"Laura, hi!" yelled Kira running towards the black Camaro that was usually driven by Derek who was mysteriously absent that Thursday.

Stiles peered in to the car, hoping to see him in the back or in the passenger seat but he was not there.

"Hey Kira, how you been?"

The girls exchanged small talk and Laura talked to her sister a bit before Cora exclaimed, "This is Stiles, Derek's boyfriend."

"Not his boyfriend, well I might be, we haven't really talked about it yet, I don't know, I would like to be his boyfriend maybe, if he wants to be, he might not want to, I don't know, don't tell him I said this," mumbled Stiles turning a bright shade of red under the glare of the infamous Laura Hale.

All the Hale siblings were gorgeous, and of course Stiles always thought Derek was the most beautiful, but Laura had something about her that made her altogether more enticing and more terrifying.

Cora had her brash and intimidating exterior. Derek was beautiful and grumpy. Laura was different, she just seemed completely in control, like a powerful but benevolent God.

Stiles had never been more scared.

"From what Cora has told me, and it's quite a lot, he definitely wants to be your boyfriend," grinned Laura from the window of her car, he squirmed as she looked him up and down before giving him a wink, "Derek hasn't said much to me about it but that's because he's so shy."

Stiles really didn't know what to say to that.

Cora said, "Oh and this is Scott."

"Hello," greeted Laura, "I've heard a lot about you too."

"Good things I hope."

"Of course," she assured, then with a mischievous look on her face Laura told them, "I've come home for my birthday this weekend and we've having a birthday meal on Saturday, you two are welcome to come."

Cora corrected, "And by welcome she means you have to come or else."

"Cora, why do you always jump straight to threatening people?" asked Laura.

"It's just how I am," shrugged Cora.

Laura insisted, "It starts at 6, see you then," then she drove away in a leaving the boys feelings bewildered and scared.

Stiles didn't know what to think but he could feel disappointment welling up inside him when he realised that he wouldn't get to see Derek today. He knew he'd see him at homecoming tomorrow but he had been building up to seeing him now all day and now he hadn't.

He stopped at Scott's for a bit to play video games and then when he got home, he was planning on calling Derek but instead his sort of boyfriend was stood there waiting for him.

"I can't stay for long," informed Derek walked straight over to him when he got out of his jeep, "But I was talking to Laura and I just wanted to make it clear that I do definitely want to be your boyfriend if you don't think we're moving too fast."

Stiles babbled, "I know we've only been dating for like a week but we've been flirting for at least three so I think we're moving only slightly too fast and I'm completely fine with it, more than fine with it actually, like really really fine with it."

Derek laughed and kissed him. Stiles' back was pushed up against the side of his jeep as Derek leaned into him. Every time they kissed Stiles didn't know how it could ever get better but it did, every time.

He wasn't lying when he said he couldn't stay long, after kissing his boyfriend for a good five minutes Derek left him, promising to call him later.

"Bye boyfriend!"

"Bye."