Chapter: Chapter 8 - Confrontations Rating: R Disclaimers: Do not own Sailormoon just using the characters to fit my story.
Dated: March 16, 2005
She stood admiring the beauty in the mirror before her. She wanted to make sure everything was perfect. Tonight she was going to be introduced to Darien's parents' friends. She was going to be welcomed into their social circle. Yes, she ran in the same circles, but to be there because of her relationship with Darien was totally different. She knew she belonged with his family. Her dreams were finally starting to come true.
Tonight was also very special because she would make sure Darien was hers. She would make sure she spent the night in his room. She knew in her heart that Darien was meant to be hers and no one else's. She would make damn sure of it. No one would stop her from her ultimate goal of being Mrs. Darien Masteronic. If anyone tried to stand in her way then she would make sure to take care of the problem.
Ann patted the front of her emerald green spaghetti strapped dress as she made sure everything was in its place. She applied some pale pink lipstick and smiled at the results. Tonight was going to be perfect. Now all she would have to do is wait for Darien to come to her.
She thought back to this afternoon when Darien had returned from his outing with his nieces. She couldn't understand what his problem was. She was telling him about her morning and she knew he was not paying attention to her. She could see he was looking in the direction of that woman and her child.
'Who were they again?' Ann thought hard as she tried to remember the woman's name.
She didn't understand what connection she had with Darien, though she could tell there
was some kind of connection between them all. She could feel something strong between
Darien and the woman.
Ann remembered Gaia saying something about her name. "What was it?" Ann pictured the moment in her mind. She could see Gaia come out and ask Darien a question. Suddenly, as if lightning had struck, she remembered the woman's name.
"Serena, huh?" Ann smirked as she remembered how Serena had apologized to her for running into her."Whoever you are to Darien, you will not get him back. That I promise you." Ann grinned like a cat who had just caught a bird. She decided she wanted some fresh air so she stepped out onto the balcony.
She could see the sun beginning to set. It was such a beautiful site. She loved being on the Masteronic estate. She couldn't believe how magnificent a place could be. She smiled wickedly thinking of how one day she and Darien would live there together. This was going to be the place she called home. She knew that in her heart. Even though Darien hadn't taken their relationship to the next level, she knew it would change.
She looked out at the estate and noticed the little girl from this afternoon. She had to admit the child was cute with her dark hair and big blue eyes. She giggled a little as she realized the child had Darien's features. 'No wonder she is adorable. She looks like my love.'
Ann continued to watch the child play. She could see the child was very free spirited and fun. She could see her playing happily by herself. She saw her stop and smell a rose in the yard and then began to skip around the porch. Ann noticed Serena had come out the door and picked up the child and began to swing her around. She would have to admit they looked happy.
Ann began to think about earlier that afternoon once again. The way Darien's eyes held so much emotion when they spoke of Serena, made her wonder. 'What is between you two? Why does it seem you long for her?' Ann then pictured Darien with Serena and her child. She noticed what a cute family they could make.
'Could that be the reason? Did Darien want to be apart of this family?' Ann's mind began to work. She looked at the child again and suddenly something clicked. "Could it be possible?" Ann spoke out loud trying to grasp the concept.
'Could that little girl be Darien's?' Ann shook her head to rid those thoughts. She didn't know for sure, but she wasn't going to jump to any conclusions before she knew the whole truth. However if it did turn out to be true, then she would be forced to take care of the problem.
Darien walked out of the steamy bathroom wearing only the large sapphire colored towel wrapped around his waist with another on his shoulders. Stopping beside the bed, he saw that Molly had pulled out his tuxedo for the night. He still couldn't believe he was stuck going to this dinner party. Why did his parents feel it necessary to flaunt the money and statues they had? Couldn't they just be happy with a quiet family dinner together?
He knew what this was really about. For some apparent reason his mother believed Ann was perfect for him and she wanted everyone in their social circle to see it. He could have just been straight with his parents and tell them the truth, but no he had to go along with their plans.
Was he going to keep letting his parents run his life? Or was he going to stand up and fight for what he wanted? What he wanted was just to walk over to Serena and kiss her breathe away, to finally be properly introduced to his beautiful daughter, and start a relationship with her. He wanted what was rightfully his.
He looked out the balcony doors from where he stood near the bed. He could just imagine Serena and Emily playing and laughing together. That was supposed to be his and if he had anything to do with it, it would be.
