Chap.12 Warning
«Mom, do you know which library Penelope works in? » Derek asked two days later.
Fran sipped a bit of her coffee.
"The one downtown, why?"
"hem, I want to pay her a visit."
"You should call her before, she may be busy."
"Yeah right."
"Derek?"
"Yes mom?"
"Don't break her heart."
"Mom, I don't think about her like that."
"Mom and how do you think about her?" she asked doubtfully.
"Like a friend mom. Like a friend."
He rolled his eyes and went upstairs.
Fran shook her head and kept on sipping her coffee.
"You have reached Penelope Garcia voicemail, please leave a message after the bip."
Derek left a message.
"Hem, Penelope it's me Derek. You should be busy. I wondered if you had some time to have lunch with me today. Call me."
He grabbed his jacket and headed downstairs.
"Did you call her?"
"Mom."
"Baby, I love Penelope, I consider her like one of my daughters so please don't toy with her."
"Is it what you really think of me? That I want to play with her? I'm disappointed…"
"Derek I'm sorry…there's so much more in that person that you'll ever know."
"Mom, I know that. It's just that she warms my heart. I'm not thinking about her sexually. I just want to know her, to be her friend."
"Baby, I'm sorry… it's just, you're not a commitment guy and Penelope is still…"
"Still what?"
"Nothing."
"Why are you talking about love? Do you think that she thinks about me like that?"
"No! I don't know. Listen forgets about what I said."
"Mom, you know that what happened affects my relationships but I promise you that I won't hurt her or make her believe something I don't feel."
"I didn't want to hurt you; I just don't want any of you to be hurt."
"I understand, don't worry."
"You're going to see her?"
"No finally, I'll stay home. Don't worry!" He said heading upstairs.
Fran sighed.
"I'm sorry baby. Your heart doesn't understand now, but Penelope isn't ready for that right now. She's been through too much." She whispered.
Derek threw his jacket on the bed.
He was frustrated and hurt. Why his mother has to think so little of him? She loved him yes but she disliked his ways with women. She joked about it but really wanted him to settle down.
He wanted so bad to please her, but he didn't know how to let his guard down. How to think about a woman as someone he could trust for life. Deep inside of him, he knew that the blond woman he had met several months ago had the key for that. He would be friend with her despite what his mother say.