Chapter 3

Chiba INC

After a long morning, Serena got called up Darien's office, which was odd, since he usually sends his assistance to talk to his workers. Serena waited outside his door.

"Mr. Chiba will see you now." Serena got up and went into the room.

"Close the door." Serena did. Darien put his folders down and looked up smiling at Serena. "Hey."

"Is something wrong? Did we not get the approval for the designs! Is it me?"

"No, no, calm down, Sere. I just wanted to ask you for lunch."

"Oh, lunch?"

"Yea. Lunch."

"We can't..I couldn't...what if the others.."

"Shhh..taken care of. We can eat in here. Roger will get it."

"Is he like your personal slave?"

"No, Roger has been with my family for a very long time. He was one of my father's best friends before he... uh, look, I was thinking sushi."

"Sounds nice." Serena sat down.

"Great."

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West Ave Condos

Serena went straight to the girls after work. Roger dropped her off using Darien's limo. Lunch with Darien was filled with little eating and much with tearing up his office space. Darien barely allowed Serena 1 minute to get food in her mouth, before he had her on his table, the phone, folders, papers flying off the desk as Serenapulled Darien on top of her. Serena drank in Darien's moans and kisses. It was great the room was soundproof, not that Roger didn't know what was going on. Serena couldn't help but smile as she left his office. That smile got her through the rest of the day. Now, nearly 7 pm.

"Well hello fucker!" Mina said opening the door.

"Hello to you too."

"I order the pizza."

"Great, so starved."

"Too much fucking to eat lunch?"

"How did you..."

"Girl, you couldn't hide that smile from me. Plus, damn girl! Is he a vampire!" Mina examined her neck and chest.

"Only when I ask."

"Nasty! You know I love it!" Mina slapped Serena's butt as she passed. Lita was in the kitchen as usual. Her restaurant going strong these days on Main Strip.

"Where is Amy, and Raye?"

"Amy got called to duty, doctor in all. Raye should be here."

Amy Kenji was the genius of the 5some. She went on to med school at the tender age of 19 and was a doctor by 24. Lita Nakamura opened her own restaurant at 18 and hasn't stopped since. Having chains of her place throughout the country and world. Lita was 24, herself. Mina Tanaka, a fashion guru, has her own bouquet shop on the strip, but taken some time off to reflect and come up with a new line for the spring and summer. Raye Sato, a fierce and competitive lawyer, at just the young age of 24 too, the oldest of the group. Serena, the baby, of the group. She will be turning 24 in the summer. She was over 6 months behind the other 4.

"Good."

"So, where is Darien?"

"He had some late business to take care of, he should be coming by to pick me up much later."

"Good, let's talk."

"I got fudge!" Lita said. Serena smiled.

Tsukino Gold Condo

Darien laid on Serena's bed as they got inside. Serena went to change. Darien simply kicked off his shoes and jacket. Serena came out the bathroom in her berry satin slip. She straddled his waist.

"Are you tired baby?"

"A little." Darien spent nearly an hour with the girls, before they left. The girls drilling him over Serena and where their relationship was going. That was the signal to abort, and Darien quickly excused him and Serena. "Your friends were brutal!"

"Yea, they are. But we all honest, loyal, and will tear a new asshole in a new guy in our circle." Darien laughed. He moved her tighter to him, caressing her thighs and hips. "Where are we heading, Darien?"

"To bed."

"After that?"

"To work." Serena smiled.

"And?"

"Somewhere crazy." Serena bent down and they kissed. His mouth devouring hers.

"Will we like it?"

"Oh, I think so." Serena kissed him softly. "I think we will love it." Darien kissed her, rolling her to her back, as they made love.

Chiba Inc

Next day, Serena was making copies after Susie was sent to the store to get more graphic ink and paper. David came over.

"Well, hello." Serena dropped the papers and her coffee as she screamed.

"Don't do that! Why do people do that!" She went down to pick up the mess. David went to help.

"Sorry, gosh, you are tensed!" He went to rub her shoulders.

"Am not! Don't do that!" Serena stood up and tried to stack the papers.

"What are you doing?"

"New templates for marketing."

"Oh, wow. These are nice." David looked through the stacks.

"No! Don't you dare. Go away." Serena pulled the papers away. "I have to work on some formatting."

"Fine. I just wanted to get the disk to upload our work to the website."

"Uh, the pink, no green CD."

"Thanks."

"David, don't screw it up like you did last month. The colors were off again and I don't want to hear from Michael again."

"I didn't screw it up! The computer did."

