"Okay here we go" he takes a deep breath in
"Oh wow!"
"uh … oh my god, you guys!"
Oh my god Stiles, you suck at lying. He really does, when his 3rd grade teacher asked the class who took her white bored eraser, Stiles tried to lie he really did but he just started rambling before inevitably confessing to the crime and handing the eraser back to her.
Stiles is stopped in his tracks "Sorry sir, it's a private party" the large, muscular doorman said.
"Oh it's aright, they are expecting me" Stiles explained.
Stiles walk in but it was very dark, he could barely see where he was going.
"Hello?"
"SURPRISE" was screamed all across the room as the lights came on, Stiles tried do his best surprised face (which isn't very good) before being tightly hugged by his best friend Scott.
"I know you told me not to, Buuuut I just had to" Scott explained, evidently he had already started drinking judging by the way his breath smelled "Your not mad at me are you?" he said with putting on his best puppy dog expression Scott knew Stiles couldn't resist that.
"No no no, of course not" Stiles reassure him.
"Well were you surprised?" Scott asked with a hopeful expression.
"Was I surprised?" Stiles said "Was I!" he exclaimed.
Scott screamed and jumped happily beside Stiles "HE WAS SURPRISED!"
"I knew it, I knew it, I knew it, I knew it, WE DID IT" he screamed before joining the rest of the crowd.
Of course, Stiles knew he wouldn't be the centre of attention for long, he so use to it, he just expected it now. This was a surprise party for him but it was all about Scott.
As a lawyer, Stiles is very organised and is always prepared, he changed out of his work clothes into his skin-tight jeans and black Henley or as Lydia called it his pulling outfit before Danny enters the bathroom.
"What are you doing in here? Shouldn't you be out there mingling?" Stiles questioned.
"What? I saw you coming in here looking like you would rather be anywhere but here, so I thought I would come in here and cheer you up" Danny stated.
Stiles' eyes narrowed "Your not in here for me, I saw Matt out there, your hiding from him" "That's what happens when you sleep with people you don't love" Stiles lectured.
"That's insulting" Danny said, offended.
"Why don't you just talk to him?"
"Stiles, he's crazy, I was drunk and lonely from breaking up with Ethan, It's was a mistake" Danny stated.
x
TIME SKIP: FEW HOURS
Stiles and Danny are talking while Matt spots them
"Hey, there you are" Matt states with a creepy shine in his eyes.
Danny sighed "Hi"
"Where have you been all night mister? Mr Magoo"
"Just …hiding" from you, of course Danny left that part unsaid.
Matt laughed, a bit too enthusiastically.
"It's so loud and crowed in here, do you maybe wanna go some place, maybe more uh intimate or …?" Matt questioned hopefully.
"Oh, um no, it's …party so I think I'll stay right here" Danny denied awkwardly.
"Yeah, yeah no, no, no, no, I don't want to either" Matt said obviously disappointed
"Awesome"
"Oh my god, I want you to see me drop it like it's hot" he said while grabbing Danny's hand.
"Oh … awesome" Danny allowed himself to be dragged away reluctantly.
'Talk to him' Stiles mimed as he was dragged away.
Stiles scanned the room before landing on the most gorgeous person Stiles has ever seen in his life, Derek Hale. Who happens to be Stiles' friend, his law school buddy and (because the world hates him) Scott's fiancé.
"Heeey" Stiles smiled, it was impossible not to when Derek's around.
"It was very nice of you" Derek said returning the smile, 'God why does he have such adorable teeth' Stiles thought.
"What?"
"Pretending to be surprised" Stiles' eyes widened
"Oh please don't tell him, he'll be heartbroken" Stiles pleaded
"I won't" Derek reassured.
"Heeeeeeeey, what's going on Derek?" A guy from behind him said "How you doing?" He looked Stiles up and down "Are you going to introduce me to the birthday boy or what?"
Derek sighed "Stiles this is Isaac, old family friend, just moved into town"
"What up birthday boy?"
