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Chapter Five: Married Life

Los Angeles, California, USA

Serena stared at the black panties in her hand that were not her own. Four years has passed and their daughter was now three-years-old. They named her Serenity Shields like her monther and nicknamed her Rini.

Serena walked around her two-storied Colonial style home that her family moved into a year ago. Her husband Darien Shields was now the vice president of marketing at Kate International. Kate International was a global company founded by former supermodel Kate Russell. She married a billionaire tycoon. When she caught him cheating on her, she divorced him and received half of his fortune and assets. She used the money and found Kate International a decade ago. The company specialized in cosmetics, but it also ventures out into other areas like culinary and perfumes.

Kate International was supposed to be a summer job for Darien. However, when he found out that Serena was pregnant, he married her, brought her to Los Angeles into his modest apartment, and accepted a permanent position with Kate International. He started off as an intern and quickly rose through the ranks to become VP of Marketing. It also helped that he successfully persuaded the board of directors to invest in Lita's aphrodisiac treats. The product made the company millions over the years. Her products are now sold worldwide and recommended by psychologists and relationship experts for couples who relationships suffer from lack of intimacy. Lita was now a multi-millionaire.

The house was spotless. She already said good-bye to Rini as she watched her get on the bus to go Pre-K. She remembered the fight that she got into with Darien last night.

For the first year of their marriage, they were happy together in his modest apartment. They took turns doing chores and spent evenings making love. They hardly ever argued. Now, they argued all the time constantly finding fault in one another. He criticized her about the upkeep of the household. She criticized him about not spending enough time with his family. He always retorted how he worked hard to provide a good life for her. She found herself feeling extremely insecure. She was jealous when she saw him smile at the cashier or a waitress. She even accused him of flirting with the Rini's Pre-K teacher.

Darien said irritated, "I was only being nice to the woman. Would you prefer for me to simply stare at all women?"

While Darien looked as handsome and fit as ever at the age of twenty-six, Serena gained weight. Her metabolism finally slowed down and she never lost the baby fat that she gained when she carried their daughter. She felt unattractive and covered with stretch marks. The first year of their marriage, Darien would have ripped off her clothes as soon as the bedroom door closed. Now, she disgusted him to the point where he hardly touched her. There was a time when he would become aroused just looking at her, now he could not get an erection. He would lie that he was exhausted from a long day at work. It's been almost six months since they made love. Her husband no longer desired her, and she knew he was having an affair. She had the proof in her hand.

Tokyo, Japan

Across the world in Tokyo, Lita stood behind the counter dressed in a form fitting green dress and her hair in a French twist. Thanks to Darien, she was a very wealthy woman.

She turned The Crown that Andrew left to her four years ago, when he left to married his wife Rita, into a multi-million dollar business. A couple of years ago, there was a global recession and the business was not doing well as it used to. A few of the small businesses in the area had to shut down because they were no longer making a profit. Lita noticed that the arcade section of the business was not doing as well. However, the café part of the business was doing well especially when she started adding her treats to the menu. She turned The Crown into a restaurant called Lita's Café and started cooking her own specialty products. She turned the arcade into a game room and a waiting area for customers. She became an instant millionaire thanks to Darien selling her products to his employers to invest in. She made millions when she sold her treats to them and used that money to remodel. The restaurant prospered especially when she gained international recognition of her aphrodisiac treats that was credited to saving many marriages and relationships from divorce. People from throughout the world came to her restaurant. It became one of Tokyo's main attraction sites. There was never a slow night at Lita's café.

Even the Furuhata family frequently patron her business and praised her on how successful she had made the business even running it better than their son. When she asked about Andrew, his parents and sister would say that they did not hear much from him since he left, but he was doing well and he was travelling throughout the world with his wife.

It's been four years since Andrew left. She knew that he loved Rita and Rita was his wife, but it still pained her to hear about his happiness with Rita. Rita was a good woman. She met her a couple times in the past. However, Lita despised her because Andrew loved Rita and not her. After four years, he never tried to contact Lita. She received no letters, phone calls or even a text to see how the business was going. She had not heard from him in four years. She moved on with her life but a part of her heart still ached for him.

