Hey guys! Sorry for the long wait. But, thanks for sticking around, really! And I look forward to talking to you amazing people! Enjoy sweetpeas! Be fair warned this chapter might possibly (definitely) be awful. It's going to be short. But, I promise promise promise to make the next one really long to make up for the lost time and this chapter. Also thanks for telling me I updated the wrong chapter. Silly me. Tomorrow I'll start writing as soon as I get home, okay? Just don't leave.
Ch9
It's been two days since Stiles was taken away. Two awful, painful, lonely days. Derek thought.
"What do you think we should do, Audrey?" Derek asked. "Well, this is a tough situation. You're going to have to prove to the judge that you're capable of taking care of a small child." Audrey stated. "He isn't just going to hand him over because you claim to be Stiles' father. Kate and Gerard are going to put up one hell of a fight."
"Promise I'll get him back. Promise me, I really need this Audrey." Derek begged. "I want to promise you, darling. But, I can't." Audrey sighed. Derek groaned and lied his head down on the table. "I'll set up a court date and see where we can go from there. But, do NOT call Gerard or Kate or anybody in association with them. Got it?" She asked. "Got it." Derek said. "Good." Audrey smiled.
"It's late, get some sleep; I'll make some phone calls in the morning. Leave it all to me." Audrey soothed. Audrey leaned down and kissed Derek good-night. She walked herself out and left Derek to calm down a little bit.
Derek glanced at the clock and it read 12:30 am. He sighed and made his way up to his bedroom. Derek threw his clothes to the side not caring where they landed. Crawling into bed Derek immediately noticed the emptiness. Derek felt cold without Stiles curling up next to him. "God, this is going to be one. long. night." Derek thought out loud. Staring at the ceiling blankly; Derek didn't feel a hint of sleepiness tugging at his eyes.
He reached for his phone. He knew looking at the pictures from earlier that week would only depress him more. He didn't care; he just wanted to see Stiles. All he could think about was the look on Stiles' face as he was being torn from his arms. It was causing Derek such pain.
It took a while but Derek finally fell asleep.
"Derek! You came back for me! You didn't forget about me!" Stiles smiled. "Of course Stiles how could I forget about you?" Derek asked. "I'm so glad you came back. I really missed you, Derek. I missed you so much!" Stiles cried. "Hey buddy, it's alright don't cry. I'm here now." Derek whispered. Stiles ran to Derek and jumped into his arms. "Please don't ever leave again, okay?" Stiles sniffled. "Never." Derek smiled into Stiles' small body. "I promise."
Derek woke up to his phone ringing. "Fuck." Audrey's name glowed on his screen and he rushed to answer. "Hello?" He fumbled with the buttons. "Hey, good news. I called the court house and they said they'd take our case as early as they could. So, keep tomorrow evening free." Audrey said. "Oh, thank you so, so much Audrey. I honestly don't know where I'd be without you." Derek stated. "Lost." She replied. "You have no idea." Derek sighed. "Today is going to be a long day. So tonight I want you to meet me at my place and we can talk everything over. I'll ask you some questions and then you'll be all set." Audrey promised. "Thank you so much. I'll come by at six." Derek said. "See you then." Audrey chirped.
Derek saw that it was already two in the afternoon. Where did the day go? He thought. Derek decided to call his father. Maybe, things would be different. The phone rang three times before his father answered. "Derek." He answered. "Hi dad." Derek replied. "What did you mess up this time?" His father asked. "I didn't, I swear. Kate took Stiles away from me and tomorrow I'm going to court to get him back. It would mean a lot if you came." Derek said. There was a long silence on the other line. His father sighed, "Derek, don't try and get that kid back. He belongs with his mother. You think that you can take care of him but you can't." "Dad, I can. Really. Just please. Come." Derek pleaded. Once again there was silence on the other line; his dad had hung up on him. Derek growled in frustration and threw his phone. Just once, I want my dad to be there for me. That's why I have to be there for Stiles. He thought.
"Mr. Hale. What makes you believe you would be a good care taker for this young child?" Audrey asked mimicking the judge. "Well, I am his father but, I do have an apartment big enough for him, I already have him enrolled in school, I have the money to pay for food, clothes, toys, books, and whatever else it is he needs." Derek stated. "So you say." Audrey said in a deep voice. "Let me ask, Kate what she thinks. Kate?" "Okay I'll pretend to be Kate." Derek said. He cleared his throat and put on a high pitched voice, "Derek is a no good, sneaky, liar. He can't do anything right. That's why I never gave him his child in the first place. He's a low life and can barely take care of himself." Audrey continued to pretend to be the judge, "Really, is that why you dropped him off at Derek's apartment?" Audrey asked. "I-uh-I-," Derek stammered. "So it is settled, Derek I am giving you rightful custody of Stiles Hale." Audrey finished.
Audrey and Derek both began to cheer. "I think we're gonna do great tomorrow." Audrey smiled. "That's because I've got you." Derek winked. Audrey's face turned a bright red and Derek pulled her in close. "You're so pretty when you blush." Derek whispered in her ear. "You're making it worse." Audrey whined, trying to hide her face in Derek's neck. Derek pulled her off of him and kissed her neck. Audrey shook with chills and Derek did it again. Adrenaline coursing through his body, he wasn't all that sure he knew what he was doing. He kissed a trail down her neck and then back up to her lips.
Derek pushed Audrey into a corner and pinned her hands above her head. Kissing her passionately he could feel the tent forming in his pants. Audrey let out a small moan. He was just about to lift her shirt over her head when the phone rang. Derek smiled in defeat and Audrey giggled. She made her way over to the phone and answered.
She looked over at Derek and said it was Kate's lawyer, Danny Mahealani. "He was just checking in to see if we had everything ready for tomorrow." Audrey informed him. "Oh." Derek said plainly. "It's getting late and we need to get some sleep for tomorrow. I had a wonderful time playing judge with you. Let's hope we never have to do it again." Audrey smiled. "Night, Audrey." Derek grinned. "Night, I'll see you tomorrow." Audrey said.
Derek let himself out and began the lengthy walk home by himself. "I wish Stiles was here to keep me company and talk about nothing for the whole walk home." Derek sighed.