Dear Isabella

Chapter Seven

By A Shot of Amber

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Dear Isabella Chapter Seven

" Was the reason you dragged me here to get me into your bed?"

Darien smiled and turned onto his side so he was facing her. " If I said yes would you believe me? I could lie and say I just wanted you to see my wife's tacky trimmings but that would be a lie."

Serena winced as he said wife. She wished he wouldn't bring her up. Especially when she was lying in the place where his wife usually slept.

They lay naked under the warm blue covering of his bed. Serena in the spot where Beryl usually slept with her hands tucked under her face as she lay on her side staring at Darien who had turned back to the ceiling.

" I think you just brought me here so I would sleep with you."

" I brought you here because I'm falling in love with you."

" Its not possible." Serena shook her head before resting it back on her folded hands. " You have only just met me."

" And I know you're the womyn of my dreams."

" Dreams are so over done, yet I'm still a dreamer and when I see you lying next to me I know that I love you."

Darien smiled and took her hand and gently kissed it. " You talk like a dreamer."

Serena clasped her fingers around his hand weaving their fingers together. " I just said I was a dreamer so I have to talk like one."

" I wish we could be like this forever."

" Now your joining me in dream land."

Darien sighed and let go of her hand. " Serena can we go on like this? Just pretending nothing is happening? At this very moment I have never hated Beryl more. I just want to throw her away and start anew with you."

Serena shook her head and sat up. " It can't happen. I don't know if I love Andrew anymore, I don't know if I ever loved him."

Darien looked up at her with that lost look that went straight to his heart. He sat up also and took her face in his hand. Serena raised her eyes to his and in the depths she could see love burning for her.

" If you really loved him then we wouldn't have met."

" Yes but from my marriage I have three kids and I can't just throw them away," Serena replied sadly.

" I'm not telling you to throw them away. Just think about it, about us. Then think about you and Andrew and then tell me who you love more."

" Darien." she whispered closing her eyes to the look in his.

" That's my name."

Serena laughed and opened her eyes again but this time two tears tracked their way down her cheeks.

Darien leaned forward and carefully kissed the wet trail of her tears before moving to her mouth. " Don't worry about him right now. We are together now and that's all that matters," he mummered against her lips.

' Yes we are together.'

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The phone rang the minute he got off line. Andrew set down the papers he was holding and walked over to the kitchen phone.

" Hello?"

" Daddy?" It was Alex.

" Alex," he looked at his watch, " what are you still doing at the dance? Its 11:30 already! You should be with your mother on your way home now."

" Mom never showed up! We've been sitting here forever!" She sounded mad. He knew there would be a fight out of this. " I tried calling her phone but no one answers and someone was on the phone at home for like forever."

" Relax, that was me and I'm sorry but I thought your mom was going to pick you up."

" Who cares about mom! She totally ditched us! Can you pick me up? Its cold and John won't give me his jacket to wear."

" That's because then I would freeze!" John cried out from behind her.

" That's some gentlemen she caught there," Andrew muttered to himself.

" What did you say daddy?"

" Nothing Alex, I'll be right there just sit tight."

" Please hurry the chaperones are giving us dirty looks for making them wait." Alex hung up the phone leaving only the dial tone.

Andrew hung up his end of the line and turned away from the phone. Obviously something was going on if Serena had forgotten to pick up Alex. He looked down at the papers sitting on the counter. The evidence was all assembled. Andrew walked out of the kitchen and pulled on his jacket, he would get Alex first then deal with Serena later. Who knew when she might come home if she was with him.

* * * * * * *

They must have fallen asleep after another round of making love. Serena was the first one to awake. She lay in Darien's arms facing the window and the small alarm clock that rested on the table. With a sleepy grace Serena opened her eyes and smiled before she saw the time.

" Oh no!"

" Hmm? What is it Serena?" Darien mumbled sleepily as he opened his eyes.

" I can't believe its so late." She sat up in the bed and brushed some bangs out of her eyes.

" What time is it?"

