Another Black Tie Affair

By: afallenblackrose

Author's Notes: I can't believe this, I really can't. Chapter one of this story got nineteen reviews! Nineteen! I'm absolutely amazed and I hope you guys like this next chapter. Big hugs to DarkMoonVisions, Sere, MoonPrincess568, EvaC, littlepumpkin42, nebelflecke, SailorPrincess1237, fnr03, LGCoffeeAddict, lunalily18, James Birdsong, PosionIvy89, SerentiyMoonGodness, SerenaDarienforeverJne30, anime-lover10, BostonBill, Jessie F. Balbi, Nikitamjo, and mangamaniafor your reviews! I love all of you and hope you like this next chapter!

I love reading everybody's predictions too, I won't say who's right, but there were some who had a good idea of where this story might go. Anyway onwards with chapter two!

Part Two:

New Year, New City

Later that morning, Serena tried to crawl out of bed without waking her sleeping husband. They hadn't gotten to sleep until four in the morning as they talked about the details for the move. They would move into Darien's apartment in the city a week after New Years. Once they got there, Darien would introduce Serena around to his colleagues at the company's annual New Year ball. There, he would introduce her also to the major client that he was trying to lure. It was a lot of responsibility, but Serena knew that Darien would be able to sign this new client. Serena sighed, and stretched her limbs when an arm snaked along her waist and pulled her back into the bed.

Serena turned and stared into Darien's azure blue eyes. He did the same routine every morning, he would always try to get her to stay in bed and it would always take a lot of her self-control to not give into his many charms.

"Where are you off to so early, love?" He asked nuzzling her neck. Serena groaned it was going to be one of those mornings.

"I'm meeting up with the girls for breakfast," she replied. "We have to talk about the party tonight, and I have to tell them about my news."

"Do you have to go? Can't you talk to them at the party tonight?"

Serena grinned at his tone. He sounded like such a child. "Unfortunately, I have to go, besides don't you have to talk with Andrew and the others?"

"Yes, but that isn't until the afternoon," he replied drawing her closer. "Leaving me plenty of time to keep my beautiful wife hostage in our bed." He kept nuzzling her neck. Serena bit her lip to not let out a moan of satisfaction. She really needed to go, if she wanted to meet the girls on time.

"Darien," she sternly said.

Darien looked up at her with a wicked grin on his lips, "Yes?"

"I'm going to be late," she replied. "Let me go…" a moan escaped her lips as he continued his explorations.

"Your mouth is saying no, but your body is saying yes," he whispered the grin still on his lips. "So, which is it, love?" His mouth began to kiss her skin, erupting it in flames from where they touched.

"Screw it," she whispered and let Darien's lips claim hers in a passionate kiss.

"You're late, Serena!" Raye exclaimed as she rushed into the arcade her skin flushed from the cold wind that was blowing outside. She had shown up a half an hour late.

"Sorry," she replied. "I got caught up." Her mind drifted off to what had just transpired between Darien and her. Things had gotten heated very quickly, and afterwards she didn't want to leave his side. She would have stayed in bed for the rest of the afternoon if it weren't for the meeting with her friends. Damn that husband of hers for being so damn sexy!

"Got caught up with what, hm?" Lita asked winking at Serena. "Did Darien hold you against your will?" Serena felt her cheeks heat up with a blush. How was it her friends knew what was going on with her so easily?

"Cut it out, Lita," Mina came to her defense. "She's allowed to get caught up with her husband. They're still newlyweds after all." She laughed. "I can't believe you guys have been married for six months."

"Yeah, I know…oh!" She exclaimed remembering why she had been angry at Darien the night before when he hadn't come home on time. She had organized a special dinner for the two of them to celebrate their six-month anniversary. She had to throw it all out when he hadn't come home. That's why she had sat up and waited for him. She was going to rip him a new one, when he dropped the news of their new move. How quickly she forgot…

"Oh?" Amy asked. "Is something wrong, Serena?"