After towel drying his hair, he dropped the towel onto the floor. He began to take the towel off his waist and get ready for the party. He knew everyone would be waiting for them to arrive if he didn't start to get ready. He looked at the time and saw that it was 6:52. The guests shouldn't be arriving until 7:30 so he still had a little time left.
The argument with Serena kept replaying in his head. 'She's your daughter!' How could Serena keep this from him? He had every right to be angry about the whole situation, which he was, but the fact that he missed her and his daughter's life out weighed it all.
He missed Serena being pregnant and her cravings. He knew for sure there had to be strange cravings. He didn't get to go with her to her doctor's appointments, the ultrasound or to even hear the baby's heartbeat. He remembered when Raye was pregnant with Amber. She always talked about her doctor's appointments and once showed him a picture of an ultrasound they had done. There he saw a little life growing in his sister.
He started to smile when he remembered Jared telling him about this one time when Raye had decided she desperately wanted seedless watermelon and freshly made chocolate pudding at 3:30 in the morning. Jared stated 'being the loving husband I am and not wanting to deal with the raging female in the house, I trudged out in search of my savior.' He knew if he didn't get what Raye wanted he would feel her wrath.
Darien laughed wondering what Serena was like pregnant. He then thought about how he missed the birth of his daughter. He wonder what it was like for Serena? Did she do it alone? Was her father or Mina there holding her hand? Did they see when Emily came into this world? Hell what was he doing when Emily was born? There were so many unanswered questions and the only way for them to be answered is to ask Serena. It was a lot easier said then done especially since there last meeting.
Looking at himself in the mirror, he could see the freshly pressed tuxedo was flawless. He looked perfect for his parent's dinner party. He walked into the bathroom and picked up the gel for his hair. He squeezed the bottle pouring enough into his palm. He rubbed his hands together and began to fix his hair. He picked up the comb lying on the sink and combed through his hair until it was just what he wanted it to look like. He stood back and looked at himself. All he could see Emily's face looking back at him.
How could he not see Emily was a tiny version of himself? Her big dark blue eyes were like his when he was a child. Her dark tendrils of hair were just as unruly as his was. The only difference was the pigtails Serena put her hair up in or the ribbons she wore in them. There was one difference in Emily he could see though, she was just like her mother.
Her spirit was just as innocent as Serena's was. She was a happy child, carefree and naïve, believing nothing could hurt her. It seems Emily radiated the things Serena once held. He could see her time away changed her. Her eyes held loved for her child, but he didn't see any happiness in them.
He just couldn't believe he missed some much of Emily's life. He didn't get to see her first steps, her first smile, her first laugh, or wipe away her first tears. He didn't get to teach her how to ride a bike or to fix her knee when she fell down. He didn't get to pick her up when she cried for him did she cry for him?
'Does she even know who I am to her?' He shook his head. Probably not since she didn't seem to know him when they went riding. To her he was just her new friends' uncle. He didn't want to just be that. He wanted his family. He wanted her to know the truth. He wanted to love her like a father, to be there when she needed him.
Darien sighed heavily. He needed to stop thinking about that for now. What he had to do now is deal with the damn dinner party he was expected at. Walking out of the bathroom, he gave himself the once over and headed for the door. He took a quick glance at the clock and it read 7:38. He shut the door and headed for Ann's room.
Serena sat down on the couch reading a book while Emily sat down at the coffee table with a coloring book, paper and crayons they bought earlier in town. It was her reward for being good while they went to make the funeral arrangements.
"Mommy, do you like my picture?" Emily turned around and held up her picture. It was a picture of two little girls, a mommy and a daddy. Serena knew immediately who the picture was of.
"It's beautiful. Will you give that to Amber and Tiffany?" Serena smiled down at the child.
"Yes. Do you think they will like it?" Emily wondered. She didn't know if she should ask, but she wanted to know.
"Yes honey, they will love it." Serena beamed.
"Mommy, I don't want to make you sad, but where is my daddy?"
Serena could see Emily was scared, but what shone through her eyes was curiosity. Curiosity of who and where her father was? Why she had never met the man she is supposed to call daddy? Serena took a deep breath. She didn't know if she could do this right now. However, looking into her big blue eyes she knew it was time Emily knew the truth.
"Honey, it is a long story, but I guess it is time for you to know the truth." Serena sighed as she patted the spot next to her. Emily stood up and went to sit with her mother. Serena looked over her shoulder at Mina who nodded in understanding.
Mina knew Serena need some one on one time with her daughter; so Mina decided it was best if she went to her room. Mina sighed heavily as she shut the door. 'I hope things work out for all of them.'
