Home (Sciles AU)

Chapter 30

Stiles POV

The weeks and months continue to keep passing by happily. My work is going well. I even got a pay raise, which I was really excited to have. Scott has been doing well ever since he got back to work too. Sometimes he seems a bit overloaded with schoolwork to mark, emails to answer or paperwork to fill out, but he still makes time for Jason, Claudia and I. Speaking of which, Scott and I are spending more and more time at each other's houses now. It's almost like we have moved into each other's houses, it feels like at some points. We all like it though. Who knows, maybe one day, Scott and I will be able to move in together? It definitely would not be my house. It'd be too small. Scott's house might work though. We don't have to move in right away, of course. It'd be a smooth and slow process, so we can relax into it. Rushing into things usually ends in disaster. I guess I'll have to see how Scott is feeling about it all.

We've been dating for 18 months now. It's going really well, we both love each other with all of our hearts. Our one year anniversary was really romantic. Scott took me to this fancy restaurant on the beach, a couple hours out of Beacon Hills. It was the nicest place I've eaten out at for years. The food was delicious too. Then after dinner, Scott took me down to the beach and we went out swimming under the moon and stars. It really was quite an experience, especially when kissed in the water under the stars. That was a really cool moment. Well, at least for me, anyway. It was the highlight of the night. And, of course, as I assume most anniversaries go, once we got back to my place (Jason and Claudia were staying at my dad's house that night), we had sex. It was great, just like it always is with Scott. It was definitely good that Claudia and Jason weren't home that night, or any of the nights that we decide to do it. I'm sure it would scar them for life.

So yeah, life has been pretty good for me lately. I ended up telling the rest of my friends who didn't know about James about him and what he did to me. They were all horrified and gave me hugs, glad to know that everything is okay now and that I'm with the man of my dreams, the person that will never hurt or leave me. Scott and I are also both 30 now, which is kinda scary. I'm almost 31, actually. Claudia and Jason are almost nine-year-olds, which is even scarier. They're growing up so fast. It feels like yesterday that I was holding Claudia in my arms as a small newborn baby. I guess what everything that has happened to me and the people around me has taught me to appreciate every small little detail of things, as you never know when it might end. You never know what random obstacle life will throw at you. I think the shooting at Beacon Hills High School several months ago really was the thing that cemented that lesson into me. I was so scared I was going to lose Scott, and then I was worried I might lose Dad too. Being a cop is a dangerous job. You deliberately put yourself into the line of danger and you can easily make enemies. Thankfully though, my dad and my boyfriend are both still here.

On this particular Saturday afternoon, I'm going around and cleaning up my house, Claudia playing with Cherry in the living room, quietly singing a song to herself, which makes me smile from the kitchen. I don't think she knows that I can hear her, but I definitely can. I continue working on washing the dishes until I hear a car pull up into the driveway. I frown in confusion, wondering who that could be. I place the dishes that I'm washing down and start walking out of the kitchen. I wasn't expecting any visitors today. Claudia and I are supposed to be going to Melissa's house for dinner tonight, along with Jason, Scott and my dad, but I wasn't planning on having anyone over here.

I walk out into the living room to see Claudia still playing with Cherry, blissfully unaware of the car that pulled up at the front of our house. After another few moments, there is a loud and aggressive knock on the door, making me jump a little in surprise. This time, Claudia does look up in curiosity.

"Who's that, Daddy?" Claudia asks me in confusion.

"I don't know, sweetie. Stay here," I tell her as I walk into the hall and towards the front door, starting to get nervous. My heart is beating rapidly against my chest. As I get to the front door and place my hand on the handle, I begin to hesitate. I don't know who is on the other side of the door yet, but I've just got this feeling I won't like who it is. I take a deep breath, deciding to suck it up. It surely can't be that bad. I can send the person away, if I have to. It's probably just some business salesperson or whatever. With that thought in mind, I determinedly open the door, but when I see who was actually knocking, my heart stops for a moment and my eyes widen in horror. No, no, not again!