***Warning: This story is hot, Hot, HOT! Plus, Sailor Moon and all its characters do not belong to me, nor shall they ever. I do intend to one day find a loop hole though and claim them as my own.
A/N: Thank you guys so much for all the great reviews! I know that you wanted this chapter out fast, but I actually encountered a little problem called Writer's Block! *sigh*
*takes out a rubber mallet and bashes the Writer's Block Monkey of Doom on the head several times until he finally gets the hint and vanishes*
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Serena took a long time getting ready for work the next day. For the life of her, she couldn't come up with a good enough reason of why she had responded to Darien. Probably because she hadn't gotten laid in over a year. With a sigh, she pulled her lavendar dress over her head and zipped up the back. She pulled her hair back in its traditional bun, sticking two white chopsticks through it to hold it up. Applying a light lip gloss, she threw on her white strappy sandals and headed for her door.
The whole way to work she thought about the previous night with Darian. His kiss was so passionate and his touch felt so good, so right. Shaking her head, she mentally berated herself for falling into that snakes hands so damned easily.
She waited for the elevator, glancing down at her watch. She knew she was already late and today she didn't give a damn. She knew that she wouldn't get into too much trouble since she had gotten the contract for Nottingham Enterprises.
As the elevator doors opened, she walked in, mindlessly chewing her gum. She hardly noticed as someone was trying to get off the elevator until she ran straight into him. Just like always, she found herself on the floor, the contents of her bag spilled everywhere. She grumbled as she absentmindedly started shoving things back in.
She looked as a hand in front of her held out her wallet. "Thank you," she muttered, taking it and putting it back where it belonged. She looked up again as that same strong and very masculine hand was being held out to help her off the floor. She accepted his hand and allowed him to lift her off the floor with seemingly little effort.
Serena looked up at the guy in front of her and she felt a blush creep into her cheeks. She found a set of emerald green eyes gazing back at her. Her ehart started pounding as she examined the man before her. His light brown, almost blond curly hair was slightly messy, giving it a wind-blown look. Her gaze swept over his blue suit, mentally picturing the tanned and muscled body that lay beneath. He smiled at her, causing the butterflies to start in he stomach.
"I'm very sorry," he said. "I should have been looking where I was going."
"No, I am the one that should be sorry."
He laughed. Serena loved that laugh. "My name is Jedite," he said, extending his hand.
"I'm Serena," she said, taking his proffered hand.
"Well Serena, I would like to make this up to you. Let me take you out to dinner."
Serena almost fainted with shock. She didn't know what to say. This was the first guy to ask her out in over a year.
"I will take that as a yes," he said, handing her his card. "I will pick you up in the lobby at 5." With that, he walked away from her.
Serena finally boarded the elevator after she watched him walk out of the building. There was nothing that could ruin her day. She hummed the catchy little tune that had been playing in the elevator as she went towards her office. She walked in to find Mr. Hughes sitting in her office.
Letting out a deep breath, she closed her door and took a seat at her desk.
"Ms. Tsukino, this tardiness is uncalled for. I-"
"I am really sorry, but Mr. Shields and I were out late last night working on the deal."
Mr. Hughes looked at her, disbelief clearly written all over his face.
Serena pulled the papers out of her bag, stood up, and dumped them on Mr. Hughes lap. "All signed and closed," she said smugly.
She watched with pleasure as her boss's jaw dropped open. Then next thing she knew, he was hugging her.
"Erm...is this a bad time?" came a voice at her office door.
Mr. Hughes jumped back from Serena, picking up the papers that were on her desk. "Mr Shields, what an unexpected surprise."
Darian smiled one of those 'smile of the year' smiles and looked straight past Mr. Hughes and at Serena.
"What could we help you with today?" Mr. Hughes asked.
"Well, I was hoping that since Ms. Tsukino was the one that arranged this deal that she should be the one that my company deals with through the entire process."
Serena's mouth dropped open. She had done her job and now she had to do more!
"Of course," she heard her boss answer for her.
"Great, I am planning a meeting with the head of the company tonight at 6, so I will just stop by and pick up Ms. Tsukino at 5."
