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Derek thought his mind was playing tricks on him when he walked into the coffee shop and the familiar scent hit him. He looked around but didn’t see him, so he walked up to the counter and ordered the same thing he did almost every single day, a hot coffee, black and one muffin, whichever one the barista decided to pick out for him.
“Colin” The other barista called out
Derek looked at the guy, short buzz cut, bleached blond, some odd tattoos on his arms and neck, his clothes hanging off of him like they were three sizes too big. “Stiles?”
The guy looked at him “Nah man” he looked around nervously “Got da wrong dudes bro, I’m Colin” he smirked
Derek raised a brow confused, this guy looked just like Stiles, even smelled like him “Uh yeah sorry you just, you remind me of someone I used to know” he quickly grabbed his coffee and left, he was two blocks away when he realized he forgot the muffin.
He thought about going back, but then he would be late for work and he really didn’t want to deal with Peter so he just kept walking.
“Derek” Peter snapped in front of his face
“Stop” Derek growled slapping his hand away “What the hell do you need”
“You’re more out of it than normal, what's going on?” Peter looked at the counter “There aren’t crumbs everywhere today, are you pouting over not having a muffin”
“When's the last time you talk to someone from Beacon Hills?”
Peter thought for a moment “Depends on what you need”
“I don’t care about whatever gross shit you and Chris are doing”
Peter glared at him “I haven’t heard from your little human”
“He isn’t mine” Derek rolled his eyes “Just curious if you know where he is working? I swear I saw him today but he looked different, and talked, well, different”
“I can ask” he pulled out his phone
“No” Derek reached for the phone but Peter pulled it away
“Isn’t he living in Virginia?”
Derek thought for a moment “Want me to change the display table up front?”
“Nice change of subject” Peter looked over the table by the door “What did you have in mind? There isn’t any new releases coming out that have enough hype for a feature and I’m not doing Valentine’s bullshit”
“How many times do I have to tell you that just because we hate everything doesn’t mean our customers do”
“It’s not like we wanted to own a bookstore”
“Just because Grandpa left it for you in the will doesn’t mean you had to keep it, we could have sold it”
Peter looked around “This place, me, you and your little sister is all that is left of the Hales, so I can’t just” he paused for a moment “Stop making me feel things” he waved his hand at Derek “Do whatever, but if I see pink, I’m ripping your heart out and putting it on display”
Derek rolled his eyes “I’m going to stick with the classic and do the blind date with a book thing”
“Put some murder mysteries in there, spice it up”
“Let Chris know I’m working this weekend so you can go out”
“We aren’t” Peter flipped him off “Shut up”
Derek has always loved books, but he never saw himself working at a bookstore in New York city, but he knew he had to get out of Beacon hills. Him and Cora traveled around for awhile, then one day Peter called them up and told them their grandfather he barely knew passed away and left this place, an apartment and some money to them.
Cora continued to travel and Derek decided to come back to New York and help Peter run this place. It’s only been a few months but he thinks they are finally figuring it out.
He went and flipped over the sign to open, then grabbed a shopping basket, going over to the used book side of the store and started looking for books to wrap up. He had no idea what people would want, or if this was even going to work but it was worth a shot.
He grabbed about ten books and took them back to the counter to start wrapping in brown paper, he was almost done when the first customer of the day came in and bought two of the books and told him it was a great idea but based on the way she smelled he was pretty sure she was just flirting with him. So he grabbed two more books and put everything on the table.
When Isaac came in for his shift Derek walked down the street to the florist and got a vase of red roses to put on the table even though they were way over priced. He dropped them off at the bookstore then went down another street to get him and Isaac lunch when he smelled Stiles again.
It was easy to spot the obnoxious blond buzzcut. This Colin guy was sitting on the front steps of an apartment building with a beautiful brunette, smoking something that smelled like chemicals and cotton candy. Derek hated it.
He must have been staring because next thing he knew Colin was glaring at him as the girl waved and yelled something about taking a picture. So Derek turned and walked away.
“Where is the food?” Isaac asked “Did you fall for another one of those scammers asking for food and money?”
“Shut up”
“I’m hungry” he pouted
“Here” Derek handed him too much cash “Go get us both something to eat and keep your eye out for a guy with a bleached buzzcut”
“Why?”
“Just, if you see him, tell me what you think, and smell”
“Um” Isaac stood there for a moment “Okay”
“Go” Derek growled, flashing his red eyes.
“I sold three more of those wrapped books and she said she is tweeting about it, so more people might show up, she also suggested to post about this place online, or put some of the books online to sell and ship to people to boost sales”
“None of us know how to use social media”
“I told her that, she said we should hire someone”
“That's a job you can hire for?” Derek had no idea
“I guess” Isaac shrugged.
“I’ll talk to Peter about it, now go get us food”
“And stalk a blond guy?”
Derek rolled his eyes and walked away.
While he waited for Isaac to come back he wrapped more books up and sent a message to Cora asking her what she thought about the online stuff Isaac was talking about and she informed him the store has a few social media accounts but they haven’t been used in years.
“I didn’t see anyone matching the guy you were talking about” Isaac sat the bag of food on the desk.
“Okay”
“Want to tell me about it?”
“No”
“Do you have a crush”
Derek glared at him “No”
“Do you even know how to use that computer?”
“Do you”
Isaac shrugged “Probably”
“Might need a Ouija board to ask for the password”
“Even if you figure out the password, it’s probably not going to help much”
“I ordered a new one”
Isaac looked around “What about the rest of the office?”
“I’m working on it, slowly”
“Where is Peter? He said we are going to have to cover his shifts all week”
“I told him I’d work this weekend so he could celebrate this stupid holiday coming up with the man he claims to hate. And apparently he decided they are going out of town for a week”
“We’ve both walked in on them being gross multiple times, why are they still denying it?”
“Someone just walked in, go help them” Derek shooed him away
Derek ate his sandwich while he wrote up some flyers to hang up at the bookstore, the coffee shop and the pizza place down the street where younger people hang out a lot. Derek figures they would know about this social media stuff.
The next morning he went to get his usual coffee and muffin and only slightly hoped to run into this Colin guy again. He ordered his usual then went over to the public bulletin board and tacked up the flyer.
A familiar scent caught his attention. He tried not to look but he couldn’t help it, this guy was Stiles’ twin and smelled just like him.
“Like what you see” Colin smirk
Derek looked him up and down, “No”
“Harsh man”
“Derek” the barista called “Don’t forget your muffin today” she winked
“I won’t” he grabbed his coffee and the muffin
“Have any plans tomorrow?” She smiled at him
“No”
“Aww a man as good looking as you without a date”
“It’s a stupid holiday”
“So are you seeing anyone?”
“No”
“Do you”
“No” Derek scowled at her
“Gay?” She asked
Derek accidentally looked at Colin
“Nah dude” Colin shook his head “You cute but not my type”
“You’re not, I didn’t” he walked away.
Now he is going to have to find a new coffee shop
“Hey” Isaac burst into the back office
“You didn’t knock”
“I’m a werewolf I knew you weren’t doing anything but like what would you be doing in here that I can’t see”
“Isaac” he growled
“Sorry, but remember like three days ago you asked me to look for that bleached hair guy and I didn’t see him?”
“Isaac” he growled louder
“Okay well he is here and he is Stiles”
“He said his name is Colin”
“Yeah, he told me that too, but that's Stiles”
“Is he still here?” Derek got up from the desk
“Yeah he said he wants to apply for the social media job”
Derek looked around the messy office “Send him back here for an interview”
“Good luck, he is annoying”
“So was Stiles”
“Yeah but you”
“Stop” Derek glared “Go get him” he tried to make the office look a little better, but it was kind of the last thing on their list when they took this place over.