"Tell me first, what do you think about maybe meeting your father?" Serena asked the wide eyed child. She wanted to know what her daughter expected and what she wanted.
"I don't really know. All I know is what I see." Emily paused thinking about what she wanted to say. "I see the other kids when they see their mommies and daddies and wonder why I don't have that? Why do I only have a mommy? Where did my daddy go?" Serena closed her eyes not realizing how much her leaving would cause her own daughter pain.
"I see how sad you are when I have asked about my daddy and I don't want to make you sad. I love you, mommy. And I don't know what to do when you look like you have tears in your eyes. It makes me want to cry." Serena couldn't believe how mature her daughter sounded at the moment. Maybe Serena had misjudged what her daughter could actually understand and handle.
"Sweetheart, nothing that has happened is your fault. Understand?" Serena looked down at the child before her and could see the tears welling up in her eyes. Serena didn't want her daughter to feel this way. She was too young. She just wanted her to be happy and if happy meant knowing her father then so be it.
"If it is not my fault then where has he been? Why hasn't he come to see me?" Emily looked down at her hands as she tried not to fidget. She just didn't understand why all the kids in her school and daycare had a mommy and daddy and she didn't. Even the ones that just lived with their mommies still got to see their daddies. Why was she different? All she wanted was to know the man she was supposed to call daddy.
Serena pulled Emily into her embrace trying to ease the pain the child felt. If Serena had known leaving and not knowing her father cause Emily this much pain. She would have stopped her daughter's sorrow immediately, but would she have come back sooner? She really didn't know if she would do things differently. All she could do now was put the past behind her and change the future for her daughter.
"Emily, remember what I said. Nothing is your fault. Things happened so long ago. I just couldn't handle it back then." Emily pulled back a little and looked up with tears streaking her face. "Honey, when I found out I was pregnant with you. I was so happy, but then reality hit me hard." Serena sighed. "I was still young and the relationship I had with your father was forbidden. I really didn't know what to do. I couldn't tell him the truth and risk hurting people in the process. I didn't think your father could handle the news especially with the different social classes we were in."
Emily pulled back and wiped at the tears which continued to flow. "I don't understand, Mommy."
"You see honey, your grandfather was a butler. I was a child of a servant so I didn't fit in with your father's family. He grew up having lots of money and a higher social class. People would look down on any type of relationship I had with him." Serena breathed in slowly. "Growing up I was allowed to play with him and his sister, but that was it. We lived different lives and grew up knowing different worlds, but somehow he had managed to steal my heart."
Serena closed her eyes as she pulled Emily into her embrace once again wanting to feel her daughter's love. "I had fallen deeply in love with him and he seemed to show me at times that he felt the same. However there where other times when I just didn't know."
"It seemed whenever we fought it was for the same reason. He didn't have the courage to tell his parents the truth. He didn't tell them what he felt for me so when I found out I was pregnant I didn't know where to turn. That is when I decided it was best to just move on. So I told Mina and my father what decision I had made." Serena could feel the tears start to steadily flow down her cheeks.
"You see leaving was the hardest thing I had to do. I didn't want to face your father knowing he couldn't tell his parents the truth or the fact that maybe he just didn't want to and what I felt for him was one sided." Serena held on to her daughter for dear life. Finally verbalizing her fears out loud.
"I am sorry, Mommy." Emily cried into her mother's chest. If her mother was afraid of not being loved by her father, did it mean she should be scared too? Was her father going to be able to love her? Or was she going to be rejected and feel the same pain her mother felt? She had to know.
"Mommy, do you think daddy will love me?" Emily raised her head and looked deep into her mother's eyes. You could see her daughter feared being rejected by a man she has never met.
"Honey, the moment your daddy sees you, he will love you. How could anyone not?" Serena kissed her daughter's forehead. She knew it was time Emily got to meet the man who has haunted them both.
"Sweetheart, do you remember the man we went riding with today?" Serena breathed in a slow breath.
"Yeah! He was Tiffany and Amber's uncle. He was nice." Emily smiled as she remember her morning with her new friends.
"Honey, I have known Darien all my life. I grew up on this estate with my father working for his parents." Serena closed her eyes. She knew she had to stop all the secrets.
"Emily, the man you met this morning is the man I was telling you about. Darien is your father."
"He's my father?" Emily verbalized her question. "Then why didn't he say anything to me?" Emily pulled away and waited.
"Honey, when I left I never told him where I was going or that I was pregnant with you? I have kept that secret from him. Today was the first time he had seen me since I left years ago."
