"Take real good care of her! I'll kick your ass if you don't okay?" Ninna demanded.

"Oh don't worry I'll be her Superman tonight!" he yelled from the driveway.

Ninna stood at the front door while Darren and I got into his car. I hope he didn't mistake her for my mother. She's too young though. Darren opened the door to his car and led me in. As soon as he did that, he ran across the car to his own side and got in. Before he buckled his seatbelt, he looked at me with sincerity and sweetness. I immediately let out a smile and hugged him tightly. He smelled wonderful! I noticed that his hair was just naturally out, but not messy. I also noticed he was wearing a well-tailored suit with a bowtie, purple shirt, and hanging from his shirt were some pink glasses. Pink glasses and purple shirt? It's like he knows what colors I think look sexy on a man. Once he let go, he looked at e and complimented me with a cheesy smile….

"You look beautiful tonight. I mean you always do but especially tonight. Wait. You look equally beautiful but…ugh. I'm such an idiot."

A giggle just came out of me naturally. As I slightly ran my hand on his cheek, I tried to make him feel more comfortable. This was probably as awkward for him as it felt for me.

"I know what you mean! You look handsome tonight by the way."

"Why are you trying to be funny? I literally just put the first thing I found in my closet and put it on! Looks like I overdressed actually."

"I AM NOT trying to be funny! You do look nice tonight and I think I overdressed as well."

"Oh stop it, just stop it, you're just saying that!" Darren said trying to be funny. "Well, if we overdressed then lets go to the fanciest Italian restaurant in town!"

"Are you sure? We can just go out for a drink you know?" I asked. I was worried he would spend too much money on me.

"Totally! Well let's get going!" he said as he started the car. The engine roared to life. Tonight wasn't going to be as bad as I thought tonight. Maybe it'll be much better.

As he drove us to the restaurant that was 20 miles away, we talked about random stuff. I learned that Darren's a singer, songwriter, and a Starkid. He had to explain what a Starkid was and even showed me his pink glasses. My heart skipped a beat when he said he played the guitar. How charming! This man is officially perfect. I talked about how I was a dancer, writer, actress, and a musician. He got really excited when I told him all this. Pointless conversations were all we did until we go to the restaurant, but they were all real and so nice!

When we walked into the Italian restaurant, the smell of bread completely illuminated me. How delicious! I honestly couldn't wait to try out the food. A middle aged man received us at the entrance right away…

"Hello! My name is Luigi. Come sta? Is there anything I can do for you and your lovely lady?"

"Why hello! Piacere di conoscerlo! I would like a table for two. Oh and by the way, I'm not so lucky because this beautiful lady isn't my girlfriend."

"Well you too sure look wonderful together. Well, follow me this way, per favore!" Luigi said a wink to Darren. I think I wasn't suppose to see that.

I don't know but I think this man led us to the emptiest corner of the restaurant. Was it just me or was the lightning dimmer? Candles? Oh no. Luigi was doing this purposely! But I didn't mind, honestly. How bad can it be? Maybe it'll be a little uncomfortable at first but I'll survive. Darren looked a little uneasy. His eyes shifted a lot.

"Would you like to order?" asked Luigi.

"Yes please!" Darren and I responded simultaneously.

Awkward.

Luigi gave Darren's shoulder a little tug topping it with a wink. Ok? I was starting to get a little suspicious about this. Just as I was getting ready to order, a couple sitting beside us began discussing loudly with each other. It was a little TOO loud but I tried not to worry about it. Again, I tried to order off the menu when the woman started to yell at the man. This was insane!

"Don't fuck with me Alan! I know you're with another woman! I'm not dealing with your shit anymore! We're done." She practically screamed off while throwing a ring from her left hand at him.

I was completely in shock. My mouth opened as I turned to look at Darren. I can tell he was very surprised too and so was the waiter.

The man, Alan, stood up and grabbed the woman by the ends of her hair and pulled her. This made me stand up in horror. What was about to happen? Darren immediately went of me ad said, " This asshole is insane." The whole restaurant panicked. The woman started yelling hysterically. Before I know it, Darren had pulled him off her. They were both on the floor: Darren and Alan. I ran towards the woman to comfort her. She seemed to appreciate the concern. I tried to calm her down then suddenly she let out a horrible loud scream. That Alan guy was punching Darren! I couldn't believe this! I went up to Luigi and urged him to call the police. I panicked because I really didn't know what else to do. In a few seconds, Darren got up and charged towards Alan. He punched the guy out, and in no time he was just laying there. The woman was still crying, but she knew she was safe now. I immediately noticed Darre was bleeding. His cheekbone was bruised and the corner of his lip was bleeding. My first instinct was to go with him and hug him, and so I did. I put my arms around him and cried. What would've happened if that guy had a gun or a knife? I didn't want to think about it at all! He let go of me and just smiled.

"Nothing happened. Just a few minor injuries but it's okay."

All I did was smile and hug him again.

"Excuse me," said the woman while crying.

Darren and I both turned to looked at her.

"I'm so terribly sorry for this! Your dinner just got ruined by that dickhead I had for husband and I. I'm sure your girlfriend is really upset at the moment. Is there anything I can do to make it up to both of you?" she asked sincerely while continuing to cry.

