To put it nicely Derek was fucked. And no it wasn't in the good way because he'd be a much happier man if it was. No he was just totally fucked. He and Stiles were better than fucking ever and wasn't that just a bat to the crotch. Erica just thinks that he's come down with a case of guilt which is half true. He does feel guilty but not for the reason she thinks. His guilt was currently the reason he was calling the only person he knew could actually help him. She was probably going to be mad when he told her everything but he needed advice and someone who wouldn't mock him. She answered on the fifth ring.

"Hello."

"Hey mom."

"I know that voice. What did you do?"

"Nothing."

"Derek."

"Something."

"Well I gathered that but I'm going to need you to explain."

"So you know Stiles."

"John's son?"

"Yeah."

"And from what I've heard your boyfriend."

"He might be."

"So what did you do?"

"I have made a rather big mistake when it comes to him."

"Oh Derek please tell me you didn't cheat on him."

"What? No! Why would you even…"

"Derek your sister likes to think she's getting things past me but the fact is that when she's on the phone to you I'm very much aware that when she asks how many laps you did this week? She's not talking about your running."

"Heh. How did you know?"

"Because she's Laura and the last time she cared about exercise it was because her boyfriend was on the basketball team. And that was in middle school."

"Fair point. Does dad know?"

"No. Your father's just happy she's taking an interest in your life."

"Thank god. I don't need the talk again."

"I thought he handled it well."

"No. No he didn't. He handed me all these condoms and then gave me a detailed explanation on how sex works."

"It's better than never telling you how it works!"

"I was 14 mom. Why did I need the condoms?"

"Because if you had happened to have sex we'd rather you be safe. But obviously being a man-whore you know all about safety. Oh god, please tell me you know all about safety?!"

"Did you just call me a man-whore?"

"I'm not saying it's a bad thing. I think it's good that you're out there and enjoying life but sweetie I know how many laps you've done. Oh my god!"

"What?"

"It's a pun!"

"What are you talking about?"

"The amount of laps you've done. Get it, laps. Laps you've been in!"

"I feel like this is not an appropriate mother son conversation."

"Derek you're an adult. And if you cannot discuss sex with your mother then maybe you shouldn't be having sex."

"Mom this is not why I called."

"Is it performance issues?"

"I have never had perfor…no you know what. We are not talking about that. This family is way too close. I just need your advice."

"Alright, well start from the beginning. I need a fully informed decision."

"Okay. But your my mom and you have to still love me at the end. This all started when I was visiting Erica at work…"

"You're pissing me off."

"I'm literally just sat here."

"Yeah but you keep tapping your pen."

"Derek do me a favour and go find someone to fuck."

"We're in the library Erica."

"Derek we have both had sex in here. Go find someone."

"But it's all first years."

"Then find a first year to play with. And put these books away for me."

"This is your job not mine." They stared each other of but ultimately Derek huffed and took the books of the desk. Derek was walking down one of the rows when he heard someone talking loudly on the other side of the shelves.

"I am not hiring someone. What is wrong with you?" Derek should have walked away but he was intrigued and he was very rarely intrigued by anyone.

"I am not picky! Look I will have sex with anyone but I'm not exactly getting offers Scott." It might not have been weird for Derek to overhear the conversation because come on the guy was in a library and talking normally but moving books out of the way might have made it weirder. Derek just wanted to see what he looked like. From here all he could see was the guys back but they were broad and Derek liked that.

"No. I don't care. You know what virginity is a concept created by a couple of morons that's used to pressure men and women in to having sex before their ready. I will not conform to that." Derek hid his chuckle behind his hand and tried to listen to what the guy was saying.

"Okay fine yes I want to lose my virginity. I stand by that it's a stupid concept but I want to have sex. Why would I care if it's romantic?"

"Are you serious? Your first time was with Allison and then you broke up for like a week. No I know your happy now. Oh my god what are you talking about? How did this become about you?" The guy was slowly making his way to the end of the row and Derek was idly following.

