With You: Chapter 5
The next morning came all to quick for the couple. Serena was the first to wake. She wanted to cry when she realized what would happen in a few hours. Willing away the tears, Serena cuddled close to Darien. She then felt Darien's arms wrap tighter around her.
"Morning Sere," Darien kissed her forehead and gave her a small comforting smile.
"Morning," was all Serena said.
Darien reached a hand up and gently stroked Serena's hair. His eyes glanced at the clock. It was already eight in the morning.
"I really don't want this day to happen Darien," Serena whispered.
"I know Serena," Darien said back. He held her tighter. "It'll be ok though Serena, I'm going to take care of this, and after that I'll take care of you."
Serena watched Darien as he talked, and in a moment of courage, she leaned up and kissed his cheek. Darien blushed and looked shocked at Serena.
"Well I think I'm going to go make some breakfast," Darien said hastily and quickly got up.
Serena watched him with sad eyes. Maybe she had been wrong in her feelings. Slowly she got up and headed to the bathroom.
Darien slowly made some breakfast for the two of them. Thoughts were running ramped through his head. Serena had kissed him. It was on the cheek, but it was a kiss nonetheless.
Darien cracked an egg into a frying pan. He turned and looked towards the bathroom and looked for a minute. He made a decision right there. All he wanted was for Serena to be happy, and he swore that he would be the one to make her happy.
Serena emerged from the bathroom and headed to the kitchen. Her head was bowed and she was nervous. She felt that she had ruined everything between them.
Darien gave her a gentle smile when she entered the kitchen. She slowly sat down and Darien sat down across from her. The meal went by quietly and after eating and dishes were done, the couple ended out on the balcony.
Darien had come up behind her and wrapped his arms around her from behind. Serena jumped a little in shock. Ok. maybe there was something between them.
Darien held Serena close to his chest. She leaned back against him and drank in his warmth. It felt so right to be in his arms.
Darien leaned his head down and whispered in her ear. "No matter what happens Serena, I'll be here. Don't forget that. You'll always have me."
Suddenly Serena felt one of Darien's hands leave her and hold something in front of her. Serena looked down and gasped.
"My god Darien, it's beautiful," Serena said as she gently took the object from his hand. She now held a palm sized star shaped locket. She looked it over and then gently opened the cover. A soft melody filled the air.
"I don't know what to say Darien, it's gorgeous."
Darien gave her a smile. "It's yours"
Serena looked up at him shocked. "Darien I couldn't take it."
Darien took her hands in his. "I want you to have it Serena. Hopefully it will help you get through this and just remember that I'm always here."
Serena had tears in her eyes and smiled at Darien. She hugged him tight and silently cried into his shirt. Darien just held onto her tight.
There was a knock at the door, and Darien reluctantly pulled away from Serena. He walked to the door and took a deep breath before opening it.
Standing there was Mrs. Carter and two police officers.
"Why don't you come in?" Darien asked and stepped aside. As Mrs. Carter passed she handed Darien a folder.
"Here's the paper work, Mr. Chiba," she said as she looked around the apartment. The police followed her also scanning the apartment.
"Well it seems that you have available space here." She then turned and saw Serena standing near the balcony door. She then turned back to Darien. "I trust there will be no problem with her leaving?"
"Of course I have a problem with it, I don't want her to leave at all. However I understand that it will help me in know way if I fight this," Darien said calmly even though there was some strain in his voice.
"Very well, Mr. Chiba." Mrs. Carter turned and walked to Serena. "Hello Serena, I'm Barbara Carter, I'm the social worker."
Serena nodded her head.
"Are you ready to meet your foster family?" Mrs. Carter asked gently.
"Not really but I don't have a choice do I?" Serena asked.
The women shook her head. "Everything will be ok Serena, Darien is up to become your care taker. There are others families that we are looking at."
Serena nodded again and picked up her bag. She walked over to Darien and gave him a tight hug.
"I'll miss you," she whispered in his ear.
"I'll miss you too, Sere," Darien said back. Slowly she pulled away and reluctantly turned to the door. The police followed her out.
Mrs. Carter turned to Darien. "Thank you for your cooperation Darien. It's in your bust interest to get that paperwork in as soon as possible." Darien nodded. "I'll be in touch Darien."
