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

"Shhh! Try not to wake the girls." Darien whispered as they all entered.

They all slowly made their way to the living room except Serena. She went upstairs to put her purse up. As she crept to her room she noticed that a light was on in one of the girl's room and the door was slightly cracked.

"So Cynt, are you sending those brats to a private school?" One of the girls asked.

"Ha! No, how about a boarding school in Paris. They'll love it there. Once I get the kids out of the picture it'll just be me and Darien. Now that's perfect. I've been eying him forever and his money… I'm so close to having it all and Serena of all people will not come in the way." She purred.

They all giggled and continued talking about various things. Serena grimaced and shook her head. Cynthia didn't deserve Darien. She crept away from the door so she wouldn't be caught snooping. She could believe how Cynthia could be like that. She suddenly didn't feel like going back to join the company of the guys so she headed to her room to retire for the night. She changed and laid down on her bed. A knock came at her door but she didn't answer.

"Serena? Are you okay?" Nathan's rich voice came through the door.

"Yeah." She said pretending to be okay.

"If you need me, I'll be in my room" He said

"Okay." She replied.

Serena woke up from a nightmare and looked around the room. It was completely dark. The alarm clock red 2am. She climbed out of the bed and went downstairs for a mid night snack. She open the refrigerator. She pulled out some strawberries and whip cream.

"Hmm. Yummy!" She said aloud softly.

She busied herself with rinsing the berries and placing them in a bowl. She quietly cleaned her mess and took her bowl and whip cream and headed back to her room. As she was headed back to her room, she ran into Nathan in the hallway.

"What are you doing at this time of night?" He whispered rubbing his eyes.

"I couldn't sleep and I was hungry. What are you doing up?" She asked sheepishly.

"I heard some noise but I guess that was you. Would you like to tell me why you couldn't sleep?" He asked still whispering.

"Sure. Let's go to your room and talk. Mines a little messy." She said.

"Okay Miss Pinky" He said jokingly about her pajamas.

They were silk flannel pajamas that were pink with light blue stars on them.

Serena rolled her eyes and pushed him a little with the can of whip cream. They entered Nathan's room and he closed the door. Serena sat the bowl on the bed and sat on the bed Indian style. Nathan laid across the bed away from her and propped up on an elbow. He felt himself smile at her. She was so sexy and cute. She didn't have to dress in anything skimpy to bed, the pink and blue just made her adorable.

"So, you wanna talk about what's bothering you?" He asked picking up a strawberry.

"Not really…tell me about you." She said not really wanting to talk about Darien.

She squirted a large amount of whip cream into the bowl and set the can on the night stand. Nathan dipped his strawberry in the whip cream and eyed her. He was slightly surprised that she want to know more about him. He figured she couldn't sleep because of Darien. He had seen the sparks between the two but he tried his best to ignore them. He was hoping she'd be into him. He held the strawberry up to her lips. Serena was surprised to see he was offering to feed her, it was her snack anyway. She took a bite and then he did.

"Well, you have to be specific if you want to know something." He said chewing.

"Um…well…what college did you go to? What sports do you play? How'd you learn to dance?" She said brainstorming reaching into the bowl for a berry.

She dipped it into the whip cream and offered it to him. He took a bite nipping her fingers lightly. She didn't know she starting to feel so openly flirty with him. She smiled flirtatiously at him.

After he finished chewing, he answered.

"I went to Princeton, I didn't play many sports just soccer, I took dance lessons going up. My mom thought it would be good to know. Luckily she was right. Tell me about you." He said curiously.

"What's there to tell? You know I dance, I babysit, there's not much else. I went to college and graduated, just waiting for something good to happen in my life." She shrugged picking up a strawberry, feeding her own face.

"How do you know something good has already happened or that it's so close you could taste it?" He asked sitting up.

She pondered for a moment chewing slowly.

"Well I wish it would make it self known or something. I dunno." She said thinking of Darien.

Nathan watched her think in her little cute way. He noticed a bit of whip cream in the corner of her mouth and he smiled.

"You have a little bit of cream on you." He pointed out amused.

"Really? Where? Get it off" She asked blushing jutting her chin out.

Most of the time she always got something on her when she was eating. He chuckled lightly and sat up. He leaned over to her and licked it off. She felt herself redden as she looked up at him. He had such a cute sexy grin on his face.

"You have a little on the other side too." He murmured gently reaching out and holding her chin gently. He then softly licked the other corner of her mouth.