“Yo yo what it do” Colin held up a peace sign
Derek just stared at him
“I uh heard about dis social media job and I know what's up, I’m poppin online”
“What the hell is wrong with you?” Derek didn’t mean to say that out loud
Colin shut the door “Any other werewolves here?”
“Just me and Isaac” Derek felt safe saying because he knew it was Stiles.
Colin pulled out his phone, holding it up as he walked around the room “Okay, now that I’m sure no one is listening I can drop the act. Sorry”
“So you are Stiles”
“Yeah sorry about that” he sat down in one of the old leather chairs in front of the desk “I’m deep undercover and I can’t risk anyone finding out I’m an agent” he smiled at Derek “It’s nice to see you again”
“You made me forget my muffin and embarrassed me to the point I had to find a new coffee shop”
“It didn’t go to waste, it was really good” Stiles laughed “And you embarrassed yourself, she wanted a date and she asked if you were gay and you looked at me”
“I wasn’t looking at you, I was just” he huffed “You look and sound stupid”
“Thanks” Stiles looked down at the baggy zip up over a baggy shirt covering in pot leaves “That’s kinda the point”
“What's the case?”
“Can’t tell you that”
“So you want this job? And you came here wearing that” he motioned towards Stiles “With weed leaves on it?”
“Yeah, it would be great for my cover actually”
“I don’t want posts about this bookstore sounding like, well whatever the hell Colin says”
Stiles laughed “I’m not going to ruin your business to help mine” he looked around the office “But I do have to ask how Derek Hale ended up here of all places?”
“This was my grandfather’s place, we didn’t really know him, but he still left the place to Peter so he asked me and Cora to come here with him and run it, Cora refused but Isaac jumped at the chance so here we are”
“It’s a mess”
“We have only been here since November but we didn’t open back up until January fifth. It’s been a lot but we are figuring it out”
“Derek and Peter Hale, bookstore owners” Stiles shook his head “Who would have thought”
“Probably the same person who thought man Stiles would look good with a bleached buzz cut”
“Hey” Stiles ran his hand over his hair “I think it’s fun”
“It’s something” Derek teased “Especially since your scruffy face is still brown hair”
“I’m a college dropout who smokes too much weed, I don’t have time to shave”
“You get paid to do that?”
“Uh most of the time it’s fake, but sometimes I’m allowed to, it is legal” Stiles shrugged “So what do you need help with?”
“Isaac and Cora think we need to promote the store to get more foot traffic and maybe start selling books online, I guess we have a website and some social media stuff but Cora looked and said it hasn’t been used in years” he motioned to the mess on the desk “I’ve been trying to find passwords or something but no luck yet”
“Well if you agree to help me with my cover, I don’t need a paycheck and I’ll help around here”
“I don’t think you can work without pay”
“Call it volunteer hours” Stiles shrugged “The FBI is paying for my loft, and I’m getting paid and I got a raise for this job and the social media shit I do pays for stuff too. So I don’t need money from you. Plus it will be nice to be myself here you know, when no one is looking”
“Okay”
“I will need you to call me Colin, and I will have to act stupid sometimes”
“Then I might have to smack you” Derek laughed “Peter might also”
“Did you know he is with Chris?”
“They deny it” Derek groaned “I’ve seen it, so has Isaac”
“Like naked things?”
Derek nodded “I don’t want to talk about it”
“I do”
“Then go ask him”
“Is he here a lot?”
“Yeah, he is actually pretty passionate about it, but him and Chris went to North Carolina for Valentine’s Day and decided to stay for a week”
“That’s so cute” Stiles pulled out his phone “WIll he be able to keep my secret?”
Derek shrugged “Probably, he isn’t the same person you knew in Beacon Hills”
“Are any of us? That place kinda fucked us all up”
Derek nodded “When can you start?”
Stiles looked up from his phone “Now?”
Derek stood up “Think you can figure out a way to log into this computer and find passwords and stuff? Isaac tried but he has no idea what he is doing and locked it for forty-eight hours”
“I could have done it before all my FBI training” Stiles went over and sat in the seat Derek had been in “Even though this thing is way older than both of us, so is this chair”
“I have a new computer” he pointed to the box in the corner “We updated a lot of stuff around here, but I figured there might be stuff on the old one we need. And the new chair will be here in a couple days”
“I can see if there is anything useful on here then set up the new one”
“I feel bad not paying you”
“Can I get free books?”
“Yeah” Derek nodded, “When you scan it at the register there is a button for employee discount and it will take the book out of the system and ring it up as free”
“Then that’s my payment”
“Should I start buying things so we can start shipping books to customers? Is that even a good idea?”
“Do you have space for a shipping station?” Stiles asked.
“Yeah there is another office we don’t use, right now it just has new stock in it”
“I think it will help sales, but maybe just focus on getting people in the door first”
“At first we didn’t really care about how many customers we got because we don’t need the money, we are just keeping it open because it’s a family thing but it gets kind of boring around here”
“Reading is like super in right now, I’d suggest making a tiktok” he laughed “But I can’t imagine You, Peter or Isaac making one, and it’s not Colin’s brand to read. Not even sure he can read”
“Does it get difficult playing two people?”
“Nah shorty” He held up a peace sign “I got dis shit on lock”
“I hate Colin” Derek glared “And why don’t your clothes fit?”
“It’s called fashion baby” he winked
Derek rolled his eyes “I’m going to talk to Isaac about this situation, then I’m going to go to the store to get a few more things for the office” he held his phone out “Give me your number”
Stiles put his number in the the phone and sent himself a text “It’s really good seeing you again Derek” he smiled “Glad things aren’t weird”
“Yeah” Derek stared at him for a moment before leaving the room.
“The office looks nice” Peter sniffed the air “But who has been back here?”
“We need to talk about that actually” Derek leaned back in the new desk chair “And I need you to not be a dick about it”
“Really nephew” Peter sat in one of the new chairs in front of the desk “We don’t have the income to hire someone else”
“It’s Stiles and he is volunteering his hours”
Peter smirked
“Don’t” Derek stopped him before he said anything “He is undercover for the FBI and he uh, well he is this ridiculous character and we have to play along”
“Do we”
“Yeah, we aren’t risking his life or job because this character is a bit much”
“Thought you cut ties with all those kids from Beacon Hills”
“I did”
“Still have a thing for him?”
“No” Derek said quickly “I ran into him at the coffee shop and he came in and asked for the job to help keep his cover and also have a small space where he can be himself”
“No sex in the office”
“Maybe follow your own rules” Derek growled “Just be nice to him”
“I can’t make that promise” he motioned towards the computer “Is this online thing working?”
Derek shrugged “We have had a few people come in a say they saw us online but Stiles thinks we should clean up more and reorganize then throw a grand reopening and have snacks and music”
“Food around books, sounds messy”
“Or we can continue to just do nothing and hope for the best”
“Fine, but I’m picking the food”
“As long as it’s not whatever you got at Christmas, I thought Cora was actually going to kill you” Derek shook his head
“Not my fault you guys are uncultured”
“No one liked it, not a single person there, and my wolf has eaten some questionable things in the woods”
“So when do I get to meet the new Stiles?”
“Colin, we have to call him that” Derek pulled out his phone and sent him a text.
Derek: Peter is back
Derek: wants to meet Colin
Stiles: Oh yay!!!
Stiles: that was sarcasm
Derek: I tried to prep him but…
Stiles: It’s peter
Derek: so maybe be extra obnoxious
Stiles: i got a fake joint that has like 8 ends.
