- Here it goes another chapter! Sorry for the mistakes! I hope you like it, don't forget to leave your review at the end about how the story of these two is going... -
IN THE HOSPITAL:
Amber had spent all night in the hospital, she was waiting for her mom to came in and bring her some clothes, the doctor said that she would be home at the end of this morning. She looked to the man she loved, he was so scared and he spent most of the night awake, she convinced him to sleep a little bit. She woke up to take some medication and here he was snuggled in her hospital bed, rubbing his nose in her neck and Amber just smiled. Amber started to feel some pain in her knees.
"Nurse" Amber called but she remembered that Derek was sleeping she pressed the button next to her bed and the nurse appeared right away.
"Good morning" Nurse said. "What!?" The nurse looked at Derek and before she could say anything Amber's mom got in.
"Hey sweetie" Tiny said.
"He can't sleep there" The nurse whispered. "That's your bed."
"I slept better because he was here." Amber said. "He was awake all night"
"Can you just pretend that he wasn't here?" Tiny asked.
"He can't be there when the doctor arrives" The Nurse said. "Here's your medication"
"Thank you" Amber said.
The nurse gave Amber some pills and filled a glass of water for her.
"Do you need anything else?" The nurse asked.
"No, thank you" Amber said.
Tiny waited for the nurse to get out of the room and looked at Amber.
"I brought some clothes for you" Tiny said smiling.
"Thank you" Amber said but she noticed the smile in her mother's face. "Why are you smiling like that?"
"Sweetie" Tiny sat in the chair near to her bed. "Now, I can see that this relationship is serious..."
"Can you be more specific? I'm medicated my brain doesn't work as fast as I liked" Amber said.
"Ber Ber" Derek whispered in his sleep and grabbed Amber tight what made Tiny smile a little more.
"I'm here" Amber said while she kissed his forehead. "Rest baby!"
"Like I was saying, you usually avoid relationships!" Tiny said.
"Mom..." Amber took a deep breath. "I tried but he didn't let me"
"I see" Tiny said. "I can see that you're happy"
"I am" Amber admitted.
"So what happened last night?" Tiny asked.
"I was leaving with Derek and I was going to his car and then I was in Derek's arms on the floor"
"Do you have any idea of the reason why that happened?" Tiny asked.
"No" Amber said.
Amber's phone started ringing and she saw it was Chord and she didn't want to answer.
"Don't say anything" Amber said to her mother.
Derek started moving and waking up.
"It's too soon" Derek said hiding his face in Amber's hair.
"Sorry" Amber said.
"How are you feeling?" Derek asked without noticing that Amber's mom was there.
"I'm fine" Amber said.
"Who was calling so soon?" Derek asked. "Better have a good reason"
"It was Chord" Amber said.
"What?" Derek said angry before raising his head and in that moment he saw Amber's mom. "Oh" Derek said surprised. "Hum... Good Morning"
"Good Morning" Tiny said.
Derek got up and tried to say something but Amber started laughing too hard.
"What?" Derek asked.
"Your hair again" Amber laughed. "I will never get used to it"
"You love my hair" Derek tried to fix it.
"The day won't start well without seeing you like this" Amber just laughed a little bit more.
"You're just admitting that you love waking up next to me" Derek said and gave her a light kiss. "I'm going to get you something to eat"
"Baby, I don't want anything" Amber said.
"Yes, you do" Derek said. "You have to eat and keep that body working his magic" Derek turned to Tiny. "Do you want anything?"
"No, thank you Derek." Tiny said.
"I'll be right back" Derek said leaving them alone.
"So you're sleeping with him" Tiny said surprised.
"Mom, I won't talk about this with you" Amber said embarrassed.
"I'm not saying anything... but remind me what you said a few months ago!" Tiny said.
"Can you just stop?" Amber was embarrassed.
"Just glad to see you happy." Tiny said again. "You stopped talking to Chord? It wasn't because of Derek right?"
"Somehow it is..." Amber thought about the best way to say this. "Let's just say that Chord didn't want me to be with Derek and did some things that let me very angry and made Derek think that, it's better if he stays away from me"
"Is he prohibiting you of talking to him?" Tiny asked.
"No, I'm angry with Chord too" Amber said. "He tried to destroy our relationship but..."
Derek got in and both of them stopped talking.
