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Authors Note: I am really grateful for all the support and feed back that I have gotten , so I tried my darndest to get this out to ya'll despite my being a bridesmaid at mah older bro's wedding this past Saturday so enjoy! Don't stop the Flow! (of feedback)
Business as Usual
Medea
Serena opened her eyes as the sound of a phone ringing brought her to conciousness, she groaned and rolled over. Looking at the clock she was tempted to curse 6:00 on a SATURDAY! The phone kept on ringing insistently. "Alright, alright!!" she yelled at it, picking it up. "Hello?" she said into the phone a bit more crossly than she meant to. "Hi! Serena sorry for waking you up!" it was Mina and she didn't sound the least bit fazed by Serena's greeting. "I can't talk very long because my plane is leaving like right now! I'm getting married! I met him at the funeral, he's so handsome and nice, funny, and he adores me! He's a lawyer and we are gonna elope, then fly to the Caribbean for our honeymoon, can you cover for me? I have to go now I'll call you later!" she hung up, leaving Serena speechless. This was not good, Mina apparently did not know about Mr. Chiba's heart attack and she hadn't even told her the name of the man she had gushed about. Frustrated Serena called back her cell phone but all she got was her voice mail, she left a message telling her to call her as soon as she got the message. She punched her pillow to let out some of her rage and buried her head in her pillow to muffle her scream. She tried to go back to sleep, but try as she might she was too angry to sleep. To use up some of her energy she practiced her Tae Kwon Do. She had started in college and was now a second degree black belt.
She decided to go get some breakfast in a nearby café. She put on a casual cream-colored summer dress, and after checking her appearance in the mirror, set out. She ordered a glass of orange juice, and a bagel. She sat at her table and pondered Darien Chiba a little bit more. He seemed so lonely being the only one sitting there waiting for news of his father. She wondered if he was still at the hospital. Then impulsively she bought another bagel, orange juice, and coffee and drove to the hospital, all the while asking herself if she was doing the right thing. When she got there she decided it was too late to turn back so she strode boldly in and went to find Mr. Chiba's room. She had bet that Darien was the only son and probably motherless too. She had also bet that he hadn't taken the time to eat, due to distress over his father. She peeked into the room, Mr. Chiba was sleeping peacefully but his face looked haggard. Darien as she had predicted was sleeping in a very uncomfortable looking chair. He hadn't changed his clothes from yesterday and his hair was unkempt, she could see a little bit of a shadow on his face, all in all he had a ruffled looked that she found endearing. On the way she had stopped by the hospital gift shop and bought a bouquet of flowers. She set this on the table along with the food and was about to leave when Darien opened his eyes. He stared at her for a moment and then shook his head as if he wasn't sure if he was awake. When he saw that she wasn't a dream he spoke,
"Serena, what…what are you doing here?"
"Hi," she said a bit sheepishly, looking like a kid with her hand caught in a cookie jar. She blushed, Darien was struck by how beautiful she was when she blushed. "I knew that you wouldn't eat so I brought some breakfast for you and some flowers for your father." Darien was touched that she had thought of him.
"Thank you," he said earnestly. He reached for the steaming cup of coffee, a blissful look settled on his features as he took a sip of the gourmet coffee. "Ahhhh," he said "just right." Serena handed him a bagel with cream cheese and he ate some of it too. When he had satiated some hunger, he looked at Serena for a moment. " Why did you bring me breakfast? not that I'm not thankful, I am.
She just shrugged, "I was in the neighborhood." She busied herself by arranging the flowers around. He finished off the rest of the bagel. "How is your father?"
"He is alright, but the doctors say that this heart attack has weakened his heart considerably, he may have to stop working, or at least work less. I will probably have to take over or take more responsibilities in the company."
