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Don't Lie to Me

Completely flustered and shocked beyond belief Serena quickly un-wrapped her self from the man's strong grasp, making sure she didn't spill her coffee in the process. She quickly set it upon her desk before turning around to face the man who had so rudely caught her off guard.

"Excuse me Mr. Shields but, I think we should keep a profess…," began Serena before the words died suddenly on her tip of her tongue.

"Andrew," whispered Serena questioningly as she stared at the man in front of her, not believing that he was really standing there.

"Yeah Serena, it's me," replied the man as a huge grin appeared on his face.

"I haven't seen you in years," she squealed jumping into the man's arms.

"Yeah, I know," said Andrew unwrapping him self from Serena's embrace. "It's been quite awhile hasn't it."

"Yea think," joked Serena, punching him lightly on the shoulder.

"So…what's made you decide to come and visit lil ol' me," she continued as she flashed him a glittering smile."

"Actually, began Andrew. "I'm here because of business."

"Business," asked Serena surprised?

She had known Andrew Forsyth from her years of studying at Princeton law school. They had shared a similar class together and immediately hit it off. Everyone in their graduating year had thought they were an item but, to Serena and Andrew their relationship had been that of just good friends. However, in Serena's forth year at Princeton, both her parents had passed away in a plane crash leaving her to try and pay off her tuition as well as her parent's own bills. Serena had been devastated about the accident and although she desperately didn't want to abandon everything she had worked for at Princeton she knew she couldn't possibly afford to stay. Dropping out had been a big hit for her. She was not the type of person who gave up on things easily, but she knew that she didn't have any other choice. Immediately after departing from Princeton she had enrolled at a community college, trying to finish her degree at night while she worked as a secretary at Larson & Co. during the day, where she had eventually elevated her way up the corporate ladder and into the position she now held.

"Let me guess," laughed Serena jokingly. "You work for Mr. Shields."

"Guilty as charged," laughed Andrew carelessly.

"NO," cried Serena! "Please, tell me I'm wrong."

"Unfortunately Sere, I do work for Mr. Shields," replied a remorseful Andrew, as he caught on to her dislike of his boss. "I'm one of his law consultants."

Fuming Serena didn't say anything as she tried to calm her nerves. The vulgar excuse of a man didn't even have the decency to show up to their meeting. How was she supposed to represent him on this case when they had never even met? This on top of what Mr. Larson had already informed her of the man really put the cherry on top of her already melted Sunday.

Sensing the frustration that was occurring inside of Serena, Andrew put a calming hand on her shoulder to try and sooth her.

"It's alright Sere," he replied. "Don't take it as an offence, people rarely get to meet's Mr. Shields him self."

In an attempt at trying to control her anger she clenched her fists and plastered a fake smile onto her face, trying her best to be professional.

"I suppose it really doesn't matter," she replied after awhile. "It just means that I get to spend some time catching up with my old pal Andrew."

Feeling suddenly, that this arrangement was most likely for the best, Serena's fake smile turned into that of a genuine one. She hadn't seen Andrew for a few years now and she was interested in what he had been up to since they had last spent time together.

Motioning for Andrew to take a seat, she casually walked over to her own chair and sat down, letting the coolness of the chairs leather relax her.

"So Andy," she replied resuming their conversation. "Are you Married yet, any children?"

Laughing Andrew confided that he didn't have a wife and kid's, but in fact was dating someone to which he felt the relationship was strongly headed in that particular direction.

He then told her of how, after graduation he had been asked to accept many positions of joining various law firms from around the country but, had decided to decline when he was asked to become one of the top lawyer consultants representing Shields Architecture, where he had been working ever since.

"So," questioned Serena after Andrew had finished telling her of his life after graduation. "Have you actually met Mr. Shields yourself?"

Hesitating a moment before answering, Andrew looked Serena dead in the eyes. "I'm not allowed to speak that much about him Sere. However, I will answer any questions you have concerning the case."

Giving Andrew an irritated look she felt the urge to scream at him for being so secretive well up inside of her. Who was this Mr. Shields? Why didn't many people get to actually see the man? She knew from the look Andrew gave her when she asked if he had ever met Mr. Shields that he in fact, had. Why wouldn't he tell her he had met the man? It didn't seem like something that important to hide.

"That's fine Andrew, but I do have some questions I need answered before we start discussing the case any further."

"Fire away," he replied.

"Alright," continued Serena, grabbing one of the many manila file folders which littered her desk. "I believe we need to start with the basics, because according to my files this Mr. Shields of yours doesn't have a first name, police record, permanent address, or a certified date of birth ,...I think you know where I'm going with this."

Sighing Andrew slid down into his chair in an attempt to get more comfortable.

"Well Serena," he replied, as if he had said what he was about to say before. "Mr. Shield's business interests are not only centered around Architecture but, instead range focused on a great many things. As result to that he has to keep some aspects of his business ventures…under the rug, if you will."

"How am I expected to defend him then if I don't know one single basic fact about the man," challenged Serena.

"Well," continued Andrew. "You could be granted partial access to some of the company's files as well as some files on Mr. Shields but, you would have to sign a non-discloser contract."

"Yes, yes, of course," muttered Serena.

In a way she had expected this. No successful businessman would let his company's private files be seen without some form of contract in tact protecting its confidential records from being shown to the public but, she found it unusual that the personal information of the company's owner would also be protected as well.

