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Chapter 11 (Date)
Darien arrived to the park several minutes early than the time they had planned. He needed time to rehearse their meet. He looked like a mad man pacing in front of the gate mumbling incoherent words under his breath. "Darien. Are you okay," an all too familiar voice asked from behind him. He immediately felt his body stiffen up. He had not planned for her to see him do that. He was supposed to be calm and cool when she arrived. Darien quickly regained some composure and turned to face her.
"Yeah I am great. I was just thinking out loud." He exclaimed gliding his fingers through his pitch black hair.
"So what did you have planned Darien I only have two hours before I have to go back to work."
"You're right. We have to take the subway to get there." Darien entwined his hand his. "Come on Sere it's this way." He said gently very pleased that he finally got to use one of his new nicknames for her. She beamed and moved closer to his body in reaction. They walked like that all the way to the subway station. He was reluctant to separate their hands to even pay the subway fee but it all added to the pleasure of being with her. They subway train was actually really crowed. Everyone seemed to be standing up and were being pressing against each other.
Darien would have enjoyed being pressed so close to her for so long if it weren't for some woman's umbrella poking him in the ass. Darien then looked down to Serena and noticed her have a surprise look to her face. He looked behind her and noticed a middle aged man groping her ass. Darien was about to say something until Serena turned around to face him. He was expecting her to lash out at her harasser, satisfied that she would handle this herself and not take bullsht he watched.
But to his and the other guys complete surprise instead of berating him for violating her. Instead gave him a brilliant grin her stainless teeth shinning between her teeth, and actually said "Thanks you." She turned back to Darien still smiling. The man behind her kept his hand connected to her ass feeling relieved that he was actually getting away with this. His relief wasn't long lived for soon her felt the sting of an angry and jealous boyfriend's fist with face. Darien greedily took Serena's hand and yanked her through the crowed until the reached the door.
Darien pushed her to the door and loomed over her small body becoming her shield making sure nobody touched her again. He looked at her his heart hammering through his chest in shire anger. All Serena could do was look up at him in confusion, oblivious to the fact that she just let some old guy violate her. The train came to a halt and they were the first ones off. Darien rushed her out of the Subways station not letting giving anyone the chance to touch her again. Once they were out of the station Darien cornered her into a wall. "WHAT THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU WERE DOING BACK THERE?" he yelled to her. She was terrified by his harshness with her completely believing she had done nothing wrong.
"Darien..." she squeaked really not knowing what to say that wouldn't upset him further. Darien noticed her fear and that was far from what he wanted. He managed to calm himself in front of her but his insides were twisting. For some reason it really hurt him internally to see her take this so lightly, as if some man other than her boyfriend touched her in such a way. He let out a sigh in frustration
"Serena what were you thinking when you just let him touch you like that." Darien asked his voice rigid and worn out. Serena smiled lightly now seeming to understand his harshness.
"Oh you mean the nice man who gave me a complement."
"Complement... You could a guy sexually harassing you a complement?"
"Darien he wasn't harassing me. This happened to my mother plenty of time and she told me that is was just there way of saying they think you are beautiful. She told me the polite thing to do is be gracious." Serena smiled on the recollection of her mothers words. Darien lost patience, 'What kind of mother would teach her daughter this. God what kind of morals runs through her brain? Damn it I can not blame my poor Sere for her mother's irresponsibleness.'
"Look Sere... You can't just let them touch you like that. It is wrong not a complement. There are just some horny ass holes that take advantage of young girls. Promise me you wont let anyone touch you lie that ever again... except for me."
"Why just you?"
"Because I am you boyfriend"
"So my boyfriend is allowed to be a horny ass hole."
"Exactly... I mean No."
"Which is it?"
"It's just since we are in a relationship we are allow to be intimate with each other and each other only. You can touch me and I can touch you."
"Oh... So YOU can touch me whenever YOU want and I can do the same." Serena smiled mischievously. Serena guided her hands up the inside of Darien's shirt feeling his muscles tense against her touch. He struggled against himself for control as he gently pulled her hands out of his shirt. He groaned softly to himself when they were out missing the sensation. He opened her as and looked down at her with affection. It took him a couple of minutes to drag himself away from those crystal orbs. He took her hand and continued there journey.
