A Boat Called Moon Goddess: Chapter 7
The sun lit up Serenity's hair, making it look more gold that blond. Slowly her eyes fluttered open. She let her eyes adjust to the light then sat up. She noticed she was on the couch with a blanket. Then something hit her.
"Where's Darien?" She whispered.
Serenity got off the couch and walked out of the sun-lit room. She cautiously made her way to the kitchen. And that's where she saw him.
Darien was seated at the table. His clothes were wrinkled and his hair more out of place than usual. He had a cup of coffee sitting close to him at the table. And Serenity then saw her bills scattered about the table, and a small stack of money.
"Darien?" She nervously asked from the door. "What are you doing?"
Darien looked up and smiled at her. He rose from his seat and gave her a tight hug. "I trust you slept well?"
"Yes, I did, thanks," she answered returning the hug. "So…umm…. What are you doing?"
Darien gave her a trusting smile. "Oh this? Well I'm just keeping a promise," he said giving her a kiss in the forehead. He then walked back to the table.
Serenity walked over and poured herself a cup of coffee. She sat down across from Darien and watched him work.
"Any sign of Travis yet?" She questioned. Darien just shook his head.
Darien put down the bill he was holding and rubbing his eyes. He sighed loudly.
"What's wrong?" Serenity asked placing her hand over his.
Darien looked into her eyes sadly. "I'm sorry Serenity. I don't have enough money on me to help you with all the bills. We are still $500 dollars short on the mortgage."
Serenity looked down worried. "Can't you get more?"
Shaking his head sadly, Darien said, "no, it would take me too long to get it and come back. By the time I would return, it would be too late."
Serenity kept her eyes low. "Well, if you want… we could use the money you have here for the other bills. Then we could pay the mortgage later. I mean… since we still have several days."
She was very nervous that Darien might think her to be greedy for such a request. But she didn't know what to say or ask.
Darien sat there thinking. It was a good idea. They had five days to collect the money… how hard could it be?
"Okay Serenity. You're right, we have time, so I'll pay these bills and we'll go out on our boats for the rest of the week and get the money we need."
Looking down at her coffee, Serenity gave a small smile of hope. Darien's fingers gently wrapped around her hand, giving a comforting squeeze.
"I promise you Serenity," Darien whispered, his thumbs rubbing her skin. "I'm not letting you lose your house or boat."
He then leaned across the table and kissed her lips. Pulling back slowly, Darien sat down and began sealing the money and bills in envelopes.
Sipping slowly at her coffee, Serenity sat back thinking. Her mind wandering to a variety of subjects.
After eating, Darien told Serenity he was going to mail the bills and return to his hotel room to change. He told her to rest for the day and they would go out on the boats tomorrow. He was worried she would exhaust herself with work and worry. Serenity agreed and promised to stay home. He gave her a kiss on the lips and informed her, he would be back after dark for a nice dinner.
Turning from the door after watching Darien leave, she headed to the living room. Serenity removed a small framed picture from the mantel. The picture was of Serenity, Travis, her father, and her mother. Serenity's small fingers traced the features of her father. A lone tear slid down her cheek.
"How could anyone murder you father? You were so kind and caring."
Suddenly a knock at the front door interrupted her thoughts. Quickly whipping away the tear and placing the picture in it's rightful spot, she headed towards the door. Opening the door revealed a tall stocky man. He wore a suit and had a long coat over it. He had brown hair and brown eyes. He gazed down at Serenity.
"Can I help you?" Serenity asked, nervous of the large man at her door.
"Serenity my dear. It's been so long since I last saw you," he said as he stepped into the house and hugged her.
Serenity pulled away. She had a small sense of remembrance but she couldn't remember who this man was.
"I'm sorry," she said backing up a few steps. "I don't know who you are."
The man gave her a kind smile. "It's alright Serenity. I wouldn't expect you to recognize me. I haven't seen you since you were a child." The man chuckled lightly. "I can remember you running around the boat with your father." He let out a long sigh. "He was a good man."
