Guess Who's Coming to Dinner - Chapter 20

~A Teen Wolf fan-fiction collaboration between Miss E Charlotte and Sage Londyn~

It was late evening and Avery had been at Allison's house since school got out; they had been working on their economics project together.

"Finally!" Allison exclaimed as she looked back over their papers.

They ordered a pizza and they were eating and talking about school and life. Avery was happy to have someone to talk to finally, she and Teagan still hadn't spoken.

"What are we talking about? Boys?" Allison's aunt Kate said as she joined the girls in Allison's bedroom.

"Avery, this is my Aunt Kate… she's more like my sister instead of my aunt though. And Kate, this is my friend Avery." Allison introduced them.

"It's nice to meet you." Avery said with a friendly smile.

"You too, sweetie." Kate responded as she joined them on the bed and picked up a slice of pizza.

The three of them talked and laughed for quite a while before Kate said, "So Avery, I know Allison's got Scott. Are you seeing anyone?"

"Oh, umm… not at the moment." Avery said. She really liked Kate Argent but she knew Allison came from a family of hunters.

"I find that hard to believe, you're a total knockout." Kate said as she took a bite of her pizza.

"I'm not really interested in anyone at school." Avery continued.

"Avery's not interested in high schoolers." Allison said smiling at her, she loved having these talks with her aunt and Avery was fitting right in with them.

Avery took a deep breath and smiled, hoping Allison would stop it.

"Dating up in age, huh?" Kate asked the teenager.

Avery nodded.

"Well don't hold out on the details, who's the lucky guy? Anyone I might know?" Kate asked her.

"Probably not." Avery said.

"His name is Derek." Allison said.

Avery's light brown eyes widened as she looked down to the bed, she couldn't believe Allison was telling her family that she was dating a werewolf.

Of course, Allison didn't know about her family being hunters, or werewolves.

"Derek, huh?" Kate asked, turning her full attention to Avery.

"Yeah." She said nodding.

"What's his last name?" Kate continued to pry.

"Hale." Avery admitted, she was starting to feel like she might be able to trust Allison's aunt.

Kate could barely hide the shocked look on her face.

Quickly changing the subject Avery said, "So Allison, how are things with Scott?"

It was close to an hour later when Avery decided to head home as she walked out of the front door and towards her car she turned when she heard the garage door open.

"Avery." Kate said as she started walking towards her.

"Yeah?" Avery asked.

Kate had a plan, if Avery was close to Derek than she could keep tabs on him through her.

And if it came down to it, she could use Avery's life as a threat to get the information about the alpha she wanted out of Derek.

"You're not very good at hiding things." Kate said with a knowing smile.

She'd decided to befriend the teenager.

"Excuse me?" Avery asked confused.

"You know what he is, don't you?" Kate asked her as she looked around the dark front yard.

Avery swallowed hard.

"You about jumped out of your skin when Allison told me, so I'm guessing you know about my family too." Kate pieced it together.

Kate watched as all the color drained from Avery's face.

"Sweetie, don't look so upset. We hunters live by a code, and we don't kill someone just because of what they are. And we have no proof that Derek has killed anyone." Kate lied.

She hardly ever lived by the code, she did whatever was necessary to get the job done; no matter who got hurt, or died in the process.

"I'm sorry I don't mean to judge, it's just not too long ago I almost lost Derek." She said quietly.

"You really like him, huh?" Kate asked, amused at her.

"A lot." Avery agreed.

"Is something wrong?" Kate asked as a look of sadness spread over Avery's face.

"It's just… I'd normally be telling my best friend all about this, but we're not speaking right now." Avery said.

"That's a shame, what happened?" Kate asked, trying to get the girl to open up as much as possible to her.

If she could gain Avery's trust she could get information from her, and Kate was pretty sure if they were to follow Avery she'd lead them straight to Derek.

"She saw Derek shift." Avery said.

Normally she'd never tell anyone this, but Kate said they lived by a code and she already knew about Derek.

Avery had felt so alone since the night of the video store attack. She could talk to Allison but not about anything werewolf related because her family hadn't told her yet.

"Yeah, that might definitely put a cramp in a friendship." Kate agreed.

"I know we don't know each other that well, and it might be kind of weird with me being Allison's aunt, but it's pretty obvious that you don't have anyone to talk to. I already know about this werewolf stuff, so you ever need to talk or anything. I'm a really good listener." Kate offered, smiling at her.

"Thanks." Avery said as she opened her car door.

"Maybe we could get lunch or something this week." Kate offered. Now that she had Avery in her sights, she didn't intend on letting the girl slip away.