"Darien where are we going," Serena asked practically tripping over herself.
"Movies... Could you believe I haven't seen a more in almost two years? I can't really understand why my sudden distaste with them. I don't even own a TV..." Darien looked back to her smiled and then back to the street before them. "Now I feel like it would be the perfect place... very dark." The last two words he mumbled to himself not being able to control his mind he is a man of course.
"What sorry didn't hear the last part of that sentence?"
"Oh I said 'not far' we are almost there." Darien looked back at his peanut and noticed a worried expression on her face. He stopped completely and turned to her. "Sere is something the matter?"
"Do you really have to see a movie?" Her voice was shaky and nervous he had no idea why.
"I don't have to see one Peanut I just thought it would be nice."
"I was just thinking that there are so many more thinks to do you know, we live in Miami. We could go to Bayside maybe take a boat ride tour or something along those lines. They almost always have performances we could watch and get some dinner that sounds much... better... but that's my opinion."
"Yeah that sounds good. So we'll stop by Bayside and spend out date there." Darien said changing their direction heading to the destination she was so determined on going to. Darien could careless were they went as long they had alone time together. Darien realized that her suggestion was actually much better then his. The night life of Bayside was vivid with the luminous bright lights reflecting of the placid water, to the soft echo of live music traveling along the streets and dock. He draped his arms around her shoulders as they walked through booths of people selling homemade products ranging up from food to clothing and jewellery.
Darien and Serena stopped at one particularly alluring booth selling beautiful gemmed jewellery made from shaded sea gems and beautifully glossed stones. Darien opted to buy Serena some jewellery but wasn't able due to her strong protest, believing it was morally wrong to accept a gift on someone else's birthday. She then bought him lovely jewellery from the booth: two necklaces a bracelet and a ring to be exact, for Darien of course. She bought two ticket for a boat ride tour that wouldn't commence until thirty minutes. So the couple decided to walk a long the docks and wait.
Darien held her tightly against him absorbing her warmed as she did the same both arms encircling his waist. They argued playfully as they walked over Serena's recent "present" to him.
"Darien that jewellery is beautiful, any person would be glad to where them I don't see why you hate it so much." Serena said trying her best to scowl at him to avail.
"I do agree with you Sere, beautiful for a girl. You should have just let me buy it for you." Darien shot back at her truly enjoying the aromas that attacked his senses at the moment, the sea salted air mixed with the thick peanut from Serena. He didn't know that these two combinations could mix so well.
"Darien don't be idiotic you can't buy me a gift on your birthday. God you should be gracious and overwhelmed with joy that your girlfriend had the decency to buy you something stylish."
"Stylish you say... you call a man you wears two necklaces one dark blue gemmed chocker and a pink and white beaded necklace out to town with matching bracelet and ring."
"That's silly Darien of coarse I don't except you to wear them all at the same time that would match. The chocker is meant to be worn to match the ring and the beaded necklace matches the bracelet. Wear them all together and that would look tacky. So now you are in the making of being a stylish man." Serena explained with enthusiasm hugging tighter to him.
"Stylish man as in Gay man, right..." Serena chuckled lightly to his comment.
"Well Darien you really are a spoiled brat when it come to gifts."
"Me!" Darien protested stopping and swinging her to face him, tightening his grip on her lithe form.
"Yes you, but if you insist on acting childish about this... I could just take it off you hands and keep it for myself. I wouldn't want it to go to waste... they say giving is better than receiving." She stated innocently. Darien pulled away from her a good arms length finally figuring something out. Serena could be all kinds of dense but when it came to getting things that she wanted she was tricky.
"I get it now. You wanted this from the begging didn't you? Why didn't you just let me buy it for you when I offered?"