Stiles: gonna tuck that behind me ear
Stiles: and I have some neon pink pants
Stiles: kinda hard on the eyes
Derek: this is going to be entertaining
Stiles: be there in 20
“He will be here soon”
Peter stood up “Looks good in here and keep up those wrapped books, seem to be popular”
“Okay” Derek still wasn’t used to this side of Peter, but since they have been back in New York and at this bookstore, he has been back to the Peter he knew before the fire. It was nice, but he was always waiting for it to all go south.
Stiles walked up to Peter, with the ridiculous joint behind his ear, a baseball had barely sitting on his head, a big puffy coat that was a size too big, with a print of bow tie noodles on it over, a bright yellow shirt that looked like a dress, neon pink sweatpants with one pant leg pushed up to his knee showing off socks with marijuana leaves on it “Yo homie, what it do?”
“No, absolutely not” Peter shook his head, “I hate it”
Derek tried his best to cover up his laugh “I don’t think anyone likes it”
“Nah baby, the ladies are all over dis” Stiles ran his hand down his chest
“You know what, I take it back” Peter looked at Derek “When I said I wasn’t going to kill people anymore, this, this is going to be my breaking point”
“Oh god don’t do that” Stiles looked around when he realized he broke character.
“No one else is here” Derek assured him
“You guys are always so grumpy, maybe try being a little different” Stiles suggested “It’s fun”
“I like my clothes to fit” Peter flicked Stiles’ hat off “It’s not even on your head”
“Someone gets paid to pick these clothes out for me, I don’t have much of a choice” Stiles picked up the hat and put it back on his head backwards. “And your clothes don’t fit, they are way too tight”
“They should be fired” Peter huffed
Stiles rolled his eyes “You and Derek are so boring and uptight, it’s just clothes, and they are really comfortable”
“What exactly are you doing under cover?” Peter asked
“You’re not qualified to know that” Stiles started walking towards the back “I’m heading to the office before someone comes in and Peter snaps my head off”
Derek followed him
“Peter thinks the reopening party is a good idea, but he wants to be in charge of the food, but we let him choose the food for Christmas and it was the worst thing we’ve ever had”
“Okay” Stiles shrugged
“Are you okay?”
“I don’t have to work here” Stiles sighed “I just thought that being with people from home would be nice you know. I can’t talk about what I’m doing. And I have to keep the cover up, there are people everywhere with phones and I’m like kind of popular online so if I slip even once and someone sees I’m not weed boi Colin and it gets out I could ruin this mission and I worked hard to prove that I can do this”
“Please stay” Derek hoped that didn’t sound as desperate out loud as it did in his head. He stepped closer to Stiles “Please” he whispered before pulling Stiles into a kiss
“Woah” Stiles stepped back
“Shit, I’m” Derek looked around “I” he didn’t know what to say so he ran out of the room
Derek was in the kitchen looking for something to cook to try and distract from what just happened when he heard the front door open. “How did you get in here?”
“Peter” Stiles dangled the key from his finger
“I’m really sorry, and I can talk to your girlfriend if you want, I don’t know why I did that, I just, I’m sorry”
Stiles looked at him confused “Girlfriend?”
“I saw you holding her hand the other day”
“Oh shit yeah that's Zoey, well her cover name is Danni, Danni and Colin are a couple, Stiles and Zoey are not” Stiles took off his noodle coat and hung it on a hook by the door.
“How does that work?”
“We only hold hands and post bullshit on the internet, we don’t have sex or like makeout or anything. Just some light kissing”
“You got caught having sex in a bar bathroom, there are pictures”
Stiles laughed “You looked me up?”
Derek shrugged “I was just, curious I guess”
“It was fake, like we both still had underwear on, but I’m glad our acting was good enough to convince everyone”
“Why would you want people to think you’re having sex in public?”
Stiles shrugged walking over to sit on the couch “Got us attention”
Derek sat down next to him “Seems like you’d want less attention so people wouldn’t figure out who you really are”
“We have a team that monitors everything online really well, like when Greenburg commented on one of my posts about Beacon Hills, or when Jackson thought he would be funny and tag Colin in an old picture of us”
“That's a lot of work to keep a cover, makes me even more curious what you’re undercover for”
“Maybe one day I can tell you, but right now we need to talk about the fact that you kissed me”
“I”
“Nope” Stiles stopped him. “Don’t say something stupid like you regret it, because I didn’t just get a kiss from Derek Hale that I’ve been waiting years for just for you to take it away”
“I don’t regret it, I just didn’t plan on doing it”
“We should do it again”
“How long do you have to be Colin?”
“Until the job is done”
“Is there anywhere we can go and have lunch, talk about us, catch up on the last five years?”
“We can order food here, so I can stay Stiles”
“I can cook”
“Oh my god please, I miss home cooked meals, my loft has no counter space, a mini fridge and a toaster oven”
“I often wonder how some of these apartments here are legal” Derek got up and headed to the kitchen, Stiles followed
“This place is insane” Stiles ran his fingers over the marble countertops “I’m really curious how much it cost”
“It’s rent controlled, so you really don’t want to know” He started looking through the fridge “My dad grew up here, his mom and dad had a complicated relationship, so he mostly worked and lived at the bookstore” he sat some ingredients out on the counter “Grandma died when me and Laura were pretty young and we were already living in California with my mom’s family so we didn’t really know her or our grandfather but he kept this place and the bookstore until he passed earlier last year”
“I thought it was your mom’s parents, since it was left to Peter”
“My dad was an only child and him and Peter were roommates in college, that's how my parents met. So when my parents passed away Peter kept in touch and then me and Laura stayed here for a little bit after the fire, she is the reason this place is so up to date and remodeled. Because he wasn’t here much, so even though we lived here a while we still didn’t know him that well. And he told Laur she could do whatever”
“I’ve never heard much about your family before, thanks for sharing”
“So how do you feel about jalapeno popper grilled cheese with a side of curly fries” he pulled the bag of frozen fries out “It’s not fancy but it's quick”
“Is that a marriage proposal, because it sure as shit sounded like one” Stiles smiled “But I am shocked that the Hales would buy frozen food”
“We don’t buy much but it’s easier than making our own fries” he pointed to the air fryer in the corner “Can you put these in while I start making the sandwiches”
Stiles grabbed the bag of fries and read the instructions then poured some fries in the basket and turned on the air fryer and put the bag back in the freezer then sat on the counter next to the stove to watch Derek cook these sandwiches. “So is this the part where we have an awkward conversation about why you kissed me”
Derek almost dropped the spatula “I uh:
“Was it the blond hair? The shitty tattoos? My clothes”
“Absolutely not” He growled
“Okay not gonna talk about it” Stiles grabbed a piece of cheese to snack on “So does Peter and Isaac also live here?”
“Yes”
“Do you talk to anyone in Beacon Hills still?”
“Just Chris, since he kind of adopted Isaac after Allison passed”
“And he is sleeping with Peter”
“And that” Derek groaned “So what have you been doing the last few years?”
“FBI shit” Stiles shrugged “Thankfully no one found out about me sneaking you out and deleting all the info they had on you, so I’ve been working my way up, solving cases, helping packs hide who they are, you know all that fun shit”
“How is your dad?”
“Him and Melissa bought a cabin on a lake in Utah, he retired and bought a boat and she works at a small local hospital there part time. So I’d say he is doing great”
“I’m glad he retired, and got away from Beacon Hills”
“I keep telling Scott to get away, but he refuses”
“Did he take over the vet office? Peter said he heard Deaton left”
Stiles nodded “Yeah him and his wife own it”
“Malia?”
“No, some girl I’ve never met, I don’t know where Malia ended up, I assumed somewhere with Peter”
Derek shook his head “No, she texts him sometimes, last I heard she was back in Mexico”
“Lydia is a lawyer in D.C. I talk to her sometimes and just for shits and giggles I’ll call up Parrish to see how horrible Beacon Hills is. But no one else”
“I talk to him sometimes, did you know him and Cora went on a few dates?”
