Thirty-Eight

I woke up wrapped around Derek, I groaned as I opened my eyes, I looked up and he was already awake and watching me, I raised an eyebrow. "What have I said about watching me like a creeper?" I complained.

"I like you when you're asleep I can get at least two words in," he teased. He pressed his lips to mine and I kissed him back softly, "you look peaceful when you sleep. I like that look on your face." I smiled, "are you okay?" I nodded. "Not sore or anything?"

"No Derek," I said softly. "No soreness or anything." I rolled over and I felt a breeze on my back, he pressed a hand on my back and pulled me closer to him. "I really don't know why you ask."

"I'm always worried I'll lose control," he admitted. "If I did and I turned wolf in you that would tear you apart, it would be the most painful thing you would ever experience. You aren't a wolf."

"Oh," I said. I pressed my lips to his chest and he stroked my hair I stretched I felt his hand caressed my back and I shivered slightly, "you know, we had sex on the first date."

He laughed, "Hmm, you little slut," he teased. I chuckled, "wait, does that make me a slut?"

"The worst whore ever," I teased. His hand trailed down my body and I shivered, "hmm." I pressed my lips to his, "how much time do we have before they get here?"

"Enough," he smiled.

I bit my lip, "good," I laughed. I climbed onto his legs and crashed my lips to his.

"Felicity what's taking you so long?" Derek shouted.

I shook my head pulling myself out my thoughts. I spent all morning with Derek and finally came home to get ready, "I'm getting dressed!" I yelled. I stripped off the clothes I was wearing and slipped on the purple dress and shoved my hair into a ponytail. My room was still half destroyed I would have to remember to try and get mom to buy more. I put my boots on and ran downstairs, "mom!" I walked into the kitchen and grabbed my necklace off my mom. "Thanks mom." She placed it around my neck and I walked over to Derek. "Sorry I wasn't dressed."

"Aren't they my boots?" Freya asked shaking her head.

I looked down and grinned, "yep," I said popping the p. "You steal my crap, why aren't I allowed to steal yours?" I looked around the room and everyone was literally waiting for me, "so what are we waiting for let's go!"

We all hurried out the door and went in our separate cars, we were all going for a picnic evening party thing, it was also a couple thing we had been doing, Freya and Scott, Malia and Stiles, Liam and Brayden, and then finally Lydia and Jordan. We were going to the cliff and sitting on the top of it, the town was having fireworks so we had the best seats to watch them in the town. So Derek said. "So what took you so long?" Derek asked. "You are usually the first one ready."

"I dropped the necklace in sauce again," I sighed. "I don't even know how I do it, so I had to clean it then I lost it and then I found it, then I got distracted by my own head and then you was here and I wasn't dressed." He laughed as he was driving he turned to look at me and I smiled, "so this was a good idea huh?"

"Yes you seem to all be stressed with midterms so a night break," he shrugged. "Plus I get in your mom's good books if I support your shitty school journey."

I shook my head always another motive but I wasn't bothered, school was kicking most of our butts, including mine Derek was a huge distraction when it came to school and homework. I had managed to keep a week ahead of everyone else though which was always a good thing. "I would have loved to see you in school," I muttered. We pulled up at the cliff and got out, I opened his boot and grabbed the blanket out of the car and we made our way up the cliff by the top of it I was dying and out of breath, I held onto my side and looked at Derek. "I hate this werewolf stamina you have. I may come from a family of them why didn't they at least give me a little hint of it." Derek chuckled and picked me up throwing me over his shoulder, I huffed as I dangled off his shoulder. "You couldn't have done that at the bottom?"

"Gosh always complaining," he teased. He placed my feet back on the floor and I stumbled grabbing onto him, he placed the blanket on the floor and I sat down I pulled him down to sit and as soon as he did I laid my head on his lap and interlinked our fingers I looked up at the sky, "this peace isn't going to last long. You think you could freeze everyone?"

"No I could possibly blow them up by accident," I chuckled. "I don't want to blow them up and if I remember correctly Mr Hale this was your idea." He bent down and kissed me softly, and I smiled against his lips. "It's going to be a good night we haven't had a simple one in ages, not all of us anyway. Not since I got my power stunt either."

"I like your powers means you can defend yourself," he shrugged.

I sat up and turned to face him confused, "you used to worry about me defending myself?" I asked curiously.

