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I DO NOT OWN LIFE WITH DEREK OR THE CHARACTERS.

Music Credit: "Over And Over" by Three Days Grace, "Cold" by Crossfade

Chapter Three:

I looked over at Derek.

"Are you ready to do this?" I asked him. He smirked.

"You know it; I was born ready. Let's kick some ass Liz." He said. He bumped fists and took off running, chasing after everyone on the opposing laser tag team. I laughed as I ran up behind an unsuspecting man, dressed in a suit. Definitely the wrong attire for getting down and dirty. I let him have it, and snuck past him, looking for Derek.

I let out a small squeal when I was grabbed from behind and pinned to the nearest wall. What the fuck? I looked up, expecting to see Derek and his sexy smirk. I was taken aback when I saw someone else with a finger held up to his mouth. He pointed over at a swarm of players on the other team, facing the other way, oblivious to the fact that we were standing feet behind them. Whoever this mystery man is, he saved me from getting my ass handed to me by the opposing team.

"Though it's not how I normally do this, you wanna team up on this one?" He asked me in a hushed whisper.

"Yeah, sounds good. Thanks." I told him, with a small, curt nod. He offered me a brief smile. He turned around and we ran past the other team, shooting as we went. They never even saw up. Oh yeah, bad ass.

We continued the rest of the game this way. Every time I saw Derek, he was hauling off kicking ass, holding his own.

Finally, the round ended and the lights turned on. I wiped a bit of sweat off of my forehead and smiled at my unlikely partner.

"Hey, thanks for saving me back there. I'm Lizzie." I told him, offering my hand. He shook it and smiled.

"Duke, and it's no problem. We made a good team." He said. I nodded, agreeing.

"Give it up for the Blue Team!" The laser tag employee announced. My smile broadened.

"Fuck yes!" I exclaimed. Duke laughed.

"We beasted; no doubt." He agreed. I felt an arm wrap around my waist.

"We killed it Liz." Derek said, smirking. I nodded. "You hungry? I could get you something to eat." He offered, keeping his voice reasonably low, but still within earshot.

"Yeah, sounds good." I told him, glancing up at his barely sweaty face. We turned and started to walk away. I looked back at Duke. "It was awesome teaming with you." I called to him. He nodded.

"See you around. Maybe we can do it again." He said with a wink and charming smirk. I chuckled and nodded. Derek walked me to the car after we turned in our laser gear.

"I don't like the way that tool looked at you." He said, offhandedly. I looked at him quizzically. He shrugged.

"You'll get over it, eventually; I'm sure." I told him. He shot me a playful glare. He took out his cell phone and called in a pizza. We reached the pizza joint and I moved to take off my seat-belt, but Derek reached over to stop me.

"Keep it on. I'll grab it and be right out." He told me with a mischievous glint in his eyes. I looked at him, suspiciously.

"What are you up to Derek?" I asked him. He just smirked and said nothing. I sighed as we went to get our food. I flipped through his radio stations and found something decent and left it on.

'I feel it every day; it's all the same.
It brings me down, but I'm the one to blame.
I've tried everything, to get away.
So, here I go again... chasing you down again.
Why do I do this?

Over and over...
Over and over, I fall for you.
Over and over...
Over and over, I try not to.'

I cringed at the lyrics and changed it. I looked up and saw Derek walking towards the car with a pizza, a two-liter and some cups. He put the food in the backseat and got in.

"Where are we going?" I asked him, out of curiosity. If we were going home, he wouldn't have thought to grab cups.

"It's a surprise." He said.

"But…" I started to say. He shook his head.

"It's a secret. No more talking until we get there. Shut up and listen to the music Lizzie." He told me with mock seriousness. He cranked up the music and drove.

'Looking back at me, I see that I never really got it right.
I never stopped to think of you.
I'm always wrapped up in things I cannot win.
You are the antidote that gets me by.
Something strong like a drug, that gets me high.

What I really meant to say is, 'I'm sorry for the way I am.
I never meant to be so cold.''

Derek finally pulled off into a vacant park. I used to come here with Edwin and we'd pick out constellations. I helped Derek take the food out of the car. He grabbed a few blankets and sweatshirts of out the trunk.

"Figured you might be up for some stargazing later," he admitted. I smiled at him.

"You know it." I told him. We started eating and talking. Eventually we started talking about what happened at laser tag.

"I'm glad you came tonight, Lizzie." He told me. I smiled at him.

"Why me?" I asked him. He raised his eyebrows. "Don't play dumb. You could've gotten Ed to go with you in a heartbeat." I told him. He chuckled.

"I like spending time with you. I wanted you to myself, tonight." He told me. I bit down on my lip. I didn't expect that much honesty.

"Why is that?" I asked him, quietly. I shifted, starting to get cold. The blanket we were sitting on made it warmer, but the breeze was starting to make it a little chilly. Derek handed me one of the sweatshirts, and put one on him. He moved closer to me, and put an arm around my shoulders, hugging me to him.

"I think you know why." He whispered.

"And if I don't?" I asked him. He ran his tongue gently on my ear, tracing it. I shivered for a completely different reason. He started kissing my neck. Oh God. I let out a small moan. "Derek," I said quietly.

He moved his arms off of my shoulders and moved his face back. I became briefly aware that the sun had set, and no one else could see us out here.

Derek reached over and put a hand on each of my thighs, and moved me onto his lap. I straddled him and wiggled, getting comfortable. I let out an audible moan. He moved his face forward and moved his mouth against mine. I kissed him back. He ran his tongue along my bottom lip, seeking entrance. I opened my mouth for him, wanting more.

My phone went off and we both jumped apart. I hastily dug it out of my pocket and saw a text from George. He just wanted to let us know that he left the back door unlocked for us.

Derek laughed, reading the text. His smirk grew as he looked at me.

"Where were we?" He asked.

Author's Note: Alright guys! I made this chapter longer for you! I'll have a new chapter up soon-ish. I think I know where I'm going to go with this….. With the next chapter, anyways! :D

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