“No fucking way” Stiles thought for a moment “They would be a hot couple”
“She said he was too sweet”
“Didn’t her and Isaac date for a while? He is like the softest, sweetest person ever”
“I don’t understand her sometimes, but yeah they dated and are still kinda together but she loves to travel and he doesn’t so they are just doing there own thing I guess”
“Where did you find this recipe, it looks and sounds weird and delicious”
“A food truck that only does grilled cheese”
“And you’re just here stealing their stuff”
“Well I’m not selling it, also their menu is always changing and they haven’t had this one in a few months so I make it myself” He pointed to a cabinet “Get your stupid pink pants off my kitchen counter and get us plates”
Stiles hopped down off the counter “You’re just mad because you’re jealous that your jeans are suffocating you and I’m in nice cozy clothes”
“Not even a little bit” He put a sandwich on each plate that Stiles put on the counter “Do you want yours cut?”
“Yes” Stiles pulled out the air fryer basket “In triangles please”
Once Derek had the sandwiches cut Stiles divided the fries up while Derek grabbed them each a drink and they went over to the small table to eat
“So I need your help with this grand opening party, I think if we just do it all then we can avoid Peter getting his way”
“Isaac told me about the vendors Peter was looking at, does he know just because it costs a ridiculous amount doesn’t mean it tastes good?”
“No” Derek was trying not to stare as Stiles tried the sandwich but he wanted to know what he thought, something about providing food for him sparked something inside of him. “Do you like it?”
“Are you serious? This is amazing, I think I’m going to move in”
“There is plenty of room” Derek smiled “But I don’t think this would match Colin’s style”
“Nah dog, Colin not classy like dis”
“Call me dog again and I’ll throw you over the balcony”
Stiles laughed “Zoey can help us, she is great at organizing things, and knows all the right people, and we should get a local artist to sing or something”
“Okay, maybe tomorrow she can come to the bookstore and we can figure out some things”
“I’m just going to call her Danni so it’s easier for both of us because I’ve had to call her Zaddy more times than I care to admit”
“What is a zaddy?”
Stiles barked out a laugh “Hearing Derek Hale say zaddy was not on my bingo card, that was amazing. It’s an internet term that I’m not going to explain but it’s the first thing that came to mind when I almost called her Zoey and now it’s the go to”
“Okay” Derek shook his head with a small laugh
“So I’ve been thinking that Colin will come to the event thinking it’s something else, then realizing it’s a bookstore but stays for the free food so I can make a video or something and it might help”
“As long as you don’t think it will mess with your cover”
“Nah, I think it will be fine, seems like something Colin would do, and plus maybe I won’t have to be so sneaky when I come in to work. If someone sees me I’ll just say something like lookin for dat free food again”
“So what happens when your undercover case ends?”
Stiles shrugged “I’m sure they have a plan, maybe Colin will end up in jail or something”
Stiles ended up staying at the apartment for a few more hours, they talked about things they have been up to while Derek taught him how to make salted caramel brownies. Even if he had to deal with Colin making a video about smoking pot and getting the munchies and Danni getting credit for making the brownies, it was worth it.
“Let’s do dese fuckin shots, yo” Colin was filming a video on his phone
“Really?” Derek rolled his eyes
Stiles shoved his phone in his pocket “Come on Derek, have some fun”
“Drinking doesn’t work for me, and this isn’t that kind of party. We don’t need a bunch of drunk idiots around the books”
“This shit boring dog”
“Call me dog again and I’ll rip your throat out” Derek flashed his red eyes “And if you get fucked up and all your drunk little friends ruin anything, you’re fixing it”
“Whatever G”
Derek wasn’t sure how much more he could take of this Colin character so he walked over to where Isaac was standing by the food “Hey make sure things don’t get too crazy, I’m going to take a minute in the office, there is too many people here”
“Okay” Isaac handed Derek a plate of food “I assumed you wouldn't last long”
“Thanks” Derek took the plate into the office.
He wasn’t sure how long he had been in there when Stiles stumbled through the door.
“Heyyyy Derek”
“You’re wasted”
“A little bit”
“Isn’t that dangerous, you might break character”
“It’s fine, I’m fine, but I need you to stand up”
Derek wasn’t sure why he listened to him and stood up “Now what?”
“Sit” Stiles pointed to the desk “I have an idea”
“You just told me to stand” Derek went to sit down again but Stiles grabbed his arm
“No, sit on the desk”
Derek looked at the desk then up at Stiles “What”
Stiles walked over and pushed the keyboard out of the way “Sit” he patted the top of the desk “Please”
Derek sat down “Now what”
“Shhhh” Stiles grabbed Derek’s thighs, squeezing before running his hands down to his knees spreading his legs apart so he could step between them
“I”
“I said shh” Stiles put his finger over Derek’s mouth. Once he was sure Derek wasn’t going to try and ask a question he moved his hand to cup Derek’s jaw, his thumb rubbing over the scruff on his cheek before leaning forward and kissing him.
When Derek grabbed the front of his shirt, Stiles thought for sure he was going to be thrown across the room, but instead Derek pulled him closer.
Stiles' hands roamed down Derek’s body, taking a chance by moving his hand up under Derek’s shirt. But quickly pulled away when Derek growled.
“That wasn’t” Derek took a deep breath “That wasn’t a bad growl” he pulled his shirt off to hopefully distract Stiles from seeing him blush.
“Oh, oh” he smiled “Should I” he tugged at his shirt
“You started this”
“I’m down” Stiles got tangled in his oversized shirt but managed to get it off
“Oh god”
Stiles covered his chest with his arms “Sorry I thought you knew my body wasn’t great”
“I was reacting to all the stupid tattoos, I thought the ones on your arms were bad”
“Can you act like you can’t see them? I mean if we are doing what I want us to be doing then you don’t need to be looking at my tattoos”
Derek scooted closer to the edge of the desk pulling Stiles back between his legs “We can’t have sex in here”
“I can suck your dick though” Stiles couldn’t resist running his hand over Derek’s hairy chest.
“But I want to taste you” Derek traced along the obvious outline of Stiles’ dick in his sweatpants “But we don’t have time for both of us to do that”
“Hands, we have hands” he moaned as Derek kissed up his neck
Derek laughed against Stiles’ skin between kisses “Are these tattoos going to come off” he pushed Stiles’ pants down “Or turn my mouth black?”
“I don’t know” he gasped as Derek’s hand wrapped around his cock
“Touch me Stiles” Derek growled before kissing him.
Stiles fumbled with Derek’s jeans but somehow managed to get them open and his hand on Derek’s dick “Fuck” he moaned breaking away from the kiss so he get a look “You’re dick is so pretty”
Derek rolled his eyes, using his other hand to grab Stiles’ hip and pull him closer “Wrap those long fingers around both of us” he said in a broken whisper.
“My god” Stiles’ whimpered
Stiles: can we talk?
Derek: we talk all the time
Stiles: just not since the mutual orgasms on your desk
Stiles: 3 days ago
Derek: i think it’s technically your desk at this point
Stiles: okay…
Stiles: but that's not the point
Stiles: I’m coming over
Derek: don’t
Derek: Peter is here
Derek: and nosey
Derek: can i come to your place?