Stanford, California, USA

Pure happiness appeared on Ami's face. She was in her first year of medical school. She graduated from undergraduate in biology at the top of her class within two in half years of hard work and was now at Stanford University. She was also in bliss from the mind-blowing sex she just had with Greg who lied naked in bed next to her.

Ami stared at the ceiling fan slowly turning. "Why did you use a condom?" Greg remained quiet. They hardly ever used protection. She was on the pill. "Oh, you're having sex with someone else." Four years ago when they started their affair, Ami made Greg promised to use protection if they were sleeping with other people. Ami's dream was to become a doctor like her mother. She did not want anything to stop her path like an unexpected baby or a sexually transmitted disease. She wanted a family eventually, but only after she became established in her career.

Ami could not blame him. They lived in different parts of the world. She was now in the United States since Greg was attending his first year of medical school there. She knew that Stanford University had one of the best medical programs in the world only second to Harvard University. She also was accepted into Harvard but Greg did not make the cut when he applied there. She secretly chose Stanford because she knew that Greg was a student there. Over the last four years, they started a friend with benefits type of relationship since their schedules and long distances would not allow them to have a normal relationship. They tried a serious relationship once, but it did not work out. So they decided to remain friends with benefits. They hung out when they came to visit one another and went to the movies and dinners together but they never made their relationship exclusive. They dated other people over the years but their determinations to become prestigious doctors caused the demise of those relationships. Between relationships, they still maintained a sexual affair. There was even a time when they were both in relationships and still having rough sex with one another in bathroom stalls and empty alleys. Sometimes Ami would lie to her mother and friends that she could not return for the holiday because of school or an internship when she was really travelling wherever Greg was to be with him.

She was in love with Greg but besides sex, she could not reach him. She did not understand how a person could be so close and so far apart at the same time. She knew that Greg was her soul mate and he knew what she was thinking without her even saying a word. He knew all her favorite things and that she was once Sailor Mercury. They confided in each other their darkest secrets. He knew things about her that even the other girls did not know. He brought out a bold and sexual side out of Ami that she did not know that she had inside of her. She kept the reserved side in public, but behind closed doors, she loved doing freaky things with Greg.

He finally spoke, "I'm getting married next month."

Ami gasped rolling on her side to face him. She could not believe it. "What!"

He looked up at the ceiling. "I care about you Ami, but it wouldn't work between us. We tried and we failed."

Ami could not believe that he was getting married to someone else. They slept together at least one a week for the last six months and he never told her there was someone else. She could not believe him. "We could try again."

Greg sighed shaking his head rolling on his side to see her. "We can't. I realize that now. We are exactly the same. We compete against one another. We have that drive to be the best. We're married to our careers to our dreams of being the best. We'll never be happy if we have to sacrifice our dream for the other. That's why we don't work. That's why besides a good release from the pressures of school and life, we don't work."

Ami said upset. "So that's all I am to you. A good fuck." Ami rolled off of bed.

Greg said frustrated, "You know that you are more than that to me Ami." He pleaded. "But I need a housewife, Ami. Heather is great person." Ami rolled her eyes with her back to him as she slipped her panties and bra back on.

Greg pounded his fist on the bed. "Damn it, Ami. I want to have a family."

Ami bent over and slipped on her jeans. "No, your requirement is a fucking housewife wife to cook and clean and her only occupation is to lie on her back and bear your children. I didn't know that you were that archaic Gregory." She knew he hated it when she called him Gregory. She could see the irritation in his face. She beamed internally even though she kept a peeved expression on her face.

Greg tossed the covers off of him and stood up. He stormed towards her as she slipped her t-shirt over her head. He said, "Like you want that."

Ami said, "I do want that. I want children and marriage. I want to be happy like Serena and Darien."

Greg said standing in front of her naked with his arms folded across his chest displayed his muscular biceps. "And when are you going to be someone's mother between surgeries or always being on call? You can't even have a normal relationship."