"At least he will be alright," Serena said with a smile. "I know this is probably very callous of me but I have no idea what is gonna happen at the company, I need to know if I'll be needed. I am done with school now, all I need to do is go to my graduation ceremony, and my friend Mina, who although is usually a little dizty has decided irresponsibly to go off and get married. On top of that I'm supposed to cover for her until she gets back from her honeymoon, whenever that may be and I can't get in touch with her because her cell phone doesn't have an international range and all I know is that she is somewhere in the Caribbean!" she finished a little irately. Then she realized that she was almost yelling, and again blushed a deep crimson.
"I'm sorry I didn't mean to yell, it's just been a morning of surprises, and you have more things that you have to worry about, I just get carried away."
"Darien smiled a dazzling smile, "It's perfectly alright I don't mind if you get mad, you look so beautiful when you do." Then he froze when he realized what he had just blurted out. Serena looked surprised to say the least.
"I'm sorry.." he began,
"Thank you, no one has ever told me I'm beautiful before," she said shyly,
Darien was shocked to hear this, Serena was the most beautiful women he had ever seen when he had first seen her he had thought she was an angel here to help him.
He smiled "I'm glad I am the first, but it's hard to believe that no one's told that to you before."
Serena smiled self consciously. "I've never had a boyfriend, I've always been a little shy around boys."
"Well, you don't seem too shy around me." Darien said with a laugh.
Serena laughed too. "Well I don't know why but even though I've just met you I feel a lot more comfortable around you than most others."
This made Darien feel warm, he was usually a loner himself. The only women he had ever been with had been after his money. He only had one friend Andrew, and now he felt that he had made another one. His smile was genuine, and he was most happiest he had been for a while.
"My father will probably be out of commission for a week or two, he'll be resting for a while to recover so I probably will take over until he's well enough to take over again. So I guess you may come in the day after tomorrow, because that's when I'll start."
"Ok, thank you I'll see you then, is there anything that you want?" Serena asked.
Darien hesitated a moment, "If you're ever in the neighborhood again… stop by… it's nice to talk to someone." he said hopefully.
"Well in that case, I'll plan to be in the neighborhood about the same time tomorrow." Serena said with a twinkle in her eye.
As she walked away, Darien watched her and marveled at the Angel that had entered his life.
Authors Note: I am really grateful for all the support and feed back that I have gotten , so I tried my darndest to get this out to ya'll despite my being a bridesmaid at mah older bro's wedding this past Saturday so enjoy! Don't stop the Flow! (of feedback)
Business as Usual
Medea
Serena opened her eyes as the sound of a phone ringing brought her to conciousness, she groaned and rolled over. Looking at the clock she was tempted to curse 6:00 on a SATURDAY! The phone kept on ringing insistently. "Alright, alright!!" she yelled at it, picking it up. "Hello?" she said into the phone a bit more crossly than she meant to. "Hi! Serena sorry for waking you up!" it was Mina and she didn't sound the least bit fazed by Serena's greeting. "I can't talk very long because my plane is leaving like right now! I'm getting married! I met him at the funeral, he's so handsome and nice, funny, and he adores me! He's a lawyer and we are gonna elope, then fly to the Caribbean for our honeymoon, can you cover for me? I have to go now I'll call you later!" she hung up, leaving Serena speechless. This was not good, Mina apparently did not know about Mr. Chiba's heart attack and she hadn't even told her the name of the man she had gushed about. Frustrated Serena called back her cell phone but all she got was her voice mail, she left a message telling her to call her as soon as she got the message. She punched her pillow to let out some of her rage and buried her head in her pillow to muffle her scream. She tried to go back to sleep, but try as she might she was too angry to sleep. To use up some of her energy she practiced her Tae Kwon Do. She had started in college and was now a second degree black belt.
