Chapter 10

Derek bent down to look in the glass case full of delicious looking pastries. There were too many to choose from, so he picked out a few of his favorites and brought the box full to the library. Stiles wasn't there yet so Derek walked up to the front desk and set the box down. Laura eyed him suspiciously.

"You're in a good mood," Laura said, picking out a warm croissant. "It's weird."

Derek shrugged. "What? I'm not allowed to be in a good mood?" The front door opened and a gust of cold air made Derek turn around. Stiles stumbled in, dropping a book and then his bag when he bent down to pick it up. Stiles huffed and stood back up. "Hey."

Stiles smiled back sheepishly. "Good morning."

"Do you need some help?" Derek pointed to Stiles' full arms.

"No, I've got it now. I'm just going to bring this stuff upstairs. I'll be right back." Stiles sniffed the air as he passed the box of pastries and his steps visibly quickened. "If there's a chocolate chip muffin in there, save it for me!" Stiles bounded up the steps and out of sight.

Derek smiled and moved to take put a chocolate chip muffin on a napkin next to Stiles' coffee. He might have mentioned that chocolate chip muffins were his favorite during a break one day. Derek bought three of them.

"Ah, I see why now." Laura crossed her arms. "I totally get it." Derek rolled his eyes. "Don't worry. I don't want to know the details, but he is coming over for dinner one of these days." Before Derek could protest, Stiles was running back down the steps and Laura casually slipped away.

Stiles inhaled the sweet smell of homemade goods. He really hoped there were chocolate chip muffins. Laura gave him a knowing smile as she passed him on her way out of the room. Stiles resisted the urge to blush. Derek pushed a Styrofoam mug and a chocolate chip muffin towards him as he came around the desk.

"Oh, my God. You're the best." Stiles wrapped his arms around Derek's neck and kissed him on the cheek. He grinned. "You got three of them!" Stiles realized. "Did you know I liked them or something?"

"You mentioned it during one of your breaks."

"You were listening!" Stiles munched on his muffin, sighing after his first bite.

"Of course I was. You're kind of impossible to ignore." Derek winked at Stiles and picked up his coffee. "I've got to go work on some stuff and so do you." He motioned to the clock above the desk. "The Library was supposed to open seven minutes ago."

Stiles followed his gaze and flailed as he jumped up to unlock the doors. He greeted everyone as they walked in and apologized for the wait. When he turned back, Derek was sitting in the back room buried in his laptop and surrounded by thick books. He glanced up once and smiled. Stiles smiled back until he realized he was still holding the door open and letting all the heat out. Derek chuckled when Stiles flailed again.

You would think that being around Derek would be less distracting now that Stiles wasn't pining over him, but you'd be wrong. It was worse. Much worse. Whenever Stiles went into the backroom to shelve books, Derek would glance up at him and smile, turning his body into jelly. He nearly dropped the stack of books he was holding on more than one occasion.

But Stiles brought it right back. If he stretched or bent over a little more than necessary, only Derek needed to know. He licked his lips and was rewarded when Derek's eyes widened before he started typing again at an absurd pace. Apparently, the effects they had on each other were mutual.

Stiles stacked six books on top of each other and carefully headed upstairs. He held them between his arm and chin as he found the right place to put them on the shelves. He finished shelving the last book and turned around to come face to face with Derek. His yelp was muffled by Derek's lips as he pushed Stiles back into the shelf. Derek pinned his hands next to his head and nipped at his neck.

"Derek," Stiles gasped. He leaned his head back against the bookshelf and moaned. Derek growled deep in his throat as his mouth slowly found his way back to Stiles'. He opened his mouth to let Derek in further, a silent request that he was happy to accommodate.

They kissed until a small gasp sounded from the end of the aisle. Stiles glanced over to see a girl around his age staring at them. Her face reddened and she quickly walked away. Derek smiled against his cheek, not embarrassed at all. Stiles was very tempted to turn his face and continue with Derek, but he was he couldn't.

"Derek," he said again, this time a little breathless. "I've got to get back to work." Derek groaned, but stepped back. "I'll be here any time after 3 though." Derek took Stiles' hand and led him back downstairs. Laura looked up as they parted ways, Stiles going to get more book and Derek going to study. She wasn't blind. She definitely didn't miss the flustered look Stiles wore on his face. She rolled her eyes.

"Stop harassing my employee's, Derek!" she yelled. Stiles stumbled, but recovered just in time. He quickly climbed the steps, but not before he heard Derek call back to his sister.

"Doubt it!" He chuckled, as if he knew Stiles was dying of embarrassment. He certainly caught all the looks he was getting. Some clearly disturbed. Others looked mischievous. Stiles quickened his steps.

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