Ami snapped, "I have had plenty of relationships."

Greg said, "Yes, a series of short-term relationships where you just used them for sex toys when you are overwhelmed and feeling horny. That's all I am to you."

Ami said, "That's not true. I loved you Greg. I gave up Harvard for you."

Greg snapped. "I didn't ask you to do that. I didn't ask you to develop feelings for me. It's over Ami. I was fun while it lasted but it is time to grow up and move on. I am not going to cheat on Heather once we get married." Ami stared at him. She knew what he meant. He meant that he would have sex with her one last time and then it was over.

Greg stepped forward and kissed a hesitant Ami. She felt numb inside as he forced her mouth opened with his tongue. He pushed her on the bed. She knew she shouldn't have but she found herself giving herself to him once more. Ami cried when she woke up hours later and found that Greg was gone. She knew that it was over for good.

Tokyo, Japan

Rei walked along the grounds of the shrine as she smiled and waved at the miko as they greeted her. The shrine was becoming very later so she hired three miko, who came to her shrine asking for jobs. They were mostly high school students seeking a part-time job. One was cleaning up the shrine. One watched over omamori and ofuda as a few visitors stood in line to buy good luck charms. She saw one miko saying prayers to visitors seeking good luck in their exams or love lives. She saw a few school girls dressed in their school uniforms praying to Ema for to bless them.

After studying for four years at Kokugakuin University, she was now the caretaker and head priestess of the Scared Temple on Cherry Hill. Her grandfather had died two years ago from a massive heart attack at the age of ninety. He grandfather left it to her in his will. Her only living relative was her father. He showed up at the funeral looking as powerful and serious in a grey business suit. He offered to take her away from there, but she told him no. There was a big argument where she blamed him for killing her mother. He slapped her hard across the face and told her she dishonored him. They had not spoken since. Chad stayed by her side. She was grateful that he helped her with running the temple.

She sat in her office in the shamusho doing administrative work dressed in her red hakama tied with a bow and a white haori. She heard the door slide open. She turned around to see Chad standing there dressed in regular clothes and he had a duffle bag on his bag.

Sadness came over her at the thought of him leaving her. She gave him a warm smile. She asked, "Are you leaving?"

Chad said, "It's time." He stared at her as if that statement had more than one meaning. He bowed to her. "Thank you for all that you and your family have done for me."

Raye stood up. She smiled. "You're welcome Chad. You were a great help. My grandfather would have been happy that you have finally found your way again." Chad stared at her like he was searching for something else.

He asked nervously, "Is he the only one that felt that way?"

Raye shrugged her shoulders feeling flustered. "He spoke good things about you when he was alive." She knew that was not what he wanted to hear but it was what came out of her mouth.

Chad bowed his head slightly disappointed. He slowly strode into the temple. Raye became nervous as she felt butterflies in her stomach as he approached her. He leaned over and placed a lingering sweet kiss on her cheek stunning her into silence.

He backed away and smiled sadly. "I wish you the best, Raye. Good luck."

Raye said sadly, "Good luck to you too, Chad." He smiled then walked away from her. She turned away from him holding herself. Chad glanced back at her with a longing look. He then stepped out of the room slowly closing the sliding door behind him. Raye quickly turned around and called out his name. She saw the door was already closed. She took a deep breath.

London, England, UK

Mina dressed in a tiny red bikini winked, twirled, and posed for the camera. She gave the photographer everything that he wanted. He smiled as he snapped photograph after photograph of her.

"Smile for the camera. The camera loves you." All the photographers knew so. She was one of the most photogenic faces in the entertainment industry. She modeled and was an awarding winning actress in Hollywood whose face graced the big and small screen. She won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in a drama. She played the rebellious daughter of an alcoholic, dysfunctional, and abusive mother who drove everyone crazy. Her mother was portrayed by Meryl Streep, one of Hollywood's A-List actresses who had won numerous awards for her work.

