Author's Note:yes I know I haven't added to this fanfic in a while. I've been busy adding to all the others, updating my website, and that doesn't even include my outside social life. I'm going to stop bitching then and let you get on with reading this latest chapter. I hope you like it and E-Mail is always appreciated.


Reflections of Dreams
Chapter 3

     She and Amy stood in the airport with Lita, watching as she stood at the front desk handing in her information and her lugagge before walking back over to them. She adjusted her pack over her shoulder, blew her hair out of her eyes.
     "You guys gonna walk me to the entrance gate or what?"
     Amy nodded, but her face was sad."Lets go."
     They walked through the airport, stopped at where Lita was set to leave. Amy wasn't bothering to hide how sad she was."Lita, you'll call when you get there, right?"
     "You know I will. Amy, don't worry. If everything goes smoothly, I'll be back in like two months. You can live without me until then."she teased, hugging her fiercely as she spoke.
     Amy sniffed."I know I can. Just take care of yourself."
     Lita grinned at her, then turned to Serena, her expression smug."Your going out on more dates with Dar right?"
     "Why are we talking about him when were saying goodbye?"she snapped back, annoyed. When Lita continued smiling, she gave up and nodded."Yea, were going out again tonight."
     "Good. Oh yea, if you break his heart, I'll break your neck."she said the threat good naturedly, and hugged Serena also."But I have faith in you."
     How could her friends have faith in her not to break him when she didn't even have faith in herself?"Have fun Lita. And don't worry Amy; you'd better call her as soon as you get there."
     "You two are a pair of regular nags. I'll call, trust me. See you guys soon."waving to them as she walked away, she disappeared through the entrance gate.
     "I know she loves her job, but it scares me everytime she goes away."Amy whispered.
     "She'll be all right. Come on, I have to get back to the office."she checked her watch, flinched. "I'm already running late."
     They were driving back, with Serena at the wheel and Amy deep in thought. Serena glanced over at her friend."Whats on your mind? A patient?"
     Amy shook her head."No, not a patient."you and Darien, was what she wanted to say. But she held back and didn't say a word instead. Serena and her brother had been out on a couple of dates and she could already see a dreaminess entering Darien's eyes, the way he gazed at her best friend when she wasn't looking. It was all right for someone to fall in love, but not when the other person in the relationship didn't feel the same way.
     "I think I'll stop by and see Darien before I go to the office."Serena smiled to herself. He would be at the boatyard, hot and sweaty and looking good enough to eat. They'd been on a couple of dates and she was getting tired of waiting for him to make the move she'd been waiting for. And she also knew what was wrong with Amy, she wasn't stupid. But she wouldn't push the subject either. For her, promising not to break a heart would be lying. And she would never promise anyone that, not even her best friend, her sister.
     She dropped Amy off at her apartment, then drove down to the wharf. She parked down the street from where his boatyard warehouse was, then walked the rest of the way, amused when two surfers walked by and tried catching her eye.
     She walked in, was directed to his office, where she walked in and found him on the phone with paperwork all over his desk."Yea, I know. He quit because I wanted different things then he did. Yea, it was too bad."he was quiet a moment, listening."Greg, I'm really grateful to you. This is important. Your the only other person I'd trust with this. When do you think you can wrap things up and be out here.....all right. Thats fine. No, no. Take your time, I don't want-"he noticed Serena  staring at him, looking gorgeous with an expectant smile on her face."Ah....oh right. Ok, just take your time, I understand that you need time. Thanks Greg."he hung up and turned to her."This is a nice surprise."
     "Just got back from dropping Lita off at the airport. She postponed her flight for two weeks because Amy wanted her too."she walked around his desk, pressed herself into his side as he sat looking up at her."Thought I'd pay you a friendly visit."
     Friendly wasn't what he would have called it, he mused, noting how her eyes were smoky and hot. She had come for much more then that."Well I'm all yours."he reached over and pulled her down into his lap, letting his hands move up and down."Hhhmmm, you smell good."he murmured against her neck, beginning to nibble.
     "You know Darien,"she began, running her nails along the back of his neck, pleased when she felt him tremble."How about instead of going out to dinner tonight we eat in."
     He knew exactly what she was up too. And he wasn't about to stop her from planning a seduction for him."Sounds good to me. You cooking?"he let his tongue drag across her flesh, up her throat.
     She could feel her eyes crossing with lust."Yea, I'm cooking. Does that surprise you?"
     "I'll have to admit, it does. Who taught you to cook?"