Stiles: sure
Stiles: but it’s small and kinda shitty
Derek: be there in 15
When Derek got to Stiles’ place he could tell that Stiles had been running around trying to clean the place up. “I don’t see how this is legal”
“Tell me about it” Stiles huffed “And Colin has too many clothes, can't be seen in the same thing often”
“Seems annoying”
“That is the only place to sit” he motioned to the love seat
Derek sat down “I’m not avoiding you”
“Well that's good to know”
“I had my two days off, and I work later today”
“So you don’t regret it?” Stiles leaned up against the wall across from Derek
“No”
“Do you want to do it again?” Stiles nervously avoided eye contact with him
Derek got up, walking the few steps over to Stiles, pressing their bodies together “I never got to taste you”
“Okay” Stiles whimpered
“Can we keep doing that” Stiles collapsed on his bed
“Yeah”
“We um, do like uh”
Derek rolled over to look at him “I can probably go again in five minutes” he smirked
“Um” Stiles lifted up the sheet and looked down “I’m probably going to need more than that. I was just going to say this needs to stay a friendship thing”
“Like friends with benefits?”
“Yeah and you can totally say no, I’ll understand but like we can’t be anything serious”
“Okay” Derek didn’t know what else to say
“Are you sure?”
“Yeah” he lied “I didn’t think it would be more than that”
“Cool, and um obviously we can’t be seen, because Colin has a girlfriend”
“I understand” He climbed out of bed “I’m going to clean up, because if I remember right, you promised the best blow job of my life” he smirked
“To be fair you were giving me the best head ever so I was making promises I might not be able to keep, but I’m gonna try” Stiles stumbled out of the bed “My shower is so fucking small, but we can make this work”
Derek snuck up behind Stiles who was helping him stock some new books after hours “I need to come and I want you to be apart of it” He whispered in Stiles’ ear
“Fuck” Stiles jumped “There is a better way you could have asked me that” he pressed back against him “But I too would like to come”
“Ever since the party I’ve been thinking about bending you over that desk”
“God I want that so bad” Stiles moaned turning in Derek’s arms “Please tell me you thought this through and brought lube”
“Yeah”
“Office now” Stiles pushed on Derek’s chest
Stiles was bent over the desk, Derek’s grip tight on his hips so Stiles’ hips didn’t hit the desk as he was slamming into him. He was so lost in the noises Stiles was making he didn’t even notice they were no longer alone.
“Hello” Isaac opened the office door “Oh my god
“Leave” Derek growled flashing his red eyes
“Well I wasn’t planning on staying” Isaac mumbled as he shut the door
“I thought you said we were alone” Stiles couldn’t help but laugh
“We were”
“And you’re a werewolf, you should have heard him”
“I was distracted, he should have heard us, hell the entire block can probably hear you”
“Can you keep going or are you going to just stand there with your dick in me while we talk”
Derek stepped back “Stand up”
“I was kidding” Stiles huffed standing up and turning around to face Derek.
“Lay down on your back”
“Oh why didn’t we think of that sooner” Stiles toed off his shoes, “My hips are so sore from you slamming me into the desk” he laid back.
“Sorry I was trying to avoid that” Derek pulled Stiles’ sweatpants off and tossed them on the floor “But I’m pretty sure you were the one begging me to go harder” he smirked pulling Stiles closer to the edge of the desk, leaning down to kiss him
He thought about stopping this, or trying to stop kissing him to make it easier to keep this a thing between friends but he couldn’t stop himself.
Stiles wrapped his legs around Derek, pulling him closer “Please Der, I need you in me like now”
Derek sucked a bruise on Stiles’ collarbone as he lined himself up and slowly pushed into him.
“Right there” Stiles’ fingers tangled in Derek’s hair “God yes Derek, fucking bite me”
Derek stopped moving and looked at him “What?”
“Human teeth Der, human teeth”
“I knew that” Derek ducked his head into the crook of Stiles’ neck so he didn’t see him blush. “Shut up” he slowly rocked his hips, teasing Stiles with licks and light bites along his neck and collarbone as Stiles begged for more.
The quicker his thrusts got the harder each bite was.
“Just like that, oh my fucking god” Stiles reached between then, wrapping his long fingers around his cock, it only took a few strokes before he was coming screaming Derek’s name.
“Wow” Derek rested his forehead on Stiles’ chest for a moment before standing up
“That was, you’re right, wow, wow was a great choice” he grabbed a few tissues out of the box on the desk
“I have wipes” Derek handed him the package
“You weren’t lying when you said you were prepared for this” Stiles cleaned up the mess on his stomach before getting off the desk “And that was everything I hoped for and more, but never again, that was not comfortable at all”
“Sorry” Derek’s fingers lightly ran over the purpling skin from his grip on Stiles’ hips
“You don’t need to say sorry, it’s fine, I’ll heal”
“Hope Colin doesn’t take his shirt off much” he pressed one of the bruises on Stiles’ collarbone
“No never”
“Then why do you have these stupid tattoos everywhere?”
“Tank tops and just in case I guess” Stiles walked over to where Derek had tossed his sweatpants. “Did Isaac leave?”
Derek listened for a moment “Yeah”
“That was kind of funny”
“Maybe he will learn to knock, or at least listen better, because he has walked in on Chris and Peter multiple times”
“Or just maybe Isaac likes watching people have sex” Stiles finally found his shirt and put it on “Wait do Chris and Peter also have sex in here?”
“I don’t think Chris has ever been to the bookstore but if they have I don’t want to know”
“We should probably finish stocking the new books, I have to get some sleep, I have to sneak into the office for boring ass suit meetings tomorrow”
“Do you dress in a suit like that or as Colin?”
“Usually as Colin, you know, just in case”
“You can leave, I’ll get the rest of the stuff put up, I don’t come in until one”
“Are you sure?”
“I used to do it alone all the time, I really don’t mind” He grabbed Stiles’ baggy shirt yanking him forward “Plus I don’t pay you so you really don’t have to do anything”
“You pay me in orgasms and honestly that's the best payment ever” he laughed against Derek’s lips
“See you later”
Derek walked Stiles’ out and locked the door behind him
Derek: what is wrong with you??????????????
Isaac: sorry
Derek: how did you not know what was going on?
Isaac: I thought Stiles was having some solo time
Isaac: he did it like 10times a day in HS
Isaac: i thought he was being weird in the office and watching porn or soemthing and I was gonna tell him to maybe not do that
Isaac: sorry
Derek: I’m staying here to stock the new inventory so I might be a littler later tomorrow
Derek: but you can call me if you need help
Isaac: I’ll be fine
Isaac: I didn’t know you and Stiles were together
Isaac: that's awesome. It’s about time
Derek: we arent
Derek: it's a friend thing
Isaac: oh but i thought you liked him?
Derek: as a friend
Isaac: I don’t believe you
Derek: you don’t have to
Derek: 🖕
Derek: it's not your business
Isaac: it is when yor having sex in the office
Derek: see you tomorrow
Derek: and don't tell PEter
Isaac: he knows
Isaac: and now he will smell it
“Can we go out to dinner?” Derek hoped he didn’t sound as nervous as he felt.
“Yeah” Stiles didn’t look up from the computer “I’m almost done putting in the new inventory and trying really hard to not think about all the times you’ve fucked me in here over the last month”
“I’d say we could go again” he couldn’t help but smile at the thought “But Peter is here and it’s kind of busy”
“Yeah but we can totally do it while we wait for food to be delivered, I’m assuming your place since you have better food options or I can blow you while you cook” Stiles smirked
“I meant a dinner in public”
“Oh”
“If it will mess with your cover we don’t have to”
“I mean I’ll have to be Colin the entire time and I know how annoyed you will get”
“I’m kind of used to it now” he only slightly lied
Stiles laughed “No you’re not, you get the most mild version of Colin. I don’t think it’s a good idea”
“And there is nowhere Stiles can go?”
