"I can't wait until you finish making your curry!" Rini yelled as she pushed through the door of Darien's apartment. She slipped off her shoes and ran to the kitchen.
"Calm down Rini..." Serena scolded. "It is going to take a least two hours."
"TWO HOURS!" She started to whine. "But I am sooooo hungry now!" She put her hand on her forehead and pretended to faint onto the couch.
Darien and Serena watched the whole act and then turned to look at each other.
"Don't look at me." Darien put the bag of groceries on the ground and used the wall to support him as he took off his shoes. "She is exactly like you."
Serena shot him a look. "You say that as if it is a bad thing!"
She went to swat him, but he was quickly grabbed her hand with his. She froze. He pulled her into him. "It is not a bad thing." He ran his fingers down her face. "You're amazing, and I love everything about you."
She looked up at him. Her cheeks turning red. Her eyes bright and sparkling. It had been so long since he seen those eyes looking back at him without anger or hurt in them.
"Darien...?"Serena called out softly. "Is there something on my face?" She gave him her sweetest closed mouth smile.
"No." He whispered.
"Then why are you looking at me like that?" She chuckled.
"Like what?"
"Don't play dumb." She cocked her head to the left. "You know how you are looking at me."
"Fine." He rolled his eyes. "If you must know." He kissed her forehead. "I just like looking at you." He looked around to see if Rini was watching them. She was still playing unconscious. He smiled. "Actually I love being able to stare at you."
"That sounds a little cree-" Her sentence was cut off by lips of Darien being pressed against hers.
His kiss was deep. His grip around her tight. She did not fight him and resist his kiss. He could feel her heart beating.
"I love you." He pulled away from the kiss and rested his forehead against hers. "And I love days when you and Rini are here with me." He whispered.
Suddenly the sound of a throat clearing interrupted their moment. Serena turned around, as Darien leaned over to see around her. They both saw Rini propped up on the couch, arms crossed, head tilted and tapping her little foot.
"I am getting hungry..." She sang.
The two lightly chuckled.
Serena looked at Darien and smiled. "I am going to head to the kitchen to start cooking."
"Yeah...let me help you bring the stuff to the kitchen." He leaned down to grab all the bags.
"Need me to grab one?" Serena put a hand out to get a bag.
"No I got it." He wanted to impress her with his strength. So he walked to the kitchen without looking back.
Serena followed behind him. She turned around to Rini and smiled. "I will get them done as soon as possible okay?" She kept waling forward until she stubbed her toe. She looked down at ground to find a textbook opened on the ground.
"Darien is there a reason this book is on the ground?" She bent down to pick it up the book.
Darien stepped out of the kitchen. "Oh I got a little frustrated and it may have flown out of my hand." He walked over and took the textbook out of her small hands.
"There are so many words in that book. How do you keep interested?"
"Ehhh it has it's moments."
"Looks like you are going to have to repaint this part of your wall." She rubbed her hands against the wall that had chipped paint. The spot was no bigger than a dime but against the grey paint it stood out. "Or you can put a picture on it, but." She looked around. "A random picture maybe a little weird.
"Yeah, I'll maybe paint it." He picked the little spot accidentally making it bigger. "But I am going to wait a while for that."
"Until after your exams?"
"Nope." He walked back to the kitchen, with her following behind him. He started to taking food out of the bags. "The way I see it. I might as well wait until after you are done with high school and can finally move in here." He looked up to see the expression on her face. Just as he suspected. Confused. But still gorgeous. "No use painting if I know you are going to come in and change the color on your own."
She walked over to the counter. "You mean that?"
He put the bag of vegetables down. Leaned within inches of her. "With all my heart." He looked into her crystal blue eyes. They were getting glossy. "I love you." He whispered.
Serena bit her bottom lip as he moved in closer. The tip of his nose touched hers. "I love you too."
The words were music to his ears. He closed his eyes and again leaned into kiss her. She wrapped her arms around his neck, as he encircled his arms around her waist.
The End.
***This story has gone on for so long. I never expected it to be this long, but after changing the ending twice, I finally came to an ending that I can sleep easy with. So with that, thank you my readers. Sorry about the back and forth. I am so glad you guys stuck it through. I have one more story I need to finish. Love you all :)"