"Because I couldn't like I said it's your birthday. It would be impolite you for you to buy me something one you birthday, give me something that you clearly want nothing to do with is a different story." She said plainly as if her logic made perfect sense. Darien laughed and guided her into an embrace. He lazily closed his eyes as his chin rested on her blonde hair which transformed in to a nice shade of silver due to the moonlight and the waters glimmer helping it glow more than it usually did. Darien inhaled her sent one last time before pulling away and gently dragging her back to where the boat was not waiting to depart from the docks. The boat itself is covered in Christmas lights even though it is far from that season. The boat they had chosen to enter was distinctly called "The Party Boat" due to the music and dance floor on the top floor.
Serena followed Darien all the way to one of the decks before she ran ahead of him gaping at the view of the city lights leaning against the railing. Darien followed suit pressing his chest and her small back, pressing her tighter to him with his arms he moaned softly astonishing himself with he good if felt to feel her body against his. After a couple of minutes of blissful silence, registering only themselves and the beauty of the night from the boat, he finally opened his mind up enough to hear music playing in the back round.
He began to swag to the rhythm of the slow jazz melody her body quickly responded my mimicking his movements. They swayed together ignoring everything else for half an hour barely realizing that hey had made it back to the docks. They were only broken from their trance by the unexpected halt the music came to. They walked hand in hand out of the boat realizing that Serena did have to go soon. Serena noticed a clothing booth barely out side of Bayside and decided to stop and buy him a proper gift she pulled him in that direction.
"Darien, look at this shirt. It is so pretty." She said fingering the delicate silky fabric of a blight blue shirt. Darien who at the moment could had no intention of acknowledging anything besides his girlfriend walked up to her and began to nuzzle he neck.
"I agree it would look wonderful on you... of course you would be wearing alone that to make it wonderful." He murmured huskily against her neck placing small chaste kisses along it. She moved away from him blushing madly only attracting him further but he managed to control himself as she bought the shirt and handed the bag to him. She smiled up at him as he accepted the gift.
"I only hope it isn't too "Stylish" for you. Wouldn't want people to get the wrong impression of you, now would we?"
"No I think its butch enough... but I still think it would look nice on you." Darien visualized how she would look in his newly bought gift. It fitting loosely to her figure and would end right above her bottom. He imagined her legs 'OH her cream voluptuous legs' He felt his body stiffen and tense. He new what was happening berated himself for be so perverted in public. He tried to calm himself down changing his train of thoughts to try to get him out of his... let put it bluntly "horniness"
"Darien are you okay" She asked taking note to how uptight he was. He really did not need her soothing voice right now. As much as he loved it, it was making matters worse.
"Yes! Peanut I am fine. Let's get you a cab huh. I don't want you to be late." Darien ushered her quickly to the side of the rode and tried anxious to haul a cab. She kept persisting on helping him brushing her chest against his back, his whole body completely taut and shivering slightly trying to gain control. Her unconscious brushing continued with him nearly jumping out of his skin each and every time. Finally a cab parked next to them. Bent down to face her and gave her a chaste kissing hoping not to provoke himself further.
"Bye I guess I'll see you soon." She said poignantly looking up to him with her fragile eyes he smiled feeling a warm sensation flow through his vanes 'I'll definitely see you soon.' He thought to himself as he helped her inside and paid the cab guy enough to take her wherever she wanted to go with extra for tip.
"Yeah, definitely call me if I don't call you first Peanut." Darien kissed her once more and stepped aside allowing for the cab to leave his sight. Darien sighed half relief and half longing. He walked back to his apartment feeling the need to think about some things, he body was still some what tense from the moment before with Serena. When he finally arrived to his apartment he quickly found his cell phone from where it previously lay earlier turning it back on just in case she decided to call.
The second he pressed the power button on the phone it rang. With out a though he answered it cheerfully no bothering to check the number. "Hello!"
"Your phone was turned off." The other line spoke pain reeking through it.
"Mother..." he replied haphazardly trying to form complete thoughts in his head but every thing went blank except for 'Oh sht' being replied throughout his head.
"Who else could it be? Darien... your phone, why was it off? You never have it off, why?"
"Mother it was on low battery so I set it to charge. I am sorry"
"Oh... I am sorry I just got scared. I haven't been able to talk to you as much I've been working hard."