Mentally slapping her self Serena kept trying to persuade her struggling conscious that this was most likely normal procedure when dealing with big company law suits. The case she was working on now was definitely not like previous ones she had dealt with in the past. Mr. Larson had left her in charge for just this reason, had he not? To better get acquainted with the going on of big business cases. She knew in his way this was a test to see if she could handle being a big player in his company as well as an assessment of her ability to be a full fledged partner. She knew she wasn't going to let him down…there was no way the position of partner was going to slip from her grasp.

"I understand completely Andrew. You don't have to say anymore," she replied nonchalantly.

Feeling like he was getting off easy, Andrew started to feel a little bit nervous. Serena usually never gave up on things like this. Usually she would argue his head off till she got what she wanted…or she would either mess with him to try and make him agree that her point of view was correct.

"Ah, Serena," replied Andrew cautiously. "What's the catch?"

"Catch?" purred Serena. "Andrew, I daresay I don't know what you mean?"

Knowing he was falling further into her trap, he hesitated a moment before answering her again.

"I…I know you Serena and your not the type of person who let's go off things that easy."

Well, I understand and accept your terms," she replied confidently. "I also want to make an appointment with you tomorrow to sign the non-discloser contract and hopefully see the files that are being restricted to me at the moment.

"Well, I'm going to have to get an okay from Mr. Shields first Sere. Before I can truly promise you anything" he replied sighing.

"That's fine," just give me a call tomorrow and let me know what he say's. Then if it's okay, I'll come over, sign the contract and hopefully have all the necessary information to properly represent your boss.

Standing up from his chair, Andrew sent a warm smile towards Serena, signaling that their meeting was over. It had definitely been to long since they had last saw one another. She no longer was the tiny blond headed klutz that he once knew but, had turned into a charming yet testing woman. If he wasn't dating someone he definitely would have asked her out. It seemed strange for him to remember back to his college years when he was young and completely smitten with the blonde haired beauty standing before him, a fact that was oblivious to her and which he vowed would always stay hidden.

Back then what had attracted him to her was her abundance of warmth, kindness and naivety not to mention her all around cuteness. Now it was her maturity, boldness and the way she exuded sexuality that drove him up the wall. She had always been the type of person who commanded attention when walking into a room, but as always never seemed aware of it, a quality that made her all the more alluring.

"Well, it was great seeing you again Sere," replied Andrew, smiling. "Maybe we can go out to lunch sometime and reminisce about the good old days?"

"I'd love that," she replied enthusiastically. "When you call tomorrow we should set something up, okay?"

"Sounds good to me," said Andrew as he pulled Serena into a warm embrace.

Feeling pleased Serena quickly pecked him on the cheek before, walking him to the door and saying her goodbye. It had been so long since she had seen him. They had once been the best of friends, inseparable and something deep inside her told her that she had greatly missed him since they're time apart. Wanting to rekindle their friendship she promised herself that she wouldn't let her distaste for Mr. Shields, or any problems arising with the case, get in the way of her relationship with Andrew. She knew how she got when it came to her cases, serious, ruthless, and without sympathy. That was what she found came in handy when doing dealings with the court, you couldn't be nice because then everyone would walk all over you.

And the Plot thickens…

Not who you expected huh? Well, I'll admit I began writing this chapter with Darien being the one behind her. I actually completed it too( so grab that) Anyways, I got some reviews saying that it's obviously Darien behind her and what not…which gave me an evil idea. Why not change it to someone you wouldn't expect! I'm pretty happy with how it turned out, but I'd really like to hear what you guys think? Mmmkay!

Well, I also have some things I want to ask you as readers as well, do you think it's to…lawyer heavy? I'm trying to make it as realistic as I can but, I'm human and definitely not a lawyer so there is bound to be some mistakes! Haha! I also left some hints as to what Darien might be hiding, they most likely won't make sense now but in future chapters you'll be like ohhhhh I get it! Haha!

I'm looking for a Editor, who is good with both spelling and grammar and wouldn't mind helping me with feedback before I post from time to time! I've been doing it myself but I realized that I need someone to definitely review my stories before I post! Because I was looking back at my previous chapters and the perfectionist inside of me screamed out that it was horrible. (Like grammar wise and all that yummy stuff) So yea, like I said I'm looking for an editor who is good with grammar and all that junk but, who wouldn't mind giving me feedback on the story from time to time…if you interested then e-mail me!

Guess what? It's Review Answer time! Yay! (lol)

Mitchy Spex: I enjoy your reviews immensely! Lol and I do hope that you got all your work done and didn't get in trouble because of my story! Your assumption about Darien is half right but, I can't exactly tell you which parts because I don't want to ruin future chapters for you! I Hope you enjoyed chapter 3 and stay tuned for chapter 4 because some drama's going down in the form of coffee?…:wink:wink: (hope you enjoy that lil teaser, hehe)

Dutchess Toaster Pastry: Hey! I hope I surprised you with this chapter! Lol! Not who everyone was expecting to be behind her right? Well the next chapter will definitely be filled with more drama between Darien and Serena! Promise!

KiwiKol: Thanks for you review! It was the one that inspired me to twist chapter 3 around a little bit. Seiya won't be making an appearance for awhile but, you never know…I hope you decide to continue reviewing my story and enjoy all future chapters to come!