Before Serena could say a word, both men walked out of her office,she presumed to determine her fate.
She flopped down in her chair, her fingers pinching the top of her nose in frustration. She moaned rather loudly and slammed her head down on her desk as she remembered her date that night. She looked at the business card he had given her, that was laying face down on her desk. His cell number was written on it.
She picked up the phone and dialed his number.
"Hello?" she heard him ask.
"Hi, Jedite?"
"Yes."
"Hi, this is Serena, from the elevator this morning."
"Hello Serena, how are you?"
"I'm fine," she said, blushing. "I actually wanted to talk to you about our date. I have to cancel because of work."
"I see, well. I guess I'll catch you some other time."
"Ok, well, bye." She hung up the phone in misery. How could he have done this to her!
*****
After work, Serena saw Darian walk into her office. He shut the door behind him. Serena looked up at him, hatred burning in her eyes. If looks could kill Darian would be dead a thousand times over.
"Whoa, what's with the look?" he asked as he sat in the chair in front of her desk.
"The first time I get asked out in over a year and I have to cancel because of you!!! How dare you!!! I hate you!!!"
"Whoa, calm down girl. I ask you out all the time."
She shot him a withering look. "I meant from a human."
"Ouch Serena. That really hurts."
"Whatever," she said, gathering her stuff together. "Let's get this over with."
*****
Serena looked up and grimaced as she saw they were headed to the same restaurant that he had taked her to the previous night.
With a sigh, she allowed herself to be lead to the same table that she and Darian had shared. She slid in to the middle and again a slight smile crossed her face as she sunk into the velvet cushions.
"Mr. Nottingham should be here any moment," Darian informed her. "Why don't you make yourself comfortable," he said with a smile as he glanced her over for the millionth time.
"Fine," she said, taking off her white jacket. She smiled to herself as she saw Darian's eyes bugged out at her dress. It was spaghetti strapped and tight across the chest. Then the smile disappeared as she realized that she had actually flirted with Darian! Ick!
She reached over and took a sip of the wine that had been poured while she had been taking her jacket off. She needed to do something to keep her spirits up since she had to cancel her only date of the year. She looked back over at Darian, the anger still burning in her eyes.
"Ah, glad you could make it," Darian said as he stood up to greet Mr. Nottingham. Serena stood up and looked at him, almost falling back into her chair.
"You?!?" she blurted out.
He looked over at her, those emerald green eyes sparkling. "And you," he simply stated.
"You two know each other?" Darian asked Jedite, his eyebrow raised.
Serena just blushed and lowered her head, sitting back down into the cushion that she hoped would swallow her whole.
"We met this morning by the elevators, after I left you."
"Oh, so this is the Serena that you asked out."
"And this is the Serena that I have heard so much about."
"Excuse me?" Serena asked, her head snapping up at their conversation.
"Would you excuse us, dear?" Darian asked.
"Dear?!?" Serena exclaimed.
Darian grinned from ear to ear at Serena's response as him and Jedite walked over to another corner to talk.
"I didn't realize that it was your Serena that I picked up this morning. She wasn't as abusive as you made her out to be."
"Yeah, that's cuz she doesn't hate you," Darian replied.
Serena slumped down in her seat, gulping down her entire glass of champagne. "This is gonna be one hell of a long night," she muttered to herself.
*****
Serena listened to Darian and Jedite blab on and on about the possibilities of things they could do now that they had a contract with her company, and she was bored to tears.
Serena just gazed at Jedite, wishing that they were here alone, without dipshit. She was vaguely aware of the fact that Jedite was standing up to leave.
He looked down at her and smiled, making the butterflies in her stomach start up. He extended his hand. "It was nice seeing you again, Serena. Maybe I'll see you 'round."
Serena shook his hand and he left, leaving her alone with Darian. She just laid her forehead on the table and cussed at Darian under her breath.
"So, beautiful," he asked. "What next?"
Darian looked a little shocked when Serena stood up, poured the rest of his spaghetti on his lap and stormed out of the restaurant, again.
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A/N: Thank you all so much for the great reviews. I just want to tell you all that they do help, especially since I had the worst case of writer's block.
