Gleeful Grace - A Darren Criss Fanfic

Live!

The sunlight danced across the bed as the open window caused the lacy nets to sway. A distinct smell of fresh rain had filled the room. I fluttered my eyes open, immediately aware that he was still here. His arm draped over me lazily. I smiled at the gentle sound of his breath. This moment was pure bliss and I could of easily stayed this way for ever. One more day of nothingness before the roller coaster that was Glee started up again. It pained me to think that me and Darren were hardly gonna see each other. My episode debut was due to air this week so my schedule was packed with interviews and photo shoots as well as shooting for Glee. Darren was also heading out to New York to do some filming there.
He stirred and I felt him embrace me tighter. He nuzzled his face behind my head. I turned over to look at him. His face was just perfection, oodles of thick dark curls filled the pillow, his big thick eyebrows moving slightly as he was waking up. His chiselled jaw lined was so prominent and his lips were pressed together a perfect heart shape. I couldn't help myself, I drew myself forward and kissed him softly. His eyes opened once and then closed, the corners of his mouth curled up into a smile as he opened them again. The colour of them were really prominent in this sunlight, the green standing out more than the brown.
“Morning beautiful” he hummed snaking his arm around my waist and pulling me closer to him.
“Morning yourself” I cuddled in close, hearing his heart thud against my ear was so comforting I could of fallen right back asleep.
“We should fight ALL the time” the vibrations of his voice tickled my face
I punched him lightly in the chest which caused him to laugh.
We had talked through everything last night after our encounter on the stairs. He apologised for upsetting me and I apologised for what I said. Looking back at it, it was kind of my fault, although I was far to stubborn to admit that.
“Plans for today?” I asked swirling his chest hairs around my fingers.
“More of yesterday” I didn't have to look at him to know he was smiling. His fingertips awoken and started tracing their way down my back. I squirmed underneath his touch, I was always way more sensitive in the mornings.
“Wait” I stopped him as I leant over him to reach to my bedside cabinet, he made an appreciative noise as my breasts pressed against his chest.
“Pop one of these” I offered handing him the packet. He took the mints and laughed, grabbing one and placing it on his tongue I reached out to take the packet but he pulled his hand further away and pointed to his mouth.
“Come get it” he said in an almost inaudible voice. I giggled and covered his mouth with mine….

*****

“So Lindsey, we hear that you landed the role of Grace in rather unusual circumstances” Sandra Smith said, she leant forward and picked up her glass of water from the table.
“Yeah, Ryan Murphy spotted me performing at an Open Mic night” I smiled, the heat of the spotlights above us was burning the top of my head. I clasped my hands together on my lap to stop them from shaking. Live TV. I noticed the camera swing around in front of me and the red light come on. The interview had been going on for three minutes already and I was still as nervous as when it first started. I curled my immaculately styled hair around my ears and placed my hands back together again.
“And how do you feel you have settled in on set?” Sandra chirped reading from autocue.
“Amazingly well, everyone has been so welcoming and supportive that I have slotted right in” I noticed I was breathing a little heavy and scolded myself for holding my breath. Calm the fudge down.
“And what's it like to kiss Chord Overstreet? Tough day at the office?” She eyed me sarcastically.
I was warned about how important my responses were from Sally, my agent who was watching me from behind camera nodding enthusiastically every time I looked her way. She shot me one if her warning glances when our eyes met this time.
I faked a laugh
“Well it's not like an actual kiss, it's between our characters Sam and Grace, we are directed meticulously, there are like a million other people in the room and it's shot about four times. It makes it a lot easier that me and Chord Overstreet get on so well though” my rehearsed answer seem to satisfy Sandra’s probing questions.
After a few show related questions she began probing again.
“And are you single right now?”
The question threw me as it was not on the agreed questions list along with what was planned for Grace’s character. I smiled and cleared my throat.
“I like to keep my personal life completely separated from my work on Glee” I was satisfied with that response, Sally however did not seem to like it as put her hand up to her forehead. I struggled to understand what I said wrong until Sandra spoke, her one eyebrow raised.
“Aha so that would be a ‘Yes Sandra but I'm not going to tell you about it’” she threw her head back and laughed over enthusiastically.
I shrugged my shoulders and smiled.
“Well I will just keep my eyes peeled, so your debut episode of Glee airs on Fox this Thursday evening. Congratulations, Lindsey Jones we are all dying to see it…..join us after the break when we will be taking to the mother of Americas 9 year old sweetheart, Maddie Gunther”
The cheesy bmusic indicated that we had gone into a break.
She thanked me and a I thanked her back and stood up. I stopped when I stood beside Sally.
“That was great honeypot. You did really well, they always throw in a unauthorised question the rats” she laughed lightly.
“Was I ok?” I asked worried
“Yeah, just be ready for a flurry of papps following you around for a while now Sandra has set them a challenge” she patted my shoulder and turned away to talk to one of the producers. My phone buzzed in my pocket.

Darren: You looked stunning this morning sweets, I wish I could of pulled you out of my TV. Well done on your first Live, missing you so bad xx

I smiled at the newly generated nickname Darren had created for me, he used to call me dear, but he called everyone that and he wanted something that was just meant for me.

Me: Why thank you kind sir, Sally is worried about papps now though :/ I miss you two, have you checked your schedule yet? Xx
Darren: I have a gap Wednesday at 3? Xxx
Me: I have a photo shoot for teen dream then :( are you busy Friday afternoon?
Darren: I'm flying out to New York for the weekend, man this sucks. :( xxx
Me: You aren't wrong there. I will call you later and we will work something out, I am due back in the booth to record. Xxx
Darren: Ok, kills me that we will be in the same studio today but we won't get to see each other text me if you get even a minute free and I will do the same xxxxx

I put my phone back in my pocket and headed towards the green room to get my stuff.
This was going to be a long ass week.