She decided to go get some breakfast in a nearby café. She put on a casual cream-colored summer dress, and after checking her appearance in the mirror, set out. She ordered a glass of orange juice, and a bagel. She sat at her table and pondered Darien Chiba a little bit more. He seemed so lonely being the only one sitting there waiting for news of his father. She wondered if he was still at the hospital. Then impulsively she bought another bagel, orange juice, and coffee and drove to the hospital, all the while asking herself if she was doing the right thing. When she got there she decided it was too late to turn back so she strode boldly in and went to find Mr. Chiba's room. She had bet that Darien was the only son and probably motherless too. She had also bet that he hadn't taken the time to eat, due to distress over his father. She peeked into the room, Mr. Chiba was sleeping peacefully but his face looked haggard. Darien as she had predicted was sleeping in a very uncomfortable looking chair. He hadn't changed his clothes from yesterday and his hair was unkempt, she could see a little bit of a shadow on his face, all in all he had a ruffled looked that she found endearing. On the way she had stopped by the hospital gift shop and bought a bouquet of flowers. She set this on the table along with the food and was about to leave when Darien opened his eyes. He stared at her for a moment and then shook his head as if he wasn't sure if he was awake. When he saw that she wasn't a dream he spoke,
"Serena, what…what are you doing here?"
"Hi," she said a bit sheepishly, looking like a kid with her hand caught in a cookie jar. She blushed, Darien was struck by how beautiful she was when she blushed. "I knew that you wouldn't eat so I brought some breakfast for you and some flowers for your father." Darien was touched that she had thought of him.
"Thank you," he said earnestly. He reached for the steaming cup of coffee, a blissful look settled on his features as he took a sip of the gourmet coffee. "Ahhhh," he said "just right." Serena handed him a bagel with cream cheese and he ate some of it too. When he had satiated some hunger, he looked at Serena for a moment. " Why did you bring me breakfast? not that I'm not thankful, I am.
She just shrugged, "I was in the neighborhood." She busied herself by arranging the flowers around. He finished off the rest of the bagel. "How is your father?"
"He is alright, but the doctors say that this heart attack has weakened his heart considerably, he may have to stop working, or at least work less. I will probably have to take over or take more responsibilities in the company."
"At least he will be alright," Serena said with a smile. "I know this is probably very callous of me but I have no idea what is gonna happen at the company, I need to know if I'll be needed. I am done with school now, all I need to do is go to my graduation ceremony, and my friend Mina, who although is usually a little dizty has decided irresponsibly to go off and get married. On top of that I'm supposed to cover for her until she gets back from her honeymoon, whenever that may be and I can't get in touch with her because her cell phone doesn't have an international range and all I know is that she is somewhere in the Caribbean!" she finished a little irately. Then she realized that she was almost yelling, and again blushed a deep crimson.
"I'm sorry I didn't mean to yell, it's just been a morning of surprises, and you have more things that you have to worry about, I just get carried away."
"Darien smiled a dazzling smile, "It's perfectly alright I don't mind if you get mad, you look so beautiful when you do." Then he froze when he realized what he had just blurted out. Serena looked surprised to say the least.
"I'm sorry.." he began,
"Thank you, no one has ever told me I'm beautiful before," she said shyly,
Darien was shocked to hear this, Serena was the most beautiful women he had ever seen when he had first seen her he had thought she was an angel here to help him.
He smiled "I'm glad I am the first, but it's hard to believe that no one's told that to you before."
Serena smiled self consciously. "I've never had a boyfriend, I've always been a little shy around boys."
"Well, you don't seem too shy around me." Darien said with a laugh.
Serena laughed too. "Well I don't know why but even though I've just met you I feel a lot more comfortable around you than most others."
This made Darien feel warm, he was usually a loner himself. The only women he had ever been with had been after his money. He only had one friend Andrew, and now he felt that he had made another one. His smile was genuine, and he was most happiest he had been for a while.
"My father will probably be out of commission for a week or two, he'll be resting for a while to recover so I probably will take over until he's well enough to take over again. So I guess you may come in the day after tomorrow, because that's when I'll start."
"Ok, thank you I'll see you then, is there anything that you want?" Serena asked.
Darien hesitated a moment, "If you're ever in the neighborhood again… stop by… it's nice to talk to someone." he said hopefully.
"Well in that case, I'll plan to be in the neighborhood about the same time tomorrow." Serena said with a twinkle in her eye.
As she walked away, Darien watched her and marveled at the Angel that had entered his life.