"Here it is" Derek brought a tray with food. "Some milk, fruit and croissants"
"Baby, that's too much" Amber said.
"Half of this, it's for me" Derek said smiling.
"Fine" Amber said.
Derek went and settled next to Amber and started talking with Tiny about Amber, something that she wasn't enjoying at all.
AFTER 1 HOUR:
Tiny had left the hospital about twenty minutes ago saying that she would be in Amber's house getting everything ready. Now, Derek and Amber were talking with the doctor.
"So, she will be fine, right?" Derek asked.
"Yes" The doctor said. "At first we thought that she might be pregnant but is just weakness"
Derek was surprised. He never thought of Amber pregnant.
"Because what you describe, it was a faint without any symptom and no apparent reason" Doctor kept looking at Derek. "It was stress and the lack of sugar in your blood." Now the doctor looked at Amber. "You have to eat"
"Eat?" Derek asked surprised looking at Amber.
"Yes, the tests we did shown that she didn't ate properly these last days"
"How..." Derek kept looking at her.
The doctor turned to Amber "About your knees" the doctor looked to his papers "I advice you to rest for a few days, you have been demanding too much of them"
"I'll rest" Amber said.
"Remember everything I told you to do and you will be fine" The doctor said "Give me an hour and you can go home after that"
"Thank you" Amber said.
"Thanks" Derek said.
They waited until the doctor was gone to talk. Derek never thought that Amber wasn't eating as normal as she should and he wanted her to explain him why has she stopped eating as usual.
"Why?" Derek asked before sitting near her.
"Baby..." Amber was embarrassed, she didn't want to talk about it.
"You have to eat!" Derek sounded harsh. "You can't scare me like that again, are we clear?"
Amber looked to Derek's eyes a noticed that he was hurt and scared.
"I won't, I promise" Amber said.
Derek took a deep breath and Amber noticed that he relaxed a little bit.
"The doctor thought that you might be pregnant" Derek said recovering.
"I heard but it's too soon" Amber said. "Now I have to finish my album"
"I know, I never thought of you pregnant with my child." Derek smiled.
"Don't look at me like that" Amber warned him.
"What? Just saying that you would look gorgeous" Derek admitted. "They would be a triple threat dancing like me and singing like you"
"I can't believe you're really thinking about it." Amber said.
"I am" Derek said. "But I know it's not the right time" Derek said.
"It isn't, but nothing would make me more proud that be the mother of your babies" Amber said smiling.
Derek got near her and kissed her deeply. "That would be an honor".
Derek helped Ambers getting more comfortable and he laid right next to her.
"Well we're going to your place so you can be with your family and friends" Derek said.
"You'll be there with me?" Amber asked.
"No matter where you are I'll be with you" Derek said helping her laying down. "We live together now remember? You said yes..." Derek's voice trailed off.
"I remember but you have to promise one thing" Amber said and when Derek nodded with his head. "You can't use pajamas"
Derek looked at her and just laughed.
"I only used it twice" Derek said.
"I know" Amber said.
"Babe and if I forget to use underwear?" Derek asked smiling.
"I don't mind at all" Amber said.
"I love my pajamas" Derek admitted. "Fine, I won't use it if you don't use yours"
"But baby I'm sick I need my pajamas" Amber said.
"For what?" Derek asked.
"They warm me" Amber said.
"I can light a fire on you so forget de pajamas" Derek said.
"Can you?" Amber asked. "Well I don't remember if you can"
"The pills are making you sassy" Derek said smiling and Amber was biting his ear. "Don't tease me, we're in a hospital and you're recovering"
"I am fine" Amber said. "You heard the doctor"
"Damn it" Derek said. "I need something cold"
Derek left the room and Amber just laughed. He thought that she was teasing him but the truth was that she wanted him to think about anything that could distract him from what the doctor said and the questions that he would make, she knew that he wouldn't forget but she needed time to think in the answers.
AMBER'S HOME:
Derek was helping Amber get out of the car.
"Don't think I forgot our talk" Derek warned Amber.
"Derek..." Amber looked to the floor.
"I want you to eat. I love you like you are, you don't have to change a thing." Derek said.
"I just..." Amber tried to talk. "... Don't want embarrass you"
Derek saw that she was sad and hugged her tight. Amber looked to the window of her house and saw someone spying on them.
"In case you didn't notice, I don't know what to do without you" Derek said making Amber looking to him.
