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'Darien is definitely earning brownie points.' She thought as she got into the car, 'I guess I can stop by.'

She smiled to herself and headed into a familiar direction.

Serena walked up the stairs to the porch with the kitten in her arms. She rang the doorbell and Darien answered it within seconds. She rushed into his arms with a hug.

"Thanks. For everything." She said.

The kitten mewed from being in their embrace and Serena released him laughing down at the kitten.

"You're welcome." He said blushing slightly.

He stepped aside so she could enter the house. Serena sat the kitten down and looked around.

"Where are the kids?"

"Oh, they're with my parents. They came in town surprisingly. They all should be here by dinner. You can stay here until after dinner if you want." He said.

"Okay. Can I use your workout room for a while?" She asked

"Sure. Have fun." He said picking up the kitten, " I take her to get some food."

Serena smiled as he walked off into the kitchen. She headed up the stairs to the workout room. When she entered she headed over to the stereo and saw some new cds on top. She picked up the top cd to see Fergie face on front. She popped the cd in and played London Bridges. As the beat started up, ideas for a new routine formed. She began moving to the beat and the lyrics. Before she knew the dance movements were embedded in her brain. She knew her advanced dance class would love it. As the song ended she ran over to the cd and put the song on repeat and began to do the dance again non-stop. As she was lost in her world she didn't hear the voices that were coming down the hall or the bodies that entered the room.

"And this is the kids' nanny." Darien said to a group of guys.

"Where?" on of the guys named Justin asked looking around the room.

Darien rolled his eyes.

"Her. Serena Jordan."

"What!? I was expecting an old lady" He said eyeing Serena.

"Well Justin, she's not. Serena! Can you come here?" He called to her.

She snapped out of her world to notice all eyes on her. She felt herself blush, wondering how long they were their watching her.

"Uh, do you have a towel?" She asked wiping her forehead with her hand.

"Over in the closet." He said going over to turn off the music.

She walked over to the closet and grabbed a towel. She wiped the sweat off of her body and headed back over.

"These are my friends from where I use to live. They're going to be in the wedding. So they are staying in a hotel across town. They'll be here for dinner. This is Justin (pointing the guy with blonde hair, green eyes), Michael (guy with long platinum blonde hair and gray eyes), Nate (guy with brown hair and green eyes), and Zack (guy with long blonde hair and blue eyes). Guys, this is Serena." He introduced.

She smiled at the slightly. They were all very handsome.

"Nice to meet you all." She said nodding at them.

"OH, and Serena, the wedding is going to be in London and it would mean a lot to me if you were there." He said turning to her.

She looked up at him and saw all of the hope of her being there in his eyes. She didn't want to disappoint him.

"Sure. I'd love to come" She lied smiling slightly.

Darien watch an emotion cross her face but couldn't read it. He shrugged and turned back to his friends.

"Great. Since Cynthia is a woman short because one of her friends can't make it. You can be a bridesmaid. We'll have you fitted for a dress."

"Alright. That's fine." She said continuing to smile falsely.

"It's settled. We leave in four days." He announced.

Serena felt somewhat deflated and bewildered. Four days? That wasn't enough time for anything.

"Okay. I'll have my things ready." She said

"Okay. We'll leave you now." Darien said turning back to her.

He hugged her and kissed her forehead gently. He then rounded the guys up and led them out of the room. Once she knew they were out of range, she went over to the punching bag and kicked it. She started kicking and punching at it with all her might. She was angry at something. Maybe this dumb job. It was so time consuming. Maybe it was her dumb attraction to Darien. She wasn't sure. She stopped her venting and slumped to the floor and sighed.

"What have I gotten myself into?" She thought.

She got up and headed back to her car for her duffle bag. She quickly grabbed everything and headed back into the house. She went to Jamie's room and locked the door. She went into Jamie's bathroom and showered. She let the hot water run over her skin. She began thinking over the past few weeks. The children had her heart. BUT did Darien have a place in there at all? He fight they had gotten into had not changed in of her feelings for him except when she thought he would actually take Cynthia's side of hers. BUT he did take her side. She knew some part of her was falling for him when he was clearly dedicated to his dumb fiancée. She shook her head and scrubbed at her skin angrily for letting herself fall for Darien Shields. Once she was finished, she climbed out of the shower and dressed in her back up clothes from her duffel bag. A simple pair of blue jeans and a black tank top. She slicked her wet hair back into a simple bun. She wasn't sure she wanted to stay for dinner and meet Darien's parents and see Cynthia and her friends. She gathered her things and slipped on pair of black flip flops. Once she opened the door she saw Jamie and Jason looking up at her with smiles.

At least she knew they loved her.

That's it for this chapter!!! I'll update soon. Thanks to all for the encouragement for this story. Remember to vote for the next story. High Prince is leading right now. Gotta go!!! Love ya.