"Please stop saying that" Stiles asked, he doesn't need a reminder that he is not 30
"Don't worry, did you now that sex just gets better with age" Isaac smile mischievously "trust me"
"Hello" Isaac said to the blond guy that just walked past before leaving them.
Stiles is sort of lost for words "Wow"
"I'm sorry"
"HELLO" Scott's voice came over the microphone to get everyone's attention.
"I just wanted to say something, and I know you all want to here it" people laughed.
Danny appeared by Stiles' side "Wow centre of attention, that's weird" he said sarcastically. Stiles rolled his eyes.
"So, as most of you know I'm getting marred in 61 days" people cheered "Derek honey, I have a confession to make, this won't be my first marriage" a video started playing in the background full of photos of Stiles and Scott growing up" Yep Stiles and I are soul mates, like two peas in a pod we did everything together, like re-enactment of Dirty Dancing, and of course our performance of Salt N pepper 'push it'. Through all the years Stiles and I were together, it was us against the world"
Scott and Stiles smiled at one another
"And after we graduated university, he ditched my ass to go to stupid law school, dispute the fact that I selflessly rejected my offer to Harvard because Stiles wasn't let in, but whatever, it all worked out in the end because he went to NYU Law and met my future husband, he introduced us"
Stiles and Derek look at one another 'yeah the worst mistake of my life' Stiles thought.
"… all that I could think about when he was down on one knee was that I wish Stiles was here, watching me in this moment …"
"I'm sorry who are we celebrating here?" Danny asked sarcastically
"…to say that you are my bets friend wouldn't be the understatement of the century, you're the brother I never had and sometimes the father I often need, I love you stiles …happy 30th, so happy its not me yet, okay lets get this party going"
A drunken Scott and Derek walk up to Stiles, Derek is keeping Scott standing.
"Stiles tell him to let me stay, come on I was the one who threw the party, I'm the one who did it" He sighed, "I love you so much" Scott slurred.
"I love you too" Stiles said
"Did you like it? Did you like your party?"
"I loved it" It's not really a lie because Stiles didn't hate it.
"Oh my God remind me to buy new shoes" Scott exclaimed "I hate your shoes!"
"Yep okay time to go home" Derek said before Scott could talk more.
"I hate them"
"You know what, we'll call you tomorrow Stiles" Derek smiled
"I don't really understand why you would buy them" Scott slurred
"Okay goodbye Stiles" Derek gave Stiles a nod before leading Scott out of the club.
x
TIME SKIP: AROUND AN HOUR
Danny is hailing down a cab
Stiles is looking in the window "Oh look there's and old man in the window let's get him a cab"
Danny sighed "Your not old, your just a lawyer" he teased
"I'm serious Danny, 30 is young but it's not that young" Stiles fretted
Danny looked at his watch "Okay 10 second pity party and… go"
"I have passed my prime years"
"I basically wasted my entire 20s"
"… and I hate my job"
"Okay two things, 1, you went way over 10 seconds and, 2, you didn't waste your 20s… you just grew up" he explained.
"Why won't you marry me?" Stiles whined
Danny smiled "Because I like you too much"
A cab pulled up
"Perfect timing"
Derek jumps out of the cab
"Hey Derek, what's going on?" Stiles asked obviously concerned
"Scott forgot his phone"
Stiles' eyes widened "His new one"
"Let's go" Danny whined
"I'm going to go and help him find it"
"Seriously?" Danny whined again
"Yeah seriously" Stiles rolled his eyes
"And … voilà" Stiles said from under a table
"OUCH" and of course because the universe hates him and made him a awkward spaz, Stiles hit his head while trying to get out from under the table.
Derek smirked taking the phone from Stiles, because it's classic Stiles, he asked, "Are you alright?"
"Yeah" Stiles breathed, it of course hurt like hell but to save himself some of his dignity, he suppressed the pain.
