Ok here's chapter 5, sorry for the delay. My server was down yesterday and I couldn't get a chance to post this. I might consider re writing this chapter, because I'm not fully satisfied with the ending. Please excuse me if my grammar is a little off, I'll correct it later on. So please no flam when it comes to my grammar. I can write, but I can't spell which is why I count on my spell check, but some times that lets me down too. Now since that's said, lets get on with the story.

"Darien why didn't you tell me about Christina?" Serena asked him; her eyes still with unshed tears in them. Darien griped onto the steering wheel of the car and stared down at the dashboard. "Serena that was along time ago." "So what, we're about to get married. We promised each other we wouldn't keep any secrets.............. Especially something like this. What were you thinking, did you think I wouldn't find out?" "Serena it's not that, I planed on telling you." "Then if you did, why didn't you?" "Wait a minute.............who told you about Christina in the first place?" "What difference does that make, Christina is your daughter isn't she?" Darien sighed and slid into his seat. "I'm not really sure of that any more either." "Then what are you sure of Darien, who's Christina's mother?" "She was Devon's girl friend when I was in high school." "And you got her pregnant? Why would you do something like that?" "It wasn't intentionally, we we're both drunk that night." Serena turned towards him and looked him strait in the eye. "Darien after all we've been through, how could you not tell me this?"

"Because I didn't want to hurt you Serena, you we're so happy once I had proposed to you. So I guess I just decided to let this go by, but believe me I was going to tell you." "Why didn't you tell me before you proposed to me? Darien remember how we agreed to be honest with each other, we said wouldn't keep any thing from each other." "Serena I'm sorry about that, but I still love you." "If you loved me then why would keep something like this from me?" Darien turned around in his seat and brought his full attention to Serena. She was sitting there in her seat crying silently. "I didn't want to hurt you that's why," Darien explained trying to reach to her to comfort her. But before he could even lay a hand on her, Serena opened the car door. "Serena what are you doing?" "Darien I don't know what to believe from you any more. It's like you're a different person now and after all we've been through with each other. I just............... "Serena listen to me............. Serena cut him off as she got out of the car, Darien could tell she was about to break down into tears right there. "I just can't believe you would do some thing like this to me." "Serena wait, please get back in the car," Darien begged trying to reach out to her.

"I'll see you later Darien." "But Serena........... "Good bye," Serena said crying and with tears coming down from her eyes as she closed the car door behind her. Darien was just about to go after her, but another car was behind him so he speeded off. His heart was still heavy after what had happened several minutes ago. He parked the car on a back street and then got out to look for Serena. The search lasted for two whole hours, but he still didn't find her. Finally it had dawned on Darien that he was near the Cherry Hill Temple, so he knew Serena would most likely have gone their. 'I can't face all of them', Darien thought, knowing that the all of the scouts would be there. The thought of confronting all of the girls just made him feel even worse. He knew none of them would be on his side and would probably give him a lecture a lot worse than his older sister Elena had done to him earlier. So with that thought in mind, Darien went back home. Darien drove back to the large apartment complex, hoping that Serena would have called or left a message for him or at least stopped by. He pressed his answering service button on, but received not one message. "I'll call Raye then," Darien thought out loud picking up the receiver. "Hello," Raye answered. Darien could hear nothing, but silence in the background.

"Yeah Raye its me Darien, listen I need to talk to Serena. Is she there?" Darien asked. "What the hell were you thinking Darien? After all you've put her through and now you do this, you don't............. Darien slammed the receiver down, not wanting to hear another word from the scout of fire. "She's got all of them on her side now", he mumbled. 'Well why wouldn't she, you're the one that messed up not her,' Darien thought to him self as he flopped down on the bed and stair up at the ceiling. He sat there for a few minutes, contemplating what had happened for the last twenty-four hours. "I can't say here", he said to himself getting off of the bed and dressing in a pair of jeans and a black shirt. Once Darien was fully dressed, he went to his closet and grabbed his white biker's helmet. Before he headed for the door, he glanced back at a picture of him and Serena. Both of them seemed so happy with each other at that time, Serena was in his arms really close, eyes captured to his. They both had planed on being together forever at that time, but not any more. Darien knew Serena hated him for keeping the truth about Christina from her. 'Will she ever forgive me?' he thought to him self while taking the picture in his hand.

Chances were she wouldn't, even though she did have a sweet trusting nature, this case would probably be unforgivable. Darien placed the picture down and headed out the door to his motorcycle. 'Serena I'm sorry', he though once he was on the bike and speeding through the night. He stopped by the Crown and met Andrew there. "Man Dare you don't look so good. What's wrong?" Andrew asked. Darien looked up at his best friend. "Nothing," Darien replied putting his helmet down on the table. "Oh really," a voice said. "Darien looked up to see a man that resembled him closely in looks, except he had a dark tan and his hair was black with streaks of brown. "Devon what are you doing here?" Darien asked a little surprised. Devon smiled at him sheepishly. "Hey cool your jets little bro, I'm not here to kill you or any thing," Devon said taking a seat on the opposite side of him. "When did you get in town?" "I flew back here with Elena." "That's funny, she didn't mention you." "Yeah well that's because she's been a little busy over the past few months. The thought of bringing me up probably never crossed red's mind. Of course that's the way she's always been."

Darien looked his brother in eye. "I thought you hated me." "I did, but not any more, I've put it behind. But I'll tell you what I haven't put behind me.......... "What?" "The fact that you need to take care of your daughter, she needs you Darien. You might as well tell her now, or you'll regret it once she's older." "So I've heard, but are you telling me this because Elena put you up to it?" "Our sister hasn't put me up to any thing, I haven't even had the chance to talk with her, not since the air port any. And she's been to busy planning for her own kid to talk with me." Darien stared at Devon with a shocked look on his face. "She never told me that." "She didn't have to, haven't you noticed the change in her?" "The only change I've noticed in her, is that she's ticked at me, just like Serena and every one else." "You brought that one on yourself." "Why does every one keep telling me that?" Devon narrowed his eyes at his brother. "Your afraid aren't you?" "What?" "Your afraid to take care of Christina because you think Serena's going to leave you." "No I don't."
"Yes you do, that's why you kept it from her so long. And now that she's found out you wish you told her." "Devon shut up." "Look, you can't get me to shut up that easily. You know I'm telling the truth." "I don't need your help!"

"You do need some help, after all its better getting help from me than from some on else. You need to wake up Darien, Christina isn't getting any younger and Serena isn't going to be that soft hearted for long." "What difference does that make now? Its my fault she hates me, she wont forgive me for this." "You haven't even tried yet." "I can't face her." "Why not? You've always been able to up until now." "Devon it isn't that simple, Serena trusted me. I betrayed her trust by not telling her the truth." Devon looked at him with a stone hard face. "Listen to me and listen good. You'll never be a real man, until you learn how to take responsibility for your own mistakes. So what if Serena and you got into a fight over this. You still have a chance to win her back." "No I don't." "Come on little bro, don't make the same mistake I made with Robin." "I left her just because of what she did and since then I've regretted it. I forgave her, but I still left her and now look at me I'm the only one that's still not married yet and I'm twenty-eight now. I haven't been able to find another girl like her yet. Do you want to end up like me?" Darien sat there for a minute and didn't answer. His brother was right, but he didn't know the whole situation with him and Serena. Darien had kept this from her so long, how could she forgive him?


Will Serena forgive Darien for this or take off for good? Well the only way to find that one out is to wait for the next chapter to be posted. So guess I'm leaving you on another page gripper. I hope I can get the next chapter posted up sooner than this one. Please write a review and don't for get my email address is sailorujv17@hotmail.com.