     "My mother. She's an excellent cook."she turned her head, covered his lips with hers and drove them both a little more crazy. His breathing wasn't so smooth when she pulled back."So, your place?"
     "Yea, my place. Hows seven?"
     "Perfect. Seven it is."she pondered a moment, considered something."How about you give me the keys to your house, just so I can get a head start before you get there?"
     He reached into his pocket, drew out his keys and pulled out the one to his home."Here. Knock yourself out gorgeous."
      She gave him a smacking kiss, then jumped out of his lap."Thanks. I gotta get going now. I'll see you tonight."
      He watched her leave and wondered how the hell he had gotten lucky enough to be dating her. It was what they were doing in his mind at least. Dating.
      That thought brought him up shortly, had him frowning with worry. He himself thought they were dating, but did she? What if she just thought she was having a bit of fun, that she was relieving an itch that had been bothering her for some time?
      He stood, began to pace. No, no, that wouldn't do. He didn't want her thinking he was here for her amusement and she could discard him as easily as clothes. If it was any other woman it wouldn't matter to him. But it was Serena and she was the only one that mattered. If she wanted sex, it wouldn't just be sex. It would be what he said it was and she would have to agree with it no matter what.
       Just as she was planning how to seduce him that night, he was planning a way to tell her they were in a relationship.


     She arrived at his home at six to begin the dinner. She made finger foods, little crispy chicken strips and sauce to dip it in. She added spices to the sauce, made sure the strips were cooked golden, and whipped up some margaritas that  she sampled and approved with a snicker. Darien would never be hold out against her with these.
    She didn't want to make a huge dinner that would slow them down on the way upstairs, and she didn't want him to get ideas that it could be a romantic dinner, but she was sure if she made it seem that way he would surely give in. She knew he thought of her in a...well, special way, and didn't want there first time to be a quick romp. So romancing him was the next best thing.
     She lit candles in his room, left a soothing cd playing and dimmed the lights.  Satisfied, she went back downstairs and checked the time, amazed to see it was already six forty five. He would be arriving any minute. Hurrying to the bathroom, she quickly changed and reapplied her make up, fluffing her long, silvery hair out.
      She heard his car pull up a little before seven. Smiling to herself, she went to greet him.
      He came through the door, saw her and felt the tension of the day melt away."You look beautiful."he sniffed the air."And whatever you made smells delicious."
      She walked to him and took his brief case, placing it down on the floor, then removing his coat to hang up."Come on, I want you to try out what I made."she took his hand and led him toward the dining room.
      He noticed the chicken strips and grinned."Looks good."he allowed her to pick one up, dip it in the sauce, and feed it to him."Taste's good too. I'm impressed."
      "Thanks. I meant to impress you."she wound her arms around his neck, brushed her lips across his."Glad it worked."
      Amused by her, he wrapped his arms around her, cupped her soft backside."You know Serena, I know what your up too."he murmured against her lips, beginning to back her up toward the stairs.
      "Do you?"she smiled.
      "Uh huh. And I can say, its a rather good idea too."when she laughed, he swung her into his arms, laughing himself at the surprise on her face as he carried her up to his room."Think you can handle a little romance from me?"
     When he froze at the door to his room, she nodded, smiling snugly."I think I can handle it."
     It took him a moment to realize she had really gone this far just to seduce him. Soft music, dreamy candles, and a gorgeous woman giving him an expectant smile. For a moment he almost wanted to retreat and run. He had never felt so....pressured.
     Pressured to please her, pressured to be the best and the only one she would ever want. Perhaps he was putting the pressure on himself, but it was there nonetheless.
     Feeling like an idiot, he walked into the room, lay her on the bed."Serena, this isn't going to just be a fling."he whispered as he pulled her shirt off her, then began working on the skirt she wore.
     "What?"she tugged on his tie.
     "This is more then a fling. This isn't going to be just one night, its going to be all of our nights. Your time will belong to me, you'll belong to me, just as I'll belong to you."he cupped her breasts in his hands, losing what he was saying the more he saw, the more he wanted to touch.
     "Whatever you say."lost in feeling, she spoke without actually hearing what he said.
     When his hands slid the bra aside, he lost himself in her, lowering his head to take a nipple between his lips. Pleased when she nearly came off the bed, he sucked her in,  running his hands down her waist to hook on her panties and draw them down her thighs.
     "I've waited so long ."he murmured against her, tossing her panties over his shoulder, then ripping off his shirt, watching as she unhooked his trousers and told him to take them off as well. He obeyed quickly, then returned to her, heated flesh sliding against heated flesh.
