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Sunday (Part3)

Catie's POV

We talked a little about the show and some other stuff, not much of consequence though. I put my arm on the arm rest and felt his arm there and moved my arm away quickly, muttering a "sorry."

"No, I'm sorry, I know better than that, I just wasn't thinking. Please," he gestured for me to put my arm there. I said it was fine and that I was comfortable the way I was anyway. He reached over and grabbed my hand gently and lifted my arm onto the armrest. I just looked at him and once I was sure he wasn't looking I moved my arm away. He moved my arm to the armrest again and held my hand while he kept it there a little longer this time. He looked away again and so I moved my arm again. I was having fun with this game, and I kind of liked when he held my hand like that.

He took ahold of my hand again and brought it up to the armrest. This time, though, it seemed he had no intention of letting go. He slowly rubbed his thumb on the back of my hand. I looked up at him in complete surprise and he just looked back at me calmly as if it were nothing out of the ordinary. Ok then, maybe this was more than just friends hanging out because "just friends" definitely don't do THAT!

Suddenly it all made sense, but I had to ask anyway because I wanted to be sure. I came right out and asked if the ticket was actually intended for me all along. He said it was made it clear that he wanted it to be a date if I did and asked if I'd go to his room after dinner to watch a movie. I agreed to that and we then settled down to watch the show together.

He looked over at me a few times during the show and I looked at him in awe. I couldn't believe I was on a date with DARREN CRISS and that he was holding my hand. He looked at me in what I'm sure was a similar way. I couldn't believe that I could have done anything to let me deserve this amazing man next to me.

At intermission we went to the lobby to meet up with lea and Chris. I had to use the bathroom so Darren stayed by the ticket booth so Lea and Chris could find him. I walked over and saw that Chris and Lea had found him. Darren held my hand again and offered me his jacket which I refused, but was glad when he put it on my shoulders anyway. He put his arm around my waist and only let go when we sat in our seats. I remembered that the armrests could be folded down though so we stayed like that for the rest of the show. And when we met with lea and Chris after it ended. We talked about dinner and ended up going to my favorite diner in town.

We had a conversation about how public he wanted "us" to be and I was blown away by how much he cared about me and how much of his privacy he was willing to give up so I could have as little extra stress as possible while at school.

Once we got into the diner he sent the sweetest tweet and I was thoroughly embarrassed by my friends Lea Michelle when she decided to recite our entire heart to heart from earlier to Darren.

When we got back to the hotel Lea brought in the rest of my new clothes and said that if I didn't fall asleep during the movie I should come to her room to sleep. I guess the weather was getting worse and she didn't want me going back to the dorms until it was daylight at least and we could see if the weather was still ok.

I asked if there was somewhere I could take a shower and Darren told me to use his bathroom explaining that he needed to call Ryan Murphy and make some arrangements anyway. He said he'd be in his bedroom for the next hour or so and he would never do anything creepy like we may have been imagining. We smiled and I made my way to the bathroom after picking up some clothing and getting a towel from Darren.

I realized I didn't have anything to actually wash with so I called to him, "Um… Dare… I um, I don't have soap or shampoo or anything… would it be alright if I used some of yours?" I was a little nervous about asking, but it was kind of necessary. He assured me that it was absolutely fine. So I went on with my shower and a little while later there was a knock at the door. I asked who it was and he said, "It's me and I wanted to know if I could come in and drop off some more bedtime appropriate attire for the lovely lady." I giggled and thanked him for being such a considerate gentleman. He came in, dropped off the clothes, and let me know he'd be in the bedroom when I was done, but that he didn't know how long his phone call would last.

I finished a few minutes after he left and took my time drying off and getting changed. I smelled like Darren and now I'd be wearing his clothes. Wow, what a night.

I walked out of the bathroom and heard Darren talking in the other room. I walked closer and realized that Ryan was on speaker phone, I was about to walk away when I thought I heard my name. I moved closer and was amazed by what I heard.

Darren's POV

I called Ryan because I wanted to let him in on what I had decided about the media and their knowledge of my blossoming relationship with Catie. He said, "First, I want to congratulate you Darren, she really is an amazing young woman and I don't think you could possibly do any better than Miss Catie Randall. Second, I think your decision is a good one. I know you hate giving up this kind of privacy, but for Catie's sake I think it will work out for the best in this situation. When do you want to schedule this press conference? And do you think it better to come forward with this now and say that you are dating, with a promising outlook for the future, or do you want to wait until she is officially your girlfriend? I will support you either way and if I were you I'd just get it over with now, but it's your call."

"Think you could schedule one for tomorrow Ryan? Even if it's just calling one of the more trusted mags to tell them the picture I tweeted has foundation, that we are actually dating I think it would help. Also, I might not be able to stay just dating her for long. I want her to be mine and somehow I don't think that'll bother her."

