It'll turn out all right

By Strawberry

Romance/Drama

Chapter 4

I don't own SM! Or scenes from gone with the wind or the dresses! Or the dresses descriptions!

Serena lay on the small mattress on the floor, what happened to all the riches of the Wilkes? The same thing that happened to her family… the small cotton blanket was not enough to keep her warm, she wondered what the rich and elite slept in. Silk bedding and big warm blankets on feather mattresses. Darien and the rest of them had a good life but the city seemed to despise them because they didn't support the war. She wondered if she could ever be able to do it. Her thoughts went to Mina; she would be warm tonight in her husband's arms. Serena closed her eyes to get some sleep.

The morning sun bounced of Serena head, for once in awhile she had just found a comfortable position and was sleeping peacefully.

"GET UP!" a voice boomed, it was Mina annoying and rude sister Raye, Serena continued to sleep, Raye sighed annoyingly and striped Serena of the thin cotton blanket,

"Hey!" Serena said, she got up swiftly and took the covers back

"Get up! We have things to do!"

"Oh hush up Raye, go bother someone else." Serena said

"Serena, get up!" She commanded

"Maybe if you weren't an old maid with no husband you would be a little curdiest to your guests." She spoke swiftly, and rudely

"I haven't seen you with a husband Serena, the only men you can attract are rascals like that Captain Shields." Raye said as she grinned evilly,

"I have nothing to do with Captain Shields! Even if I did he is better than nothing, he's rich isn't he?" Serena spoke as she smiled Raye rolled her eyes in defeat and left, Serena sighed and got up to get ready for the day. And was it a long one. Some how Raye had tricked her to do chores and Rayes, then that boy was always complaining she never wanted children unless it was with someone she really loved… No she couldn't think of Andrew right now, if she did she start bawling right there. But somehow he was right in front of her like magic, he was working, splitting wood. She ran over to him,

"Andrew!" She yelled as she ran into his arms,

"Why Serena, have you been crying?" He asked

"Oh Andrew please take me away from here, run away with me, please, I can't stand it!" She yelled, she didn't care if she told him to take her away, he knew she loved him and had said he loved her but would never leave Mina alone.

"Serena, you need to be brave, for me?" he asked as he lifted her chin, she smiled a bit but then frowned,

"Please Andrew, I-I love you and I know you love me. Please tell me you care!" She almost screamed,

"Shhhhhhhh Serena, people will hear this and it is by far scandalous. Serena I do care for you, but I have told you once I will tell you again I am not leaving Mina and Charles alone in the world. I know it seems that the world is coming to and end. But my dear things will get better." he said, she jumped up and kissed him, she didn't care who saw, she need him and he kissed her but then pulled away,

"Serena no." he said, he let her go and walked away. She stood outside in the hot sun, she sat down on the porch, what was the rich doing right now? Probably throwing parties and so on. She had been there 3 months and was miserable, couldn't someone take her away from everything, if only Andrew were rich like Darien, that's why he didn't take her away, because he didn't have the money. She heard the clamping of hooves coming closer, she looked up, Darien was their again, she hadn't seen him since the carriage ride a week ago.

"Why beautiful day isn't it?" He asked, Serena smiled, though most of the time he was jeering her the rest of the time she was quite fond of this man, he bought her things, Dresses, beautiful dresses and beautiful bonnets and riding gloves that he got whenever he went on a short trip to Paris or some other beautiful place. She saw nothing under his arm today and frowned, but she did see a letter in his hand. She looked at it curiously,

"What's that?" She asked

"Oh this? Well this, it's for you. From your family in the country." he said

"Why do you have it?" Serena asked

"Never mind that, here you are." He said, she took the letter and tore it open, and read it quickly,

"No, no, no!" She screamed

"What is it?" Darien asked, he got down and read it,

"Hmm, it seems your nephew is sick with pneumonia along with "Amy" and "Mammy"." He read

"Why does everyone depend on me?" She screamed, she couldn't take it anymore, even if Darien was there, she started bawling, she fell to the ground and cried, Darien who she thought would laugh and make fun of her picked her up into his arms, she felt safe, but continued to cry, everyone needed her but she needed to be… she didn't know what she wanted, she just needed to be taken away.

"Shhh Serena, its all right." he said soothingly

"It's not! I want my mother, I want to go home, home before the war, I want to get out of here, and I don't know Darien I just don't know!" She screamed

"I say we get out of here together, so many beautiful places to go, Mexico, London, Paris, you'd love that wouldn't you?" He asked

"With you?" She asked drying her eyes

"Yes, you see I think I'm the only man in this god-for-saken world who understands you and admire you for what you are, no matter how spoiled you are." He said she didn't speak, what was he saying? He admired her? Or was he joking?

"I've been waiting for you to grow up and get that stupid Andrew Wilkes out of your mind and heart and replace him with me." he said, she looked again at him, she couldn't read his face, was he joking? She then heard what he said about Andrew,

"I hate and despise you Darien Shields and I'll hate and despise you til I die!" She yelled, he chuckled and released her from his tight grasp, he got up on his horse

"I have a feeling it won't be that long." he said as he laughed again, he road off, she was so mad, why did he bring this out in her?!

TBC