     She arched up against him, pressing herself into him, but he wouldn't allow it to just be fast and hard and no heart at all. He would play it out, he would have from her what no other man ever had.
     So when he kissed her throat, her breasts, he took his time savoring the feel of her beneathe his hands, the taste of her beneathe his tongue, he could feel her own passion boiling over in the quick panting of her breaths, in the way her nails dug into his back, urging him on to hurry.
     She was lost in him, lost in such lust as she'd never felt before."Now Darien. Now."
     "No, not yet, not yet."but he knew she wouldn't be able to hold out, that she would go crazy with her passion."Here now, here."he moved his lips over hers and slid his fingers into the heat, where she was wet and ready for him.
     He felt her buck against him and come so hard and so fast it left her breathless and limp, where upon he was able to kiss her throat, her breasts, feast on her to his will. He was amazed he had such an apetite for her, he'd never desired to actually see another woman and know all there was of her in all his life. For him it was usually hard and fast and over with before the woman could get any ideas.
     Not here though, he assured himself. Serena would love him, she would cry out his name and want only his touch on her. It would be him she gave his soul too.
     Unable to wait any longer, he moved over her, waited until her eyes opened and met his."Now Serena."he whispered, moving into her in the same moment.
     He watched her eyes shut and her teeth catch her lower lip, he felt her move against him as he moved against her, he heard her crying out and calling his name. But the more he thrust, the more control he lost, and soon all he felt was the nearing release and the bloood pounding through his head.
     He heard her cry out, a long rolling cry that filled the room and his ears, felt her tighten and come against him. And following that, he buried his face in her hair and went over the edge.


     The room was quiet, still glowing with the candles lit, with the music still drifting through, over and into them. The smell in the air was sweaty and hot, the scent of satisfied sex. And on the bed they lay, there bodies slicked, Darien still lying on top of her small body, where he had collapsed.
     Serena had never felt so languid, so GOOD, in all her life. She felt like she was glowing, like she was golden and that her body had gone to heaven. Well, she couldn't exactly feel her body yet. It was still tingling and numb from the hardest, longest orgasm she had ever experienced in her life.
     And even though her body was slow, her brain was faster and already clicking into place. Now came the part where she got up, told him that had been fabulous sex, and walked out before he got any ideas. But then, how was she going to do that when her body wasn't following the will of her mind?
     This worried her, these feelings she had never experienced before. Even years ago she had known it, he had terrified her and made her run, made her hide for years. But now that she had faced him she was also faced with these emotions that were rare for her. Rare, hell. They were completely new.
     Deciding she had to escape and quickly, she patted his shoulder, tried moving."I've got to get going now."she tried moving out from under him again, but his greater weight kept her in place. "Darien, I have to go."
     "Why?"his voice was muffled against her hair, sleepy and just a bit dreamy.
     Why indeed."Ah, I've got an early meeting tomorrow. I need my sleep."that wasn't entirely a lie. She DID have an early meeting tomorrow.
     "You can sleep here."he lifted his head and she saw his eyes, half closed and a cloudy blue, his hair mused. God, the man was gorgeous."With me."
     That meant staying and she didn't think she was ready for that just yet."No, I should go."when she tried moving, he pinned her to the bed."Darien!"
     "I'm not letting you go."he nuzzled her neck, then moved his lips over hers before she could protest. In seconds she was straining against him, her arms wrapped around him."I don't think you really want to go."he whispered, his tone smug as he kissed his way down to her breasts.
     He won this one, she thought."All right. Just for tonight."


     She went through work the next day, went over paperwork, went through the meeting with the board, signed and discussed what needed to be examined, and kept thinking of the amazing night she had had.
     They'd had sex five times. It still made her wander how she was able to walk about on her legs. But she felt good, the best she'd felt in years, ever even.
     She got out of the office early, went down to Amy's offices and found her also wrapping up for the day."Am, lets go have lunch. No, no. Lets go down to the beach and get a tan. Or better yet, lets go to the spa and get a massage."
     Amy was stacking the files of her last patient, flipping through them and checking the notes she had jotted during there session."They all sound good, but you need to make up your mind which it is."
     "Your right. Well....hhhmmm. How about lunch at the beach? We'll get the massage some other time."she couldn't help feeling so good, so exhilerated.
     "Ok, thats fine."she ushered Serena out of her office, closed the door behind her."Susan, did Mrs. Hallowell reschedule?"
