Chapter 2 – A new Pup in the Fold:
Damion was in the under lair at the Wolf Lair poring over various tombs and books. He sighed and lent back in his chair, Stiles was in the library and walked out when he heard Damion. "What's up?" He asked.
"I've got the spell worked out that can combine and impregnate Melissa; I've even got the part worked out that will remove the problem about pregnancy from my side of the Wolf family tree. I'm just not sure how to protect Melissa from the dominant Werewolf-ism that would come with carrying Derek's and my child. I don't want to turn her into a Werewolf, but most pregnancies that I know of in the wolf world the mother is either mostly turned or turned when it starts." He rubbed his face and sighed again.
Stiles came over and looked at the various notes and sigils that Damion had been taking. "What about if you up Melissa's immune factor to remove the Werewolf streak wait that would remove the pregnancy... But I've got it, why not use the amniotic barrier to screen out the wolf factor and keep Melissa safe that way!"
Damion looked and Stiles and jumped up, he grabbed him and kissed him on the lips. "You're a Genius Stiles, a grade A genius!" He swung him around and sprinted for the lift.
Danny came out of the practice area with a towel round his neck. "Do I need to start worrying about you playing the field?" He asked with a grin.
Stiles was straightening himself up and replied with an air of mock superiority. "Everyone wants a piece of me, what can I say I'm in demand"
Danny came over and took Stiles by the waist. "You've got that right." He said before nuzzling Stiles neck much to his mate's pleasure.
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Damion rode the lift to the surface and sprinted for his car, waving quickly to Lydia who was in the Living room. Reaching the Veyron he climbed in and started to gun the engine heading for home at the Hale House. The in car phone went and Derek's name and a picture of him scowling while wearing anime wolf ears from last Halloween that Stiles had forced on his head came up. "You are remembering that the Social services person is coming today to give us the last vetting visit." He asked.
Damion cursed and said "No, I thought that was tomorrow. But I'm on my way home now. Stiles gave me an idea how to finish of the spell for Operation Bun in the Oven."
Melissa's voice came on the phone. "I'm not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing. I'm still not sure Stiles knowing magic is a good thing or a bad thing either considering the fires he caused when he was younger."
Damion rolled his eyes that Derek hadn't mentioned he was on speaker phone, but was glad Melissa was over as she could help keep Derek from snapping if the interview wasn't going well. Ever since they had started discussing the surrogate scheme and adoption Melissa had spent more time over at the Hale house. If everything went successfully the idea was for her to move into the house as well so the family could be together to raise the Children. It would also mean that Scott and Allison would get Melissa's house as their family home and idea that appealed to both Scott and his Mother.
Mrs Wayne the Social work case worker was a stickler for everything to be done right. It hadn't been easy to show that they would be ideal parent even with everything they had done to help the local sheltered accommodations or maybe it was due to that that she wanted every T crossed and I dotted. This was to be the last visit and if everything went Ok then the adoption process would sanctioned and they would take guardian ship of the little boy.
It had been love at first sight for both Derek and Damion, his name was Andrew and when his mother couldn't look after him, his Grandparents had been left to take care of him but after a serious accident that had taken their lives, Andrew was left with no one to care for him. No one knew who the father was and the mother had overdosed not long after she had given birth to him.
Andrew was five years old and had a slightly under nourished look to him that no amount of feeding seemed to be able to get rid of. He had black hair and green eyes, and looked like a mini Derek right down to the scowl he wore. The first time they had seen him he had kicked Derek in the shins and scowled at Damion and they knew right there and then that he was perfect.
Damion looked at the clock and saw that it was five to three, the meeting was scheduled at three and he still had five minutes to get to the Hale house. Hoping that Stiles Dad was not patrolling today he floored the accelerator. The Veyron answered the call and growled deeply to itself as it ate the miles up. He rounded the turn to the Hale house and started up the drive catching site of another car heading towards the turning as well, his wolf enhanced eyes saw it was Mrs Wayne car and she seemed to be talking to someone, which was odd the interviews normally were just with Mrs Wayne. He had about two minutes to get in and not look like he had just arrived. Silently thanking his wolf reflexes he skidded the car into its normal parking spot, turned off the ignition closed the door and ran for the house at full wolf speed. Stripping of his jacket he dumped his keys on the dish in the hallway, Derek stood scowling in the Living room arms crossed while Melissa sipped from a cup of tea and fought to control her laughter at the pair.
"Honestly you get absent minded over this..." Derek started.
Damion held up his hand to for stall the berating from Derek. "Chew me out later hon. okay, I saw Mrs Wayne about a minute behind me. Good thing the trees blocked her view of my not so sedate arrival." Damion took a deep breath to catch his breath and cursed silently when he got a nose full of Paint Fumes.
Derek had gone slightly off the deep end when it looked like everything would go through with the adoption. Andrews's room had been painted five times now until it met with his approval. Scott and Jackson had borne the brunt of the decorating duties and Derek's exacting standards much to Scott and Jacksons whining. After all as Derek put it why have a Pack and paint yourself, but to be fair he had helped with the McCall Nursery, though more than one mobile had had to be removed from the plaster.
