I had to step out when Matt re-set her leg in the new cast. It was brutal watching her growl and try not to scream.

Derek followed me out into the hall.

"Hey, you ok?"

I nodded, "I just can't watch that. This poor girl… Derek she didn't know how to do anything. How long has she been imprisoned? I mean who forgets how to brush their teeth?"

"Maybe she never learned how to, to begin with," Derek shrugged then tried to change the topic. "You haven't eaten in a while; we should get you something to eat."

I wasn't really hungry but I nodded. I probably should. Derek took my hand and we started walking towards the door.

"Where are we going?" I asked.

"To get you something to eat," he said. "There's a diner down the road I think you would like."

Derek brought me to this cute little diner old timey themed diner. Like something out of an old movie. The waitress greeted us at the door dressed in a red and white uniform.

"Where would you two like to sit?" She asked smiling.

Derek told her we would like a booth, she directed us to one against the far wall.

"You two came just in time," she said. "You're beating the dinner rush so your food won't take long at all. Can I start you off with some drinks?"

"Water please," I said.

"Same," Derek nodded.

"I'll be right back," she set down some menus and walked to the counter.

"Chloe," Derek said as I reached for a menu. "What do you see when you think of the future?"

This question caught me off guard.

"I don't know, why?" I asked.

"Do you think you'll want to hunt forever? Or do you want to settle down, get a normal job?"

I shrugged and scanned the menu as I thought.

"I don't know. I mean doing this stuff is fun but it can't last forever. Some day we'll have to get a normal human job. But I don't mind that, I didn't know any of this existed until the Lyle House. I've spent most of my life picturing a normal future."

The waitress came up with our waters.

"Have we had a chance to look over the menu?" She asked.

"I'll just have a burger," Derek said. "And fries."

"Same," I said.

She took our menus and walked away after scribbling our order down.

"Why are you asking?" I asked Derek.

"Because," Derek sighed. "I don't ever want us on different pages about the future. If we have different goals for the future then we have problems down the road."

"What's your goal for the future?"

Derek smiled, "To spend it with you."

I blushed but rolled my eyes, "You know what I meant."

"Well you know with the position I'm in, I can't really leave this world completely behind. But I'd like to live as normal a life as possible someday. Doing this hunting and stuff is fun for now, but like you said it's not for forever."

"So we are on the same page then," I said.

Derek nodded, "Yeah. I'm glad."

"What will you do if you and Simon aren't?" I asked. "I know you won't let him continue this life alone."

Derek took a long drink of his water before answering.

"I don't know… I obviously won't tell him what to do so I guess I just wait and hope things work out for the better."

I thought back to finding Simon in the middle of the night struggling with his magic. He wasn't going to lead a normal life any easier than a werewolf.

"Excuse me what?" Derek frowned.

I glanced around; I hadn't said anything. Who was that towards?

"Chloe, I saw it."

Damn the telepathy!

"He is struggling to contain it and you were just not going to say anything? And you hurt yourself on purpose?! Was that what he meant when he said you helped him even though he didn't want you to?!"

"Keep your voice down," I said quickly. "You're the one who didn't push him for more detail, ok? Don't go after me. I did it to help him."

Derek shook his head, "Great yeah, help him keep secrets."

"It's his secret," I said. "Its not mine to go around telling. If he wants you to know, he will tell you."

"Like how you kept Jeremy's secret," Derek said. "How many others are you keeping for other people?"

The waitress came back with our food.

"Enjoy!" She smiled.

"Thank you," I smiled back.

She nodded and hurried off to greet new customers coming in.

"Derek," I sighed. "Can we please not argue?" I reached for his hand. "Things have been going so well."

"I'm sorry," he took my hand. "I just can't stand my family being in pain and it makes it worse finding out that they've been hiding it from me."

"He just doesn't want you to worry," I said. "He knows you have enough on your plate already."

Derek squeezed my hand before letting go so we could start eating.

"I love you, I'm sorry for over reacting."

"I love you too," I smiled.