Scott watched his sister put makeup on the next morning before school, worry and anxiety finally settling in. The wound was gone, like it never existed, and his new found senses were sending him overboard. He leaned against the doorframe and sighed.

"I don't understand why you must make yourself more pretty. Guys already drool over you, I can't hold them back either." He said with a sigh.

Jessica smiled and looked at him through the mirror, finding it cute that he was trying to act like a protective, older brother. She knew how guys felt about her, she knew all the rumors and gossip but she didn't mind that much.

"Scotty, you shouldn't worry about it. Besides, nobody at school is on my level." She said with a wink, some truth in her humor. Mother always told her that she was mature for her age, and the boys at school acted like middle schoolers.

Scott huffed and crossed his arms, not having a good enough argument to back himself up.

"Yeah well... I don't like hearing what the lacrosse team has to say about you. Its disgusting."

"Then don't listen. That's what I do." Jessica said with a laugh, finishing her makeup and walking over to him. "Besides, once you and that girl...what's her name... Allison? Once you guys start dating, you won't pay much attention to me, so don't worry about it." She kissed his forehead and walked into her bedroom.

"That's not true!" Scott said, following her. "You're my sister, and family always comes first."

Jessica just hummed. "Yeah, you say that now." She smiled. "Now, I suggest you exit my room unless you want to see me naked."

Scott scrunched up his nose and pretended to gag before he quickly rushed out of the room, trying to get that image out of his mind. The only thing he heard was the echoing of Jessica's laughter as she changed.

"I'm not going to Lydia's party with you two." Jessica said as she sat down at a table, Scott and Stiles sitting down beside her. She wasn't going to waste her Friday night hanging with underclassmen when she could just stay at home, watching Netflix and eating her loneliness in ice cream.

Scott groaned like a child. "Jess! Come on, please." He begged, nudging her with his elbow.

"Yeah Jess, besides, I can't watch Scott by myself. Its the full moon that night." Stiles added, wanting her to go just as bad. He was too scared to ask her out in an actual date, so he wanted her to come.

Jessica sighed heavily and looked at her food, thinking about this. "Alright, fine." She said after a moment of silence, watching the boys high five. She couldn't help but laugh lightly at then and rolled her eyes. One night with them wouldn't hurt, that much.

"Thank you so much!" Scott said, kissing her cheek, which caused Jessica to laugh and push him away.

"Yeah, yeah. Whatever." She said, wiping her cheek with a fake disgusted look. "Oh, I don't need a ride home Stiles." She said, changing the subject.

"Oh, why?" Stiles asked in a calm voice, trying not to sound disappointed. He ignored Scotts raised eyebrow because he didn't want to deal with that yet.

"I don't want to sit through your lacrosse practice. Plus, I have tons of homework I have to finish. I'm thinking about getting a quick coffee and staying in my room all night." She responded, eating slowly.

Scott hummed and watched her carefully, wondering if she was lying or not. "You're not seeing a guy, are you?"

Jessica snorted and rolled her eyes at him. "No Scotty." She said in a sigh. "I really do have homework, and unlike you, I care about my grades."

"I care about my grades..." Scott muttered, leaning back in his seat and crossed his arms over his chest.

Jessica smiled and messed up his hair. "I'm sure." She said, the bell ringing as the words left her mouth. "Come on boys, one more class today."

Both of the boys groaned and slowly stood to their feet, throwing their trash away. They made sure Jessica got to class before heading across the school to their own classes, which they were late to.

Jessica stood in line at the small café in town, waiting to order her coffee. When it was her turn, she ordered a small caramel frappacino, and dug in her purse to find her debit card but she quickly realized that she didn't have it with her. In fact, she didn't have any money on her.

"Crap." She muttered under her breath, rubbing her temple in annoyance. The Barista handed her the drink and raised her eyebrow expectantly. What did she do now?

