Tomorrow Is Another Day

By Strawberry

Romance/Drama

Chapter 16

I don't own SM! Or scenes from gone with the wind or the dresses! Or the dresses descriptions!

Serena sat in bed, it was nearly 2 o'clock in the morning, she was tiered but alert, she was waiting for Darien, while she was sleeping he had a horrible dream, a dream of the world before the war, the world that was her for the taken but then with a snap of a finger it was gone, then the worst part of the dream reared it's ugly head, she was alone, cold and hungry back at home, giving what she had for her own food to her nephew of the servants, having to do everything, never having meal warm enough, fresh enough of filling enough, never having a good nights sleep. she was running in the dream, running through a fog, looking for something, someone to save her, at first she could see a large darkened shape in front of her, at least 100 times bigger than her, she knew safety, warmth, comfort was waiting for her there, so she ran, but the further she ran, the less and less she could see the figure, she cried out for someone to help, but no one came, then she'd collapse on the ground, shivering, looking for something in the fog.

She heard footsteps, then he opened the door, there he was, in his smoking jack and pajama's,

"Darien." she whispered softly,

"My pet is that you?" he questioned,

"Yes." she said quietly, he lit a small candle to see her, curled up in a corner of the bed, looking scared and alone, like a child. He put the candle down and walked over to her, he sat on the end of the bed,

"Why are you up so late my darling?" he asked charmingly, she didn't reply,

"That nasty old nightmare came back?" he asked, she looked at him surprisingly, she hadn't had this nightmare since there honeymoon days, when they were newlyweds. Before all the fights and before Rini, when it was just them, no one else, in New Orleans, together all the time, those days were good; he was always so loving back then, now he was always fighting with her. She nodded,

"Oh my darling Serena." he said, he came to her and wrapped his arms around her, they were close, cheek to cheek,

"Darien why does it always come back?" she asked, her voice quivered,

"It seems to happen whenever you have too much champagne." he said, she thought, maybe he was right,

"Oh Darien don't let me have champagne ever again." she said, he gave a light chuckle and bent down and kissed her tenderly, a real kiss, she hadn't had one for such a long time, one with such intense passion, so much passion that it burned on her lips that it made her tingle, a kiss that made her so light headed that she felt she might faint. After he broke the kiss, she inwardly pouted,

"Now be a good girl and go to sleep." he said,

"Darien?" she asked

"Yes?" he said

"Why weren't you there when I woke up?" she said quietly,

"My dear, I was simply having a drink, to help me sleep a simple nightcap as you do each night." he said, she looked down, how did he know? She had grown accustom to a nightcap each night, she had grown accustom to the burning liquid swiftly moving down her throat. She didn't speak,

"Now my darling, please go to sleep." he said he got under the cover of the big bed also and kissed her on the head, then he lay down and feel asleep, she tired to but, that night sleep didn't come easy to her.

TBC