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[lupusalpha]

I'll come in.

[Action?]

[mamanurse]

[She's got her device in one hand and a cup of coffee in the other. And is still wearing her scrubs she arrived in. She needs a new wardrobe :/ She looks up as he enters.]

Hi.

[lupusalpha]

[He comes in, wearing his usual shirt and jeans, and takes a breath. He's never had to deal with parents, except when the Sheriff arrested him]

Settling in?

[mamanurse]

[She's only heard bits and pieces of his life, but it's enough to make her upset. Not at him, but for him.]

Doing all right. Although I don't want to impose on your hospitality too long. Scott and I are getting an apartment in town.

[lupusalpha]

I thought you might.

[He can actually be kind of...better at this, when it comes to adults]

I know it's not the most friendly location.

[mamanurse]

It's not that, it's more that we need to be closer to town, for whenever I get a job.

...Thank you for taking care of Scott and Stiles.

[lupusalpha]

Sure.

[He takes a moment]

You can call me, if you need to. Scott knows that.

[mamanurse]

I know. And I really appreciate it.

[She takes a breath, and lets it out slowly.]

You could come with us. Stay with us.

[lupusalpha]

[His expression doesn't change, but inwardly, he doesn't know - why would she offer that? Derek has no romantic notions about how he lives.]

I'm fine here, thanks.

[mamanurse]

...I had a feeling you'd say that.

[She puts her cup of coffee down, and rubs a hand down her face. Sometimes it's difficult to be a mom.]

Just for the record? You're always welcome.

[lupusalpha]

[He gives a nod, a thank you and acknowledgment in one.]

[mamanurse]

I'm just worried that Stiles is going to choose to stay here, too. Is he...is he okay, Derek? Are you okay?

[lupusalpha]

We're fine, Melissa.

[He's not calling her Ms. McCall.]

[mamanurse]

[Eyebrow raise. That was unexpected.]

Forgive me for being slightly skeptical about that.

[lupusalpha]

[A shrug, and a slightly irritated look, although it's mild in comparison to what he gives people like Peter.]

You can try and convince him to go, if you want.

[mamanurse]

[You don't really consider her as annoying and creepy as Peter, do you?]

But then you'd be here alone. Which is an outcome I don't want either.

[lupusalpha]

[No. Not nearly]

I've lived alone for a while. It's not a burden.

[mamanurse]

[She looks sad at that easy dismissal.]

...Is that by choice? Or by default?

[lupusalpha]

It's been both.

[mamanurse]

That's what I figured.

Derek...it doesn't have to be that way.

[lupusalpha]

It's all right.

[mamanurse]

No. It's not.

[But she sighs again, and shakes her head.]

Look, I'm not your mother. I don't even know how old you really are, which is a little disconcerting considering you're all tangled up in my seventeen year old son's life. I know practically nothing about you or your family. But...ugh. It's pointless, isn't it?

[lupusalpha]

[He doesn't look guilty about it, but his tone does soften]

Melissa, look, my family situation isn't exactly something I would want your seventeen year old caught up in. If it had been up to me, he wouldn't be, but that isn't something he or I chose. I know it's not ideal. But it is what it is. Scott's like a brother.

That's just how things are.

[mamanurse]

Oh! You do say more than three words a time! Thank you!

[Mom sass. In your face. Have some.]

Like a brother? Well, I'm glad to hear that, at least. But what about Stiles?

[lupusalpha]

Stiles is pack.

[His mouth flattens, oh god, sass, why????]

That should really be more than enough.