She also starred in a short-lived series called Life with Julie where she played the main character's little sister. The series was about a young woman named Julie who life turned upside down after her parents were killed in a plane crash and she had to return home to take care of her three young siblings. She was now starring in a surprisingly popular periodic comedy called Society about life in the early twentieth century. She played a maid named Charisa who dreamed of marrying a rich man and becoming a Hollywood scarlet. She also acted occasionally as a guest judge on popular fashion and modeling reality shows. She did many interviews on talk shows to promote her new movie or project.

She dated some of the hottest hunks in the business. Right now, she was currently dating British actor Jason Hunt. Jason was an A-list actor with Hollywood movie star good looks with his slick back dark hair and piercing green eyes. He was about six-foot three with a ripped muscular physique. Jason started acting in commercials when he was three-years-old. As a child actor, he guest starred on a series of popular family-oriented shows and started acting in a series of movies on the big screen with some of the greatest actors in the world. He even starred in the cult classic, Gang of Outcasts, a movie series about a boy and his friends of outcasts trying to fit in a utopian world that refused to accept them. At the age of twelve, he disappeared from the acting scene in order to have a normal childhood. After graduating from drama school in New York, Jason returned to the acting world and gained recognition from playing on Broadway in such roles as Hamlet in Shakespeare's Hamlet or Stanley in A Street Car Named Desire. He could effortlessly switch from a sexy American accent in American films and his charming British accent in British productions. When promoting an American movie, he kept his American accent throughout the promotion process. He decided to keep the accents of his characters throughout the promotion process, after he found out that it freaked his American fans out when they found out that he was British.

He also played in many indie movie roles and won many awards at film festivals for his acting in great pieces. His breakout role that made him a Hollywood A-list celebrity was when he starred in a popular movie franchise based on a best-selling detective book series where he played a brilliant and martial arts trained detective Michael Kelly solving some of the most complex crimes and finding the criminal minds behind them.

He met Mina when he guessed starred in season three of her TV show Society where he played Dr. Nicholas Phillips, a doctor from a wealthy family that was supposed to be courting the mistress' daughter and finds himself fancying the cute maid Charisa even though she plays coy with him in the scenes where they are alone. After one steamy kiss in the master's study, the fans of the show wanted Charisa and Nicholas together and rumors started to stir in the media outlets wondering whether Mina and Jason were a couple or not. Fans of the shows studied their body language to see if they were together or not. Mina's publicist Sharon showed her an article where someone wrote an entire piece on why Jason and Mina should get married. Mina burst into laughter.

Jason and Mina did not fall for the media hype. The truth was that Mina and Jason were good friends after getting to know each other from working three months on the show. They clicked and their chemistry brought their characters' storyline to another level. Mina had a boyfriend at the time and Jason was dating a regular person that was not in the industry. Jason called Mina one night while she was at her flat in London and told her that he had broken up with his girlfriend because she wanted privacy. Mina informed him that she broke up with her model boyfriend because he was cheating on her. They hung out a few times and Mina saw that he was down to earth unlike the rest of the guys in the industry she dated. He thought of the entertainment industry as she did. It was a job not their life. They started dating a few weeks ago but they were not an official couple yet.

Mina strolled down the streets of London wearing a black blazer over her white A-line dress and black pumps. She wore big sunglasses. Paparazzi surrounded her but she tried to ignore them as she searched for something on her phone. They constantly snapped pictures of her.

"Mina, smile for the camera!"

"Are you and Jason going to get married?"

"Are Nicholas and Charisa going to become an item on Society?"

"Is it true that one of you is getting fired?"
She strode into a designer shop as the paparazzi tried to follow her in as sales associates tried to block them. Mina walked into the bathroom and into a bathroom stall. She disappeared and reappeared in her flat.

"Jesus Christ!" She jumped when her eyes widen. Jason was walking out of her bedroom with nothing but jogging pants on and messy bed hair.

Jason freaked out. "You just disappeared and reappeared."