For now the room was done out it racing cars and robots and had a big red sports car for a bed. When they had gone toy shopping to kit it out Allison, Lydia, Danny and Damion had found Scott, Jackson, Derek and Stiles playing with the toys to 'test them for suitability'. Pride of place on Drew's bed was a stuffed wolf that he had said he liked on one of the outings to the Zoo.
There was a knock at the door and Damion being the closet to it went and opened it, Mrs Wayne stood there looking very severe, and a small figure was tucked behind her legs. "Mrs Wayne... Drew?" He said in some confusion.
Mrs Wayne smiled and entered when he invited her in with some confusion written on his face. He shot Derek a look, which was also as equality unsure of what was going on. Mrs Wayne and Drew went into the Living room and sat on the Couch. Damion offered her tea and Derek went to get a juice for Drew. "Mrs Wayne, I knew we had a meeting today, but we didn't expect Drew or we would have had something planned for him." He said.
Sipping her tea while Derek handed Drew a juice box, Mrs Wayne then said. "Well I have good news for you in that case. After reviewing the home visits previously and meeting with the referees, Mrs McCall, the Sheriff and Dr Deacon. As well as reviewing the testimony supplied by the councillors and the charity organisations that you run. It has been decided as of today the tenth of June, that Andrew will be placed in full care under the Guardian ship of Derek and Damion Magus Hale. Congratulations, it's a boy." She reached into her ever present briefcase and pulled out the adoption papers which she and Melissa acted as witness to the signing off.
Drew sat quietly drinking from his juice box, Damion notice this and nudged Derek, they both went over to him and hunkered down to his eye level. Mrs Wayne saw this and exchanged a smile with Melissa. "What's up little man? You do want to still live with us don't you?" Derek asked in a soft voice.
Drew nodded his head but was worrying his lower lip. "You can tell us, were here for you." Damion added.
Drew looked at them from behind his fringe and in a low, almost silent voice he said "Uh huh, but what if you go away like Grammy and Grandpa... and Phersons..."
Damion felt his heart break at the pain in that voice and he could feel Derek's doing the same as well. "Drew, I promise you this on my life that I will always be here for you no matter what, and if I can help it nothing will ever, ever take me or Derek away from you no matter what happens." He could feel Derek nodding next to him, Drew still looked unsure.
Derek held out his hand to Drew and said "Do you remember the Wolfs from the zoo?" Drew nodded. "Do you remember when you asked why they were together what I told you?"
Drew nodded again. "You said they are Pack, and Pack means family. That they do anything for each other no matter what." He said quietly.
Derek placed his hand in Damion's both palms facing up. "This means you're our Pack now, you're our family and no matter what we will do anything for you and always be there for you. You are our Pup and we love you."
Mrs Wayne and Melissa both stood with bated breaths hoping that the hands of family that were being held out to Drew would be taken. Slowly he reached out his little hand and placed it on top of the other two, Damion leaned forward and scooped him up into his arms, and Derek embraced both of them. Tears were in all three's eyes.
Melissa sniffed and Mrs Wayne cleared her throat. "This is why I knew you were the right men for this. There will be some follow up visits, but I think that there shouldn't be any problems. I'll take these copies to the adoption agency and let this new Family get settled." She smiled again and making her goodbyes left the new family to bond.
Melissa left shortly after it as well saying that she needed to go see Scott and Allison, from the moist eyes and signs of a few tears they betted that Scott was in for an evening of hugs and baby pictures getting brought out.
Later on that evening Drew was finally asleep in his bed, the cuddly wolf now called Fang securely tucked under one arm. Damion sat on a chair in the bedroom with Derek next to him on the floor. Damion idle made swirling motions with his fingers on Derek's neck and he could feel Derek leaning into it. Softly so not to wake drew he said "I don't want to leave him alone. I could sit here all night and just watch him sleep."
Derek nodded "Me too." He replied.
After a few minutes Derek tapped him on the foot they both, as quietly as wolves, got up and slipped out the room, only pausing to set a night light on next to the door and one in the hallway, and to turn off the lights. They had only been in bed for half an hour when a little figure with a cuddly wolf appeared at the door.
"Drew, are you Okay?" Derek asked concerned.
Drew looked at him a little worried look on his features. "I woked up and got scared."
Damion said "I think I know what might help." He pulled the covers back and patted to the space between himself and Derek. Derek smiled and did the same; Drew ran forward and leapt onto the bed. Snuggling down between the two men, he got himself and his wolf comfy and Damion tucked him in. "We can work on the beds thing another time."
Derek shook his head and smiled. "He's got your wrapped around his little finger." He said.
Drew falling asleep sighed happily. "Night, night Daddy Derek, Daddy Damion" he mumbled.
Damion just looked at Derek who looked like his heart had just melted again and said to Derek "And you're not." Leaning down he kissed Drew on the forehead and whispered "Night Pup, sleep tight, run in the dream Forrest of your night."
Derek looked lovingly at both Drew and Damion and kissed Drew on the forehead as well. "Night Pup..."
Within minutes there was contented little sighs from Drew as he slipped deeper into sleep. Derek and Damion snuggled down and linked hands both watching Drew sleep until they too fell asleep.