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Serena smiled as she hung up the phone.

"And who is that you hung up with?" Pierre asked her.

She turned to look at him, her eyebrows raised.

"Oh come on, who am I going to tell? I just want to know if I can use him as your new inspiration. I mean we still have a few more shots left to do."

She laughed. "How sneaky," she smiled at him.

"Oh I know," Joyce smiled. "It's that hunky man I saw you with when you returned to Japan. Oh, what's his name…" she pondered.

Serena rolled her beautifully made up eyes, "alright, I'll tell you. But I do not need this to be splashed about as some kind of tabloid sensation."

Pierre looked intrigued. "Oh, do tell."

"Darien Shields," she said, a smile lighting her face unconsciously.

Pierre gave a low whistle. "I must say you and your brother don't do anything half-assed. When you date, you date," he laughed.

She gave a shrug. "It's no big deal."

Pierre laughed, "only you darling would say such a thing. I mean myself, who knew that I would fall in with one of the hottest ruthless agents in Hollywood, but babe, I bagged him and we're planning on getting married come spring."

"I know. You've been beaming ever since you told us."

Pierre smiled. "Yes, well, Jack and I want to adopt so, we're going to work our butts off this year and then take it easy as we swing through all the fun process of applying for child adoption."

"Beautiful."

Pierre gave her a sharp, observing look. "Shields huh, how interesting. Little miss interior design, and newest photo model and you date one of your ruthless top notch business men, part of a partnership that is trying to jump the American ship."

Serena laughed. "Well, business is business. If you do good, then continue… if not, find a way to do it better."

"You like him a lot."

She just gave him a smile.

"You don't have to even say anything, you've been more… I don't know, but these photos are going to show you a more stunning version of you. He definitely agrees with you," Pierre laughed.

Serena smiled. The last couple weeks had been great. They had dates here and there, dinner, movies, picnics, late night walks, and incredible hot sex. They had been enjoying each other's company a lot, but they were at a level that went unspoken. They were not exclusive as she had set out when they first started dating… but she wanted more, a lot more.

"Well Serena," Pierre smiled. "I wish the best of luck to you, you deserve it pet."

Serena kissed him on the cheek. "You're an angel."

He shrugged. "Well, I don't know about that, but I try."

Pierre finished the shoot and smiled. "So Paris tomorrow."

"I have you two booked on the flight out of JFK at nine tonight, and you should be good to go tomorrow in Paris. Then we'll go to Nice. We all should be home in a matter of three days.

"Excellent," Serena smiled.

They finished up for the day and Serena went back to her office to help with some of the wedding details for Joyce's upcoming wedding. She had arranged the venue to be at the Hilton and had arranged to make it like a princess fairy tale.

The great thing for Joyce was they had the right connections and the wedding was much less compared to some of her clients, but that was a perk of the job. When Serena demanded anything, Joyce got it done. She had been through many of Serena's good and bad days. It was only fair that Joyce was rewarded with her dream wedding.

Once the day was over, and she had survived the flight to Paris, she finished the shoot with Pierre at Versailles and then they made their way to Nice. They finished the shots and spent the day wandering through the town, talking and shopping.

They went back to Paris to catch their international flights home when in the airport Serena heard someone calling her name.

Pierre turned her around and pointed in the direction of Diamond James and his wake of bodyguards.

"Just watch yourself with that one," he whispered softly in her ear.

Serena grinned at Pierre. "Don't you worry about me," she said as Pierre remained by her side.

Diamond joined them, a wide smile on his face. "Well, imagine running into you here," he said, staring intently at Serena.

She shrugged. "Yeah, well, Paris is one of those airports."

"Are you going back to the states or Japan?" he asked her.

"Tokyo. I'm going to take a couple days to regroup then I'm going to finish the last of my projects that I've signed onto and then well…"

He nodded. "I see, too bad you aren't going back to the states. That is where I'm going. I'm flying to New York for work."

Serena shrugged. "Yes, well, I haven't been home in over a week and I'm exhausted now."

"She's been phenomenal, but I need her to relax," Pierre said, examining the lenses of his Gucci glasses before sliding them on.

"I will be back in Japan within the week; I was hoping we could try another date. Last time you seemed rather distracted. I could take you to Crystal tower and we could have the private balcony and then sightsee through the city."

Serena gave him a warm smile. "You're too much," she said.

He shrugged. "Well, I just want you to be able to enjoy yourself. If you're worried that it would be too high profile and too risky for publicity, we could always make it quieter and more private," he said rubbing her arm.

Pierre inched away, while trying to snort back his laughter. "High profile, right," he muttered.

Serena chewed her lip. "I do appreciate the offer Diamond, I do…"

Diamond just stared at her. "Are you going to turn me down?"

She tried to give him a warm and friendly smile. She took his hand gently. "You are so sweet, but well, I can't."

"Why not?" he asked her.

She took a deep breath. Visions of Darien flitted through her mind and she knew that now at turning Diamond down, she was trying to start an exclusive relationship with Darien.

"I just can't."

"It's that guy isn't it?"

She looked at him, a slight frown on her face. She was sure that he couldn't read minds. But she was trying her best to be nice on Diamond. She didn't want to hurt him, but she didn't feel anything for him.

"That guy that you were seen with in Japan. The guy that works with your brother."

She sighed. "Look Diamond. I don't want to hurt you, but I'm currently in something right now."

Diamond waved his hand. "Yeah, you're in love with the guy. I can see it in your face. I've also seen the way he looks at you."

Pierre was giving Diamond a speculative glance while he listened into this conversation. It did not seem like Diamond to be so in tune with others.

Serena leaned over and kissed him on the cheek. "You're a great guy, but you're right. I am in love with him. Have been for almost all my life."

Diamond let out a low whistle. "There's no competing with that. Although…" he said, giving her an appreciative once over.

She gave him a hard stare, arching her brows.

He laughed. "Well, it was worth a try. Well, I best be off. I have a flight to catch. I'll have my secretary get in touch with your assistant for the last few appointments."

She nodded.

Once Diamond was gone, Pierre gave her a wide smile. "I was wondering when you were going to confess that you love him."

Serena rolled her eyes. "It's no big deal."

Pierre laughed. They bid each other goodbye as they separated. Pierre was flying to his home in Atlanta with Jack while Serena was flying home to Tokyo. Suddenly she was really excited about going home.

She boarded the plane an hour later and soon she was sleeping in her leather first class seat. She awoke just as they were descending.

Feeling somewhat rejuvenated, she was determined to make her way across town once they landed and see him.

She caught a cab and gave the driver an address. Twenty minutes later she was climbing the stairs to his front door. She rang the bell and waited.

It took a few minutes but soon he swung it open.

He looked surprised to see her, but melted when she practically threw herself into his arms.

So sorry again… and thanks for being so patient… I know this wasn't my best… but well, it's going to get interesting. I'm done school and I have free time, so be prepared to have all the story soon… but I do need to get 8 reviews to get the next chapter published for y'all! Look forward to reading your reviews… laters!