Title: Difficult Love
Author: Gorgeous moon
Chapter: prologue
Rating: R
Email: usaandmamolvr@hotmail.com
Summary: What happens when Serena breaks it off with Darien in college and they meet up a couple of years later realizing that they will have to overcome their differences and work together?
Hi everyone! Thanks for all the responses to my first fic 'Just another summer' Hope you like this!
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It was a bright sunny day in Hawaii. Not a cloud in the sky and all you could see was blue. It seemed to be a good day, but what Darien didn't know was that his world would come crashing down on him. Darien had talked to his serious girlfriend, Serena Taylor, on the phone earlier. She had mentioned that she wanted to go somewhere private today, like maybe her house or something then do something later. Darien agreed to go to her house and meet her around 2pm.
The clock stroked 1:30 pm and he had to leave soon. He wanted to buy some flowers for her just to show her how much he loved her. Darien had decided on a pair of khaki shorts and a blue button up shirt with a white shirt under that, it was Serena's favorite outfit on him. Looking in the mirror and combing his hair a little with his fingers he was ready to go. Picking up his keys off the counter he then proceeded to hop into his Mercedes and take off towards Serena's house.
'It's such a beautiful day to go to the beach, maybe we should hang out there today.' He turned up the radio and sped off not realizing what was waiting for him at her house.
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Meanwhile at Serena's house she was cleaning a little to make it nice and comfortable looking. It was about 1:30 and he would be here in about 10 minutes. 'Darien is always early!' She quickly got dressed in a light pink dress with white flowers on it and it tied together on each shoulder. 'He always said I looked sexy in this dress, I've got to make myself look good for what is to come.' She smoothed out the bottom of the dress and applied some lip-gloss as a finishing touch.
Knock Knock was the sound coming from the door. 'Here he is Serena make this good.' Plastering a big smile on her face she swung open the door. "Darien!" She said as she hugged him fiercely as he did the same. He had noticed she wore the outfit that made him go crazy ever time he saw her in it. Slowly he backed off and pulled some flowers from his back. " Here is something just to show you how much I love you." Serena tried to look shocked. " Daisies, my favorite" she continued her act, "Come in." She motioned to him.
Serena walked towards the kitchen and put the daisies in a vase and put them on her counter. 'God why does he do this every time! I hate Daisies! My birthday, daisies, Valentines Day, daisies- why doesn't he get the picture!' Darien sat on the couch and placed his wallet and keys on the table next to him. Coming from the kitchen she sat down in her leather recliner next to the couch. Darien frowned.' Why is she sitting over there? Doesn't she want to sit by me?' He just shrugged it off as worrying too much about it.
At first Serena was quiet but then she spoke up. "Darien I need to talk about something serious." Darien looked at her with what looked like a saddened expression. He then tried to make the best out of it and smiled. " Sure, what is it?" Serena looked at him, 'Do it Serena or you are going to regret it later!' " I-I...think we should see other people." Darien perked up and he kind of cracked a smile. " That's really funny Serena, what is it that you really wanted to tell me?" Serena didn't respond knowing he would get it finally.
Darien looked at her with sad and confused eyes as tears started to form. "Why?" Was all he could choke out. He looked down not wanting to look at her as she told him this gut wrenching reason. "Because I...I have found someone else." Darien looked back up. "What? ...Who... you mean you were cheating on me this whole time?" Serena tried to stay calm not wanting to cry because he started to. "No I didn't sleep with him if that's what you want to know... I hung out with him in Maui a couple of months ago when I visited Mina."
Darien got up quickly. " Who is it Serena?" Serena hesitated at first until Darien asked again." Who is it Serena?" Serena sighed heavily and looked at her feet. " It was Bryce." She whispered out. Darien was in rage by then. " Bryce! You were with Bryce! I can't believe I'm hearing this." See Bryce was this guy who Darien worked with a while back for internship at Maui. Darien never liked him for he was always known for being a ladies man and cheating on all of his girlfriends. He even once tried to hit on Serena, of course she told Darien and Bryce backed off.
