Night on the Town
Title: New Girl in Town

Author: RaeBurn

Rating: PG

***Sorry I would have gotten this out a while ago, but we recently got Cable Modem, and it does not like to work all the time. So today was the first day I was able to get back on line. The next chapter will come out shortly after. Please R+R, and tell your friends…I just LOVE Reviews!!!

CHAPTER 2 The week passed by fairly quickly and tonight was Serina's night out on the town with Darien. He called her and told her that they were leaving at six o'clock sharp and to be ready. It was more of a date then just showing her around. Serina was dressed in a pair of tight blue jeans and a black sleeveless shirt also her high heal boots and her leather coat over it. She pulled her hair half way up and curled the ends so that they were in ringlets at the end. She grabbed her small black purse along with her visa card incase she saw anything she liked while in town. She walked downstairs, surprised to see Darien sitting on the couch talking to her father. "Now, I want her home before twelve oh one. She is not to go to any parties or bars, she knows her restrictions and the drill in case she wants to go somewhere else." "Yes sir, I will not let you down." Serina could tell that Darien was nervous, but he did his best not to freak out. She grabbed her small cell phone from off the counter and put it in her purse and walked out into the living room, relieving Darien of her father's lectures. "Are you ready to go?" She asked Darien as he got up off the couch. "Yes, you look wonderful." She smiled and blushed a little bit. "Thank you. We should go now, bye-bye daddy." She waved as they walked out of the house. Darien opened the car door for her and eased her into it. Then he moved over to his side and got in. They pulled up to Logans where they were going to eat dinner. The first thing Serina noticed was the thousands of peanut shells on the floor. She had never been able to throw shells on the floor before and she got a kick out of it. They were seated at a table for two and were given their menu's, along with a bucket of peanuts. On the walls were pictures of hillbillies dancing and laughing. "What could I get you to drink?" Barbara asked, who was their waiter for the evening. "I will have a coke." Darien answered politely. "And you miss?" "Um… could I have tea?" Serina always had tea but she was in the south now and didn't know what is good to have and not. "Sure, sweetened or unsweetened?" Serina looked up confusingly at Barbara. "You serve it sweetened too?" The waiter laughed. "You must be from up north, yes, down here we have it both ways, so whatever way you want it." "Ok, then give me the Sweetened." The waiter nodded and a few minutes later came back with the drinks and some bread, then took their orders. Darien ordered the prime rib with a baked potato and a salad with ranch. Serina got the nine-ounce sirloin with a baked potato and ranch on her salad. "Oh, you have to try the bread, that is the best thing I have had in all my life." Serina hesitantly took the bread and tore off a piece. "Now eat it." She stuck it in her mouth it was wonderful. On the top was light butter and honey. The bread just melted in her mouth. "Wow!" She took another bite. Darien just laughed. She smiled at him, knowing she was being a bit weird at the moment. "So, why did you move way out here?" Darien took a sip of his coke. "Well, daddy recently retired from the military and he found a job out here. We could have taken the job in Washington but this one had the 'big bucks'. So we moved against all my wishes. My best friend, Ashley, told me that it would be good to move, but I had objections at first but once I got here and met you they all changed." She smiled at him as the waiter came with their salads. "I hadn't been too happy here either, I hate all the attention I get from all the girls around here, but you are different. You are not throwing yourself at me like all the others that are what I like about you. You are not shallow, instead you have your head on straight and you don't let your beauty get to you." Serina just blushed. "It is true." "Thanks, I guess you can call me the ugly duckling…ya know how it was so ugly when it was born and became a beautiful swan or something like that." She smiled brightly at him. "My mom use to tell me that all the time, cause when I was younger I had these big ugly glasses, no teeth, and my hair was just awful." Darien laughed as she raised and moved her hands as she spoke. "So you didn't have a boyfriend back at home?" "Naw, they were all too…lets just say when they found out I had boobs they came a runnin." Darien nearly spit out his drink he just took a sip of and started to laugh. "So tell me about this best friend of yours…how long have you known her?" "Ashley? We've been friends since forever. I remember once when we were hanging out at this dance, she was always asked to dance and stuff, but she never went and left me alone…she was always like that, putting me before herself." She looked up into Darien's eyes. "That's why I miss her so much, I miss somebody caring for me that much." "You will always have me as long as you need anything." "Thank you." She smiled brightly and looked back at him. "So, enough with me, what about you?" "There is nothing much to say about myself. I've lived here all of my life with my sister…I love to play sports like football, baseball, and soccer. Um…that's about it I guess." He moved back and