Her Saving Grace
AN. Hello everyone, I just wanted to thank all who reviewed my story. I'm glad tht you are liking it. Just so everyone knows, am currently working on five stories so it may take a day or two to post. Enjoy this second chapter, and I will have the next chapter up soon! Take care!
Chapter Two: Seven Years Later
It had been a tough seven years for Serena, and it was just going to get worse. Her boss decided to give her a promotion. She was a top journalist for the local news station that she worked for, and her boss wanted to see her soar. She was getting to be director of her own news show, which was great until she found out where she was being moved to.
Serena walked into her three bedroom apartment to hear her six year old yelling. "Not fair Uncle Nick! No tickling in twister!"
Serena smiled. Nick was great with Darien. They had met at the local hospital while Serena was five months pregnant. He was her doctor, and they hit it off right from the start. After a year of friendship, he offered to help with Darien and moved in. They were together ever since. They had never dated, because she was still in love with Darien's father, and he looked at her like a sister.
Nick looked up a Serena walked into the living room. "Hey Serena. How was work?" he asked.
"Darien, could you go to your room and work on your reading please? Uncle Nick and I need to talk."
"Yes mommy." And Darien gave her a quick kiss on the cheek and went to his room.
"Sere, what's wrong?" Nick asked when he heard Darien's door close.
"I got offered a promotion today," she said. "To direst my own news show."
"That's great Serena! We should go out for dinner!"
"Let me tell you the rest. I'll have to move."
"How far?"
"Nick, remember when I told you about Darien's father and me leaving?"
"You don't mean they want you to go back home?"
"The job is directing the news show nationally. I can't go back there alone! What if he's there, and sees me?!" Serena exclaimed with tears in her eyes.
'You wouldn't." Nick said.
"What?"
"I didn't tell you because of everything, but I was also promoted two days ago, and I have until tomorrow to give my answer."
"Where are they sending you?"
"They want me as the department head of the O.B.G.Y.N. in Meadows Brooke."
"Back home?! So you're going back with me?"
Nick laughed. "I wouldn't send you to the sharks alone and defenseless. I do have a little of a heart. Serena you do realize that sooner or later you're going to have to see Rien's father right?"
"Yes, but if you're going back home too I can handle anything."
"So are we agreed to move back?" Nick asked.
"Yeah, now all we have to do is find a place to live."
"Already ahead of you on that. One of my friends from med school has a house that he wants to rent out. He says it belonged to a friend of his and he didn't want it anymore. It's a three bedroom house, two floors, two possible offices, and huge back yard with a tree house. It's perfect, and Rien will love it."
"When can we move in?" Serena asked.
"As soon as we get there. No one's lived there for a few years, but he sends a cleaning crew in every two weeks."
"Well then, I guess we need to start packing." And Serena went to tell her son the news.