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Chapter 6: Guess who's coming to dinner
"Hello," a woman said as she came from the doorway, "I'm Cindy and I'll be your waitress for tonight"
"Hi Cindy" Darien said.
"Hey Dare, who's the lucky lady" Cindy said as she held her book of orders in front of her and smiling at Serena.
"This is Serena" Darien said as Serena got up from her chair to shake her hand.
"Nice to meet you Cindy" Serena said with a smile.
"Nice to meet you too Serena. Well what would you guys like to start off with first, soup or salad"
"I think I'll have a salad" Serena said looking at Cindy and then at Darien for him to place his order.
"I'll do the same" Darien said as he looked back at Serena with a smile and as Cindy wrote down the order on her notepad.
"Be right back" Cindy said as she left the roof access. She came back with their salads a few minutes later.
"Well Dare, I'll leave the rest up to you" She said as she put the plates down on the table and then left.
"What did she mean Darien" Serena asked confused.
"Well I'm a chef. I wouldn't have someone else cook a meal for you" He said smiling.
"Come on" He said taking her by the hand and leading her into the kitchen.
"What do you want to eat?" he asked her. Serena thought about it for a minute. She really had a taste for a noodle pasta.
"Can you make pasta" She asked him as he smiled.
"Sure" He whipped out pots, pans, spoons, and knives. Serena watched in awe as he showed off how good he was at his craft. When he was done with the meal he took a tiny bit on the fork and put it up to Serena's mouth. She tasted it as it melted in her mouth.
"What do you think"
"It's wonderful" she said with a smile.
"Glad you think so"…
After dinner and dessert, they were on their way back to Lita's. As Darien drove he held Serena's hand over the console. She liked the feeling, and smiled as she looked out the window to her new home.
"I guess I'll see you tomorrow" He said walking her up the steps to the apartment.
"Ok," Serena said as she continued on to talk, "Darien,"
"Yeah"
"I…I want to thank you for everything you've done. You've been so nice to me and so have your friends. I just wanted to tell you that"
"Your welcome" He said with a slight grin as he leaned in to kiss her. Serena put her arms around him and moved him closer to her. She liked the scent of his cologne' as he kissed her, for it was all she could smell. His lips so soft it was like fine silk rubbing against her, and the kisses he gave her, made her spine tingle and stomach feel like it was full of butterflies. But those kisses made her want him more, as his caramel sweet tongue wrapped around hers.
"I don't want this moment to end" She muttered during there kiss. Darien pulled back to look at her.
"it doesn't have to" He said gesturing to what he really wanted to do. Serena knew what he was talking about and looked away from him, knowing that she wasn't ready.
"I'm sorry Darien, I'm just not ready for that yet" She said a little sad that she couldn't give him the answer that he wanted to hear.
"Hey" he said picking her head up, "Don't worry about it. You're not ready right now, it's fine" he said with a smile as he kissed her.
"I guess I better go on and get ready. I've got to go on interviews tomorrow for jobs" Serena said.
"Alright I'll see you around ok" He said giving her one more kiss as he walked down the hallway. Serena watched him as he left and when he did, she smiled at herself. (Maybe this new life isn't so bad after all) Serena thought.
The Next day
"Serena wake up" Lita said as she shook Serena from her slumber.
"Oh, damn it" Serena said as she shot out of bed. It was 7:45 and her interview was in less than 15 minutes on the other side of town.
"I can't believe I woke up this late" She said as she hurried to put the toothpaste on her toothbrush.
"Well I got to go to work or else I'm going to be late with ya. I'll see you when I get back, oh don't forget were going out tonight" Lita said as she grabbed her keys and purse. Serena continued to brush her teeth and get herself ready after Lita left. She rushed putting one ear ring on and then rushing to the next task. When she was ready, 12 minutes later to be exact, she left the apartment to catch a cab. By the time she got to the building it was closed and she had missed her first interview. She walked down the next few blocks upset that she had missed her first job interview, and onto the next interview.
Again it was a hopeless day for Serena. She was turned down over and over, given the fact she had never worked before. With aching feet from her shoes she made her way back home to get ready to meet the "circle of friends" as Lita put it to her the other day.
