A/N: SORRY! I have had awful writers block and just recently cleared it, so hopefully this story will be up and running again soon. I will note that it's taking on a more mature style, as I've learned more about my writing and how to write well as time has gone on. So, without further ado, I present to you chapter 8 of TNM. If I change person tenses on you from first to third, I'm sorry. I've jurst realized that as a terrible habit of mine, so I'm trying to work on it. As always, thank you to the lovely JoshuaAshita, I love you dearly and you're the only reason I still remember this story exists. To all the fans, I love it when you read, and if you'd drop me a review letting me know any errors, I'd love it.

Disclaimer: I don't own Glee. But that's kind of obvious.

Standing in the whirlwind of excited fans, I leaned against the handrail of the stairs on the left side of the stage. There was a gate right before where I was standing on the stairs, opened and shut by Darren as he snuck around behind all the fans.

"Are you sure you won't sing with me?" He said, giving me a quick kiss on the lips before putting his guitar strap over his shoulder and adjusting it.

"Maybe. You were very convincing. We'll just have to see." I smiled, straightened his bowtie, and fixed the curl of his hair that had gotten out of place. "Go be amazing. Love you." I gave him a quick peck and stepped up to the front of the stage near the center where he would be singing. The voices of at least 60 people made it difficult to hear anything, but I knew that we'd be able to hear my boyfriend's gorgeous voice. As he stepped up to the center of the stage and talked with the band to make sure they knew what was going to be played and in what order, I adjusted the hem of my gold and silver dress, pushing my hair out of my face again.

"Hey everyone! Thanks for coming out to see me play tonight. It's great to see all of you!" He winked at me, smirking, and then began to play the opening riff to 'Stutter'.

Remember that time,

When you wouldn't talk to me,

You wouldn't talk to me, all night.

Remember that night,

And all the words we'd sing.

Well here's a song I sing, all right.

Remember that time,

How you'd never lie to me,

'cause you'd never lie to me, no way.

You could be faking it.

But why do you gotta be like that,

I don't like the way you act, around me.

So baby come on, come on.

Oh, don't you tell me no, 'cause there you go again,

Oh, ten out of ten,

Sorry, did I just stutter?

Won't tell you what you know, but there you go again,

You were never my friend,

You were never my, you were never my lover.

During the interlude, he reached down and touched my hand that I put up when he started to stretch his arm. He tugged on my hand a little bit, his eyes saying 'Please?', and I sighed and nodded. Smiling, he began to play his guitar for the next verse.

Remember that night,

When I saw you standing there,

Dark eyes, dark hair. It's just you.

Remember the way,

That you were way out of line,

And I was way out of time, for you.

And I got your number, right next your name

But it ain't nothing, no, it ain't enough.

I got your word I know, but that's all I'll get,

Trying to forget, your kind of love

So baby come on, come on

Oh don't you tell me no, 'cause there you go again,

Oh, ten out of ten,

Sorry, did I just stutter?

Won't tell you what you know, but there you go again,

You were never my friend,

You were never my, you were never my lover.

I know you could be better,

You don't have to waste my time.

It's not like I need you more than I need me and mine,

And I know what you want,

Trying to get you on it,

Baby we could fuck the rights, turn around and wrong it.

Spare me your convictions, the promises you keep

I've got a better proposition, and the friction that you need.

Don't you tell me that, you don't want to.

Don't you tell me that, you don't want to.

Don't you tell me that, you don't want to.

Don't you tell me that/ you don't want to.

Darren and the crowd chanted the last part a few more times until he started playing the guitar again and began to sing the closing part

Oh don't you tell me no, 'cause there you go again,

Oh, ten out of ten,

Sorry, did I just stutter?

Won't tell you what you know, but there you go again,

You were never my friend,

You were never my, you were never my lover.

Oh don't you tell me no, 'cause there you go again,

Oh, ten out of ten,

Sorry, did I just stutter?

Won't tell you what you know, but this is the end,

You were never my friend,

You were never my, you were never my lover.

As he finished the song, he smiled at me and winked. "Now, my beautiful girlfriend is going to come up and sing with me!" He ran over to the gate where I was waiting, gave me a quick kiss and pulled me up on the stage. "This is Jessica everyone, and she's new to this so play nice." He smiled at the crowd, and I introduced myself and everyone cheered.

"Hey, what song are we going to sing first? I'll be able to pick it up from there I think." I murmured to Darren as we both walked back to the band to get the songs arranged.

"How about Dress and Tie? I don't think Charlene will mind, and I know it's in your range."

