"Okay everyone, that's a wrap!" Ian announced after watching the scene and deciding they had all the material they needed.
Chris checked the time on his phone and smiled when he saw everything was going how he had planned. It was Friday and they wrapped up all their scenes relatively early. He skipped over to Darren. "Wanna watch a movie at my place tonight?" He whispered in Darren's ear from behind.
"Yeah, sure." Darren answered as he turned around so peck Chris on the lips.
Chris knew Darren wasn't expecting anything, so he decided to make his intentions a little clearer. He watched Darren closely with his eyes half lidded for a moment. He thought it over once more. "And by 'watching a movie' I mean not watching it at all." He finally said.
Darren's eyebrows shot up in surprise. "R-really? I thought after the accident " Darren whispered "we were laying low on the sexy times." Darren was flabbergasted. He wasn't prepared to hear that, but he pulled his shit together before Chris could think he was in panic.
"What made you imply that?" Chris asked, but he knew why. He had freaked out and drowned Darren in a stream of apologies even after Darren had said it was alright. And they hadn't really talked about it after their first try failed. "I think that you're very brave for making serious plans to tell your friends about us. So I think it's only fair for me to be brave too." He said, completely ignoring the people around them. They were talking low and quite enough for no one to hear. Not like anyone was paying attention to them. They just wanted to clear up their stuff and go home for the weekend. "For real this time." Chris added.
Darren didn't like those words. He didn't want Chris to do it because he was taking a step. "I don't want us to keep score." Darren protested.
"We're not keeping score." Chris chuckled. "It's not a football match where we can make goals or whatever it's called when they throw that ball thing between those big stick kind of things." He waved his hands around, hoping he was making some sense.
Darren giggled at Chris' face when he was talking about football. "Your football knowledge is outstanding." He told him sarcastically and received a light punch on the arm in return.
"Shut up. What I wanted to say was that I made a start and, as you know, I never leave something unfinished."
Darren pecked Chris' lips again. "Okay." He agreed. "Let's go." He grabbed Chris' hand and walked him to his trailer so he could get changed. Of course Darren left for his own trailer, because they would safe the undressing in front of each other for later.
They met at Chris' car when they were both done changing out of their costumes. The drive to Chris' apartment was filled with chatter, holding hands and stares. Occasionally they let out a nervous giggle when they remembered what events were to come that night. Darren was still talking about- well he had absolutely forgotten when Chris opened the door to his apartment.
The lights were dimmed to give the room an intimate glow. All the furniture was gone except for a round dinner table for two that was set with a candles and everything needed for a romantic dinner. There were blankets and pillows spread out in front of the fireplace. The fire was lit and filling the room with a sensual warmth. Darren had begged Chris several times to lit the fireplace, but Chris had always told him no, because he never felt like cleaning up the mess. But tonight it was lit and it seemed to make the night even more romantic.
"Oh my god." Darren managed to get out when he finished taking in every detail. It was all so magical. Literally magical he realized, because Chris had been at work all day. It was simply impossible he had set that up. "How did you do all this?"
Chris blushed and rubbed his neck. "You might want to avoid Ashley for a while." He murmured. Darren kept that in mind, because Ashley knew that they did it, how and where. She would probably be unbearable to be around for a good amount of time. "Do you like it?" He asked, wondering if it was too much.
"Like it? I absolutely love it!" Darren exclaimed and hugged Chris tightly for a moment. Then he looked around the room again. "Why did you do all this?" He asked when his eyes finally found Chris' again.
"Well," Chris let his hands travel down Darren's arms. "it didn't really worked out the other night." He said and took both of Darren's hands in his. "But maybe that was a good thing. I realized that this is sort of your first time too. And I'm not a hopeless romantic, but you are. So, I wanted to make this special for both of us." He explained while playing with the other man's fingers.
Darren leaned up to place a sweet kiss on Chris' lips. He knew the slow kiss carried more meaning than a 'thank you'. He had never thought of it like that, but it was true. He was losing his virginity again. When they parted Darren couldn't help the smile lighting up his face. Chris returned the smile and even showed some teeth. It was the most beautiful thing Darren had ever seen.
After a enjoying their tasty dinner and sharing several 'I love you's they made their way to the blankets and pillows in front of the fireplace. "I'm just kind of nervous." Chris confessed.
"Why?"
"I- I don't look like you." Chris answered shyly, feeling kind of stupid for bringing his insecurities up at a time like that.
Darren just shook his head and stared in his eyes. "You're a butterfly." He blurted out.
Chris frowned, because, as far as he knew, he was a human. "What?"
"What are butterflies?" Darren asked in all seriousness.
Chris was wondering if he ended up in a weird dream. He decided to answer anyway. "Insects?"
Darren chuckled. "True, Mr. Scientist. But the word I was looking for is beautiful. They can't see their own wings, so they can't see their own beauty. But the rest of the world can." Darren explained. "You're just like them." Chris let out a breathy giggle. "And now you're laughing at me because I'm being too sappy." Darren rolled his eyes at himself.
"I'm smiling because I love you and sappy is what you are, so I love it."
"I love you too." Darren sensed the tension was gone and he saw his chance to comfort Chris with words that didn't include insects. "It will be fine. Just do whatever feels right and please don't puke this time." He joked.
"I'm still so sorry for that." Chris apologized for what seemed like the thousandth time.
"Stop apologizing," Darren ordered. "I was kidding. You can puke if you feel the need to."
Chris sighed. "Can we please stop talking about it? It was so embarrassing."
"There's nothing to be ashamed of." Darren promised him before pressing a reassuring kiss on his love's lips. That kiss ended in a night of soft touches, broken moans and meaningful love making.