A/N: So this is the last chapter… I'm ending it because I feel the story has been told and finals are coming up and summer vacay, I won't be able to right that often. Another reason might be the disappointing season finale of Glee. Thank you for the feedback, the alerts and favorites! I'll write other stories but this is goodbye for 'Just One Little Nap'. Love and see you next time xoxo


Darren walked along the pathway to that big off-white door, it was all so familiar but all new at the same time. He hadn't been there for so long it seemed. He breathed in slowly; a bizarre feeling crept over him. He felt, he felt at home here. He truly did, it felt like his parents' house used to feel after a long day of school or a trip away. He relaxed and let the feeling of 'being home' just wash over him. A huge grin spread across his face, it felt amazing to feel at home after such a long time. With a slightly trembling hand he reached over to ring the bell but before he had rang, the door flew open. He got pulled into a warm and tight embrace. He had dropped his bags on the ground and just held on for dear life. He could feel Chris' heart beating rapidly against his chest; it matched his own erratic heart. He had missed that man so much. So fucking much…

He held Chris out by his shoulders and looked him over from head to toe. He wore a dark gray well-fitting button up long sleeved t-shirt with a vest, in a lighter shade of gray and tight black pants. His eyes shown such a bright crystal blue that Darren thought he was looking into heaven or at least that was what heaven looked like to him to him.

"You look amazing, absolutely gorgeous." The amber-eyed actor's voice was scratchy with emotion. "I missed you so goddamn fucking much." He pulled Chris into a kiss, it was filled with love and they pulled each other as close as they could possibly get. They wanted to make sure the other one was really there and that they weren't hallucinating or dreaming.

"I missed you too. I'm really glad you're back." Chris said as he buried his head in the crook of Darren's neck and breathed in the sent that was Darren Criss.

"I love you, I adore you…" the older of the two whispered intimately into the ear of his beautiful boyfriend.

Chris grip tightened around Darren's neck and he felt the taller man sighing heavily and slightly shiver underneath his hands.

"Babe, what's wrong?"

Chris straightened up and looked into those pools of melted gold, which were filled with nothing but love, adoration and he thought he could distinguish even want.

"Nothing absolutely nothing, you're here… everything is perfect as long you're just here and don't leave. Ever. I just want to keep holding you and maybe, after holding you for a while and feeling you're real, I'll realize that you're really back and home. Home with me."

Darren didn't answer, he just grabbed Chris' wrist and pulled him into the house. He quickly ran back out and walked back is as he threw his bags by the staircase and followed Chris into the living room. They sat down on the couch and he practically pulled the younger man onto his lap.

"I loved that you said that, I'm just astonished by how you just know what I'm feeling. This is home to me babe, wherever you are. My heart will forever follow yours."

Chris stood up abruptly and motioned for his boyfriend to stay seated. The taller boy disappeared upstairs and came back not that much later.

"I hadn't planned on doing this right now, but it seems to be the right time… Dare, hunny, are you ready for you first surprise?"

"You're making me nervous… But I love surprises so, go!"

Chris sat on his knees in front of Darren on the couch. He pulled a little box from behind his box. "Don't panic," he said, "it's not what you think." He handed the little black square over to Darren. "Open it."

Darren slowly opened it and within was a key, a shiny silver key. "Babe, I already have a…" Amber colored eyes grew wide and his mouth fell agape. "Is this, are you asking me…" He turned over the key and saw the initials DC&CC engraved.

"Darren, will you move in with me? Please..." blue eyes met golden ones and sparks ignited right between them. Darren was dumbfounded though and he just kept looking at his boyfriend.

"I know we may be moving a little quic-" Chris got cut off my Darren yelling.

"Of course! I will move in here! I would love nothing more than to wake up every day next to you. To come home after a long day and just watch stupid TV. I'll learn to cook and make you food. We'll sit around the table with our family and just have a nice home cooked meal…"

"Our family? Oh right, our parents and siblings…" Chris kept smiling but his heart sunk just a little bit at his misunderstanding, Darren could literally see it.

"For now, that means our parents and siblings but I might have been talking about an actual family of our own, as well. Little kids with my curls and your eyes..." Darren smiled softly.

"I would like that." They didn't discuss this topic any further, it was nice to know they both wanted a family but they didn't want to move to quick.


