Have Yourself a Merry Little Crissmas (A Darren Criss Christmas Love Story)

He isn't here yet.
Oh my God.
I'm freaking out.
Deep breaths, Geena, he said he'd be here... I told myself as I looked at the clock.
5:27
He said a quarter after. He should have been here twelve minutes ago.
Deep breaths...
I checked my phone again.
No missed calls or texts. I got up to pace around and went to check my reflection again. I needed to look perfect for tonight...if he ever made it here.
I blame that damn show. That's the only reason he isn't here yet. That stupid, dumb, mean, damn, fvcking sh--
Ding dong
He's here!
I rush to the door, catch my breath and open it to see Darren Criss. I throw myself at him in a hug and squeal, "I MISSED YOU!"
"I missed you, too!"
"You're here! Ah! I can't believe you actually made it! And HEY!" I started hitting his arm. "You. Kissed. Lea. Michele. And. Didn't. Tell. ME?!"
"Sorry! Sorry! Sorry! You found out by watching!"
I laughed and hugged him again. "Four months is too long, sir."
"I know, I wish I could have been here."
I finally let him in my apartment.
"How are you doing since...?"
My mood instantly shrank. Two weeks ago, I had called him in tears because all of my Christmas plans fell through and just...everything.
Darren was my best friend and he had been for a long time. Since freshmen year of college, actually. And, of course, I had a crush on him. Our friends always teased us about it, but I didn't care.
"I'm...better. Thanks for coming. Won't your family m--"
"No, Geena, I explained to them. They're fine! So, how's Chicago treating you?"
I smiled. "Chicago's amazing. But freezing. How's LA?"
"Amazing. And warm. Ha!"
"Well, you're here in the cold now. So...what shall we do first?"
Darren looked around my apartment. "Can we play in the snow?"
I agreed and we went down two floors and out the lobby into the white, frozen, wet, powdery, snow.
For a minute or two, we tried to build a snowman, but realized it wasn't sticky enough.
"It's freezing!" I yelled after a while of frolicking through the snow.
"Baby, it's cold outside..."
I rolled my eyes. Why did he have to have such a great voice. "Get over here, Blaine!"
"Oh, no! I am Darren right now!" He ran over to me and threw a lump of snow at me.
I gasped and threw one back.
Soon, our hair was covered in the white flakes and I was shivering a lot more.
"Come on," he nudged me. "Let's go in."
"As long as we bake some cookies!"
"It is Christmas, Geena."


I felt a nudge and my eyes fluttered open.
I dozed off during the Mickey Mouse: A Christmas Carol. I realized now, I was being picked up by strong arms.
Darren...
I opened my eyes and looked at him. "Sorry..."
"It's fine. You passed out around the entrance of Marley. You were too cute to wake up!" He put me on my bed at patted my head.
"Wait! Do you know where you're sleeping? I don't think I set anything up for you.. Let m--"
"It's fine. I got the couch and some blankets. Sleep tight, cause Santa's coming in two nights!" He winked and was off.
I closed my eyes and smiled.
This was the best two-days-before-Christmas-Eve ever!