βWhat happened here?β
It takes Derek a second to process the question. More than a second, actually. Because he has no fucking clue what happened here. All he knows is that he went from shouting at Stiles about his recklessness to -
Well. There was some kissing, after the shouting. And then there was the hurried, embarrassingly desperate rush to Derekβs bed. Jesus.
βI donβt know,β Derek admits, staring at the ceiling.
If he had to try to explain it, heβd probably say that it wasβ¦inevitable. Now that theyβre both back in Beacon Hills, theyβve been spending a lot of time together and maybe theyβve fallen back into their old patterns. Where they bicker and snark at each other but actually rely on each other more than anyone else. And Derek hasnβt actually had a date in a while, or anything resembling one. Not to mention the almost-tangible sexual tension between the two of them over the pastβ¦ Well. Forever.
He sort of wants to ask if Stiles is okay. If theyβre okay, their friendship, their pack relationship. Derekβs never tried to have a platonic pack relationship with a guy who sucked his dick. But the words are caught in his chest, his throat; he can still see it, in his mindβs eye, the way Stiles had grinned when they were finally naked, the way his eyes had darkened and his tongue had slipped between his lips to make his mouth look all wet and lush. Fuck. Just thinking about it is making his skin all tight again, making blood rush south.
He should ask Stilesβ opinion. On exactly what happened. How they went from bickering to foreplay to mutual orgasms. He cares a little more about what happens next, though.
βNobody taught you how to separate colors, huh?β Stiles asks with a laugh in his voice, and Derek frowns at the confusing shift in topic.
βWhat?β he asks as he shoves himself up on his elbows, finally looking up at where Stiles is standing by the foot of the bed. Heβs poised against Derekβs dresser, still naked, rifling through his underwear drawer. Holding a pair of pink boxers. βOh,β Derek exhales. βIs that - thatβs what you meant.β
Stiles smirks as he waves the boxers in Derekβs direction. βYeah. Didnβt picture you as a pink underwear kinda guy. Honestly, Iβm surprised you had white underwear to turn pink.β
βIt was an accident, obviously.β
βThe purchasing of white underwear?β
Derek sighs as he collapses onto his back again. The ceiling fans whirls and whirls without a care, disinterested. βOne of Eliβs sweaters got into the whites pile last week. Bunch of his socks are pink now too.β
βVery cute. I bet Miss Pearl loves that.β
Eliβs first-grade teacher, the heroine of their household lately. Eli worships her almost as much as he does Stiles, which is really saying something.
βIβm gonna wear these,β Stiles tells him as he steps into the pink shorts. βSince my underwear got torn by an impatient werewolf.β
Derek winces. βShit, really?β
βItβs cool,β Stiles laughs. βDefinitely worth it. Next time you wanna rip something off me, Iβll wear my cheapest rags.β
Derekβs heart beat a little faster. βNext time?β
βWell, you know.β Stilesβ smile is a little hesitant - shy, maybe - as he dresses. Jeans over pink boxers. Shirt over naked shoulders. βNow that weβve crossed the line, seems like it might happen again. But I get it if - well. I know Eliβs your priority, so.β
Eli is his priority. But Stiles is pretty special to him too. And Derek doesnβt want to have just the one memory, the one rushed encounter. He wantsβ¦more. He wants to take his time. He wants to memorize the feeling of Stilesβ skin under his hands, the taste of him, the musical thumping of his heart. Now that heβs given into his urges, he doesnβt want to stop.
βThe next time,β Derek says, hoping he sounds more confident than he feels, βcan be right now, if you want.β
Stiles beams. βYou just want your pink undies back.β
βThey look better on you.β
βI think youβre supposed to say something about them looking better on your floor.β
βPretend I said that, then.β
He laughs, bright and loud, and kneels on the mattress, crawling his way back up to Derek. His honey-colored eyes examine Derekβs face in fast movements, leaning in slowly enough that Derek could protest the offer of a kiss. But he doesnβt. He accepts Stilesβ mouth eagerly, in fact.
βYou think Auntie Cora will wanna keep him a little longer today?β Stiles asks between kisses.
βShe owes me,β Derek says.
βSunday in bed it is, then. Cβmon, Der. Rip the pink undies off. With your teeth.β