"Any luck" Lita asked as she stood in the bathroom curling her hair in the mirror.
"Not really" Serena replied as she walked past her to flop down on her bed.
"Oh don't worry" Lita said still with the curling iron in her hair, "Come on get ready" Lita said as both of them gave a smile and Serena proceeded to get ready.
Lita drove them to a little coffee shop where Mina, Rei, and a few more people were sitting down drinking their coffee.
"Hey everyone" Lita said as she walked in the shop with Serena behind her.
"Hey Lita" A man with blonde hair and sparkling white teeth said as he came up to her and kissed her on the cheek.
"Well guys this is Serena" Lita said setting her purse down and sitting on the little green velvet coach in the shop.
"Hi Serena" The man said as he shook her hand, "I'm Todd"
"Hi Todd Nice to meet you" Serena said as she smiled.
"Well let me introduce you to the rest of the gang. You already know Mina and Rei," Lita said motioning over to the two girls, "This is Damien and Rick," Lita said pointing to one man with dirty blonde hair and waxed eyebrows that looked better than hers, and another man who had chocolate brown hair and green eyes.
"Hi nice to meet you" Damien said as he and Rick got up to shake her hand.
"OMG, I like love your purse. And are those you're real boobs they're fab-U-lous!" Rick said as Serena chuckled. (Authors note: If you haven't noticed Rick is Gay)
"Oh god Rick slow your role," A woman with blue short hair, black clothing, and a beret, said as she stood up, "My names Amy, nice to meet you Serena. Sorry bout Rick he's a little out there" Amy said as Serena shook her hand.
"You better believe it honey" Rick said as they laughed.
"Honey do you want me to get you anything" Damien said as he got up from his chair and got out his wallet.
"No thanks babe" Amy said as she looked back at Serena.
"So you're from London, like it here" She asked as she sat back down.
"Yeah it's great" Serena replied.
"Hey Lita did you tell Darien about today" Rei said as she took a sip of her coffee.
"Yeah he should be here any minute with Andrew" Lita said as she glanced at her watch. Just as she finished her sentence a familiar car parked along the road and a raven haired man stepped out of the car with another man behind him who had blonde hair.
"And there they are now" Lita said as she looked back at the rest of them. Darien and Andrew walked threw the door as Serena looked at Darien with a sparkle in her eye.
"Hey guys" Andrew said as Darien automatically walked over to Serena.
"Hey" Darien said as he gave her a peck on the lips.
"Hey" Serena said back as he sat down beside her.
"Hi Serena I'm Andrew" Andrew said as he shook her hand.
"Hi Andrew nice to meet you" Serena said before he went over to sit with his girlfriend, Mina, on the other Sofa. The whole night was a great time for everyone. They talked and laughed and Serena felt right at home with everyone, more at home than she had been in London. Throughout the evening, Darien rubbed his hands up and down Serena's shoulder, stroked her hair, and made her feel like she was the only woman in the room. Serena liked it when he would come closer to her, it made the tiny little shivers fly up her back.
"Well you two look so cute together" Mina said as she spotted Darien kissing her on the cheek. Serena blushed as Darien did the same.
"Yeah you two really look like a nice couple" Amy said as she looked at them.
"Don't worry Serena I wont try to steal him from you" Rick said as they laughed.
"To bad your not gay Darien" Rick said.
"No that's ok, I've always considered myself more of a boob man" Darien said as they all laughed.
At about 9:00, the all decided to call it quits and head on home. As Serena said goodbye to everyone, and had a special goodbye kiss for Darien, she headed back to the apartment with Lita.
"Well I'm going to bed okay" LIta said as she headed off to her bedroom.
"Alright, see you tomorrow" Serena said as she was about to head on to her bedroom when something caught her eye. She moved over to the table and looked at the ad in the newspaper. It said:
Maids- Help wanted
Serena looked at it for a long time, and then tore the article out and headed back to her room.
Hey guys, hope you liked this chapter even if it's sorta short. I'll update soon, keep reading and reviewing. I appreciate it. Thanks- Rosey Rose