She closed her eyes and wondered why she was letting him be so forward.

'Because you'll never have Darien' Her heart told her.

Nathan took this as his signed and kissed her softly, letting his tongue finally have a taste of those sweet, rose petal lips. Serena responded quickly grabbing his neck pulling him to her. He swiftly moved the bowl out of the way not breaking the kiss, tangling his arms around her. His kisses were filled with raw passion and she felt like she was floating… she tangled her finger through his silk hair. He held onto her rolling over so she was on top of him- giving her the option to stop at any time she wanted. His hand roamed over her working their way up the back of her shirt. His hands were extremely warm, making her feel secure. His hand worked their way under her bra skillfully unlatching it. Serena was so lost, her body telling her to help him take the rest off…but she knew it would have to stop soon. She broke the kiss breathing heavily.

"Too fast?" He asked huskily.

She licked her lips, nodding.

"Okay." He whispered letting his hand travel away from her breast back to waist.

She laid her head on his chest breathing heavily. He continued to hold her not wanting to let her go just yet. He sat up with her in his arms, she was in his lap in a straddle position. She lifted her head, looking into his beautiful eyes. He smiled down at her.

"What?" He asked smiling at her.

She looked down blushing slightly.

"Nothing…I better go before we go too far." She said softly.

He chuckled lightly reluctantly let his hands fall.

"You're right. I guess you should go try to get some rest. I'll go get rid of our snack." He murmured kissing her forehead.

She rolled over and off of him. He reached over and grabbed the bowl.

"See you in the morning." She said softly heading out.

"Good night Sere." He murmured watching her go.

Meanwhile….

Cynthia couldn't sleep- she had been tossing and turning since Darien got into bed. Her excitement of her plan keeping her up. She sat up and looked over at Darien to see him sleeping soundly. His dark bangs covering his eyes. She brushed them out of his face and he smile slightly.

"Serena." He murmured ever so slightly.

Cynthia frowned and moved her hand away.

'So he's dreaming of the little wrench. Time to put this into motion now.' She thought angrily.

She quickly got out of bed and left their room. As she crept down the hall towards Serena's room she noticed the light on, so she knocked. No answer came so she opened the door to see no one there. She decided to sit and wait for Serena to return.

'At least it will give me time to prepare' She thought smugly.

Five minutes later…

Serena entered her room blushing. She couldn't believe what could've happened between her and Nathan. She looked up to see Cynthia sitting on her bed looking distraught. No matter how much she disliked the woman she couldn't help but feel sorry for her.

"Hey, what happened?" Serena asked slightly concerned and curious.

Cynthia wiped a stray tear away.

"Can I talk to you? I know we're not on the best of terms but I need to talk to someone." She sniffled.

Serena sat on the bed beside her.

"What about talking to one of your friends?" She asked

"They wouldn't understand." She murmured staring into space.

"Okay…so talk to me." Serena said wondering what was going on.

"Serena…I'm pregnant. I don't know if I'm ready to tell Darien. I mean, yeah we're getting married and every thing but I don't want people to think he's marrying because of that. It could bring scandal to his name and career. I'm thinking about him. You know? I love him to death but if he is having second thoughts or cold feet I don't want him to be trapped…I just feel like he's distancing himself from me. I don't know. What if a baby ruin us?" She gushed grabbing Serena's hands.

Serena was speechless….Cynthia pregnant? Serena's heart twisted. Could she be jealous? Of course she was. Her feeling of euphoria had washed away and the only man she could now think about was Darien. She suddenly wished she was Jamie and Jason's mother. She wanted Darien's love and his security but now…all of that now would have to belong to Cynthia. Cynthia watched the thousands emotions rush across Serena's features.

"What should I do?" She asked bring Serena from her thoughts.

"Tell him….He loves you. He won't think of anything about his career. He is already a father. He'll love your baby just as much as his other kids. You should go to him. He'll understand." She said softly.

Cynthia reached over and hugged her tightly.

"Thank you so much." She murmured and hurriedly left the room.

Serena watched her go bitterly. Her mood was spoiled and she knew sleep wasn't coming. She turned her light off and exited her room suddenly not wanting to be alone. She headed to Nathan's room. She knocked lightly. He answered the door surprised to see her so soon.

"Hey." He greeted.

She pulled him down to her and kissed him passionately forcing him into the room closing the door with her foot………

Enough of this chapter… I don't know why it's heading in this direction……review!!!! I will update the other stories soon. Love ya!