Blueeyeddevil06, thank you for being my beta. Also, thank you for requesting this story. The prompt was Blind Date from Darien's POV & he already knew Serena.
"Dr. Shields!"
"Yes, Dr. Lewis, what do you need?" Darien walked over to speak with his mentor. Shortly after Darien started working at the hospital, he approached him to mentor him. He had said yes right away. There wasn't anyone there that he respected half as much.
Darien was puzzled as he watched Dr. Lewis fidget. He hadn't ever seen him as anything less than confident. That included a surgery on a three year old girl who played with a nail gun and just barely missed her heart with a nail. He, of course, saved her life.
"As your mentor, this doesn't really fall into my purview, but I was hoping you would let me set you up on a blind date." He held up his hand to stop Darien from talking yet. "You can, of course, say no. I just really think she would be the perfect girl for you, and you don't really date. I think a lot of both of you. I've known her since she was a little girl." Dr. Lewis fidgeted again.
Darien grew nervous. He really didn't want to go on a blind date, but he respected Dr. Lewis too much. He held back a groan and said, "Sure. I can do that. Just please don't expect too much from me. I like being a bachelor."
Dr. Lewis rolled his eyes, "Guys who 'like' being a bachelor date a lot of girls. How many do you date?"
Darien sighed and ran his hands through his hair.
"Exactly." Dr. Lewis said. "That's why I'm willing to set you up with her. You aren't a player. I trust you to treat her well even if you aren't interested. I'm just asking for one date."
Darien nodded, "I can do dinner Friday."
"I'll check with her. I will also set it up and pay. I'm asking you to take her out anyway. The reservation will be under Lewis."
That was how Darien ended up sitting at a table for two at a swanky romantic restaurant. He made sure to arrive early. He wanted to make sure he was there before she was. He was going to be the perfect gentleman tonight. It was obvious that Dr. Lewis thought the world of this girl. He knew that it was only going to be one date. He wanted to make sure he got the rest right so that he would be forgiven for not being interested in her.
And then he heard the last voice he wanted to hear tonight. Serena said, "Darien?" Dammit. He didn't want to tell her he was on a date. He needed to explain this to her so she wouldn't think he wanted to be here. That was when he noticed what she was wearing. She looked amazing. His heart dropped when he realized that she was dressed up and at a romantic restaurant. That meant she was on a date. His heart sank to his feet, and he braced himself to have his heart bruised. He wished he had the courage to just ask her out one of these days. And now it might be too late.
He had stayed quiet so long she started talking again. "Well, how funny is it that Thomas set us up on a blind date?" She then sat down.
He stared at her as the words sank in. He asked, "You know Dr. Lewis?"
She nodded, "Believe it or not, he used to babysit me when I was little."
"You're my blind date?"
Concern showed in her eyes. "Um. Yea. Is… is that a problem? I didn't know until the host brought me over here. I can go now and tell him we had a nice date. You don't have to-"
"No! It's fine. Stay. Please." All of a sudden, he wanted to be on this date. He hoped she did too. He looked at her sitting across from him. This was what he had been wanting to do for years. He didn't date other women because no one came close to her. He tried once, and called her Serena while he was kissing her. Trista was pissed. The date ended there with a well deserved slap.
He lamented that, after years of knowing her, by the time he had realized he was in love with her, he had been picking on her for a long time. He was terrified of telling her his feelings. He was sure she would reject him. He had been such an ass to her.
And now, all of a sudden, this dinner became incredibly important. He hoped he could show her he could be charming and kind to her. He knew he had one dinner to get her to start to change her mind about him. He was glad that he was sure she would order dessert. It would give him a bit more time.
She laughed and said, "I should have known it was you. Thomas keeps talking about his protege and how brilliant he is. It felt really nice that he wanted me to go out on a blind date with you. I always knew he thought a lot of me, but this really meant a lot."
"He talks about me?"
"He calls you 'mini-me.'"
Darien barked out laughing. "That was why you didn't know my name." He paused. "That's a huge compliment too. He's one of the top doctors in Japan."
"Which was why I agreed to this date. I wouldn't have wanted to go otherwise."
"You didn't want to go on a date with me?"
"I didn't know it was you, Silly."
"And now?" He tried to pretend that her answer couldn't wreck his whole world. He was so close to finding out how she really felt about him. He had desperately avoided it in the past.
"I get a date at a fancy restaurant with one of the nicest guys I know. Works for me." she smiled at him.
He couldn't stop the huge smile from spreading across his face. "Nicest guy? I'm pretty sure I was an ass to you for years."