"Does he know he is my daddy?" Emily's eyes started to well up again.
"Yes honey, he knows. I told him after you left to go play with the girls." Serena touched her daughter's cheek.
"He knows? Then why didn't he come say something when I saw him again? You know when we were leaving to meet auntie Mina?" Emily let the tears flow from her eyes. She didn't know what to think. Did he not want her? If he did, then why did he not come to her and scoop her up into his arms? Wouldn't a daddy, who loved you, do that?
Emily then remembered seeing the woman who had kissed her father. "Mommy, who was that woman with daddy? Do you think he will love her more than me?" She let out a heart wrenching sob which broke Serena. She pulled her daughter into her arms and cried with her. She cried for the pain they both felt, the lost of both their innocence and the realization they may never be except or loved by this man or his family.
"I don't know sweetheart. I just don't know." Serena rocked back and forth trying to settle her daughter's tears. Serena awoke to find her daughter lying across her chest.
She looked toward the clock and it read 9:18. Looking down at her daughter, she remembered what happened only a short time ago. The conversation she had with Emily drained them both. She felt so physically and emotionally done.
Serena decided it was time Emily went to bed. She really needed some time to think alone. She slowly inched into an up right position with Emily still in her arms. Serena held on to Emily with her left arm and used her right one to help her up. After standing up, she pushed Emily higher on her shoulder and wrapped both arms around her. She walked by the lamp that was on the end table by the couch and turned the light out. As she walked down the hall, she could see the light in Mina's room was out.
'I guess it was a long day for all of us.' She thought as she continued down the hall to her room. Before she got there though she noticed a picture of her mother, father, Mina and herself. It was a few months before her mother had died. They looked so happy there, like a real family. Would her daughter be able to have those same memories? And would Darien be there to share them? She just didn't know what the future held for them, but as long as Emily was with her then she still had something bright in her future.
She went and laid her daughter down on her bed. She covered her up so she wouldn't be cold. Serena bent down and kissed her forehead.
"Pleasant dreams, my angel." Serena stood back up and looked at the serene and gently face of her daughter. She looked so much like her father. Serena sighed and turned off the light as she left the room quietly.
Going back into the front room she walked over to the window. She saw that it was a beautiful night. She didn't know whether or not to go for the walk she wanted. She stepped out onto the porch and shut the door behind her. She stood on the porch looking at the crescent moon. She could hear voices and laughter from the main house. She then remember Mina saying something about the Masteronics having a dinner party.
'Well since they are having a party, there will be no chance of me running into anyone.' She smiled softly and decided a walk would do her good.
Darien leaned against the wall near the bar. He looked at all the faces in the room and saw his parents' friends laughing and joking around. He stared at the drink he held in his hand and began to wonder. Why the hell was he here?
He swirled the drink in his hand and watched as the cool liquid slowly moved in a circle. Didn't he have anything better to do? What about Serena and Emily? What were they doing right now?
He looked from his drink to see Ann laughing with his mother. He couldn't believe he had agreed to this. This is not what he had wanted when he came here for the weekend, but how was he suppose to tell them the truth, to tell them that he wanted to be left alone, for them to stay out of his business. He didn't know how so instead he brought Ann with him in hopes this would satisfy his parents. He just didn't know he would see Serena again and be faced with the fact he had a daughter.
"Darien?" A well manicured hand waved in front of Darien's face. Finally snapping out of his thoughts, he focused on the person speaking to him. He saw Ann's face looking concerned at him.
"Are you ok?" Darien sighed a little.
"Yeah. I am fine, but these parties aren't really my thing." Darien downed his drink in one gulp and put the glass down on the bar.
"Oh come on Darien. It really isn't that bad." Ann cooed as she leaned up against him. Darien stood there looking as lost as ever. He had no clue what do next.
"Come on Darien." Ann stated as she started to drag him toward his parents. He really wasn't in the mood for this. He was already feeling tired and grumpy. He didn't need to face his parents at the moment. He didn't know how he was going to act if triggered by anyone.
"Darien my boy. There you are." Hunter smiled as he puffed on the cigar in his mouth.
"Darien, are you enjoying yourself?" His mother asked as she watched Ann hang all over her son. Gaia smiled hoping the relationship he had with Ann would go further. She so hoped he was ready to settle down.
"Yes mom, it is fine." Darien stood there as everyone chatted away.
