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Darrin brightened as Zooey came to him. He'd pulled the girl to his lap. He was smiling up at her. "It's probably best you don't leave us alone for too long. We've been known to bring down a house." he said as he wrapped his arms around her waist. "Besides.." he started, staring into her eyes, "I'd miss you if you stayed at Mom's. Plus, I might show you what I worked on all day today..if you're really nice to me." he was smirking at her now. He was obviously playing with her. He gently led Zooey's face lower so that their noses were touching. Darrin remained almost frozen for a moment, enjoying their closeness. He looked up into Zooey's eyes, as if trying to see if she even wanted him to kiss her again. Gently, he kissed her. He slid a hand up to cup her face, holding her close to his body. His kisses started off as soft, almost innocent. Slowly, they deepened and soon, Darrin had moved them to standing once again. They were almost in the exact spot as that morning. He was assaulting Zooey with such passion as he'd never thought he'd ever show anyone. He'd loved Hannah. Deeply. With Zooey, though, it was so much stronger and bolder. The woman in his arms was his angel. The one person that had been able to save him from himself.

He pulled away slightly, still placing a soft kiss every once in a while upon Zooey's lips. "We should probably go to bed..before I do something that I shouldn't." he said, not moving to go in. He placed one last kiss upon the woman's lips. "Come on. We'll be up early." he said softly, leading Zooey back into the house. He held her hand tightly as they slowly mad their way up the stairs. Darrin walked Zooey to her bedroom door. He was staring at her. Leaning in, he kissed her again and whispered, "Goodnight. If you decide you want to join me, my door is usually unlocked." He was kidding, of course. Still, Darrin wished so badly that she would come to bed with him. He wanted to be able to lie in a bed and hold Zooey close to his body. To wake up before her and just watch her sleep. A final kiss from Darrin, he slowly turned to take the few steps back to his bedroom. He hesitated for a moment before going in. He quickly changed into long, black and red sleep pants and a white tank top. Before laying down, Darrin quickly moved the items that he'd come to hate, the pills and alcohol, to a different spot. The closet. He'd get the items before the bonfire. Darrin slowly got into bed and quickly drifted off, dreaming of the girl in the next room.