He shook his head “Unfortunately not. That's why I’m always at your place, but if you’re tired of cooking”
“No it’s fine, I just wanted to try this new place and now that I think about it, it’s not really Colin’s thing, he might not even be able to get in”
“Harsh” Stiles laughed “I would have put on my nicest sweatpants”
“I’m going to head to the store and grab something to cook, any requests?”
“Go to the new restaurant Derek, take Isaac or something”
He didn’t want to take Isaac, he wanted to take Stiles “He already said no”
“You don’t have to cook, I’ll order us something, I know some really good places”
“Okay” Derek knew he should stop this, knew it was bad for him and Stiles to be spending so much time together and he really wanted to stop going to either of their apartments because it always ends in sex and that's not really helping Derek’s feelings.
“Earth to Derek”
“What” he shook his head
“Where did you just go?”
“Nowhere”
Stiles looked at him confused “Dude I can tell when someone is spacing out, I’m like the master at it”
“I have to go, I’ll text you later” He left before Stiles could say anything.
“Is this seat taken?” Stiles whispered
Derek looked up “Uh no”
Stiles sat down across from him “It took me forever to get in” he kept his voice down
Derek looked around “I don’t want you to risk your job”
“It’s fine, if someone sees me I’ll figure it out, but I’m hoping all these rich old people don’t know Colin”
“The waitress is a young female, she will probably know you”
“I’m glad you decided to come here, sorry if I upset you”
“I’m not upset”
“Really Derek, I know you better than that”
“You’re thinking too much” Derek looked to the left “Waitress is coming back with my drink”
“Oh sorry I didn’t know you had a” she stopped when she saw Colin “A um, hi” she smiled “Can I get you a drink?”
“Yeah” Colin smiled “What do you recommend I get baby girl” he winked
“I um” her cheeks were turning red “We have a huge list of drinks, but the bartender can make you anything you want”
Colin licked his lips “How bout sex on da beach”
“Okay” she looked over at Derek “Do you still want the appetizer sampler?”
“Yeah” Derek nodded “And put his stuff on my bill” he handed Stiles the menu he had already looked over
“I’ll be right back” she was staring at Colin again “with your drink and to get your order”
“Thanks doll” he winked
“Colin winks too much” Derek groaned “She smelled like she was going to strip down and climb into your lap”
“Told you Colin was awesome”
Derek rolled his eyes “And you just had to order a sex on the beach”
“They are really good, have you had one?”
“The drink no” Derek took a drink of his wine
“Does that mean” Stiles’ eyes narrowed “You’re naughty Derek Hale”
“I have no idea what you’re talking about” he ducked his head hoping Stiles didn’t want to talk about this anymore. “Want to try” he held his glass out
“Sex on the beach or your wine?”
“The wine, idiot”
“No, wine is gross and you can’t even get drunk”
“Sometimes I can get a buzz, and this wine is really good” he offered the glass to Stiles again
“Nah, Colin can not be seen drinking that shiz”
“Just figure out what you want to eat, unless I need to read the menu for you, some of those words are kind of big”
Stiles glared “You’re not funny”
Derek let out a small laugh “She is on the way with your drink”
“Here” she put the drink down in front of Colin then put the appetizer plate in the middle of the table “Do you know what you want? The manager said if you post a selfie on your instagram and tag the restaurant then you can have your meal and drinks for free, just not for your date”
“Not a date” Derek said quickly “Business meeting”
“Oh sorry” she smiled bigger
“Nah honey I got my girl Danni” he made a heart with his hands then took out his phone. Standing up “But come here baby girl” he winked again, it seemed to always do the trick. “Get in this pic will ya” he put his arm around her and took a few selfies. “Thanks gorgeous” he sat back down “What are you gettin” he asked Derek
“Steak, side salad with italian dressing and a side of cooked veggies”
“Veggies” he wrinkled up his nose “I’ll get dat steak too, but give me dem fries”
“It’s two sides” the waitress informed him
“Got any mac and cheese?” he asked
“Yeah and it’s fantastic” She smiled
“Sounds good, and I’ll get dat pic up on the gram, what's yer name so i can get you a tag?”
She told him her username before walking away
“Come on Der, your turn” he leaned across the table
“I’m not taking a selfie with you”
“Yeah you are, and keep the grumpy cat face”
“I hate you” he mumbled, leaning closer to Stiles.
“Business dinna with dis grumpy man, but the food and waitress be yummy”
“You have a girlfriend”
“People can still be hot”
“Can’t you just say nice or something”
“Fine” he thought for a moment before typing something else “When are you gonna follow me?”
“Never because I don’t have social media”
“Peter follows me”
“Good for him”
“He posts too many shirtless selfies”
“Don’t care” Derek finished off his wine
“I know you hate it, but it just got me free food”
“Do you ever feel guilty getting stuff for free when there is other people who could use it more”
Stiles looked around. “I donate a lot of the free stuff I get or the money the item is worth. I'll find a place to donate it because yeah sometimes I feel really bad about it. But this place is overpriced so I don’t feel that bad”
“Are you sure it’s okay to post a picture with me? Won’t it ruin the cover?”
Stiles shrugged “I think it will be fine, especially because you don’t have social media and there is zero pictures of Stiles and Derek together” Stiles picked up something off the plate in the middle of the table “What is this”
“Just try it”
Stiles examined it before taking a bite “Oh hell no” he picked up a napkin and tried his best to cover up that he was spitting it out
Derek shook his head “It was a stuffed mushroom”
“Stuffed with ass?” he might have said a bit too loud
Derek leaned a little closer “I didn’t hear you complaining when your tongue was in my ass the other night”
“Oh my god, Derek” Stiles eyes went wide “But yours tastes way better than whatever that is”
Derek let out a small laugh “Are you going to try anything else”
“What’s that” Stiles pointed
“Broccolini with cheese and bacon”
“Broccoli?”
“No, it’s better”
“You know there is a pizza place two doors down that is freaking amazing and the slices are as big as my face and only a buck”
“Just try them”
“You told me to try the ass-shrooms, why should I trust you”
“You don’t have to” Derek stabbed his fork into the broccolini, holding it out to offer it to Stiles
“I’ll try it but aint no way I’m eating off your fork man” the Colin voice was back
Derek continued to eat the appetizer while Stiles texted and occasionally took selfies until the waitress came back with their food.
She put a plate down in front of Stiles “Oh my gosh I have like a hundred new followers already and people have been calling like crazy to get reservations tonight and asking if you’re still here”
“Nice” Colin nodded
“The bartender is making you our signature drink” She almost dropped Derek’s plate in his lap because she was too busy staring at Colin and not paying attention to what she was doing “Let me know if you need anything” She smiled at Colin
“I could use some wine, and my actual order” Derek resisted the urge to growl when she walked away
Stiles looked over at Derek’s plate “What is that?”
“Some kind of fish and fries”
“You eat salmon all the time”
“This isn’t salmon and I wanted a steak, not fish and chips, I don’t want this” Derek looked around “I’ll be right back” he picked up his plate and headed towards the door to the kitchen. When the next waitress walked out Derek told them what the problem was and to just cancel his order because he was leaving.
Since his seat was now occupied by their waitress.
Stiles: dude where did you go???
Derek: I heard there was good pizza two doors down
Stiles: you just left me there?
Derek: my seat was taken
Stiles: where are you
Derek: home
Stiles: if that was true youd be yelling at me for jumping on your bed
Derek: get off my bed or I’ll kill you
Stiles: cant stop me if your not here
Derek: you’re
Stiles: Colin don’t care bout no apostrophe
Derek: Colin probably can’t spell apostrophe
Derek: just because you have a key doesn’t mean you’re allowed to be in my room
Stiles: Isaac let me in
Stiles: i brought him the insane amount of food they sent home with me
Stiles: I can’t believe you left me there with all those ppl
Derek: How long will you be at my apartment?
