so short! But the next chappy will be longer ^^

Thanks to my reviewers love you all!

OMG!!! MUSY!!! *GLOMPS* long time no see I hope you're well!!!

Chapter 3

He just sat there, knowing from her words that she regretted the kiss, and honestly he couldn't blame her. She was married after all, but it was she who had invited the action. She, who had looked at him, smiled, tilted her head, all but said the words "kiss me". He of course had, and oh how wonderful it had been. Utterly perfect, the way they fit together.

"What have I done?" she repeated again staring at her hands.

Still unsure what to do, Darien did the only thing he could think of, he apologised,

"I'm sorry" he told her, but the words were hollow, he wasn't sorry, nor would he ever be.

"Don't be" the blonde stated calmly as she stood, dashing out of the room and away from him.

"Serena?" Darien called as he watched her leave, before heaving a sigh, "you're so stupid" he muttered to himself as he sunk back in the chair head filled with thoughts of his beautiful employer.

'Oh lord, please help me' the woman thought as she flopped down upon the king-sized bed of the master bedroom a few minutes later. 'Help me to resist the temptation' she breathed, feeling a warmth inside as she remembered the feel of his lips on hers, 'you're a married woman' the sensible part of her stated even as the sexual demon in her taunted, 'yea, but David's never kissed you like that before'

'That isn't true' she denied thinking through old memories from when they had just started going out.

'Yes it is… and you can't deny it' the other voice spoke

"shit" the woman stated, as she slipped into the shower, hoping that the soothing warmth would help her wired mind calm down enough so that she would be able to sleep.

Meanwhile, Darien sat thinking, long muscular frame stretched out beneath the covers of his bed. His mind was a mess, playing over everything that had happened between them since they had met, but most of all he thought of the way Serena had tasted, and the pure passion in their embrace. Never before had he experienced anything like it, not even in the throws of pure, unadultured lust, could he remember wanting something so badly as he wanted to feel Serena's warmth pressed against him.

"it will never be" he told himself, "it can't be"

it was the truth after all, it would be morally wrong for him to pursue her as there were two social no-no's written all over that sort of action. 1. Being that she was married, and 2. That she was his well-to-do employer.

Yet, no matter what he told himself, he could not get her out of his mind…

~*~

The next morning dawned bright and clear on what was going to be a day full of averted eyes, and deep contemplation.

After breakfast Serena went out to explore the village, wandering through the streets with eyes unconsciously studying other couples as they passed forcing her to think deeply about her relationship with David. She sighed, as she truly questioned for the first time ever if she was happy with him, and trying to root out why she had kissed another man, now after so many years of marriage.

Unfortunately she was to find no answers as her morning of investigation changed into an afternoon of reunions at the shout of her name,

"Serena! Serena is that you?" a woman's voice exclaimed causing her to pause, eyes searching until they rested upon a petit blue haired woman.

"Amy! What are you doing here?" she questioned enveloping her friend in a hug.

"What am I doing here? What are you doing here? That is the real question, I live around here after all!"

Serena laughed, "yea, well David wants to build a vacation home here, and he's left me here with the architect"

"oh…"

"ha-ha! Amy, let me guess, a balding older man and me stuck in a house alone?"

"how'd you know?"

"well… that's what I thought too!"

they laughed together at their private mental images.

"so, how long are you here for?" Amy questioned

"until the house is built I think… David didn't say anything specific"

"that could be months! You are not going to stay in Whistler the entire time, are you?"

"I really don't know…"

"well, you must come down to the city here and there, or you will simply die of boredom"

Serena sighed, try die of sexual frustration "well I would come down if I had somewhere to stay…"

"oh of course! You can stay with Greg and I… which reminds me, Greg and I had agreed to go to the Children's Hospital Fundraiser, but he is away on business so I have an extra ticket. Would you be interested?"

"when is it?"

"next weekend, you could come down on Wednesday and we could do some shopping?"

"Amy! That sounds marvellous," Serena agreed. Glad that she had an excuse to get away from Darien. "But I suppose I better be going, I'll give you a call to confirm on Tuesday"

"all right, until Tuesday then" Amy responded as she and Serena parted ways.

~*~

That evening at dinner, Serena avoided talking to her employee, still nervous about everything that had passed between them,

"If it is all right with you Ms. Mitchell, I was wondering if I may go into Vancouver next weekend" he requested, his voice loud in the silence

Serena glanced up, "yes, that will be fine as I too am going down to Vancouver"

"Oh… friends?"

"Yes It's been awhile since we last saw each other"

"I hope you have a good time" he stated,

"Thank you, I hope you have a good time too." With those words she asked to be excused, and as she left both parites thought to themselves,

This is so awkward

~*~

next chapter charity balls, and a lil secret about Darien is revealed :P

Please Review!

~galene