I hope everyone likes this chapter. It came to me in my English class and I got in trouble for scribbling down bits and pieces of the chapter in my notebook. Haha. And since it was so dramatic I made the flashback all romantic. Hope you enjoy! :D
"Come in." he called out, still not knowing it was Penelope on the other side of the door.
She opened the door and walked in. He felt his breath catch in his throat as soon as he saw her. He knew why she wanted to talk to him.
She wanted to know why he had been acting differently-and he wasn't sure how to tell her. You couldn't just tell your best friend that you were in love with them when they were going to take a job that wouldn't let them date anyone.
"Derek, can we talk?" Penelope asked.
He just nodded, not verbally speaking. He wasn't even sure if he could talk, because as usual she had made him lose his train of thought.
"What's up?" she simply asked. She didn't want to dive right into why she was here, just beat around the bush for a bit, until she could get him to talk to her about what all of this was about.
He took a deep breath. What was he supposed to say to her anymore?
"Nothing much Pen. Just the usual."
"Are you sure? You've been acting out of the ordinary lately."
He nodded. He didn't want to tell her how he felt anymore. What was the point? She wanted the job.
"Well if you ever want to tell me why you know were I'll be."
"Wait Pen!" he said, realizing he had hurt her.
She had stood up and was walking towards the door, and she turned back around to face him.
"Yeah?" she asked, and he could almost sense a hint of coldness in her voice.
*FLASHBACK*
5 months earlier…
He walked up to her apartment door nervous as ever. She had invited him over for a movie night. He never could understand why any other girl he was fine with it, but when it came to Pen, his palms started to sweat and his heart raced.
He knocked on the door and when opened she the door, she took his breath away almost immediately.
She was wearing a blood red dress, and her red curls were pinned on the top of her head with butterfly shaped hairclips.
"Hey Derek." Pen said, while smiling at him.
"Hey Baby Girl." he said, a little breathless and definitely nervous.
It was nerve-wracking to be around or near her, in Derek's opinion. But he was glad for this night.
They sat side by side on Pen's couch, her snuggled up against his chest as they watched the movie: 'Valentine's Day'.
Occasionally Pen would lean her head back, some of her red curls falling out of the pins as she did it, and ask him a question about the movie.
Once the movie was over, they still sat on her couch, eating the popcorn they hadn't ate during the movie and flirting a bit with each other.
"That was such a sweet movie. I wish real life romance could work out that way."
"It would be nice." Derek said.
And in truth, he knew exactly what she was referring to. Her and Kevin's relationship was on the rocks and she didn't want it to be.
She cared about him, she wasn't in love with him, but she still cared.
"So Sugar Shack, you're a fan of romance huh? Wish you would've told me that sooner. I could have taken you to the movies all the those times instead of Kevin. They were romances and he always threw a fit on having to watch them."
"Well Red Delicious, I don't mind watching anything with you."
She smiled at him and kissed his cheek, making his heart skip a beat.
*Present*
He sighed. He deserved her coldness. He owed her an explanation.
"Pen, have you ever cared about someone so much you wouldn't let anyone or anything come in the way of that person's happiness?"
Her expression seemed to soften a bit when she answered him: "Only Once."
"That's kinda what I'm getting at here."
"Derek if your trying to tell me something, just say it!"
"I'm in love with you, okay Penelope?" he close to yelled.
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