Two weeks later the whole "Quinn Blackwood" ordeal is all but forgotten. Nate immediately felt better after talking to Derek, and things have been much better between them. Tonight the whole pack is having a dinner, and everyone is having an amazing time together. Well, except for Nathan's phone going off every few seconds.

Derek has finally had enough. "Nate, if I hear your phone ring one more time, I'm going to take it and crush it."

"It's not my fault! I have it on vibrate. No normal person would be able to hear it." Nathan throws his arms up in the air. Scott and the other guests look like they are trying not to laugh.

"Just stop." Derek glares at him. "We're trying to have a nice pack dinner. Your phone has been buzzing all night. I don't want to hear it again."

"But Dad!"

"Nathan," Stiles interrupts, "listen to your father."

The young boy huffs and stabs his food with his fork. His phone doesn't receive another text for quite a while, and he thinks he's going to make it. Just as Allison and Erica are placing the dessert on the table the phone starts to vibrate. Nathan gasps and tries to quickly turn it off.

"It buzzed!" Logan alerts his father.

"I know. I heard it." Derek turns his attention to Nathan. "Hand it over."

"But Dad, please… Just let me message her back."

"Her…" Logan smiles. "It's her, isn't it?"

"Nate, give it to me."

"But…"

Derek takes the phone out of Nathan's hand. He glances at the screen: See you Friday then? ~Lycea. "Who's Ly… I don't even know how to pronounce that name."

Logan speaks up. "It's Lycea… Kind of like 'I see ya', but…"

"Logan, quiet." Derek looks at Nathan. "You're seeing another girl? Already?"

"Not just another girl. The girl. The girl that prompted the whole Quinn thing." Logan grins.

"Logan, shut up." Nathan growls. "And, I'm not really seeing her. We just… I don't know. Dad, can I please just text her back. It won't ring again, I promise."

Derek stands there for a minute trying to decide if he wants to give the phone back or not. He silently goes over his options. He can give it back and hear it vibrate for the rest of the night, or he can keep it and hope that Nate doesn't mope around the entire night and blame him for ruining his life.

"Fine, but can you silence it or something? You check it every five seconds anyway. I just don't want to hear it anymore."

"Yes, thank you. You're awesome. Thank you." Nathan smiles as he grabs the phone and darts into the other room to text her back.

The silence doesn't even last a minute.

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({Author's Note})

Thanks for reading! I hope you all stay tuned for the next part, 'A Family of Friends'. I start back to school this week, so I won't be able to update as quickly as I have for the past few weeks, but there will be at least 1 (if not 2) updates per week! Again, thanks for reading. I can't wait to share the next section with you! J