"That is good mother... what's the purpose of this call." Darien said sighing heavily as if he bore so much weight on his back. He was trying to convince himself that she wasn't going to ask him to come back debating with himself what he should say if that actually happened. 'Life is too stressful, what the hell do I do.' He thought running her fingers through is sleek hair.
"Darien... Is something wrong you're acting different? You never used to act like this with me... Is something bothering you? It's your father isn't it, he is bothering you. Darien you don't have to worry about him. If you want tomorrow you can come down and spend your birthday over here I'm sure your fath-" "Mother yes he would since he has already made plans for me tomorrow." Darien responded dejectedly as he got more comfortable on his couch.
"No wonder you are in such a bad mood. I wish I could be there for your birthday honey."
"I know you do, I wish you were here too."
"Don't worry honey because soon you what be bound by your father... soon you'll be home." Darien almost got worried for a second but remembered that she always made this promise and it had been tow years so he didn't feel the need to worry.
"I know mother."
"My poor baby you seem so tired... is school hard on you?"
"No school is fine... I guess it's just stress from the party. Nothing to worry about mother it will be over soon."
"I am just a phone call away... You know what some over your old friends came over yesterday. They were asking about you and planning to go visit you in Florida. We all know how lonely you are... no friends." If Darien didn't cherish his mother so much he would have been angry with her for begging him to be alone for those past few years. Although he enjoyed the thought of his old friends coming for a visit, they could hold a secret, the fact that he wasn't alone anymore. They would certainly understand.
"Tell them to call me and we can further discuss it. I wouldn't mind that at all."
"Good... well I can sense that you are tired so I'll let you get some rest, happy birthday son."
"Thank you..."
"Good bye"
"Good bye" Darien hung up the phone feeling some what guilty. She had pleaded with him that he not get too attached to Florida and here he was already completely attached. Darien lifted him limp limbs and lugged himself over to his bed not bothering to change his clothing finding that it smelled exactly like Serena and the sea mixed air reminding him of the best night had in years. He needed that to dwell on because tomorrow was going to be one hell of a day...
Chapter 11 (Date)
Darien arrived to the park several minutes early than the time they had planned. He needed time to rehearse their meet. He looked like a mad man pacing in front of the gate mumbling incoherent words under his breath. "Darien. Are you okay," an all too familiar voice asked from behind him. He immediately felt his body stiffen up. He had not planned for her to see him do that. He was supposed to be calm and cool when she arrived. Darien quickly regained some composure and turned to face her.
"Yeah I am great. I was just thinking out loud." He exclaimed gliding his fingers through his pitch black hair.
"So what did you have planned Darien I only have two hours before I have to go back to work."
"You're right. We have to take the subway to get there." Darien entwined his hand his. "Come on Sere it's this way." He said gently very pleased that he finally got to use one of his new nicknames for her. She beamed and moved closer to his body in reaction. They walked like that all the way to the subway station. He was reluctant to separate their hands to even pay the subway fee but it all added to the pleasure of being with her. They subway train was actually really crowed. Everyone seemed to be standing up and were being pressing against each other.
Darien would have enjoyed being pressed so close to her for so long if it weren't for some woman's umbrella poking him in the ass. Darien then looked down to Serena and noticed her have a surprise look to her face. He looked behind her and noticed a middle aged man groping her ass. Darien was about to say something until Serena turned around to face him. He was expecting her to lash out at her harasser, satisfied that she would handle this herself and not take bullsht he watched.
But to his and the other guys complete surprise instead of berating him for violating her. Instead gave him a brilliant grin her stainless teeth shinning between her teeth, and actually said "Thanks you." She turned back to Darien still smiling. The man behind her kept his hand connected to her ass feeling relieved that he was actually getting away with this. His relief wasn't long lived for soon her felt the sting of an angry and jealous boyfriend's fist with face. Darien greedily took Serena's hand and yanked her through the crowed until the reached the door.
