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Against the Rules

Chapter 36

Darien walked back and forth in the small closet that they called a room where he was supposed to wait until the wedding started.

The big day had finally arrived there were eight hundred guests sitting just outside to watch him and Monique say I do. Just two little words and they would be husband and wife for the rest of their lives and right now that seemed like it was a very long time.

He looked himself in the mirror as he tried to straighten his tie out for the fourth time today, but right now he was unable to think concentrate or do anything except think about Serena

He couldn't get the thoughts from yesterday evening from his mind. He knew Serena well enough to know she didn't mean any of the things she said to him, but he couldn't understand why she would say them and watching her walk away with that other man who was he? Who was she for that matter because she definitely wasn't the Serena that he knew.

He replayed the scene from yesterday over and over again in his head as he asked himself who this girl was maybe he didn't know her as well as he thought he did as he asked himself the same questions over and over again still unable to get any of the answers he needed. Knowing that there was only one person who could, but right now he couldn't do anything about it because he was standing in the church about to be married. In just a few minutes he will become Monique's husband until death do they part as he started to feel that headache come back again when there was a knock on the door and before he could ask who it was James walked in as he looked to Darien asking "how are you doing son?"

Darien looked over to James confused as to what he was doing here right now. James had never made it a secret that he never thought he was good enough to marry his daughter as Darien turned to him asking "what can I do for you?"

James looked over at Darien seeing that he was no where ready to begin this wedding as he told him "well for one thing you can let me help you fix that tie" as he walked over to Darien and fixed his tie so that it wasn't all crooked as he looked at him and said "you're a lucky man Darien. It's not every guy I let marry my daughter"

Darien just looked at him- now this was more the James that he knew, but he wasn't in the mood today to have James tell him how he's not good enough for his daughter speech again.

He had too many other things on his mind as James continued on telling him "you are a very lucky man that my daughter has chosen you for a husband. I have had the privilege to have taken care of my little girl for the past 22 years of her life and now it's your turn son and I'm sure you will do well by her as he put a comforting hand to his shoulder"

Darien looked to his future father in law and started to wonder exactly what he was up to. James was never just nice to him without having something else in mind as well, which he would end up doing because it would make Monique happy as usual.

He looked himself in the mirror once more yes he looked like a groom, but he certainly didn't feel like one as he started to wonder if he was doing the right thing. Maybe it would be best to just walk away from all of this now before anyone gets hurt further as James gave him a pat on the back telling him "not to worry son. I can see it in your eyes you're a little nervous. A little pre wedding jitters right?"

Darien looked to his future father in law wishing that was all it was, knowing what he was feeling right now was far more than just a little jitter, but still hoping that he had been hiding his real feelings better then he was, but apparently not as he nodded his head and said "yeah I guess a little bit"

James just patted him on the back as he told him "you're a lucky man to be marrying my Monique, but you know that already otherwise you wouldn't have asked her to marry you in the first place"

Darien listened to what James had just said and he had to be right. He did ask Monique to marry him after all. He must have loved her enough to want to spend the rest of his life with her at that time maybe he's right. Maybe it is just a little pre-wedding jitter after all.

James looked into Darien's eyes seeing the confusion lying within as he told him "trust me once you're out there and you see my Monique start to walk down that aisle and how beautiful she looks all of those jitters will just fly out the window and you'll just know how lucky of a man you are to have a woman like that in your life at least that was how it was for me with Monique's mother on our wedding day"

Darien looked to James as he asked him "you were unsure at first too" doubting that on his wedding day he couldn't stop thinking of another girl the way he had been thinking of Serena.

James nodded his head as he laughed telling him "are you kidding I was a nervous wreck. I mean the idea of having to spend my entire life with just one woman scared the hell out of me, but the moment I saw her. I just knew there would never be another woman I ever wanted to be with besides her"

Darien listened to all that James had told him it was the first time he had ever spoken so open and honestly to him and he hoped that he was right that once he did see Monique walk down the aisle in her wedding dress he would know he was doing the right thing and all thoughts that he still had left of Serena would just go away

James could see it in Darien's eyes that he was more calm and ready to marry his daughter now as he gave Darien one last reassuring grin as he told him "you'll be fine just remember to say I do. Now I better go check on the bride and see how she's doing. Good luck son"

James started to walk out of the room when Darien turned to him and said "Thank you I'm glad we had this talk"

James looked back at him with a smile as he told him "anytime" as he walked out of the room closing the door behind him as Darien looked himself in the mirror once more.

He was going to get married today to a woman that wanted him for who he was that's why she agreed to marry him in the first place. He just had to remember that from before Serena entered his life and everything got overly complicated.

It would no longer be his job to watch over Serena. After today he would be Monique's husband now his job would be to take care of her and all of her needs. James was right all he had to do is say I do and he and Monique would become husband and wife and he would forget all about Serena if he could.

He finished straightening his tie and tied his last shoe as he looked himself in the mirror. He was going to get married today to the woman he was in love with and they would be married for many years and be happy forever and right now that didn't sound like such a scary thing like it did moments ago, as he walked out of the room ready to say I do.

End Chapter 36

Author's Note: I hope everyone enjoyed Chapter 36. Please stay tuned for Chapter 37 to see if Darien will say I do or I don't. You have to keep reading to find out and as always please read, review, and enjoy! Thank you Mars Light.