     Susan, Amy's secretary, stopped her hurried typing, smiled."No, she didn't. You did a good job there, Miss Stanford."
     Amy smiled as well, relieved."Thank you Susan. I'm leaving now. I left Mrs. Hallowell's file on my desk."
     "I'll see to it."
     "Thanks."Amy took Serena's arm, studied her friend more critically now that she was officially done with her work for the day."You look relaxed."she said as they went into the elevators.
     Serena turned, flashed her a gorgeous smile."Do I really?"
     "Yes, you do."she studied her a moment longer and realized why."Ah, I see."
     "See what?"
     "You've slept with my brother."Amy said casually when the elevator doors opened and they walked out into the parking structure, toward there cars.
     "How did you guess?"
     "I'm a psychiatrist, I know everything."she told her, smiling when Serena laughed.
     "Oh yea, I almost forgot about that."and what a night it had been too."So where did you want to eat? Our usual place on the wharf?"Darien's boathouse was near it, she mused.
     "Sure, its on the coast."she was surprised Darien had put such a look on Serena's face."You know, I've never seen you look this way before."
     That brought Serena up short as she rounded her car, had her freezing and realizing Amy was right. She had never acted this way after sex with another man. She had never gone around smiling so much and feeling like such....such an idiot.
     Amy's comment kicked sense back into her."Yea, well. He caught me by surprise. Lets take my car Am."
     She ate lunch with Amy, but with not as much enthusiasm as she'd had back at the her offices. She was more thoughtful, more worried about what exactly Darien could be doing to her. She didn't want to fall in love, she wasn't ready for love. She was twenty six years old, she was young and she wanted to have more fun before she even thought of considering marriage.
     She dropped Amy off where they'd left her car, then drove home instead of to Darien's where she'd originally planned to go. They'd made plans that she would meet him there and then they'd see what they'd be doing for the night.
     Her home, she thought as she pulled up the long drive. Just as Darien's parents had left him there estate, her parents had left her there's when they'd moved to Europe some years back. It was large and beautiful, just as she'd always thought it was since she was a child.
     She went inside, showered, made herself dinner, ate, then was watching tv when someone knocked on her front door. Wondering who would be coming to see her at this hour, she went and opened the door, barely missing being knocked over when Darien came barging in.
     "I thought you were going to come over to my place tonight. We made plans, remember?"he stopped and turned back to her, becoming even more angry when he noted she wore her bathrobe, obviously planning on not meeting up with him at all. Well, it was time for them to talk. He'd be damned if he was going to allow her to set him aside.
     She shut the door, becoming annoyed that he was angry."I didn't feel like doing anything tonight."she was walking past him when he caught her arm.
     "I thought it was clear what this was between us."he said it quietly, viciously angry.
     She raised an eyebrow at him."And what is that?"
     "Last night wasn't a fling. It wasn't a one night stand, it was the beginning of the relationship your now in with me."he paused only long enough to watch her eyes narrow with anger."Your mine now Serena, and I don't give a damn what you say. This is a relationship and when I'm in a relationship with someone, there supposed to show up on dates that were planned."
     "Relationship?"she hated the word, had carefully avoided it for years, since Chad Henry."I never said I wanted a relationship."
     "Well I did. I said it last night and you agreed. Last night we had amazing sex, but it wasn't just sex. It was me making love to the woman I care for."he wasn't ready just yet to tell her he loved her, had loved her for years.
     She jerked at what he had last said."Care for? Don't mix up good sex with caring for me."panic came on swift wings, so hard and fast she was having a tough time keeping up with it.
     He laughed suddenly."Serena, I've had good sex with other women before and it didn't mean I cared for them. Trust me to know the difference."
     The thought that he had done what they had done last night with other women made her unnaturally angry."Then why don't you go have it again with one of them?"she failed to hear the bitter resentment in her voice, but he heard it loud and clear.
     He grinned and felt much better then when he had first gotten there."I would, but I like you better."if she was showing jealousy already, then that meant they were getting somewhere. He closed in on her, rubbed his lips over hers and had her sighing."You hurt my feelings when you didn't show up."he whispered to her.
     She opened her eyes."Darien-"
     "No, don't say it. I know what your going to say. Just concentrateon this for a minute."he deepened the kiss, enjoying how she held onto him tightly."This is a relationship. Come on, say it."
     "This is a relationship."she repeated it, wrapping her arms tighter when he drugged her with another long, slow kiss.
     "And since were in a relationship, you belong to me."he gripped her chin in his hand and forced her eyes to meet his."No other men Serena."