Tears began to flow from Darien's eyes. "I hope years from now you look back at this and realize what you have lost because I will be the best thing you will ever have!" Darien then picked up his keys and wallet, walking out the door and slamming it shut. Serena heard the roar of the engine as Darien sped off. ' Was this the right thing to do?' Serena shook her head and put her head in her hands. Slowly she got up and saw that she stepped on a picture. Bending down and picking it up she realized Darien had dropped it from his wallet when he ran out. Serena's eyes began to water at the picture of Darien and her in a loving embrace. She crumbled down to the ground and sat against the wall regretting what she had just done.
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Darien was recklessly driving down a narrow street. Mad at the world, himself and Serena. Why did he let this happen? How could I have prevented this? Serena was the best thing Darien had ever had. When his parents divorced a couple years back when he was 18 he was devastated but then he met Serena. She was always there for him, always devoted, he just didn't understand.
Parking into his garage he then got out and walked into the house slamming the door. He walked over to his couch and plopped down, holding his head in his hands. Slowly he picked his head up and looked to the table next to the couch, there was a picture of Serena and him. He picked it up and laid it face down not wanting to see any memories of her. He remembered that picture like that day was yesterday but it was really three years ago, the day they met.
***FLASHBACK*** He was going for his usual jog that sunny day in April. He jogged through the city a little bit and stopped at an intersection that said don't walk. He waited impatiently for the sign to say walk. Walking up beside him was his Serena. She looked like a college student maybe a year younger than he was. Blond hair, blue eyes- perfect in Darien's eyes. She wasn't really paying ay attention to where she was when she started out onto the street because she was looking at some papers in her hand.
Darien looked down the street and saw a car coming dead on for Serena. He knew she wouldn't see the driver until it was to late. Quickly he jumped out onto the street and grabbed Serena pulling her towards him and the curb. The driver then flew by and honked his horn in the process. Serena had slammed into Darien and looked up. Blue eyes met blue eyes and Serena thanked him. Darien then knew she was different from the other girls he had seen around here. From then on they dated.
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Darien groaned not wanting to remember that scene. He stood up and went to his balcony and took a breath of fresh air and watched as the sun slowly set. He had to do something to get his mind off of her. ' Maybe I can fill out the job application' He decided to do that and walked into his office where he kept his schoolwork and stuff. The company was Chiba corp. and it was here in Oahu.
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A couple hours later at Serena's house the phone rang." Hello?" A dismayed Serena answered. "Hey sweetie, is everything ok?" It was Bryce. Serena didn't even perk up from the sound of his voice. " Hey Bryce, how are you?" Bryce noted the depression in her voice. " Shouldn't I be asking you that, how did it go?" Serena didn't even want to talk about it. " Well if you really want to know I broke his heart- are you happy now?" She didn't even want to deal with him.
Bryce ignored her comment. " I have a surprise for you... go to the door." Serena hastily got up and went to the door not in the mood for any games. Opening the door, there he was talking to her from his cell and leaning casually at the door edge. He then flipped his phone to turn it off and dropped it in his pocket. Serena was shocked. 'What is he doing here?' he didn't even wait one more second before swiftly moving to her and pulling her in for a long deep kiss.
She pulled away suddenly really not in the mood. Bryce frowned. "What's wrong?" Serena sighed and walked back into the apartment. " I-I...feel like I shouldn't have done it." Bryce came in front of her and pulled her close to him while slowly backing her into the bedroom. He then kissed her after every word. "You-didn't-do-anything-wrong-you-just-don't-love-him-anymore." After he was done he pushed her to the bed.
"Bryce no... I don't-" But she was cut off my Bryce kissing her harshly.' What is wrong with him? He seems controlling today." She then was getting annoyed that he wouldn't lay off. She started pushing at his chest, but he grabbed her fraying arms and held them in one hand above her head as he looked in her eyes. "Serena, you love me don't you?" Serena only stared at him scared of what he might do if she said no." Yes I do but-" he stopped her midsentence. "But nothing then." He then continued to do what he planned on doing from the moment he walked into the door- make love to her.
Serena did nothing but sit there afraid of what he might do if she said no or pushed him off. She loved and wanted it to, right? From then on Serena realized Bryce wasn't the same guy she met a year ago.
