A Father's Love
Prologue:
19 year old Darien Endymion Shields was married to a young woman of 18 named Samantha Moon Lockheart, they were both happy with each other and were in love. But as day went by Samantha grew to love Darien as a friend, he too felt the same way about Samantha. They were both sitting in the living room.
"Darien I want to tell you something." Samantha said while looking down at her lap.
"What is it that you want to talk about?" Darien asked as he looked at her.
"Darien, do you believe in an old saying?" She asked him.
"What kind of saying is that?" He asked looking at Samantha with a confused expression.
"Well, it goes like this: 'For every HE, there is a SHE...' because I believe in it, and do you Darien?" She looked at him.
"Yes I do believe in it, why are you asking me this?" Darien was now very confused.
"You see I don't have any feelings for you anymore Darien, please don't get the wrong idea. I love you but only as a brother, not a lover or husband." Samantha explained hoping that he wouldn't get angry. But Darien was no where near that category, he was shocked and surprised. He was feeling the same thing also.
"Samantha I was feeling the same thing for you, I don't love you as a wife but like a sister." Darien said.
"Well it seems like we both feel the same, but I suggest that we remain married but act as friends. How does that sound?" Samantha asked.
"I totally agree with you." Darien said while smiling.
"And Darien..."
"Yes?"
"You're gonna be a daddy after 9 months." Samanthat said while pointing to her tummy.
"Really? Oh wow." was all Darien could say.
9 months later...
"Come on Samantha, PUSH!" the doctor said.
"Oh it hurts! I want it out NOW!" Samantha screamed as she gave another big push.
"Almost there I can already see the head, come on one last push Samantha." the doctor soothed.
As she gave one last final push the baby came out soon the delivery room was filled with the screams of a baby, they cleaned Samantha and the baby up. And the doctor was about to give the baby to it's mother but was shocked to see that Samantha was taking shallow deep breaths. The doctor came out of the delivery room to see Darien sitting patiently on a chair waiting for any news. He already knew that the baby was born but this news would shock him real bad.
"Mr. Shields, I have a terrible news for you..." The doctor said sadly.
"What is it doctor?" Darien asked worriedly.
"Well Mrs. Shields is struggling to breathe and I'm afriad that she might not make it." the doctor paused for a bit to see his reactions.
"What?" Darien asked breathless his exprssion shocked.
"And she also wants to have a final word with you." the doctor continued.
"What about my child?" Darien asked.
"Your child is fine, she's born a beautiful healthy baby girl and she's in the nursery right now. But first talk with your wife." the doctor suggested.
"Alright..." Darien said as he entered the delivery room where his wife is.
When he entered throught the steel doors of the room, the sight he saw broke his heart. There lay his dying wife on the hospital bed, she was struggling to breathe just for her to talk with him for the last time. Darien approached his wife and he took hold of her hand.
"Samantha, the doctor said we have a beautiful baby girl." Darien croaked as tears threaten to fall form his eyes.
"Yes... I already... saw... her Darien... she's beautiful..." Samantha said as she took deep breaths to talk.
"Yeah, the doctor said she was beautiful. What will we name her?" he asked.
"I want her... name to... be... Serena... Serenity... Moon... Shields..." his wife said.
And then, her hand within his began to feel heavy and she exhaled for the last time. Her hand fell back to the bed limp.
"I promise you Samantha, that I will take care of our daughter..." Darien whispered to his dead wife.
Darien walked out of the delivery room towards the nursery where his newborn daughter is, when he got there he stared at his baby girl through the glass windor of the nursery. His daughter was adorable, she had blonde hair and round big blue eyes that stared at him with curiosity. Then she giggled and reached out to him begging to be held by him. Darien smiled because his daughter had recognized him as her father and he couldn't wait to take her home with him. He took her home and cared for her, when the time came for Samantha's funeral they went to the final burial to say goodbye to her. When the coffin was being lowered down to the earth below, Darien felt a sudden breeze pass by him and his daughter. And then heard a whisper.
'I will always watch over the both of you...' it was the voice of Samantha.
Darien smiled knowing that his wife was happy where ever she was and that she was with her soulmate. She was now resting in peace.
As the years went by Serena grew up to be a beautiful charming young woman but what Darien didn't expect was he'd start to have feelings for his litle girl. His feelings started to show when his little girl became 14 years old, or as he'd noticed. A young woman.
R&R!