Mina knew she had been caught and quickly laughed. He looked like he just woke up. She laughed trying to play it off. "You're still sleepy. I just walked in the door." She took her keys out of her blazer pocket and shook them in front of her with a smile.

Jason looked confused. Artemis rubbed against Mina's leg purring. Mina frowned at Artemis then walked towards her boyfriend wrapping her arms around his neck and pulling his head down into a breathtaking kiss. He slowly found himself loosing himself in the kiss as she broke away from him tilting her head and kissing him against as their tongues dangled with one another. He held her in a loose embrace. She pulled away from him.

Jason smiled. "I guess you're right. I just missed you. When I woke up, you were gone."

Mina smiled, "I know. I had a fashion shoot today for a new commercial."

Jason grinned as their lips met again. "I love watching you in tiny bikinis."

Mina said, "It wasn't that tiny." Jason smiled.

Mina broke away from him kicking off her heels. She walked into the kitchen. She asked as he followed her. "So how long are you here?" Jason picked up Artemis and began to pet him.

Jason said, "I'm taking a year off from acting."

Mina asked amused, "Seriously?"

Jason mocked her, "Seriously."

Mina laughed. "You know the paparazzi cornered me today." She grabbed a bottle of water out of the refrigerator. "They wanted to know if we were getting married and will our characters become an item on the show." Jason laughed.

Mina twisted opened the water. "Come on. They have to know that you are a big Hollywood star. You're not going to stay on a periodic soap opera."

Jason said, "Well, it's boosting the ratings of the show and that's a good thing." Jason winked. "Thanks to me, you still have a job."

Mina cut her eyes at him. "Ha ha…very funny jerk."

Jason laughed as he looked at Artemis. He said, "Your owner is so unappreciative."

Mina mocked. "Then, I guess we should leak to the media that we are dating to blow the ratings out of the roof."

Jason stopped smiling. Mina watched as he shut down in front of her. She could see the hurt in her eyes. Jason said hurt, "I thought you really liked me, Mina. I guess you're just like the rest of the other girls." Jason walked off to her bedroom to gather his clothes.

Mina panicked. He thought that she was only dating him to boost the ratings of the show. She rushed after him and said apologetic, "I'm sorry, Jason. I didn't mean it."

She followed him into her spacious bedroom. She watched as he quickly slipped on his shirt and started buttoning it up. He said frustrated, "No wondered you wanted to date me. I thought that you actually liked me." He looked at her with disgust. "I thought this was real." He slipped on his shoes and walked passed her.

Artemis watched sitting on the kitchen counter as Mina rushed after Jason who storming out of the bedroom. Mina's heart pounded quickly. "I do like you, Jason." She emphasized. "This is real." Jason opened the front door about to step out.

Jason turned around catching Mina off guard. He challenged with steel green eyes. "Then why haven't you admitted that you are my girlfriend yet? Why didn't you invite me to dinner with your mother at eight tonight. Are you ashamed of me? Am I just another one of Mina's trophy boyfriends? Or you want someone bigger and more famous than me?"

Mina blurted out in panicky, "Yes, I'm your girlfriend and we could go to dinner to meet my mum if you like." Mina shook her head. "I want you, Jason. I am happy with you."

Jason froze. He turned around and said overly pleased with himself. "I knew it!"

Mina stood dumbfounded. He played her. Mina looked angrily as she grabbed her designer shoe from the floor and yelled angrily, "Get out!"

Jason added quickly. "I'll see you at eight." He quickly closed the door as Mina's pump hit the back of it.

Artemis laughed. "He really is a good actor." Artemis ducked when Mina's other shoe almost hit him.

Los Angeles, California, USA

Around five that evening, Darien strolled in dressed in an expensive dark blue suit with a matching blue tie. He sat his briefcase by the coat hanger. He locked up behind him.

He walked in the kitchen and was stunned when Serena and Rini were not at the kitchen table or any tracing of food ready for him. She always had something prepared for him when he got off from work.

