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Chapter Eight

Date Night

Derek Shepherd stared at the television not really seeing it. The day he had avoided for seventeen years had finally come. His little girl was going on a date and not just a group date or out with Nathan, but a real date with a senior no less.

"Derek don't pout." Meredith admonished taking a seat next to her husband. "Your daughter looks beautiful tonight."

"That's not a good thing for me to hear." Derek said. "Why couldn't she be ugly like my niece?" They both snorted.

"So I need to tell you something." Meredith informed her husband.

"What is it?"

"Well our daughter has feelings for Nathan and I don't think she has told him so maybe you really shouldn't be worrying about this date."

"Hmm," Derek mused, "I didn't think it would be this soon, but I kind of always thought they would end up together ever since Nathan asked for Lily's hand in marriage when they were five."

"I remember that." Meredith mused, "After the wedding he took out his light saber and fought Darth Vader while Lily got upset that he skipped the honeymoon."

"Didn't she end up saving Nathan from Darth?" Derek asked grinning.

"Yeah and Nathan got mad that a girl saved him so he demanded a divorce."

"And then she kicked him in the groin."

"Yes and then we made her apologize and all was well again."

"Why did we let them grow up?" Derek asked seriously. We should have capped off their age at five when they didn't know about sex and thought that members of the opposite sex had cooties."

"Ah those were the days. Although I don't miss the screaming and the four am wake up calls." The two parents laughter was interrupted by the door bell ringing and a panicky plea from Lily for someone to please answer it.

Derek made his way to the door and opened it to reveal the tall football star dressed in a nice button down shirt and jeans.

"Hello Mr. Shepherd, I'm Wesley Kennedy." The boy said extending his hand. Derek looked down at it before reluctantly shaking it.

"Lily's curfew is at midnight. No drugs, drinking, or sex. Are we clear?"

"Yes sir." Wesley said looking somewhat alarmed.

"Daddy, leave Wesley alone." Came Lily's voice from the top of the stairs. She was wearing an elegant white blouse with nice form fitting jeans and two inch open toed black heels. Wesley looked up at her in awe. Lily descended the stairs as gracefully as she could in heels and with Wesley watching her.

"Wesley and I were just chatting is all." Derek assured. "Have her home on time."

"Yes sir." Wesley assured. The pair exited with one last look exchanged between daughter and father.

"So what do you want to do tonight?" Meredith asked joining her husband in the hallway.

"Stare blankly at a movie while I worry about my daughter." Derek answered.

"Okay well in that case will the Big Chill do?"

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The date so far had gone pretty well. Wesley had taken Lily to a romantic comedy starring the latest Hollywood A listers. He bought popcorn and sodas and had been a perfect gentleman. During the movie he had even gathered enough courage to hold Lily's small hand in his large warm one. After the movie had ended with its expectedly happy final scene, Wesley suggested that they go out for ice cream.

"So where do you want to go to school?" Lily asked Wesley curiously. The pair were sitting on a park bench with their ice cream in hand.

"Well I've been accepted to UCLA and Berkley and I'm thinking about studying law."

"Those are really great schools," Lily agreed, "Nathan got accepted to Berkley too."

"So what's the deal with you and Nathan Sloan if you don't mind me asking?" Wesley asked not quite meeting Lily's eyes.

"Were friends." Lily put simply. "We've known each other forever."

"I was just curious. You two don't exactly have the same sort of interests."

"We do in some things." Lily said. "Just not in what kind of people to date seeing as he's dating Sally." Wesley looked down embarrassed.

"We used to date." Wesley said quietly.

"Oh." Lily replied looking embarrassed. "When was this?"

"It was back in sophomore year. She was a freshman. It didn't last long. We're too different I think."

"Hum." Lily replied. "So what kind of lawyer do you want to be?"

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Nathan was bored. Friday night was he and Lily's movie night and he was looking forward to watching a cheesy horror film with his best friend. He glanced at the clock. It was almost eleven. Surly her date with Wesley was over or at the very least coming to a close. Nathan grabbed his car keys and headed out the door of his empty house. He headed towards his mustang and hoped into the car. Before he could start the engine his cell beeped. He checked it and saw that there was a text from Sally.

Boo why can't I come over? Isn't ur dad gone?

Nathan rolled his eyes. He had already explained that Friday was his night with Lily, even if Lily was on a date… He shook the thought from his head and started his car up and drove to his destination. The drive was only about ten minutes, but sometimes it seemed that ten minutes away was too far away from Lily. This thought sounded weird to him. Did other best friends feel this way? He parked across the street because Wesley's jeep was sitting in the drive way. As he was about to get out of the car he saw it and something inside him broke.

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"I had a really good time with you." Wesley said as he walked Lily to her front porch.

"I did too." Lily said honestly. Wesley was sweet. He was reserved and mature. He was nothing at all like Nathan. The only fault Wesley had was that he once dated Sally. Wesley leaned down and pressed his lips to hers. It was nice and he deepened the kiss further. Nathan. She thought. This kiss didn't even compare to the drunken kiss she and Nathan had shared more than a year ago. Somewhere in the distance he heard a car peeling out and speeding away. It was probably one of the teens from the neighborhood. She pulled away from Wesley's hungry lips and studied the handsome man in front of her. He was perfect, but it would never work because she gave her heart away long ago.

"I'll see you later." Wesley said walking away. Lily turned and opened the door to her house to see her brother on the couch.

"How was the date?" He asked his older sister. She fell onto the empty place next to the fifteen year old.

"It was nice," Lily answered, "but I don't think we'll go out again."

"Nathan." Jack supplied.

"How did you know?" Lily asked curiously.

"I'm your brother. I know more about you than you think and I know Nathan."

"Well then how do you think Nathan will react when I go over to his house tomorrow and tell him that I am in love with him?"

"Overjoyed with happiness of course, Jack assured, "and if he gives you any less I'll totally kick his ass for you."

"Thanks little bro."

"Anytime."

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It was a scary thing telling someone that you're in love with them, but Lily couldn't help but be excited about the whole thing. She woke up around seven and had to busy herself for a few hours. Nathan wouldn't be up for a few hours. After what seemed like hours of old Betty Boop and Pop Eye cartoons, she decided to head over to Nathans. She had told no one besides Jack of her plans and no one was up to talk her out of it. This was it. She was finally about to find out what Nathan really felt about her.

She reached his house in record time. She practically ran up the stairs to his front door and knocked excitedly on the hard wood. She heard footsteps coming to the door. This was it. Her smile fell quickly when it was Sally in Nathans tee shirt and nothing else who answered the door.

"Morning." The blond yawned. "What can I do for you?"

"Nothing." Lily managed to choke out. She turned around to leave.

"Should I tell him you were here?" She asked.

"No, don't tell him anything."

"Okay." Sally agreed shutting the door.

A/N- Wow can you believe Nathan did that???? I wonder what happens next…I'll try to update soon. School's been crazy so we'll see how much writing I get done. Happy Easter!