" 1 am, I should have never gone to sleep! I was supposed to pick up Alex at 11!" Serena threw off the covers and got up while Darien slowly sat up and rubbed the sleep from his eyes. " For all I know she could still be there now!"

" Hey relax Serena," Darien replied wrapping his arm around her waist and pulling her back onto the bed. " I'm sure your husband picked her up."

" And what am I supposed to tell him for why I forgot and I am coming home at such a late hour?"

" Well, you can tell him that you were a friend and you just lost track of time. You were with a friend anyway, even if that friend is me." He laughed and kissed her shoulder while she sighed before wiggling out his grasp and standing up.

" I'll have to, I can't think of any better lie." Serena begin to pick up her clothes and get dressed. " I just hope he believes me and hopefully Mina didn't call so I'll be in the clear."

" Who's Mina?"

" A girlfriend of mine, I'll just tell Andrew that Mina and I lost track of time and that's why I'm coming home so late." Serena pulled on her shirt and tucked it into her jeans. " I'll call you about going out again." She leaned over the bed to kiss him but he pulled her down into his arms.

" Make sure its soon, I can't stand being away from you for too long." He kissed her, a lazy sensual kiss that left her dizzy. " I love you Serena."

" I love you too," she whispered before getting up. " I'll let myself out. Good night." She blew him a kiss and walked out of the bedroom while Darien sat back in the bed and smiled before he sat up again and threw off the covers.

" Hey Serena wait! How are you getting home? Your car is still at the coffee shop!"

Serena stopped putting on her coat and turned to him. " I was just going to catch a cab to the coffee shop so don't worry it will be fine. Stay in, I don't want you to catch a cold," she replied sardonically as she looked at him in his naked glory.

Darien looked down at himself and grinned. " I was going to give you a ride to your car but for that comment you can walk."

" Good night oh naked one," Serena replied happily as she opened the door and let herself out.

" Good night sleeping beauty."

His only answer was the door closing.

* * * * * * *

Serena opened the cab door and got out. It was starting to snow so she paid the cab driver quickly then ran lightly to her car. Serena climbed in and started it up. She used the windshield wipers to clean off the light dusting of snow before shifting into reverse and backing out of her parking spot.

The coffee shop had long ago emptied out and closed up for the night. Now Serena drove past its dark windows as she headed towards home. The whole time she drove she was thinking up a plan to tell Andrew if he was awake, if he cared enough to stay awake. On the radio an old Frank Sinatra tune played softly except it wasn't Frank singing, it was some womyn. Serena didn't really mind, she liked the song so she took her mind from her plans for what happened tonight to instead listen to the song.

" Fly me to the moon and let me play among the stars."
" Let me see what spring is like on Jupiter and Mars."

It would be wonderful to visit the moon Serena thought pleasantly. The story of the moon princess had always fascinated her hence the reason she was the MonPrincess. Serena laughed at this thought. And hence the reason she had met her prince in Darien.

Darien. He was one in a million. The greatest guy she had ever met. It had been so easy for her to fall in love with him. There was no need to wonder and wait about him, he was perfect. Serena sighed as Darien's face entered her thoughts. He was easily the most handsome man she had ever seen, even more handsome then Andrew. This thought though brought her back to reality. What would she tell Andrew about her late appearance? This would be problem as she turned into the driveway and parked next to Andrew's car. Serena turned off the engine and sat back in the seat. She couldn't sit here forever, she would just tell him that she was out late with Mina. He would certainly believe that. Of course he would. Serena climbed out of the car and locked it shut before trudging up the walkway to the door. It was dark in the house except for a light coming from the living room. Serena wondered if someone had left the computer on. She quickly pulled off her shoes before going to check it out.

The computer was on but the room was not empty. Andrew sat on the couch across the room from her holding something in his hand. The other hand rested against his head balled up in a fist.

" Andrew I didn't expect you to be up so late."

" Where were you?"

" What?"

" Where were you?"

