For SpaghettiTacos - congratulations. I am scurrying to finish my Kirk Spock Big Bang but I stopped to write this for her. Enjoy...

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On Friday afternoon Allison invited Megan to go baby clothes shopping with her. Derek had a meeting in town at the same time so Stiles volunteered himself and Scott to look after Logan. Derek drove Megan to Allison's and left Stiles and Scott with the baby.

Stiles had laid Logan out on a play mat and they have practiced his crawling while Scott watched. When Logan grew sick of the game Stiles let him back the green frog and simply watched Logan roll around happily for a while. Eventually, it was time to eat and Stiles handed Scott the baby and went into the kitchen to make his bottle.

"Why did I agree with this?" Scott asked rocking Logan as the little boy whimpered at him.

Stiles tested the formula and collected Logan from Scott, swapping the baby for the bottle. He bounced Logan as he swung until Logan stopped making the noise. Scott held up the bottle and Logan reached out for it eagerly and brought it to his mouth.

"You agreed because we want Megan to enjoy her time here, you agreed because you are going to be a father soon, and you agreed because I asked you."

Scott scoffed. "Do you think this is going to work?"

"I hope so."

"Do you really like him that much?"

"I love him, as you know, you stubborn arse."

Scott smiled at him. "I don't want him to hurt you again."

"I was naïve last time," Scott glared at him. "I'm not saying that it was all my fault. What I am saying is that I expected something because I wanted it. He never offered me anything but sex and he stopped when he knew that I felt more than he did."

"He also used you as bait, repeatedly, against that giant cat thing."

"A were-tiger." Stiles reminded him even though he knew that Scott remembered exactly what it was.

"That thing was bigger than a horse."

"It was kind of terrifying."

"And she wanted you to be her sex-bunny."

"Maybe if she had have asked nicely."

"How can you joke about it? She almost killed you. He put you in that situation and she almost killed you."

Stiles moved Logan in his arms. "What would I have done if he'd told me the plan?"

"Then you would have chosen to do it," Scott said. "I thought you were going to die and he didn't even seem to care. So long as he stopped her he would have done anything."

Stiles let out a breath. "I was mad at him for a long time, you know that."

"I'm still mad at him."

"I know," Stiles said. "And I shouldn't have encouraged you to hate him but…I was so mad at him for using how I felt about him to get what he wanted. Then I stopped."

"You never told me why."

"Do you remember Jane?"

"Weird stalker girl from your writing course."

"Yeah," Stiles said. "So she and I slept together a few times and she thought it meant that I wanted to marry her and be her baby daddy."

"I remember," Scott said. "There were carnations."

Stiles smiled. "Right, so exchange me after high school with her and me then with Derek."

"What?"

"I was her," Stiles said. "You weren't there, I didn't care that he was using me. I refused to see it because I wanted something else."

"And he took advantage of you," Scott bellowed. Stiles took a step back and Logan startled and began to cry. "Shit, sorry."

Stiles rocked and settled Logan while he glared at Scott.

"And I took advantage of the fact Jane had a crush on me to have sex because I felt like crap after everything with Derek. I had my reasons and Derek had his. This is different. I…waited isn't right, I didn't make any moves until he actually said something. Until he put himself out there."

"He still doesn't know how to treat you, when Logan came he ignored you."

"That night, he told me what he said a month ago was still how he felt. If he won't talk to me I tend to jump to conclusions. I shouldn't do that just like he should be a little more open."

"You tend to jump to the right conclusions; you knew I was a werewolf."

"I do not jump to the correct conclusions when it comes to Derek or our relationship."

"I still say you are asking for pain until he learns to open up."

"He admitted that he wanted me and that he has feelings for me. For now that's enough."

"It wasn't when he told you." Scott grabbed Stiles' shoulders. "Please stop rocking."

"Sorry," Stiles hadn't even realised he was doing it but when he looked down Logan was in his arm, one arm thrown out and sleeping with his mouth open. "…put him to sleep though."

"I'll need to remember that," Scott said and they walked Logan into his room and tucked him into bed. "I'm scared."