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Questions, comments, flames?
Author: Gorgeous moon
Chapter: prologue
Rating: R
Email: usaandmamolvr@hotmail.com
Summary: What happens when Serena breaks it off with Darien in college and they meet up a couple of years later realizing that they will have to overcome their differences and work together?
Hi everyone! Thanks for all the responses to my first fic 'Just another summer' Hope you like this!
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It was a bright sunny day in Hawaii. Not a cloud in the sky and all you could see was blue. It seemed to be a good day, but what Darien didn't know was that his world would come crashing down on him. Darien had talked to his serious girlfriend, Serena Taylor, on the phone earlier. She had mentioned that she wanted to go somewhere private today, like maybe her house or something then do something later. Darien agreed to go to her house and meet her around 2pm.
The clock stroked 1:30 pm and he had to leave soon. He wanted to buy some flowers for her just to show her how much he loved her. Darien had decided on a pair of khaki shorts and a blue button up shirt with a white shirt under that, it was Serena's favorite outfit on him. Looking in the mirror and combing his hair a little with his fingers he was ready to go. Picking up his keys off the counter he then proceeded to hop into his Mercedes and take off towards Serena's house.
'It's such a beautiful day to go to the beach, maybe we should hang out there today.' He turned up the radio and sped off not realizing what was waiting for him at her house.
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Meanwhile at Serena's house she was cleaning a little to make it nice and comfortable looking. It was about 1:30 and he would be here in about 10 minutes. 'Darien is always early!' She quickly got dressed in a light pink dress with white flowers on it and it tied together on each shoulder. 'He always said I looked sexy in this dress, I've got to make myself look good for what is to come.' She smoothed out the bottom of the dress and applied some lip-gloss as a finishing touch.
Knock Knock was the sound coming from the door. 'Here he is Serena make this good.' Plastering a big smile on her face she swung open the door. "Darien!" She said as she hugged him fiercely as he did the same. He had noticed she wore the outfit that made him go crazy ever time he saw her in it. Slowly he backed off and pulled some flowers from his back. " Here is something just to show you how much I love you." Serena tried to look shocked. " Daisies, my favorite" she continued her act, "Come in." She motioned to him.
Serena walked towards the kitchen and put the daisies in a vase and put them on her counter. 'God why does he do this every time! I hate Daisies! My birthday, daisies, Valentines Day, daisies- why doesn't he get the picture!' Darien sat on the couch and placed his wallet and keys on the table next to him. Coming from the kitchen she sat down in her leather recliner next to the couch. Darien frowned.' Why is she sitting over there? Doesn't she want to sit by me?' He just shrugged it off as worrying too much about it.
At first Serena was quiet but then she spoke up. "Darien I need to talk about something serious." Darien looked at her with what looked like a saddened expression. He then tried to make the best out of it and smiled. " Sure, what is it?" Serena looked at him, 'Do it Serena or you are going to regret it later!' " I-I...think we should see other people." Darien perked up and he kind of cracked a smile. " That's really funny Serena, what is it that you really wanted to tell me?" Serena didn't respond knowing he would get it finally.
Darien looked at her with sad and confused eyes as tears started to form. "Why?" Was all he could choke out. He looked down not wanting to look at her as she told him this gut wrenching reason. "Because I...I have found someone else." Darien looked back up. "What? ...Who... you mean you were cheating on me this whole time?" Serena tried to stay calm not wanting to cry because he started to. "No I didn't sleep with him if that's what you want to know... I hung out with him in Maui a couple of months ago when I visited Mina."
Darien got up quickly. " Who is it Serena?" Serena hesitated at first until Darien asked again." Who is it Serena?" Serena sighed heavily and looked at her feet. " It was Bryce." She whispered out. Darien was in rage by then. " Bryce! You were with Bryce! I can't believe I'm hearing this." See Bryce was this guy who Darien worked with a while back for internship at Maui. Darien never liked him for he was always known for being a ladies man and cheating on all of his girlfriends. He even once tried to hit on Serena, of course she told Darien and Bryce backed off.