"I am so glad you found someone like Ann." Gaia began speaking with her friends who agreed with her. "She is perfect and I hope she will be a part of the family soon." Gaia made it known she approved of the relationship.
"Yes Darien, you have quite a catch there." His father grinned.
"I must agree. I hope to hear wedding bells soon." Someone in the group spoke.
"It is good that you found someone of your stature." A male voice followed.
"Yes, nowadays you can't be too sure. Don't want to go mixing with the wrong type of people." Another voice stated. Darien couldn't believe these people. They judged someone before knowing more about the person just because they were in a lower social class.
"Did you find a replacement for the butler you lost?" Mrs. Nipson asked Gaia. "You know it can be really hard to find good help nowadays."
"Yes, I know what you mean. No, I haven't found anyone yet." Gaia smiled softly.
"Guess what?" Gaia beamed as she remember something.
"What?" Everyone waited patiently.
"Serena's back in town!"
"She was your butler's daughter, correct?" Mrs. Nipson inquired. Darien became interested in where this conversation was heading.
"Yes, she was." Gaia continued on. "I guess she came back to help with the funeral and everything. It really is such a shame why she had to come back."
"I know. Very sad." Mrs. Nipson shook her head. "How does she look? I mean she has been gone for quite some time."
"She looks good, but she certainly has changed." Gaia stated as she looked at the faces which surrounded her. "Looks like she is a single parent."
"What do you mean?"
"Well she has a daughter who looks to be five or six." Gaia raised her eyebrows hinting at something.
"No. Are you saying she may have left because she was pregnant." Mrs. Nipson shook her head sadly.
"I don't know, but I think maybe that is why she left." Gaia sighed. Darien couldn't believe his mother. He watched as she told everyone there about Serena. He could see the distaste in their eyes.
"Well you know you can't expect much from people like that. I mean what can you expect from a child of a servant." Darien had enough of these snobs. Darien closed his eyes and pulled away from Ann. He noticed the whole group seem to be agreeing with what was just stated. For crying out loud they were talking about the woman he loved and his own flesh and blood.
"If you will excuse me, I will be retiring for the night." Darien ground out.
"What? Darien, won't you please stay longer?" Ann looked into his eyes. She could tell something was wrong.
"Yes Darien. Stay won't you?" His mother walked closer to him as she and Ann both touched his arms.
Pulling away quickly, "No. I must leave. I can't stand this fucking shit any longer." Darien looked at all of them with disgust.
"Darien, what is the meaning of this?" His father accused. He didn't like the tone his son was taking with his mother. Not only the tone, but the fact he decided to do this in front of their friends.
"I am tired of all this crap." Darien raised his hand and showed them what he meant. "You sit there all high and mighty thinking you can just go and judge someone before you know them. If they are not in the same social class then they are dirt on your shoes. That is so wrong." Darien shook his head.
"Then you go and talk about Serena as if she was nothing. How dare you speak of her like that. She did all she could to do being a single parent and you condemn her because of it. Serena has more guts, strength and class than anyone in this room put together." Darien turned on his heels and stormed out the front door.
Once outside Darien took a calming breath. He couldn't believe he just did that, but he couldn't stand listening to it any longer. They were just so cruel with their words. Did they even know what they sounded like? Darien sighed heavily deciding it would be best if he took a long walk to calm his nerves. He began his quiet walk towards the one place he felt happy at.
Serena stood looking at the pond. She smiled remembering all the good times she had here. It was so long ago. She wondered if she would ever feel that happiness again? She felt happy with her daughter, but she couldn't rely on that. It was her daughter which needed to rely on her. She was the adult here not the other way around. She thought about the events which took place earlier today.
She told Darien the truth about Emily and she finally told Emily who her father
was. Now those were big steps for her to take in healing herself, but the biggest being
able to finally verbalized her own fears. The same fears her daughter had about Darien.
If he couldn't love me then could he love our daughter?
Serena turned as she heard someone coming toward her. She looked into the eyes of the man who seemed to always find her lost in thought. Darien stared at the woman before him. He didn't think he was going to run into her again so quickly, but it seemed fate had other ideas.
'How am I supposed to deal with this now?' He thought as he moved closer to her. He stopped when he was two feet away and he noticed Serena had to look up to see him.
"Hello Serena. It seems we just keep running into one another." Serena swallowed the lump which had formed when he came to stop in front of her. She needed to breath and she would talk to him for Emily.
"Yeah, it seems fate just keeps stepping in for us." Serena looked into his eyes and saw so much emotion storming through his dark orbs. Taking a deep breath she decided that the moon looked really fascinating.
