When We Were Young : Part 3

Chapter 17

I glanced at the clock again for what felt like the millionth time. 4 in the morning. I couldn't sleep at all last night. If I did they were napping intervals of at most 15 minutes. Derek and I talked for a couple hours last night. After he got my mind off of what happened with Mandi I was able to let myself heal. The wound wasn't life threatening or anything, Derek just refused to let me do anything until it healed. Of course, after Cora brought us our dinner and he asked if I was okay about a billion times he finally went to sleep. 

The things that kept me awake weren't the things that happened with Mandi or my so called darkness. I don't think the information Joshua told me about my father sunk in until last night, when I had the time to actually think about it. I kept going back to that night and ive come to the conclusion that it had to be my father in my mothers arms. Who else would she be holding like that? That and even if my father was this so called monster, he still loved me. He would have reached out after the fire. Wouldn't he? What if he is still alive? What should I do?

This is what kept me up, a whole bunch of it's, but's, and what if's. Derek had no issue at all. His snores can justify that case. There has been a couple times when he would be half asleep and talking. Although I couldn't make out what he was saying, when I told him to go back to sleep, he would. I don't know if it's because we are in a different place or what but he's more cuddly too. Not that i'm complaining. He wouldn't go to sleep last night if I wasn't in his arms, and the whole thing after what happened with Mandi. Now that I'm looking back on it he hasn't really left my side since we left Beacon Hills. But like I said before, i'm not complaining. 

My mind goes back to a time when we were young. Both of our families were going on a vacation. Laura, Stephen, Sam, Derek and I all went up a day before the parents and Cora did so that they could finish up work and make sure the town was safe. Derek couldn't keep his hands off me that day either. We've been dating at that time maybe 6 months. Maybe it's just vacations when he's like this. Then there's a voice in the back of my head telling me it's because he's just happy to be with me and relaxed. That could be true also.

**********Flashback*********

"Can someone tell me who's bright idea it was to let Haley drive again?" Stephen said from the back. Yes I was driving to the camp, but he needs to chill because all I did was swerve a little bit to miss a dead animal in the road.

"Calm down brother, your driving is way worse" I said. 

"Maybe yours would be better if you had both hands on the wheel" Laura said next to him in the back. I looked down at Derek and I's interlocking hands. We slowly and unwillingly broke our hands apart so both of my hands were on the wheel. 

"You need to get over into the next lane by the way" Stephen said. 

"Stephen I know this, if I get over now then I'll be behind that slow ass car so I'm waiting to pass him, now shut up and stop being a back seat driver, thank you!" I said as I passed the car and got over into the right lane. There were giggles in the car from everyone other than Stephen. I looked in the rear view mirror at Sam who was smiling down at his phone. 

"Who are ya texting Sam?" I asked him. He's been distant lately and I haven't got no clue why, but the way he's smiling down at his phone makes me believe that he might have a girlfriend, but why would he keep it from us?

"None of your business, keep your eyes on the road" Sam said. Derek took a sharp intake a breath not appreciating Sam's tone with me. That's how it's been lately with Sam. He's been so rude to me, all I want to do is help him. 

After driving for about a couple more miles we finally arrived at the cabin and we were all settled in. I was getting my bags up into my room when Derek sneaked up behind me wrapping his arms around my waist from behind.