allowed the waitress to set down his food. "So how old is your sister?" "Twenty-one, she moved out when she got married." Serina nodded. "Oh, we have a football game next Friday, you wanna come?" "Sure, it has been so long since I was actually sat at a game." She glanced up from her food. "I use to be a cheerleader, but I got bored with it after a few years." "Oh, gotcha." It was 11:45 when they got back home. He took her to River Street after diner and they walked down the pier. He bough a rose that was made out of a leaf. After that they went to the pool hall and played a game of pool, but left after Serina beat him three times in a row. He walked her to the door and said good-bye, she watched as he drove his car to the house next door. She sighed and walked in the house. Her parents were sitting on the couch waiting for her to get home. "Hello dear how was your date?" Carrie smiled and looked up at her daughter. "If you must know, it was really fun." She pushed her dad off the couch and made him leave the room. "Did you know they serve sweetened tea here?" Her mother just laughed and nodded her head. "They do a lot of things different here dear." "Yeah I know that now." "So…did he kiss you yet?" Carrie asked while moving her feet onto the couch. "Mom!" "Aww, come on! I gotta know!" She squealed with delight. "Fine, if you must know, then no, he didn't." Serina sighed softly. "But he will soon, I know he will." She stood up and walked to her room. "Serina! Darien's here!" Carrie called out from down stairs. Serina jumped out of bed and over to a small box on the wall. She pushed in a button. "What in the hell is he doing here!?!" She cried out into the intercom. "I'm not even dressed!" She let go of the button and waited for an answer. A few seconds later she heard a knock at her door. Without a second thought she opened the door. "Hey Serina, why aren't you dressed yet?" Darien asked as he stared at her through the doorway. "Darien, why are you here?" She asked while trying to fix her hair and wipe off anything on her face. She forgot she had on short boxers and a short tank top. She noticed Darien's glare and looked down at her body, changing a deep shade of red at the same time. "Came to see you, but I think I got more the I attended to get." He laughed, as she turned redder. "Don't worry about it, its not like I've never seen a girl run around in her night clothes." She looked up at him. "I do have a sister, remember?" "Oh…well…make yourself comfortable while I get dressed and stuff. It might take about 30 minutes or so." He nodded and watched her walk into her bathroom. Darien sat on Serina's bed and held a small stuffed dog that was lying on the floor. He lied back and slowly drifted to sleep. Serina came out of the bathroom dressed and all ready to leave the house when she saw Darien sleeping soundly in her bed. She smiled and slowly walked over to him. She brushed his fallen hair behind his head and jumped back as he stirred. "I guess I fell asleep, huh?" Serina nodded. "I guess it is because last night I could do nothing but think about you." "That's so sweet!" "I know!" He beamed up at her. "Just like a guy." She mumbled and grabbed her coat. "So where are we going that you have to wake me up so early in the morning?" "It's a surprise." He grabbed her hand and led her out of the house. He pulled her out into the woods behind their houses and up into a small tree house that was set up in a Willow tree. The boards were beginning to mold and age. They climbed up the small steps and into the tree house. Inside were papers, journals and notebooks all over the place. One wall was filled with small pictures of cartoon characters and drawings of roses and moons. "This is so cool! Is this yours?" He nodded. "Yeah, me and my dad built it before my parents divorced. It was my get away place for years. Finally I just let it all go, and I haven't been up here in over two years I think." "So why did you bring me up here?" She turned and faced him. "I figured since you are new and feel so out of place, that you might like a place just for yourself, besides, it got me up here again." He picked up an old journal and opened to the first page. "I forgot where I put this thing." He backed up and sat on a small chair. "What is it?" "My journal from a few years ago. January 29, 1996…Today I saw an angel…She walked off the plane and over to her next flight heading to Washington. Her hair was like the sun, so golden and pure. She saw me and smiled, and right then my heart just stopped. I never will forget her." Darien closed the book and looked up at Serina. "I use to believe that she was my one true love, even though I saw her only for a moment. But now I believe otherwise…for I have met an angel right here." Serina blushed feverously. "I will never be able to compete with that girl, she is already in your heart Darien, and I don't want to take her place." Darien stood up and walked over to Serina. He smiled and brushed the back of his hand against her cheek. "You already have Serina, you already have." With that he bent down and kissed her. Her heart quickened as she felt his lips on hers. At first she wanted to pull away, but now she found it impossible, so she did what any girl would do…kiss him back. "Wow!" She breathed out once they separated. "Does this mean…ya know…more then friends?" She asked shyly as she looked up into his eyes. "Only if you wish." "Oh, I wish!" She laughed and jumped in his arms, kissing him once more.