"I know."

"They are so breakable," Scott said looking down at Logan. "Allison is going to be fine but I'm going to be crap at this, aren't I?"

"You won't be crap," Stiles said. "A little useless at times but I'm sure you won't be crap."

"That was almost comforting."

Stiles shrugged. "I tell it like it is."

"What do you know? You're gay."

"Bisexual," Stiles corrected. "Or did you miss the part where I was just talking about a woman I slept with."

Scott shrugged. "Whatever."

"That was awfully politically correct."

"I don't care who you sleep with so long as it isn't Allison and you don't tell me any details when it's Derek."

Stiles thought for a moment. "I am comfortable with that. But, I would suggest going far away if your wife and Lydia corner me after it happens."

The smile fell off Scott's face.

"Scott, I will be okay."

"I don't want you to get hurt."

"Then lock me in your basement."

Scott smirked. "I have chains down there."

Stiles covered his mouth and dragged Scott out of Logan's room. "They're my chains too."

"Possession and all that crap," Scott said with a shrug. "You're going to completely ignore me, aren't you?"

"You mean like you did when I suggested going after the daughter of a hunter might be a bad idea?"

Scott stared at Stiles for a moment. "Video game?"

"Deal!"

Stiles went into the kitchen and found snacks while Scott organised the game console. They played something violent and even though Scott could rip Stiles in half if he ever chose to, Stiles kicked his virtual arse in the video game.

Stiles took the killing blow and turned to Scott to find him listening to something carefully.

Scott twisted and stood to walk to the front door. Stiles followed him and watched as a car came into view between the trees and drove towards the house. When it arrived a man climbed out of the driver's seat. Tall and blonde and the second best good looking man that Stiles had ever seen in his life. Stiles felt his stomach twist a little in interest.

"Dude," Scott whispered quietly. "Put it back in your pants."

Stiles huffed out a laugh until the passenger side opened and the man's female counterpart slid out of the car, tall and curvy and…well, Stiles was torn about who he should be salivating over.

"Shit," Scott said on a release of breath.

"Yep," Stiles agreed.

"Hi," the man said walking over, he had long legs and Stiles could see the outline of muscles beneath his fitted t-shirt. "We're looking for Megan. She said this was where she was staying."

"And you are?" Scott asked, his voice sliding into protective territory.

"I'm Thomas, and this is my sister, Sam, we're friends of Megan."

"She's mentioned you," Stiles said stepping past Scott. "She didn't say anything about you coming out though."

"It's a surprise," Sam said smiling up at Stiles.

"She isn't here at the moment," Stiles said. "I'm Stiles and this is Scott. Would you like to wait for her inside?"

"Yes, we would, Stiles," Sam said coming up the stairs, she touched Stiles' arm as she walked past. "We've been driving for hours."

Stiles looked at Scott as soon as the two had walked past the werewolf and into the house but Scott shook his head. They were human and thus proved no threat to a group of werewolves.

"Is Logan here?" Thomas asked.

"You drove up from San Diego?" Scott asked ignoring the question.

Sam smiled. "Oh, you love him already."

Stiles smiled at her. "He's lovely."

Sam nodded. "Where is Megan?"

"Out with Derek," Stiles said.

"The father," Sam said with a speculative look on her face. "Are they trying things out?"

"No!" Scott said firmly.

Sam lifted an eyebrow at him. "Oh, are you his boyfriend?"

"No," Scott said with a smile. "I have a wife."

"In my experience," Thomas said. "One does not preclude the other."

"True," Stiles said just as Scott cocked his head towards the front of the house.

"They're back."

Sam smirked at Scott. "Good ears."

"The best," Scott said, flirting with all the confidence of a man who didn't care if he received the attention.

Derek's car pulled into the front yard and the four of them went outside to wait. As soon as Derek had stopped Megan's door opened and she flew out of the car and threw herself at Thomas who caught her.

"What are you doing here?"

"Missed you," Thomas said with a smile and Sam dragged Megan out of her brother's arms so that she could hug Megan.

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