"You- I- What? How? I mean- How?" Chris rambled. He didn't know what was going on anymore, he didn't know why Darren said that, he didn't know how Darren had became Darren again and most of all, he didn't know what to say. What if it was a miscommunication? What if he meant it in a friendly way and Chris said it back in a romantic way? That wouldn't fail to make things awkward.

"Well, I've always felt like there was something between us. Some kind of attraction. I didn't know if it was a really close friendship or something more. I thought what you did for me this week implied that it is something more. For me it is. And I feel like I've built up strong feelings for you since I met you and I only needed to acknowledge them. So I told you I love you and I was kind of hoping you would say it back." Chris didn't say anything. He was just sitting against the headboard, starring in Darren's eyes to find out if he was telling the truth. There were no signs that he wasn't. "Please don't freak out? I'm sorry I didn't mean to sound that clingy. I just thought- I'm sorry. You don't have feelings for me at all, do you? And I just-"

"Will you shut up?" Chris cut Darren's rambling off with a small smile on his face. He blushed when Darren smiled back, because this was really happening. "I just needed to wrap my mind around this." He explained quietly. "You love me?"

"Yes." Darren answered hesitantly. He was insecure about what he was doing, because Chris hadn't said it back, and he didn't know if he was going to say it back at all. But he figured he had already made a fool out of himself anyways, so he might as well finish the job and hope for the best.

What he didn't know what that Chris was desperately trying to keep his cool. He had been waiting for that kind of speech from Darren ever since they met, but he didn't want to come across as desperate. But all he wanted to do was jump Darren's bones. "And you remember everything?"

"I- I guess so." Is he avoiding the subject? Why is he that calm? "I remember waking up, the headache, going to school and I remember seeing Nick because-" Darren's face went pale. "Oh my God!"

"What?"

"I- I almost raped you!" Darren said, shock and regret showing in his eyes. "I'm sorry. I'm so sorry, Chris. I never meant to- I'm such a pervert!"

"Dare, it's fine." Chris assured him, but Darren gave him a disbelieving look. "It is." He promised again. "Nothing happened, I got one good bite of a burger and I saw at least thirty minutes of 'Star Wars' because of it."

"What?" Darren said confused. What had a hamburger and 'Star Wars' to do with their fight?

"I'll tell you later," Chris laughed. "but it's fine."

"Really?"

"Yes, you weren't yourself. I don't hold you responsible for your actions during this week." Darren felt guilty, even though Chris meant what he said. Darren was so happy Chris was that forgiving. Anyone else would be mad at him for wasting their time and making them uncomfortable, but Chris wasn't.

"I love you." Darren said again, it was already becoming a habit.

"I love you too." Chris said back before he could stop the words.

"Really?" Darren's voice sounded broken and Chris was afraid he was going to burst out in tears. He hoped they would be happy tears.

"No, I was joking." Chris said, but Darren didn't seem to pick up on the sarcasm, because he looked disappointed. "Of course I was not joking, you idiot!" Chris explained, smiling. "How could I not be head over heels for you?"

"Well, for one, I almost raped you." Darren answered the rhetorical question jokingly.

"You did not rape me, you big goofball." Chris repeated himself. "Stop blaming yourself."

"I'm sorry I kept you busy for a week and I forced you to be someone else." Darren said quietly. He wasted Chris' time and he knew how important work was to Chris.

"It's fine, it was stressful, but I haven't even thought about working this week." Chris realised that only then, because he had gotten too much distraction to even think about doing anything but taking care of Darren. "I guess that was a good thing. And the reward in the end is pretty worth it." He smiled warmly at the man next to him. He hoped he was right when he assumed they were together. He didn't tell random guys he loved them, so he hoped Darren didn't either.

"It's just like Mulan." Darren sighed happily.

Chris looked at him as if he was growing an extra head. "If you're waiting for me to reveal that I'm a girl, you'll be disappointed."

Darren chuckled. "No, I'm Mulan." He pointed at himself.

"Please, explain your insane Disney reference to me?" Chris asked, because that didn't make any sense.

"Mulan was someone else in the war, and in the end she got the guy." He poked Chris' side. "So I am Mulan and you are the hot army guy."

"So we're like boyfriend and girlfriend?" Chris giggled. He never thought he would say that when he was as out of the closet as possible.

Darren sat on his knees in front of Chris and took his hand lovingly in his. "Christopher Paul Colfer, will you be my boyfriend?" Instead of answering Darren, Chris attacked his mouth with his lips and Darren fell on his back by the force Chris was putting in the kiss. "I'll take that as a 'yes'." Darren breathed when they broke apart.

"Take it as a 'hell yes'." Chris gasped out before cashing their lips together again.