A hand reached in front of her, handing the girl a credit card to pay for her drink. Jessica turned around quickly, blinking when those familiar pale green eyes met her. Those gorgeous lips quirked up into a smirk and he gave her a small wink.

"Derek..." She started to say but he quietly shushed her, grabbed his card and her drink, and led her to an empty table, secluded in a corner. He pulled a chair out for her to sit in and sat down across from her, his heart beating fast.

"You didn't have to do that." She whispered, looking over his face.

"I wanted to. Besides, it looked like you didn't have a way to pay for it so..." Derek said, shrugging his shoulders carelessly as his smile widen. She was just so damn beautiful, he didn't understand how she could be so perfect.

Jessica felt a small blush creep up on her neck, her cheeks getting hot. "Yeah, well... Thank you." She whispered, looking down at her hands which were resting on the table.

Derek held his breath as he leaned forward a bit, his hand inching towards hers. He didn't know why he felt so obsessed with her, but there was a tug in the pit of his stomach that just drew him closer to her.

Jessica glanced up when she saw his hand come near, and she looked up at his face, smiling lightly. He was so handsome, so mysterious, he was the ideal man for any woman. So why was he showing interest in her?

His fingers gently brushed against her skin and her heart exploded, beating furiously. She swore that he saw something change in his eyes but she didn't pay much attention to it because she was trying to calm herself down.

"So, what are you doing here?" Jessica asked, breaking the silence, watching his fingers stay by her hand.

"Just, walking around town. I noticed your hair in the window and I thought I would come in and say hi." He responded. It wasn't a total lie, he was actually following her around. That sounded creepy, even to himself.

Jessica smiled at that and bit her bottom lip so she wouldn't smile so wide. "You noticed me?" She repeated in a quieter tone.

Derek nodded and stared into her eyes, trying not to get lost in the beauty. "Yeah, its hard to not to notice a beautiful girl like yourself."

Jessica felt her face heat up instantly and she giggled, very girly if she must add, and dropped her gaze down. Nobody really took notice to her, unless they were discussing about how 'sexy' she was and how much they wanted to 'bang her'.

"Beautiful?" She asked, looking back up at him.

Derek nodded and gave a small, embarrassed laugh. He didn't really mean to say that, it just slipped, but how she knew. "Yeah..."

Jessica licked her lips and tilted her head slightly to the side, looking over him. "You're an interesting man Hale."

Derek raised an eyebrow and smiled at that. "Am I?" He asked, leaning forward across the table.

Jessica nodded and smiled even more. "You are." She said, leaving it at that. She didn't understand how he worked, or why he seemed to like her, but she wasn't complaining about it.

After a good hour of just talking to each other, Jessica decided it was probably time to head home, before her brother gets home.

"Can I drive you?" Derek offered, standing up when she did. He knew that she walked here.

Jessica nodded and smiled thankfully at him. "Yeah, sure."

Derek walked by her side to his car, opening the door for her. He glanced around quickly out of habit to make sure there were no hunters before getting inside the car himself. Jessica told him where to go and they fell into a comfortable silence, just listening to the soft music humming in the background.

"Well, thank you, so much, for everything." Jessica said when he pulled into the driveway.

Derek just smiled and nodded at her. "Hey," he said as she started to get out, "Do you, uh... Want my number? You know, in case you need me to come and buy something for you?"

Jessica laughed at that and nodded. "Yeah, sure." She said, grabbing his phone and entering her number in before exiting. "See you later Hale."

Derek smiled as he watched her walk up to the front door and inside, trying not to let his gaze wander down lower than her back. She was amazing.

He slowly pulled out and does off to the preserve, his mind still on Jessica. He knew he had to be careful with this, if he decided to continue their relationship. Of course he would, he was already missing her smile. He was in too deep, this was bad. He just prayed that the Alpha didn't find out about her, it would be easier to keep her safe that way.

Little did he know that the Alpha already knew everything about Jessica McCall, and she was already on his radar. Just the luck.