A/N I've been waiting to write this chapter I really knew how this was going to go I'm so excited. I was once again blown away by all the alerts and my first review! So this chapter is dedicated to my first reviewer mdemp92 thank you your encouragement keeps me writing!
Running Down the Tracks.
Chapter Six, From First Sight.
While Chris began his scene with Cory Darren took his time getting dressed with a huge grin on his face like a child on Christmas day, and it was as if all his Christmases had come at once, Chris finally knew how he felt and reciprocated. Darren couldn't believe someone as amazing as Chris could possibly like him too. Darren really believed Chris was the definition of perfect, not just in looks with that handsomeness and defined body, but also his personality; he was one of the sweetest people you could ever meet and his ability to hold an intellectual conversation and yet still manages to make Darren laugh. What was there not to love?
Darren's mind explored his feelings for Chris, every look the two had exchanged, every laugh, every smile, and Darren couldn't help but hope this was the start of something. He hoped Chris felt the same, every fibre in his body told him he never deserved Chris's attention. Chris was an inspirational man after everything he had been through in his younger years and here he was an actor, the best actor Darren had come across in his years of performance, granted he had begun in community theatre but here was a man who had done the same.
Darren knew that from the moment he had set his eyes on Chris something was different about that boy, that man, and now he here was hoping and praying that man was now his. Darren had been so confused about his feelings for so long and he remembered the first time he had tried to get it off his chest by talking to his brother Chuck who had always been a sort of mentor to Darren.
The short man paces back and forth back and forth, his tanned complex paled and his hair an untameable mess. He had only just met the man who he had held as an idol for so long and in real life he was more than Darren could have imagined.
He wrings his wrists.
Darren cannot hold back any longer. He had been home from dinner for two hours now after spending the afternoon getting to know his new co-worker on their boss's suggestion as their characters will be close and in the future the possibility for intimacy.
Darren had jumped at the chance for this job, to work alongside such a talented young actor who was an inspiration to thousands of fans across the world and now Darren was there but he was hesitant, the younger man had made quite an impression in just a few short hours.
Darren eventually reaches for his phone which has been sitting in his lap since arriving home when he received a text from Chris "Nice to meet you today, see you on set tomorrow bro –Chris" Darren fumbled with his phone clearing the message which he had not closed since receiving it and pressed his speed dial for his brother.
"Hey Darren" answers the San Franciscan twang of his brother. "You okay?" the voice asks with concern after Darren doesn't speak for a long moment.
"Hey Chuck," he responds after a long pause, his voice a little shaky and this does nothing to ease the concern of the man on the other end of the line. The other end remains silent allowing his brother to continue in his own time as Darren will never speak his mind if forced.
Darren takes a breath in and lets it out as a sigh. "It's –it's Chris" Chuck listens patiently, his brow furrowed and Darren can tell his brother is anxious about what Darren is about to say. The two brothers never have secrets, they look out for each other and Darren can tell he is worrying his brother.
The silence extended over a few minutes and Chuck could no longer keep quiet "come on Darren" he encourages.
"Well you know how when I was saying about him, how I think he's a great actor and stuff?" Darren mumbles a little incoherently but continues quickly "Well he's even more than that, and Chuck, well I –well I think I like him" Darren finally blurts out.
Chuck takes barely a split second to reply to Darren and lets out a soft sigh "are you okay with that, are you worried, because I'm always here for you to talk to about it, you know that, right?" Chuck said kindly but inside he was worried about his brother.
"I know it means it's going to be hard to work with him but I don't care I can do it, I can be professional, can't I?" Darren said as if reading Chucks mind, but looking for reassurance from his brother.
"You can do it Darren, don't give up this awesome opportunity just because of this, just remember to keep it professional, you don't want to get into trouble and the media will be really into you now you have this part so just be careful, okay?" Chuck warned Darren kindly.
He didn't want to see his brother caught up in one of those messy media scandals, he wasn't sure Darren was ready for that, his rise to fame had been so sudden he didn't want his brother overwhelmed.
"Thanks bro" Darren replied thoughtfully. He knew it would be hard to keep this to himself but maybe it was just a little crush, maybe it would go away he half hoped. But deep down he knew it was more than that, more than what he had felt for his on/off girlfriend Mia whom he had mutually broken up with after the news he would be moving to LA for Glee.
"Just make sure you let me know if you need to talk some more" Chuck said kindly before they said their goodbyes.
Darren missed his brother now they were so far apart. The two had always been so close growing up but now Chuck was touring the West Coast with his band and Darren was in LA so they only got to see each other every few weeks, and now even months since they were both so busy but thankfully Chuck was only on the other end of the phone if Darren needed him and he would have to tell Chuck about this sooner or later whatever happened it was a big thing for Darren.
After thinking about Chuck for a long while Darren eventually got up from his place on the bench and left the room, taking one last look over his shoulder taking in the smell of sex and Chris that lingered in the air. Darren followed Chris's earlier footsteps down the hallways and to the set.
Darren stood in the corner of the room well back from the scene behind the camera crew and lighting crew and all the rest just watching Chris and Cory. He watched Chris's acting and was astounded talking to his would be brother about everything he was going through was amazing to watch and it blew Darren away. He was always so blown away by everything Chris did.
Soon Chris noticed Darren out of the corner of his eye, and when he moved he winked at Darren almost unnoticeably and it seemed Cory nor any of the crew noticed it and the scene carried on. This gave Darren an idea. Darren looked directly at Chris and waited for the younger man to meet his eye contact and Darren twisted his face into a look of pleasure, similar to the expression his face had held during their last scene and their time alone together in the changing room. It wasn't hard for Darren to replicate this looking at the beautiful man's face and thinking of the heat between the two as they touched.
This certainly caught Chris's attention and he stumbled out his line, surprised he could even remember his line or catch his cue. Thankfully Chris only had a couple of words before Mike entered the scene. As the scene continued Chris tired his hardest to keep his eyes off Darren who was continually distracting him with those faces that did nothing more or less than turn Chris on as it led his mind back to revel in their earlier experience.
This time Chris completely missed his cue from Mike and a long minuet passed with complete silence and Darren began to laugh, clutching his sides as he attempted to laugh silently and then Cory cleared his throat and Chris realised he was late and blushed scarlet and when he tried to say his lines he spluttered and babbled and no coherent sentence could make it out of Chris's mouth. He sighed in defeat and could do nothing more than glare at Darren who was now laughing out lough hysterically.
Everyone laughed noticing Darren and Ryan shouted "CUT!"
Chris increased his glare at Darren, staring so hard down his nose that Darren actually stopped laughing and walked over to his co-workers. Darren put his arm around Chris's waist. "Sorry Chris I couldn't help it" he said softly in Chris's ear before Ryan began shouting directions, apparently since they were stopped they could reshoot the previous line because he wanted Mike to walk around rather than stand still.
Chris couldn't stay mad at Darren, not his puppy dog eyes, not his hand on Chris's waist which sent tingles down his spine to the pit of his stomach. Chris was so glad Darren wasn't acting different or weird in anyway after what just happened between the two of them and he felt himself physically relax, his muscled de-tensed. Darren made Chris feel safe, with Darren just touching him Chris felt like his world lit up.
Chris snuggled into Darren, taking in his beautiful musky scent before Ryan re-called to begin shooting again and Darren walked back to his spot in the corner, never taking his eyes from the magical young man in front of him.
A/N I just sort of realised my chapters are really short but hey since they are short they sort of follow on from eachother but it means I update more often so it's a win-win right? Next chapter coming up soon it's going to be a super important one!