Title:Love and Bitter Memories.Epilogue Author:Tapestry Email:Shaddow_Cat@hotmail.com Standard Disclaimer Apply ~Serena's POV~ So I guess everything worked out fine in the end.I told Darien about my life,and he told me about his.We both cried at the end.Mina was estatic about the proposal,when I told her. Lita,Darien's cousin gave me her full support and Darien's grandfather merely told us we'd had better produce little Shields for him to play with.Darien and I blushed beet root at THAT comment. Darien had wanted to court me properly before we got married and he'd actually showered me with gifts anf attention.Much to Beryl's dislike. It had meant everything to me when Darien had said he'd visit my foster mother's grave and also Mina's mother's grave as she had been like a mother to me.At that moment,I truly knew,Darien had stolen the key to my locked heart. Months later,we were married in a sweet little chapel near the outskirts of town,with a couple of close friends and family only to watch the cermony...... But then...I didn't care where I got married,as long as it was with Darien Terra Shields.I would have been happy even if it had been in a barnyard with smelly animals. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 3 years later....(Author's POV) The sound of a bottle cork popping signaled the happy couple's arrival. Darien smiled. "I knew you couldn't hold out forever,Andy."laughed Darien. Andrew Brimstone.It was HIS wedding day with the woman he loved.Mina Venusa. "So where's the honeymoon??"asked Darien curiously. "Hey!!That's a secret!!You wouldn't tell ME,where YOU took Serena for your honeymoon,so it's payback time."grinned Andrew. Darien smirked. "So,where's your lovely wife??"asked Andrew nudging Darien. "Hmm..shouldn't I be saying that???"asked Darien arching an eyebrow. Both men broke into a laugh. "Seriously???She's talking with your lovely bride."smiled Darien. "What say we go crash in on their conversation??"suggested Andrew devilishly. "Sounds good to me." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Serena and Mina were talking and laughing. "Oh,I can't believe I'm FINALLY married to Andrew."sighed Mina. "Hah!!I can't believe he actually had the gall to propose seeing how you're a terrible cook and all!!!"teased Serena. "You're the one to talk.I can't believe YOU,Serena Lunaria actually have been married for 3 years and became Mrs.Shields."said Mina. "You know...I'm glad for you Mina.You and Andrew are so good looking together.Not like Ant-" "Don't you even THINK of mentioning his name Serena.Good riddance to bad rubbish they say.I'm glad he finally got tought a lesson.Serves the creep right that one of his mistress took him for every penny he had."spat Mina. "Alright...alright.Let's forget about bitter memories and focus on the now."smiled Serena. Mina smiled brightly. Suddenly,a loud wail broke the conversation.... Serena looked down at the child in her arms.The little 1 year old girl with tufts of pink hair wailed loudly,wanting attention. "Serena???"came a deep voice. Darien and Andrew appeared,though Darien had rushed first,the moment he'd heard his daughter wail. "Reeny's fine.She just wants attention.Don't you???"smiled Serena lovingly at the baby girl. The baby girl quietened down and stared up at her parents with curious eyes. Mina laughed. Turning her face towards Andrew,she stared at him a good long while. Andrew,finally catching her look,stared back. "What are you looking at??"asked Andrew nervously. Mina batted her eyelashes and smiled up at her husband. "Darling....don't you think triplets would be nice????"smiled Mina. Andrew gulped slightly. Darien and Serena gave a laugh. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mina and Andrew got into a dark blue corvette with the sign 'JUST MARRIED' behind.The two drove off,headed towards the airport. Mina had hinted that Andrew had decided to take a trip to travel all over Europe and Asia. Serena sighed. Patting Reeny on the back as she slept,Serena and Darien made their way back to Darien's grandfather's mansion. Reeny was laid to sleep in her crib. "She's so adorable."sighed Serena. Darien grinned. "Right.She's going to become the greatest beauty of her time because she has her mother's looks and her daddy's charm."laughed Darien. Serena rolled her eyes. "You're so egoistic.Lets hope our daughter doesn't have that trait." smiled Serena. "Awww...you don't mean that do you,honey?"asked Darien as he feigned hurt. "I do."teased Serena. Darien chuckled. Grabbing his wife's hand,Darien led Serena down to the gardens. "Dare??What are you doing???"asked Serena. "Shhhh...just follow me,love."whispered Darien. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ He led her to a thickly hidden gazebo in the garden's maze.It was overgrown with different flowers that grew in the maze. Serena stared bewildered. Darien pulled out a crystal pendent necklace.The crystal was in a shape of a rose entwined with a crescent moon. "It's beautiful,Darien!!"exclaimed Serena with a gasp. "What's it for????"asked Serena confused. "Happy Anniversary.This is the day we first met at my office."smiled Darien. "Excuse me????You actually bothered to remember when we first met?????" asked Serena amazed. Darien nodded."And this is for you."smiled Darien. "Oh...m'love.I don't have anything-wait,I do."smiled Serena. Darien arched an eyebrow. "Close your eyes."giggled Serena. Darien frowned. "What???You don't trust me??"asked Serena pretending to be hurt.With that, Darien Shields closed his eyes. After a few moments,he felt his wife's warm lips press on his own. Darien smiled slightly,wrapping his arms around his wife's waist pulling her closer. The couple kissed in the shade and solitude of the grove.All their bitter memories and experiences were gone..replaced by their love for each other. "You know what,Serena Laura Lunaria Shields???"asked Darien teasingly. "What??"asked Serena her face on her husband's chest.Hearing his steady heartbeat. "I love you."smiled Darien. Serena looked up with a smiled. "And I you,Darien Terra Shields.Forever now and a day."whispered Serena as she hugged him...the steady beating rythm of his heart soothing whatever fears she once had.... For the long painful years of her life...Serena finally found what she had wanted...needed all her life.... The love from the man in her arms. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ The End!!! 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