Finally I've gotten a chance to update all of my fics and start on some new ones too. But I'll get this chapter posted up first before I take out the pen and start a new one. Here's the next chapter to Leaving A Stranger Behind. I have to warn you, I might just cut it off once it really starts to get good. So to warn you a head a time, this could be a cliffhanger. Please forgive me, if my grammar or spelling is a little off. I promise I'll have it corrected once I post the next chapter.
Serena drank the last contents from her glass then looked to her left at Darien. "Darien what's wrong, you haven't even touched you food yet?" she mentioned to him. "Serena I'm fine," Darien said assuring her. "Your probably just stressed," Elena added without looking at her brother. 'Yeah stressed because of you', Darien thought getting up from the table. "Excuse me I need to check up on something," he said leaving the table. "Darien.......... "I'll be back in a minute Serena. Don't worry about me," Darien smiled at her and kissed her on the cheek. Darien left from the table and with in only a few minutes Elena got from the table. "Elena do you know what's wrong with him?" Serena asked looking the red head strait in the eyes. "I haven't got the slightest clue, but I'll go check up on him," Elena replied getting up. "Now you're leaving me too?" Hugo spoke up. Elena looked at her husband. He had short cut dark auburn hair that set off his brown eyes and deeply tinted completion. "I'll make it up to you, I promise," Elena whispered while kissing him on the lips then walking in the same direction as Darien had fled to.
"I wonder if they ever get along," Serena remarked. "What?" Hugo said not catching what she said. Serena shook her head then moved on to another subject. "So when did Elena have Christina?" she began. Hugo picked up his glass. "Christina isn't Elena's daughter," he answered taking a sip from his glass. "WHAT? Then she's her step daughter right?" Hugo shook his head. "I never had any kids and besides I've only been with her." "Then is she from an adoption agency?" Hugo stared Serena right down in the eyes. "Hugo she is adopted right?" Serena said with anxiousness now in her voice. "Yeah she's adopted," Hugo finally answered. A sign of relief showed on Serena's face once he finally replied. Serena didn't know why, but she had a feeling that Hugo was just saying that so she would calm down. 'He acts like he's hiding something', Serena thought to herself. "So why did you guys decided to adopt?" Serena inquired hoping she would get more answers that would explain more. "We really had no choice," her future brother in-law replied.
"What? You mean Elena can't............. "She can have kids, it's just that we felt like we weren't ready to have one of our own yet." "Then how old was Christina when you got her?" "Six months." Serena looked at Hugo strangely as if she was saying you might as well have had your own. Hugo noticed the expression on her face and changed his answer. "Look just forget what I said, it's really been a long time since we've adopted her any way." "Why, what's wrong with what you just told me?" "Serena look I shouldn't have even brought up Christina so lets just forget about it." "Hugo why? Did you just tell me a lie or something? What is Christina to you?" "I can't say." "Why not what's wrong with telling me the truth? You can tell me, I'm a big girl I can handle the truth." "I don't think you can handle this kind." "What do you mean by that?" Hugo sighed then looked down at the table. "I shouldn't be the one to tell you this, but since you want to know so badly I might as well. Serena, Christina's my niece." Serena looked at him through her angle blue eyes and smiled.
"So she's your brother's daughter right?" Hugo shook his head sadly. "Then she can't be Darien's daughter...............can she?" "Serena how long have you known Darien?" "I've known him long enough to know he would never go off and get another girl pregnant." "Well it seems to me you haven't known him long enough."
Serena instantly paused and looked at Hugo. Unshed tears were slightly forming in her eyes as she looked at him. "Hugo you're kidding me right? There no way Christina could be............... Hugo looked at her strait in the eye; a look of disappointment was on his face. "No Darien wouldn't do that to me." Hugo just sat there looking at Serena as if he was telling her through his eyes that yes he would. "Serena I'm really not feeling well right now, I think we should go," Darien suggested coming back to the table without his sister. Serena felt her self stiffen as she stared down at the table, trying to avoid from looking at him. She felt like her whole world was being torn apart at that very moment. "Where's Elena?" Hugo spoke up. Darien glanced at his brother in law. "She's over there talking to Devon," Darien said with anger in his voice.