"Serena, I am really sorry about this afternoon." Darien sighed as he reached for her chin so he could see her eyes.
Serena gulped, "No Darien. I am sorry. I should have told you the truth a long time ago. I just didn't know how to." Serena looked deep into his eyes hoping he could see what she was feeling. "We were both young and from different worlds. I just didn't know what to do and you seemed not ready to tell your parents the truth."
Darien stared at the woman he loved. She looked truly beautiful bathed in the moon's silvery light. He could see the tears that began to form as she spoke about her feelings.
"It just felt like maybe what I was feeling one sided, that you really didn't think of me as anything special to you. I really didn't know how you felt. I knew you Were unhappy with the situation with your parents, but I didn't want to burden you with what my feelings were. Then to be pregnant I didn't know how you would react? Or how your parents would react? I didn't know which way was up. I felt as if I was drowning and no one was there to save me. For long time I thought you would be that person, but as time grew I really started to doubt it." Serena let out a sob and Darien pulled her into a heated embrace, reveling in the feel of her body and warmth so close.
"I am so sorry, Darien. I should have let you be apart of your daughter's life. I just didn't know how." Darien pulled away slightly and lifted her tear stained face. He looked into the eyes of the woman he wanted to share his life with. All the emotions in her eyes mirrored the same ones held in his own. He could feel her soft breathe coming into contact with his skin. He looked at her luscious pink lips and could not control himself any longer.
Serena closed her eyes as she saw his face moving closer to hers. She knew he wanted to kiss her and she would not stop him. She so badly wanted to taste him once again. She loved the feel of being held in his arms and just being close to him.
The moment their lips touched it was as if time stood still for them. They were the only two people on the earth. No one could ever tear them apart. He loved how soft her lips felt. He loved hearing her moan in delight as his kisses assaulted her senses. He urged her lips open with his tongue and was happily reward when she opened up willingly. Their tongues danced an exotic number, feeling through the hot and wetness of each others mouths.
Pulling away slightly Darien kissed her right cheek, her chin, her left cheek and back to her mouth. "I have missed you so much, Serena." He continued his exploration of her face and mouth.
"Oh god Darien. I missed you too." Serena felt her tears start again. She loved what Darien's kisses were doing to her. When he kissed her lips again, their tongues fought for dominance. God, how she wanted him now. She missed the feel of his body against hers. She wanted to feel him inside of her. She pulled herself as close as she could. She needed him desperately.
Darien needed this woman. He wanted nothing, but to make love to her right then and there. He had missed so much of her and his daughter life. He just wanted that to change. He didn't want to lose her again. He needed her just as much as she needed him. Suddenly Serena pulled away from Darien.
"We can't do this." Darien tried to reach for her arm, but she moved before he could grab it. He could feel the loss of her warmth and it was beginning to kill him. All he wanted was to hold her.
"Serena?" Darien looked at her.
"No Darien. This can't work out. We come from two different worlds, and what I want right now is my daughter's happiness." Serena wiped at the tears which started to fall once again. Darien stood there watching her every move.
"I am sorry Darien, but Emily comes first." Serena turned and ran once again from the man she loved.
Darien stood rooted to his spot as he watched Serena run from him once again. He smiled a small smile when he finally realized Serena still loved him and he would let nothing stand in his way of getting what was his.
Little did Darien know, he had an audience. A woman with strawberry blond hair stood looking at the scene which had unfolded before her. Her anger raged inside of her as she finally understood what connection Darien had to Serena and her daughter. There was no way she would let that little tramp ruin the best thing she ever had. She would take care of the problem because no one would take Darien from her. Not Serena and definitely not a child. With that done, Ann began to walk back to the house with a plan forming in her evil little brain.
That is it for the next chapter. I hope you liked it. I, myself, really enjoyed writing this chapter. I felt it to be an emotional roller coaster. I think it was perfect.
So now that Emily and Darien know of each other, what will happen next? What about Ann? What kind of problems will she cause this little family? Are Darien's parents going to become a part of the equation before or after Ann attacks?
Now I have to make a comment to a few reviews I had gotten about Darien in the last chapter. You have to realize that Darien is male. No offense to any of my male readers, but a man has to be shown things. Because sometimes they just can't see in front of their faces which also goes for women too, but we are taking about Darien. Darien never knew he had a daughter so he really wasn't looking at Emily and 'wham hey that is my kid.' And it is good that he did accept what Serena had told him because a lot of males would say prove it. And fight against it all the way.