"Well, ask her tonight then. I know this was the first official date, but you two have been smitten since that first day at the university commons. I don't really think it'll come as a surprise to anyone."

"I think I will thanks, Ryan. I guess you can make that press conference for confirming that I was out with my new girlfriend last night. Wow, the title girlfriend really couldn't fit anyone better. I am so far gone Ryan, I don't even know how to handle everything that I am feeling right now."

"It's because she isn't treating you like "TV's Darren Criss" unless there are real issues regarding that, which need to be addressed. She is treating you like Darren, the goofy guy who loves Harry Potter way too much, and who sits around annoying everyone by playing covers of Disney songs. She likes YOU, Darren, and not your fame. And you love that as well as everything else you have learned about her."

"You're right. Hey, uh, can I use that if she asks why I feel so strongly about her? You just said in four sentences what I haven't been able to find words to describe in almost a week."

"Haha, of course you can Darren. I'll set up this conference for you. You might want to have her along with you too, so that she can answer questions about herself and so they know that you two are coming at this as a united front."

"Thanks, Ryan, you really helped me a lot. That's a good idea and I'll prepare her for it right after she says yes, please god. I'll see you in the morning, say around 11?

"11 sounds great, Dare. It's my pleasure, and I'm sure she will. See you in the morning. Bye!"

"Bye, Ryan. And thanks again!"

The line went dead and I had to figure out how in the hell I was going to ask her to be my girlfriend. She knocked on the door about 10 seconds later and asked if she could come in. I opened the door and gave her a hug telling her that I enjoyed seeing her in my clothing more than I probably should. She laughed, perfectly at ease, and said she enjoyed wearing them, that it felt like I was constantly giving her a hug, even though my real hugs were the best ever.

Catie's POV

I volunteered to go into the living room part of the suite and make popcorn while he picked a movie. As I walked out of the bedroom I stopped just before I closed the door, and said, "Oh, and by the way, Darren, if you were worried, my answer would be: 'yes, of course, I would love to.' " I winked and proceeded into the other room shutting the door behind me. I hoped he wouldn't be upset that I had listened to the conversation, but I really did want to be his girlfriend and I knew he'd be agonizing all night to find a way to ask me before whatever he and Ryan had planned for 11 AM tomorrow.

When I walked back into the room Darren quickly scooped me into his arms and said, "My dear little katydid, will you do me the great honor of being my girlfriend?"

I feigned surprise and said, "Oh Darebear! Yes, of course! I would love to be your girlfriend!"

Darren's POV

Hearing the words, "your girlfriend" come out of her mouth, was possibly the best thing I had heard in a long time. I pulled her close and kissed her for real, like I had been dying to do all night. It was perfect and we both melted into it fitting perfectly against each other until we were interrupted by the microwave timer going off. I muttered buzzkill and she laughed saying it was just like when my phone went off in the middle of one of my performances of "Teenage Dream" and that I had said it in the same way, too. She gave me a quick peck on the lips and scampered over to get the popcorn and put it in a bowl. She also grabbed the blanket off the small couch and walked back into the bedroom.

I had picked Mulan, of course, and she cuddled up next to me under the blanket. I talked to her about the meeting in the morning and she said that was fine with her. "Anything," she told me, "to make this easier on you, Dare. You are giving up a lot to try to give me as much peace and quiet as possible at school and I am so grateful for that, and you." I told her Ryan was coming at around 11 and she said she'd have to be up by ten then. I set my alarm for 9:45 just in case she ended up falling asleep in my room, then I'd be able to wake her up after I'd woken up a bit.

It was about half way through the movie when I looked down at her and realized that she was fast asleep. I made sure that the popcorn bowl was out of the way, turned off the DVD-player and the TV and pulled the covers, which housekeeping conveniently turned down every morning, up and over us. I slid down under the covers wrapped my arms around her and listened to the sound of her soft, rhythmic breathing until I fell asleep myself.

Catie's POV

He picked Mulan, of course, and I cuddled up next to him under the blanket. We talked about the meeting in the morning and I said that was fine with me. "Anything to make this easier on you, Dare. You are giving up a lot to try to give me as much peace and quiet as possible at school and I am so grateful for that, and you." He told me Ryan was coming at around 11 and I said I'd have to be up by ten then. He set his alarm for 9:45. He said it was just in case I did end up falling asleep in his room, then he'd be able to wake me up after he'd woken up a bit.

I just snuggled up into his side and watched the movie. My eyelids started to get heavy and eventually I must have stopped fighting it and fell asleep, because when I woke up at around three the light was off and Darren was asleep with his arms wrapped around me. I wiggled farther down under the covers and went back to sleep, incredibly comfortable in his arms.