"You know what screw it. The first guy I see I'm gonna have sex with. Yes I'm serious. I'm in the library right now but the first guy I see boom were having sex. Yeah I'll tell you how my brilliant plan goes." Derek couldn't help watch the guys' fingers as he pushed his phone in to his pocket and they were still walking towards the end of the row. Derek could most definitely be the first guy he saw. They both reached the end at the same time and Derek went to introduce himself when some guy cut in. He was about the guys' height, pale, black hair and just looked annoying. The guy seemed to recognize him though, if his muttered 'Oh crap' was anything to go by.

"Hey Stiles."

"Greenburg. I didn't know you went here."

"Oh yeah. Was that Scott?"

"You were listening to my conversation?"

"No."

"So what? You just thought you'd come over here and I'd sleep with you!"

"Er…no?"

"What the hell dude! That is not okay."

"I'm sorry I didn't mean to, you just talk really loudly."

"So you thought you'd use what you heard to fuck me!"

"No. I just…thought…erm…" Derek spun on his heel and left. Clearly approaching Stiles, he had to have heard that wrong; because of the phone call was not going to be his brightest move. Plus Stiles looked like he was going to be ripping in to Greenburg for a while.

"What have I told you about eavesdropping?"

"Only do it if the person doesn't know your there. If you get caught then the jig is up."

"Exactly. Your grandmother would not be impressed. I'm sorry sweetie but I really don't understand why you just told me that story."

"I know. I know but I'm getting there. So after the library I didn't think I was going to see him again but then I did."

"Oh shit I am so sorry." Derek knew that voice. "Dude I did not mean to do that to you." It was the guy from the library.

"It's fine."

"Erm…I don't know if you noticed but you currently have salad dressing down your shirt." He hadn't noticed actually, he'd been too distracted by the voice. The guy was trying to dab the sauce from his shirt using a napkin and Derek put his hand over the guys to stop him.

"I don't really think that's going to work."

"I have a spare shirt in my jeep if you want it."

"I only live down the street. Don't worry about it." He offered the man a smile but it faltered when he sputtered an apology and then practically ran away from him. Well that didn't go as planned at all.

"Derek is this all about how you failed to ask Stiles out?"

"No it is not."

"It's starting to sound like it."

"I asked him out eventually."

"Fine but hurry up I have to make dinner."

"Okay so the next time I saw him was Lydia Martins party."

"Should I know who that is?"

"No why?"

"You said her full name I assumed it was some significance."

"No mom I just thought saying her first name was too casual since you don't know her."

"She's not Susan's daughter is she?"

"I literally have no idea. It was a party."

"You could have asked."

"Mom I wasn't going to ask her how her parents were."

"Good because they got divorced. Can you imagine how awkward that would have been?"

"Mother please stop talking. Okay so I met him at Lydia's party…"

"I don't want to go."

"Yes Derek you do."

"No Erica I don't."

"Derek you have seriously not gotten laid in months. I mean I know the thing with Kate fucked you up but the best way to get over it is to fuck."

"Fine. I'll go but I am not sleeping with anyone."

"I don't think I've ever heard you say those words."

"Shut up."

"Go get dressed." Derek got dressed and they left for the party. It wasn't that far from their apartment so they walked plus it meant they could both get drunk. When they got there the party was in full swing and they had to push a couple of people out of the way to actually get to the kitchen. Derek soon found himself standing alone in the kitchen as Erica bounced off to find Boyd. He was walking around the party trying to see if there was anyone he knew when he saw the guy again. He was huddled on the couch with a brunette girl and they were laughing about something.

"She's my niece." That voice was one that had plagued his nightmares.

"What are you doing here Kate?"

"That bitch was there!"

"Mom!"

"Sorry."

"Like I said she's my niece. I'm here to make sure she's okay. Drink?" She pushed a bottle towards him and Derek fumbled it before managing to get a grip on it.

"Thanks."

"So how have you been?"

"I'm good." He kept his answers short; he didn't really want to speak to her. She started talking and Derek nodded a few times to make it seem like he was interested. He couldn't stop himself from looking over at the couch the guy was still there and his hands were moving all over the place as he talked. Kate dragged him away from his thoughts with a hand on his jaw.

