LIFE, LOVE, AND SOMETHING LIKE THAT

Chapter 5: Amazed

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BlueStar Hospital, Medical Care Center

Darien woke up with a blinding light in his face. He groaned.

"He's awake!"

"Oh, thank god!" Darien groaned and looked around the room to find several facing staring down at him.

"Wha..happe.."

The last images in Darien's mind was Serena. Her cries of passion, the final kiss before things went completely black. She was in his arms, both freezing now, but not scared, sated in each other arms, if this was the end. This is how they wanted to truly go.

"We found you two finally."

"Sere..?"

"She's sleeping." Andrew said moving aside for Darien to see her lying in a bed beside him.

"Brin...bring her closer." Mina nodded and with Lita's help, they moved Serena's bed right up against Darien's bed. He went to move and hold her hand. Mina helped with that. She pushed one side of the railing to Serena's bed down and make the bed together. "Is she okay?"

"Amy had been in and out on you two for the last few hours. You two were lucky. No frostbite."

"Why isn't she awake?"

"She woke up a while ago. She was okay," Raye said.

"How long were we down?"

"About 5 hours." Darien sighed.

"Are you sure she's okay?"

"Yes, now you get more rest, man." Andrew rubbed his shoulder. Darien looked at Serena and reached over to rub her hair from her face. He kissed her hand many times.
"Let's give them some sleep." They all left the couple.

Serena woke up a few hours later to find Darien sitting up watching tv. He moved so he could hug her. She started to cry in his arms.

"I thought I lost you!'

"Me too," Darien said kissing her head.

"Are you okay?" He nodded.

"We're both okay."

"I love you."

"I love you too."


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Chiba Estate
It took about a month for the two to overcome the snow incident. Serena took a couple of week from work, while Darien didn't have that lucky, having to be back in work, as soon as he was released from the Hospital, not even a week later. It occurred this morning, and for the last 2. Serena would wake up and run straight for the bathroom. Darien smiled, knowing something was up.

"You should talk to Amy?"

"I'm fine. It must have been that stew from lunch 2 days ago. I told you, it tasted funny."

"Okay." They showered, got dressed and went to work.


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That night, Darien convinced Serena for them to pick up a pregnant test. 'Just humor me,' were his words to her, as they picked up a test at the drug store on their way home.
Serena and Darien laid in bed, smiling and soft talking under the moonlight. His fingers trailed down her still flat stomach. He kissed the side of her head often.

"What are you doing, Darien?"

"Trying to feel our baby."

"It is way to soon to feel anything yet Darien." Darien smiled and continued to stroke her belly. He moved down and kissed her stomach. He smiled.
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Darien remembers sitting on the sink counter to their bathroom as Serena took the pregnancy test.

"Should only take 3 miinutes," Darien said. Serena nodded sitting it on the counter. She stepped back.

"What if it is just like all the others!" Darien pulled her to him.

"Don't you think like that! We are going to have a baby, Serena. It may not come now, or a month from now, but we will."

"I just want a son that looks like you."

"And I want a daughter that looks like you." They kissed. Darien looked down at his watch. "Okay, want to look together?" Serena nodded. Darien lifted the box to read how to tell the results. Serena already picked up it and was looking at the stick. "Okay, a pink plus means pregnant and a blue minus, of course means negative." Serena covered her mouth and turned to him with tears in her eyes. "Serena?" She shook her head as she cried. Darien sighed and hugged her. "Oh, baby! Don't worry, we'll keep trying!"

"NO! NO! I'M PREGNANT!" Darien pulled away. She held up the stick. It showed a pink plus. She giggled through her tears. Darien hugged and kissed her tightly. He twirled her around. Serena laughed and hugged him just as tight.

"Oh, sorry! I don't want to hurt him!" Darien put her down and quickly bent down to hold her stomach. "Oh, Mommy and Daddy can't wait!" Serena held his head to her stomach, after he kissed her stomach and pressed the side of his head into her belly.

"This is wonderful."

"I know, I can't wait to get fat."

"I'm going to spoil you two rotten."

"You know it," Serena said. Darien had her nightshirt opened just around her belly. "I have to tell the girls tomorrow at lunch."

"And set up for our first doctor's appointment."

"I can't believe we're going to have a baby finally." Darien came up and kissed her.

"I told you." They kissed.
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Darien reached under the pillow and pulled out a gold box.

"What is this?"

"Open it."

"Darien, what.."

"Just do it." She pulled the ribbon and opened the box. She found a gold bracelet. "It's for our son or daughter. Its our family crest." Serena wiped away the tears that hopeless fell from her eyes.

"It's beautiful." They kissed.


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It didn't take long for Serena to begin to show. All the girls were so excited about becoming aunts. Darien loved how his wife transformed in front of him over the last few months. She was a radiant light with her own glow as she walked around. At night, he slept many hours, caressing her slightly rounded stomach, talking, telling stories to his son or daughter. Neither wanting to find out what they were having, especially with the first one.
"Does this make me look fat?"

"What?" Serena stood in her dress for the Christmas party. They had just celebrated 6 months of being married to one another, a little over a month ago, after having married May 14th. It was now December 24th, Christmas Eve. The Christmas Company party was something Serena came up with. She was around 17 weeks, having found out the baby was conceived in early September. Amy was able to date it back to the snow trip, Serena knew exactly when the baby was conceived. Buried in the snow, where all hope was almost lost a baby created from that moment of pure love.

"Of course not! You are beautiful!" He kissed her cheek.

"Great answer." Darien stood behind her, holding her belly in his hands. Her hand on top of his hands. "Will our baby love us?"

"Are you kidding me? Our baby will be so happy, so loved. Gonna be so spoiled!" Darien kissed her head. "Come on, we need to hurry."


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At the party, Serena went out to the balcony to get some air. She stared off, rubbing her stomach.
"Well, well, so you finally got yourself knocked up." Serena turned to see David.

"What are you doing here! You don't work here anymore!"

"Thanks to you."

"You getting fired was your fault. You tried to blackmail me!"

"You slept your way into your position!"

"Bastard!"

"Like it's a lie!"

"Get out!"

"I have a message for you."

"I could care less." Serena went to walk back inside. David grabbed her arm and pulled her to him.
"Beryl says to watch your back. Her son doesn't need company."

"Her son doesn't concern us anymore. Soon, the truth will be revealed and she will lose that power over Darien." She went to pull her arm away.

"Not so fast, Sere.."

"Don't call me Sere!" She went to slap him, but he caught her hand.

"You wouldn't want to fall right." David had her back to the railing. Serena gasped. "Take your child and get out of town. Beryl doesn't share too kindly and what she wants, she usually gets."

"Not while I'm around."

"Your funeral." Serena looked at him. "Happy Christmas. I hope you take my message to heart, or else you will regret it. You and your child." David walked out. Serena started to cry. She slid down the railing. Darien saw David leaving the balcony. He confronted David, having security kick him out. Darien saw Serena crying and rushed to her.

"Baby! Baby! What's wrong!" She shook her head. She wrapped her arms around his neck as she cried harder. "He didn't hurt you, did he!" She shook her head.

"Don't let go!" Darien hugged her.

"I won't. I won't ever let him hurt you. No one will hurt you as long as I am here."
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