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Five months has passed since everything happened and everything seems to have calmed down- sort of. Serena looked over at the alarm clock at her right. 10:00am. She sighed and looked up at the ceiling. Nephlite had given her a pretty bit of money that would take care of her until she get remarried which could be awhile. He also left her the estate they lived in together. She sold it of course because of all the memories. She had started hunting for a small house but in the mean time she was still staying with Mina and haven't talked to Darien. He tried calling and visiting constantly but she hadn't felt up to seeing him yet. Her heart was too broken.

A slight knock came at her bedroom door before Mina entered.

"Mornin girlfriend" Mina chirped, coming up to sit on the bed.

"Mornin" Serena murmured.

"You sleep okay?" she asked ruffling Serena's bangs.

"Yeah sort of, I guess better than most nights."

"Well, that's good. Look, I'm going out for a few hours so… breakfast is already ready so get up and eat when you want."

"Alright, thanks sis. I love you so much. Thanks for letting me stay here- for the millionth time" Serena said sitting up with a soft smile.

"Girl, no problem- for the millionth time. I love you too. Now I must go. See ya." Mina said giggling, hugging her sister.

Mina kissed her sister's cheek and headed out. Once Serena heard the front door open and closed, she got out of bed. She headed into her private bathroom and brushed her teeth and showered peacefully. She closed her eyes and let the warm water wash over her. She began thinking about how she enjoyed being free. She had been so attached to Nephlite for so long she didn't know what it was like to never completely relax and learn to be happy. Through the months, she had found an inner peace and was able to try to help herself heal. She did miss Darien and thought of him constantly but she wanted to make sure she actually had true feelings for him and not just use him. She thought of returning his calls bust she lost her nerve every time. When he called upon the house she wasn't there or she told Mina to cover for her. He always left her letters or flowers.

"One day…" She murmured.

She stepped out of the shower and wrapped herself in her pink terry robe. She headed out of her bathroom and headed to the kitchen. As she stepped out of her room, she noticed a trail of pink, white, red rose petals scattered across the floor. She wondered how they got there, also wondering if Mina and Malachite had a romantic night last night. As she headed to the kitchen she froze at the sight before her in the living room. Dozens of roses in every color was in the living room. Plus, Darien was standing there dressed in a tuxedo waiting patiently for her. She eyed him from the top of his cute messy hair to his immaculate shoes. He smiled softly at her, love filling his eyes. She felts and though she was going to pass out. She smiled back weakly.

"Darien …" She began breathlessly.

He held up a hand to stop her from talking. He walked up to her and took one of her hands gently. He led her into the kitchen. There was a plate of food on the table and it had all of her favorite breakfast foods. He sat her ate the table and took the seat next to her.

"Just eat and listen to what I have to say." He said softly.

Serena felt as though she was in a dream and she couldn't take her eyes off of him. She was afraid he'd disappear if she looked away. AND she missed his voice- it was so wonderful to hear. She picked up her fork and began moving the food around not really interested in it. Her heart was beating so fast and Darien looked so nervous and vulnerable.

'Here goes nothing.' He thought to himself.

He took a deep breath and began: " First off, I'd like to say that you're more beautiful than ever. I've been dying to see you since you left. I was terrified to find you gone and extremely worried. Mina has kept me updated though but I wanted to see you for myself. I know you don't know how you feel about me but I do know that I'm in love with you. I've never felt like this over anyone. I thought I had love once but that cannot compare with what I feel for you. Serena, I want to make you happy- or at least die trying. I want to spend the rest of my life with you. I know you're not ready for that but I want you to know that I'm here and I'm not going anywhere. So I wanted to take you out on a date today. If you'll have me."

Somewhere during his declaration he didn't notice that he had started crying. Serena had long ago dropped her fork and started crying softly. She got out of her chair and sat in his lap. She took his face and kissed him fiercely. She could help herself. She missed the softness of his lips and he did hers. Darien felt as though he was in heaven. Nothing could be better than having her in his arms. He broke the kiss smiling. He wiped her tears and started laughing.

"I take that as a yes, you'll go out with me" He said looking down on her.

"You bet." She said kissing him again.

They spent the rest of the morning in each other's arms talking. Serena knew then that everything was going to work out and she have some good sleep that night.