"Going for the younger model?"

"What?"

"You keep staring at her. She may be younger Derek but she has no experience."

"I'm not after your niece Kate."

"Good. Do you not like your drink? I can get you another."

"It's fine." He made a little show of raising the bottle and taking a long drink from it. She smiled at him seemingly appeased. She sipped from her bottle and smiled at him.

"Well I'm gonna let you get back to things but you should come find me later."

"Right." Kate pressed a kiss to his cheek and dragged her hand across his chest as she left. Derek stopped himself from shivering until she walked away any sign of weakness and she would attack. Derek eventually found Erica and Boyd while he was searching for a bathroom, they were in a closet. At some point everything started to get a little too hot and loud. He tries sitting down on the couch but people keep pushing up against him and his headache is getting worse. He needs to go outside; he needs to go somewhere he can breathe. He pushes himself up and stumbles in to a few people but they just keep pushing him away and he tries to get to the front door but then someone is curling their arm over his shoulders and steering him away. They push the people out of the way and drag him in to a room. It's quieter and it makes him feel a little better but then he's being pushed down.

"Wha…what…"

"Shh. I'm gonna take care of you Derek."

"Ka…no…get off…" He tries to push her away but his limbs won't cooperate and she easily pushes his arms back down. She moves up his body and sits till she's straddling him. Her hands are stroking over his chest and he wants to shout or tell her to stop but then her mouth is covering his. He tries to turn his head but she holds his face and the room is spinning and he just can't concentrate. But then the door is being pushed open and Kate lets go of his face.

"Oh sorr…is he okay?"

"He's fine. Now get out."

"Look lady he's obviously had too much to drink. And in good conscience I can't leave."

"Who the hell do you think you are?"

"Stiles. Son of a Sheriff."

"Who are you?"

"Kate. Daughter of a hunter."

"Well that's great but I think you should get off him." Kate huffed but pushed herself back. She grabbed her jacket from of the floor and stalked towards Stiles. She smirked at him and slapped him before stalking past him.

"Ow. What a bitch." Derek groaned from the bed and Stiles rushed over to check on him.

"Dude. Are you here with anyone?"

"Eri…"

"I don't know who that is. Okay you wait here and I'm gonna get you some water. Please don't wander off." Derek tried to reach out to stop him leaving but his arm just flopped uselessly against the bed. The guy ran from the room and Derek was kind of worried that he was just going to leave him but then he was running back in with a glass of water.

"Derek."

"Yes mom?"

"Are you telling me that bitch drugged you, almost raped you and you didn't tell me?"

"I'm sorry but I was fine."

"You're my son Derek. I'm gonna kill her. Why didn't you report her?"

"Have you seen me?"

"What has that got to do with it?"

"Mom in what world would the cops have believed that me a 20 year old, 200lb guy would have to be drugged to sleep with Kate."

"You don't know that. They would have arrested her and had your testimony."

"Then what? My drink was lost amongst all the people, by the time I woke up she'd already left to go home and I am still 200lbs of muscle. Nobody would ever have believed that she raped me."

"Derek I need you to know that I would always believe you. If anything like this happens ever you call me or come home if you need to. But if I ever see that woman again then I am going to choke her."

"Thanks mom."

"I'm just happy that Stiles was there. I don't know how I'm going to thank him."

"You don't need to thank him."

"Of course I do. He stopped you from being hurt."

"Mom he knows I'm grateful."

"Bring him to thanksgiving."

"You're not serious."

"Derek I need to thank this boy and I don't know any other way to do that than cook him dinner. So please just bring him."

"Mom you really don't…"

"Yes I do. When you have children you might understand better but the thought of you getting hurt because I wasn't there to protect you kills me. I've known the Sheriff for a long time and I know he raised a good boy but I never thought he'd be saving you so I need to do something. I need to…"

"Okay. Mom I'm okay but I'll invite him."

"Thank you. So he was…erm…taking care of you."

"Yeah."