"Serena are you ok?" Darien asked her as he pulled out her chair so she could get up. Serena still looked down at the table, avoiding her fiancée's deep blue eyes. "I'm fine," she answered with a slight coolness in her voice. Darien looked down at her. 'What's wrong with her,' he thought helping her with her coat. "Tell Elena I said good bye and thanks", Darien said. Hugo looked at Darien through cooled brown eyes. "I will," he said noticing his wife walking back to the table. "Why are you guys leaving so soon?" Elena asked looking at Serena. Serena tried her best to muster up a smile, but found she couldn't. "I'm feeling well," Serena replied looking down at the floor. "Serena are you ok?" "Sure I'm fine, don't worry about me Elena. Thanks for dinner," Serena said as her and Darien started to leave. "But you haven't even seen Devon yet, he wants to see you." "Will see him tomorrow," Darien said guiding Serena out of the restaurant with him.
Once they were out of the restaurant, Darien finally felt relived to be out of there. He really didn't want to see Devon any more or his sister for the rest of the night. 'I can't believe I stayed in their that long, with out fussing with either of them', he thought finishing the key in his car then driving out of the parking lot. He glanced at Serena from out of the corner of his eye. She had really been acting strange since they had left the restaurant. "Serena are you ok?" he asked taking his eyes off of road as the car stopped in front of a red light. Serena refused to meet his eyes. "Darien why didn't you tell me?" she sighed almost into tears. "Tell you what? Serena what are you talking about?"
"Why didn't you tell me.................about Christina?" Darien suddenly pulled on the brakes and looked at Serena, his whole face had suddenly turned fully white with fear as he looked at her.
Uh oh, now how is Darien going to get out of this one? We can only wonder, until the next chapter is posted. Sorry I just had to leave this one as a cliffhanger, expect the next chapter really soon. Please write a review and don't forget my email address is sailorujv17@hotmail.com.
Serena drank the last contents from her glass then looked to her left at Darien. "Darien what's wrong, you haven't even touched you food yet?" she mentioned to him. "Serena I'm fine," Darien said assuring her. "Your probably just stressed," Elena added without looking at her brother. 'Yeah stressed because of you', Darien thought getting up from the table. "Excuse me I need to check up on something," he said leaving the table. "Darien.......... "I'll be back in a minute Serena. Don't worry about me," Darien smiled at her and kissed her on the cheek. Darien left from the table and with in only a few minutes Elena got from the table. "Elena do you know what's wrong with him?" Serena asked looking the red head strait in the eyes. "I haven't got the slightest clue, but I'll go check up on him," Elena replied getting up. "Now you're leaving me too?" Hugo spoke up. Elena looked at her husband. He had short cut dark auburn hair that set off his brown eyes and deeply tinted completion. "I'll make it up to you, I promise," Elena whispered while kissing him on the lips then walking in the same direction as Darien had fled to.
"I wonder if they ever get along," Serena remarked. "What?" Hugo said not catching what she said. Serena shook her head then moved on to another subject. "So when did Elena have Christina?" she began. Hugo picked up his glass. "Christina isn't Elena's daughter," he answered taking a sip from his glass. "WHAT? Then she's her step daughter right?" Hugo shook his head. "I never had any kids and besides I've only been with her." "Then is she from an adoption agency?" Hugo stared Serena right down in the eyes. "Hugo she is adopted right?" Serena said with anxiousness now in her voice. "Yeah she's adopted," Hugo finally answered. A sign of relief showed on Serena's face once he finally replied. Serena didn't know why, but she had a feeling that Hugo was just saying that so she would calm down. 'He acts like he's hiding something', Serena thought to herself. "So why did you guys decided to adopt?" Serena inquired hoping she would get more answers that would explain more. "We really had no choice," her future brother in-law replied.