"Felicity I used to follow you on nights you walked home from mine, I would always keep an eye, your sister may have been a wolf but you had no defences, you couldn't protect yourself if something were to happen and you were to be attacked," he admitted.

"I used to feel like somebody was watching me it didn't feel dangerous though, if you know what I mean," I said.

"Right stop your yucky talk sis we are coming up!" Freya yelled. I groaned and rolled my eyes I hated my sister sometimes she was a pain. It took them about a minute to get up the hill and they were not out of breath or anything I glared at them all and Freya was the first to notice. "What's your problem?"

"Werewolf stamina," I moaned. "I have to get out of breath to walk up this stupid cliff and you lot get it so easy."

They all raised an eyebrow, "hey I'm a banshee," Lydia complained. "I don't get werewolf stamina and neither does Stiles he's human! I mean he was once possessed but that doesn't count."

I shook my head with a laugh they all began to play blankets on the floor and soon enough we were all in a little huddle and all eating snacks, I leaned my head on Derek and looked at him, "it's been a crazy year," I sighed. "Not just with us, with everything."

"Yeah crazy how time flies when shit is happening," Derek said loosely. He wrapped his arms around me and pulled me closer to him, he kissed my neck and just squeezed me tightly. "I love you."

Everyone turned to look at us shocked, "what?" Stiles said.

"I feel like I just walked in on a special moment," Scott said jokingly.

"Guys it's not the first time," Freya defended. "I mean not the first time I've heard them say it." She looked at them all smugly I reached over and slapped her on the head, "yo that's not cool."

"At least I know they had sex," Stiles said. My mouth dropped open in shock and I looked up to see Derek glaring at Stiles, "was I not meant to say that?"

"You had sex?!" Freya said shocked. "You didn't tell me, how could you? I'm your blood."

"You literally saw me the morning after it happened!" I said to Freya. "And you saw me today." I looked at Derek, "And you! I don't even know where to start. Discussing our sex life with them. Who was it that didn't want them asking questions?"

"It slipped," he frowned shrugging half heartedly. "I didn't mean for it, he just wouldn't shut up you know how Stiles can be. He's like a rabid rabbit once he starts."

"You weak minded sour wolf," I scoffed.

"He said it was amazing if that was anything," Stiles said.

"You know I can blow you up right?" I asked raising an eyebrow. I lifted my hands into fists and stared at them both with a grin, "I'm sure I could just blow you up and nobody else."

"No you aren't seri-" I unclenched my fist and they all froze.

"Quiet." I smiled. I turned around to face Derek and slapped him he unfroze and looked around, "yes I froze you all. Is now the time to have that talk about telling people our sex life?"

"So you didn't tell Lydia?" He asked. I bit my lip and smiled sheepishly, "Lydia has this weird look when Stiles mentioned us having sex, so yes you are bad at keeping secrets too."

"She's like a rabid rabbit," I mimicked his words from earlier, I put my hands up and waved them around Derek looked at me strangely, "I haven't quite figured out how to unfreeze yet. I figured it might have something to do with the hands."

"How long will they stay frozen?" Derek asked.

"A minute if that," I laughed. "This helps when sneaking out the house or when sneaking my shit back from Freya." They unfroze and they all looked at me, "yes I froze you before you even ask."

"Hey the fireworks are starting," Malia called.

Everyone looked at the sky and stood up each of us interlinked our arms and looked up at the fireworks, I noticed Derek had left the group. I unlinked from them and walked over to the side of the cliff he was stood up, I wrapped my arms around him. "You Okay?" I asked.

"Yeah," he nodded. "Just thinking."

"Uh oh," I teased.

He reached into his pocket and pulled out a box, my eyes widen. "I didn't buy a ring if that's what you are thinking, remember that bracelet I brought you for your birthday last year? The charm?" I nodded it was someone in my jewellery box. "Well. Open it." He handed me the box and I opened it up confused, I stared at him shocked "I figured instead of giving you a ring I would give you a ring on a charm."

"A ring for what?" I ask.

"A promise more than anything from me to you," he said. He leaned down and kissed me softly, "I love you Felicity and I want you to know that all the time and I figured what better way than giving you a promise ring on a charm bracelet."

I laughed and shook my head, "your a funny man Mr Derek Hale, and I love you always for it."