kept his blue button-down shirt on. It wouldn't have mattered anyway since she could see each contour of his upper body. (A/N I don't know about ya, but I've seen my share of those certain, ahem…shirts, hehe)
Darien licked his bottom lip, maybe for effect, maybe not but it certainly did something to Serena. She could feel herself losing it.
"Darien, can we do this tomorrow?" she pleaded, knowing deep down that if he didn't stop, she wouldn't be able to either.
"You just don't get it, do you?" he finally spoke. She jumped a little at his gravel voice.
"Get what?" she managed to pipe out.
"What it is…I feel for you. You've just never wanted to acknowledge it," he grated out, moving even closer to her.
"When have I ever-"
"When haven't you? I mean, I thought we had gotten past the whole "fucking-without-feelings" bullshit!" he raised his arms in anger and then let them drop back to his sides.
"Darien, you're going to wake up Rini!" Serena berated, her face mirroring Darien's.
He gave a small chuckle, as if her words made no difference to him.
"You still don't want to see it do you?"
"See what?" her voice came out hesitant.
"What I feel for you! What I still feel for you!" he barked in frustration.
"Darien, I never-" but she stopped short because she had.
From the start of their whole "relationship" she denied any possibility of feelings popping up again. And when Serena became pregnant, she felt it. She could sense it when they had sex, every time he kissed her with his hand roaming her protruding tummy.
From the sly glances he would give her at work when they were either in the office or at the same meeting. The butterfly kisses in the supply room whenever they had a break. Tiny surprises on her desk like a daisy when she least expected it.
From the longing looks he gave her when he thought she was asleep.
From the soothing words he whispered to her at night, just as they had finished.
From the…
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And he didn't want to talk anymore. She could tell by the look in his eyes, the passion in his eyes, which told her he was done with talking. Serena did the one thing she could think of at that moment.
She panicked.
"Um, I'm going to go to sleep now. I don't feel like dealing with this tonight," she said hurriedly.
"You can't keep running from this," he said harshly, his eyes winking with growing anger.
"Darien, stop telling me what to do! We're not married anymore!" she pushed his shoulder but he wouldn't budge.
Suddenly he grabbed her arms to stop her until her face was an inch away from his.
They just stared at each other, her chest moving up and down while his was steady.
Why was he so God damn calm?
"Darien, let go-"
He kissed her. It wasn't hard, fast or mean. It was just a kiss. The kind he used to give long, long time ago.
Using soft motions, he soothed her mouth as if she were a baby.
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She tasted like strawberries. Her glossy lips slide past his as he trailed tiny kisses down her throat.
Her baby blue eyes were at the moment closed but he could still see them in his mind. Bright orbs of color that bubbled whenever she saw him. Her soft, alabaster skin felt like heaven under his fingertips and against his face when her cheeks touched his. Her scent, her wonderful scent, gave him a sort of high every time it reached his nose.
God, how could he not still love her?
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The table was hard on her back but at the moment, she didn't mind. Her shirt was gone within seconds, adding cold to her back. As her pants were being taken off, her eyes glazed over when she left a hand softly press her at first then with a little more pressure.
By the time she was naked, Serena couldn't hold it any longer.
She stared at him awe at how fast he discarded his clothing. Her hands were crawling up and down his tight stomach is amazement as he leaned down kiss her collarbone.
Serena wanted to say something, anything just to untangle the knots growing inside her.
Was this what she wanted?
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He wanted her so bad by then but knew if he wanted to really have her, he needed to take his time.
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He was taking too damn long! Serena felt like she was about to explode if he didn't do something quickly. She had half a mind to just shove him inside.
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Darien could feel her getting anxious. The Devil in him wouldn't comply until she did.
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Serena was seriously going to start screaming if he didn't get to it. Maybe he's trying to punish her.
Or maybe he didn't feel the passion anymore.
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Darien couldn't handle it any longer when he started massaging Serena's breasts. They reacted to him immediately. He jumped a little when he felt Serena's hands go on his back and begin to scratch them.
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Her breathing came out in pants as he moved closer to her. She could feel him on her thigh and it drove her crazy that he didn't even do it yet.
So she kissed him.
It was rough, with all her need poured into it. He quickly responded to it, pushing himself up as he was poised right above her.
"Darien?"
"Yes?" his eyes found hers and waited with bated breath for her to speak again.
"I-I…I love you," her voice was small so there was a chance she hadn't said it at all.
Oh but he heard her. Loud and clear.
His face tensed a bit as he slid inside her, rocking her body with his thrusts.
Serena arched her back and closed her eyes. Every breath in her body was escaping and yet, she was reveling in it all.
"Darien…more," her whisper was strained and her fingers were gripping the edges of the table.
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Darien snaked his hand around her neck until he was able to lift her head up to look at him.
Not wanting to break the moment, he kissed her. A simple, sweet kiss.
Serena couldn't believe how long she went without feeling this; Darien touching her and filling her...
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srry ppl, but skool has been hectic plus other crap popping up had to be dealt wit...but expect a new chappy around next week or so