Derek sat in his car wondering what the hell just happened, he was completely confused. He wanted to know how he had gotten in that position when his phone rang, he read the caller ID and sighed, "hello?"
"What did you do?!"
"Does is matter? Whose side are you on Jules?!" He gripped the steering wheel and then adjusted his seat.
"The right one… I know that everything has been off with you lately and I don't pretend to understand what it is, but it hasn't been easy on Shawn either. You're not the only one who was affected by this. Oh,and did you forget that she's pregnant, and ready to burst!?"
Derek groaned and rested his forehead against the steering wheel. "I know, God! She won't let me forget. Wait, that didn't come out right! Nevermind."
"And please for the love of Christ, tell me you aren't seeing Sarah behind her back!" After she didn't get a reply, she groaned, "Derek! You have got to be kidding me! What the hell is wrong with you?! Have you lost your fucking mind?!"
"Jesus Christ Julianne!" Derek hollered as she continued to yell at him. " Lord. I just wanted to talk to her about somethings."
"Derek! Do you hear yourself when you speak? Remember what happened the last time you met with her! That doesn't even matter at this point, don't you care about what she's done to your relationship with Shawn!?"
"No I don't remember!" He shouted and banged his hand on the steering wheel and scooted lower down in his seat as people stared at him. "why don't you just tell me what she did that was so horrible!"
"Go talk to Shawn! I know your still in the parking lot."
"What the hell. Are you watching me from somewhere?" He looked around the parking lot, opened the door and swung his feet out the door as he scoured the area
"No idiot. Whenever you and Shawn used to argue, you used to call me and tell me that you were still in the parking lot. Then I'd tell you to take your ass upstairs." He heard her laugh and take a deep breath. "You may not remember, but your body does. Now take your ass upstairs!"
Before he could answer her, he heard the dial tone. He sighed and hunched over. All of a sudden, he got a weird feeling and his head started reeling. A sudden rush of memories hit him. He remembered the moment he found out that Shawn was pregnant, and Sarah broke up. He looked up and smacked his forehead, "what am I doing?"
Shawn rocked in the rocking chair and rubbed her belly, "so guess what Hales, your daddy is being a big jerk." But even though he was being a big ass, she couldn't stop crying. Everyone kept calling her and asking her if she was okay, but everything was getting worse. How was she supposed to be strong if she couldn't stop crying? "Guess that's my problem Hales. I love your daddy." It was easy to pretend that she hated him, but as easy as it seemed, she could never do it.
She got up from the chair and waddled toward the bathroom across the hallway. She rinsed her face with warm water and quickly dried her face. She flipped off the light switch and walked down the hall, past the dining room and kitchen and into the living room. She walked over to the sliding door and went out on to the balcony. The sun beamed down on her and she sighed as the heat radiated against her face. She leaned against the steel railing and shifted her weight on her feet. She rolled her neck, trying to release the tension that had built up in her.
Derek unlocked the front door and walked as quietly as he could. He made his way into the foyer but stopped when his phone rang. Looking at the caller ID, he quickly answered, "I'm going to need you to stop calling me." He shifted the phone to his other hand as he wiggled out of his jacket. "Is this about Shawn? I thought we went over this, we're not doing anything wrong." He slipped his feet from in his shoes, and left them where they were, "Then why do I feel like I'm cheating?"
After about a minute of silence, he heard Sarah groan dramatically, "What's so special about her?! I'm pregnant too!" when her voice rang through the phone, he paused and thought, "I dont know what it is, but I plan on findi- remembering what it is." Before she could reply, he hung up on her and shoved his phone back into his pocket.
Derek made his way across the living room and over to the balcony. He stopped when he saw Shawn in her "barefoot and pregnant" state. He leaned in the doorway and smiled. She looked so peaceful, but he was just looking at the back of her head, so don't take his word for it. Her hair blew with the calm wind, and every once in a while, she would pass her hand through it.
After staring at her for about 5 minutes, he slowly crept up behind her and brushed her hair to the side, kissed her neck and placed his arms on either side of her. He heard her sigh and he smiled against the skin of her neck. She smiled but hid her face from him, "I hate it when you do that." He smirked and leaned toward her ear and whispered, "What? This?" he left a trail of kisses from behind her ear and to her neck.
She turned toward him and placed her hands on is chest, trying to push him away, but he held her tighter, "I'm sorry."
She rolled her eyes and kept trying to push him away, "You're always sorry."
"This time… I mean it."