"That sounds great." Avery agreed with a smile.

Kate stood in the driveway and waved to Avery as she left.

Once the teenager was out of sight, Kate let out a small laugh.

After what had happened to Derek's family 6 years ago, she thought it would be incredibly hard to find him in town. But now she was already making fast friends with his current girlfriend.

~()~

After the panic attack in the library Jackson offered to take her home which she gladly accepted.

She felt like she could honestly sleep for hours, which actually might not be a bad thing since she had not been getting much sleep lately.

With that thought in mind, she rested her head against the window as Jackson drove down the road toward her house. He kept glancing between the road and her, wanting to keep an eye on her.

When he saw her resting her head, he reached out to grab one of her hands that was resting on her leg, wanting her to know that he was right there beside her.

A few minutes later, he pulled his car into her driveway and shut the car off. After exiting the car he jogged over to her side as she opened the door then helped her out of the car. As soon as her feet touched the ground, he leaned forward to pick her up, holding her in his arms.

"Jackson! What are you doing?" Teagan asked surprised when he picked her up, "I can walk on my own you know."

"Just let me do this." Jackson pleaded with her. After not being able to help her during the panic attack he needed to do something for her.

"Ok. If you must." Teagan said with a chuckle as she pressed her lips against his for a quick kiss then rested her head on his shoulder.

Jackson smiled as he held her tight and walked toward the front door. As soon as he walked into the house Aspen began to circle around his feet and bark happily, causing them to laugh.

"Ok, put me down." Teagan said as she kick her legs, "I need to take him out."

Jackson shook his head, "I'll take him out, you go rest."

"You sure?" Teagan asked him, as she picked up Aspen's leash.

"Yes, now get upstairs." Jackson said, as he took the leash from her hands.

She smiled to thank him then walked up a few stairs as he clipped the leash onto Aspen's collar and turned to open the door.

Before he could open it, she turned back around, "I got to say it's a pretty big turn on when you take control like this."

"You like that huh?" Jackson said with a grin as he walked over toward the stairs until the two were face to face.

"Mm-hm. It's very hot." Teagan said quietly as she wrapped her arms around his neck.

Jackson leaned forward to kiss her but before his lips could touch hers Aspen barked and pulled back on the leash, pulling Jackson away from her.

"I guess he's the one in control now." Teagan joked as she chuckled at Aspen pulling Jackson toward the door.

"I let him think that he is, makes him feel powerful." Jackson joked back.

"Uh-huh, sure." Teagan said with a laugh.

Jackson winked at her with a smile on his face as he opened the door and walked outside with Aspen. She smiled happily then turned around to jog up the stairs into her bedroom.

She glanced over at her bed and suddenly felt drained, but first she wanted to take a hot, relaxing shower before taking a nap before the parent/teacher conference that night.

After getting undressed, she stepped into the shower and threw her head back, letting the warm water rain down her body. The water was doing a great job at loosening her stiff muscles, she just wished it could also wash away all the bad memories from that night at the movie store but unfortunately that memory would never leave her.

She stayed under the hot water a little longer then after washing off she turned off the water and stepped out. She threw on a pair of pajama shorts and a tank top then walked back into her bedroom rubbing a towel through her wet hair.

She came to a stop and smiled when she saw Jackson lying in the middle of her bed, propped up against the headboard with Aspen stretch out beside him with his head resting in Jackson's lap as he petted the dog. Both boy and dog had their eyes closed as they rested. She seriously wished she had a camera.

"Now where am I supposed to lay?" Teagan asked, as she folded her arms across her chest.

"Right here." Jackson said without opening his eyes, as he patted the empty space on the other side.

She continued to smile as she dropped the towel in the hamper then made her way over toward the bed. She pulled back the comforter the best she could since Jackson was laying on top of it, then laid down in the bed, curling up beside him and resting her head on his chest.

Jackson cracked an eye open to look down at her as he asked, "feeling better?"

"Mm-hm." Teagan mumbled. She had not felt this relaxed in a while and she knew it was all thanks to Jackson. Just having him beside her and listening to his heart beat had a calming effect on her.

Jackson knew he should let her rest, things had been very emotional for her lately, but there was something nagging at the back of his mind and he had to know.

"What did Lahey mean earlier?" Jackson asked her.

"What?" Teagan asked confused, as she raised her head to look at him.

"He said that wasn't your first panic attack." Jackson said, trying to keep his jealousy at bay.

"He's right. It wasn't my first one, I had another one before." Teagan answered.

