I woke up with something pressed against my ear. I swatted it away when something wet pressed against my neck. I repositioned and put my pillow over my head. A few seconds later someone pulled it away. "Good morning beautiful." Someone whispered in my ear and the bit it gently. Derek. I turned around trying to find his neck so I could wrap my arms around him. I quickly found his lips and pressed them to mine.
It has been two weeks since we brought down the main building of The Edison Group. Me and my new family: Simon, Kit, Tori, Aunt Lauren who is not a supernatural, and my ever so lovely boyfriend Derek.
It took me a second to realize that Derek had stopped kissing me and was looking me in the eye. "Are you okay?" There was worry and confusion in his eyes as if, for once, he had no idea what was going on inside my head. He tightened his grip around my waist pulling me closer to him.
"Yeah, I'm just tired. I haven't really been able to sleep lately." Of course he knew that because we've been sleeping in the same bed since we got together about two weeks ago. I kissed his chest and traced his collar bone with my lips, all the way to his lips. He pulled me tighter to him, if that were even possible, and rolled over so that I was on top of him. I ran my hands all over his torso claiming every inch of him as mine. He kissed my neck, and let out a moan. I ran my hand through his hair tugging it so I could get a better angle of his lips. He ran his hand up my leg, thigh, waist, and then let it rest right where my neck meets my shoulder.
He pulled away so he could look me in the eye. "Come on, Lauren doesn't like me as it is. The last thing I need is for her to think I'm getting you pregnant before breakfast." He said with a laugh, getting up and putting on some clothes. "Ready?" He said taking my hand and leading me out the door.
We walked down the long and narrow hallway of our new house, (safe house), and into the kitchen to the smell of bacon and eggs. Tori and Simon were at the table, arguing as usual. Kit was helping Aunt Lauren cook breakfast, from what I could tell consisted of pancakes, bacon, eggs, and toast.
"Wow, up already? This is a new, even for you two." Tori teased with a laugh. Ever since Derek and I got together she was always making fun of us. "It's not even nine. Since when are you guys up before eleven? This is true because Derek and I usually don't get out of bed until Simon or Kit threatens to pour a bucket of cold water on us. The funny thing is is that Derek and I don't even do anything except that I just lay in his arms for awhile until I finally fall asleep.
"I was actually hoping to do something productive," Derek said as he sat down, pulling me onto his lap. "I was wanting to start doing some research on the Cables, and see what their connection is to the Edison Group."
Derek suddenly tightened his grip around my waist, and it wasn't until then that I realized Aunt Lauren glaring at him. I squeezed his knee trying to reassure him that she could not ever get between us.
I was left alone in the kitchen with Aunt Lauren. Derek and Simon went to go do research on the Cables, and Tori went off to do God knows what. "So you and Derek seem to be getting pretty serious lately," Aunt Lauren said as she sat down across from me at the table. "Don't you think that you to should slow down a bit?" She asked, catching me off guard.
"What do you mean?" I asked hoping she wasn't talking about what I thought she was.
"I just want to know that you two are being safe and using protection." She was looking as awkward as I felt. As soon as I processed what she was saying I let out a laugh.
"You think that Derek and I are having sex? Why? "I asked, really hoping that Derek wasn't listening to this conversation. "We haven't even talked about going that far yet."
"Oh, well then that will make what I'm about to say easier." She said taking a drink of her coffee. She looked everywhere in the room except me.
"What are you about to say that makes a difference whether Derek and I are having sex?" This conversation was very uncomfortable was I was curious at what she had to say.
"I don't want you seeing Derek anymore." She said in a casual tone as if she were saying "you have a doctor appointment today".
"WHAT?!" I screamed, knowing that Derek could hear me and would probably be down here any second. "Why?" I asked pleading to hear her reason for this.
"He's dangerous Chloe; the last thing I want is for you to get hurt." She said, looking in my eyes pleading for me to understand.
"He's not going to hurt me. He would never do anything that he even thought would hurt me!" I yelled just as Derek ran in, worry filled his eyes and he ran and pulled me close to him. I wrapped my arms around his waist showing Aunt Lauren that he would never do what she was accusing him of.
"What's wrong?" Derek asked as soon as I pulled away from him.
"I don't want you near her." Aunt Lauren said as she pulled me away from him.
"I told you he would never hurt me!" I yelled reaching for Derek again.
"Would someone please tell me what's going on?" Derek said his eyes full of confusion.
I broke free of Aunt Laurens grip and walked over to Derek and wrapped an arm around his waist and he did the same to me. "She wants us to break up; she doesn't trust you around me."
"Oh," He said, not meeting my gaze. What was that about? I thought he would blow up even more than I did.
"Oh? What do you mean oh?" I asked wanting to know what was going through his head.
"If you do not stay away from each other, I hate to do this, but I will take Chloe away and back to her dad." Said Aunt Lauren; taking us booth by surprise. I looked at Derek to see his expression hoping it would tell me anything. His eyes were so wide they might have fallen out of his head if he didn't turn to look me in the eye.
"You can't do that! You are not my mom, not even my legal guardian. So you have no power whether I break up with Derek, or leave." I said. Pulling me closer to Derek, wanting him to speak up now.
"No, I am not your mother. But if I was I would not have been as ignorant as she was. I would never have let you even meet this boy." She gestured towards Derek. Now she really had me pissed. No one talks about my mother like that, not even her own sister.
"SHUT UP! My mother was wonderful. And she would be proud that I found someone I want to be with as badly as I do with Derek!" I let go of Derek and was right in her face. I was about to punch her until Derek pulled me back. I screamed at the top of my lungs and broke free of Derek's grip and ran upstairs to mine and Derek's room and slam and locked the door behind me.
Why would Aunt Lauren even think that about her own sister? I went to the bed and buried my face in the pillows sobbing like a baby. But wanna know what? I don't care. I was just about to fall asleep when there was a light tap on the door. They tried to open it, but stopped once they realized it was locked.
"Chloe? Can I come in?" Derek. I wiped my eyes with my sleeve and walked toward the door. I opened it and walked back to the bed laying on my stomach, not wanting Derek to see me like this.
He came and laid down next to me, rubbing my back with his huge hand. We laid there for a while; me crying, and Derek trying to comfort me.