Darien smirked.
"Be right back." He said leaving out.
She sighed and sat on Jason's bed. She looked around the room, taking notice of every little detail. From the little race car border around the room to a picture of his mom on his dresser. She went over and picked up the picture.
Flashback "Serena, can I just call you mommy? You look like her so much." Jamie said softly End of Flashback
Serena looked over the picture over and over again. The woman was breath taking. She could see their resemblance slightly. They favored a lot except the eye color. She began to feel sad and alone.
"I wish I was their mom." She whispered aloud to herself.
She felt hot tears well up in her eyes.
"Here's your stuff." Darien said walking in the room.
In surprise, Serena dropped the picture and looked over at him. Darien saw the sad expression on her face and in her eyes. He gulped slightly. He had the urge to hug her and comfort her. Serena picked up the picture and put it on the dresser.
"I'm going to change." She said not looking directly at him.
"Alright" he said gently.
She went into Jason's bathroom and changed. Once she was finished, she noticed that Darien wasn't there. She headed back downstairs to see him sitting on the couch.
"Can we talk?" She spoke up.
He looked up to see her standing there. He moved over making room for her.
"Yeah"
Once she was seated, she took a deep breath.
"It's about the children. Well what they said to me." She said
"What did they say"
"They want to call me mom. I can't let them. It'll be like I'm taking her place. They want me to change my eye color and all." She said looking down at her hands.
Darien stayed silent staring straight ahead. When he didn't reply, she looked up to see him staring into space. He looked so forlorn and beautiful- if a man can be beautiful.
"Will you tell me how long ago did their mother die?" She asked.
He knew it was a matter of time before either Serena or Cynthia was going to ask.
"Right after she gave birth to Jamie. She was really weak…and-" He couldn't finish because tears were beginning to flow down his face.
"It's okay to cry." She said almost lovingly moving closer to him.
"And she died looking directly at me with all the love in her eyes. She said she loved me and died." he said breaking down.
Serena gulped back her own tears and reached for him. She wrapped her arms around him. He returned the hug tightly continuing to cry. He had never cried since her death and now he had given in.
"I'm sorry I brought back so many memories." She said beginning to rock him back and forth.
Thirty minutes later…
Darien laid in Serena's chest sleeping like a baby.
'He needed that' She thought to herself as she tried to slip from under him. Once she was free she walked into the kitchen. She noticed Darien's friend Nathan sitting at the table eating an apple.
"whoa! You startled me…Hey Nate…how long have you been here?" She asked nervously.
"I been here. I came after you took the kids this morning. I was just up in the entertainment room watching tv." He stated.
"Well, is Cynthia here?" She asked looking around.
Nathan chuckled shaking his head.
"No. I kept a look out for you. So what's up with you two?" He asked.
"Nothing. So…are you in the wedding? She asked trying to make conversation.
"Yeah." He said looking over her, he could see why Darien was falling for her.
"Can I use the phone?" She asked.
"Sure"
She walked over and took the cordless phone off the hook. She dialed Seiya's number for some odd reason. Something told her too. The phone rang twice.
"Hello" came a female's voice.
"Can I speak to Seiya." She asked.
"Wrong number." the girl said hanging up.
Serena looked at the phone heatedly. She knew she had the right number! She placed the phone back on the hook and turned to Nathan.
"Tell Darien I'll be back in a minute." She said.
"Okay. See ya when you get back." he said to her retreating form.
She was heading straight to Seiya's house.
