The next morning, the sun streamed through your room. You rolled out of bed, threw on a pair of jeans, a green top and a pink waistcoat and decided you'd do the five minute walk to the nearest Starbucks. You put on your brown boots, shoved your phone in your pocket and went out the door. The walk was normal. You walked towards the high street and arrived at Starbucks. As you entered, the warm air hit you and you felt extremely relaxed. You went up to the counter, ordered a cinnamon hot chocolate, paid and stood, waiting for it to be ready. While you stood there, you felt your phone vibrate in your pocket. You picked it up and saw Darren's name on the caller ID. You clicked answer.

"Hey"

"Umm hey. I didn't think you were going to pick up. What's up?"

"Just in waiting in Starbucks…" you were slightly confused. Why had he called you?

"I'm just around the corner. I'll come and meet you"

"Sure. That'll be nice"

"Be warned. I may be followed by a flock of teenage girls"

"Haha ok. See you soon"

"Bye" he hung up

You stood there, smiling to yourself. When it was ready, you grabbed your drink and sat down in a chair with your back to the window. You waited five minutes, slowly sipping your chocolate, wondering if he was actually going to show. Another ten minutes past and you were just about to leave when Darren suddenly burst in, sweating slightly. He came over and sat in the chair opposite you.

"Sorry. I wasn't as near as I thought I was. Then I bumped into a group of Glee fans and you know how it is"

"Don't worry. I understand. Do you wanna get a drink or something-"

"Yeah give me a minute"

You watched him walk up to the counter, order and pay. You saw him standing impatiently, slowly tapping his foot and, when they were ready, turned around and came over to you. He put a plate down on the table and on it was a croissant.

"You looked like a croissant girl" he said grinning

"How did you know?!" you smiled back at him

"So," you said hesitantly "why'd did you call me?"

"Well I was going to say it was really awesome meeting you last night and I was just wondering whether you were around tonight"

Stunned, you replied "Well yeah"

"There's this great little restaurant I know, if you'd like to join me"

"That sounds great."

"Around seven?"

"Perfect"

"Cool"

"So," you asked "how was your evening?"

"It was fantastic. My roommate Joey is away at the moment so I have the place to myself which is nice. But I bet your life is a lot more interesting than mine" he laughed "Tell me about Canada"

"Well, I loved it there ever since I was about 9, when we went there on a family holiday. It was snowing and so beautiful and serene. When I graduated, I got offered a job in Montreal and-"

You were interrupted by Darren's phone ringing.

"Sorry" he said, but answered the call anyway.

"Hey Lea. Tonight? I'm busy. What am I doing? I..I'm going out with a friend. Yes it's a girl and she's with me at the moment. Ok I'll ask her." Darren put the phone away from his ear. "I know I said I know this awesome restaurant but Lea-"

"Lea Michele?"

"Yeah Lea is planning a surprise birthday party for Cory, which she decided to only tell me about now" he said that very loudly, so there was no doubt that Lea heard him "so if it's ok with you, we can go there instead. We don't have to stay long. Just go quickly. Say hi to everyone."

"No. That sounds amazing!" you said, probably a bit too enthusiastically.

Darren smiled and held the phone back up, saying "We'll come Lea. Her name is Hannah. Yes. Ok I'll tell her. See you later."

He put the phone away.

"Just to let you know, the dress is smart. Oh and she says she really looks forward to meeting you. Starts at seven so I'll pick you up at about 6:45."

"Sure"

"Shit. Is that the time? I should probably go. Have to go to the studio to record some new songs so I'll see you at seven." He stood up and came over and, unexpectedly, gave you a huge hug, as if you were old friends.

"Bye Han"

"Bye" you said, still slightly in shock.

You watched him walk out the door. You looked at your watch and saw it was 9:30 so you grabbed your drink and decided to head home.