"What? You mean Elena can't............. "She can have kids, it's just that we felt like we weren't ready to have one of our own yet." "Then how old was Christina when you got her?" "Six months." Serena looked at Hugo strangely as if she was saying you might as well have had your own. Hugo noticed the expression on her face and changed his answer. "Look just forget what I said, it's really been a long time since we've adopted her any way." "Why, what's wrong with what you just told me?" "Serena look I shouldn't have even brought up Christina so lets just forget about it." "Hugo why? Did you just tell me a lie or something? What is Christina to you?" "I can't say." "Why not what's wrong with telling me the truth? You can tell me, I'm a big girl I can handle the truth." "I don't think you can handle this kind." "What do you mean by that?" Hugo sighed then looked down at the table. "I shouldn't be the one to tell you this, but since you want to know so badly I might as well. Serena, Christina's my niece." Serena looked at him through her angle blue eyes and smiled.
"So she's your brother's daughter right?" Hugo shook his head sadly. "Then she can't be Darien's daughter...............can she?" "Serena how long have you known Darien?" "I've known him long enough to know he would never go off and get another girl pregnant." "Well it seems to me you haven't known him long enough."
Serena instantly paused and looked at Hugo. Unshed tears were slightly forming in her eyes as she looked at him. "Hugo you're kidding me right? There no way Christina could be............... Hugo looked at her strait in the eye; a look of disappointment was on his face. "No Darien wouldn't do that to me." Hugo just sat there looking at Serena as if he was telling her through his eyes that yes he would. "Serena I'm really not feeling well right now, I think we should go," Darien suggested coming back to the table without his sister. Serena felt her self stiffen as she stared down at the table, trying to avoid from looking at him. She felt like her whole world was being torn apart at that very moment. "Where's Elena?" Hugo spoke up. Darien glanced at his brother in law. "She's over there talking to Devon," Darien said with anger in his voice.
"Serena are you ok?" Darien asked her as he pulled out her chair so she could get up. Serena still looked down at the table, avoiding her fiancée's deep blue eyes. "I'm fine," she answered with a slight coolness in her voice. Darien looked down at her. 'What's wrong with her,' he thought helping her with her coat. "Tell Elena I said good bye and thanks", Darien said. Hugo looked at Darien through cooled brown eyes. "I will," he said noticing his wife walking back to the table. "Why are you guys leaving so soon?" Elena asked looking at Serena. Serena tried her best to muster up a smile, but found she couldn't. "I'm feeling well," Serena replied looking down at the floor. "Serena are you ok?" "Sure I'm fine, don't worry about me Elena. Thanks for dinner," Serena said as her and Darien started to leave. "But you haven't even seen Devon yet, he wants to see you." "Will see him tomorrow," Darien said guiding Serena out of the restaurant with him.
Once they were out of the restaurant, Darien finally felt relived to be out of there. He really didn't want to see Devon any more or his sister for the rest of the night. 'I can't believe I stayed in their that long, with out fussing with either of them', he thought finishing the key in his car then driving out of the parking lot. He glanced at Serena from out of the corner of his eye. She had really been acting strange since they had left the restaurant. "Serena are you ok?" he asked taking his eyes off of road as the car stopped in front of a red light. Serena refused to meet his eyes. "Darien why didn't you tell me?" she sighed almost into tears. "Tell you what? Serena what are you talking about?"
"Why didn't you tell me.................about Christina?" Darien suddenly pulled on the brakes and looked at Serena, his whole face had suddenly turned fully white with fear as he looked at her.
Uh oh, now how is Darien going to get out of this one? We can only wonder, until the next chapter is posted. Sorry I just had to leave this one as a cliffhanger, expect the next chapter really soon. Please write a review and don't forget my email address is sailorujv17@hotmail.com.