Serenity just nodded her head. "So how can I help you Mr.…umm… I'm sorry again Sir but I don't know your name."
He gave her another smile. "It's Andrew Glen. I use to fish with your father."
"Would you care for some coffee Mr. Glen?" Serenity asked motioning for him to come in so she could close the door. Andrew complied still smiling.
Andrew walked straight to the kitchen. Serenity followed slowly.
*He must have known father if he knows his way around the house. *
Serenity began to make more coffee while Andrew sat at the table. His eyes studding the whole room. Finally Andrew's eyes rested at a certain floorboard.
Clearing his throat, Andrew drew his attention to Serenity. "There is a reason why I'm here Serenity. It concerns your father."
Serenity poured his coffee slowly. "Oh? What about him Mr. Glen?" Serenity asked as she handed him a cup and sat across from him.
"Please Serenity, your father and I were close, call me Andrew," he said and gave her another kind smile. "Hmm… Well, there's been a lot of talking at the docks. A lot of it is about you my dear. It seems… you are low on money?"
Serenity noticed that Andrew seemed nervous about talking to her.
"Yes, I am having a small money problem. But it should work out just fine."
"I see." Andrew rubbed his chin in thought the said, "so I take it, you haven't found it yet?"
"Found what?" Serenity asked curious.
Andrew looked at her in shook. "You mean he never told you?"
Serenity shook her head. "Told me what? I'm sorry, I don't know what you are talking about."
Andrew's eyes flashed with confusion. *He never told her. But John and me knew about it. I was sure he would have told her. *
"Well Serenity," Andrew started. "Your father, as you know, was close to John and myself. And he told us one day about… well a hidden stash of money."
Serenity's eyes widened at the news.
"When I heard you were having money trouble, I was curious if you knew about it. But it's obvious that you don't"
*A secret fund of money. That could solve all my problems. *
To Be Continued…
Disclaimers: I do not own Sailor Moon.
The sun lit up Serenity's hair, making it look more gold that blond. Slowly her eyes fluttered open. She let her eyes adjust to the light then sat up. She noticed she was on the couch with a blanket. Then something hit her.
"Where's Darien?" She whispered.
Serenity got off the couch and walked out of the sun-lit room. She cautiously made her way to the kitchen. And that's where she saw him.
Darien was seated at the table. His clothes were wrinkled and his hair more out of place than usual. He had a cup of coffee sitting close to him at the table. And Serenity then saw her bills scattered about the table, and a small stack of money.
"Darien?" She nervously asked from the door. "What are you doing?"
Darien looked up and smiled at her. He rose from his seat and gave her a tight hug. "I trust you slept well?"
"Yes, I did, thanks," she answered returning the hug. "So…umm…. What are you doing?"
Darien gave her a trusting smile. "Oh this? Well I'm just keeping a promise," he said giving her a kiss in the forehead. He then walked back to the table.
Serenity walked over and poured herself a cup of coffee. She sat down across from Darien and watched him work.
"Any sign of Travis yet?" She questioned. Darien just shook his head.
Darien put down the bill he was holding and rubbing his eyes. He sighed loudly.
"What's wrong?" Serenity asked placing her hand over his.
Darien looked into her eyes sadly. "I'm sorry Serenity. I don't have enough money on me to help you with all the bills. We are still $500 dollars short on the mortgage."
Serenity looked down worried. "Can't you get more?"
Shaking his head sadly, Darien said, "no, it would take me too long to get it and come back. By the time I would return, it would be too late."
Serenity kept her eyes low. "Well, if you want… we could use the money you have here for the other bills. Then we could pay the mortgage later. I mean… since we still have several days."
She was very nervous that Darien might think her to be greedy for such a request. But she didn't know what to say or ask.
Darien sat there thinking. It was a good idea. They had five days to collect the money… how hard could it be?