And just a warning, I have no idea what I am going to do next! lol! ^_^
A/N: Thank you guys so much for all the great reviews! I know that you wanted this chapter out fast, but I actually encountered a little problem called Writer's Block! *sigh*
*takes out a rubber mallet and bashes the Writer's Block Monkey of Doom on the head several times until he finally gets the hint and vanishes*
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Serena took a long time getting ready for work the next day. For the life of her, she couldn't come up with a good enough reason of why she had responded to Darien. Probably because she hadn't gotten laid in over a year. With a sigh, she pulled her lavendar dress over her head and zipped up the back. She pulled her hair back in its traditional bun, sticking two white chopsticks through it to hold it up. Applying a light lip gloss, she threw on her white strappy sandals and headed for her door.
The whole way to work she thought about the previous night with Darian. His kiss was so passionate and his touch felt so good, so right. Shaking her head, she mentally berated herself for falling into that snakes hands so damned easily.
She waited for the elevator, glancing down at her watch. She knew she was already late and today she didn't give a damn. She knew that she wouldn't get into too much trouble since she had gotten the contract for Nottingham Enterprises.
As the elevator doors opened, she walked in, mindlessly chewing her gum. She hardly noticed as someone was trying to get off the elevator until she ran straight into him. Just like always, she found herself on the floor, the contents of her bag spilled everywhere. She grumbled as she absentmindedly started shoving things back in.
She looked as a hand in front of her held out her wallet. "Thank you," she muttered, taking it and putting it back where it belonged. She looked up again as that same strong and very masculine hand was being held out to help her off the floor. She accepted his hand and allowed him to lift her off the floor with seemingly little effort.
Serena looked up at the guy in front of her and she felt a blush creep into her cheeks. She found a set of emerald green eyes gazing back at her. Her ehart started pounding as she examined the man before her. His light brown, almost blond curly hair was slightly messy, giving it a wind-blown look. Her gaze swept over his blue suit, mentally picturing the tanned and muscled body that lay beneath. He smiled at her, causing the butterflies to start in he stomach.
"I'm very sorry," he said. "I should have been looking where I was going."
"No, I am the one that should be sorry."
He laughed. Serena loved that laugh. "My name is Jedite," he said, extending his hand.
"I'm Serena," she said, taking his proffered hand.
"Well Serena, I would like to make this up to you. Let me take you out to dinner."
Serena almost fainted with shock. She didn't know what to say. This was the first guy to ask her out in over a year.
"I will take that as a yes," he said, handing her his card. "I will pick you up in the lobby at 5." With that, he walked away from her.
Serena finally boarded the elevator after she watched him walk out of the building. There was nothing that could ruin her day. She hummed the catchy little tune that had been playing in the elevator as she went towards her office. She walked in to find Mr. Hughes sitting in her office.
Letting out a deep breath, she closed her door and took a seat at her desk.
"Ms. Tsukino, this tardiness is uncalled for. I-"
"I am really sorry, but Mr. Shields and I were out late last night working on the deal."
Mr. Hughes looked at her, disbelief clearly written all over his face.
Serena pulled the papers out of her bag, stood up, and dumped them on Mr. Hughes lap. "All signed and closed," she said smugly.
She watched with pleasure as her boss's jaw dropped open. Then next thing she knew, he was hugging her.
"Erm...is this a bad time?" came a voice at her office door.
Mr. Hughes jumped back from Serena, picking up the papers that were on her desk. "Mr Shields, what an unexpected surprise."
Darian smiled one of those 'smile of the year' smiles and looked straight past Mr. Hughes and at Serena.
"What could we help you with today?" Mr. Hughes asked.
"Well, I was hoping that since Ms. Tsukino was the one that arranged this deal that she should be the one that my company deals with through the entire process."
Serena's mouth dropped open. She had done her job and now she had to do more!
"Of course," she heard her boss answer for her.
"Great, I am planning a meeting with the head of the company tonight at 6, so I will just stop by and pick up Ms. Tsukino at 5."
Before Serena could say a word, both men walked out of her office,she presumed to determine her fate.
