"He's your mate? I didn't know you've found him Victoria." Her aunt Anne looked inquisitively at her niece as if trying to figure out something.
"Yes, he is. Well, I was going to tell you when you got back. Seeing that you're here now, I will be telling you about it." Victoria gave a small shrug and knew that her aunt would want to know everything and would definitely ask her if she has been marked. She hoped her aunt would not badger them with questions now and will let her explain later on.
"Well, we'll have time for that later. I would love to chat with you, until next time Derrek." Luckily, Aunt Anne just smiled at Derrek and gave him a quick hug to welcome him into their family. She had a lot of questions to ask but figured that there will be next time and she'll be sure to get answers from him--and from her niece. For now, she understood they probably needed some time alone and couldn't very well say their goodnights with her watching.
"It was a pleasure meeting you ma'am." Derrek gave Victoria's aunt a smile and knew he would have to answer her questions the next time around. With a small wave and a chuckle, her aunt went back inside and closed the front door. A few seconds after, the porch lights went off leaving a soft shadow from the light coming from inside the window. Victoria had to shake her head at her aunt's motive of giving a romantic feel with the lights turned off. Still, that did not stop her from placing her hands on her hips and facing Derrek.
"You just had to blurt that out!"
"Are you mad that I told your aunt we're mates?" Derrek asked in a hard voice. She was surprised when Derrek blurted out to her aunt about them being mates but somehow she had actually expected it. It wasn't as if she could deny or hide something like that to her aunt. She would've figured it out anyway since Victoria wouldn't just let any guy get too near to her and even more so come close to kissing her.
"You could've let me answer!"
"Would you have told her?"
"Well, yeah...I can't keep something like that to her."
"So you're pissed because I told her instead of you?"
"No....but...argh."
"It wouldn't have mattered. Besides, I think she approves of me." Derrek said smugly seeing Victoria's frustration. She looked back at him, narrowing her eyes at his confidence.
"It's more of, she approved of me finding my mate. She'd approve even if it weren't you, you know." It was true that her aunt was probably more happy that she had finally found her mate. At the same time, she had to admit that she saw her aunt's approval of Derrek himself.
"The hell someone else will have you." Derrek growled as he suddenly backed her against the wall, flattened one hand above her head, and peered down at her.
"Wha-- I didn't mean it that way and you know it." Victoria touched his arm slightly before he got seriously angry. She knew he had a quick temper when it came to these things, aside from having a crazy possessive nature.
"So, why don't you want me to mark you?" Derrek dropped his forehead to touch hers as he asked calmly, his anger not that much evident anymore in his voice.
"I'm not ready Derrek." Victoria answered quietly and heard Derrek sigh and wished she could tell him differently. She was glad, though, that he didn't move away from his position. She promised herself that she would explain tomorrow why she's been hesitant all this time.
"I hope you'll atleast tell me why."
"I will tell you everything tomorrow." Derrek seemed to have accepted Victoria's answer as he gave her a small smile and clasped the hand that she had placed on his arm. While he brought down his other hand to move it on the side of her head. A droplet of water moved its way down from a strand on Victoria's forehead, down to the bridge of her nose and to the tip where it clung for a few seconds. Derrek watched mesmerized and with the pad of his thumb, slowly wiped it off Victoria's nose. With the same thumb, he trailed down her cheek and rested at the corner of her lips. Victoria held her breath wondering what Derrek would do, her heart thumping loudly. He let go of her hand and cupped her neck to tilt her face closer. He moved ever so slowly as he traced his lips over her face. As he neared her lips, he paused and after what seemed an eternity, placed a kiss just on the corner of her lips. Before Victoria could push him away or pull him closer, he was closing her jacket over her.