     She was insulted."I don't play around-"she stopped, remembered a few other men she'd had in her life."Ok, maybe I did, but I won't with you."and because she knew she really wouldn't, she was terrified.
     He smiled."Good to know. Now, since we seemed to have ended up here instead of at my home, lets make the most of it."he slid his hands under her robe, pleased that she only wore a bra and panties underneathe."Lets go upstairs."
     "Whatever you say."


     Time passed quickly for her, quicker then she thought, and soon Lita was ready to come home. Her stay in South Africa hadn't been that long because she had gotten the job done quicker then expected. Guilt had made her hurry her team, guilt that Amy was worried over her. She had told Serena this the night before she was to come home over the phone, after listening with interest to the amazing fact that her friend had been tied down to only one man for the past six weeks.
     Serena was leaving Darien's home that morning to go get Amy so they could go to the airport when she walked out of the kitchen and saw him coming down the stairs, dressed in a black polo shirt and black trousers. It was saturday and she guessed he was on his way to the boatyard.
     "Going down to the wharf?"she asked, grabbing her keys and waiting for him to come kiss her goodbye.
     He walked to the door, turned and raised an eyebrow at her."No, I'm going with you to the airport. We'd better hurry up and get Amy or we'll be late."he walked out.
     She stood there a moment, jiggling her keys in her hand and trying not to feel so annoyed with him. She hadn't invited him to come with them to get Lita. It was a girl thing, she thought with some anger. It was for the three of them, not her.....significant other.
     Miffed, she walked out and locked the door behind her, then turned and noticed he was sitting in the brand new FourRunner he had just bought, the engine on and waiting."Come on, hurry up."he called out to her.
     Even more annoyed that they were taking his car, she went and got in, buckling her seatbelt."I wanted to take my car."she said, sounding childish.
     He glanced over at her, nearly smiled because she looked so flushed and angry. He knew why too. The only way to get anything done with her was to go around her, then force her to follow. She was going to have to learn that 'girl time' could be shared with him."My cars bigger."
     She couldn't argue with that."And another thing. This is for Amy, Lita, and I. We always pick each other up, then go eat somewhere and catch up."she turned more toward him in her seat."This is girl time."
     He put his sunglasses on against the rays, rolled his eyes behind them."Well then we'll just call it Darien time."
     "Darien time?"when he turned and gave her a quick grin, she couldn't help the laughter that escaped."Darien time, what a stupid idea."laughing, she sat back in her seat.
     Glad she wasn't angry anymore, he reached over and laid his hand on her thigh."Think thats funny, do you?"
     "I think your an idiot."an idiot she was becoming extremely fond of. She leaned over and gave him a quick, smacking kiss."But I like you anyway."
     They picked Amy up, then headed to the airport, Serena asking Amy about the man she was presently dating. He was a doctor and they had met when she had gone to the hospital she volunteered at. He came from a rich, prestigious family and he was extremely handsome.
     He sounded as interesting as a doorknob to Serena. But then, Amy always went for the rich and well brought up types, never the dark and dangerous one's.
     They went to the gate Lita was supposed to come out of, waited paitently as people milled around them, families coming and going, embracing and laughing.
     Darien noticed with some anger that two men were trying to catch Serena's eye."When is her plane arriving?"he wrapped his arms around her and kissed her neck, satisfied when the men's faces fell in disappointment.
     "Its already arrived. She should be coming out any minute."Serena leaned back into him.
     Sure enough, she was one of the first people out. Serena knew that Lita was extremely pushy and didn't give a damn if someone was in front of her. When she was headed somewhere, she did whatever she could to get there as soon as possible.
     She looked even more wild then before she had left. Her hair was hanging down her back in rippling waves, her eyes bright against a new tan she had gotten over in Africa. She wore a tank top and shirts, her lean, well toned body causing several male heads to turn.
     "Hey guys!"she ran to them and the three of them, all laughing, embraced one another.
     Darien watched it with some amusement and awe. It would never change between the three of them. They had been this way since they were five and he was sure they would continue to be such best friends until the day they died.
     Lita finally noticed him, standing there and looking like every woman's fantasy come to life."Dar, what a surprise!"she went and hugged him as well."I'm surprised you came."she was more surprised Serena had allowed him to come, which meant the relationship was progressing. She would get the details out of her later.
     "I thought I should be here to see you too. I've known you for about as long as those two anyway."he rubbed her cheek a moment."You girls want to go celebrate then?"
     "You can't come with us to celebrate too. You-"Serena began.