Darien walked her to the door and watched Serena walk away. He had to restrain himself from not running to them and demanding Serena stay with him. It wouldn't help their situation at all.
After she was gone he walked back into the apartment. He looked around the place. It suddenly seemed a lot lonelier. He sighed and sat down at the table and began looking at the paper work.
Serena started out the car window as they drove to her new "home." The ride passed in silence and Serena was actually quite nervous. What would these new people be like and what if they weren't nice. A shudder a fear ran through Serena as the car stopped.
She slowly got out and walked to the door. Mrs. Carter following behind. Serena put her bag down and bit her lip as the doorbell was rung. The door opened and revealed Serena's new family.
They were an older couple but their faces held kind smiles. The wife smiled and held out her hand.
"Oh, you must be Serena, my name is Kate," she too Serena's hand and shook it. "And this," she gestured to the man next to her, "is my husband Mike." He in turn shook Serena's hand.
Suddenly Serena everything happened in a blur. Serena was now sitting on the couch. Mrs. Carter had left and now Serena was in her new "home." She nervously fidgeted on the couch under their gaze.
"Are you hungry Serena?" Kate asked.
Serena shook her head.
"Serena," Mike said gently. "We understand how hard this is going to be for you. We just want you to understand that we are here for you if you need it."
"Thank you both," Serena said quietly.
The phone rang and Darien glared at it before he picked it up.
"Hello?"
"Hey Darien, it's Raye. Can I speak to Serena?"
Darien ran his hands through his hair. "Uh. Serena's not here. She was taken away this morning."
Darien held the phone away from his ear when Raye screamed. "What do you mean she's not there?!" Raye screamed.
Over the next hour Darien explained the situation to Raye.
After a couple hours of talking with her new "parents" and eating a small dinner Serena was ready for bed. Serena wished them both a good night and headed to her room.
She looked around the room and sighed. She missed Darien a lot. Serena unpacked and changed. She lay down on the bed and held the star locket in her hand. She opened the cover and let the soft music fill the room. She fell asleep with the music lulling her.
Darien sighed and picked up the phone.
"Barbara Carter here."
"Hey, it's Darien, I have the paperwork done. When can I drop it off?" Darien asked tiredly.
To Be Continued.
The next morning came all to quick for the couple. Serena was the first to wake. She wanted to cry when she realized what would happen in a few hours. Willing away the tears, Serena cuddled close to Darien. She then felt Darien's arms wrap tighter around her.
"Morning Sere," Darien kissed her forehead and gave her a small comforting smile.
"Morning," was all Serena said.
Darien reached a hand up and gently stroked Serena's hair. His eyes glanced at the clock. It was already eight in the morning.
"I really don't want this day to happen Darien," Serena whispered.
"I know Serena," Darien said back. He held her tighter. "It'll be ok though Serena, I'm going to take care of this, and after that I'll take care of you."
Serena watched Darien as he talked, and in a moment of courage, she leaned up and kissed his cheek. Darien blushed and looked shocked at Serena.
"Well I think I'm going to go make some breakfast," Darien said hastily and quickly got up.
Serena watched him with sad eyes. Maybe she had been wrong in her feelings. Slowly she got up and headed to the bathroom.
Darien slowly made some breakfast for the two of them. Thoughts were running ramped through his head. Serena had kissed him. It was on the cheek, but it was a kiss nonetheless.
Darien cracked an egg into a frying pan. He turned and looked towards the bathroom and looked for a minute. He made a decision right there. All he wanted was for Serena to be happy, and he swore that he would be the one to make her happy.
Serena emerged from the bathroom and headed to the kitchen. Her head was bowed and she was nervous. She felt that she had ruined everything between them.
Darien gave her a gentle smile when she entered the kitchen. She slowly sat down and Darien sat down across from her. The meal went by quietly and after eating and dishes were done, the couple ended out on the balcony.
Darien had come up behind her and wrapped his arms around her from behind. Serena jumped a little in shock. Ok. maybe there was something between them.
Darien held Serena close to his chest. She leaned back against him and drank in his warmth. It felt so right to be in his arms.
Darien leaned his head down and whispered in her ear. "No matter what happens Serena, I'll be here. Don't forget that. You'll always have me."
Suddenly Serena felt one of Darien's hands leave her and hold something in front of her. Serena looked down and gasped.