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah"
Derek's smirks turned into a full on smile "Come on let's get you a taxi"
While Derek was trying to hail down a cab he asked "Did you have a good time?"
"Yeah I did" Sort of, which was left unsaid.
"Really?" Derek's smirk returned, as if he knew Stiles was lying
"I did" Stiles weakly insisted
It's at times like these, when Derek and Stiles are alone, he thinks about how different his life would have been if he had asked Derek out before Scott, Would they be married already? Would they have kids? Would he have been happy, instead of pinning from afar for a guy he can never have? The answer to the last one is a yes by the way. Stiles has done a lot of things over the years that he wished he hadn't but his biggest regret will always be that he let Scott take Derek away from him.
Stiles realised he must have looked sad by the way Derek was looking at him
"Hey, let's get one more drink"
"Oh no that's okay Derek you don't have to" All Stiles wanted to do is go home and cry until he falls asleep.
"On come on, I want to" Derek said as he grabbed his hand to the bar down the street.
x
At the bar
Derek is standing at the bar and Stiles is staring at him, What he doesn't know wound hurt him, right?
Coincidently, this is the bar that Stiles made the big mistake of letting Derek go.
Derek returned "Wow, you really don't notice the way women look at you" Stiles said referring to the woman by the bar who hasn't taken her eyes off Derek since they arrived.
"You're funny"
Stiles sighed, "I'm really not that funny"
"You're right you are much funnier in law school" Derek teased
Stiles laughs (he DID NOT giggle)
"God! If we could do anything, literally anything, wake up tomorrow and do something else, be anything else, what would you do?" Stiles asked feeling empowered
"I would be a rock star" Derek joked
"Come on seriously" Stiles whined
Derek smirked shyly "I'd be a teacher"
"Really?"
"Yeah ,yeah I always wanted to teach, maybe high school, coach to soccer team maybe the lacrosse team" the tips of Derek's eyes went pink, there was also a glint in his eye.
"So why aren't we doing what we really want to do?"
Derek sighed sadly "Well I don't know about you but you know my parents, doing what I want to do is never been an option" "It's more like what I'm expected to do"
"Yes exactly"
The girl from the bar is staring in disgust
Stiles smirked "Wow, we really flipping her out, she can't imagine what you're doing here with me, hot people are supposed to be with hot people" Stiles joked. Although in Stiles' insecure head its not really much of a joke.
"Excuse me?" Derek called out
"Oh my god, Derek, shhhh" Stiles said in a bid to stop Derek
"I think you're making my boyfriend uncomfortable over here"
"Derek, stop it, oh my God"
They both laugh
Stiles whined "Oh now I remember why I was in love with you in law school" he blunted out
"No you weren't"
"Of course I was"
Derek's face went serious
"Oh come on you knew"
Derek stayed silent, Stiles realised maybe Derek really didn't know, wow he's really oblivious.
x
Both slide into a cab
There has been almost no talk between them since Stiles' love confession, Stiles, like always is questioning his life's decisions
"Two stops, 10th and second and one in Tribeca" Derek said to the cab driver
After a few moments silence, Stiles said "I'm sorry I don't know why I, I was just…"
Before Stiles could finish his sentence Derek's lips were on his, it wasn't chaste, it was passionate and felt like they had to kiss or they would die, it was amazing but stopped too soon.
Derek and Stiles looked at each other before going in for another kiss.
"Okay I'm think maybe one stop" the driver teased
The boys were hardly listening, as they had no intention of stopping their kiss.
Derek looks at Stiles like he's dreamed about for 6 years.
They get out of the cab and into the apartment; their lips meet as Derek undresses Stiles and then himself before spreading Stiles' legs against his erection.
He quickly prepares him before taking a long look at all of him.
"So beautiful" Derek whispers before entering Stiles and rolling his hips. Stiles holds onto Derek's shoulders, clawing at his back as Derek thrusts into him until they both finish, their fingers tangled and freshly salted.
Even then they kept kissing until they fell asleep.