Stiles set the water down and pulled Derek up till he was sitting at the edge of the bed; he held him up with a hand to his shoulder and helped him sip at some of the water.

"Do you know your name?"

"Derek."

"Okay that's good. Do you want to lie down?"

"No."

"Yeah I wouldn't either. Okay tell you what let's get you outside, some fresh air might help." Derek nodded his head a little jerkily but Stiles got his shoulder under his arm and helped pull him up. It was a little hard for Stiles to manoeuvre both of them through all of the people but he managed it and soon they were at the front door.

"You're so fucking heavy dude." They half stumbled to the elevator and Stiles used the wall to help hold Derek up. Stiles helped him lean against the wall and rolled his shoulder to get some feeling back in it.

"Hey! Who the fuck are you!" Stiles spun to the voice and backed up a little as an angry blonde stormed towards him. She eyed him and then turned to Derek and started running her hands up his arms and checking him over.

"What did you do to him! Derek what happened?"

"I didn't do anything. I found him in the bedroom with some woman on top of him. I broke it up and he's still pretty out of it so I was taking him downstairs to get some fresh air."

"Driver's license."

"What?"

"Give me your driver's license." Stiles fumbled his wallet out of his pocket and handed over his license. The woman took out her phone and took a picture of it, she handed it back and looked at him seriously.

"We live at Stephenson. Apartment 132. If you could please take him there that would be a great help, I have to go get my boyfriend but I shouldn't be too far behind you. If anything happens to him I will give your picture to the police."

"Stephenson, 132. Don't worry I'll make sure he gets there. But can't you just text your boyfriend?"

"I can't his fucking phone died. Derek, are you okay with this? I can leave Boyd."

"Is fine."

"I'm trusting you with him. I will not hesitate to kill you if anything happens."

"My dad's a Sheriff okay. I'm not going to do anything." The woman nodded and then rushed back in to the apartment, Stiles pushed the button for the elevator and the doors opened for them.

"Okay come on big guy."

"Derek sweetie I love you but I'm going to need you to hurry it a long a bit."

"If you'd stop interrupting me I'd get there."

"Fine."

Stiles got Derek outside the building and the fresh air helped him feel a little better. His head was still pounding and he was still finding it hard to move but his skin felt cooler and there weren't as many people. Stiles was pulling him along the path and Derek should explain or thank him or something.

"Kate."

"What? Who's that? The blonde?"

"No. The woman."

"The woman on top of you."

"Yeah."

"Okay. Erm…who is she?"

"Ex. A bitch."

"Heh yeah she seems like it."

"I'm so tired."

"I know but were nearly at your place. And I can't carry your limp body up some stairs."

"Kay." Stiles clearly didn't give himself enough credit because he was pretty much holding Derek up at this point and Derek knew he was heavy. Stiles carried him all the way to his front door but then realised he had no actual way of getting in.

"Er…do you have a key?"

"I don't…" Stiles opened his mouth to say something but then they could hear a clacking on the pavement and Stiles angled Derek so that he was behind him. What if it was Kate coming back for him? But then blonde curls came in to view and Stiles relaxed as he recognized the woman as his roommate.

"Hey I got here as fast as I could. Boyd take Derek." Stiles seemed a little reluctant to hand him over but did so anyway. She pushed open the door and Boyd started carrying him inside.

"Then what?"

"I dunno. I was inside so I couldn't hear."

"Okay apart from the whole I'm angry you didn't tell me about Kate thing I still don't understand when I'm going to be mad."

"That's the next bit."

"Okay I have prepared myself."

"You got chocolate didn't you?"

"Nutella."

"Okay. So after that I didn't see him for ages but I couldn't stop thinking about him."

"You had a crush on him."

"Don't just say it like that."

"Like what?"

"Like it's so simple. Oh you had a crush. It's not simple mom. It was complicated."

"It wasn't though was it?"

"You're supposed to be nice to me."

"Says who?"

"You're my mother."

"You're 20. I've been making fun of you since you were months old. Your face was so squishy."

"Please stop."

"You were such a funny looking baby."

"MOM!"

