Lydia got up the next morning with Derek on her mind. She yawned and did her morning stretch. She hopped out of bed and slid her feet into her slippers. She began her way to the bathroom until she was interrupted by her phone sounding off. She picked it up to see that she had received a text message from an unknown number.

It's Derek, I'm picking you up from school today.

She smiled to herself before skipping into the bathroom.

How did he get my number? Eh, I don't care, he's hot.

She hurried and took a shower. She couldn't keep her excitement in. She let out a slight squeal as she tossed on her jeans and headed out to school. Her friend, Allison, had picked her up. She stared at Lydia as she skipped to the car.

"Are you ok?" she asked as her friend got in the car and buckled her seatbelt.

"Never better!" Lydia responded with the light sound of singing.

"Well, ok then. We're off." Allison said as she took the car out of park and into drive.

"So, what's with the smile? It seems to be plastered on your face." she asked the green eyed girl who appeared became suddenly chipper.

"Oh, nothing my little dark haired friend. . . Besides, the fact that I met a super hot guy yesterday. " she said clapping her hands.

"Really? Wow, you bounce back fast!" her friend exclaimed.

When they reached the school, Allison quickly got out of the car to meet her boyfriend, Scott. Lydia envied how much they honestly loved each other. She sighed and joyfully stormed into the school. She strolled right passed Jackson and didn't even notice. Even though he loved being a douche, he missed Lydia slightly. Although they had broken up yesterday, she seemed to be happy. He followed behind her and stopped her with a tap on the shoulder.

"Hey, why are you so happy?" the blonde haired teen asked with hurt and curiosity.

"Oh, hey, Jackson." she said happily with the thought of Derek on her mind.

She began walking away with the same plastered smile on her face. He couldn't be any more hurt.

Did she just ignore me? he thought to himself. He caught up with her again and demanded an answer.

"Hey, what the hell? Why are you so damn happy?"

"You know, I've decided to drop some weight in my life," she started. She gave him the same fake smile he gave her not even a whole 24 hours ago.

"You know what, Jackson, holding on to the past isn't attractive." she patted his head and walked away.

Derek went out and decided to get a new blow up bed. Who knows, he might get lucky tonight, right? He decided to go out with Lydia before he would bring her home home. Not the one she walked into, the one he stays in now. It's on the upper part of the state and has a goregous view of the ocean. He smiled at the thought of the surprised look on her face. He had no clue why he felt so closely to her within a 18 hour period. The last time he became attached to someone, she ended up killing his family. . . and parts of him. As he strolled through the aisles of the Wal- Mart, he thought that he'd noticed a familiar face.

Kate?

He shook the image from his head and proceeded on his way out of the store after puchasing his new temporary bed. He looked at his watch and made his way to Beacon Hills High to pick up his new friend.

When the school day was over, Lydia and Allison walked to the car gossiping.

"So, you want a ride?" Allison asked.

"No, the guy I was telling you about is picking me up." Lydia answered with a slight giggle.

Not to longer after, a black Ferrari 458 pulled into the parking lot next to Jackson's car.

"That's him." Lydia said with a sort of seductive and devious smile.

She flipped her hair and began to strut towards the car. All the heads in the parking lot turned with wide mouths. Derek stepped out of the car while his speakers blasted Crawl by Breaking Benjamin. Jackson looked intimidated by the new hot shot.

His car is a Ferrari, mine is a Porshe. His hair is black, mine is blonde. He's buff, I'm. . . :( This guy is totally hotter than me!

"Hey, what are you doing here? Who are you?" Jackson challenged the new hottie.

"Dude." Derek stated with a roll of his eyes.

"You don't belong here." Jackson insisted.

"Dude." he repeated. He looked at the smaller teen with an irritated expression.

Jackson got closer, he wanted to be top dog. If this new kid was here, he couldn't take the slot.

"Get out." he spat through his teeth.

"If I were you, I'd back up before something bad happened to you." Derek challenged back, getting in his face.

"Move."

"No." Jackson said trembling.

Lydia came to the rescue before any blood was spilled. She walked over to Derek and kissed his cheek. He looked down at her and smiled. He looked up to see Jackson's face held regret and jeaousy in his eyes. This ticked Derek's heart.

"Hey Derek." Lydia sang.

He kissed her forehead and held her tightly in his big strong arms. Lydia hugged him around his waist and snuggled deeply into his chest, listening to his big strong heart.

"Hey, babe. You ready to go?"

Lydia smiled joyfully. She could feel that her cheeks were going to burst with happiness.

"Yeah, let's go."

He called me 'babe'! OMG! HE HUGGED ME. . . AND KISSED ME!

He opened her door and went around back to his side and gave her a much anticipated kiss. Lydia was taken aback but soon gave in and basically attacked Derek's lips. She slid her tounge into his mouth to taste the sweetness of it. She grabbed the hair in the back of his head and pulled vigorously. He slid his hand up her shirt and around her waist, pulling her closer. When the kiss was broken, they both looked at Jackson matter-of-factly.

"Bye, Jackson." Lydia said with a wave.

"See ya later, Dude." Derek said with a smile on his face.

They drove all slowly for effect. Everyone looked amazed, including Allison.

"Bye, Allison." Lydia said with a smile and wave.

Allison raised her hand weakly to imitate a wave.

"Wow. He was hot."