Sterek Library (a03 Edition)

Date My Daddy

By: tabbytabbytabby

Before his daughter Emma was born Derek often frequently went to the Blue Moon Café. It was a cozy place, and never seemed to be too crowded. He was able to get some tea or hot chocolate, depending on what he was feeling up for and sit in a corner booth and do some writing. Then Emma came along and with that a lot more responsibility than he was ready for.  He’d moved out of Beacon Hills for a while, wanting to be away from all the painful reminders of everything that had happened there. Wanting to make sure his daughter was safe. His family understood, coming to visit Derek and Emma in New York a few times throughout the year.

Emma’s mother was dead. Derek only feels a little guilty for being grateful for that. She’d been cold and spiteful, using her fake charm to get Derek into her bed. She’d tried and failed to burn his family alive in their home when Derek had broken things off with her. And when she found out she was pregnant…

Derek takes a deep breath, looking down at the beautiful little girl next to him. Kate had tried to kill herself when she found out she was pregnant. She’d been locked up in an institution for the safety of her and their unborn child. When Emma was born Derek had gotten full custody and immediately moved out of Beacon Hills, determined to keep Emma as far away from Kate as he could.

He only came back when the news reached him of Kate’s death. She’d broken out of the mental hospital she’d been in and held a hostage with a knife to their throat, demanding to know where Derek was. The police had shot her down. Derek is just grateful Emma will never have to know Kate. He know she’ll have questions that one day he’ll have to answer but she’ll never have to be around someone so manipulative and toxic as Kate was.

Derek opens the door to the Blue Moon Cafe, Emma clutching his hand at his side as he gets in line. “What do you want Sweet Pea? Want a cup of hot chocolate?”

Emma nods her head enthusiastically. “And a cookie!”

Derek chuckles stepping up to the counter, his gaze still on his daughter. When he looks up his breath catches in his throat and he momentarily forgets how to speak when the man in front of him asks what Derek would like, a happy grin on his face. Derek doesn’t know what to do. He hasn’t reacted like this to another person in so long. But the man is breathtaking, with his messy brown hair and warm brown eyes he could just melt in. And that smile...

Derek’s brought back to reality when he hears Emma speak. “I’d like a hot chocolate please. And a peanut butter cookie.”

The man leans over the register to peer down at Emma. “Excellent choices. Do you know what your Daddy wants?”

Emma wrinkles her nose. “Probably that gross tea he drinks.”

The man laughs, standing back up to face Derek. “Does that gross tea have a name?”

Derek shakes his head with a smile. “I drink all kinds of tea. She’s just not a tea person. I’ll take a hot chocolate. Whip cream on both please.”

Derek takes the opportunity to look at the man’s name tag, raising his eyebrows slightly when he sees it says Stiles.

“It’s a nickname,” Stiles says. “Believe me it’s a lot better and easier to pronounce than my real name.” Stiles holds up a sharpie and a cup, looking expectantly at Derek. “And what name should I be putting on here?"

“Derek. My name’s Derek.”

“And I’m Emma,” Emma says, offering Stiles a winning smile as she holds her hand out.

Stiles grins and takes it. “It’s nice to meet you Emma. And you Derek.”

Derek does his best to smile as he pays and he and Emma move off to the side to wait for their drinks.