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It's About Time
The phone rang three times before Darien decided to pick up. "Hello?" He grumbled into the phone?
"Who is this? The voice asked. Is Serena there?"
"Serena?" he groaned confusedly before realizing just where he was.
Serena, then sat up in bed and Darien handed the phone to her. "Hello?" "Oh hi Jay" "What?!" She screeched as she jumped out of bed mobile phone in hand.
Darien stared in amusement as she rushed around the room, completely unaware of her nudity as she hurried to get dressed. "What are you staring at?!" She yelled at Darien. "Get dressed! We're going to be late."
By the time Darien rolled out of bed and put on
the shirt and pants from his tuxedo, Serena was already dressed and in
the process of brushing her hair. She tossed her hair to him to hold as
she put on her necklace. He was amazed at how fast she had gotten dressed.
It didn't take much for her to look stunning.
When she was done.
He kissed her on the cheek and told her he'd meet her at her Dad's. He had to go back to his place and change his clothes. She stopped him before he could leave so they walked out to the parking lot together. He got into his mustang and watched her drive off, the wheels of jay's black BMW screeching. Apparently she drove as fast as she put on her clothes. He smiled. He had a girlfriend and she was the love of his life. It was about time.
Celine and Jay were showing Mina and Amy around the mansion while Serena was in the kitchen talking to June and Anna, and trying to calm an extremely hyperactive Catherine. Her father had given her candy again.
Serena came from the kitchen and met the others on the back lawn, where they would be having lunch. Catherine had worn herself out and was taking a nap upstairs. Earlier she had introduced the girls to her Father and stepmother. They were shocked to say the least, to find out about her parents and her sisters. Darien, Michael, Zach, Nick, and Irene had yet to show up but they weren't too late yet so Serena wasn't worried.
Ami and Mina went off to a corner of the table that had been set out on the lawn to have a minor discussion.
"She's changed so much," Ami said.
"I know. Darien noticed too. Did you see the way he was mooning over her last night?"
"Yes I know. You'd think he wasn't the one who
broke up with her. She was purposely ignoring him when
we walked over to her."
"Yeah. I thought Darien was going to strangle Jay for a second last night. He was barley keeping his hands from throttling him."
"I'm not the only one Darien couldn't keep his hands off last night," Jay whispered popping in on their conversation, causing Amy and Mina to blush with embarrassment. Serena was standing right beside him and her mouth flew open and her face flushed bright red. The girls stared at Serena in shock.
"Jason William Scott, I am going to kill you!"
Serena growled.
"That is my cue to disappear," Jay said taking flight. Just then Darien walked up to them and Serena just turned around and stared at him for a second.
"So Darien. How was last night?" Mina asked.
"Darien and Serena both joined in glaring at her, Darien's face flushed a hot pink."
They stopped glaring long enough to notice Jay, Zach, Michael and Irene approaching. After Introductions Zach whispered in Serena's ear, "So how was last night?" referring to the ball.
Serena sighed and exasperatedly asked everyone loudly, "Is there anyone, who doesn't know I spent the night with Darien?!"
"Darien's face was bright red and everyone stared at her in silence."
"Her father walked up behind her and said to her, "Actually honey, I didn't know that."
Serena buried her face in her hands even more embarrassed.
"Actually Serena, I didn't know either," Zach said, smiling.
"Neither did we," said Michael speaking for Irene
and himself. Irene raised and eyebrow at a significantly
more embarrassed Serena. Darien walked over and
took her hand. He leaned in closer and whispered in her
ear, "if it makes you feel better, I knew." Her
laughter tinkled in the air.
"Promise me you'll always be this corny," she said to him.
"I promise he whispered."
"And one more thing, Promise me that in the future
you'll never ever put on a Lavender Tuxedo."
He was a little confused but he agreed, I promise.
I'll do anything to make you happy. I'll love you forever. He kissed her
and everyone around them sighed and clapped.
"It's about time, Mina said."
"Yeah," said Ami not really paying attention to
anyone but Zach, who had come to stand beside her. "It's about time."