"You were, I remember the nurse looking at you and she looked so awkward as she went your son and handed you to me."

"Sweetie the reason she looked awkward was because she had also been with me when I had Jake and Laura. With Jake she said he's such a handsome baby and with Laura she said she's so beautiful."

"I didn't even get cute?"

"Sorry sweetie. But if it helps last Christmas I ran in to her and she told me she thought you'd grown up to be the most attractive. She couldn't believe you were the same kid."

"She thought I was more attractive than Laura and Jake?"

"Yes she did."

"Ha they can suck it!"

"I'm sure it eats at them every day."

"Thanks mom."

"You're welcome. Now the part where I'm mad at you."

"Right that bit."

It started when Erica and Derek were sat in their kitchen eating. Boyd had just made them sweet chicken stir fry and it was amazing, it was Derek's favourite, he should have known something was up.

"So Derek?"

"What?"

"Me and Boyd wanted to know where you were living next year."

"In my apartment."

"So you found a new apartment, that's great."

"What the hell are you talking about. I'm living here."

"But this is Boyd and I's apartment."

"No it isn't. I pay the majority of the rent, I bought the furniture it's my apartment."

"But Derek there's only one of you, surely you don't want to live in this big apartment alone. And you have the money for a new apartment, I don't."

"Erica. This is my apartment. I am not giving it up."

"Oh come on this isn't fair. We both pay rent on this place as well and collectively we pay more than you."

"I found it. It's my place."

"I'm giving you a choice here. Move out or I'll make you move out."

"You don't scare me Erica. I'm not Isaac. I haven't been scared of you since the 9th grade."

"Rock, paper, scissors?"

"No."

"I'll pay you."

"Nope."

"A wager?"

"What kind of wager?"

"You have to sleep with someone."

"I sleep with people all the time. Not worth my time."

"Okay you have to take someone's virginity."

"I do that all the time as well."

"No actually you don't. You do it in September. All the welcome parties are in September and nobody wants to be a virgin in college. Except now it's October and you were out of the game in September."

"You planned this didn't you?"

"Little bit."

"That's not fair. You got extra time to think about this."

"Come on Derek you know you want to do it. All you have to do is take someone's virginity and the apartments yours."

"How long would I have?"

"2 months. It'll take us to December and give you plenty of time to find a new place." Derek thought over her wager, he didn't know anyone that was still a virgin. Except…no…he would have lost it by now. There's no way he would still be a virgin especially when he wanted to lose it so badly. But if he was still a virgin then all Derek would have to do is flirt a little. And even if he wasn't Derek could definitely find someone else.

"You're on."

"Awesome. I'll look forward to seeing your new place."

"I wouldn't be so smug Erica. This is going to be incredibly easy for me. I get to give someone an amazing first time and keep my apartment."

"Whatever you say Derek."

"Hang on."

"Yes mom."

"You made a bet with Erica that you'd take Stiles's virginity for your apartment!"

"Yes."

"What the hell were you thinking?!"

"I was thinking that I'd ask him on a date, have sex, keep my apartment and then keep dating him and just never tell him what gave me the courage to ask him out."

"I raised you better than this Derek."

"I know. I hate myself for it."

"You should. This is a horrible thing to do."

"I know it is and I suck at being a decent human being but I need help."

"Oh fucking hell you're falling for him aren't you!"

"If I say yes are you going to be angrier?"

"Yes! That poor boy's first time was all a lie."

"Erm…that's another thing actually. We haven't slept together."

"You haven't?"

"No. Every time I try he backs off."

"So he's rejecting you?"

"If you want to put it that way."

"And you thought it would be easy." Derek glared at his phone as Talia started to laugh. He put his phone on speaker and made himself a drink, she was still laughing when he sat down with his coffee. He heard his fathers' voice in the background and then it was getting louder as his dad came closer to the phone. There was some shuffling over the line then his fathers' voice coming over though the phone.

"Hello?"

"Hey dad."

"Oh Derek, how's college?"

"Great."

"Do you know why your mother is laughing?"

"Because I told her that I was rejected by this guy."