Tears began to flow from Darien's eyes. "I hope years from now you look back at this and realize what you have lost because I will be the best thing you will ever have!" Darien then picked up his keys and wallet, walking out the door and slamming it shut. Serena heard the roar of the engine as Darien sped off. ' Was this the right thing to do?' Serena shook her head and put her head in her hands. Slowly she got up and saw that she stepped on a picture. Bending down and picking it up she realized Darien had dropped it from his wallet when he ran out. Serena's eyes began to water at the picture of Darien and her in a loving embrace. She crumbled down to the ground and sat against the wall regretting what she had just done.
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Darien was recklessly driving down a narrow street. Mad at the world, himself and Serena. Why did he let this happen? How could I have prevented this? Serena was the best thing Darien had ever had. When his parents divorced a couple years back when he was 18 he was devastated but then he met Serena. She was always there for him, always devoted, he just didn't understand.
Parking into his garage he then got out and walked into the house slamming the door. He walked over to his couch and plopped down, holding his head in his hands. Slowly he picked his head up and looked to the table next to the couch, there was a picture of Serena and him. He picked it up and laid it face down not wanting to see any memories of her. He remembered that picture like that day was yesterday but it was really three years ago, the day they met.
***FLASHBACK*** He was going for his usual jog that sunny day in April. He jogged through the city a little bit and stopped at an intersection that said don't walk. He waited impatiently for the sign to say walk. Walking up beside him was his Serena. She looked like a college student maybe a year younger than he was. Blond hair, blue eyes- perfect in Darien's eyes. She wasn't really paying ay attention to where she was when she started out onto the street because she was looking at some papers in her hand.
Darien looked down the street and saw a car coming dead on for Serena. He knew she wouldn't see the driver until it was to late. Quickly he jumped out onto the street and grabbed Serena pulling her towards him and the curb. The driver then flew by and honked his horn in the process. Serena had slammed into Darien and looked up. Blue eyes met blue eyes and Serena thanked him. Darien then knew she was different from the other girls he had seen around here. From then on they dated.
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Darien groaned not wanting to remember that scene. He stood up and went to his balcony and took a breath of fresh air and watched as the sun slowly set. He had to do something to get his mind off of her. ' Maybe I can fill out the job application' He decided to do that and walked into his office where he kept his schoolwork and stuff. The company was Chiba corp. and it was here in Oahu.
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A couple hours later at Serena's house the phone rang." Hello?" A dismayed Serena answered. "Hey sweetie, is everything ok?" It was Bryce. Serena didn't even perk up from the sound of his voice. " Hey Bryce, how are you?" Bryce noted the depression in her voice. " Shouldn't I be asking you that, how did it go?" Serena didn't even want to talk about it. " Well if you really want to know I broke his heart- are you happy now?" She didn't even want to deal with him.
Bryce ignored her comment. " I have a surprise for you... go to the door." Serena hastily got up and went to the door not in the mood for any games. Opening the door, there he was talking to her from his cell and leaning casually at the door edge. He then flipped his phone to turn it off and dropped it in his pocket. Serena was shocked. 'What is he doing here?' he didn't even wait one more second before swiftly moving to her and pulling her in for a long deep kiss.
She pulled away suddenly really not in the mood. Bryce frowned. "What's wrong?" Serena sighed and walked back into the apartment. " I-I...feel like I shouldn't have done it." Bryce came in front of her and pulled her close to him while slowly backing her into the bedroom. He then kissed her after every word. "You-didn't-do-anything-wrong-you-just-don't-love-him-anymore." After he was done he pushed her to the bed.
"Bryce no... I don't-" But she was cut off my Bryce kissing her harshly.' What is wrong with him? He seems controlling today." She then was getting annoyed that he wouldn't lay off. She started pushing at his chest, but he grabbed her fraying arms and held them in one hand above her head as he looked in her eyes. "Serena, you love me don't you?" Serena only stared at him scared of what he might do if she said no." Yes I do but-" he stopped her midsentence. "But nothing then." He then continued to do what he planned on doing from the moment he walked into the door- make love to her.
Serena did nothing but sit there afraid of what he might do if she said no or pushed him off. She loved and wanted it to, right? From then on Serena realized Bryce wasn't the same guy she met a year ago.
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