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Darien said good night to Stephen, Rick, and David. It was late, but they had a really productive study session and also had a good time talking. He was always glad he studied with them. Darien reflected how it was nice that he was getting to know them better. They really were good guys and interesting to talk to. It was one more way that Serena had made his life better. It made class more enjoyable too. It was fun sitting next to them and chatting before and after class.

The guys even seemed to get a kick out of chasing off women for Darien. They noticed their attention made him uncomfortable, and they got a twisted pleasure out of mentioning his "hot live-in girlfriend." He appreciated the help, and he didn't begrudge them their entertainment. After all, David almost fell over laughing when he informed Misty about Serena and she turned a deep shade of red. Darien laughed at him as he caught himself before he fell.

He hopped in his car and headed home to Serena.

He quietly walked into the bedroom, getting ready in the bathroom. He didn't want to wake her up. She'd had a nightmare last night about Wiseman killing her parents, and he held her while she cried. He walked over to their bed and stopped short. The covers had twisted around her waist, and her breasts were bared. She'd kept her promise about sleeping naked ever since he moved in.

He ran his hands through his hair, "Great." He whispered. "Now, I'm hard." He climbed into bed next to her and gently tried to pull up the covers to keep her warm. His hand brushed her breast as he did. He didn't even lie to himself and say it was an accident. He knew he was capable of controlling himself and going to bed. The problem was that he didn't want to. He slid his hand down her body and between her legs. She was wet. He was absolutely shocked. How could she be and be asleep? He looked at her beautiful face in the moonlight, and he noticed her lip twitch. "You're trying not to smile right now. You're awake."

She kept her eyes closed, "If I pretend to be asleep, will you go back to what you were doing?"

"Maybe. What was I doing?"

"Touching me and getting me wet for you."

His hand went back to her pussy. "Like this?" He ran his fingers through her folds.

She moaned. "Yes. Don't stop."

"What is it that you were hoping I'd do next?" He kissed her neck as he played with her.

She spread her legs for him. "Whatever you desire."

He yanked back the covers and crawled on top of her. "Well, that would require me like this." He then thrust in her and stilled. "I love the look of you on my cock."

She smiled up at him and flexed her inner muscles. "I like the look of you having sex with me."

"Like this?" He then made love to her. It started out slow and tender. Then it ignited a fire in him, and he was lost to the blaze of desire. He had her screaming out his name and raking her nails down his back. They both orgasmed together, and he held her close. "You're everything to me. I love you."

"I love you too. I'm so glad you noticed things about me weren't adding up and confronted me about it. It got us here." He held her close as they fell asleep. She didn't have a nightmare that night.

Beryl reclined on her couch as Zoisite was shown in to see her. She had summoned him, and he went immediately. He still wanted to put a bullet through her heart. "What can I do for you, Beryl?"

"First, I wanted to say good job with the paintings. My good friend was very pleased to get them. He plans on keeping them himself." Zoisite tried not to smirk. They hadn't announced Wiseman's death yet. He anticipated her anger over his death. He wanted her to be heartbroken.

"I live to serve you, Beryl." He tried for a humble tone.

She smiled at that. "Second, I need you to kidnap someone." She sat up and handed him a file. "She's the daughter of a journalist. He's threatening to write an expose on me. I'm… displeased. We'll hold her hostage until he can prove that he won't publish anything against me."

He opened the file, and a sixteen year old girl looked out at him from a photo. "Done. Anything else?"

"If you look through the file, you'll see she rarely goes out in public right now. She's going to be attending something silly called Princess Lessons. You need to get the woman leading them to let you have access to the girl. She's in debt," She tossed him a bag. "There's some money to pay her off."

He picked up everything and bowed. "Of course, Beryl. I'll get right on this." He then left the room and shuddered. He was glad he knew the truth about her, he would have struggled to do this even for revenge. Now, he just needed to get to the group and figure out a plan.

He arrived at his home, walked to his office, and locked the money in his desk drawer. His desk had some dents, but Amy had carefully put everything back the way it was the day after he threw his fit. She then put a framed picture of herself on it too. He smiled at it, he really loved her. He then opened the file so he would know all of the relevant information about the job he was supposed to do.

"Knock knock." Amy said from the doorway leaning on the frame. "You look frustrated."

"Kidnapping. That's what she has me expanding into now." He sighed and rubbed his face with his hands. "A journalist is getting close to publishing a story on her. She wants me to kidnap his daughter to keep him quiet."

Amy walked over, sat on the edge of his desk by him, and looked at the file. "She's going to be safe because of you. We'll pretend to kidnap her and then keep her far away from Beryl. We can even tell her dad the truth." She set the file down on his desk. "What's really bothering you?"

"She's a person." She sat there waiting for him to go on. "Would I have done this if I didn't know the truth about Beryl?"

"Nope. You wouldn't have." She said with certainty.

"How can you be so sure? I've done bad things."

"Close your eyes and picture yourself kidnapping the girl." He did just that, and he shuddered in disgust and curled his lip. "That's how I know. You're horrified just thinking about doing it."

He pulled her off the edge of the desk and into his lap. "Thank you. You're right. I couldn't have done it. I'm so relieved."

She kissed his cheek. "I never doubted you for a second."

He wrapped his arms around her and held her close for a while. "I'm so glad I have you in my life. You make everything better."

She relaxed further into his arms. "I really do." She then giggled.

"What if we lie further and tell Beryl she died trying to escape? That way she can't ever make us try to produce the girl and hand her over. We could just work with the agency to keep her in hiding until Beryl is arrested." He slowly stroked her stomach.

"That's a great idea. I'll talk with Artemis and let him know." She sighed in contentment. "If anyone ever told me I would love just being held like this by a man this much two months ago, I would have laughed in their face."

He chuckled. "I'm glad I'm different." He kissed her head. "I wouldn't have believed I would want to share my life with someone." He unlocked his drawer with one hand, reached in, and pulled out a long jewelry box. "Here."

She opened it up and smiled at him. "Diamonds. I love it! The bracelet is beautiful!"

"I thought it was fitting to get you a diamond bracelet from the money I got for stealing that treasure for Diamond." He helped her put it on. "It looks beautiful on you."

She held up her wrist and let the diamonds catch the light. "I look good wearing expensive things." She kissed him on the lips. "Thank you for this. It's perfect."

Molly sat at her desk at home. She'd just finished her homework and was thinking about Melvin. He really was sweet to try and better himself for her. He looked incredibly hot now. She pulled out her phone, started looking up local events, and things going on. "Hmm… What about dancing lessons?" She said to herself. She shook her head. She remembered that Melvin wasn't a fan of dancing. While they would be fun to take, it wouldn't be for him.

She set her phone down and put away her homework in her school bag. She then tidied up her work space. She liked keeping things clean.

She thought about dinner the other night when they were on the double date. Serena always seemed so poised. She wished she was like that. She picked up her phone and searched for lessons on poise and grace. "Bingo!" She then clicked on the online form and signed up for Princess Lessons. She was excited. She was glad she figured out something to do to show Melvin how much his actions meant to her.