They had eaten the delicious food that Chris had had catered and they had talked candidly about Broadway and about Chris' book and movie. They just wanted to know every detail of what had happened to the other while they weren't together. Between courses they shared chaste kissed and touches. Before they started dessert Chris took Darren's hand. "I have a surprise for you upstairs... Oh no, that came out all wrong and dirty, I didn't mean it like that!" Chris got a little flustered.

"I wouldn't mind something dirty…" Darren growled playfully.

"Dare, dear god, keep it in your pants for now."

"For now… oh I can guess one of my other surprises." This comment was met with a playful slap on the thigh from Chris. "Spanking? I knew you were the kinky-type!" Chris just put on his best bitch-face, this immediately made Darren shut up.

"So if you're done with the crude comments, I would like it if you would follow me. When we're upstairs I'm going to blindfold you… Dare, shut it…" With that the taller boy grabbed his boyfriend's hand and led him up the flight of stairs to the first floor. Once they reached the top of the stairs Chris blindfolded Darren and led him to the end of the hallway into one of the spare bedrooms.

"I'm going to take of the blindfold now, okay? Keep you eyes closed, on the count of three. One, two, three, open!"

Darren looked around, his eyes wide and he was literally in shock. "Chris, what's all this doing in here?"

Chris looked around the room a keyboard in one corner; an acoustic, an electric guitar and even a violin in the other. The room was painted in warm red color with matching carpet. A big sofa, fridge and table against the wall opposite of the door. A small door was open to a little room; there was a soundproof booth with a microphone and a mixing board. "I wanted you to be able to continue writing music for your albums and Starkid even though you're going to be living with me. I have my creative work space and I wanted you to have one as well. Don't you like it?" Chris was worried.

"Do I like it? This is amazing but too much! You didn't have to do this… You thought about Starkid, you thought about my friends. Nobody deserves someone as astounding as you. You blow me away… And it's not just the presents…" Darren moved much closer to Chris and grabbed him around the waist and pulled him incredibly close. "It's just everything you are, how much you love me and how much you make me feel. Let's just skip the dessert. I don't want any other presents, I want you, now…"

With that the men went to their bedroom and lost themselves in each other. Nothing was awkward and it was more than the physical, it was about love. About two souls connecting on every level possible. They didn't leave the bedroom for hours, just having each other close and not wanting to be apart ever again. They were meant to be.


"Babe, I'm home!" Darren called from where he stood in the hallway.

"Papa!" A little curly brunette wrapped herself around Darren's leg. She slowly looked up at him through thick black lashes; crystal blue eyes looked at him adoringly.

"Aurora, where's daddy?" He asked as he picked up his daughter and walked into the kitchen.

"He's in the backyard with Milo; buba took a few steps on the grass today. He was wobbly and he fell over but he started laughing, so it was okay for me to laugh too. Because if he doesn't laugh or is too quiet I have to help him up and get you or daddy, right?" the little ball of energy asked.

"Very good, princess. You're an amazing big sister." Darren kissed her on her forehead. "Are you sure you're just three and not ten? You are a smart young lady." The older actor walked through the sliding doors into their beautiful garden. "Hey, honey! I heard Milo is walking around outside now too."

"Yeah, he is!" Chris said excitedly as he picked up his little 14-month-old son and walked over to his husband. He quickly pecked Darren on the lips. "I couldn't have asked for a better present for my twenty-eight birthday than my son taking his first steps. He's a born entertainer though, he saw that he made Aurora laugh by falling over so now he keeps falling over dramatically to try and make us laugh." Chris chuckled.

"How did I deserve three people who are so amazingly beautiful, on the inside and outside; and just so incredibly talented?" Darren asked rhetorically.

"Just by being you, sweetheart, just by being you and nothing else." He once again kissed Darren, a little harder and longer this time.

"I think it's time for you two to go to sleep, don't you think?" Darren said as he saw Aurora rubbing her eyes and yawning. "It's pretty early in the afternoon, if you go take a nap now you can stay up and celebrate daddy's birthday with us… Deal?"

"Deal!" the little girl shouted as she wriggled herself out of her papa's hold and ran up the stairs. Milo just squeaked as he kicked his legs wildly and laughed at his sister.

When Chris and Darren had put Milo down they went over to Aurora's bedroom to tuck her in as well. The crystal eyed actor walked over to his daughter and kissed her forehead. Darren sat at the foot of her bed.

"Daddy, I won't sleep too long so we can celebrate your birthday." Aurora said sleepily.

"Just one little nap."


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