Darien pushed her to the door and loomed over her small body becoming her shield making sure nobody touched her again. He looked at her his heart hammering through his chest in shire anger. All Serena could do was look up at him in confusion, oblivious to the fact that she just let some old guy violate her. The train came to a halt and they were the first ones off. Darien rushed her out of the Subways station not letting giving anyone the chance to touch her again. Once they were out of the station Darien cornered her into a wall. "WHAT THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU WERE DOING BACK THERE?" he yelled to her. She was terrified by his harshness with her completely believing she had done nothing wrong.
"Darien..." she squeaked really not knowing what to say that wouldn't upset him further. Darien noticed her fear and that was far from what he wanted. He managed to calm himself in front of her but his insides were twisting. For some reason it really hurt him internally to see her take this so lightly, as if some man other than her boyfriend touched her in such a way. He let out a sigh in frustration
"Serena what were you thinking when you just let him touch you like that." Darien asked his voice rigid and worn out. Serena smiled lightly now seeming to understand his harshness.
"Oh you mean the nice man who gave me a complement."
"Complement... You could a guy sexually harassing you a complement?"
"Darien he wasn't harassing me. This happened to my mother plenty of time and she told me that is was just there way of saying they think you are beautiful. She told me the polite thing to do is be gracious." Serena smiled on the recollection of her mothers words. Darien lost patience, 'What kind of mother would teach her daughter this. God what kind of morals runs through her brain? Damn it I can not blame my poor Sere for her mother's irresponsibleness.'
"Look Sere... You can't just let them touch you like that. It is wrong not a complement. There are just some horny ass holes that take advantage of young girls. Promise me you wont let anyone touch you lie that ever again... except for me."
"Why just you?"
"Because I am you boyfriend"
"So my boyfriend is allowed to be a horny ass hole."
"Exactly... I mean No."
"Which is it?"
"It's just since we are in a relationship we are allow to be intimate with each other and each other only. You can touch me and I can touch you."
"Oh... So YOU can touch me whenever YOU want and I can do the same." Serena smiled mischievously. Serena guided her hands up the inside of Darien's shirt feeling his muscles tense against her touch. He struggled against himself for control as he gently pulled her hands out of his shirt. He groaned softly to himself when they were out missing the sensation. He opened her as and looked down at her with affection. It took him a couple of minutes to drag himself away from those crystal orbs. He took her hand and continued there journey.
"Darien where are we going," Serena asked practically tripping over herself.
"Movies... Could you believe I haven't seen a more in almost two years? I can't really understand why my sudden distaste with them. I don't even own a TV..." Darien looked back to her smiled and then back to the street before them. "Now I feel like it would be the perfect place... very dark." The last two words he mumbled to himself not being able to control his mind he is a man of course.
"What sorry didn't hear the last part of that sentence?"
"Oh I said 'not far' we are almost there." Darien looked back at his peanut and noticed a worried expression on her face. He stopped completely and turned to her. "Sere is something the matter?"
"Do you really have to see a movie?" Her voice was shaky and nervous he had no idea why.
"I don't have to see one Peanut I just thought it would be nice."
"I was just thinking that there are so many more thinks to do you know, we live in Miami. We could go to Bayside maybe take a boat ride tour or something along those lines. They almost always have performances we could watch and get some dinner that sounds much... better... but that's my opinion."
"Yeah that sounds good. So we'll stop by Bayside and spend out date there." Darien said changing their direction heading to the destination she was so determined on going to. Darien could careless were they went as long they had alone time together. Darien realized that her suggestion was actually much better then his. The night life of Bayside was vivid with the luminous bright lights reflecting of the placid water, to the soft echo of live music traveling along the streets and dock. He draped his arms around her shoulders as they walked through booths of people selling homemade products ranging up from food to clothing and jewellery.
Darien and Serena stopped at one particularly alluring booth selling beautiful gemmed jewellery made from shaded sea gems and beautifully glossed stones. Darien opted to buy Serena some jewellery but wasn't able due to her strong protest, believing it was morally wrong to accept a gift on someone else's birthday. She then bought him lovely jewellery from the booth: two necklaces a bracelet and a ring to be exact, for Darien of course. She bought two ticket for a boat ride tour that wouldn't commence until thirty minutes. So the couple decided to walk a long the docks and wait.