She flopped down in her chair, her fingers pinching the top of her nose in frustration. She moaned rather loudly and slammed her head down on her desk as she remembered her date that night. She looked at the business card he had given her, that was laying face down on her desk. His cell number was written on it.
She picked up the phone and dialed his number.
"Hello?" she heard him ask.
"Hi, Jedite?"
"Yes."
"Hi, this is Serena, from the elevator this morning."
"Hello Serena, how are you?"
"I'm fine," she said, blushing. "I actually wanted to talk to you about our date. I have to cancel because of work."
"I see, well. I guess I'll catch you some other time."
"Ok, well, bye." She hung up the phone in misery. How could he have done this to her!
*****
After work, Serena saw Darian walk into her office. He shut the door behind him. Serena looked up at him, hatred burning in her eyes. If looks could kill Darian would be dead a thousand times over.
"Whoa, what's with the look?" he asked as he sat in the chair in front of her desk.
"The first time I get asked out in over a year and I have to cancel because of you!!! How dare you!!! I hate you!!!"
"Whoa, calm down girl. I ask you out all the time."
She shot him a withering look. "I meant from a human."
"Ouch Serena. That really hurts."
"Whatever," she said, gathering her stuff together. "Let's get this over with."
*****
Serena looked up and grimaced as she saw they were headed to the same restaurant that he had taked her to the previous night.
With a sigh, she allowed herself to be lead to the same table that she and Darian had shared. She slid in to the middle and again a slight smile crossed her face as she sunk into the velvet cushions.
"Mr. Nottingham should be here any moment," Darian informed her. "Why don't you make yourself comfortable," he said with a smile as he glanced her over for the millionth time.
"Fine," she said, taking off her white jacket. She smiled to herself as she saw Darian's eyes bugged out at her dress. It was spaghetti strapped and tight across the chest. Then the smile disappeared as she realized that she had actually flirted with Darian! Ick!
She reached over and took a sip of the wine that had been poured while she had been taking her jacket off. She needed to do something to keep her spirits up since she had to cancel her only date of the year. She looked back over at Darian, the anger still burning in her eyes.
"Ah, glad you could make it," Darian said as he stood up to greet Mr. Nottingham. Serena stood up and looked at him, almost falling back into her chair.
"You?!?" she blurted out.
He looked over at her, those emerald green eyes sparkling. "And you," he simply stated.
"You two know each other?" Darian asked Jedite, his eyebrow raised.
Serena just blushed and lowered her head, sitting back down into the cushion that she hoped would swallow her whole.
"We met this morning by the elevators, after I left you."
"Oh, so this is the Serena that you asked out."
"And this is the Serena that I have heard so much about."
"Excuse me?" Serena asked, her head snapping up at their conversation.
"Would you excuse us, dear?" Darian asked.
"Dear?!?" Serena exclaimed.
Darian grinned from ear to ear at Serena's response as him and Jedite walked over to another corner to talk.
"I didn't realize that it was your Serena that I picked up this morning. She wasn't as abusive as you made her out to be."
"Yeah, that's cuz she doesn't hate you," Darian replied.
Serena slumped down in her seat, gulping down her entire glass of champagne. "This is gonna be one hell of a long night," she muttered to herself.
*****
Serena listened to Darian and Jedite blab on and on about the possibilities of things they could do now that they had a contract with her company, and she was bored to tears.
Serena just gazed at Jedite, wishing that they were here alone, without dipshit. She was vaguely aware of the fact that Jedite was standing up to leave.
He looked down at her and smiled, making the butterflies in her stomach start up. He extended his hand. "It was nice seeing you again, Serena. Maybe I'll see you 'round."
Serena shook his hand and he left, leaving her alone with Darian. She just laid her forehead on the table and cussed at Darian under her breath.
"So, beautiful," he asked. "What next?"
Darian looked a little shocked when Serena stood up, poured the rest of his spaghetti on his lap and stormed out of the restaurant, again.
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A/N: Thank you all so much for the great reviews. I just want to tell you all that they do help, especially since I had the worst case of writer's block.
And just a warning, I have no idea what I am going to do next! lol! ^_^