"It's not necessary! In fact, you made me realize how amazing this guy right here is! I'm not his girlfriend, by the way. He's honestly too wonderful for me" I confessed to her while taking one of her hands.

Apparently my statement made this woman smile. She even giggled! What the fuck? Daren looked at her and raised an eyebrow at her reaction.

"What do you mean? You two aren't together? You would make an absolutely adorable couple! You're beautiful and he's handsome. I see the way you look and him, and I also see the way he looks at you," she said while smiling. Once she said this, she grabbed Darren's hand and led it into mine. We immediately intertwined fingers. All I could feel was his warm hand and I actually HEARD my heartbeat through my eardrums. Darren looked down at our hands and then looked at me. He honestly didn't know what to say and neither did I. we held the silence until the lady finally said…

"Thank you once again…Darren."

"No problem." He simply stated while his eyes looked straight at her.

When the lady left out the restaurant, the police men were already handcuffing Alan. Darren's hand was still intertwined with mine. Just so I could settle that this was okay, I hugged him, but didn't let go of his hand. He hugged me back and smiled at me.

"You're my superhero," I stated simply and quietly to him.

"I don't know about being super, but you know I'll always be here for you." He confessed while smiling. His lip was starting to bleed even more.

"We should just go…" was all he said while licking off some blood. He made the most hilarious face when he did so.

We walked out the restaurant and got into the car. Once we were in he asked, "Would you want to go to my house, have dinner, and watch a movie?"

He knew I was totally uncomfortable with that, but then he some made his puppy eyes that are truly to impossible to say no to.

We got to his house, and once I was in it , it smelled like Darren. His WHOLE house. That was really nice. The first thing I managed to notice was the balcony. It had the most amazing view, the ocean. His house was a one-story house but it seemed like two since the balcony was elevated with some stairs. This wasn't so bad after all!

"I have frozen pizza! I know frozen pizza sounds disgusting but this one is yummy! We can also have some popcorn while watching the movie out on the balcony, if you want. I have all sorts of junk food, so suit yourself!"

"That ALL sounds delicious. Do you want me to help you?"

"No, it's actually just perfect if you wait for me out in the balcony. I have a surprise for you!"

"Oh really? I can't wait to see it!"

"Oh trust me! It's gonna be totally awesome!"

"Whatever you say" I laughed.

Before he went back to start heating up the 'dinner' we were going to enjoy, Darren went to the balcony and set everything up. Apparently there was no seating so we had to sit o the floor with a blanket. The only electric outlet out there was a for the TV ,so it was dark with only the moonlight on us. He inserted the movie into the DVD player. I peeked at it and read 'The Notebook'. All of this was really cheesy! It's like those romance movies you hate because they're too perfect to come true. But it really WAS happening, and it was amazing.

Once he put play on the movie, movie trailers started. Right when he left, I stood at the railing and enjoyed the sound of the ocean waves. This was really happening! You took a deep brath and enjoyed yourself. Ten minutes had passed and then Darren came in with a couple of sodas, pizzas, and pocorn. I smiled up at him and he left again. What? What did he forget? Everything was here already!

A couple of minutes later, he came in with a guitar and another pair of pink sunglasses. I let out a loud laugh and finally said…

"What are you doing?"

"I'm trying to make this entertaining for you!" he playfully said.

He put the extra pair of glasses on me and put his on too. He began singing a song, "Baby you're not alone cuz you're here with me…"

My heart immediately started feeling…huge. It pumped faster as he continued. Saw his fingers move across the frets and his eyes on me. The song ended and then…he kissed me. It was tender, soft, but only lasted a second. He immediately backed off when he saw I was frozen.

"I fucked up right? Shit," he said frustrated.

Just at that moment, I heard two voices speaking in the movie:

"They fell in love, didn't they?"

"Yes, they did."

These lines got to me. And as fast as I could, I went to towards Darren and kissed him. I held his cheek, this let out a small whimper since it was bruised. I tried to break the kiss to make sure he ws okay, but he just held my neck down to let me know it wasn't necessary. He put his arm on my lower back and led me down towards the blanket. At that moment, his pants seemed uncomfortably tight on him. His curls were soft and perfect between my fingers. After a few seconds, I felt Darren's mouth open and I automatically let my tongue on his lower lip to approve to him that this was okay. He immediately started exploring my mouth. .. This was an immediate turn on. I ran my fingers under his shirt and down his spine. He got the message and took it off. In a minute, both of our shirts were out of sight. In a couple, we were completely free. I broke the kiss and began kissing his neck. We were both on the floor, still, so it felt a little uncomfortable. Darren was on me but that was okay, more than okay actually. He began kissing my neck, he may have been sucking it for all I now. He lowered his forehead so it'll be even with mine. I already saw a small layer of sweat of his nose. At that very moment, he confessed something, "I love you, (Y/N)." It was so soft and genuine.

After that, he laid his head on my shoulder and grasped his hand on my other one while he thrust himself in me. I wrapped my arms around his back and then whispered in his ear…

"I love you too."

His pace continued to quicken and my mind went blank. All you heard was the movie in low volume, the ocean, and Darren's heavy breathing with yours…