"No, it's just that Mina reminded me why I was so angry at Darien last night," she replied.

"Reminded you?" Mina asked. "Why would you be angry at Darien to begin with? What did he do?"

"Did he hurt you?" Lita asked cracking her knuckles. "'Cause if he did, you just let me know and I'll take care of him for you."

"Calm down, Lita," Raye drawled. "Darien didn't hurt Serena, he would never hurt her. Besides even if he did, do you really think that she would have been late today?"

"Oh," Lita's face dropped. "I guess you're right, Raye."

"So what happened?" Raye asked putting a consoling arm around her blonde friend's shoulders.

"Well, it isn't anything too drastic," she replied. "Darien just came home late last night even though he swore to me that he would be home at seven. I cooked up a special dinner for the two of us so we could celebrate our six-month anniversary, but he didn't come home. He showed up at two-thirty in the morning! It was the day before New Year's Eve! Who goes to work on the day before New Year's Eve?" Serena shook her head.

"Well, Darien is in charge of the company," Amy said. "He has to set an example for his employees, and there might have been some urgent work that he needed to attend to despite the holiday." She shrugged. "But what made you forget that you were angry at him?"

"I asked him why he had been at work so late, and he told me that things got complicated. When I asked him to clarify he told me that…well, that he's going back to Los Angeles a week after New Years."

"WHAT?" The four girls exclaimed in shock.

"He also asked me to go with him, and I said yes," she continued on.

"WHAT?" The girls exclaimed again.

"Serena, how can you go with him to Los Angeles?" Raye asked. "You've never been to the States before! You don't even know English, it's going to be hard for you…"

"Darien is my husband, Raye, I have to follow him," she replied. "I don't want to be away from him. But I do know some English, and anything that I don't know, Darien will be there to help me."

"But what about me?" Mina asked. "Andrew is going to propose any day now, how am I going to plan my wedding without my maid of honor? Are you really going to abandon me in my time of need?"

"Of course I won't, Mina, Darien said that I could always fly back if you ever need me, and besides I can always call you or we can Skype each other. I will not abandon you, just like you didn't abandon me." She smiled at Mina who looked a little more assured that Serena would be there if she ever needed her.

"So, Andrew's going to propose, hm?" Lita asked changing the subject.

"Well," Mina sighed. "I think so. I mean it's the only logical conclusion considering that we've been dating since last year already and I caught the bouquet at Serena's wedding. It's only…I'm not even sure if he has gotten a ring for me yet. Whenever I drop hints about what kind of ring I want, he kind of blushes and changes the subject."

"Oh, Mina, I'm sure that Andrew is planning on asking you soon. He's just got it all planned out and wants to surprise you!"

"Do you really think that's what he's doing?" Mina asked her eyes looking hopeful.

"Yes, I do!" Serena exclaimed. "Andrew seems to be that kind of guy. Besides, Mina, he absolutely adores you. Why wouldn't he want to bind you to him for the rest of your lives?"

"Thanks, Serena," she replied wiping at her face. "So, what is everybody wearing to the party tonight?"

Serena was staring at herself in the mirror, later on that night. The deep purple dress she was wearing showed off all the curves that she had, and went down to her knees. It wasn't the smartest choice, considering that it was below freezing outside and there was going to be snow, but it looked amazing on her. She stared at her hair and fingered its length. Over the past six months, Darien had requested that she let it grow out. He liked her better with the long hair that she had had when they first met. But what Darien didn't understand, was that it was easier to manage when it was shorter. Now, it was weighing her head down considerably, and it was a pain in the ass to brush by herself. She growled in frustration as she tried to figure out what to do with the monstrosity for the evening.

"Up?" She said out loud and pulled her hair into a high ponytail. "Or down?" She let the hair drop from her grasp. It fell, and it instantly covered her breasts. This was getting ridiculous, before Darien and her left for Los Angeles, she was going to get it cut. There was no way that the girls in LA wore their hair this long. Well, at least naturally.