"I feel the same way" Amber said.
"Just let me take care of you" Derek said.
"Baby, you don't have to..." Amber said.
"I have, you're my woman, I'll always take care of you" Derek said before kissing her deeply on the lips.
"We should go" Amber said. "I'm starting to feel some pain in my knees"
"No problem" Derek picked her up and went to the house.
"Derek" Amber yelled and laughed.
Tiny opened the door to let them in and laughed. Amber kept yelling to see if Derek put her down but it didn't work. Amber saw a lot of feet.
"Put me down" Amber yelled and slapped his ass.
"Don't slap my ass" Derek slapped hers.
"Baby please, my knees aren't hurting anymore" Amber said.
"Now I can put you down" Derek said laying Amber on the couch. "See, more comfortable"
"You can't pick me up like this, you still recovering from your back injury" Amber said.
"Pick you up for me, it's like candy for kids" Derek said and kissed her lightly. "I'm going to our room and make some calls"
"You should be more careful" Amber said.
"I am" Derek smiled. "Now, you have some friends that want to make sure you're ok"
Amber looked around the house and noticed that her mother wasn't alone, Dianna, Chris and Mark were there.
"Hi guys" Amber said.
"Hi" They all said laughing.
"I don't know what you did to him but he's behaving like an ass, you should let me kick his ass" Mark said smiling before kissing her cheeks.
"Mark, I'm the only one who can kick his ass" Amber said smiling.
"Hey, no one can kick my ass" Derek said frustrated that his girlfriend and best friend were debating who could kick his ass.
"Your mom can" Amber said.
"And mine" Mark said.
"I'm done with you two" Derek said and went upstairs making everyone laugh.
Mark sat near her.
"How are you?" Mark asked.
"I'll be fine so don't worry" Amber said.
"The doctor said why it happened?" Chris asked when he sat on the couch.
"Stress" Amber answered very quickly.
"You need to calm down" Chris said.
"I know" Amber said.
"I know that having everyone basically trying to jump in your boyfriend's bones is very stressful" Chris stopped when a pillow hit his face. "What, am I lying?"
"In this room you are the only one who wants to jump in Derek's bones" Dianna said.
"No, I'm not" Chris said. "Amber does it every time she can"
"Stop talking" Amber said embarrassed.
"Now I get what Derek meant" Mark said getting up.
"What?" Chris asked.
"Nothing important" Mark said. "Cheryl said that she will come here a little later, like Karina and Emma"
"Oh we can have a girls night" Dianna said.
"Derek will be here" Amber said.
"Doesn't he have to go home?" Dianna said.
"No, he doesn't" Amber said. "We live together now"
"I can't believe that" Tiny said.
Amber looked nervous she forgot that her mom was in the house too. When she saw her get near her the only thing she could think was to running away.
"Are you two getting married?" Tiny asked in the exact moment that Derek came back from upstairs. "Are you?"
"Mom, it's not what you think" Amber tried to calm her down.
"Are you pregnant?" Tiny insisted. "That could cause fainting's"
"Mom" Amber was embarrassed.
Everyone started looking at Derek.
"Shit" Derek whispered.
"I'm not pregnant" Amber said nervous.
"You guys use condoms right?" Chris asked.
"Can you stop with that bunch of stupid questions?" Derek asked. "Amber needs to rest and not being stressed again with your interrogation"
"Derek" Amber called him trying to calm him down.
"She just got out of the hospital, if she was pregnant you guys would know" Derek said.
"Bro calm down" Mark got close to him.
"No, I got the scare of a lifetime, I spent all night awake to make sure she was treated right and when she needs to rest you just made her feel nervous and stressed again"
"She isn't stressed" Dianna said.
"She is, look at her" Derek pointed at Amber "If you just looked at her eyes you would know"
Everyone looked at Amber while she never took her eyes of Derek. How could Derek knows her so much. Even her mother had troubles seeing her true feelings.
"I'm so sorry, sweetie" Chris said.
"We just got excited with the news" Dianna said.
"I have to go but I made you lunch" Tiny said. "Glad to see your private nurse in action" She whispered to Amber what made her smile.
"I know" Amber said.
Derek said goodbye to Tiny and went to the kitchen to prepare Amber's plate. He liked what her mom made so he was having a little but first he need to make sure she would eat all of it.
