Five years later… Yeah, five years. Five years ago, we defeated the Edison group. Five years ago, I got my Aunt Lauren back. Five years ago, I got my life back.
And five years ago is the last time I saw Derek.
The last few days after we defeated the Edison Group were all filled with different emotions. Joy, happiness, worry-on my part-, and sadness. Joy and happiness, because of the obvious, but worry and sadness because I didn't know where it was all going to go after here?
Would we all break up and go on with our lives? Or would we stay together and fight off the Cabal? Well, apparently it was the first.
We stayed together for a while, just until we could contact my dad. Aunt Lauren thought it would be a good idea to get back to normal - whatever normal is now-a-days. Secretly, though, I thought she was trying to get me away from Derek.
My dad was ecstatic to hear from me. He even took off for three months just to be with me when I got home. So, we packed up from the motel we were in, and headed towards the loft my dad had moved into.
As we pulled into the drive way everyone groaned. No one wanted this day to come. I jumped out of the car. Aunt Lauren gave everyone a hug- except for Derek, he got a glare- and went to the door so that she can explain where I had been. I had no idea what she would tell him.
When I turned around, everyone was lined up by the car, waiting for me to say goodbye.
I walked up to Simon, wrapping my arms around his neck, telling him how happy I was to have met him and how much I would miss him. He hugged me back tight, kissing me on the cheek and telling me he would keep in touch as much as possible.
Next, was Tori. After the fight Kit had told her that he was her real father. At first she was shocked, but she got used to the idea and was going to live with him, Simon, and Derek. Tori gave me a hug so tight I couldn't breathe. I pulled away to smile at her. She looked back at me and I could tell she was going to cry. I gave her one last tight squeeze and moved on to Mr.- I mean Kit, who hugged me and gave me a tender kiss on the forehead.
Last, but not least, there was Derek. He was standing far away from everyone, looking at his feet. Everyone jumped in the car, giving us our alone time. Smiling I walked over to Derek and gave him a tight hug. When I went to give him a kiss he turned his head, making me kiss him on the cheek.
I gave him a puzzled look, but he wouldn't be able to see it. He was looking everywhere but my face.
When I started to ask him what was wrong, he pushed me away muttering a 'bye' underneath him breath.
I stood there, totally confused by his rejection, and watched him slide into the back of the van. By that time Aunt Lauren had talked to my dad and they were standing a couple of feet away from me.
I turned towards my dad and flung myself into his arms. We had never been that close, but these were special circumstances. He spun me around and kissed me on my cheek repeatedly. Wow… this had never happened before!
When he finally sat me down I was completely dizzy.
He gave me another hug while murmuring in my ear, " I missed you so much!"
I had to swallow down tears as I said, "I missed you too!"
We turned around to Kit honking the horn to signal that they were getting ready to go. I gave them all a big wave as the car drove away, leaving me with a happy Aunt Lauren and a glowing Dad. The last glimpse I got from the car was a sulking Derek in the back seat.
After that life went back to normal-kinda.
I went back to A.R. Gurney- don't really want to talk about it. Dad had to cut his vacation short because there was an emergency up in Tokyo. Simon would call me everyday letting everyone talk to me. Everyone except Derek. He would only call and text every so often, which was okay with me. One call from him could make up for everything.
Time went by and the calls got less and less frequent. Simon and Tori kept touch, but that was it. One day I got a call from Derek and I was ecstatic. Until he told me why he called. Apparently he thought that staying together was a waste of time, and that he was tired of me. He said more, but I had gotten so angry that I hung up and threw the phone across the room.
So, this brings us to our present time. I haven't heard from Derek since then. I've tried to move on, but I just can't. Simon and Tori still visit, but neither one of them are the person I really want to see.
He said that he had loved me. That I was his mate. How could he leave and hurt his mate like that? How could he live with himself? That's the thing I don't understand.