"Alright. Love you." I gave him a quick kiss before going to grab the second microphone from offstage, plugged it in and pulled it up next to Darren's mic. He slid the stool he had been sitting on over to me, and I sat down and adjusted my microphone as the music started playing, and then started to sing.

Every night I walked

The streets

Never dreamin' what could happen

Sad and so lonely

I saw in the mirror my reflection

starin' back at me

God, will I ever find what I need?

But I'll wear that dress if you wear the tie

And baby we'll dance through the night,

'cause no one's got what we've got goin'.

Happiness never held on to me until you helped me see

That together we're just better off

Oh, oh, ooooo.

Oh, my heart's been tried, time and again

I always thought that it was me but I see now

Just how wrong I was

No I haven't known you for a lifetime

but somehow I've never been more sure

That you're for me, baby please.

Don't leave just come and dance with me

Tonight!

I'll wear that dress

If you wear the tie and baby we'll dance through the night

'cause no one's got what we got goin'

Happiness never held on to me until you helped me see that together we're just better off

We're just better off

Don't be cruel to me

Oh, I've wanted more,

But I've been wrong before

So much learning to lose,

But you're not a day too soon

So say you feel the same and we'll never be lonely anymore

During the instrumental, Darren grabbed my hand.

"Isn't she great?"

I'll wear that dress

If you wear the tie and baby we'll dance through the night

'cause no one's got what we got goin'

Happiness never held on to me until you helped me see that together we're just better off

I'll wear that dress

If you wear the tie and baby we'll dance through the night

'cause no one's got what we got goin'

Happiness never held on to me until you helped me see that together we're just better off

We're just better off

I'll wear that dress

And I'll wear that tie

And we'll just dance through the rain,

Tonight

Tonight

Tonight

As we ended the song, the crowd cheered and clapped, and Darren kissed me. The crowd cheered more as we were kissing, and when he pulled away my eyes were wide with surprise and questionative, silently asking why he just did that. He just smiled and shook his head slightly, swinging our hands between us.

I sang a few more songs with him, having a solo on 'The Muse'. As we finished up the concert, Darren played piano for 'Not Alone'.

"Thanks for coming out tonight guys, and I hope to get to sing for you all again sometime! See you soon!" I said and pulled Darren offstage. "I had a great time. You were right. I love you." I gave him a kiss, opening my mouth under his.

"If this is what happens every time we do a concert together, I'll be booking the venues now." Darren said breathlessly as we pulled away from the kiss.

"Hold your horses." I snaked my hand up his chest and then into the curls at the back of his neck. "How does dinner and then a movie at your place sound? Then I might be able to convince you to not book hundreds of concerts for us." I smiled and twined my fingers in his hair, kissing him again.

"That sounds awesome. I have your favorite, 'Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory', and I know where it is!" He smiled and slowly backed away from me as he went to put his guitar away. "I love you, and thank you."

I smiled at him remembering my favorite movie and sat down on the stool that was backstage. "I love you too. And what are you thanking me for?"

"For performing with me, for being with me, for loving me. For everything wonderful that you do every day for me. For just being here for me." He picked up his guitar case and reached out for my hand, and we walked out to the car without being jumped on by any fans.


After dinner, we curled up on his couch and watched Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory and then Moulin Rouge, singing along to every song. Before Satine died, I fell asleep on Darren's arm, my back pressed up against his front. I woke up at 7 AM to sweet kisses on the side of my face and neck, Darren whispering that it was time to get up and film on set.

For my first performance on Glee as my new character Lizzy, I sang Ke$ha's 'Blah Blah Blah', singing in the direction of 'Blaine'. That caused some tension in the plot between 'Kurt' and my character, which would be fun for the next episode, as the episode ended right as he gave me a death glare. After we shot, Chris shook his head slightly, as to shake off his acting, and gave me a huge hug.

"You did incredibly! I'm so proud of you!" Twirling me, he kissed my cheek. "You are stunning, the audience will love and hate you, and your voice is absolutely incredible. You fit in perfectly here." He smiled and then let go of my hands, combing his fingers through his hair. "I'll be at the cafe; I'll see you back at the trailer whenever your beau decides to return you." Smirking, Chris walked off towards the cafe and linked his arm through Amber's as they met up in the hallway.

"Well Darren, what are we planning on doing for lunch?" I asked him while I sat down on the smooth, glossy surface of the piano that Brad played every episode. I crossed my ankles and swung my legs while I leaned back, putting my weight on my hands behind me.