"Serena?" Darien asked as he knocked on the bathroom door. "Are you okay in there?"

"Yeah, I'm fine," she replied before taking one last look at herself. Her hair was going to have to stay down. Besides, it was going to be the last time her hair was going to be this long for a while. She was going to make sure of that.

"Well, if you're ready," he continued. "We better get going. We don't want to be late." Serena sighed and opened up the bathroom door, revealing her outfit to him. He looked her up and down, smiling as he walked closer to her. "Or we could not go at all and hold our own New Year's celebration here at home."

Serena laughed, "Would you stop it, Darien? You're almost as horny as a teenaged boy going through puberty. Keep it in your pants, love."

Kissing her knuckles, Darien looked up and grinned at her, "It's very hard to when I am married to such a beauty. But if you insist on going, we'll save this for later." He brushed a kiss on her cheek inhaling her perfume. "Definitely later."

It was a minute before midnight, Darien and Serena were standing around with their friends in the arcade. They were watching the ball dropping ceremony on TV. Serena couldn't help but glance at Andrew continuously. He looked nervous and he was drinking a lot of champagne.

"What's going on with Andrew?" She whispered into Darien's ear.

He glanced over to his friend, knowing what was going on, and feeling for the guy. It was a nerve wracking thing that he was going through, and Darien would know since he had gone through it once before. "I'm sure it's nothing."

"I don't know," she whispered. "He doesn't look too good. Is he sick?"

"No, I'm sure he's fine." Serena glanced at Darien. What was he not telling her? But her question was soon answered when Andrew walked over to Mina who had been talking with Lita and Amy.

"Mina, can I talk to you for a second?" Mina looked at him and instantly felt worried. He didn't look too good, and she was scared about what he could possibly want to talk to her about.

"Um, okay," she replied and let him pull her away from the two girls. Serena watched all of this with interest, and she wasn't the only one. Everyone in the arcade had turned to Andrew and Mina. What could he possibly want to talk to her about before midnight?

"Mina, we've been dating for a good year," Andrew began. "We've had some really great times together, and you know I love you, a whole hell of a lot. So, I thought that, well…" he grinned nervously as he went down on one knee and fetched into his jacket pocket. He pulled out a little velvet box and opened it. Offering it to Mina, he continued, "Mina, with only ten seconds before midnight and ten seconds for you to give me an answer, will you marry me?"

"Oh, Andrew-"

"Nine," the group around them began the countdown.

"I can't believe you-"

"Eight."

"I didn't think you'd ever ask-"

"Seven."

"And I can't believe-"

"That you ask before all our friends-"

"Six."

"I love you-"

"Five."

"And it would-"

"Four."

"Give me great pleasure-"

"Three."

"To be your wife-"

"Two."

"So, I guess my answer is-"

"One."

"Yes."

"Happy New Year!" Everyone exclaimed as Andrew slipped the ring onto Mina's finger and kissed her deeply. Serena turned to Darien and felt his lips on hers. When they broke away, she smiled at him.

"I guess I'll be coming back sooner than I thought."

"It looks that way," Darien agreed.

"You knew that he was going to propose tonight, didn't you?"

"Maybe," a light glinted in his eyes. He grinned at her.

"I love you, Darien Shields," she whispered.

"I love you, Serena Shields," he replied before kissing her again.

A week later…

The plane ride had been insanely long, and once they landed Serena couldn't wait to get off the plane and stretch her aching limbs. They were stiff from sitting for so long. Once that was out of the way, she felt a little pool of giddiness enter her system. She was here. She was in Los Angeles.

She stepped off the plane, and waited for Darien to catch up, he had been right behind her. He smiled at her as he put on his sunglasses, and handed her a pair.

"Welcome to Los Angeles."

Author's Notes: Second chapter of the sequel done, and I'm thinking that it will be longer than ten chapters. We shall see. Anyway let me know what you think of this chapter!