The living room was quiet and empty. Darien slowly walked up the stairs passing the pictures on the wall of the life together including their wedding ceremony. Darien walked upstairs to the oak floors. The first floor of the their home included a kitchen, a utility room, a dining room, a small bathroom, living room, and study that he used as an office. The second floor contained three bedrooms. One was the master bedroom where they slept which connected to their own private bathroom. There was Rini's room across the hall with a sign on her wall saying "Rini's Room" in bright pink letters. There was a guest bedroom for their overnight guests, and there was a bathroom.

Darien smiled when he saw a crack in Rini's room. He heard the sound of the television. He slowly pushed back the door to Rini's room. She was wearing a pink dress with her hair in pigtails. She had her room painted in pink with pink walls, pink dresser set, and a twin bed with pink spread on them. She was sitting on the floor with her stuff Sailor Moon doll watching her favorite TV show.

Darien knocked on the door. Rini's eyes lit up as she saw her daddy. She ran up to him saying happily, "Daddy, you're home." Darien lifted up his tiny princess and cradled her in his arms as she gave him a big home. She was a beautiful girl with strawberry blonde hair and red eyes that he found out that was genetic trait from his side of the family. She looked like the splitting image of Serena.

"So how is my princess today?"

Rini said, "Good."

"So what did you learn in school today?"

"I learnt how to spell my name. I can say the alphabet and count to ten." She asked happily, "Can I show you daddy?"

"Of course you can."

Darien sat on edge of the bed as he watched Rini recite her ABC's and count to ten. He praised her when she finished. He then watched as she wrote her entire name at her small pink table in her tiny pink chair. Darien was impressed that she wrote Serenity Shields legibly even though her S's and E's were backwards.

He hugged her. She beamed as he called her the smartest little girl in the world.

She smiled as she crawled on his knee and watched her favorite TV show with him. It was another TV show about a teenager girl who had the power to change into a pop star and only her best friend Jamie and her dad Jim know about it. Every episode like every other silly kid show ended in a moral lesson. Darien and Serena knew the plots and characters for all the shows because Rini watched them constantly.

Darien kissed the top of Rini's hair. He asked, "Where's your mom?"

Rini shrugged as her eyes were plastered on the TV. "I don't know. She's probably in her studio. She was speaking with someone on the phone earlier about getting a divorce." Darien's heart stopped for a moment. He was confused. He knew they were having problems, but not enough for a divorce."

Darien sat Rini on the bed. He could not think. He started to panic. He walked out. "I'm going to talk to your mother."

"Okay daddy."

Darien walked up to the back staircase that led to the Serena's private studio. She had a nervous breakdown a few years ago after Rini's birth. The doctor diagnosed her with postpartum depression. Instead of the birth of their child being a joyous occasion, it was the scariest time of his life.

They were coming home one night from a Christmas Eve party with some of their friends from work. Serena was heavily pregnant and was due the following month. Serena was his happy and outgoing wife. They were joking about something trivial at a red light. When a truck came out of nowhere and rambled inside of the car flipping them over and knocking them unconscious. It was the last time he would every see the Serena that he grew to love.

Darien woke up in a hospital an hour later confused and wondering what was going on. He was bandaged up and suffered from a slight concussion. The doctor informed him that he was in a car accident. The first thought that came to his mind was Serena and the baby. The doctor informed him that his wife was in critical condition. They had to perform lifesaving surgery since she was bleeding internally. They were performing an emergency C –section to get the baby out. Darien argued that it was too soon and that the baby was not due until that time next month. The doctor informed him that the baby was strong. When he asked about his wife, the doctor looked uncertain and simply said we'll do whatever they can to save her.

They were able to save Serena and on Christmas morning, their daughter was born. He held her in her arms and smiled at the bundle of joy in his arms. Yet, the moment was bittersweet. He did not want to imagine raising her alone without Serena. The doctors informed her that Serena situation was stable and they placed her in a coma. They did not know when she would wake up. Darien stayed by Serena's side for two weeks. The girls called every day to check on her and see how she was. Darien held his wife's hand as she rested. She finally woke up two weeks later. Darien knew something was wrong when Serena did not want to hold their daughter.

