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Chapter Four

Broken China

Darien frowned as he entered his home; the manor had a strange tension about it. He could feel the discomfort even as he rode on to the property. Something was wrong. God he hoped Rei and Serena hadn't killed each other while he was gone. He had figured that Rei would be over her sulk by the time he left…he had been wrong. Not that it would be the first time concerning his sister. She had to be one of the most highly strung emotional people he had ever met, probably due to his father spoiling his only baby girl.

He let out a loud sign, he has been looking forward to come home to a house of peace, and dragging his new wife up to their bedroom, were they would spend the rest of the day…and night doing all sorts of naughty things. The thought brought a smile to his face; in the marriage bed he could not have been luckier, Serena was full of passion and never baulked at anything they did. She was always nervous if they tried something new, but got in to the spirit of things in a short amount of time. He shifted, noticing that his pants had become tight at the thought of entering her soft body. His groan however brought the attention of some of the staff.

"My lord, your home early," Artemis rushed out; obviously the man was flustered about something.

That confirmed it; the two girls had killed one another.

"Where's my wife?"

Artemis shifted uncomfortably, bowing his head a little. Darien quirked up an eyebrow at his butler's behavior. Never in all his twenty-eight years had he seen the older man act this way.

"Artemis?" Darien asked with a raised voice, he wanted an answer and he wanted one now. "Where's Rei?"

The shifting got worse.

"You do know where they are don't you?" he asked suspiciously, after all they were two women, two attractive women, it was hard not to keep an eye on them.

"Yes milord," the butler mumbled out, barely able to look him in the eye.

"Well then what happened?" Darien asked, clearly exasperated at this point.

"I'll tell you what happened, if this coward won't," a heavy voice entered the foyer. Darien turned, finding Luna, Serena's maid striding towards him with a look of determination. Yeah he could image her telling him what happened, they woman was so opinionated it was surprising she had made it this far in life with all the feather's she managed to ruffle.

Darien just nodded; trying to keep from flinching was the volume of her voice got louder as the story progressed.

"My baby and Lady Rei have been at it all week. Why not a day passes that the two weren't at each other's necks. Though if I say so my self it was Lady Rei to began each argument," she stressed giving him a pointed look, as if her raising had been his fault, "Well today was the last straw, she was just horrible to my baby, lashing out and calling her all sorts of bad name. Well I just my baby had just about enough and that when it happened."

Darien could just image what her "baby" did. During the week that all three of them had been together Serena gave as good as she got. Glancing at his butler he noticed the older man hanging his head in shame.

Darien waited patiently for the rest to come. Hoping that more china had not been involved.

"She took bar of soap that Lady Rei was going to use to bath in, and well stuck in straight in the you miss's mouth and dunked Lady Rei, in her tub clothes and all. My baby was yelling the entire time…to be heard of the miss' screaming…that until she could say something nice she wasn't going to be saying anything at all."

"I tried to stop her of course," Artemis confessed, "But you wife that that it was between her and Lady Rei, and she would thank me to stay out of it, the entire staff saw what happened…and well its been quite up their for a while now. We were beginning to get worried when you came home."

Darien tried to wipe the shocked look off his face, and tired even harder not to laugh. It was about damn time someone correct Rei when she got out of line, the girl always had let her temper get the better of her. Taking the stairs two at a time, he cut down the hallways quickly; a little nervous about what he would find when entered his sister's bedroom.

Nothing however, could have prepared him for the sight he saw. His sister was sitting next to Serena, drowned in her clothes and crying on the shorter girls shoulder. His heart clenched at her heart felt sobs. His wife's hair was partially pulled down, and the front to her golden day dress was ripped and crumbled. He had to smile, because it seemed that all was forgiven, as Serena stroked Rei's hair and murmured soothing words to the distraught girl. Serena noticed his entrance, and waved him away. She had things under control. He slipped quietly away and went to inform the staff that everything was alright and that the war between the two seemed to have ended.

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Serena entered the dressing room that connected her and Darien's bedroom, standing in front of the mirror she saw the damage that Rei had inflicted on her. She had to give into her sister in law, even between periods of dunking in the tub; she had still managed to get a really…really good grip on her clothing and pulled the entire time. Truthfully, she had been appalled at her own behavior, mostly when Artemis had rushed in trying to help. But she had just had it, enough of the screaming, the tears, and throwing of sharp breakable objects. It just seemed that their had to be a reason for it all, that something had to be wrong.

She had been right.

Twenty minutes after the dunking and spitting had ended; Rei had broken down, confessed all and poured her heart out. Serena had barely been able to keep the tears from sliding down her own cheeks and Rei's story had continued on. Knowing that more tears would be less than helpful, she had held it together.

Rei was heart broken, confessing that in the pain it had been so much easier to lash out than calling herself a coward and dealing with the pain. She heart, the kind of soul pinching, can hardly breath, sleep, or eat kind of pain.

Flashback

"He was the captain of the Dancing Fire, the ship that was bringing me back to England from my tour." Rei mumbled, wiping more tears from her stained face. "I've never experienced what I had with him with anyone else. I was away from home for the first time, I was reckless, and I wanted him."

"So you found your way into his bed?" Serena asked.

Rei nodded, "I thought that we had something more, that he loved me like I did him. But…But..." The sobs broke out again. "But he said that I was just a passing fancy, that I was silly to think it was anything more."

End Flashback.

