A Life With You - BTY VERSE

The Ritual

Imagine. You were at your manager's office. You had to work on your future plans today, trying to organize that. You filled your cup with coffee as your manager was on her laptop on the couch. Today was a special day. You will know if your boyfriend would be nominated for an Emmy or not. Not that his career depended on it, but it could have a huge impact on it, especially on his song writing career. You pace around the office as you saw your manager grinning in front of the laptop. "Y/n put down your cup and come here" she said, excited. You quickly put down the cup on the desk, almost making it fall and run to the couch next to her. On her laptop, you could see the list of the Emmy nominated. You breath deeply and look into the "Outstanding original music and lyrics" category. You could feel your heart skip a beat when you saw "Glee: Dreams Come True/ This Time. Darren Criss".

You suddenly didn't remember how to breath. Was this really happening? You stood up from the couch and started to jump everywhere. You probably looked like a total freak at that point, but you did not care. Darren Criss, your boyfriend, your sweetheart, your one, was now Emmy nominated. You couldn't help but to grin like never before. "Oh my god" you kept screaming. At that point, your manager were freaking out with you. Tears of joy started to run down your cheeks as you took your phone. "I have to call him. I have to call him!" you said as you tried to tap your password. You were shaking so much. "Wait. No. I have to be with him" you suddenly said. "I have to fly to NY. If I go now, I'll be there before the show" you said as you look at the clock. You quickly took your stuff and said "I'm sorry, I have to go. See ya!" and you left. Your manager tried to make you stay, but you kept running to your car.

You only had one thought: going to find him. Find him and freak out with him like you always do in those situations. You just wanted to hold him and to tell him how proud of him you were and to never let him go. A phone call was not enough. You had to see him. You went home and quickly took some clothes and stuff you will need in NY and left to the airport to take the next flight to NYC. On the plane, you sat and couldn't stop smiling. It was just another proof of how awesome he is. You remembered when he told you he had a part on Glee, when he would have his Broadway debut and when he started to write This Time. You remember finding him working late on that song that was so important to him because it meant so much more than just a song on a TV show. Your tears kept running on your face as you remember all the struggles, the tears that lead to that moment. It was just another unbelievable moment in your life.

You landed in NYC and it was the time Darren usually goes to the theater. You decided to take a taxi to the Belasco Theater and hopefully, Darren has not arrived yet. You knew it because his bodyguard, Bobby, was outside. When he saw you, he grinned.You grinned too and make a sign to him not to say you were here. You wanted to surprise Darren. A few people were already outside the theater but whatever. When Darren arrived, he got out of the car and the crowd cheers for him. He started to thank them as you walked behind him. You put your suitcase beside you and you tap on his shoulder. When he turned around, he couldn't believe it. You just grinned and looked at him. He immediatly took you in his arms, hugging you tightly. "Oh my god! You're here" he said as his strong arms were surrounding you. You could feel that he was grinning. He spinned you around as you laugh and kissed you as he puts you back on your feet. "I thought you weren't supposed to be here before this weekend" he exclaims as you put his hands on your cheeks . "And not be here the day of your Emmy Nomination? I thought you knew me better" you smirk. He giggled and kissed you again passionatly. Like anything could stop this moment between the two of you. After thanking the fans, you two and Bobby headed inside. Darren was congratulated by his co-workers and the crew, and you were not sure if he realized yet. You both went into his dressing room and it was pretty silent for now.

You both had fool smiles on your faces. "You know we have to do it?" Darren says as he walk closer to you. "Yeah" you laugh. Darren quickly pulled out his camera and put in on the counter, and pressed play. You were standing profile to the camera in the middle of the room. Darren closed the door so anyone would ruin your tradition. He stepped in front of you, smiling idiotically. He was so cute. You couldn't help but to do the same. "Ready?" you ask. "Yeah. On 3" he answered. You two count together "1...2...3". And you went crazy. You screamed and jumped like crazy. You freaked out. "Oh man is this really happening?" Darren screams into the room. "You're fucking Emmy nominated" you screamed back. You two freaked out for a few minutes before calming down. You started to hug each other tightly again, as you noticed he cried. "Thank you" he said as his voice cracked. "All of this, I couldn't do any of this without you" he adds. "I'm so proud of you" you say, almost in a whisper, as you brush away his tears with your thumb. "I love you so much" he grinned before kissing you again. "I love you too. I always will" you managed to say between the kisses. That night, Darren, your friends and you celebrated, as well as with his fans. At stage door, they sang 'This Time' for them and it was a hell of a moment. You were so proud, you always had been and you will always be.