Epilogue

3 Years Later

He couldn't believe it. BIAGIO'S.

He hadn't been here since the day he found out Derek was going to move to New York with him. Now they were back, the last week before Stiles' senior year of college. Where had the time gone? Derek opened the door for him and motioned for him to enter. Stiles smiled at his boyfriend as he walked into the familiar building. Not much had changed since they were last there.

"Mr. Hale," one of the servers said. "We have your table all ready."

Stiles took Derek's arm as they followed the waiter. "Reservations again?"

"Absolutely." Derek looked very proud of himself.

They started with champagne (Stiles could actually drink it this time). And the food was better than he remembered. Maybe it was because of the college food he'd been living on for the last few years. The night was perfect. They reminisced about their time in Beacon Hills. When they had met, how awkward it had been, and how far they had come.

Derek took Stiles' hands across the table. "I remember the first time I met you. I was so exhausted from that stupid essay and just wanted to get my books and get out of there, but then I talked to you. You went on this rant about how to shelve books."

Stiles blushed. "I was just nervous because there was a very attractive man staring at me."

Derek chuckled. "Well, I was talking to a very attractive man. I couldn't help staring." Stiles grinned at that. "I just remember thinking that I didn't have any clue who you were, but I definitely wanted to know. I could have finished that essay in two days, but I wanted the excuse to go back and see you.

"You know," Derek continued. "The last time we were here, I was pretty sure about our future together. I didn't know how it would go, but I knew it would last. We've certainly had our share of good times and bad times too. We've fought. We've made up." He winked at that, making Stiles laugh. "I may not know what the future holds, but I do know that I want to spend it with you."

He stood up from his chair. "Derek?" Stiles asked.

"Stiles Stilinski, I brought you here again because I want to ask a very important question." He got down on one knee next to the table and pulled a little black box from his jacket pocket. Stiles' covered his mouth to cover the gasp. He could feel himself tear up. He was nodding before the question was even asked.

"Stiles," Derek opened the box and held it open to him. "Will you marry me?"

"Yes."

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So that's it. I can't believe it. The end. I can't thank you guys enough for reading all the way through and sticking around for that year that I was AWOL. I hope that this ending satisfied you all. To be honest, I didn't know how the story would end when I started. It was never meant to be this long, I can tell you that much.

Now that I'm in college myself, I probably won't upload any more long stories like this. So thank you again! I love you all like crazy. If you have any questions about the story, you can message me on my tumblr somethingstilinski . tumblr . com

Love, Elizabeth