"are you sure about this dinner thing
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"Are you sure about this dinner thing?" Derek asked as he exited the trailer bathroom, having just finished brushing his teeth.
"I am starting to think you don't want her to meet the family" Kylie teased from her position on the bed. She was almost starting to feel guilty for lying to her uncle, almost being the key factor.
"It's not that" he said throwing the towel in his hands away "it's just that, I don't know if you have anything in common"
"Stop worrying Uncle Derek, she is not meeting my aunts, so it's going to be alright" she tried to reassure him, even though she was disgusted by the idea of having anything in common with Rose.
Derek stayed silent for several moments before saying "okay" and he handed Kylie her coat "now if we don't get moving, I am going to be late"
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"You think he's suspicious?" asked Mark as he and Kylie settled at a table near the one Rose and several other nurses were sitting on.
"He was hesitant this morning" answered Kylie in a hushed tone so Rose wouldn't hear them.
Mark was silent for a while before winking at Kylie and saying "you look like crap by the way, I suppose Derek kept you up again with his tractor snores" this managed to make the table next to them silent.
"First of all, I do not look like crap, this is me we're talking about, I always look great" she paused to glare at Mark for his remark "second of all, they have gotten worse, I am sleeping in the hammock, which is supposed to be far enough to cover the snoring but to no avail, it's like having a drill over your head"
"It's one of his things, like the fishing at 4am, there is nothing we can do about it" said Mark, nodding his head in understanding.
"Don't even get me started on that" said Kylie shaking her head to emphasize her annoyance "it's not enough that he does all this wreck to get up, but he wants me to go with him and eat fish for breakfast"
Mark just shook his head in approval, silence fell after that, as they began eating their lunch.
"So dinner tonight" Kylie finally broke the silence as another idea popped into her head.
"Yeah" said Mark, not understanding where she was going with this.
"You like this Rose person?" she asked, swinging her fork in her hand before attacking her salad.
"Not really, I am just putting up with her for Derek's sake" he stopped but quickly added on the look Kylie gave him "but I don't think Derek's much into her"
Kylie was relieved; Derek's sake would have given the impression that Derek really liked Rose and wanted her to stay, which was not exactly what they wanted to happen.
"What do you mean Uncle Derek's not much into her?" Kylie repeated willing Mark to say something great.
"Well er… for starters" he struggled for something to say, and the perfect thing came to his mind "if you haven't noticed he doesn't give her the Mcdreamy look" Kylie nodded in approval on that so he continued "I think, he's still too caught up on Meredith, even after they broke up, he still gives her the Mcdreamy look" Mark added for explanation.
There was a loud clank as Rose pushed the chair away and stood up, Kylie and Mark watched her with satisfied grins as she strode angrily out of the cafeteria.
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"You ready?" asked Derek as he caught up with Kylie outside the hospital
"Yeah" she replied, walking with him towards his car.
They got in the car and drove off, the whole time Kylie watched him as he drummed his fingers on the steering wheel.
"Nervous?" she asked.
He glanced her way and flashing her a smile "no, I'm fine"
"And drumming your fingers on the steering wheel is just a new habit you've picked up?" she asked lifting an eyebrow.
"I'm fine" he repeated, keeping his eyes firmly on the road "everything is going to be fine"
"I'm gonna take a wild guess here and say you're so nervous, you're about to wet you pants" Kylie remarked.
"Wet my pants?" Derek chuckled
"You're the one rinsing his hands"
Derek stayed silent for several minutes until they reached the trailer, he pulled the car into park and rounded on Kylie, a sort of hurt, serious mix for an expression "it feels wrong, I shouldn't be introducing you to Rose, I should be introducing you to Meredith" he said slowly
Kylie had to fight hard to maintain the serious and sympathetic expression, instead of breaking into a huge smile.
"You're going through a phase uncle Derek" she said softly "it's going to pass, and whatever happens, whoever you choose, we are all going to be there for you" she smiled reassuringly before continuing "I am going to be there for you"
He smiled at her, and dropped a kiss to her head. His little girl had grown up, she had dropped the playful attitude for once, and he was very proud of her.
"You never cease to amaze me Kylie Brown"
"You underestimate me Uncle Derek" she replied her funny demeanor kicking back in.
He just smiled at her again and got out of the car, Kylie following suit.
"So what are you planning on cooking Shep?" came Mark's deep voice from the hammock.
"Uncle Mark you're here" shouted Kylie.
