[ Maybe the fact that Laura had smiled at him (rather maniacally, in his opinion) when she came around mid-afternoon to ask him if he could pick Talia up after school should've clued him in. Derek had just raised an eyebrow at his sister, though, and confirmed that he could. She'd clapped him on the arm, smiled some more, and then dragged John out of the apartment complex for a day of misadventures, or something. Something to do with looking at houses (haunted, she'd promised). So he passed the time by doing some work in the kitchen, and intermittently texting Stiles despite the fact he knew that he would still be in class for most of the day.
Still, he usually texted back during recess breaks and lunch, so it was worth shooting him a couple of texts in between them.
But then comes the time of going to pick up his niece, and he pockets his phone while making sure nothing is going to catch fire if he leaves. He knows that Talia will wait however long it takes for him to get there with her teacher, but thankfully he doesn't take long to grab his jacket and head out to take the Cruiser to her school.
Where she waits, most patiently, with the best teacher in the world. Rather obliviously, much like both of them. Her mother is pretty scheming, and Derek already hopes she doesn't pick up the habit from Laura. ]
LET'S GET actually meeting in person.
Still, he usually texted back during recess breaks and lunch, so it was worth shooting him a couple of texts in between them.
But then comes the time of going to pick up his niece, and he pockets his phone while making sure nothing is going to catch fire if he leaves. He knows that Talia will wait however long it takes for him to get there with her teacher, but thankfully he doesn't take long to grab his jacket and head out to take the Cruiser to her school.
Where she waits, most patiently, with the best teacher in the world. Rather obliviously, much like both of them. Her mother is pretty scheming, and Derek already hopes she doesn't pick up the habit from Laura. ]