"Whatever." Serena wiped down her shirt, dressed in red/pink striped shirt, black pants and black H-band slides. Serena started working on graphic designs for Chiba INC about 3 year now. She got an internship right out of college, now 23 years old, she was close to being head of the department behind Michael Young. Michael had been working there for nearly 10 years now, so has seen many talent come and go. He and Darien liked what they say from Serena back when she worked as a secretary in the beginning. They made her head of website, then moved her to marketing and design with David Saramago, Trina Ren and Curtis Fitzgerald. Now, her only partner was David. Trina had changed departments and Curtis found himself shipped to another company under the INC.
Serena was coming back to her office, when she saw a rose, with a silver bracelet wrapped around it and note. She opened the note.

Come downstairs at 2 o'clock sharp.

Serena smelled the rose and smiled. David came into her office.

"Everything is set, who sent you a rose!"

"No one." Serena folded her note.

"Liar, who is it?"

"No one, nosy much, David." Serena put the rose down and went to her chair. "Now, if there is something you need, go ahead but otherwise leave." David walked over and smelled the rose.

"He must be rich, to send a rose and diamond bracelet. Who is it, Sere?"

"Don't ever call me Sere again! Get out."

"Wha.?"

"GET OUT!" Serena pointed to the door. David got up and walked to her door.

"Fine, going. Gosh, cranky much. You on your period?" Serena threw a stapler at him. He ducked and quickly left, closing her door.

Golden Tennis Court

"Tennis?"

"I told you, tennis!" Serena stood in her pink tube top, floral mini, white hoodie,and pink flip flops.

"I thought that was code for fucking." Darien followed her from the limo and stood in a black/white tee with white shorts and sneakers. He smiled.

"And yet you wore that?"

"It's hot out here," Serena said smiling. Darien had swooped Serena from her officeand dropped her off at her place to change and then came back to get her.

"Let me guess, you have never played tennis before."

"I have!" Serena dropped the racket he tossed. "Like when I was 5," she muttered.

"Come, this will be fun."

"Yea, for you." Serena opened her white cropped hoodie and held her racket up. Darien smiled.

"This is going to be really fun."

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Chiba Park Ave Condo

"Don't even!" Serena screamed as Darien, laughing his head off, as they walked into his place.

"Sere, baby, you have to admit that was funny!"

"Shut up!" Serena ripped her dirty hoodie off. Her mini torn, along with her tube, dirty as well. She was going for a ball, when she ran into a bustle of bushes and mud from all the rain last night. Serena walked into the place, holding one flip flop, since she popped the strap. Her body cut up from the bushes. Darien tried to help her out, as he laughed as well. Darien stopped when she shoved him into the mud patch and stormed away. Darien was made to sit across from her in the limo. When he tried to wipe the mud from her face, she would shove him away. Darien ducked to her flip flop over his head.

"Baby, wait..."

"Oh, I hate you!" She went straight for his bathroom. Darien followed her into the shower stall.

"I'm sorry, but that was the clumsiness, most... the funniest thing I have ever seen." Serena started the water. She had her back to him, as the water poured down on them.

"I am not clumsy!"

"Right. How many times did you fall?"

"So, I don't play tennis! No one can be as perfect as you!" She shoved him out the stall. "I want to be alone!"

"You came to my place, remember?" Darien said sitting on the ground.

"Yours was closer." Serena tore her clothes off, hitting Darien in the face as he stood up. She hissed as the water hit her elbows and knees. Darien pulled the curtain back and got in after pulling his clothes off. He took her into his arms.

"I'm sorry. I shouldn't have laughed."

"Whatever." Darien moved Serena's hair off her neck and kissed there. "Don't..." She moaned.

"Don't what?"

"Tell me you are sorry, kiss me and think it changes anything! You have to do more than that!"

"Oh, I plan on it." Darien turned her quickly to face him. He cupped her face, as his lips took hers. Serena moaned as his hands worked across her back and waist. Darien started kissing down her neck and chest. He lifted her legs over his shoulders as Serena moaned louder and louder until she climaxed. "Does that help?" Darien asked settling her to wobbly feet.

"Shut up!" Serena grabbed his head and kissed him. "And fuck me." Darien smiled and aimed to please her.

Darien carried Serena out his bathroom and laid her to his bed. He started cleansing her cuts and applied cream and bandages.

"Promise me, never again. No more tennis?"

"Not until we get you lessons, I promise." Serena laughed.

"Deal." They kissed and got under the covers. "I'm hungry." Darien shook his head. He picked up his phone.

"Roger, yea, 2 number 14s, a 8, 3 and 2 number 5s and a number 24."

"What's a number 24?"

"A surprise." Serena smiled, they kissed. Her head went to laying on his chest. 'A surprise?' Serena thought, smiling.