"'course I am kiddo"
At this Kylie frowned "Kiddo is no better than dear" she is in a huff "dickhead" she added as she slapped him on the back of the head, and took the grocery bags in his hands.
"You really love teasing her, don't you?" said Derek as Kylie disappeared into the trailer.
"You have no idea" smirked Mark, and they both followed Kylie into the trailer.
"So what's for dinner" asked Mark once inside.
"Lasagna a la Derek" said Derek happily
"Wait, you're cooking" asked Mark surprised
"Yes I am" said Derek nodding his head proudly.
"Perfect" exclaimed Kylie earning weird looks from her uncles.
Derek was eyeing her suspiciously, but she wasn't one to stutter under a stare
"What?! I love uncle Derek's cooking" she stated casually, as if they were idiots for not understanding.
Derek's face instantly broke in a huge smile, and Kylie never thought she'd ever be thankful for his ego.
Mark however didn't look so convinced, so once Derek turned away, Kylie smirked in his direction confirming his suspicions that she was up to something.
It has now been half an hour since Derek has started cooking, Mark and Kylie on the other hand, were not allowed anywhere near the food, as disaster strikes every time they got near a kitchen, and as they couldn't all fit inside the trailer, they were now arranging a table outside.
"What was with the Perfect, back inside?" asked Mark as he carried the table and walked a bit away from the trailer, Kylie following with a chair.
"You know, I am sometimes disappointed with your evil mind" she met his eyes as he glanced at her "you really don't know what I am going to do?"
Mark shook his head a no, as he set the table down.
"You really wouldn't notice an evil plan even if it danced naked in front of your eyes" Kylie shook her head in disappointment .
"Trust me I'd notice if it was naked" Mark smirked
"Pervert" she said as she placed the chair in her hand on the ground "Uncle Derek plus cooking equals bad food"
She didn't understand why he didn't nod, or show any kind of reaction, why was he just standing there with a hand leaning on the table, and his brows furrowed in confusion.
"What?" she said angrily
"Your uncle is a very good cook" he said matter of factly.
Kylie slapped a hand to her forehead and slid it down her face in an exaggerated reaction.
"I know" she said emphasizing her words as she couldn't yell for the fear of Derek hearing "but she doesn't" she continued in a low voice
Mark's eyes widened as it dawned on him "about damn time" said Kylie raising her hands into the air.
They started walking together to get the rest of the chairs, discussing what will they put in Rose's plate
"vinegar.."
"spices.."
"olive oil.."
"lemon.."
"mustard" said Mark making Kylie stop in the process of lifting the only remaining chair.
"What?" he said, a chair in each hand.
"Mustard is yellow, it can be seen" said Kylie "seriously, who knocked you on your head?" she started walking towards the table.
"You did" stated Mark, placing the two chairs is his hand down.
Kylie just gave him the –you're so stupid look- so he continued "so mustard and-"
"What did I just say" said Kylie slamming the chair on the ground "mustard will not be hard to notice"
"It won't be noticed if it was put in the inside" said Mark while arranging the chairs around the table.
"Ooh, in that case add ketchup and mayonnaise" she said taking a seat at the table they've just set "oh and we'll spread it for an extra precaution"
"Okay, so now that we've got the food covered, what about the "friendly" conversations?" said Mark, taking a seat himself and lifting his feet on the table.
"Well we can always bring up Aunt Nancy" suggested Kylie
"Or your mom" said Mark casually.
"My mom?" asked Kylie surprised "what did my mom do?"
"Are you kidding me, your mom is the reason Derek's high school girlfriend has migraine" he said to an open mouthed Kylie "she hanged her by the hair to a tree and kept her there for a day and a half" he was very surprised she didn't know about the story.
Kylie smirked "so like mother like daughter"
"Like mother like daughter alright" replied Mark, intertwining his hands in the back of his head "she did that right after she found out that she cheated on Derek with Peterson"
Kylie laughed loudly at this, so her mother was evil in high school, she was never so proud to be her daughter.
"Hey Kylie, could you please set the table, Rose should be here in fifteen minutes" came Derek's shout from the trailer.
"Yes Uncle Derek" Kylie bellowed back.
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"She's here" shouted Mark seeing a car pull up in front of him.
"Okay" "shouted Kylie from inside the trailer, she was helping Derek preparing the plates.
She waited until Derek went outside to greet Rose, to put every spice she found inside the lasagna piece she intended to be for Rose.
The door to the trailer creaked open and she froze in her tracks, but then Mark's voice spoke up and her body relaxed in relief.
