The first time he almost saw her was at the bowling alley. Stiles had once again told him that he was going to the bowling alley with Scott and some friends. Once again he was looking far too cleaned up to be hanging around just his friends. Unfortunately he had to work that night so any further snooping would have to wait.
He left for work only half an hour after his son left. His plan was to spend most of the night just cruising around the small town to keep an eye on things. It was always rather quiet though. Until bodies show up in the morning of course. Still, nothing dramatic had happened for a few weeks and he counted it as a win. As luck would have it though a call came in about a potential domestic fight outside of the bowling alley, and hey, he was the Sheriff it was certainly his job as the towns protector to check it out, even though he was not the closest patrol by a long shot. Still, he turned his cruiser around and called in to let them know he was on it.
When he pulled up into the parking area a few minutes later the owner of the alley was standing on the sidewalk with two red-faced men on either side of him. He got out of the cruiser and went over to see what the spat was about.
As it turns out, it was nothing. Literally nothing. Two idiots who got into an argument over a missing bowling ball. Seriously, sometimes he really wondered about the citizens he protected. The confrontation was settled and the bowling ball was found.
As he was heading back to his cruiser he happened to notice a blue jeep parked at the other end of the lot and well, there's that curiosity. Just a quick check is what he told himself, to make sure the interior of the bowling alley was safe. Yup.
Aiming for stealth he entered through the side door of the alley next to the concession stand. He chanced a glance over the lanes and spotted Stiles only a few lanes away. He was watching as Scott rolled out a perfect strike and gave a pat on the back. Besides them, Allison, Lydia, Jackson, Danny, Issac, Erika and a boy who believed to be named Vernon or Boyd all stood around 2 lanes. He knew Stiles had made friends this year but he could have never imagined that this was the group he was hanging out with, since all of them had been either arrested, investigated or hospitalized over the past year.
He was more preoccupied with searching for who Stiles potential new girlfriend was though. Lydia was obviously hanging off that Jackson boy like always and Erika and Boyd seemed pretty content with each other. Allison and Scott were obvious. Even Isaac and Danny were making moon eyes at each other. Maybe she was in the bathroom? Of course, when he turns around to leave he runs right into a wall of muscle and leather.
"Derek" he greets.
"Sheriff" Derek straightens up and shifts the basket of curly fries into his other hand so he can straighten out his jacket.
"Fancy meeting you here" He inquires. Derek looks a little flustered at this but keeps his composure.
"Isaac dragged me out of the house to come play a game with his friends" he responds. That's right, the Sheriff remembers, Derek had taken Custody over Isaac after his dads death.
"Right, well make sure they don't get into any trouble for me will you? I have to get back to patrol" and with that he give Derek a rough pat on the shoulder and offering up a smile before exiting through the side door again.
He may not have seen her there but she definitely was. If the same love struck look on his sons face was anything to go by that is. And now, now he was determined to find out who this mystery girl was. He was the Sheriff and a Father, he would see this mission through to its end.