A/N:
Hey guys. I am so sorry it has taken me so long to update. First, writers block, then a busy summer and finally a broken laptop have not worked in my favor! Anyway, I hope you like this new chapter! I have the next few chapters planned out so I should hopefully be able to update quite regularly!
Enjoy! xo
The next morning, you woke up and rolled over. Darren was fast asleep, next to you. He looked so peaceful. You lay there, staring at the ceiling. This was ridiculous. You were lying next to a gorgeous and talented actor who had told you that he loved you. It felt like something out of a fairytale. After deliberating, you got up and threw on the blue University of Michigan shirt that was lying on the floor from last night. You walked into the kitchen and made yourself a cup of coffee, tapping your fingers on the side as you waited. Suddenly, you felt some hands around your waist and were spun around.
"Good morning gorgeous"
Darren stood there, smiling, with his perfect curls messy from the night's sleep and lacking a shirt.
"Morning Dare"
"How was your sleep?"
"Perfect"
"Good" he pecked you on the lips "Now sit down. I'm going to make you breakfast!"
"Darren. You don't have-"
"No Han. I want to. Sit." He pointed to the chair.
You pouted and sat down. Darren searched the cupboard for food. His phone rang.
"Hello? Joey! Hey dude! I'm just with Hannah at the moment. Can I call you back? Go online? Fuck. You're joking right?" Darren ran and opened his laptop. He logged onto twitter. "Holy shit. Thanks for telling me dude. See you later" He hung up.
You walked over and sat down next to him.
"Dare. What's wrong?"
"Nothing" His phone rang again.
"Michael. Hey. Yeah I saw. Joey just called to tell me. I don't know. That's not a bad idea. I just don't want her to get hurt. No I haven't told her yet. I literally just got off the phone with Joey. Yeah I'll tell her now. I'll call you after. Ok. Bye dude" He hung up and starred at you with his gorgeous golden eyes.
"What happened Darren?"
He didn't reply. He just sat there, looking at you. His eyes no longer smiling but panicking.
"Darren…"
"Umm well last night-"
Your phone rang from the table besides the door, where you had left it last night.
"Go answer it" he said, picking up his phone and typing away quickly
You picked up the phone.
"Han. It's me" it was Lila, talking very quickly, as usual "Are you okay? I've seen the pictures on Tumblr. People are bitches. Don't listen to them. Where are you? Are you with him? What happened?"
"Slow down Lila. What pictures?"
"Wait. You don't know?"
"No…" you looked at Darren, who was looking at you "Can I call you back later?"
"Yeah sure" you hung up
"What pictures Darren?"
"After the concert. The girls put a photo of us up online. And they got a photo of us in the taxi together. Pictures start rumors and so on."
He showed you the laptop. There it was. Pictures of Darren leaving the concert with you at his side. And a picture of your head resting on Darren's shoulder in the back of the car.
"Then Perez Hilton saw the photos and here, read it" he flicked to another window
Is Darren Criss no longer single?
Last night, Gleeks all over the world shed a tear as the gorgeous star of the hit TV show was spotted looking very friendly with a new girl.
Darren Criss, co-founder of the musical theater company, Starkid, was leaving the House of Blues LA, after performing in Team Starkid's second national concert tour there that night. As he left the concert, he stopped, being the lovely man that he is, to sign things for some fans. He was not alone though. He had a female friend with him, who willingly took photos of Darren with the fans. She was not a known member of Team Starkid so rumors have sparked that Mr Criss may be off the market.
One of the fans wrote on Tumblr:
"She didn't say anything. Just stood there and took photos. She wasn't very pretty either, kind of plain. Nothing that special. Medium length brown hair, blue eyes, short. She could have just been a fan"
Darren has previously stayed extremely quiet about his dating life so it is unlikely that there will be any confirmation soon so gleeks, there is still hope.
(see photos below)
"Oh."
"But don't worry Han. We will fix this. You're beautiful and I love you. Just promise me you won't go online until we've fixed this"
"Ok"
"And stay here for a bit. Don't go home just yet"
Darren's phone rang for a third time.
"Hey Juls. Yeah we've seen. Yeah she's here. I think she might just stay here for a bit. Oh that would be amazing. Tell Jaime she's fabulous and I love her. You guys are awesome. Thank you. I'll text it to you now. Okay see you later" he hung up and turned to you "They're all coming over. You'll need company while I'm sorting this and Jaime is going to go to yours and pick up some of your clothes"
"Okay" you didn't move
"It's going to be okay Han. I swear" he kissed you gently "My publicist had an idea"
He phoned his publicist, Michael, again.
"Hey dude. I've told her. Let's do it. Yeah she'll be fine. Three o'clock? Sounds good. Ok I'll tweet now"
After he hung up, Darren grabbed your hand "Okay, Michael had an idea. He said it's easier to face a problem face on instead of ignore it. So I have an interview with Ellen this afternoon so we're going to make sure she asks about you and I'm going to say then. Are you okay with that?"
"Yeah." You smiled
He kissed you.
"Just remember that I love you and that's all that matters" he whispered.
45 minutes later, Jaime, Joey and Dylan arrived, carrying a bag of your clothes and a selection of food from Starbucks and Whole Foods. The five of you sat on the floor eating food and chatting until 2:30.
When 2:30 arrived, the doorbell rang. It was his publicist, Michael.
"Good to see you Darren! And you must be Hannah" he said, looking at you. He embraced you. "Don't worry Hannah. Everything is going to be fine. Okay, Darren, Hannah, go put on some nice clothes. Joey, Dylan, Jaime, you guys can just chill here while they're getting ready."
Jaime handed you the bag of clothes "Your sister helped me choose some stuff. She's very sweet"
You walked into the bedroom and put on a white t shirt, skinny black jeans and a red blazer and walked back into the other room. Darren was there, wearing a grey button down shirt and jeans, sitting at the table, next to Dylan. Darren stood up and came over to hug you.
"Are you ready to do this?"
You nodded in return.
"Okay then" said Michael "Let's go."
The six of you left the apartment. Joey and Dylan went with Michael in his car and Jaime joined you in Darren's car. You arrived at the studios 20 minutes later. Once inside, you were all greeted very warmly by the crew at Ellen. They took you into the green room.
"Michael, you can stay back here with Darren" one member of the crew said "The rest of you have seats in the audience"
"Look after Han, Dyl"
"Of course we will!" Jaime linked her arm through yours and held on tightly
"Follow me" You, Jaime, Dylan and Joey all followed the crew to the studio, where you sat at the seats that had been reserved for you.