Stiles: until u get here and tell me what happened
Derek: then I’m not coming back
Stiles: buuuut my mouth and ass and hands are here
Derek: that's a selling point?
Stiles: harsh dude
Derek: not in the mood to talk or have sex
Stiles: okay
Stiles: sorry
Stiles: I knew it would be bad
Derek: It's fine
Derek: I’ll see you at work tomorrow
Stiles: i'm leaving now so you can come home
Stiles: i didn;t go in ur room
Stiles: it was a joke
Derek: okay
Derek wanted a break, needed a break, but he felt bad, so instead of heading home, he headed towards Stiles’ place.
When he got there Stiles was already there so he knocked but there was no answer so Derek listened a little closer and realized Stiles was in the shower. So he used his key to go in. The couch was covered in a bunch of Colin’s clothes so Derek sat down on the bed. Which was a mistake because now all he could think about is the last time he was in Stiles’ bed.
The way Stiles kissed him, the way his long fingers trailed along his body, and opened him up, the way Stiles was so gentle with him and cared about how he was feeling and focusing on his wants and needs is something Derek has never experienced with a lover.
It was also the moment Derek realized he was in love with Stiles.
Derek got up and started undressing, he needed Stiles so bad right now. But when he went to open the bathroom door Stiles had shut the water off and was drying off. So Derek decided to lay down in the bed and wait for him.
When Stiles came out of the bathroom he had a towel over his head, rubbing his hair dry so he didn’t notice Derek at first, but when he pulled the towel off and saw Derek he screamed.
“What the hell” he put his hand over his heart “I’ve never been so scared and turned on at the same time”
Derek couldn’t help but laugh. “I was going to join you, but you were done so I thought I’d wait here”
“And start without me” Stiles couldn’t help but stare at Derek’s hard cock
“Sorry about tonight, I was just, it was a lot and I needed to get out of there”
“Don’t worry about it” Stiles dropped his towel as he made his way over to Derek. “What has you so hard?” Stiles’ fingers lightly ran along Derek’s length sending a shiver through Derek’s body.
“What do you think?” Derek huffed to cover the moan
Stiles’ shrugged climbing on the bed, straddling Derek’s thighs “Maybe I wanted to hear what goes through Derek Hales’ mind to get him hard” wrapping his hand around Derek’s cock slowly stroking it.
“Just laying here in your bed thinking about those amazing tattoos”
Stiles glared at him “I can stop” he moved his hand away
“How do they stay on?” Derek ran his hand down Stiles’ chest
“That's what you want to talk about right now” Stiles leaned forward and grabbed his bottle of lube off the shelf next to his bed.
No Derek just didn’t want to deal with his feelings “Just curious”
“It’s what they use in movies, it’s some kind of temp tattoo that stays on for awhile, I have to get them touched up every few days, and I don’t scrub that hard when I shower”
“You also shave your arms” he ran his hand along Stiles’ arm
“That's part of the makeup process unfortunately. I hate it but” he shrugged “ but it’s part of the job so I do it” he poured some lube into his hand “But right now my job is to sit on your dick even though you didn’t want to have sex like twenty minutes ago when I was waiting at your apartment”
“Shhh” Derek gripped the back of his neck, pulling him down into a kiss.
Stiles wrapped his lube covered hand around Derek’s cock, stroking him a few times before moving up.
“Wait, don’t you need prep?”
“Nah, I gots this” Stiles said in Colin’s voice
“Don’t” Derek’s growl turned into a moan as Stiles lowered himself down
Stiles smirked “God I love the noises you make” he braced his hands on Derek’s chest as he sat up. Wasting no time by taking it slow he started bouncing up and down. “So fucking good Derek”
Derek grabbed Stiles’ hips to slow him down because he wasn’t sure how much longer he would last and he was pretty sure this was the last time they were going to have sex.
“Let go” Stiles gasped as Derek’s hands tightened, stopping him from moving
“I don’t want to come yet” Derek slowly thrust up into him
“It felt so fucking good though, I don’t care how long it lasts, as long as we both come” he tried to move but Derek’s grip was too tight “Please Der, I was so close”
Derek did a few more slow thrust before letting go and giving Stiles back control. He had to close his eyes and try and think of anything else, but he couldn’t. His inner wolf was screaming ‘claim, love, mate, bite, mine’ over and over.
He came with a roar.
“Derek” Stiles patted his cheek “Hey open your eyes”
Derek blinked a few times “What?”
“Dude I thought I killed you” Stiles climbed off of him
“I’m sorry, I don’t know what happened”
“Well you were mumbling something, then you roared and passed out. I’m waiting for the cops to show up” he laughed “But seriously are you okay?”
“I’m fine, that was just, I don’t know” Derek climbed out of the bed, his legs shaking “I have to go”
“No, don’t be embarrassed”
“I’m not embarrassed, I just need to go” he went into Stiles bathroom and quickly washed the mess off his stomach before grabbing his clothes and getting dressed, he knew Stiles was staring at him but he just avoided eye contact “I’ll um, see you at work tomorrow”
“Can you bring me a coffee and a muffin? Kinda don’t want to be Colin tomorrow”
“Sure”
“Text me when you get home so I know you’re okay” Stiles called after him
Derek: I’m fine
Stiles: I dknt belive you
Derek: i think i need a break from this
Stiles: this?
Stiles: our friendship?
Stiles: Colin?
Stiles: me in general
Derek: sex
Stiles: oh…
Stiles: I’m really sorry
Stiles: seriously it's not that big of deal to cum so fast
Stiles: we both finished and it was great
Stiles: or did i go to fast
Derek: nothing is wrong
Derek: i just need a break
Derek: please
Stiles: obvi i'm not going to pressure you into it or make you feel like it's something we have to do
Stiles: i just want to know what changed
Derek: nothing
Stiles: I’ll take a few days off from the bookstore
Derek: i still want to be your friend
Derek: you don’t have to stop working
Stiles: i kno i upset yuou at dinner
Stiles: then you didn’t want to see me or talk to me
Stiles: then you were naked in my bed
Stiles: now you don’t want to be naked together anymore
Stiles: I’m just confused
Derek: i'm confused too
Derek: i just
Derek: i don't know what to say Stiles
Stiles: the cops are knocking on doors asking about a howl
Stiles: i'm fucking laughing so hard
Derek: sorry
Stiles: stop saying sorry
Stiles: it's hilarious
Stiles: i told them I didn’t hear anything and suggested maybe someone was watching a movie too loud
Derek: okay
Stiles: goodnight Derek
Stiles: see you in a few days
Derek had just grabbed his coffee when he heard Colin’s name on the tv
‘Local social media personality known as WeedBoiColin was killed today by walking out in front of a bus while taking a selfie’
“Oh my god” Derek dropped his coffee, his hand was shaking as he pulled out his phone, he called Stiles but it went straight to voicemail. It took a moment to remember how Stiles showed him to look at his location. It was showing that Stiles was still in his loft.
He just realized that the barista was asking if he was okay, he looked down at the coffee mess “I’m sorry I just, I have to go” he managed to get his wallet out and handed her all the cash in his wallet “Sorry for the mess” he ran out of there
It was hard to keep his werewolf speed under control as he ran through the crowd to Stiles’ place
“Stiles” Derek looked around at all the packed up boxes “Stiles” he had never had a panic attack before but he was pretty sure that's what was happening.
“Derek what are you, hey you broke my door”
“I, you, there was, bus, coffee” Derek felt like he couldn’t breath
“Are you having a panic attack?” He grabbed Derek’s face “Hey look at me, what is going on?”
