-1Note: Sorry for the delay, sorry for any mistakes. Own the story not the characters. Enjoy

Cynthia and her girlfriends entered the empty condo. She looked around into the darkness. Her girl friends were talking amongst themselves. They had just returned from a bar. They had danced and had too many drinks. She couldn't believe she was getting married soon and to the man of her dreams- and Serena's. She frowned at the thought of Serena. She liked the fact that Serena kept the kids out of her hair but she hated the fact that she was pulling Darien away from her too. Before Serena came things were going smoothly but now, she had to constantly pray that the dumb chick wouldn't get in her way of her future. She deserved a good man and Darien was the one.

Sighing she pulled off her blue pumps and trudged to the bedroom she shared with Darien. The bedroom she shared with Darien…what's the use of calling it theirs when he never slept in there and if he did, he slept on the sofa or on the floor. They'd only been there like a few days but it seemed like forever. She knew she'd feel better once she'd say "I do" and pray that Darien would. She slipped off her clothes and got under the cool covers. Her thoughts were turning into depression and she needed some sleep so that the alcohol could wear off. She needed for the strong Cynthia to come back. This whimpy one needed to go back to where ever it came from. She had to think of a new way to possibly out Serena- hopefully.

She closed her tired green eyes only to hear a soft knock at the door.

"What?" She asked slightly annoyed.

One of her girlfriends named Mindy came peered in.

" Girl are you alright?" She asked deciding it was safe to come in.

"Yeah, just need some sleep, but I can't. That dumb girl is getting to me. I need to find a way to make her forget Darien." She said sitting up.

Mindy turned on the lights and closed the door.

"Maybe if she sees you and Darien making out or something she'll finally get the picture." Mindy suggested.

"Ha, that won't work. He won't dare touch me around her." She said bitterly.

"Well maybe she can somehow walk in on you two or something." She suggested.

"I dunno. It could work but she knows that were about to get married."

"Well maybe a good ole confrontation in front of Darien."

"No, too risky. He may take her side. I've already had a close call with that once. We don't need another. I've tried injuring her but that makes him want her more. I am so about to give up. There's got to be something though…." she trailed off staring into space.

"Maybe we should just let fate take control." Mindy said sighing, "If you two are meant to be then you will be. I think you should just talk to Darien about your insecurities. That way you both can be open. There's no need to be tied down to a man that will cheat on you or leave you in the long run."

Cynthia shook her head stubbornly. There was no way she was going to let Darien go. He was handsome and rich. She needed him and his money. She wanted a luxurious lifestyle and she was tasting it. There was no way some young girl was going to come and take it from her. She had a deeper reason for wanting Darien. She had always wanted him since she had first seen him on the a cover of Fortune magazine. When she seen him she then knew he was her husband married or not. He had to get divorced one day. When she heard of him losing his wife that was the perfect opportunity to find a way to meet him. She had moved across the country for crying out loud. She found out where is company was and tracked him down pretending to look for a job. Then she just slowly but surely worked her way into his life. She worked way too hard to let Serena come in.

"Hell, I'll kill Darien if he ever cheats on me. He never would especially since were about to get married- wait that's it!" Cynthia rambled.

The perfect plan had formed in her head and she smiled smugly like she just won a million dollars.

"What?" Mindy asked becoming excited.

'Should I tell her? Naw, she can't hold water. She may let it slip.' she thought.

"Just wait and see…..Turn my light off. I'm sleepy." Cynthia commanded.

Maybe alcohol was the perfect way to think….

Notes: Sorry it took a minute. School is hectic and I'm still dating. Sorry for any errors. I'm just in a hurry to update you. You maybe wondering where this chapter came from but I just needed to give you some incite on Cynthia. It's late so…Good night Love ya