Go Out With Me?

Derek watched the jittery guy sitting alone at table 24. From the way he was dressed in that tacky plaid shirt worn over a Star Wars tee, it was possible he was on his very first date.

    “Isn’t he adorable?”Erica commented beside him, leaning over the counter.

    “Who?”Derek asked stoically.

    “Oh please, don’t pretend that you haven’t been creepily watching Stiles for the past 15 minutes.”Erica teased as Derek scowled, wiping the counter down vigorously.

   

    Erica grinned as she sauntered back into the kitchen. Derek merely rolled his eyes before they drifted back to where Stiles was sitting.

    Stiles drummed his fingers against the table staring outside the window. His ran one of his hand through his dusty brown locks before sighing. Obviously his ADHD was getting the better of him when Stiles was ripping a napkin into pieces.

    Derek frowned, either Stiles had been stood up on by his date or she was extremely late. He hoped it was the latter.

    As if on cue, Stiles seemed to weigh the possibility that his date had ditched him. His face twisted into one of sadness and rejection. Which for some reason had caused something to flutter inside Derek’s heart.

    “Here.”Stiles jerked in surprise when a waiter placed a milkshake in front of him with a loud thud.

    “Um...I didn’t order a milk-.”Stiles drifted off mid sentence when he looked up at the waiter’s face,”Derek?!”

    “It’s on the house.”Derek replied as Stiles grinned.

    “Thanks man.”Stiles replied as he sipped his chocolate milkshake eagerly,”You work here often?”he asked curiously.

    “My family owns this restaurant.”Derek answered.

    “Thanks for the milkshake again.”Stiles said as Derek shrugged nonchalantly.

    “First date?”Derek asked as Stiles laughed awkwardly.

    “That obvious, huh?”Stiles said sheepishly as he scratched the back of his head.

   

    Derek wanted to open his mouth and say something comforting,but decided against it when the man at table 12 waved a check at him. He dipped his head in apologetic manner as Stiles smiled sadly.

    His date arrived eventually, only 30 minutes late which is totally cool. Stiles managed a small smile as he listened to the girl sitting in front of him rambling about how she spent so long picking out the perfect outfit.

   

    “Sounds like a real challenge...uh…”Stiles trailed off as his date narrowed her eyes.Krissy.”she replied nearly snapping at him.

   

    Krissy spoke non-stop talking about everything about her. Stiles nodded enthusiastically, sneaking glances at Derek who was speaking to a customer. A twitch of annoyance stabbed at Stiles when he saw the female customer flirting and touching Derek. Derek seemed unperturbed by her behavior as if he was used to it.

    “Stiles!”Krissy shouted as Stiles jerked in surprise.

    “Huh? What?!”Stiles asked as Krissy frowned at him.

    “You were totally checking out that girl over there!”Krissy accused as Stiles looked at her with a perplexed face.

    Then Derek showed up at their table with a notepad to take their orders. Stiles nervously sipped his milkshake under the wrathful glare of his date. Little did Krissy know that Stiles was not in fact looking at the girl across the restaurant but Derek.