Strange Love: Step-Oedipus?

Disclaimer: I own nothing in regards to this show and this is simply a display of fandom and even more so an exploration of forbidden love :

Its a normal evening in the Venturi-MacDonald residence, the family is all together almost miraculously for a pretty laid back evening. Nora made a chicken dish she heard about from a co-worker.

Nora is preparing the plates while the rest of the family sits at the table.

George whispers to the children "Last time your mom tried to make something she got from a co-worker I was in the bathroom for a couple of days so... I guess what i'm trying to say is becareful but lets be nice."

They quietly chuckle in an almost eerie concordance.

"So no strange faces, awkward comments or awkward outbursts... hmmm... I think I can manage.", Derek humorously whips off.

"...Derek...", Casey said while slightly chuckling to herself.

"geez come on guys have a bit of faith in me... I'm the prime example of a gentleman." Derek quickly responded in defense of himself

Everyone looks at him...

"What?!" He said with an amused grin on his face.

They all laugh at the obvious joke. Nora comes in.

"Whats so funny in here? Derek must be acting silly again.", Nora says. She looks down and slyly smiles at Derek, "Talking about my cooking are we?"

"Nora, Nora, Nora... You know me.. I'm a good guy! I tried to explain it to them but they just can't see me for the gentleman I am." Back in his comical defensive stance.

They all start laughing again even Nora.

Nora looks back at Derek while placing plates on the table, "I can't imagine why they couldn't ..." cracking up while she speaks.

Derek lets out a sigh and a defeated smile, "You win this time, but i'll be back... oh yes!"

They eat and it appears to be a success. Everyone looks pretty content with the meal and they seem to enjoy the time they spent together.

After the meal everyones just sitting around the table and George breaks the silence, "Alright... now for the thing no one likes to do. Who is going to...", before he can finish his line Casey, Edwin and Lizzie shout, "not it!". "Oh well alright then looks like its settled." said George.

Derek realizing the result of this looks at Marti with a sinister look on his face "Yep, good luck on that one kiddo. There is a first time for everything. Its all part of growing up..."

Marti looks at Derek laughably with a "Yeah, right..." look written across her young face.

Derek smiles with his defeated look once more, "Alright, Alright I won't lose any sleep over it. I'll do my part."

Later on in the Kitchen of the Venturi-MacDonald household. Derek hums some songs while hes tending to the dishes. Nora comes in.

"You enjoy dinner?" Nora says as she approaches Derek at the sink with some cups in her hand.

Derek still scrubbing dishes stops for a moment and looks up in a comical thinking manner... putting on his best British Accent he remarked, "I enjoyed the flavor of the chicken, it had an elegant taste yet it was quite smooth going down. I do believe it was smashing!"

Nora laughs and sets down some glasses that she brought in from the living room where George and the younger kids are watching T.V.

Nora is really happy he enjoyed it. She places her hand on his shoulder in a motherly fashion. "I'm glad you liked it... I really didn't know how it was going to turn out. The last time I got some recipes at work your dad was in the bathroom for a few days..."

Chuckling a bit he replies "So i've heard", thinking about what his father said at dinner.

With her hand still on his shoulder she gives him a playful hit, "Oh... really.", putting on a sly grin "Well thanks for taking care of the dishes. As if you haven't done em' before heh."

Derek looks up at her and sees her smiling leaning against the cabinet he sees her hair brush against her face and her cute thin lips spread across her face. He'd be a lesser man if he didn't think she was in the least bit attractive. He catches himself blushing a bit and straightens up to his wise guy standards.

Derek went from nervous to composed quickly and responded, "Anytime, lets not make it a habit though...", he said in his usual sarcastic banter.

Nora chuckles and walks towards the living room, Derek glances her way as she walks away and he takes a moment to take in her full visage. In a way, hes captivated he smiles and turns his attention back to the dishes.

Derek starts to think to himself as he finishes up the dishes "Shes pretty cute...At least dad's got good taste. Hmmph. What to do? What to do... no homework... Nothing really interesting on T.V. Perhaps i'll call it an early day... Sounds fine by me."

Derek heads up stairs too his room and hops on his bed and starts to relax with some music playing in the background sort of low. He seems pretty tired and is fading in and out between consciousness and sleeping.

As he closes his eyes he sees Nora, standing picturesquely as he saw her in the kitchen. She looks beautiful. Her curves flow naturally and her brunette silky locks decorate her face. Her eyes shimmer like a silver fountain.


Derek keeps returning to and from this thought in his last moments of consciousness. Blushed cheeks and a smile on his face he closes his eyes once more and falls asleep.

End Notes: ... and that is a wrap for this chapter... Sorry for the roughness of it I really did try to read through it and edit it a bit before posting it up. This is my first fanfic so I hope to improve with time Enjoy! I hope to explore Dereks growing feelings in the next chapter. I figured this would be a little more subtle on this first chapter however! Tell me what you think :D