I was running as fast as I could, but I could still hear his sadistic chuckling close behind me. A few feet ahead I saw the shed that Derek had pointed out the day before when we were walking. I wish he was here. I wish we had never argued. I wish I had never stormed off, cursing at him under my breath. I wish I had stayed in the property line. Derek had made sure I knew where it was. Why didn't I stay?
"Come on, Sweetheart, lets not play hard to get now." His hideous voice sounded close to me ear. I let out a girlish scream, running harder to the shed.
"This is getting annoying, pretty thing. If you give up now, I'll take it easy on you." I was knocked to the ground and a sharp snap in my leg had me giving another girlish scream. Liam laughed and pinned me to the ground.
"You shouldn't have run. I was just looking for your boyfriend. But you took a piece outta me with that little knife of yours. And its not nice to take with out giving back." Another blood churning chuckle.
"Please, don't." tears streamed down my face as the large werewolf pinning me to the ground reach for the bottom of my shirt.
"Derek, please help me." I murmured, closing my eyes tight. Liam's voice was loud next to my ear.
"Scream." And I did.
I woke up startled and sweating like crazy. Derek was asleep in the floor next to my bed. Apparently my nightmare hadn't woken him. That was good, he needed his sleep after the last few months of fighting off mad scientists. We had finally defeated the Edison group and gotten rid of the two terrible werewolves after us. He deserved his rest.
After Tori's questioning last night, Derek had some questions of his own he wanted to ask me:
"Are you going to tell your dad?" I thought about it for a moment and shook my head.
"No, I don't plan on seeing him again." Tears came to my eyes as I told him what I had already decided.
"I'm sorry." Derek hugged me to his side.
"It's okay. I have a new family now." I smiled to my self.
"Umm.. So what about Kit?" Derek's voice was hesitant.
"What do you mean? Like will we tell him?" Derek grunted.
"Yes. Unless you don't want to. He's gonna be a Granddad." Derek sighed and leaned against the bed post.
"I love you, Chloe. You and only you." He said wrapping my tight in his arms, his hand resting softly on my stomach.
His voice from the floor caught me off guard and snapped me outta my retrieve.
"What's got you thinking so hard?" he was grinning up at me, with his arms tucked behind his head.
I shrugged and slid off the bed to the floor beside him.
"Good morning, love of my life." I grinned and kissed his forehead tenderly. Derek pouted and reach for my lips.
"Nope, get dressed, Andrew's doing my ultra sound today." I whispered. Derek grinned and picked me up as he stood.
"Lets go." He said dragging me through the door.
Andrew made me lay out on one of the beds in the medical room, in the basement of the safe house. He put blue gel on my small round stomach and I shivered. Though Derek chuckled, he had a death grip on my hand, I could tell he was extremely nervous.
"Okay, Chloe, the screen will have a picture of your baby." Andrew said. I looked over at Derek and smiled. The grainy gray screen started moving. My baby. It was so small.
"It's a girl, Chloe. You're having a little girl." Andrew smiled and hugged me gently. Shaking Derek's had and congratulating him before leaving. I turned to Derek.
"A little girl. She's going to be spoiled, ya know that right?" I grinned at him.
"She's going to be an angel! She's gonna be just as pretty as her momma." He said kissing me gently. I pouted.
"I'm not gonna break." He grinned and kissed me again, just as gentle as the first.
"I'm not taking any chances." I rolled my eye's and let him help me up off the table.
"Lets go tell Tori. She's been bugging me all night." With a sigh he let me drag him down the stairs towards the screaming, that always erupted around Tori and Simon.
"IT'S A GIRL!" Derek yelled over the fight. Tori squealed and Simon captured me in a hug.
"Congrats. Mommy-to-be." I loved the sound of that and hugged him back tightly. Derek's strong arms wrapped around my growing belly and pulled me close to him as Tori and Simon continued their argument. Derek was my rock, he was going to keep me sane when all heck broke loose, he was going to help me raise this baby. He was my everything. I looke3ed down at my small, pale hands on his large, tan ones. So capable of destruction, but so gentle and soft as they rubbed small circles on my round stomach. He was perfect. I settled into his chest and closed my eyes listening to his strong heartbeat.
