Two of a Kind

I love you

Derek stood frozen in place. Spencer had just left to break it off with Jackson and Stiles was now looking at him with nervous eyes.

"I didn't mean for this to happen," Derek finally spoke, his tone quiet.

"You didn't do this. He did. And I let him," Stiles shook his head.

"Are you okay?" Derek asked eyeing Stiles for any signs that he was on the verge of a breakdown. There were none.

"Surprisingly, yeah. I just wish I'd realized what was happening sooner," Stiles nodded.

"Do you really think he'll stay away from Jackson and Kai?" Derek was avoiding asking what he really wanted to know. He didn't have the heart to, just in case Stiles decided he didn't want to be with Derek.

"Erica seems to think he will," Stiles shrugged.

"Erica?" Derek frowned. When had Stiles talked to Erica?

"I went to see her after I had that fight with Spencer. She helped me to see what was really going on. She gave me a lot of good advice," Stiles gave Derek a small smile.

Hope swelled in Derek. Had Erica tried to sway Stiles to give them a chance?

"She does give good advice. Did she happen to say anything else helpful?" Derek swallowed thickly as he waited for Stiles to answer.

"You want to know if we talked about you and I," Stiles dropped his eyes to the floor.

Derek didn't respond.

"I thought about that the whole way home. I thought about giving Spencer some time first. Ya know to adjust..." Stiles trailed off, his eyes glancing up at Derek, who didn't move.

"But then I realized that would be him controlling my happiness again. I don't want to hurt my brother. It's the last thing I want to do but, I love you, Derek and I want to be with you. That is...if you still want to be with me. I know I screwed up with the whole Kai thing and I understand if you can't forgive me for tha-"

Stiles words were cut short by Derek's mouth on his.

Stiles melted into the kiss and for the first time, there was no guilt behind it. He slid his hand into Derek's hair and pressed in deeper.

Derek moaned into the kiss before gently pulling back.

"I want nothing more than to be with you," Derek smiled warmly down at the twin.

Stiles smiled widely in return. It was a smile Derek hadn't seen on Stiles' face before. It was a genuinely happy smile.

"I love that you're not giving up on Spencer and I want you to know that I'll do anything I can to help. And if we need to keep this minimal when he's around, I understand," Derek rubbed his thumb along Stiles' cheek as he spoke.

"This is why I love you. Even though he was the reason we couldn't be together you're still willing to be there for him," Stiles leaned in pressing their lips together again, "And I think that as harsh as it may be, I want him to know what he was keeping me from, so don't hold back."

Derek nipped at Stiles' lower lip gently, "Gladly."

-

Spencer sat against the wall just outside their dorm. He'd broken it off with Jackson for the last time. The jock hadn't taken it well, as expected. But Stiles was more important to Spencer. He always had been.

After their mother died Stiles had stepped into the caretaker role to help lessen the load on their dad. Spencer had let him, allowing himself the freedom of being a kid. They'd only been eight at the time. Over the years Spencer found himself getting into trouble and sneaking out to be with friends, while Stiles waited up anxiously, trying to keep their dad from finding out. He'd never realized how unfair that had been. He'd taken Stiles for granted. Spencer had thought he hid his insecurities well enough and he didn't even think about how his actions might have affected his brother. Now as he sat thinking over the years and how much he'd hurt Stiles, he almost wondered if Stiles would be better without him. He'd tried to kick him out after all.

Before he could think to much about that, the door opened.

"Spence, what are you doing out here?" Stiles frowned down at the twin, "I was worried Jackson wasn't taking no for an answer."

Spencer noted the relieved drop of Stiles' shoulders. Once again he'd caused Stiles to worry.

"I was just thinking. I'm sorry I took advantage of you. You've always been there for me, ever since mom died and I didn't even consider what you were going through," There were tears in Spencer's eyes.

"Hey, look at me." Stiles knelt down next to his twin, "I don't regret being there for you. You were a lot closer to mom than I was. It hit you the hardest. I'll always be here for you. I just have to put myself first sometimes. Okay?"

Spencer nodded. Loyalty had always been Stiles best quality.

"Come on, let's go inside. Derek's putting on a movie. I might even share my cheese puffs with you." Stiles grinned, holding out a hand for Spencer to take.

Spencer smiled up at his brother as he took his hand.

"I love you," Spencer said before gripping Stiles in a tight hug.

"I love you too, spence. Always."

*AN*
Endings are the worst...I'm so terrible at them.😂😂
Anyway thank you to all my lovely readers for joining me on this story. Now I will concentrate on my other two poor neglected stories. Lol