Tomorrow Is Another Day
By Strawberry
Romance/Drama
Chapter 17
I don't own SM! Or scenes from gone with the wind or the dresses! Or the dresses descriptions!
Serena sat at her vanity, she was allowed out of bed finally, she brushed her hair lightly, she was wearing a deep green wrapper, it was made with a heavily beaded green velvet, around the color and breast area where gold trimmings and beads. She heard the door open but paid no attention to it, she felt a soft nuzzle on her neck. It was Darien. She inwardly smiled to herself. he sat next to her on the small velvet stool in front of her vanity, his strong arms wrapped around her tiny waist. He continued to nuzzle her ear affectionately.
"When will dinner be ready?" she questioned, he made a light chuckle,
"Soon my dear, stay in our room, your not well yet." he said
"Oh Darien, your impossible! I've been in this room for more than a month!" she said, annoyed, but she continued to allow him to nuzzle her,
"I just want you to be in the best condition possible." she heard him say, she gave a light chuckle, He kissed her on the neck, his lips burned with passion, she smiled again,
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Serena felt much better, after dinner she thought she'd go over to call on Mina; Darien was occupied with putting Rini to sleep. He insisted on not letting the servants take care of the child, she told how foolish he was being, but he was a bull headed man. She climbed out of the carriage.
"Serena Darling! How beautiful you look! Do come in!" Mina said cheerfully, Serena stepped in; they walked into the parlor,
"Tell me, how is Rini?" she asked, she was a little surprised to see Serena on her doorstep, every new mother she knew refused to leave their Childs side,
'Serena must spend so much time with that child she barley gets any sleep, Captain Shields must have sent her to get some fresh air." she thought
"Rini's just heavenly!" Serena said happily, she thought of the little blonde haired girl, but then frowned; she hadn't spent much time with her…
"Oh Serena dear, promise me you'll bring her with you next time you visit." Mina said, she loved the little girl, but hadn't seen her much,
"Charles wants to meet her so… and Andrew, he just hasn't had time, poor thing, he works himself to the bone." she said sadly
'Andrew shouldn't have to work… he's too good for that! Oh the things that wife of his makes him do!' Serena thought
"Now Mina darling, it's my own fault, I have no excuse." Andrew said from the staircase, a sleepy eyed Charles was in his arms, he walked downstairs,
"Oh my poor Charles, why haven't you went to sleep yet?" she asked the little boy, she took him in her arms,
"I won't be a minute Serena… Let me get this little dear to bed." she said as she went tiredly upstairs, Andrew escorted her to the sofa,
"How beautiful you look Serena." she blushed and sat down,
"Tell me. How is little Renee was is?" He asked, Serena felt a pang of Anger
'He didn't eve take the time to learn her name….. Maybe because he doesn't want to, he wanted my first child to be his.' She thought
"It's Rini." She said
"Oh my pardons." He said as the reddish flushed to his cheeks
"No need, it was an honest mistake." she said,
"Mina tells me she's beautiful, the spitting image of her mother." he said, she smiled
"If she's all Mina says she is, I'm sure I'll be able to spot her from a mile away, not everyone has those beautiful big blue eyes." he said
"Her eyes do resembles Darien's also." she said out loud,
'He does have those striking blue eyes; I suppose it a combination of my blue big blue eyes and his stormy blue ones,
"Come now Serena, no child deserves those cold blue eyes." he said harshly, she looked up sharply, a part of her wanted to slap him, but the other part danced with joy, he didn't like Darien because Darien was her husband, he could be the kindest person in the world and Andrew would still hate him because he loved her.
"I don't understand how a man of that caliber could possible have a wife as innocent and pure as you." he said, his green eyes sparkled with Anger, having realized what he said he shut his mouth abruptly,
"Oh Serena, please forgive me for saying such awful things about your husband." he said
"Oh Andrew, do go on, I would like to hear your opinion, I won't be cross with you, I promise." she said, happiness flooding her voice,
"Serena I just don't understand what he could possibly offer to make you happy, when I think of that man, the father of your innocent little baby, and when I think of you in the arms of that, that monster I just… I can't bear it my dear." he blurted out, he immediately regretted it,
"Oh Serena, I'm dreadfully sorry, I-I've completely forgotten myself. Please forgive me." he said, Serena looked at him wide eyed. Not in years had Andrew spoke with such passion,
"Oh it's all right Andrew…" She said, she seemed more distant, her mind somewhere else, it traveled to Darien, his deep blue eyes, he wasn't like Andrew said, and he was much, much more. He was amazing and kind and generous. She gulped, should she defend Darien? What was she to do?
"Maybe I should leave." she said quietly, she stood up; he stood up with her and escorted her to the door,
"I'm sorry if I've upset you." he said quietly,
"Oh no Andrew, I'm just tiered, Give Mina my regards." she said as she walked out of the house. She motioned at the carriage to go on without her, she needed to think, to think about Andrew… what he said. About Darien,
"Serena I just don't understand what he could possibly offer to make you happy, when I think of that man, the father of your innocent little baby," his words rang in her mind, as fresh as if he had just said them, she never thought of Darien as the father of Rini and any future children, thinking about this put pits in her stomach, she felt uneasy about Darien being the father of her children, she didn't know how she felt about the feeling this thought gave her, but when she thought of Andrew and her having children, she felt, fine, in fact there was no uneasiness, in fact it brightened her step, Darien, she admitted she was very fond of him, but Andrew was her one and only, she nodded triumphantly at her new found thought,
TBC