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Monday

Catie's POV

I woke up the next morning to my phone ringing. It was a little earlier than I would have liked to get up but when I saw that it was Darren I smiled and picked up right away.

"Good morning babe, hold on a minute I'm gonna go to the lounge so I don't wake Sara up" I said softly and I got up and quietly walked out of my room.

He said alright and when I told him I was in the lounge he said he hoped that I slept well and that he'd dreamt about me all last night.

I giggled and said, "Really? It must have been a good dream then right? I don't remember what I dreamt, but I woke up with "Don't You" stuck in my head so I must have been thinking about you."

"That's so sweet. I love you so much sweetheart and I miss you every second I'm not with you. I am so glad I have you in my life. And because of that I have a little surprise for you this morning."

"I'm glad I have you in my life to darebear. I love surprises! But I especially love Darren surprises! I'm so excited!"

I was bouncing up and down, but then I yawned and he must have heard it because he chuckled a little and said, "Well sleepy head, maybe this will help wake you up a bit." And he sang "Hopelessly Devoted to You" to me.

It was beautiful, and tears started to flow from my eyes. I had listened to the version of this song he'd sung for glee during the brief time when I thought he and I were through. He must have heard me crying because he asked me if I was ok and what was wrong. I explained the situation and he said that his heart just broke a little. I felt bad and told him not to worry, because I was hopelessly devoted to him and knowing that he felt the same way about me was all I needed to make me smile.

He said, "I love you so much my darling, amazing, beautiful, perfect baby girl. I am so sorry that you ever felt that way, but I am glad that I put good memories back into that song for you. Unfortunately I have to get to work so I must be going, but I'll talk to you soon sweetie. You'll be in my heart."

"Always," I answered, "just like the song, and you'll be in mine as well, Dare. I love you. You are my prince charming. Talk to you later baby. TTFN. I miss you."

"I miss you too, katydid. Bye"

"Bye."

Darren's POV

I smiled to myself thinking about my impromptu performance for Catie that morning and I sent her a text saying that I was done with work. I knew it was late here so it would be even later there. But true to her nature she called me almost right away. We weren't able to talk for very long because she had to go to class in the morning and it was already past 12 where she was. I heard her shudder a little and I asked if she was alright and she said she was fine, that it had just gotten really warm in her dorm room so she and her roommate opened a window and that now it was pretty cold in her room. I chuckled because she was tired and so was rambling a little bit. It had given me an idea though and I told her she'd have another surprise waiting for her later on in the week. She thanked me profusely and we reluctantly said out goodbyes. She kept prolonging it though, but I could tell she was tired, so I started singing and eventually she fell asleep. Sara picked up the phone and said that she was hanging up her phone for her. I laughed and said goodnight, she said it back and then the line went dead.

My heart swelled with affection; every time I thought I couldn't lover her more Catie would say or do something that would make me fall for her even more. I felt bad knowing that she was cold and that I couldn't be there to warm her up, but I knew she'd love what I had planned for her for later on in the week.

I had to go in early the next day to shoot some extra scenes so I could try to get back that much quicker. I went to sleep with a smile on my face and my beautiful girlfriend in my dreams, thinking the only thing that could make my night better would be if she was there with me.

Tuesday

Classes started back up for Catie and so when I texted her good morning she didn't answer right away. She texted me back after her writing class while she had a 25 minute break before her chemistry lab. She asked if she could call saying that things were weird with one of her friends and that she just needed to hear my voice right now. I called her right away.

She told me what happened and I wanted to strangle that stupid hobbit for not realizing what an amazing friend she was to him. She promised that it was ok, but it didn't sound convincing. We talked a little longer and she was really excited to introduce me to her teammates when I got back. She said the guys gave her crap for not introducing me to them sooner, but that it was all in good fun and she said she'd promised to take me to a party with her once I got back. She said the girls had looked me up and that they approved, but that the guys were still skeptical because they were very protective of her. She promised me that they'd love me and that I'd love them. I laughed and said that no matter what I'd love her and that was all that counted. She swooned a little at that and I grinned. Then she had to go and so did I so she said she'd text me when she was done with the night saying it was one of her long nights and that she had practice in the morning so if we could talk it would probably just be to say goodnight. I said that was fine, that it was great to talk to her and that I loved her. She said she loved and missed me, told me to have fun at work and then had to hang up to walk into class.

She texted me later and I called her to say goodnight. It was short because she had to get to bed, but that was ok. As long as I got to hear her voice and tell her how special she was to me I would be able to survive this time apart and then make IT up to her as soon as I got back.

Wednesday

Catie's POV

I was already having the longest day EVER and it wasn't even 11 AM yet. So far I'd had morning practice, biology, and chemistry. Once I got back to my dorm room I'd have about 15 minutes before I needed to get to lunch so I would have enough time to eat and then get to my seminar class and to calculus, before coming back to the dorm for about an hour and a half and then going to another 2 hour practice.