She laughed at him and said, "We bickered. It was our thing. I was the only girl you paid attention to. It felt nice. Then one day, you stopped. I never figured out what I did wrong."
"No! No, that wasn't it at all. I had been an ass to you. I stopped being a jerk." He was so confused. She thought she had upset him because he stopped being mean to her? What the hell? "I started being nice to you."
"Oh."
"You need to say more than that." He needed an explanation.
"The bickering was fun. I didn't think you meant it."
"I didn't. And?"
"I had all of your attention when we were like that. It made me feel…" She blushed. "Special. Like I mattered to you."
He was so frustrated. He stopped so that she would like him, and it made her feel like she didn't matter anymore. How did that happen?
"You were just trying to be nice to me?"
He nodded. That was, of course, when the waitress came to take their order. Once they did and she left, he said. "Yes, I was trying to act better around you."
"Why?"
He paused. He glanced at her breasts and noticed her breathing was quick. He was a doctor and he knew lots of things that could mean. He was hoping it meant excitement. He darted his eyes back to her face and noticed he had been caught looking. She didn't look angry. In fact, she looked smug. He liked that look on her. "I thought you deserved to be treated better. You are a remarkable woman."
She gave him a sweet smile. He loved every smile she directed at him.
"So, is this a real date then?"
"What?"
"It sounds like you are actually okay with being on a date with me."
He nodded and said, "Yes, this is a real date." He chuckled. "I can't believe you actually want to go on a date with me."
She looked at him tenderly, "And why's that?"
He rubbed his face in his hands and sighed. He then raked his hands through his hair. Could he tell her? Should he? He loved her, and she was sitting here on a date. Should he wait and try to be more charming? Then he remembered that was what made her think she had done something wrong before. He couldn't lose their friendship. He then looked over at her. He had to take the chance. If he did and they dated, he could get everything he wanted.
He looked her in the eyes and said, "Because I have been crazy about you for years, and I was sure you would never agree to go on a date with me." There he said it. It was out there and his heart was exposed. He wanted to beg her not to destroy it.
"You really are a baka, aren't you? All of this time, and we could've been dating if you only asked me." She rolled her eyes at him and then shook her head.
He felt her leg press against his under the table. She was playing footsie with him! He pressed up against her leg in response. "I'm a baka. You win that argument after all, Buns."
"Buns?"
"It's cute. I like it."
She rolled her eyes, "Buns it is then, Dumpling."
"No way!"
She laughed. "Fine."
Dinner came, they ate and had a wonderful time. Darien loved being on the receiving end of all of her smiles. She was stunning. He found his cheeks were starting to hurt. He hadn't smiled that much in, well, ever.
When dessert came, she smirked at him, "I can't believe Thomas got us together. I was not looking forward to this date."
"Neither was I. I planned on being the perfect gentleman so it would soften the blow when I didn't want to see her again. And then you showed up. He was right. You're perfect for me."
Serena pouted, and he tried to figure out what he said wrong. "Perfect gentleman? That's disappointing." She then smirked.
"We can lie to him about that part. He doesn't need to know what I did with you after the date."
"And what's that?"
"Something that involves you being naked and under me, moaning."
"Call for the check. All of a sudden, I'm not hungry anymore."
"Finish up. You're going to need the energy."
"That's hot." She began eating her dessert quicker than she was before.
He raked his eyes over her body. "You're hot. And, I love you."
A tear leaked down her cheek that she quickly caught. "I love you too."
Darien was glad the restaurant was close to his apartment. They barely made it through the door, and he was kissing her. She grabbed condoms out of her purse and smirked at him. "Think it's enough?"
"Five? No way." He grabbed her ass and pressed her up against him. "That will have to do for now."
She smirked and ran for his bedroom with him following after her. She jumped on his bed and pulled off her dress. "Come and get me."
He stipped off his clothes and rolled on a condom. "Now you're in for it." He removed her bra and panties and then ate her out. She was breathless and moaning his name. She orgasmed, and he moved up her body. He then buried himself in her, felt her stretch around him and then she winced.
"Are you okay?" he asked.
"Virgin."
"You should have said something."
"Shut up and fuck me already."
He buried himself in her and did just that. They both orgasmed at the same time. He collapsed next to her.
"Wow, that was amazing! I think I may need to run out and buy some more." He laughed. "I don't want to let you leave my bed. Ever."
She smiled at him. "It was incredible. I could always text Mina to bring some by."
"I'll think about it." He chuckled.
The next work day, he walked up to Dr. Lewis and shook his hand. Best. Blind. Date. Ever.