Since both Chapter 6 and 7 are relatively short, I figured that it would be a good idea to upload them around the same time. Anyway, I hope that you continue to read and enjoy my story! Thanks.

Chapter 7

By the time Serena reached her apartment, the crying had subsided. Her thinking had become a little clearer and she finally doubted the legitimacy of the presents that she'd snooped. She met Lita in the living room and they chatted about their days, Serena not mentioning the gift incident. Through the course of their conversation, Serena felt happier and completely dismissed the idea of receiving those gifts. Of course, before the conversation ended, it reached the topic of her birthday as well as Serena and Darien's intimacy.

"So Serena, have you and Darien given any more thought to Mina's question the other day?" Lita felt a little bit too forward but wanted to make sure that her friend was thinking about the possibility.

"You mean about Darien and I having… relations?"

"Yes, sex." Lita laughed. She couldn't believe that Serena was about to probably have sex and for some reason couldn't even use the word. Although, she felt comfortable with the word, just that it wasn't as romantic as she would like for her and Darien.

"Well, we've already done some stuff." Serena started blushing as soon as she even mentioned the events of last night.

"Stuff? What kind of stuff?" Lita looked puzzled and waited for Serena's answer along with details.

"We… umm… let's see, how to put this?" Serena turned a rare shade of crimson as her vague recount continued. "We made each other feel good, but with our hands." She mumbled so softly, hoping that Lita wouldn't hear but as soon as she got the words out, Lita's eyes widened and she smiled slyly.

"Wow. Mina told me that she taught you about hand jobs but I didn't honestly think you'd get to it so quickly. And I guess he pleasured you too?" Lita laughed a little and winked at Serena.

Serena was completely taken aback by Lita's bluntness as well as her latest question. Even thinking about what Darien had done to her gave her goosebumps everywhere.

"He did… and it was wonderful." Serena blushed again and then decided that she'd had enough of talking about her relationship for the moment. "Umm… Lita? I think I'm going to head over to Darien's for a bit. We had a bit of a problem earlier and I want to make sure everything is okay."

Lita nodded, said goodbye and started making her dinner while Serena quickly headed out.

When Serena arrived, she knocked softly at the door and Darien answered promptly. Lita had called him prior to Serena's visit so he wasn't shocked at her presence. He readied himself to give an apology but to his surprise, Serena started talking before he could even bring it up.

"I'm sorry that I searched through the bags you brought home. But you planted those horrible gifts just to mess with me!"

"Well, yeah. I hate it when you find out what I'm giving you before your birthday. I told you that I wanted it to be a surprise. I'm sorry if you thought those really were your gifts. Of course, I would never give you things like that. You're way too special to me." He flashed a smile and she smiled back, running into his arms. Darien still had a lot weighing on his mind regarding her birthday. Lucky for him, Serena started talking about her new thoughts regarding sex.

"Umm… Darien… I don't know if you have but I've been thinking about it a lot and I think that if you want to have sex, I would like that." She spoke quickly, just trying to get the words out, looked down for a moment and pulled at her skirt a little, showing her nervousness. She wondered why she was always the one who had to bring up this conversation.

"If you're sure, then I'll keep that in mind." Darien picked up her hands and kissed them, looking into her eyes. He didn't want to give anything away, so he thought it best to keep things vague but loving.

Serena started to feel less worried about what could happen and focussed on how perfect she felt the night before. She was willing to do almost anything to feel like that again and her determination was starting to show.

"I'm sure, Darien." She flashed a smile and continued "Whenever you think we're ready, I'm ready". She thought quickly, moved to her tip toes, giving Darien a quick peck on the lips and turned to head out again. She didn't want to risk getting turned on; she had much more to learn from Mina.

As she turned from Darien and said goodbye, he felt a little rejected but let her go anyway, giving her a longer and deeper kiss than they'd shared a moment before. Though she could feel his need through their kiss, she knew that she had to find out more ways to pleasure and surprise him before their next encounter.

I'm looking forward to comments and reviews on these chapters. They're more about preparation and comedy than action so hopefully people aren't too disappointed.