Normally all of this didn't bother me, but it was just one of those days where I really just wanted to curl up under my covers and sleep. It was a cold day and it looked like it cold rain any minute. Add that to the fact that I desperately missed Darren and the day could be described as gray and dreary.

I knew that Darren had had to go in to work early today and because of that I wasn't really expecting a text from him this morning. So when I finally got back to my room, sat on my bed and took out my phone I was surprised to see a text message from him. It had an attachment of a video in which he and Chris were running around getting everyone to say hi to me and congratulations. Congratulations? On what?

I couldn't figure that out for the life of me, but I kept watching the video and smiled and laughed as I saw the members of the glee cast smiling and singing and just having fun. Then Chris's face popped onto the screen and he said that he was really glad that Darren had found me. That he had never seen his friend so happy and he thanked me for that. He also warned me that Darren wasn't going to let the whole Mia thing go and that he was hell bent on making it up to me. I laughed at that and then saw Chris suddenly turn the camera around and walk down a hallway. He whispered that he heard Darren and that he wanted to sneak up on him to hear him talking about me like he had all day so far.

Eventually we caught up to where Darren's voice was coming from. He was talking to Ryan and he looked so excited, but worried at the same time. It turned out that he had been making this video for me and that Chris had stolen his phone and had subsequently disappeared with it. Ryan saw Chris and smiled and said he was sure Chris was just having a little fun. "You must really like this girl, huh?" Darren nodded, "I mean you were bouncing off the walls today. Congrats on your two weeks together and for getting past your first potential problem without a hitch. Now Darren I know you really care about her, but don't go overboard on the 'I'll make this up to you' thing. I know you can financially do just about anything special you want for her, but think about what she was saying about her being able to reciprocate. I can tell that's important to her. I'm sure she doesn't mind being spoiled sometimes, but I think she wants to make you feel spoiled sometimes too."

"That's the thing though Ryan. She spoils me every time she looks at me. I see the love in her eyes and when she laughs it's the best gift anyone could give me. Her presence alone is the greatest gift that she could possibly give me and she doesn't even realize it. I know what you mean though and I'll try to think about that. You know how excited I get planning things for the people I love though. I'm sure Chris will make me tone it down a little though, he usually does. Where is he anyway?"

Chris began laughing at that and Darren turned around. If he wanted to I'm sure Chris could have easily gotten away, but he must have gotten what he wanted from Darren so he handed off the phone, waved and walked off down a hallway talking with Ryan.

The screen turned again and I was Darren's face. The smile he was giving was breath-taking and even though we weren't face to face I could see the love and affection in his eyes. He said softly, "Hey baby. I hope you liked this. I love you so much, and as you can see so does everyone else on set. Not as much as I do of course! Anyways, happy two week anniversary, sweetheart. I miss you so much! We only have a little while longer to be apart. The first week is behind us and being away from you only makes me love you even more. Good luck with the rest of your second day back. I'll see you soon katydid, but until then you'll be in my heart. I love you. Goodbye baby." He started tearing up a little and gave me a small smile and then the video was done.

Leave it to Darren to make my dreary day bright again and to make me laugh when I didn't even want to smile.

We talked a little bit over Skype after I came back from dinner that night because I didn't have a lot of homework. He told me that he had another surprise for me and I told him that he really didn't need to do that. He said that it was his job and he promised me that he hadn't spent any extra money on it. I sighed and said, "Fine, but it's my job to make you feel special too and I don't feel like I've been able to do that. I love you too Darren, I really do. But promise me you won't feel gypped if I can't get you amazing gifts like you get me. I feel so bad that I can't reciprocate."

"Sweetheart, I love doing things like this for you. I don't feel gypped because when I'm with you it really is the most amazing gift I can think of. Promise me that you'll sing with me sometime or at least sing so I can really hear it and we'll be even. I've never heard your voice before you know, but Lea told me it's beautiful. You shouldn't hide it."

I blushed and said, "I'll do my best. I love you Darren and I feel really comfortable around you, but I don't have a lot of confidence in my voice, I was a much better singer when I was younger. Promise it doesn't have to be in front of a huge audience or anything and it'll make this a little easier."

"I'll see what I can do, love. No promises though, it seems like whenever I start singing people just kind of sit up and listen. Haha I'm kidding, but of course you don't have to sing in front of a huge audience, at least not right away." He winked and we continued talking about just about everything until we both decided it was time for bed.

I realized before I fell asleep that night, how much Darren really did mean to me. He could turn even the most tedious of days into something special. I knew what he meant when he said that I was the best gift anyone could give him, because he was that for me, too.

A/N Let me know what you think so far! Thanks for reading!