Married to the Devil

Chapter 45

Standing in front of my stove I was making pancakes. I had on a bando bra and short shorts with a big black apron on over it. Yup I was prepped and ready to have breakfast. It wasn't just for me though. This was for Derek. For us.

I needed him to see that I was a 100 percent trying to mend our relationship.

Behind me I heard Derek stifle a yawn.

"Kate? What are u doing up at eight in the morning on a Saturday?" Derek asked.

I spun on my heel to face him, still holding my trusty spatula in my hand, "Making breakfast obviously. Take a seat, I'm almost done."

Derek looked so surprised by the statement he stared at me with his mouth open.

"Since when have you ever made anything? I didn't even think you could cook." Derek said.

I looked back at him with a mischievous smile, "I know how to make a few things, silly. I was only letting you do it so I wouldn't have to."

He cracked a smile, one I hadn't seen in days. Seeing it gave me a sense of relief.

"So you just let me do all the work while you just sat by?" Derek asked playfully.

"Of course!"

He rolled his eyes, "Nice one Kate, real smooth. And by the way, your pancakes are burning."

I spun around to the stove to see black smoke rising from the pan. Wide eyed, I quickly turned off the burner and removed the pan from it.

"Jeez," I muttered as I turned the pancake over and saw the charred and blackened underside.

"Did you let it burn?"

"Yeah, but that's okay. I made lots so losing out on one won't be a huge deal."

I grabbed a plate with all my finished pancakes and brought it to the table where Derek sat.

"Let's eat!" I exclaimed.

"Gladly, I'm starved." Derek replied.

I put a few on his plate and a few on mine.

As he reached down for the pancake with a fork and a knife I quickly intervened and swatted his hand away.

"What?" He asked, confused.

I smiled brightly and blushed, "I want to feed you."

He looked at me and his face slowly started to redden, "I can eat on my own."

"Come on, it's what couples do. And besides, I want to."

He looked away bashfully and muttered a grunt of approval.

I took the utensils from his hand and drizzled syrup over the pancakes. After I cut a piece off I moved my hand towards him.

"Say ah," I instructed.

His ears turned red in embarrassment but he complied in the end. As I was about to feed him, some of the syrup slipped off and drizzled down to his chin.

"Oops."

I leaned away to find a tissue when Derek held onto my hand.

"Don't use a tissue." He said, gazing into my eyes meaningfully.

By his look, I understood what he meant.

Blushing hard I leaned down to him and licked the syrup off of his face slowly. After I was done I planted soft kisses on his face until I reached his mouth.

He opened it and allowed me to slip my tongue in, deepening our kiss. He groaned and pulled me over to him so that I sat on his lap. I dropped the knife and fork and tangled my hands into his brown hair.

After a moment he pulled away, his eyes full of lust, "Want to skip breakfast?"

"I thought we were going slow." I said, still breathy from our kiss.

"Screw that. I want you." He said, his eyes pleading.

I smiled and giggled, "Okay, let's go."

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I flushed the toilet in the school's girl's bathroom when I heard the door swing open. I turned the lock of the stall door and pulled it open.

In front of me stood Evelyn, Trishala, and two other girls I recognized that were part of Evelyn's group.

They glared at me, their arms crossed.

I scowled at them as if a horrible smell had entered my nostrils, "What do you guys want? Can't a girl take a piss in peace?"

I was trying to make light of the situation but none of them laughed or even cracked a smile.

"I told you I'd pay you back if you ever went near Derek. Now's the time you're gonna pay up." Evelyn said viciously.

"So get ready." Trishala pipped in.

"You remember what happened to the last girl who crossed me right Kate?" Evelyn sneered.

She ended up with a broken arm and switched schools to get away from Evelyn.

I gulped, "Yeah."

"Well now you're gonna see what that feels like."

Evelyn came with a pack, clearly she had a plan. And I didn't like my odds of getting out of here one bit.

I tried to stay strong,"I'm not afraid of you."

She cocked a perfectly sculped eyebrow, "You should be. Grab her!"

I was taken by surprise when the two girls in the back rushed at me and grabbed at my arms.

"Let me go!" I yelled, my voice panicky.

"Turn her!" Trishala ordered, not showing the slightest bit of interest of the situation I was in.

The two spun me so that I faced the toilet. I jerked my arms and struggled against them.

I heard the sound of heels behind me and I immediately knew it was Evelyn. She grabbed my hair and pushed my face into the toilet.

The cold water hit my face, shocking me. I snorted out bubbles before being pulled back up. My lungs stung  as I coughed and gasped for air.

I was only out of the water for a few seconds before I was pushed in again.
She continued for a third time before she released her grasp on my hair.

The front of my shirt was soaked from the water not to mention my ruined hair and makeup.

"Now are you going to listen to me? Stay away from Derek Carter." Evelyn threatened.

I lay on the floor of the stall and tears stung at the back of my eyes. I wiped them away before anyone could notice.

"Come on girls. Our work here is done."

With one last, pitiful look at me, Evelyn flipped her hair and turned towards the door, Trishala and the other two girls following closely behind her.

Author's note: Hey guys! Sorry for the long wait it was just hard to think of ideas for this chapter! This one was definitely a toughie. Anyway, I hope you enjoyed it!