"Your food" Derek said while he put her plate in a little table to help her get more comfortable. He sat next to her and gave her the plate. "You have to eat it all"
"Babe, I'm not hungry" Amber.
"You have to eat" Derek looked at her. "I need you healthy"
"I know I scared you but..." Amber tried to say but she couldn't say no to him, not after their talk outside the house. "Fine, you also need to eat"
Derek smiled when he saw her eating.
AFTER 3 HOURS:
The phone kept ringing and was starting to bother everyone in Amber's house. The fact that Chord kept insisting was clear that he didn't want to leave Amber and Derek alone. Derek was sleeping next to her - He's so tired - Amber thought, he have been falling asleep all day ,he didn't want to stay away from her and wanted to help her in everything he could.
"He keeps insisting?" Chris asked. "I have to talk with him again"
"There's no need" Amber said. "Derek said everything he needed to hear"
"I know" Chris said.
"He must be worried" Dianna said.
"I know" Amber said.
"He needs to learn how to behave" Chris said.
Derek's phone started ringing too.
"Damn, you two should turn off your phones" Chris said.
"We're busy people" Amber said smiling.
Derek phone stopped ringing and Amber's doorbell rang. Chris went to open it and Julianne got in with a bag.
"Hi, I came to see Derek and Amber" Julianne said.
"Come in" Chris said.
Julianne saw Amber on the couch with Derek and her brother was sleeping. She got near them.
"Hi Amber" Julianne compliment her and looked at Derek.
"D wake up" Julianne said touching his arm.
"Let him sleep, he spent most time of the night awake" Amber told her.
"I know but he told him to wake him up" Julianne smiled.
"Derek" Julianne yelled.
"Who died?" Derek asked scared.
Julianne started laughing so hard.
"I brought everything you asked" Julianne smiled.
"Thank you Jules but you don't have yell at me" Derek said getting up.
"The princess was in her beauty sleep?" Julianne asked.
"Yes" Derek told her.
"See if I didn't forget anything" Julianne turned to Amber. "How are you?"
"I'm fine" Amber smiled "But in a few days I will be better."
"Rest your body, it has to rest" Julianne said. "You can take ice baths..."
"What?" Chris was shocked.
"Never thought about it" Amber said.
"You don't have to think about it" Derek said.
"D you know that would help her" Julianne said.
"I know but there's no need" Derek said.
"If you say so" Julianne said.
"You don't pay more for sitting" Dianna said.
Julianne smiled "I have things to do"
"Thanks Jules, that's all" Derek said.
"You know if you behave like a normal person Amber would have a more relaxed life" Julianne said.
"Why everyone decided to mess with me today?" Derek looked to the ceiling.
"I'm not messing with you, just giving you an advice. She is the only woman that can control you" Julianne said leaving the house.
Derek's phone rang again. Amber saw that it was Shawn and started looking at him and he just avoided the phone, then it stopped but before she could say something it started ringing again but this time was Nina but Derek didn't move to the phone again.
"Babe why aren't you answering your phone?" Amber asked.
"I don't have anything to say to them" Derek said.
"You still mad with Shawn?" Amber asked.
"Yes" Derek said. "Before you ask"
Derek picked up his phone and tried to call someone then he gave his phone to Amber.
"Listen" Derek said.
Amber started listening his voice mail.
"Hi Derek, it's Shawn again. I already told you that I was sorry. About that guy I decided to follow Amber's advice, I saw that he really loves her. At least we can keep our friendship intact. I miss your friendship too. Call me." Amber could notice in Shawn's voice that she was sad.
Amber tried to give Derek his phone.
"There's more" Derek said and Amber kept listening.
"Hi, It's me. I know that you're dating but what she doesn't know, doesn't hurt her. I'll be waiting for you." Amber was so shocked. "Hey. I just want to invite you to a party I'm giving next Saturday. Hmm... Maybe we could have fun to remember the old days and I bought some lingerie that you will love. Kisses and dream about me."
Amber gave him his phone back. "I don't want to hear anything else" Amber was pissed. "Did you slept with her?"
"Baby..." Derek answered.
Chris and Dianna didn't want to hear that they got up and tried to leave.
"Answer me..." Amber said.
"It happened once" Derek said. "But it was months ago, you don't have anything to worry about"
Derek sat next to Amber while Chris and Diana went to the kitchen. The best part is that they could hear everything.