"You've started without me" he pouted, closing the door behind him.
"Yeah, we don't exactly have time" Kylie replied not stopping for a second as she added spice after spice into the poor lasagna piece.
"You're holding it in your hands" commented Mark peering over her shoulder "she's going to eat that you know" he added disgusted
"I washed my hands" said Kylie defensively
"Okay" said Mark backing away "I'll keep watch while you do what you have to do.
After adding everything they have discussed earlier, Kylie and Mark came out with two plates in each hand to find Derek and Rose already seated and Kylie placed the "special" dish in front of Rose.
"Hey Rose, I'm glad you could join us" she said politely
"So am I" Rose smiled as if nothing ever happened at lunch.
Kylie smiled once again at Rose before heading back to the trailer to bring the salad, she got back to the table in time to hear Rose saying "you cooked this?"
"Yup, from scratch" said Derek proudly before taking the bite that has been hanging on his fork.
Both Kylie and Mark watched Rose intently as she took the first bite, they had to cough to disguise their laughter as Rose's eyes bulged out as she appeared be choking.
"So what do you think?" Derek asked once she swallowed.
The speed her face took to produce a fake smile was admirable "it's absolutely delicious"
Derek smiled broadly "and I have to say, I have outdid myself this time, it was never this good"
Kylie snorted into her food as Mark dropped his fork, making both Rose and Derek turn to face them.
"Sorry I ate too much, but I can't help it, it's so good" said Kylie quickly, again trusting Derek's ego to cover the rest.
Through the rest of the small talk that occurred, Mark managed to pull himself together, as for Kylie, stopping herself from snorting into her food again was all she could do.
After they finished dinner, Rose's fake smile seemed to be stuck, making her look even more stupid than she usually was.
"I'm gonna take these inside" said Kylie, indicating the empty plates, she couldn't contain her laughter anymore and desperately needed a way out.
"I'll give you a hand" said Mark standing up with her.
They both walked off, plates in hand, in the direction of the trailer, once inside they burst out laughing after putting the plates on the table.
Several minutes passed before they managed to calm down into chuckles
"That was too much" said Kylie, clutching the side of her stomach.
"Did you see her expression" breathed Mark, as Kylie laughed again.
"Do you think she'd get food poison?" asked Kylie as they put the dishes away.
"We're not that lucky" came the reply.
Kylie chuckled and took out four bottles of water from the mini fridge
"I think we should head back" she said turning to face Mark.
"Yeah" he sighed and opened the door for Kylie to step out.
"So Nancy" muttered Mark.
"Nancy" nodded Kylie as they reached the table.
"By the way Uncle Derek I forgot to tell you" Kylie started, taking her seat at the table "Aunt Nancy said if you didn't call her more often, she is going to be paying you another visit"
"Oh you wouldn't want that to happen" said Mark before Derek had a chance to speak "Nancy is Derek's eldest sister, she is the fiercest too" he added in explanation for Rose.
"Come on guys, she is not that bad" said Derek weakly as Rose looked from one to another.
"Not at all, she just "accidentally" stomped on your girlfriend's foot when it was sprained, causing a full break" Mark said making Kylie burst out in laughter and even Derek to chuckle a little, Rose however didn't see the humor as her eyes got to the size of dinner plates.
"Amber had her leg in the way, and Nancy happened to trip on it" defended Derek.
"Yeah right" said Mark sarcastically.
"I still think what mom did was worse" piped up Kylie
"Why, what did your mom do?" asked Rose, and Kylie was happy to hear the note of fear in her voice.
"Apparently, my mom tied Uncle Derek's girlfriend to a tree by the hair, after she found out that that slut had cheated on Uncle Derek" Kylie informed her, a slight glint in her eyes.
"Hey! Amy deserved that" Derek defended again.
"What about your other girlfriends, none of them survived except for Addison" commented Mark "Heck, they threatened to castrate me when I had first met them, and they were only eleven years old"
"I er… have to go" said Rose suddenly, and Kylie had to fight hard not to smile "it's er… getting late and er… yes" she quickly stood up and walked to her car.
"So I'll call you" Derek called as she sped off into the night.
The three of them stood there watching as her car was blocked from view when she turned the corner.
"That went well" said Mark
"At least the food was good" said Derek, and Kylie snorted once more.
While writing this I thought it was the funniest chapter yet, so tell me what you think! And thanks for littlemissaddicted for helping me out with some ideas.
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