"Sere?" Darien gently nudged his sleeping fiancé.

"Mmmmh?"

"I'm going to work, you're going to college....remember?"

"I have a day off.....thought I told you that yesterday", Serena mumbled, her golden hair spreading over her face and across the pillows.

Darien blinked, "No. You didn't mention it."

Serena opened her eyes and brushed her hair out of her face, she grinned, "I've got an idea....."

"Go on....?"

Serena ran her fingertips down Darien's bare chest, "Why don't you...phone in sick today?"

Darien groaned, "Sere....You know I can't!" he grabbed her hand, which had started picking at his black silk boxers, and put it to his lips.

"Why not? Dare..."Serena fluttered her long eye lashes at him, "Don't you want to stay at home? With me?"

"You know I do! But you also know I can't!"

She sighed, "Fine then! Go! I'm going back to sleep." Serena pulled the cover over her head and closed her eyes.

"Sere..?" Darien sighed, reaching for her and pushing the blankets down from her face.

"Surely you don't have to go in for one day in the year?! "

Darien pressed his lips to hers, "I'm going to go get ready", he said, standing.

Serena pulled him back down to the bed and kissed his lips and down his neck, travelling to his shoulder, gently biting down.

"Serena!" Darien hissed, his hands sliding down her bare back to cup her lace clad butt, pulling her closer to his body.

Serena grinned and pushed her lips to the pulse at the base of his neck, which had sped up along with his breathing, licking and sucking on it.

"Aww hell!" Darien moaned, then turned his head and captured her mouth with his, thrusting his tongue between her parted lips, taking his time to make her breathless.

"I guess, I'm staying home, then," Darien whispered, his breath coming out in huffs.

Serena rolled her eyes, "Shut and make love to me, idiot!"

The End