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Chapter 4

"Gotta…go…to…work!" Serena said struggling to pull away from her friends' hold.

"Tell him you are sick" Amy said.

"I can't do that! I told you yesterday was my day off." Serena complained.

"Just call!" They all yelled at her.

"Why?" She asked in a small voice.

"Because we told you too." Lita said

"Okay but if I get into trouble then it's ya'll fault." She said giving in.

Picking up the phone, she looked over her shoulder to see Lita making a fist. She quickly dialed the number.

"Hello" Jamie said.

"Hi pumpkin. It's me Serena."

"Hey" Jamie said weakly

"What's wrong?" Serena asked

"Cynthia hit me. I tried telling Daddy but she won't let me." She said bursting into tears.

"What! Put her on the phone." Serena snarled.

Cynthia was on the phone in seconds.

"Hello" She greeted.

"Listen here. You better not touch those kids again; you hear me! I'll make a deal with you. I'll keep my distance from Darien and help you build a relationship with the kids." She said angrily.

Cynthia started to laugh.
"No matter what kind of deal you make with me it won't help. You remember your place in this family." She snapped hanging up.

Serena's blood started to boil as she slammed the phone down.

Noticing this, Lita said, "Let's go over there."

"Let's go." Serena said darkly with rage in her eyes.

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Serena twisted the doorknob to see that the door was unlocked. She and Lita walked in quickly. She saw Jamie asleep on the couch. Serena and Lita sat down beside her. Serena picked Jamie up and sat her in her lap.

"Wake up sweetie." Serena said softly.

Serena looked over the sweet girl's body to see a bruise on her right cheek forming.

"Jamie wake up." Lita said a little louder but the girl snuggled up against Serena.

At the time, Cynthia was watching from afar. Serena began to cry over the little girl, holding her to her chest. Lita got up to go close the front door. Cynthia slowly made her way up the stairs to Darien's study. She burst into the room and cut off the music he was apparently listening too.

"Darien! She knocked Jamie out. I told her she is not supposed to hit the kids. I also made a deal with her that I would stay away from you if she did but she wouldn't listen" Cynthia said pretending to cry.

Darien jumped up from his seat and ran out of his office. As he headed down the stairs, he only caught one word Serena was saying.

"Sorry"

Serena was telling Jamie she was sorry for not being there to protect her from Cynthia.

"HOW COULD YOU" Darien roared. Serena jumped at the sound of Darien's voice. Surprised, she put Jamie down and went to meet him.

"What are you talking about?" She asked confused.

He stormed up to her and pinned her against the nearest wall.

"How could you hit my child! I TRUSTED YOU with them. Give me a reason why I shouldn't kill you." He said harshly looking her dead in the eyes.

Serena worked up the strength and spoke.

"I didn't hit her."

Darien slammed her against the wall with all his might.

"Don't lie to me! Cynthia told me you hit her."

"Ha! And you believe her? I swear to you that I wouldn't hit either one of them." She barked at him.

At this time, Cynthia was amused at the whole situation. Darien couldn't believe that Serena was not the person he thought she was.

"WHY! Why did you?" He asked, his voice breaking as he continued to slam her against the wall with blind rage.

"Leave her alone." Lita said pulling him away from Serena.

"Get out of my house." He ordered clenching his fists.

Serena felt dizzy from the blows and she felt tears form in her eyes from the betrayal but she swallowed them.

"I will. You can send my paycheck in the mail." She said.

Lita took her arm and helped her out of the house slamming the door.

Darien walked over to Cynthia and kissed her full heartedly.

'How could I begin to think I was falling for her' he thought.