"We're never forever, I know that
Still, I'm coming back. "
In which the man who's lost almost everyone he's loved falls for the girl on borrowed time.
Derek Hale x OC
Teen Wolf Seasons 1 through 4
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LILITH STAYED AFTER the others had left, helping to clean up the disaster left behind. That's what she told everyone as they left the loft, Derek and Lilith being the only ones left behind. With that came an awkward silence Lilith should've expected. "Sorry about the party. I warned Stiles you were back in town, but the twins wouldn't listen and I doubt they cared," she told him, trying to lighten the tense mood.
"Lilith, what're you doing here?" He asked her, not turning as they continued to clean.
"I wanted to help clean up as a sorry for using your loft as a place to host a rave full of hormonal teenagers," she lied, knowing he could tell but hoping it would put a smile on his face. It didn't, but it did get him to finally look at her and she had never seen him look at her that way. He seemed so angry, not anger that would defend her, but angry at her.
"Lilith, I'm being serious. Why are you still here?" He asked again, the girl chewing on her lip as she thought. Maybe it was the one beer she drank, but she hadn't gotten this far into her plan. Once she got him alone, Lilith had no idea what to say. "Right, nothing to say now. So you just decided to stay and help me clean up a party you barely even attended wearing that, probably knowing how seeing you like this makes me feel, and had no ulterior motives? Real believable, Lilith."
"So, um, how does seeing me dressed like this make you feel?" Lilith asked him, her cheeks turning a deep shade of red as she fiddled with the end of her skirt. That seemed to blow a fuse in Derek the man getting close to her until her breath stopped.
"You don't get to do that. You don't get to tell me you don't want this and then act like you do. That's not how this works," he mumbled into her face as they stood chest to chest.
"I was wrong," she admitted to him, watching as his gorgeous, hazel eyes softened and he stepped back a bit, Lilith letting out a breath of relief. "I was so scared of the future, I have barely thought about my present. I've been ghosting my friends, not talking to my aunt, and pushing you away because I was scared to hurt everyone when I die. I could've died tonight, hell we all could have, but I didn't want to die with all the regrets I have right now. When you kissed me, I panicked. I won't lie to you, I thought about doing that very action more than once, but when it actually happened, it was amazing. That's what scared me.
"I pulled back because I didn't want to worry about more than I had to, so I'd push it off until I had time. But I don't know how much time I have. You have lost so much, Derek. Way more than most people could handle, but you've done it. When I die in a few years , I don't want to add to that. I guess what I'm trying to say is that I really, really like you and I don't want to wait to act on that because I don't know if tomorrow will come."
Time stopped as Derek stared at her after she spoke, taking in the words a lot slower than how they came out. And then, as if it finally clicked, Derek surged forwards. He reached for her cheeks, holding them as he kissed her passionately. It was rougher than their first, filled with lots of pent up emotions, but Lilith still loved it. She loved the feelings of his calloused hands on her cheeks, the way he towered over her. She had never felt so safe when someone made her feel so small.