     He grabbed her and kissed her roughly to there delight."Yea I can and I'm going too. Right?"
     "Right."she began kissing him again.
     "He's smarter then I thought."Lita mumbled to Amy."If he managed to get her into a relationship, then maybe there is something there. On her side I mean. There's always been something for him."
     "Darien knows how to handle her. And I have to admit, its a relief that he does."


     They ate at a restaurant, then went back to Darien's home. Here Serena insisted he make himself scarce so they could finally catch up. With some reluctance he left them, but not before telling Serena she had to stay for the night.
     When he was gone, down to the boatyard to put in some work that day, Lita turned on her friend over the margaritas they were sipping."I don't believe it. Your actually in a relationship with him."
     "I have been for over six weeks now."she studied her margarita."Its scares me too."
     Both women leaned toward her."What does?"
     "That I'm actually in a relationship, that I'm happy and not thinking of when or how to leave him. The first time we made love I-"
     "WHAT?!"Lita screeched, nearly spilling her margarita when she jumped up. Amy quickly grabbed it from her and saved it."Did you just refer to sex with him as 'making love?!'"
     Serena scowled at her."Yes, I did and I don't know why you have to act that way."
     "Pal, you've always only thought it was sex with EVERY guy you've ever done it with."
     Ignoring her, she went on."Like I was saying, the first time we made love I DID just think of it as sex, and I had no plans of seeing him again or doing it with him again. So when we made plans to see each other the next night, I didn't show up. I went home, stayed there, but he came and barged in and told me we were in a relationship."she took a moment to remember that night, smiled at the memory."And ever since then, we have been in one."
     "Well this is a revelation."Lita commented, settling back down in her seat and taking her drink back from Amy.
     "And it scares me."she added quietly."Because he wants so much from me and I'm not sure if I can give to him. I'm not sure if-"she halted.
     Amy and Lita glanced at one another, both thinking the same thing."I think you already have."Lita said thoughtfully.
     Serena's head snapped up."What?"
     Amy tried stopping Lita from telling her, but she couldn't."I think you already are falling in love with him. I think your just to scared to admit it. And to stubborn as well."
     This time it was Serena who jumped up."What?!"
     Amy tried heading her off."Come on Serena, loving someone isn't a bad thing. Don't take it so badly, it-"
     "I'm NOT in love with him."frustrated and suddenly feeling caged, she began to pace."There's no way I'm in love with him. I'm not ready for love."she turned on them, her expression fierce."Do you hear that? I'm not ready! And I'm not in love with him!"she was nearly shouting, her tone desperate.
     Lita leaned back in her seat, sipped and winked at Serena."Sure you aren't pal."
     "Lita!"Amy snapped, but Lita merely grinned at her as well."Serena, please calm down. Lita didn't mean anything-"
     "I'll prove I'm not in love with him."the idea came quickly, in her moment of desparation. She would do anything to prove it to them, and to herself."I'll prove it to you guys."
     "And how are you going to do that?"Lita asked casually.
     "I'll dump him, then leave for Europe."
     Lita spit out her drink and Amy lept to her feet."You will not!"
     "Yes I will! I don't love him and I'm beginning to feel hounded."just the thought of not being around him, with him, was agony, but she would follow through.
     "You just finished telling us how your not even thinking of leaving him!"Lita stood as well, she and Amy facing off against Serena."So where the hell does this come from?!"
     "If you two think I"m in love with him, your wrong! And this is proof! I'll tell him its over and then I'll leave for Europe!"the decision firm, she grabbed her purse and keys and headed for the door.
     Lita quickly blocked the doorway."Oh no you don't! There's no way I'm letting you-"
     "And how do you plan on stopping me? Its my choice!"
     Amy approached Serena, thoughtful suddenly, her in depth six sense of people's true emotions kicking in."This is your way of running. Your terrified that we might be right, so the first thing you want to do is run."
     Serena stopped, stared at Amy."Thats the psychiatrist talking."
     "Yes it is. How else do you think I help people?"she placed a hand on Serena's arm."Don't run. If you feel this way, if your starting too, don't run."
     "I'm not running. I'm not."but she knew she was and the thought deflated her."Damn it, I can't handle this right now. I don't want too."
     "You can and your not even sure about how your feeling yet anyway."Amy went to her and put her arm around her, leading her back to the sofa's in the parlor."Come on, sit down."
     "I can't sit. God, I just don't want to think of this."she rubbed her temples."You two sure know how to put my brain through a workout."
     "Hey, thats what friends are for."Lita said good naturedly.


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