Darien held her tightly against him absorbing her warmed as she did the same both arms encircling his waist. They argued playfully as they walked over Serena's recent "present" to him.
"Darien that jewellery is beautiful, any person would be glad to where them I don't see why you hate it so much." Serena said trying her best to scowl at him to avail.
"I do agree with you Sere, beautiful for a girl. You should have just let me buy it for you." Darien shot back at her truly enjoying the aromas that attacked his senses at the moment, the sea salted air mixed with the thick peanut from Serena. He didn't know that these two combinations could mix so well.
"Darien don't be idiotic you can't buy me a gift on your birthday. God you should be gracious and overwhelmed with joy that your girlfriend had the decency to buy you something stylish."
"Stylish you say... you call a man you wears two necklaces one dark blue gemmed chocker and a pink and white beaded necklace out to town with matching bracelet and ring."
"That's silly Darien of coarse I don't except you to wear them all at the same time that would match. The chocker is meant to be worn to match the ring and the beaded necklace matches the bracelet. Wear them all together and that would look tacky. So now you are in the making of being a stylish man." Serena explained with enthusiasm hugging tighter to him.
"Stylish man as in Gay man, right..." Serena chuckled lightly to his comment.
"Well Darien you really are a spoiled brat when it come to gifts."
"Me!" Darien protested stopping and swinging her to face him, tightening his grip on her lithe form.
"Yes you, but if you insist on acting childish about this... I could just take it off you hands and keep it for myself. I wouldn't want it to go to waste... they say giving is better than receiving." She stated innocently. Darien pulled away from her a good arms length finally figuring something out. Serena could be all kinds of dense but when it came to getting things that she wanted she was tricky.
"I get it now. You wanted this from the begging didn't you? Why didn't you just let me buy it for you when I offered?"
"Because I couldn't like I said it's your birthday. It would be impolite you for you to buy me something one you birthday, give me something that you clearly want nothing to do with is a different story." She said plainly as if her logic made perfect sense. Darien laughed and guided her into an embrace. He lazily closed his eyes as his chin rested on her blonde hair which transformed in to a nice shade of silver due to the moonlight and the waters glimmer helping it glow more than it usually did. Darien inhaled her sent one last time before pulling away and gently dragging her back to where the boat was not waiting to depart from the docks. The boat itself is covered in Christmas lights even though it is far from that season. The boat they had chosen to enter was distinctly called "The Party Boat" due to the music and dance floor on the top floor.
Serena followed Darien all the way to one of the decks before she ran ahead of him gaping at the view of the city lights leaning against the railing. Darien followed suit pressing his chest and her small back, pressing her tighter to him with his arms he moaned softly astonishing himself with he good if felt to feel her body against his. After a couple of minutes of blissful silence, registering only themselves and the beauty of the night from the boat, he finally opened his mind up enough to hear music playing in the back round.
He began to swag to the rhythm of the slow jazz melody her body quickly responded my mimicking his movements. They swayed together ignoring everything else for half an hour barely realizing that hey had made it back to the docks. They were only broken from their trance by the unexpected halt the music came to. They walked hand in hand out of the boat realizing that Serena did have to go soon. Serena noticed a clothing booth barely out side of Bayside and decided to stop and buy him a proper gift she pulled him in that direction.
"Darien, look at this shirt. It is so pretty." She said fingering the delicate silky fabric of a blight blue shirt. Darien who at the moment could had no intention of acknowledging anything besides his girlfriend walked up to her and began to nuzzle he neck.
"I agree it would look wonderful on you... of course you would be wearing alone that to make it wonderful." He murmured huskily against her neck placing small chaste kisses along it. She moved away from him blushing madly only attracting him further but he managed to control himself as she bought the shirt and handed the bag to him. She smiled up at him as he accepted the gift.
"I only hope it isn't too "Stylish" for you. Wouldn't want people to get the wrong impression of you, now would we?"