Serena gave a nervous little laugh. " I was with Mina, we lost track of time so that's why I'm so late."

" I don't believe you," his voice was cool and crisp, each word biting and clear.

" Andrew what are you talking about? Of course I was with Mina."

" Mina called earlier. She wanted to talk to you but was surprised when I answered the phone, apparently we were, I mean you and I, were supposed to go out to dinner. Out on the night you were with your lover."

" Now Andrew I can explain." She begin but was rudely interrupted.

" Explain what? That you took on a lover behind my back. A man named Darien, a dirty two timing son of a bitch!"

" How did you know about Darien?"

" My dear I had my suspicions." He stood up and rubbed his forehead. " I had my suspicions when you spent hours online at night and when you went about the house so happy in a dream like state. Having Mina call only proved it. I did some research, you are so simple to read my dear. I hacked into your account and found these." He suddenly threw the papers he was holding at her. Serena looked down to see the saved emails from Darien that Andrew had printed out. Staring up at her were the words I love you and his named signed on everyone of them."

" You're a dirty womyn Serena. I loved you and thought the world of you but I was wrong, first chance you got you cheated on me and with a man who's not even worthy of you."

" I am not a dirty womyn Andrew!" Serena yelled out not caring if she woke the children. " You may not believe this but I love that man and he loves me and you know what he is worth ten of you."

" Shut up Serena!" He ran too her and grabbed her wrists in his hands.

" Let go of me!" Serena yelled not hearing the pattering of feet upstairs as their children crept down the stairs and sat near the railing looking on with scared eyes.

" You're a whore Serena! A whore! I can't believe you would throw away our marriage like that! All for a man who is married also! Do you not care that you are breaking up the scared bonds."

" Let go of me Andrew!" She struggled against his grip even kicking him to be free of his grasp.

" How could you do this to me Serena?" He was crying now. " How could you do this to me!" Suddenly he let go of her and stumbled backwards.

" Andrew I." She stopped and looked away. " I'm sorry. I never meant for it to get so far but I fear I've fallen in love with him."

" I curse the day I ever brought home that stupid computer," Andrew muttered sadly.

" I can't curse that day. The computer is one of the happiest things in my life. It brought me to Darien." Serena turned and pulled on her shoes. She looked up at he children and smiled softly before turning and opening the front door. " I'm sorry Andrew."

On the stairs the children watched her go with wide open eyes before turning back to Andrew.

" Daddy." Brian was the first to speak up.

Andrew looked up to see Alex dressed in her nightgown holding onto Brian tightly as he looked down at him.

" Daddy, where's mommy going?"

" I don't know son, I don't know," Andrew replied sadly.

* * * * * * *

Serena ran to her car and unlocked the door. It was snowing harder now but she didn't care. Almost blindly she backed out of the driveway into the street and sped off. She couldn't go back to Darien, his wife must be home now. Tears ran down her cheeks as she drove on blindly turning at stop signs and stopping for red lights.

Finally she stopped in the parking lot of a motel and locked all her doors. Alone in her car she sat sobbing her heart out till she was dry of tears. Finally a red eyed and weepy Serena climbed out of her car and walked into the motel lobby. She rented a room and trudged through the snow to it. It was a nicely furnished room if a little tacky with a TV and a phone thank goodness. Serena ignored all these and sat down on the bed. She fell backwards and stared up at the ceiling.

" Oh what am I going to do?"

Her kids had seen the fight, they would now know what was going on. She was having an affair. She was doing something she had vowed to never do. She wanted to be just like her parents with their perfect marriage but instead she had gone and ruin it all for a new love.

But he wasn't any kind of love. He was her true love, her Earth prince and nothing was going to stop her from being with him. Serena suddenly sat up and moved over to the phone beside the bed. It took her a moment to remember the number but when she did she dialed it and listened to the rings on the other end. After a third ring a sleepy womyn's voice answered the phone.

" Hello?"

" Rei Hino?"

" Yes this is she speaking."

" Its me the MonPrincess also known as Serena and I need your help."

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