"Darren, whatcha doin'?" Daniel asked and was promptly presented with the
singer's back.
"Ummm...nothing, Dan." Darren answered and Daniel let out a sigh.
'C'mon Daz, you've been saying that all week and we both know you're doing something!" Daniel whined and Darren turned around.
"Now, sweetie, I know you're curious but I can't tell you because then it would ruin the surprise and upset me greatly..." Darren told him, running a finger down Daniel's cheek.
"Ahh! So you finally admit that you are doing something!" Daniel exclaimed and Darren chuckled.
"Can't keep anything from you, can I?"
"Except whatever you're doing." Daniel replied with a pout.
Darren chuckled once more at the expression on his lover's face then stood on his tiptoes to press a soft kiss on the younger man's lips.
"Now you be a good little boy and go and sit in the lounge or something while I put everything away and start dinner." Darren then ordered, pushing Daniel from the kitchen and forcing him to sit on the couch.
With a grumble, Daniel made himself comfortable then stared blankly at the television screen, watching game show after game show until Darren called him for dinner.
The dinner conversation centred mainly on Daniel trying to worm the secret from Darren's beautiful lips...and with Darren resisting his every attempt.
Finally he gave up and instead let Darren tell him about his day.
Once dinner was over, the two men moved into the kitchen to do the dishes and it wasn't long before Daniel was covered in soapsuds and soaked to the skin.
"Dammit, Darren! You did that on purpose!" Daniel growled as he struggled to catch the singer without slipping on the wet floor.
"I do everything on purpose..." Darren replied sweetly as his eyes roamed hungrily over Daniel's body.
It was at that break in the singer's concentration that Daniel finally managed to get his hands on him and he promptly wrestled him to the floor, squealing all the way.
It took seconds to get to the floor but it was half an hour before either of them considered getting up, but only because the water was starting to cool on their naked skin.
They barely made it to their bedroom before their passion once more took over their minds and bodies and it was way past midnight before the two exhausted men finally fell into a peaceful sleep.
The next morning Daniel let out a soft sigh and rolled over, his body seeking the comforting warmth of his lover, but found nothing but a pillow.
"Darren?" he whispered hoarsely as he opened his eyes and struggled to focus them on the empty space beside him.
"Darren? Where are you?" he called a bit louder as he sat up and looked around the room.
Suddenly the bedroom door was flung open and a naked body hurled itself at him, landing on top of him.
"Ooof!" he cried as the breath was knocked out of him and it was a couple of seconds before he was able to think about what had just happened and a few more seconds to realise that his face was being covered with kisses.
After returning a couple of the kisses, Daniel was disappointed when Darren pulled away and sat up, straddling his waist.
"Morning!" he sang and Daniel couldn't help but smile at the obvious excitement in the singer's sapphire eyes.
"Morning to you too. To what do I owe this sudden display of affection...and a very painful way of showing it...?" he asked, still struggling to catch his breath.
"Daniel! You're not going to tell me that you don't know what today is!"
Darren cried and Daniel raised an eyebrow before becoming aware that Darren's hands were behind his back, obviously hiding something.
"Uhh...I know it's not our anniversary cos that was last month...and I know that it's not your birthday cos I've still got three months to go shopping for that one..." Daniel thought out loud as he tried to see what Darren had behind his back.
"Daniel!!!" Darren whined and Daniel couldn't keep the smile off his face.
"Okay, how about you show me what's behind your back and I'll try and work out what today is." Daniel said as his hands slowly slid their way up Darren's thighs, moving over his ass and sliding up his back, causing him to shiver slightly.
At the remind of his little surprise, Darren began to bounce up and down, putting to an end Daniel's attempts to find out what it is.
Then, with a huge excited grin on his face, he pulled the object from behind his back and held it in front of Daniel's face.
"Happy Valentines Day!" he cried as he held out the homemade heart covered with lace and glitter and basically everything he could lay his hands on.
"Oh Darren...so this is what you've been working on and hiding from me every time I've come home?" Daniel asked, his eyes and words full of love.
Darren nodded madly and Daniel laughed.
"C'mere you beautiful man!" he then ordered as he grabbed Darren's head and pulled him down for a sweet kiss, conveying his love, for the singer, the only way he knew how.