[ They're just - going. Away, somewhere else, somewhere better. Derek doesn't answer Tate's question as he leads him back to his car, all but throwing him into the passenger seat as he gets behind the wheel and heads out. He pulls out of the repair shop with a hard squeak of his tires, black marks left on the asphalt as he spins them ]
It's-- I'm fine, we've--
[ We've gotta go. Frustrated, Derek hurriedly wipes himself clean with the edge of his sleeve, exhaling a hard, annoyed breath of air as he drives out of Insincerity and back to the main city. He's not answering Tate while they drive, assuming Tate tries to talk to him, and it's not because he doesn't want to, it's just because he can't - he keeps focusing on that heartbeat, keeps hearing it over anything else, and he's just... too happy with how things turned out to think straight. Everything he says for the next little while is non-committal and clearly distracted.
They get to the den, and - the dog's inside, Derek remembers that, Derek briefly thinks about just taking Tate inside so he can meet her - but he doesn't. He gets out of his car, realizing only when he's opening the door that he never put his seatbelt on, and he's walking straight towards the beach, nodding and telling Tate to come with him. ]
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It's-- I'm fine, we've--
[ We've gotta go. Frustrated, Derek hurriedly wipes himself clean with the edge of his sleeve, exhaling a hard, annoyed breath of air as he drives out of Insincerity and back to the main city. He's not answering Tate while they drive, assuming Tate tries to talk to him, and it's not because he doesn't want to, it's just because he can't - he keeps focusing on that heartbeat, keeps hearing it over anything else, and he's just... too happy with how things turned out to think straight. Everything he says for the next little while is non-committal and clearly distracted.
They get to the den, and - the dog's inside, Derek remembers that, Derek briefly thinks about just taking Tate inside so he can meet her - but he doesn't. He gets out of his car, realizing only when he's opening the door that he never put his seatbelt on, and he's walking straight towards the beach, nodding and telling Tate to come with him. ]