"No I think its butch enough... but I still think it would look nice on you." Darien visualized how she would look in his newly bought gift. It fitting loosely to her figure and would end right above her bottom. He imagined her legs 'OH her cream voluptuous legs' He felt his body stiffen and tense. He new what was happening berated himself for be so perverted in public. He tried to calm himself down changing his train of thoughts to try to get him out of his... let put it bluntly "horniness"
"Darien are you okay" She asked taking note to how uptight he was. He really did not need her soothing voice right now. As much as he loved it, it was making matters worse.
"Yes! Peanut I am fine. Let's get you a cab huh. I don't want you to be late." Darien ushered her quickly to the side of the rode and tried anxious to haul a cab. She kept persisting on helping him brushing her chest against his back, his whole body completely taut and shivering slightly trying to gain control. Her unconscious brushing continued with him nearly jumping out of his skin each and every time. Finally a cab parked next to them. Bent down to face her and gave her a chaste kissing hoping not to provoke himself further.
"Bye I guess I'll see you soon." She said poignantly looking up to him with her fragile eyes he smiled feeling a warm sensation flow through his vanes 'I'll definitely see you soon.' He thought to himself as he helped her inside and paid the cab guy enough to take her wherever she wanted to go with extra for tip.
"Yeah, definitely call me if I don't call you first Peanut." Darien kissed her once more and stepped aside allowing for the cab to leave his sight. Darien sighed half relief and half longing. He walked back to his apartment feeling the need to think about some things, he body was still some what tense from the moment before with Serena. When he finally arrived to his apartment he quickly found his cell phone from where it previously lay earlier turning it back on just in case she decided to call.
The second he pressed the power button on the phone it rang. With out a though he answered it cheerfully no bothering to check the number. "Hello!"
"Your phone was turned off." The other line spoke pain reeking through it.
"Mother..." he replied haphazardly trying to form complete thoughts in his head but every thing went blank except for 'Oh sht' being replied throughout his head.
"Who else could it be? Darien... your phone, why was it off? You never have it off, why?"
"Mother it was on low battery so I set it to charge. I am sorry"
"Oh... I am sorry I just got scared. I haven't been able to talk to you as much I've been working hard."
"That is good mother... what's the purpose of this call." Darien said sighing heavily as if he bore so much weight on his back. He was trying to convince himself that she wasn't going to ask him to come back debating with himself what he should say if that actually happened. 'Life is too stressful, what the hell do I do.' He thought running her fingers through is sleek hair.
"Darien... Is something wrong you're acting different? You never used to act like this with me... Is something bothering you? It's your father isn't it, he is bothering you. Darien you don't have to worry about him. If you want tomorrow you can come down and spend your birthday over here I'm sure your fath-" "Mother yes he would since he has already made plans for me tomorrow." Darien responded dejectedly as he got more comfortable on his couch.
"No wonder you are in such a bad mood. I wish I could be there for your birthday honey."
"I know you do, I wish you were here too."
"Don't worry honey because soon you what be bound by your father... soon you'll be home." Darien almost got worried for a second but remembered that she always made this promise and it had been tow years so he didn't feel the need to worry.
"I know mother."
"My poor baby you seem so tired... is school hard on you?"
"No school is fine... I guess it's just stress from the party. Nothing to worry about mother it will be over soon."
"I am just a phone call away... You know what some over your old friends came over yesterday. They were asking about you and planning to go visit you in Florida. We all know how lonely you are... no friends." If Darien didn't cherish his mother so much he would have been angry with her for begging him to be alone for those past few years. Although he enjoyed the thought of his old friends coming for a visit, they could hold a secret, the fact that he wasn't alone anymore. They would certainly understand.
"Tell them to call me and we can further discuss it. I wouldn't mind that at all."
"Good... well I can sense that you are tired so I'll let you get some rest, happy birthday son."
"Thank you..."
"Good bye"
"Good bye" Darien hung up the phone feeling some what guilty. She had pleaded with him that he not get too attached to Florida and here he was already completely attached. Darien lifted him limp limbs and lugged himself over to his bed not bothering to change his clothing finding that it smelled exactly like Serena and the sea mixed air reminding him of the best night had in years. He needed that to dwell on because tomorrow was going to be one hell of a day...