I DO NOT OWN LIFE WITH DEREK OR THE CHARACTERS.
Chapter Seventeen/Epilogue:
It's been about a year since Derek and I got together, officially. Clay and I are best friends, despite the dating drama that we went through. He's been surprisingly great with Derek, too. I still can't believe they hit it off.
Trying to keep our relationship from our parents proved to be impossible. Mom and George walked in on us kissing goodbye one day – needless to say, shit hit the fan. Slowly, very slowly, they came around. We're not related by blood, and that was the big seller. They realized that being together is what had been making us so happy the past few months. Casey was a big help calming down the parental front.
Being together in public, still takes some getting used to. I start university in a couple of months, so we'll see how that goes. Derek talked about sharing a place together. I'm nervous, but we've lived together before. The only difference is we'll be the only ones living there.
Marti swears up and down that we'll get married some day. As for our relationship, we're taking it about as slow as we can muster while keeping our hands on each other. We slept together as soon as we got together. We've definitely slowed that down. The idea of getting down and dirty while our family is clustered downstairs is definitely a turn off.
"Z where's your head at?" Derek asked me, pulling me onto his lap. I blinked and smiled.
"I'm just thinking about everything that's happened this past year." I told him.
"Do you regret it?"
"Not a chance," I pressed my mouth to his.
"I love you." He whispered.
"Not as much as I love you."
A/N: Thanks for sticking with me. It's FINALLY finished. I tried to wrap everything up. :)
-Anneryn