At the end of their talk Serena had gotten her changed into a nightgown, and tucked her in to bed. Rei needed some sleep, and just enough peace to hold it together and think. As the ebony beauty had fallen off to sleep, she had taken the Newspaper from her hand, knowing that the ship wreak would only cause more problem.

Serena signed, pulling on the buttons on the back of her ruined gown. Now she had a new problem. Did she tell Darien or his sister's love affair or let Rei.

Rei…It was her past, and none of Serena's business. Sure she would most likely be in the room, soothing tempers, but the actual telling that could be left up to Rei.

Frowning, she pulled a little harder on the back of the dress, groaning when she heard the material rip at her forceful tug.

"Need help?" a voice behind her inquired, turning she found him staring at her, a lustful twinkle in his dark blue eyes.

She couldn't seem to stop the silly grin that came on her face, turning back around she waited for him to begin undoing her dress.

Darien's hand worked quickly, allowing the golden material to drop to the floor, leaving his wife in nothing but her undergarments. Reaching his hands around the front of her, he pulled on the laces of her top, opening the soft shift and weighing her ample bosom in his finger tips. Nipping at her neck, he sucked in that sensitive spot behind her ear, pressing her hard against him when she began to moan.

Working fast he pulled on her garments, not satisfied until she was naked, and pressed against his hard body. His tongue sought deeper entry in to his mouth, taking the taste of her with him, the feeling to silken honey to his memory. A memory that would most likely haunt him to his grave, he almost purred in satisfaction when she tugged on him, wanting him as much as he did her.

With her help he lost his clothes, but they never made it out of the dressing room. Pushing her against the nearest wall he explored her body, desperate to touch every inch of her, needing to feel her.

Serena gasped as the cold wall hit her back, but she never thought to ask him to stop, his warmth spread through her, pooling in the lower part of her body, making her ready to receive him. She had missed him, had missed this, and she desired to have his throbbing flesh inside her…filling her, as much as he did. Groaning, she arched her back, wading in the pleasure he gave her as he entered her tight body. She lifted her hips, adding force to his trusting motions, and held on tight when the world faded as she climaxed.

Darien allowed her to touch her toes to the floor, but only briefly, as he arranged to in his arms, and carried her to his bed. In the past few weeks that they had been married they had slept together, cuddling in the cooling nights and finding warmth and passion in each others arms. She wondered if it would always be this way, or if the feeling would wear off and they would no longer share the same bed. The thought sadden her, but she decided to let it past, the present was too good to pass up, and her lover was ready for another round.

A long time later, Darien peaked through one blurry eye and watched his wife march around the room. How she had so much energy was beyond him…he wanted a nap.

"Come back to bed," he reached for her, pouting when she slapped his hand.

"I have things to do, you would like dinner correct?" she grinned, kissing his forehead. "Have a nap, you must be tired from the ride home, and I will see you in a few hours."

"I'm tired but not from the ride home, more from the ride when I got home," he was pleased to see her blush.

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Lita hummed, adding more seasoning to the thick chicken stew that sat on the stove. Checking the apple tarts, she stepped about the kitchen in a brisk pace. Personally, she loved this time of day, when the sun was beginning to set, and the world seemed to slow down taking in the events of the previous day. In the kitchen everyone was gone, and the echoing of simmering foods was all she had to contend with. I was a time of peace, quiet and thought. She still had that silly grin on her face from the earlier news of the day. It was almost hard to believe two noble women in a fight including soap, water, tub, and some rather obscene language. Though if anyone had asked her to pick a side, she would have chosen Lady Serena's side; Lady Rei needed what she got, the woman had been acting like a brat for the last two weeks. Lita frowned; disliking the way Lady Rei had sent her prized mutton dinner back the other day, claiming it to be barely eatable.

Hearing the creaking of the steps, she looked up, surprised to find Lady Serena standing at her kitchen door.

"Milady?"

"May I come in?" Serena asked gesturing to the open sitting area.

Lita blushed a little at being so defensive. "Can I get you anything?"

"Tea would be nice, anything to warm these bone."

"You mean after Lady Rei, or before you husband." Lita stopped, absolutely horrified at what she had just said. She did not just imply that the lady of the house had found enough "warmth" in her husband's arm. OH god, she groaned, barely managing to turn around.

Serena laughed, she didn't know what was more entertaining the thought of a Lita chastising her for spending a good portion of the day in her husbands arms, or that she had commented on it; either way she was right and Serena couldn't help but be amused. She liked her cook, loved the woman's brass and how she didn't care what others thought. Lita was someone who would put her own wants before what was right for a woman. Serena wished that she could be more like that at times.

Lita, signed relieved.

"Come and sit with me," Serena giggled, "You know to many of my secrets, its only fair that you tell me some of yours." She said, taking the tea cup from Lita's hand.

Lita grinned, liking her mistress more and more. Most employers wouldn't want the cook to drink tea with them, but this one did. Silently she suspected that her mistress just wanted a friend, and someone to talk to. After all things in the family circuit did not seem to be going well.

Taking a seat Lita wagged her eyebrows, "Well…"

Two hours later the couple parted, it had been a fun and amusing event. Noticing the paper Serena had put down, "Could I have this?" Lita indicated to the paper, "It's always nice to have something to read."

Serena nodded, "That paper has caused me nothing but trouble and I have more in the library if you want them. Please take them all." Grinning she left the kitchen.

She was half way up the stairs before the sound of breaking glass echoed in the hallways. She could only hope that the china was spared. Turning she marched back towards the sound.

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