"I don't? Why can't we have a normal life? Why has to be always someone making it hard?" Amber was tired.
"I'm sorry" Derek said.
"You don't have to be sorry" Amber said resting her head in his neck.
"I do" Derek took a deep breath. "I should be able to protect you from this"
"You protect me... I shouldn't be so surprised by this" Amber said. "And I was right Shawn likes you"
"I don't care" Derek said. "If she does like me she got the message"
Amber looked at him like she might lost him.
"About Nina..." Derek said. "I handled it"
"The worst part is that she knows we're together" Amber looked at him. "Why now?"
"I don't know I thought she had a boyfriend" Derek admitted.
"If she has, she wants you" Amber said.
"I'm taken" Derek said smiling.
"You are" Amber said. "Why didn't you told me that?"
"I picked my phone on Monday and saw the message then we had the show and I wanted you to be relaxed. At the end of the night you went to the hospital and between all, I forgot"
"See, I shouldn't let you leave the house... it would be more safe" Amber said.
"If you stay with me I don't mind at all" Derek said. "Maybe I should kidnap you, leave this country and go to a place where no one knows us"
"That would be interesting" Amber admitted.
They kept talking. Chris and Dianna were stuck in the kitchen.
"Guys I have to cook, it's safe if I show up? Are you at least dressed?" Derek yelled making Amber laugh.
"Wait five minutes, I'm almost there" Chris said.
Everyone started laughing. Derek went to the kitchen while Chris and Dianna were coming to say goodbye.
"Sweetie, I have to go" Dianna said. "I'm glad that you're ok"
"Thanks Di" Amber smiled at her.
"Well I'll go too" Chris said. "Call me tomorrow or I'll come here and take Derek with me"
"You wouldn't be able" Amber said.
"Let me try, please" Chris smiled.
Dianna and Chris left the house and Amber and Derek were finally alone.
AFTER 30 MINUTES:
Derek made dinner and was proud of himself, he just hoped that Amber liked it. It was something healthy but had the right vitamins. He helped her going to their bedroom and now it was time to eat. Derek got in their bedroom.
"Babe, I hope you like it" Derek said.
"I don't want to eat" Amber said. "I just want to sleep"
"You heard what the doctor said, you need to eat" Derek said.
"I was there but I don't want to" Amber answered.
"What's going on? You didn't gave me a good reason to avoid eating" Derek sat next to her but she avoided looking at him.
"Can we talk about this later?" Amber asked.
"No!" Derek make her look at him. "You stopped eating because of me, I need to understand why"
Amber didn't say anything.
"You can tell me anything" Derek said.
"It wouldn't be easier forget this?" Amber asked.
"We are a couple, we need to talk about this if we want that this relationship works" Derek said.
"I know" Amber said. "You know I have always been criticized about my body".
Derek nodded like he was saying she could continue.
"Let's be realistic here, most people think you shouldn't be with me but with someone more like you, someone skinnier" Amber said.
"Amb..." Derek tried to say something but Amber didn't let him, she needed to say everything before she lost courage.
"You might not see but when we are out people look at us differently." Amber said avoiding his eyes. "Shawn likes you even if you say that she doesn't! This last time with Nina, she wants you to cheat on me with her"
"I would never do that" Derek said grabbing her hand.
"Maybe if I looked more like them, they would stop bothering us" Amber said.
"You know that it won't happen that easily, it will always be someone trying to mess with our relationship" Derek said. "We will face Chords, Tynes, Ninas and Shawns. But we know each other"
"I need to do this" Amber said.
"You need to get better" Derek said. "You are giving more attention to what other people say more than what I say."
"Derek..." Amber said.
"So what do you want me to think? That you don't believe in anything I say? That you don't believe that I love you?" Derek asked frustrated.
Amber didn't know what to say.
"I thought that you were different" Derek now was hurt. "I thought I was with someone that cared about what I think or what I say and not what other people think or how we look together for them, I thought you put me first" Derek was avoiding look at her.
"Baby, I..." Amber was crying she didn't want to make him feel that way.
"You can sleep here, I need to be alone" Derek said and left the room.
"Derek!" Amber called.
Amber tried to get out of bed but she couldn't follow him, her knees were hurting too much. She couldn't stop him from leaving and the only thing she could do was crying.
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