The doctors diagnosed her with her postpartum depression. Darien stayed with her even when she said hurtful things like she hated him and Rini. She was extremely depressed and became very insecure. She slept all day and constantly argued that she was getting fat and he didn't love her anymore because he thought she was fat and unattractive. The truth was that nothing was wrong with her. She was still beautiful but she was curvier. She had more of an hour glass figure and had filled out in all the right places. Her breasts were bigger and fuller, her hips were wider, and her butt was bigger. She had a little muffin top and some cellulite on her thighs but he did not care. He still thought she was the most beautiful woman in the world, but it turned him off when she constantly complained about her imperfections. He would fall asleep on her complaining and she would still be talking.

She constantly accused him of cheating on every woman he speaks to. She even accused her of flirting with Rini's teacher and the woman was old enough to be his mother. She was never in the mood for sex anymore.

Their sex life had become dull and boring. Her sex drive was nonexistent. There was a time when she was soaking wet for him. Now, she could not get aroused. Her core stayed dried as the desert even when he would try to surprise her by eating her out. She never responded. Her core remained dry. He ended up having to buy lubricant just to have sex with her without hurting her. He had more fun learning about how honey is made then having sex with his wife. It felt like a chore instead of something fun. She did it like she was obligated to do so as his wife. He even recalled one time when he was on the verge of an orgasm that she asked if he was almost done. He lost his erection and left out that night. He went downstairs and fell asleep on the sofa watching a poker game that he found more interesting than sex with his wife. He could not even remember the last time he orgasm with his wife. He could tell that she was not into it and he found himself going flaccid inside of her. He pulled out of her frustrated.

It frustrated him that he was married to a beautiful woman and he had to resort to fantasizing about other women while masturbating to get off. He kept himself extremely busy at work and working out in the gym to stop from cheating on her.

It took Serena three months to finally hold Rini in her arms. Darien had to return to work and Serena was home alone with Rini. When she whined who was going to take care of his daughter, Darien snapped back you're her mother and stormed out of the apartment angrily. Rini cried so much and Serena tried to ignore her as she watched television. She eventually got up and tried to stop Rini from crying. It was that moment that she held Rini that she bonded with her and Rini stopped crying. The two were in sync ever since.

At first, Darien thought that it was cute that she was so close to her daughter. Now, he realized that she was using Rini as a shield to not be alone with him. When they went out, it was with Rini or a kid appropriate place. When they ate dinner, Rini was there and it was about Rini. When they were in bed, if she wasn't complaining about her flaws, it was about Rini. Even during sex, she wanted to make sure that Rini did not hear anything. The final straw was when she went two nights sleeping in Rini's bed because Rini was afraid of the dark. On the third day, Darien walked into Rini's room and demanded Serena get out of her bed. They had a big argument where he told her that he refused to have to explain to his daughter why mommy doesn't sleep with daddy anymore. He also told her that it was unnatural. Serena argued how he was a bad father to do such a thing. The next day, Darien spoke to his daughter and then brought Rini a nightlight and kept the door slightly ajar for her until she got over her fear of the dark.

"What the hell is wrong with you Serena?" Serena swung around. She was painting a picture of Rini in a sundress in a sunflower field on a sunny day.

Darien slammed the door behind her and stormed towards her. He stood a foot away from her. "A freaking divorce."

Serena was dumbfounded. She had not told anybody and he knew.

As if he read her thoughts, he answered, "Rini told me."

Serena said, "You're the one that is cheating." She threw the black panties at him. He caught them looking confused at it. "I found them in your jacket's pocket. They're not mines. Who do they belong to, Darien?" Serena folded her arms across her chest daring him to weasel his way out of the situation.

Darien looked at the panties as he admired their texture. An amused look came over his handsome face before he burst into laughter. She looked confused. "No one babe. It's a prototype for work for our lingerie collection. Our client is a very eccentric woman. She slipped them in my jacket pocket at a board meeting." Darien twirled the panties around in his hand. "There were ten other people in the board meeting if you don't believe me."

