The Fine Line Between Hatred and Love
Chapter 5: Cheating
On the previous chapter…
¨Oh man! Sorry Dare, gotta go!¨
And with that she ran out, leaving Darien in a daze.
What did just happened! She kissed me! Does she…
Chapter 5: Cheating
It had been a few days since his and Serena's encounter, he had been afraid to confront her about what the kiss meant, but afraid of another rejection decided otherwise. Yet he could not stop himself to come to the arcade everyday to steal a glance of her. Then after so much waiting she approached him.
¨Umm Darien, I was just wondering if…if you and I could talk…¨ she said a little bit nervous.
¨Yeah …sure I mean Andrew wouldn't mind if we went to the back room ag..¨ Darien began but was caught off by Serena.
¨No I wanted to talk to you later…and in private. Can I come over to your apartment later?…Just to talk.¨ she added when she saw his confused expression.
¨Sure, does 4pm sound good?¨
¨Perfect, see you later!¨ she said in her usual cheery voice, and skipped out where John was waiting for her. John kissed her and grabbed her waist. This act did not go unnoticed by Darien who saw the whole thing and was now burning with jealousy and confusion. She is still with him? But…why did she kiss me the other day? Oh, this is to confusing and bad at the same time. I hope she will explain later…What have I gotten myself into!
At Darien´s later…
Darien sat on his couch impatiently waiting for Serena to come, she was late, but it was not surprising as she is always late to anything.
Where is she! She was suppose to be here at four and its 4:30pm already! I can't take this! Does she want to torture me?
Just at that moment there was a knock on the door. Darien practically ran to the door and opened it, and there she was, as beautiful as always, but in his eyes she grew beautiful by the minute.
¨Hey!¨
¨Hi, come on in.¨ he said as she walked in, he stared at her for a few seconds and closed the door.
¨So…¨
¨So…¨
The silence was killing him, he had so many questions in his head, but he didn't have the courage to give them voice. And then she got up and faced him, she looked in his eyes looking for something. She just stood there, and Darien grew nervous as she stared at him, he stared back feeling himself lost in her blue eyes. Then as if by an unnatural force he got up and she stepped forward, they kissed and embraced each other. Her hands found their way to the back of his neck, while his arms made their way to her waist. They kissed passionately for what seemed like an eternity, then broke the kiss both needing oxygen. They stood there staring at each other, neither one wanting to look away, neither wanting to let go. Finally Darien spoke, finding the courage to ask.
¨Why did you kiss me? The other day and now? You rejected me remember!¨ he said as hurt and anger resurfaced.
¨I…I don't know. It's just that I…¨she looked him in the eye and continued ¨I don't know how I feel! I thought I liked John, but now… I'm not sure… I don't know if I like him or you! It's so confusing I don't know what to do! Just now and the other day I felt like I had to kiss you…and I couldn't control myself…I… Oh my God!¨ she started crying, this broke Darien's heart, he never wanted to see her like this, he did the only thing he could think of hug her and soothe her. When she stopped crying, she gazed at him and was about to speak but Darien got ahead of her.
¨Do you feel…something for me? I just want to know, if there is a chance?¨ he asked his eyes full of hope and fear.
¨…Yes…yes but.¨ she trailed off
¨…But?¨ he asked afraid of the answer
¨I also like John, and I don't know what I should do. I'm so horrible, Darien, how can anybody like me?¨
He smiled at her and confessed why he liked her and loved her so much.
¨I like you because you are beautiful. I like you because you are so full of energy and happiness that you make everybody around you feel happy as well. But I love you because you have one of the biggest and loving hearts in this earth.¨ he said full of love.
¨…You love me?¨ she said looking as innocent as ever.
¨Isn't it obvious? Everybody knows, Andrew and the girls. You were the only one who couldn't see it through this years.¨
¨Years!¨ she squealed
¨Yeah…ever since I met you. You could call it love at first sight.¨
She cried tears of joy, he gazed at her, he took her chin and made her look at him. He looked at her hair, blonde, her hair reminded him of then sun shining brightly. Then he stared at her blue eyes, the ones that were so nicely burn in his memory. The eyes that made him think of the sky after a cloudy day, and the ocean after a storm. He then leaned in and captured her lips in a kiss, she responded by embracing him, and then he deepened the kiss by grazing her bottom lip with his tongue, wanting entrance, she happily obliged. After what seemed hours they broke the kiss, and just stared at each other. They later got up and went to the balcony to watch the sunset, holding each other and enjoying each other's company. After the sunset, Serena broke the silence.
¨I should be going…¨
¨I know, but its dark out, I'll give you a ride.¨
¨OK!¨ she said happily.
They went to his black BMW, and sped off. On the ride to her house, Darien held Serena's hand. Once their they stayed a couple of minutes kissing, when finally she gave him one last peck on the lips and wished him good night. He waited until she was in, and the waved goodbye and sped off into the night.
Next day…
Darien got up, and headed to the shower, the whole time smiling remembering what had happened between and Serena. He got out and dressed, and headed to the arcade to spend time with a certain blonde who stirred his heart.
Serena got up with a huge grin thinking of what happened the day before. She got dressed and headed to the arcade to get her daily milkshake and steal a moment with a certain raven-haired man. Just as she got to the entrance she felt arms around her waist, she smiled thinking it was Darien, and then turned around to give him a kiss when she discovered it was John. At that same moment Darien had just arrived and got full of jealousy and hurt at the scene. He passed them and brushed his shoulder against them, he glared at John, and went in the arcade.
¨What was that about! Who is he?¨
¨….¨
¨Lets go in, I imagine you want your daily milkshake, am I right?¨ he said, while Serena gave him a fake smile. They walked in hand in hand and took a booth. Serena the got up and said she was bringing the milkshake and chat a bit with Andrew. She seated at Darien's side, not daring to see him in the eye she whispered.
¨I'm sorry about that¨
¨I thought you said you liked ME!¨ he hissed
¨…I do. But you must understand…I don't want to hurt him, I like him too.¨ she felt guilty for admitting she liked both of them. He looked at her and saw guilt, and decided to calm down. He looked at her and decided it was her decision.
¨Meet me in the back room in five minutes.¨ he said while drinking his coffee, she nodded and took hers and John's milkshake. After five minutes, she said she had to go to the bathroom; John kissed her and allowed her to go. She went to the back room and was gently pushed against the wall, while Darien kissed the living daylights out off her. They broke the kiss, and Serena spoke.
" This is how we can only meet…for the moment." Darien didn't like the idea of sneaking but if it meant being able to be with her he was willing to do it.
"Okay, but…we have to be careful." She nodded and he caressed her cheek. She stared at his dark blue eyes that so much reminded her of the night. He cupped her cheek and kissed her once again.
" I'm not gonna lie though. I hate to see you with him, I hate when he kisses you, I can't stand to the way he touches you and…" he hissed, she cupped his cheek and kissed him, and spoke.
" You are so jealous." She said with a wicked smile.
" Can you blame me?"
" No." she kissed him again, and he deepened the kiss, his right hand grabbing her waist possessively and his left hand caressing her neck. After they broke the kiss and nodded to each other, she returned to John while Darien seated at his usual stool, gazing at Serena every now and then.
" What took you so long?" John asked
"Umm…you know how we girls are?" she said and laughed nervously
She would steal a glance from Darien every now and then, they gazed at each other, neither wanting to stay away from each other. Little did they know that John, was finding their gazes suspicious.
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