"Well, how about we join the cast for lunch at the cafe, and we go out for some Italian ice and a walk in the park after that?" He had walked over to me and was standing right where my knees were bent over the piano. Leaning over to my face, he gave me a brief but passionate kiss before picking me up off the piano and twirling me in a circle before putting me down. He gave me another kiss and then took my hand, leading me over to the cafe.

As we ordered our food, we held hands and I rested my head on Darren's shoulder. Shooting Glee had been much more exerting than I thought it would be, so I was pretty much exhausted. Once we got our food and coffee, I immediately drank almost half of my latte, feeling less tired almost instantly. Walking over towards one of the tables near the back of the cafe, Darren and I each grabbed our food from the tray and unwrapped them silently. Taking a bite, I sighed.

"I love the food they have here." I smiled and reached my hand over the table to his, interlacing our fingers. I squeezed his hand lightly, and then spoke, mumbling slightly. "I love you."

"I love you too. And the food is delicious as well." He smirked and took a bite of his sandwich, squeezing my hand in return.

We ate in comfortable silence after that, and got a refill on our coffee about halfway through our lunch. After we finished, saying goodbye to the rest of the cast and telling Chris that I'd see him later, Darren and I walked hand in hand out to his car. As we drove over to the Italian ice place by the park, we just listened to the radio, not talking.

"I'll get red raspberry, you're getting mango?" I asked him, breaking the comfortable silence as he turned off the car. I leaned over towards him and gave him a quick peck before hopping out of the car.

"Yep, as always. We're going to the recording studio after this, right?" He locked the car and walked around the back over to me, grasping my hand and walking over towards the line, swinging our arms back and forth slightly.

"Yeah, we've got to do something for the next episode." I replied, smiling and turning to face him once we got into the queue for the Italian ice stand. "I bet they've got us singing some cheesy duet and then we'll get the script where Chris and you have to get into a big fight," I said, giggling. As I wrapped my arms around Darren's neck, he chuckled and replied to the first half of my suspicion with a snort.

"Oh, that's likely. We do seem to sing the craziest duets together! Maybe they'll write us an original song to really tick off Kurt." He said, laughing as well. "Now, what's the plan for after the studio? Shall we head back to my apartment or your loft with Chris, or do we want to go out to the movies?" He asked me, giving me a light kiss on the forehead before walking me backwards a few steps as we moved up in the line a couple feet.

"Well, we could go out and see a movie and sit in the back row, hiding from the rest of the moviegoers, or we could head back to your place." I suggested with a sly smile, twining my fingers through the curls on the back of his head. Darren hummed, from either agreeing with one of the options or enjoying the fact that I was playing with his hair.

"I like both, heading back to my place or the movie. Although there's nothing out that I thought we'd like to see..." he trailed off, quirking an eyebrow at me in confusion.

"Exactly," I purred, leaning over to give him a quick kiss. Seeing his eyes widen slightly with realization, I spun around before he could react, walking up to order. "One red raspberry and one mango, both mediums, please?" I told the lady working there, feeling Darren's arm wrap around my waist. He pulled his wallet out of his pocket, pulling out a ten to pay for the two ices and then the rest for the tip. "Thanks," I said to the woman, smiling and turning away, walking towards the bench that Dare and I always sat at.

"You can't just say that kind of thing and spin around," Darren murmured in my ear, sitting down beside me and taking his dessert. Rolling my eyes, I chuckled at him.

"Oh, yes I can. Because it's a promise I intend to keep." I said, taking bite of my Italian ice, licking my lips after. "Now, why don't we go to that movie, then to your place? I'm sure Chris wouldn't mind if I spent the night..." I suggested, looking at him from under my eyelashes. The only response I got from him was a nod, and a humming noise that surely sounded like it was in the affirmative.

Finishing our Italian ices, Darren took them to the trash and pulled me off the bench when he grabbed my hands, spinning us in a circle before dropping my left hand and settling on my right side as we started to walk back to the car. I gave him a quick kiss on the cheek, leaning my head on his shoulder, and dropped his hand, feeling him reposition it to around my waist. Getting in the car after he opened the door for me, I sat down and grabbed the large, round framed white sunglasses that were in the glove compartment of his car and put them on, tying the blue scarf that was in there into my hair as a headband as well. As Darren got in the car, we started the drive over to the movie theater, choosing the silliest movie that we could before getting one large soda and a popcorn of the same size. We settled in the back row, left corner before putting the soda and popcorn down and lifting the arm between the seats up, curling up together to watch a couple of the previews before he tilted my head and kissed me, leaving the movie long forgotten in both of our minds.