Serena arched her eyebrow. "Who's the client?"

"Alexa Apple."

Serena looked amused. "That horrible actress who does all those horrible Z movies that are so bad they are funny."

Darien smiled. "Yup. She might suck as an actress, but she has a pretty big fan base."

Serena looked at Darien, and she knew that his story was ridiculous to be true. She sighed and said, "I'm sorry I accused you of having an affair."

Darien kissed Serena. He then embraced her in his arms. He pulled away from her and lifted her chin so that she stared at him directly in his eyes. "Serena, you have to trust me. I have never cheated on you. You drive me crazy, but I love you. I love our life and I love our daughter."

Serena walked away from him. She ran her hands through her messy hair. "I know that Darien. I don't know why I am like this. But you're not happy. You're miserable."

Darien turned to her in disbelief. "Serena, we have problems like everyone else does. No relationship is perfect. We're going to fight and disagree."

Serena spun around and tilted her head. She said naively, "And I thought we'll live happily ever after like in the fairy tales. I'm Princess Serenity and you're my Prince Endyimon. We were supposed to get married and lived happily ever after. We're not supposed to fight and we are supposed to agree on everything."

Darien lit up as he stared at his naïve wife. He said walking towards her, "There's a reason that it ends at happily ever after. Plus, it would be boring if we agreed on everything. Don't you think? Plus, I love fighting with you." He stood before her and placed a kissed on her cheek. "Because the makeup sex is unbelievably."

He leaned over to place a kiss on Serena's neck. Serena looked at the ceiling with an anxious look of her face waiting for this moment of intimacy to be over. Darien moved to kiss the other side of her neck. Serena felt like she could not breathe. She closed her eyes hoping to feel desire and warmth but that feeling never came. There was no longer that spark. His wet kisses irritated her skin. His touch made her skin crawl. When she saw his hands moving to push off her plaid shirt off her shoulders, she pushed him away and back away from him like his touch repelled her. Darien looked at her strangely.

He asked stunned, "What is it?"

Serena gave him a fake smile. "I'm just not in the mood." The atmosphere turned very tense.

Darien looked in disbelief. Serena fidgets nervously. Darien laughed lightly to stop from crying. She could see a range of emotions run through him. He could not believe what he was about to ask. He closed his eyes then opened them to look at her. "Do you want to try one of Lita's treats to get you in the mood?"

Serena pointed to the painting changing the subject. "I really need to finish my portrait for art class. It's due tomorrow." Darien fumed. She cared more about that damn art class than him.

Darien laughed to himself. She could see the hurt in his eyes. He shook his head. "I can't believe my wife doesn't want to have sex with me anymore. The thought of it repels her. I can have any woman I want, but the one I want, the one I married, doesn't want to fuck me anymore."

Serena said weakly, "I'm sorry."

Darien snorted. "I bet you are." He asked, "So are you fucking someone else? Is it someone at art school because we haven't had sex in about six months and probably good sex in God knows how long?"

Serena cried out, "No, look I'll eat the treats if you want."

"I don't want a pity fuck!" Darien yelled startling Serena. "My wife doesn't want me anymore! I don't want you to treat making love to your husband as a chore. So no Serena, I don't want you to eat the treats." He looked at her with angry eyes. He stormed past her. He placed his hand on the door opening it. He turned to her and said spitefully, "If I repel you that much, you can sleep in the guest room. But you can forget about getting a divorce. I'll be damned if I give you permission to screw another guy. We're in this until death."

Serena stared at him with icy eyes that matched his steel ones "Oh! And when I catch the son of bitch that is screwing my wife, I will kill him." Serena's eyes widen. "As a matter of fact, I will kill every last one of your lovers until there is only your husband left. I will be the only one fucking my wife from now on." He glanced at the painting. He gave her a wicked smile. "Nice painting." He closed the door behind him. Serena stood stunned and a little scared. Her husband had snapped and it was all her fault.