IHoP on the Mainland, Monday Evening

[justlurkinghere]

Tomorrow was Stiles' eighteenth birthday, which meant Derek was taking him out to dinner tonight. So that he could spend tomorrow with his dad and Scott.

Aren't you glad Derek was in contact with the Sheriff, Stiles? Aren't you?

Derek put the sensible, highy safety rated car into park and stared at the windshield. "Do you want your gift now or inside?"

[[For the guy with him]]

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[robinonadderall]

"Think you're going to regret this decision?" he asked, still teasing.

[justlurkinghere]

You know what you get for that, Stiles?

A soft look and a smile. "No."

Because you picked a not so secret romantic, , now deal with it.

[robinonadderall]

Stiles made a disgusted noise but he probably smelled pretty pleased. "You're terrible."

[justlurkinghere]

Derek shrugged because he was willing to accept that. Then took a moment to poke at his food before quietly adding, "Thanks. For this."

[robinonadderall]

"For what?" 'Cause he assumed you were paying, Derek.

[justlurkinghere]

Well, of course he was. The sugar daddy that he was.

Derek gave him a confused look right on back. "Being okay with this."

Meaning his weird issues.

[robinonadderall]

"Derek, you don't need to thank me for that," Stiles said. "It's not like you're asking for something huge or completely ridiculous."

[justlurkinghere]

"Still," Derek said with a quick shrug. "I wanted to say it."

[robinonadderall]

"Well you're welcome," he said. "But it's really not that big of a deal. And you were right about the whole thing, it's better to wait."

[justlurkinghere]

Derek grinned at that. "Is this the only time I'll hear that phrase?"

[robinonadderall]

"Most likely," he said with a smile of his own. "Patience isn't one of my virtues."

[justlurkinghere]

"Really," Derek deadpanned. "You should have warned me. I don't know if this relationship can last with these surprises."

[robinonadderall]

"How dare you get sarcastic with me on my birthday," he said. "That's a birthday foul."

[justlurkinghere]

"Your birthday is tomorrow," Derek shot back.

[robinonadderall]

"Yeah but I'm not gonna be around you on the actual day," Stiles said. "So today counts."

[justlurkinghere]

"Does that mean you can't be sarcastic at me on my birthday?"

How would Stiles communicate?

[robinonadderall]

"We got in a fight on your last birthday," Stiles said. "Clearly the rules don't apply to me."

[justlurkinghere]

"You are so full of shit."

Their love was so sweet.

[robinonadderall]

"Wow, you just sassed yourself out of some of these pancakes." Because he wasn't a massive werewolf pig who could eat them all in one go.

[justlurkinghere]

He could try and end up being sick in the mini van Derek rented, but that was a mood killer.

"I'll steal some of yours."

[robinonadderall]

"You will do no such thing." He'd stab you in the hand with his fork!

[justlurkinghere]

"Then you don't get what I baked you to share with your dad."

Like it would survive the trip to Beacon Hills.

[robinonadderall]

"You baked me and my dad something?" he asked.

[justlurkinghere]

"I had some time this past weekend."

To stress bake. There had been shirtlessness and artful spilling of flour...

[robinonadderall]

He lifted his eyebrows. "Uh huh."