Different Paths

17. The Talk

It's the next day, and my legs are extremely sore. It's definitely worth it though. I actually slept in Derek's bed instead of my own. I look over and see that he's not in the bed. I get myself off of the bed and get out of the room. That's when I can hear sizzling.

I walk over to the kitchen and see Derek cooking on the stove. I lean my body against the entrance of the kitchen. After a few minutes, Derek finally noticed that I was standing here.

"Oh, good morning, Y/N. You hungry?"

"Depends, what're you making?"

"Just the usual. Bacon, eggs, sausage, toast."

"Sounds good. I wanna shower first though. I'll be back."

"Alright, I'll be here."

I give him a small smile then head to my room. Once I get to my room, I can see Raven on my bed.

"Hey, Sweet Girl. What're you doing?" I say while scratching behind her ears.

Raven proceeded to rub her head against my hand and purred. After a few minutes of giving her pets, I grab my towels and head into the bathroom. I turn the shower on, to the hottest setting as always. I let Derek's shirt hit the floor along with my panties.

I step into the shower and turn my back to the water.  After washing my hair and my body, I step out of the shower and dry myself off. I wipe my feet on the bathmat and walk back into my room. Raven hopped off of the bed and walked up to me. She walked between my legs and made a figure-8 before rubbing her head against my leg.

I smile to myself and walk over to my dresser. I pick out a plain T-shirt and my black sweatpants. Once I finish getting dressed, I hang up my towels, feed the cat, and do her litter box. Once I'm done, I head into the living room to find Derek and two full plates.

"Ready to eat?" Derek had said first.

"Yeah, I could eat."

There was a few minutes of awkward silence. Not awkward per-say, but unspoken silence. After a few bites, I finally build up the courage to to speak.

"So, what are we...exactly?"

"How do you mean?" Derek responded with his mouth full.

"I mean, it's quite obvious we like each other. We've had sex on more than one occasion."

"Yeah, I know."

"So? What do we do?"

"I'm not sure."

"Well, do you want to sleep with other people? Do we just sleep with only each other? What?"

"Don't get me wrong, I enjoy sleeping with you, Y/N. I'm just not sure if I'm ready to become exclusive."

"What do you mean you're 'not ready'? Was what you said a lie? Did you just say it to sleep with me??"

"No, Y/N that's not what I mean."

"Then what the fuck do you mean, Derek. Explain it to me," I say with anger flowing through my words.