Lydia was feeling very satisfied with her purchase, Allison was going to love her Christmas gift.
And yes, she was ridiculous early but she hated crowds and only plebeians needed sales. Hence, why she was alone walking through the mall when she spotted Derek Hale of all people… shopping? Lydia had to walk backwards her nude heels tittering slightly her eyes wide and incredulous, 'yup she thought' popping and internal p, that was Derek.
Now sure she could've just kept walking but with how rude he was to her during their last interaction and with Stiles having mentioned to her that he was apparently dating Ms. Blake well… Lydia couldn't resist messing with him just a bit.
"Buying something sparkling for that special someone? Nothing says I want you like expensive jewelry." Lydia said as she strolled straight towards him.
"Lydia." He uttered the words as his hands gripped the glass.
"Not to hard now you wouldn't want to shatter it." She said as she stepped on her tiptoes to whisper the words in his ear.
Lydia threw him off balance; she always did, whether it was being unable to be the one to kill her when he thought she was the kanima or when she walked practically right up to him before he even realized what was going on and she blew purple fairy dust in his face… yeah she just did.
And Derek Hale didn't like being off balanced. So he was rude the last time when they were at the school, sure he knew he really couldn't blame her for what Peter did to them but well logic didn't always enter into his thought process. Instinct on the other hand…
"What do you want Lydia?" he said barely sustaining a growl.
Lydia smiled cheekily, " Why to help you of course what else would I be doing?"
Derek rolled his eyes," I don't need your help, I'm perfectly capable of picking out something on my own." he attempted to go back to looking at the jewelry that was frankly unnerving him.
He wanted to get Jennifer something nice for her birthday but honestly he just wasn't sure what she'd like earrings, a necklace, maybe a bracelet did she wear bracelets. Lydia wears bracelets.
"Are you still here?" his exasperation showing.
Lydia rolled her eyes,"ewwww… I'm so over you and I really shouldn't help you. But never let it be said that Lydia Martin would walk away from a drowning man. It's clear you don't know the first thing about jewelry or what a woman would like. I mean do you know if she prefers diamonds or some other stone. I mean this is… we are talking about not exactly a fashionista here. Have you seen her shoes? Anyway I'd go with the amethyst earrings set in the yellow gold. She'd positively gush over it."
Derek just stared at her wondering how she managed to take a breath in with all that. But if he was honest with himself he'd been at the mall for an hour already and honestly that was about 59 minutes longer than he would ever want to be inside a mall.
"Ok." Derek nodded at her, " the earrings…" He turned away to call over the sales clerk and could hear her talking to herself as she eyed the display.
"Now me… I'm expensive. Like that platinum bracelet with the emeralds and diamonds set in now that's my idea of a gift." He even heard her sigh.
He couldn't help but smile throwing the sales clerk off instantly causing her to blush.
"So you're ready sir." Sales clerk said hurriedly making her way over.
"The amethyst earrings." Lydia said behind him a syrupy sweet smile on her face.
"Oh… I see you were waiting for your girlfriend to get here. You have excellent taste." The sales clerk looked clearly disappointed.
She was so hoping he was shopping for his mother or sister. Not some gorgeous redhead but really what did she expect a god like him to date.
"Could you wrap it up please its not actually for me." Lydia finished.
"Oh sure." She said and hurried off.
"You know I'm capable of speaking for myself." Derek said he was secretly amused by how she treated the sales girl.
If he didn't know that Lydia wasn't a wolf he'd swear she was marking her territory. Himself being the territory, he thought, not the least bit upset by the notion.
"It's called a thank you Lydia for helping me get my new girlfriend a gift so I can finally get laid." She said to him. Oh she was having way to much fun teasing Derek. It was like poking a sleeping bear or well wolf, dangerous but entertaining.
"I assure you Lydia, that I have absolutely NO trouble getting laid." Derek finished as he looked her up and down a slow grin spreading across his face. He heard her heart speed up causing his smile to spread wider.
"But. Thank you. Lydia." He leaned back, oh yeah it was nice finally getting the upper hand, that is until she smiled back tossing her hair over her shoulder the delicious sent of jasmine and Lydia overwhelming his senses.
"You're Welcome." She said as though she knew how she affected him and walked out.
"urghhhhh" Lydia yelled as she kicked the wheel on her car.
"Careful now you might break something. And what are you still doing here in a parking lot alone the sun went down 20 minutes ago." Derek said as he strolled closer to her, going from playful to bossy in 0-60.
"Well let's see car. Me kicking car. Car not moving. Deductive reasoning would tell you what?" Lydia all sass now.
She'd never admit that she was starting to get nervous out here on her own and that she was relieved to see someone she knew even if that person was Derek Hale, broody Alpha.
"That you're a pain in my ass." He supplied.
"Ooohhh Derek made a funny. Its not working obviously and AAA is taking forever to get here." Lydia said as she waved her hands from side to side ending with placing them on her waist.
"You're parents?" Derek didn't even finish the thought as she shook her head. That was a sore subject it seemed. " Allison? Stiles?"
" I was shopping for Allison. And well I need to stop calling Stiles for everything I would've called Jackson to do cause well he's not my boyfriend and …"
" He's never going to be. And yes he would read way too much into it. " Derek supplied for her as he started to walk off, " come on."
"What?" she said as she ran after him.
" Give me your keys. I'll come back and see what's wrong with it tomorrow. Now get in." Derek opened the car door for her as he took the keys she handed to him.
" What happened to the Camaro?" Lydia asked. She liked that car.
Derek hid another smile as he walked behind the car and got in, " safe." Was all he said as he drove her home.
She didn't even have to tell him where she lived.