Two of a Kind

Next Time

Stiles and Derek walked silently along the busy streets of New York. It was much different than the small town of Beacon Hills, but Stiles liked it. There was so much to see and take in.

"So uh, what did Kai mean about last night being okay?" Derek asked finally, breaking the silence.

Stiles swallowed nervously, "Oh we ran into him at dinner," Stiles explained simply.

"Oh, that didn't scare Theo off?" Derek quirked a brow at Stiles questioningly.

"No actually. He saw it as competition," Stiles shrugged, avoiding Derek's eyes.

"I'm guessing Kai probably did too," Derek's stomach knotted at the idea.

Stiles let out a sigh, what had he gotten himself into?

"I guess I have to choose," Stiles laughed lightly but Derek could tell it was more of a nervous laugh.

"Do you even want to choose one?" Derek asked as they approached the coffee shop Derek had been leading them to.

"I don't really know," Stiles shrugged, "I like Theo, but I don't know if dating is such a good idea."

"Oh?" Derek raised another brow.

"My track record isn't exactly promising," Stiles responded as they reached the door.

Stiles grabbed the door and held it for Derek.

"Thanks," Derek smiled. Usually he was the door holder. Except with Elijah, Elijah always insisted on holding the door.

Stiles and Derek ordered their drinks and Derek took out his wallet.

"No, you're not paying for mine, I invited you," Stiles shook his head.

"You can get next time," Derek smiled before handing over his card.

"Next time? You assume I won't drive you crazy enough the avoid a next time," Stiles laughed.

Derek grinned at that, "I literally live with you Stiles, I know what I'm in for."

Stiles practically melted at Derek's smile. If only he wasn't off limits. He felt like Derek would be a good boyfriend. Sure, he'd only known him for like two weeks, but it was more than he knew of Kai and Theo.

"I could just tell them I'm dating you then, two coffee dates sounds pretty serious to me," Stiles winked as they took their seat.

Derek frowned slightly.

"It was a joke," Stiles spoke hurriedly when he saw Derek's frown.

"No, yeah, I know, but...What if you did tell them that?" Derek said thoughtfully.

"What?" Stiles gaped at the older guy.

"They don't have to know we're not. I mean technically this is a date," Derek shrugged simply.

Stiles contemplated the idea for a minute, "You'd be willing to go along with that?"

"Sure, as long as they got the hint and didn't just see me as competition," Derek answered before taking a sip of his coffee.

Stiles ran a hand over his face, "Yeah that's probably all it would do," Stiles dismissed the idea. Spencer would probably not like the idea anyway. "Plus, if you ever dated Spence, people would question it."

"Why would I date Spencer?" Derek frowned trying not to seem to put off by the idea.

"Oh, I dunno, I was just saying," Stiles couldn't gauge if Derek liked Spencer or not and he'd been trying to find out. He had his suspicions.