Before she could continue to explain, Jackson lowered his eyebrows in anger, "When? Why didn't you tell me? Why did I have to find out about it from Lahey of all people?"

"It's not like I was trying to keep it from you." Teagan answered, as she rose up a little to look at him, "It was the first day of school. We weren't exactly on good terms then."

Jackson felt some of his anger melt away and felt guilt as he remembered how he treated her when she first moved back. He knew it wasn't really her fault back then for moving, but he guessed he still felt a little bitter at losing her.

Then as much as he was happy to hear about her coming back, he wasn't very sure how to handle it and ended up handling it the wrong way.

"Don't do that." Teagan said softly when she saw the look on his face.

"Don't do what?" Jackson asked confused.

"Don't beat yourself up over the way you acted." Teagan said, "Yes it's true you were a jerk and you made me feel pretty much every emotion possible but I get that you were angry with me. We broke up, you moved on and then I came back and messed your life up."

"You never messed anything up." Jackson said, as he placed a hand on the side of her face, "And I never fully moved on after you. It was always going to be you Teagan, anyone else was just a stand in."

She smiled at his words as she leaned into his touch. She lowered her head to kiss his wrist and left her lips against his skin as she said, "I never moved on after you either."

She raised her head to look at him as she shyly admitted, "I've never been with anyone else but you. It was also just you for me too Jackson."

Jackson looked at her surprised, he always imagined she had found someone new when she moved, which was why she didn't keep in touch. That fact was the only thing that made him feel justified in dating her best friend.

"You didn't date anyone?" Jackson asked.

After she shook her head 'no' to answer he said, "I always thought you met someone and that's why you stopped calling or writing."

"I stopped because it was too hard. Every time I heard your voice it was like my heart was breaking all over again. It killed me not being with you Jackson." Teagan admitted.

Jackson thought about what she said, then when a thought hit him he said, "So if you didn't do anything with anyone, that means..."

Teagan lowered her head and blushed before interrupting with a small chuckle, "Yep. That's means you are my one and only."

"Wow." Jackson said in shock.

She raised her head to look at him as she realized this was her chance. Her chance to open up and explain her fears like Avery suggested days ago. She felt a small pain in her heart when she thought about her best friend, then pushed it aside as she quietly admitted, "That's why I always stop things between us before they get too far."

"What?" Jackson asked confused.

"You're the only guy I have been with Jackson, but I know I'm not your only one and I also know I'm no Lydia." Teagan explained.

Lydia and even Avery had always been more experienced in sex than her. Through the years of talking to Avery and hearing about her sexcapades as well as the things she had learned from Lydia, she knew there was no way she could compete with his ex-girlfriend.

"No, you are not Lydia." Jackson said, agreeing with her then added when she shot him a heartbroken look, "I don't mean it that way. I mean I'm glad you are nothing like Lydia. She's the complete opposite of you and that's why..."

"That's why you dated her." Teagan finished for him, understanding what he was saying.

Jackson nodded his head then said, "Being with someone who was nowhere even close to being like you was the only way to keep you off of my mind or at least that was my plan, but it didn't work cause no matter what, you were always there, T."

"You sure know how to sweet talk a girl." Teagan said, as she smiled at him.

"You like that huh?" Jackson asked with a grin as he leaned forward to softly kiss her lips, "And that's not even the good stuff."

"Oh there's more stuff?" Teagan asked, smiling.

Jackson nodded his head as he pulled the comforter back to lay his hands on her hips before pulling her down to lay flat on her back on the bed. She bit her bottom lip and watched as he pulled off the t-shirt he was wearing before laying down on top of her. She ran her hands up and down his bare back as he began to nibble on her neck.

"Aspen, out." Teagan breathed out before Jackson turned her face toward his and captured her lips for a heated kiss.

As the two continued to kiss they felt Aspen jump off the bed and head toward the bedroom door. Jackson ran a hand down her bare thigh, caressing her silky skin.

She wrapped her other leg around his waist and pulled him closer to her, now that all of her nerves were gone she wanted to feel every inch of him against her. But when Jackson pulled away and sat up on his knees, she looked up at him with a confused expression.

"Why did you stop?" Teagan asked, as she tried to catch her breath.

"Cause if we don't stop now I might not be able stop myself later and I don't want to push you." Jackson said, as he looked at her with lust in his eyes.

"Then don't stop." Teagan said quietly.

"What?" Jackson asked, wanting to make sure he heard her right.