“I can’t breath”
“I didn’t know werewolves had panic attacks” he stared into Derek’s bright red eyes “Copy my breathing, in through the nose, out through the mouth”
Derek copied his breathing until he felt slightly better “The news said you died”
“Oh shit” Stiles stepped back pulling out his phone “Shit, shit, shit” he ran his hand over his face “It wasn’t supposed to happen like this, Derek I’m so sorry, the story wasn’t supposed to run until tomorrow” he sighed “Can you” he looked at the broken door “Can you maybe see if you can get that to close incase someone walks by, I need to make a call”
Derek just stood there
“Derek?”
“I’m I think, uh, I lo..I, I thought” he was having trouble breathing again “You were and the boxes I thought” he took a deep breath “and we fought and we didn’t talk for a week and I thought you were gone and I, I can’t seem to breath again”
“I’m okay” Stiles pulled him into his arms “I’m so sorry Derek”
Derek stepped back looking around at all the boxes again “I have to go”
“Derek wait”
“No you’re leaving and I, we are just friends and it’s fine you don’t owe me anything” he started walking away but Stiles grabbed his arm
“We faked Colin’s death because the case is done, I can’t live here anymore, and most of these clothes aren’t mine but I’m not going anywhere, I’m staying in New York. Well I have to head to Quantico for a week to debrief, but Colin was supposed to die tomorrow, I was supposed to be able to tell you today. I was going to show up and show you my haircut” he pulled off his beanie showing Derek his brown buzzcut “I was going to tell you that I’m Stiles again”
Derek reached out and ran his hand over Stiles’ head. “I’m sorry I broke your door”
Stiles let out a small laugh “I’m glad you care about me that much” he leaned forward and kissed Derek “And I think we are a little more than just friends” he grabbed Derek’s hips pulling him over to the couch. Pushing him down and climbing into his lap.
Derek wanted to stop this, he knew it was a bad idea, but getting to have this with Stiles as himself is something he has been wanting for months. He pulled his shirt off then pulled Stiles’ off. Running his hand over Stiles’ chest that was no longer covered in the stupid fake tattoos. “Much better”
“And I was thinking about getting a few as a memento”
“Please don’t”
“You have a tattoo, you can’t judge me for wanting one”
“You can get one, just not any of the stupid ones you had before”
“The pizza one was really cool”
“Less talking, more sex” Derek tugged at the waistband of Stiles’ obnoxious green sweatpants.
“Maybe not with the front door broken open” Zoey said
“Shit” Stiles covered his chest “What are you doing here?”
“I saw the news and knew the schedule was off and came to help you sneak out of here since fans have already started putting flowers out front of the building”
“Fuck” Stiles pulled his shirt on “How did this happen?” He got up so Derek could put his shirt on “There was a plan, a very detailed plan”
Zoey shrugged “Not sure, they are looking in to it, but we need to get you out of here before people start trying to sneak up here”
Stiles looked around “Just make sure this stack” he pointed “Um, those are my personal boxes, I don’t have anywhere to go right now so maybe put them in my new office”
“You can stay with me” Derek blurted out.
Stiles picked up his beanie he had dropped and put it on then picked up his duffle bag “Okay”
“You need to change” Zoey said “And I need to put on some fake tears and distract the crowd” she looked at Derek “Think you can keep your hands off him long enough to get him out of here” she winked.
Derek rolled his eyes “I’ll get him out of here safely”
Stiles opened one of the boxes labeled Stiles’ shit and pulled out some jeans, a Batman shirt and a black and yellow plaid flannel. “I’m going to miss the extreme comfort of Colin’s clothes, but man I’m excited to be myself again” he went into the bathroom to change
“How did the door break?” Zoey asked
Derek shrugged “Faulty door I guess”
“Right” she laughed “I have some of our team on the way to keep the crowd distracted so you can get Stiles out of here down the fire escape”
Derek looked over at the window “Okay”
“Stiles text me the address and I’ll get the boxes to you” she said against the door
“Thanks Zoey, see you tomorrow at the airstrip” he called from the bathroom.
“It was nice meeting you Derek” she leaned closer “And don’t let this one go, he is special”
Derek looked at Stiles as he came out of the bathroom “Yeah he is”
“What?” Stiles looked down at himself “What’s wrong?”
“Bye Stile”
“Bye Zoey”
“Here” Derek grabbed the Met’s hat off the bed and put it on Stiles’ head “We need to get out of here”
Stiles looked around the apartment one last time before following Derek out the window.
They managed to get to Derek’s apartment without any issue.
“I thought you died” Peter looked Stiles up and down, then looked at Derek “And you’re supposed to be opening the bookstore”
“I texted Isaac, he is opening, I need to change” he looked down at his coffee soaked jeans and shoe “And Stiles is obviously not dead” he headed to his room
“My case is over” Stiles told him “So Colin is dead, and Stiles is back”
“Are you staying in New York?”
Stiles nodded “Yeah, I have to head back to the office for a few days and make sure the case it wrapped up, then I’ll be back”
“Going to still work at the bookstore?” Peter asked
“No idea” Stiles shrugged “Depends on how busy I am at work”
“What is the job now? More undercover?”
“No, I’m continuing part of the Colin case, just more behind the scenes in the office, dealing with online bad guys”
“Good now you and Derek have a new office to have sex in”
Stiles blushed “I um actually don’t have an office, I’ll be getting an apartment somewhere around here and I’ll be setting up an office in there, it’s all remote work”
“I told his partner that they can drop his boxes off here” Derek said when he came back into the room “Until he finds a place, because they messed up this death thing”
Peter looked around “We don’t have space”
“He doesn’t have much and my room has plenty of space” he looked at Stiles “If you’re okay staying in my room”
“It won’t be long” Stiles said quickly. “I was supposed to be on a plane when Colin died, then in a week when I got back they were supposed to have somewhere for me to live until I found a place. But someone fucked up somewhere so now I just need a place to hang out until my flight tomorrow since I can’t be seen”
“Derek you stay here with Stiles, I’ll head into the store” Peter said
“Are you sure, I don’t mind” Derek wasn’t sure he was ready to be alone with Stiles all day because that would require him to talk about things
“Keep the sex to your room” Peter called out before he left the apartment.
“We need to talk” Stiles said once he was sure Peter was far enough away “Even though the last week without sex and our mini makeout on my couch has me feeling feral and I’d love to climb you like a tree, talking seems like the logical thing to do before I’m gone for a week”
“I don’t want to just be your friend” Derek blurted out
“Like you want to be more than friends or nothing at all, because if it’s the second one then living here would be weird”
“I’ve, the thing is Stiles, my life has been, I’ve never” he sighed
“Don’t be embarrassed to talk about your feelings”
“I’m not embarrassed I’ve just never done it before”
“Take your time”
“You know about most of my past, so you know how bad it’s been, but you, you’ve always been such a constant thing of happiness and positivity, even when I wanted to snap your head off those first few years, you’d always manage to make me laugh” He grabbed Stiles’ hand “It made me happy that you were back in my life and the sex has been amazing, and the way you would make love to me and care so much about me is something I never knew was possible during sex. But the time we spent together watching those shitty B movies and the hours we would spend debating random topics or me teaching you to cook, that, that’s what made me realize what real love felt like”
“Holy shit” Stiles stood up and started pacing
“You don’t have to feel the same, we don’t have to be together, but you need to know why I kept running away”
“You’re right I don’t have to” he stopped and looked at Derek “But I do, and I have since, well high school but I thought you’d never feel the same so I thought if we kept it casual then we could keep the feelings out of it, but that obviously didn’t work” he climbed into Derek’s lap
“I’m so fucking glad Colin died”
Stiles barked out a laugh “I love you Derek Hale”