"Okay Serenity. You're right, we have time, so I'll pay these bills and we'll go out on our boats for the rest of the week and get the money we need."
Looking down at her coffee, Serenity gave a small smile of hope. Darien's fingers gently wrapped around her hand, giving a comforting squeeze.
"I promise you Serenity," Darien whispered, his thumbs rubbing her skin. "I'm not letting you lose your house or boat."
He then leaned across the table and kissed her lips. Pulling back slowly, Darien sat down and began sealing the money and bills in envelopes.
Sipping slowly at her coffee, Serenity sat back thinking. Her mind wandering to a variety of subjects.
After eating, Darien told Serenity he was going to mail the bills and return to his hotel room to change. He told her to rest for the day and they would go out on the boats tomorrow. He was worried she would exhaust herself with work and worry. Serenity agreed and promised to stay home. He gave her a kiss on the lips and informed her, he would be back after dark for a nice dinner.
Turning from the door after watching Darien leave, she headed to the living room. Serenity removed a small framed picture from the mantel. The picture was of Serenity, Travis, her father, and her mother. Serenity's small fingers traced the features of her father. A lone tear slid down her cheek.
"How could anyone murder you father? You were so kind and caring."
Suddenly a knock at the front door interrupted her thoughts. Quickly whipping away the tear and placing the picture in it's rightful spot, she headed towards the door. Opening the door revealed a tall stocky man. He wore a suit and had a long coat over it. He had brown hair and brown eyes. He gazed down at Serenity.
"Can I help you?" Serenity asked, nervous of the large man at her door.
"Serenity my dear. It's been so long since I last saw you," he said as he stepped into the house and hugged her.
Serenity pulled away. She had a small sense of remembrance but she couldn't remember who this man was.
"I'm sorry," she said backing up a few steps. "I don't know who you are."
The man gave her a kind smile. "It's alright Serenity. I wouldn't expect you to recognize me. I haven't seen you since you were a child." The man chuckled lightly. "I can remember you running around the boat with your father." He let out a long sigh. "He was a good man."
Serenity just nodded her head. "So how can I help you Mr.…umm… I'm sorry again Sir but I don't know your name."
He gave her another smile. "It's Andrew Glen. I use to fish with your father."
"Would you care for some coffee Mr. Glen?" Serenity asked motioning for him to come in so she could close the door. Andrew complied still smiling.
Andrew walked straight to the kitchen. Serenity followed slowly.
*He must have known father if he knows his way around the house. *
Serenity began to make more coffee while Andrew sat at the table. His eyes studding the whole room. Finally Andrew's eyes rested at a certain floorboard.
Clearing his throat, Andrew drew his attention to Serenity. "There is a reason why I'm here Serenity. It concerns your father."
Serenity poured his coffee slowly. "Oh? What about him Mr. Glen?" Serenity asked as she handed him a cup and sat across from him.
"Please Serenity, your father and I were close, call me Andrew," he said and gave her another kind smile. "Hmm… Well, there's been a lot of talking at the docks. A lot of it is about you my dear. It seems… you are low on money?"
Serenity noticed that Andrew seemed nervous about talking to her.
"Yes, I am having a small money problem. But it should work out just fine."
"I see." Andrew rubbed his chin in thought the said, "so I take it, you haven't found it yet?"
"Found what?" Serenity asked curious.
Andrew looked at her in shook. "You mean he never told you?"
Serenity shook her head. "Told me what? I'm sorry, I don't know what you are talking about."
Andrew's eyes flashed with confusion. *He never told her. But John and me knew about it. I was sure he would have told her. *
"Well Serenity," Andrew started. "Your father, as you know, was close to John and myself. And he told us one day about… well a hidden stash of money."
Serenity's eyes widened at the news.
"When I heard you were having money trouble, I was curious if you knew about it. But it's obvious that you don't"
*A secret fund of money. That could solve all my problems. *
To Be Continued…
Disclaimers: I do not own Sailor Moon.