"My god Darien, it's beautiful," Serena said as she gently took the object from his hand. She now held a palm sized star shaped locket. She looked it over and then gently opened the cover. A soft melody filled the air.
"I don't know what to say Darien, it's gorgeous."
Darien gave her a smile. "It's yours"
Serena looked up at him shocked. "Darien I couldn't take it."
Darien took her hands in his. "I want you to have it Serena. Hopefully it will help you get through this and just remember that I'm always here."
Serena had tears in her eyes and smiled at Darien. She hugged him tight and silently cried into his shirt. Darien just held onto her tight.
There was a knock at the door, and Darien reluctantly pulled away from Serena. He walked to the door and took a deep breath before opening it.
Standing there was Mrs. Carter and two police officers.
"Why don't you come in?" Darien asked and stepped aside. As Mrs. Carter passed she handed Darien a folder.
"Here's the paper work, Mr. Chiba," she said as she looked around the apartment. The police followed her also scanning the apartment.
"Well it seems that you have available space here." She then turned and saw Serena standing near the balcony door. She then turned back to Darien. "I trust there will be no problem with her leaving?"
"Of course I have a problem with it, I don't want her to leave at all. However I understand that it will help me in know way if I fight this," Darien said calmly even though there was some strain in his voice.
"Very well, Mr. Chiba." Mrs. Carter turned and walked to Serena. "Hello Serena, I'm Barbara Carter, I'm the social worker."
Serena nodded her head.
"Are you ready to meet your foster family?" Mrs. Carter asked gently.
"Not really but I don't have a choice do I?" Serena asked.
The women shook her head. "Everything will be ok Serena, Darien is up to become your care taker. There are others families that we are looking at."
Serena nodded again and picked up her bag. She walked over to Darien and gave him a tight hug.
"I'll miss you," she whispered in his ear.
"I'll miss you too, Sere," Darien said back. Slowly she pulled away and reluctantly turned to the door. The police followed her out.
Mrs. Carter turned to Darien. "Thank you for your cooperation Darien. It's in your bust interest to get that paperwork in as soon as possible." Darien nodded. "I'll be in touch Darien."
Darien walked her to the door and watched Serena walk away. He had to restrain himself from not running to them and demanding Serena stay with him. It wouldn't help their situation at all.
After she was gone he walked back into the apartment. He looked around the place. It suddenly seemed a lot lonelier. He sighed and sat down at the table and began looking at the paper work.
Serena started out the car window as they drove to her new "home." The ride passed in silence and Serena was actually quite nervous. What would these new people be like and what if they weren't nice. A shudder a fear ran through Serena as the car stopped.
She slowly got out and walked to the door. Mrs. Carter following behind. Serena put her bag down and bit her lip as the doorbell was rung. The door opened and revealed Serena's new family.
They were an older couple but their faces held kind smiles. The wife smiled and held out her hand.
"Oh, you must be Serena, my name is Kate," she too Serena's hand and shook it. "And this," she gestured to the man next to her, "is my husband Mike." He in turn shook Serena's hand.
Suddenly Serena everything happened in a blur. Serena was now sitting on the couch. Mrs. Carter had left and now Serena was in her new "home." She nervously fidgeted on the couch under their gaze.
"Are you hungry Serena?" Kate asked.
Serena shook her head.
"Serena," Mike said gently. "We understand how hard this is going to be for you. We just want you to understand that we are here for you if you need it."
"Thank you both," Serena said quietly.
The phone rang and Darien glared at it before he picked it up.
"Hello?"
"Hey Darien, it's Raye. Can I speak to Serena?"
Darien ran his hands through his hair. "Uh. Serena's not here. She was taken away this morning."
Darien held the phone away from his ear when Raye screamed. "What do you mean she's not there?!" Raye screamed.
Over the next hour Darien explained the situation to Raye.
After a couple hours of talking with her new "parents" and eating a small dinner Serena was ready for bed. Serena wished them both a good night and headed to her room.
She looked around the room and sighed. She missed Darien a lot. Serena unpacked and changed. She lay down on the bed and held the star locket in her hand. She opened the cover and let the soft music fill the room. She fell asleep with the music lulling her.
Darien sighed and picked up the phone.
"Barbara Carter here."
"Hey, it's Darien, I have the paperwork done. When can I drop it off?" Darien asked tiredly.
To Be Continued.
