Chapter 8:
When he reached the hotel he got out of the car and walked to the room. When he opened the door, he saw someone in the room waiting for him. "Hey Darien."
Darien walked into the room and closed the door behind him. "Andrew, what are you doing here?" He asked his best friend who was sitting on the bed.
"Well, I came to see you of coarse." Andrew told Darien as he stood up.
"You know you were always a bad liar."
Andrew sighed. "Fine, Beryl called me yesterday. She said something about you not wanting to plan the wedding."
Darien blinked. He never said anything about not wanting to plan. Though he hadn't really said anything to her. He sighed as he sat down in a chair. "I haven't been really thinking about that."
Andrew sat in the chair next to him. "Annoying client?"
Darien shook his head. "Just the opposite. The new client is wonderful. I like her a lot."
"Then why not go back to New York and start planning your wedding?"
"Don't you get it. I like the new client, well her name is Serena, a lot better than I like Beryl. I mean, Serena's sweet, she can take care of herself, and doesn't like other people doing things for her." Darien told Andrew. "On the other hand, Beryl is a spoiled brat who I'm only marrying because my father wants me to."
"So, what your telling me is that you like Serena better than you like Beryl. Am I correct?" Darien just nodded.
Beryl couldn't believe what she was hearing. He liked the blind person better than her? She didn't even know what he looked like. At least she knew what Darien looked like. It was then she decide to come out of the bathroom. She slammed the door open and stomped into the room. "So, you never liked me?"
"Why were you listing?" Darien asked.
Beryl said nothing as she walked over to the door. She opened it and turned to the two men. "I'll be leaving now, I would tell you where I was going, but we both know you don't care." Beryl then left, slamming the door behind her.
Andrew turned and looked at Darien. "I'm guessing she was listing in."
"Do you have a hotel room?"
"Yeah, why?"
"Could you leave me alone for a while? I need to make some phone calls."
Andrew nodded as he walked out the door. Darien sighed as he turned to the phone. He reached into his pocket and pulled out the piece of paper that Jadeite had given him. He the grabbed the phone of the receiver and dialed the number.
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Later that evening Darien pulled in front of the same restaurant that he took Serena to earlier that day. He got out of the car and walked over to where her brother was standing. "Good evening." Darien said to Jadeite as he walked over to him. "You wanted to talk to me, right?"
"Yes, let's go for a walk."
Darien said nothing as he followed Jadeite. The two of them walked in silence for a while before Jadeite sighed. "Why did you kiss my sister earlier today?"
Darien blinked. "Because I like her, a lot." He told Jadeite.
"Why? Because she's blind and can't defend herself?"
Darien shook his head. "No, I like because she's unique, sweet, and smart." He told Jadeite. "Listen I have a younger sister too. If she were blind I'd probably act this way if someone I barley know wanted to try and get close to her. I want you to know that I would never want to hurt your sister."
Darien then turned around and started to walk back the way that he had just came with Jadeite. He got back into the rental car and drove back to the hotle to get some sleep after a long day.