"Somebody already beat you to the punch. She was found dead about three years ago, they never caught her killer."
"You know who did it," he said, not asking.
"Not for sure, but I have an idea who did it."
"Tell me, so I can thank them."
"It was…
"It was Andrew a…friend of mine." Darien frowned at the stumbling over using the word friend, but asked her to continue her story.
(Flashback)
Serena ended up living with Raye. Together they rented an off-campus apartment close enough for Raye to still attend school, but far enough that Serena wouldn't have to ever see Beryl. Raye had really helped her once she found out everything. Serena never really knew why until one day when she gathered enough courage to ask, "Raye, why are you helping me? We were never close."
"Because you helped me," Serena was confused, "One day I overheard your friends gossiping about me and my drug problem. They were putting me down. You stood up and told them not to judge someone because of an addiction that they can't control but because of who they are. The next day I started therapy to help me get over my addiction. Because of what you said, it made me want to have people know me for more than my drug problem."
As soon as Raye finished her story Serena enveloped her into a hug. When she pulled back she said, "I know exactly how you feel, when I was in high school I had a drug problem too. I tried turning to someone, but it didn't work out and I just got worse. Finally me friend Molly confronted me about it. I ran away, but because of what she said it made me comeback and want to change."
This time Raye hugged Serena, "I'm glad that we are friends."
Serena squeezed her back, "Me too."
A few days after that while Serena was making breakfast she became nauseous and ended up vomiting. This happened a lot more after. At first Serena thought it was a stomach flu, but soon found out it was much more serious.
Andrew who was Raye's cousin had come over. He often came to visit and became fast friends with Serena, she was the same age as his younger sister and he thought of her as just that, his little sister, most of the time.
When he entered the apartment it was silent. When he called out there was no answer. He was slightly worried and began to look for her. He pushed open the bathroom door that was slightly ajar. There he found Serena sitting against the wall staring blankly at the opposite wall.
"Serena, what's the matter?" she turned her blank stare to him and pointed at the sink. He looked to where she was pointing and saw a stick with a little red plus on it. "This a pregnancy test?" she nodded. He sighed, "come on, we're going to the clinic to get you tested so you'll know for sure." She nodded again never changing her facial expression.
It wasn't until they were sitting in the car on the way home that she talked, "If I really am pregnant I don't know what I'm going to do," she said in a tear-choked voice.
Andrew reached across the middle console and grasped her hand, "I'll help you and Raye will help you. Mina will help you too. She treats you more like family than me and I'm her brother."
At this she laughed, she griped his hand harder, "Thank you for everything."
He pulled the car into the driveway then turned to her, "Of course." He said as they both leaned closer, "I would do anything for you." Now they were so close he could feel her soft breath brush against his face.
"Anything?" she asked. Before he could answer her lips touched his. It was a soft caressing kiss. It didn't hold passion or lust, nothing but a strong need. A need Andrew couldn't give Serena in her condition and still have peace of mind. He reluctantly but gently pulled away.
"Anything but that," he whispered.
She could feel tears begin to gather in her eyes again. He didn't want her. She was broken, no one wanted her.
Andrew could clearly see what she was thinking, "It's not that I don't want you, I do, but I'm not sure if you're sure you want this," she was about to protest, but he stopped her, "You're still vulnerable from leaving Darien," once again she was about to protest but, again he stopped her, "you still cry at night over him, when you think everyone is asleep. Raye tells me you cry almost every night and when I've spent the night I've heard you, and on top of that how with you possibly being pregnant is making you too emotional to make rational decisions right now. Once you get everything figured out and if you still want this then talk to me okay?" she nodded then got out of the car.
She smiled at him and mouthed 'thank you' before entering the house. She would do as he asked and figure her life out before making it even more complicated than it already was.
A few days later Serena got a phone call from the clinic, it was positive, she was pregnant. Serena dialed a number, "Andrew? Can you come over? ... Ya, I got the results, it was positive … thank you."
Ten minutes later Serena answered the door with tears running down her cheeks. Andrew crushed her into a hug. "Oh, Serena, you're not alone in this and you can always give the child up for adoption," she pulled out of his embrace.
"I'm not giving up my baby!" she yelled, "I've become attached."
Andrew looked at Serena curiously, "They why are you crying if you're not upset about being pregnant?"
Tears began to gather in her eyes again. She walked into the living room with Andrew following her. She picked up a calendar and showed him it, "I did the math to find out the conception date of my baby and..." she paused sobbing harder, "its Darien's."
(End Flashback)
Well here is the end of another chapter. Yes, Lucas is Darien's son, some of you totally saw this coming, probably most of you. I didn't exactly hid it well, but now it's out in the open. So who wants to hazard a guess as to how Darien is going to react to finding out?
Well moving on to reviews:
P (): Sorry for the cliffies, but they are necessary sometimes and oh so frustrating that I love them. When I write them that is, I hate it when I read them.
nightgem14: you said that you don't know where the story is going, well I'm sorry, but if you want explanations just send me a review with all your questions and I'll answer them to the best of my ability. And no that other chapter was not the last chapter nor is this the last. I will officially tell you it's the end. Kk thanks for reviewing!
Miss Katrina Malfoy: awesome name! love it. So thanks for reviewing did you not like the ending last time or something or jus upset about the cliffhanger. If you were confused I hope this chapter cleared up any confusion you had. Well again thanks for the review.