"For sex?"

"Yeah dad."

"Well son you just have to accept that you're not going to be everybody's type."

"No dad we're dating."

"Oh. Well in that case son you just have to accept that not everybody is interested in sex."

"Dad he's interested in sex. Just not sex with me."

"How long have you been dating?"

"Just over a month."

"Maybe he needs more time."

"How long did it take you and mom?"

"I don't think that will make you feel better."

"Just tell me."

"Three days."

"Your right that doesn't make me feel better. Has mom stopped laughing?"

"She had. But then she told your sister and now they're both laughing."

"I hate this family."

"Oh cheer up Derek. You'd miss us if we weren't here."

"I doubt it."

"Of course you would. Oh hang on your mother's back."

"Wonderful." There was more shuffling then Talia was back.

"Okay sweetie listen up. You need to tell the boy the truth and then if he still wants to be with you then you better come up with some amazing ways to earn his trust back. But if he needs some time then give it to him. And if he doesn't want to talk to you ever again then you will have to accept that."

"You think he won't want to talk to me again?"

"I don't know. I wish I had something better to tell you but the world isn't all rainbows and there's a possibility that he might not want to."

"I don't want to not talk to him."

"I know. Promise me you will never do something like this again?"

"Believe me I promise. I'm so fucked mom. He's gonna hate me. I hate me."

"Give him a chance Derek. He might be a better person than you."

"Thanks mom."

"Well come on, he's not betting on sex is he."

"Yeah I get it he's a better person than I am and he deserves better."

"He deserves someone who won't lie to him, who respects him. Show him that and maybe you won't lose him."

"Thanks mom. Thanks for listening as well."

"It's my job to. Now go and tell him the truth. And don't forget if he still wants to be with you invite him and his father to thanksgiving."

"Yeah I'll slip the invitation right in between I asked you out for a bet and I do actually like you."

"That's my boy. See you in a week." The call ended and Derek was left staring at his phone wondering how he was going to tell Stiles. He needed to just get it out of the way and then he could deal with the consequences. He picked up his phone and decided to deal with it right now.

To: The Boyfriend (Stiles picked it, he swears.)
Are you free right now? I need to talk to you.

From: The Boyfriend
Yeah I'm just at the diner. Come over.

Derek grabbed everything he needed, shoved his sneakers on and ran out the door. He needed to do this before he lost his nerve. He was practically running to the diner but he had to tell Stiles the truth. Once he told him the truth they could go from there and he would do what Stiles asked even if it was not talking to him again. He rushed through the doors for the diner and spotted Stiles in one of the booths along the windows. He dropped down across from him and Stiles looked up and smiled at him.

"Everything okay?"

"Yeah." Okay Derek just tell him the truth. "I was talking to my mom today. And I told her all about you and I told her about all the times I met you before we dated."

"Okay…"

"And she can't wait to meet you. To thank you for the whole saving me from Kate thing."

"She doesn't have to."

"I told her that but she really wants to. But I have to do something first." Derek could do this. This was easy, he was just going to tell him the truth and then lose him.

"Stiles I…I wanted to…" You'll lose him. Why would he stick around after this? He's going to think that the last month was a total lie. All the dates, the taking care of him he'll put it down to you not wanting to lose your apartment. He's gonna think your apartment is worth more to you than him. "I wanted to invite you and your dad to thanksgiving."

"Thanksgiving?"

"Yeah, my family and yours. That's how my mom wants to thank you."

"Wow. Me and my dad don't usually do much but I'm sure he'd love to. If anything I know he wants to meet you again."

"Oh yeah the naked man thing. My parents don't know about that. Do you think he'll keep that quiet?"

"Depends."

"On?"

"Does your family tease you a lot? If they're stick in the muds then no he won't."

"Well crap."

"I'm sure it'll be great."

"So that's a yes?"

"Yeah why not?"

"That's great. I'll tell my mom." She's going to kill me. Well there's nothing he can do about it now, Derek will just wait out the two months and once he's lost he'll tell Stiles everything. For now he can just enjoy whatever time he has left with him.