Teagan sat up, standing on her knees in front of him, then wrapped her arms around his neck as she said, "I want you Jackson. I've always wanted you and I'll always want you. I knew it the day you kissed me all those years ago and I still know it today, you're the one for me."

Jackson paused for a moment, making sure she wasn't going to change her mind, then leaned forward to wrap an arm around her waist and pulled her toward him.

As the kiss heated up, he tangled his other hand in her hair as she reached down to unbutton his blue jeans and pull them down as far as she could.

He pulled back, ending the kiss to look her in the eyes as he reached down to grab the bottom of her tank top and slowly pull it over her head.

He let his eyes roam over her bare chest for a moment before he reclaimed her lips again. He rested a hand flat on her back and began to lean forward, carefully laying her back onto the bed.

Afterwards, Teagan took several deep breaths as she and Jackson lay on their backs and tried to catch their breath, both had huge grins across their faces as they both thought about the things they just did.

She held the sheet against her chest as she rolled over to her side and laid her head on Jackson's sweaty chest.

Jackson held her close as he glanced over to look at her alarm clock then said with a chuckle, "Well that's a good way to waste a couple of hours."

She giggled at the comment then turned her head to look at the time before saying, "it's almost time to get ready for the conference tonight."

"I guess that means we need to hurry then." Jackson joked, as he rolled over to lay on top of her and began to kiss her neck.

Teagan laughed and as much as she hated to do it, she pushed his head back then said, "No it means we need to get up before my dad gets home."

"Ok fine." Jackson said with an over dramatic sigh as he rolled back over and laid on his back. He watched her sit up as if she was going to get out of bed, until he reached out to pull her toward him then said, "at least lay here with me for a little bit or I'm going to start to feel like I was used."

She chuckled at his joke as she snuggled into him with a smile on her face. She didn't think she had ever been as happy as she was right now. Jackson rested his head on top of hers as he closed his eyes and took a deep breath before slowly releasing it.

Like her, he felt happy. At least for the most part, but there was one little thing he needed to do to make everything ok.

"I'm sorry." He said sincerely, taking her by surprise.

"For what?" She asked confused as she lifted her head to look at him.

"For being an ass when you first moved back; for causing you to have a panic attack." He explained quietly, feeling guilty.

She softly smiled then leaned forward and kissed him before pulling back and saying, "It wasn't just the way you were acting. It was a combination of things. You know like coming back after being gone and not knowing if everyone was going to welcome me back with open arms. And yeah seeing you and Lydia sucked too but it was also missing my mom and having everyone stare at me and I just couldn't take it so I tried to escape and ended up in the boy's bathroom gasping for air."

"I know we don't talk about it a lot but I am really sorry about your mom." He said as he pushed a lock of hair behind her ear.

"Thank you." Teagan said back with a small smile. She looked down at the comforter then admitted quietly, "I go visit her."

"At the cemetery? Alone?" Jackson asked surprised.

She nodded.

"Why?" he asked.
"To talk to her. To try to be close to her." Teagan explained, then when she saw the look on his face she said, "You think it's stupid don't you."

"No, it's... it's cool." Jackson said carefully. He honestly didn't see the point in talking to a granite rock, but then again he wasn't close to his family like she was to her mom.

"Maybe we can go together one day." Teagan suggested with a hopeful smile, as she reached out to hold his hand wanting to share the experience with him.

"Y-yeah, maybe, we'll see. Things are pretty busy lately with lacrosse and all." Jackson said, not wanting to upset her; but he seriously did not want to spend his time in a cemetery.

"Right, yeah of course. I didn't think of that." Teagan said quietly, as her smile fell a little.

"Well we should probably get ready. Do you mind if I take a quick shower?" Jackson asked, wanting to change the subject.

"Yeah, go ahead." She answered with a forced smile.

Jackson gave her a quick kiss then jumped out of bed to make his way to her bathroom.

She sat in the same spot and tried not to feel disappointed. It was crazy for her to even ask him to do that right? Most guys wouldn't want to visit their girlfriend's mother's grave or just go to a cemetery in general.

Although, she couldn't help but think of Isaac, he had no problems going to a cemetery, mainly because he worked at it, but he took it a step further one night and sat with her by her mother's gravestone for hours. Was it so wrong to wish Jackson would do the same or was she being unreasonable?

She softly smiled when she thought back to that night and the way Isaac watched her so intently as she told story after story about her mom, he even asked the right questions at the right time. It was always so easy to open up and talk to him, but that didn't necessarily mean anything, or did it?

A/N- Holy crap you guys, did you all see last nights episode? So intense! It's torture having to wait from week to week for a new episode.

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