"So, this is London." Serena murmured, shifting Jamie's body in her arms and her purse.
She was looking at the buildings and the cars.
"Yep. Isn't it beautiful!" Cynthia exclaimed coming up to her.
Some of Cynthia's friends/bridesmaids came up behind them.
"Can't wait to see how the church is set up. It's going to look so beautiful." One of Cynthia's friends exclaimed.
Serena rolled her eyes and walked away trying to find Nathan. Since the whole talk she had with Nathan, they had become friends. As she reached him, her cell phone began to ring. She reached into her bag and pulled it out quickly.
"Hello" She answered.
"Are you there yet?" her friend Raye's voice came in clear.
"Yeah." She said dully.
"Well how is it?" She asked excitedly wishing she was there with her friend.
"Okay I guess"
"Have you seen any cute guys"
"Only Darien's friends." she said and she started naming them off for Raye.
When Justin heard his name, he walked over to her.
"Who are you talking to?" He asked curiously.
"One of my girlfriends"
"Well, why did you call me"
"I didn't. She asked me had I seen any cute guys and I told her you and the guys names"
"Soooo…..you think I'm cute?" He asked smiling.
Serena laughed and rolled her eyes. She could hear her friend huff becoming impatient.
"Yeah. I think she will like. I know her taste"
"Hey, is she feisty? I like feisty. Give her my number"
"I will. No if you will excuse me I need to get back to my phone conversation.
That night…
Serena sat in front of the fire place at the penthouse suite they were staying in. England's weather had turned slightly cool and she wanted to warm up. It was in the middle of the night and she couldn't sleep.
"How did I get myself into this' She thought, thinking about the wedding and her unwanted feelings about Darien.
He had somehow wormed his way into her heart. May be the time she had spent with him had made her want to be with him more. She wanted to find out the little things about him. Like what his favorite food was and if he was afraid of anything. She sighed and just looked on into the fire. The kids were already engraved into her heart and she loved them as if they were her own. She just hated how women like Cynthia got the good guys when they obviously didn't deserve them.
"Serena?" Darien whispered coming into the living room.
She turned around to see him coming to sit by her. As he sat down by her, she moved away from him slightly.
"What's wrong?" he asked quietly
"I feel uncomfortable." She said.
She had on a white short spaghetti strap slip that she wore under her sundress that day.
"You said you were uncomfortable that day when you had on the bathing suit. You think, I'd hurt you?" He asked.
"No, it's just that I should respect you in all ways"
"You are respectful to me. What you wear doesn't affect me"
"Alright, well it's disrespectful to me"
"Well I just came to tell you that I was sorry for dragging you along on this trip"
"It's no problem." She said looking into the fire.
"You're lying." He said scooting towards her.
She blushed slightly still looking at the fire.
"If you say so." She said shrugging.
"I know so." He said pushing her hair out of her face, letting his fingers become tangled in her hair.
She looked over at him to see how closed he actually was. She found herself locked in his gaze. She could feel his breath on her lips and for some reason she felt her eyes close. He took this as his opportunity. His lips brushed her lightly at first. His kisses went from being gentle to passionate. His tongue forced her lips to open to him. Unconsciously, Serena felt herself give in and she wrapped her arms around his neck. He swiftly pulled her into his lap. As his hands began to roam her body, she knew it had went to far. She pushed against his bare chest but his grip got tighter. She broke the kiss trying to catch her breath.
"This isn't right. You are supposed to be getting married. I'll tell you now, I refuse to be your mistress or secret lover. You got that?" She said firmly untangling her self from him and stormed to her room.