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Derek nodded and turned around, leaning against the wall outside the bathroom door. He didn't know how he was going to manage to get Isaac to get along with Scott, but he needed to figure it out.

Isaac nodded and held Derek’s hand as they walked to the bathroom. “I can pee by myself.” He said when they reached the bathroom door. He had his little step stool to get up high enough to sit down on the toilet.

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Derek frowned and stood up, holding the boys hand. "Alright, I'll take you to the bathroom." He said, looking down at the young wolf.

"Dewek." Isaac whined when he was trapped on Derek’s lap. "I hafta pee." He whined as he continued to squirm.

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Derek watched as the younger boy threw his clothes around. He swallowed hard, feeling like he was close to dying at this point. He never wanted Jackson to leave; he just realized that he was going to have to. He loved the boy and that meant he shouldn't be hurting him. "Jackson, just... I'll get in touch with them. You don't have to leave until you have somewhere to go. I care too much about you and I won't let you."

So that was it.  Derek was just going to let him go without an argument. At that  moment,  Jackson  just shut down. “Fine,” he said flatly. “Give me their  numbers. I’ll get out of your hair as soon as possible.” He pushed away and walked back into the room, throwing his clothes everywhere  so  he could start gathering them up. “Just go away.”

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Derek had no way of knowing that Isaac needed the restroom and simply fought to keep him in his lap. He was afraid Isaac might wolf out and go after Scott. "You're staying right here, young man."

"No! No Scott." He complained and squirmed in Derek’s lap. He was trying to get down. Isaac needed to pee.

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Derek frowned, knowing that this was upsetting for Isaac. There was nothing he could do though. "I know, love. But... Scott needs us right now."

"No. You pwomised Dewek. Just us." Isaac complained with a pout. There were tears forming in the corner of his eyes. "I want my Dewek only."

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Derek let out a low sigh as he saw Scott take off into the house, probably going off to hide somewhere. Derek sat down with Isaac in his lap. "Listen, Scott could really use a friend right now. Do you think you could be a good pup and help him out?"

"No. My Dewek." Isaac continued to protest. He didn’t share, ever, and he certainly wasn’t going to start just because someone wanted him to. "You pwomised, just us."

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Derek swallowed, knowing full well that Jackson had come to him with nowhere else left to go. This was hard. Derek would rather swallow a bush of wolfsbane than send the boy out into the world, alone. "I -- no, there's no need for you to move out right away. I'll help get you set up down in the city, I know some people."

The urge to snap and start yelling again was strong.  Jackson  kept  his mouth  closed  though,  not  wanting  to hurt  Derek  anymore  than he already was. “Maybe you’re right,”  he  mumbled.  He focused his gaze down at the floor and sighed. “I don’t want to keep  hurting  you  either. Maybe I should move out.” He didn’t repeat the words ‘I love you’ back to    Derek.    Jackson   felt    them,    he    just    couldn’t    say    them.

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Derek wants to claw his own heart out at seeing the look on Jackson's face. This whole situation hurts and slowly, he comes face to face with the fact that their may only be one solution. "Jackson, I--... I love you. But I hurt you. I don't know if we're good for each other."

"I know." Jackson and and turned away, heading  back  to the bed. He couldn’t bring himself to slam the door in Derek’s face, much as he wanted to. “I guess I’m sorry too.” Sitting down, Jackson looked up at Derek. “So  what  now?”  He  asked.  ”We  just  gonna  keep fighting and blowing up at each other?”

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Derek swallowed, listening intently at the door until Jackson opened it. He blinked a couple of times, the bitterness in Jackson's voice hitting him like a ton of icicles. "Listen, babe -- you know how I get sometimes. I lose my tongue." He mumbled out the last bit, ashamed at himself. 

Jackson had been laying face-down on the  bed, playing with his phone. However, he let out a small growl when he heard the knock on the door, and looked over his shoulder, tempted to yell at Derek some more. After a  moment,   Jackson  got  to  his  feet  and  plodded  over,   opening  it.  "What?" He asked. "Want to tell me some more about how much I suck? Or do you want me to do that to you?”

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Derek waited for a bit, pacing around the kitchen. He knew he'd been an asshole, but he was just upset. It happened. A little bit later, he went off and knocked on the bedroom door, waiting patiently outside.

"You’re such an asshole, Derek." Jackson watched him go before turning and storming off to the bedroom. He needed to be alone.

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Derek should've known this would require some work. "Isaac, listen to me. Scott is here for a while and he needs someone, ok? Just like you needed someone. So, we're gonna learn to share." Derek explained slowly.

Isaac pouted when he was picked up. “No. My Dewek.” He protested loudly and glared down at the other boy. “No shawing my Dewek.” He pouted and buried his hands in Derek’s shirt.

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Derek should've known that Isaac would react possessively and had to quickly deal with the situation. Derek just grabbed Isaac under the arms and hoisted him up onto his hip, away from Scott. Scott just whimpered, hiding his face in the fabric of Derek's jeans. "Isaac, this is Scott. He's going to be staying with us for some time."

Isaac had been watching Spongebob when the doorbell rang. He looked up and saw Derek opening the door. When he saw a child hugging Derek’s leg, he growled and ran over. “My Dewek.” He said and tried to push the other boy away.

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Scott stood with the social worker outside of Derek's house. Things in the young boy's life had gotten impossibly complicated. Here he stood -- an orphan -- with no clue where his life was going next. However, when Derek answered the door, Scott burst inside of the house, hugging Derek's leg. Derek was no stranger to the young boy. Derek took the suitcases from the social worker and was left to deal with this new addition to his life.

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Derek smiled and nodded. "Sure thing!" He said before climbing into his own spot and driving off down the road.

Isaac giggled and walked with Derek. Still holding his Spongebob toy in his other hand. When he was in his car seat, he kept his toy out of the way as he was buckled in. “Dewek, can I sit in the pushy thing?”

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"Yes." Derek nodded at his question. Derek smiled at the dino comment, finishing zipping Isaac's coat up. "Sure thing. We can get some of the Dino food." He took the boys hand and took him out to the car, settling him into his carseat and started buckling him in.

"Be— be good?" Isaac asked as he watched Derek getting his shoes on. He helped by holding his feet out to him, and then holding his arms out. "I want Dino food." He said and he meant the dinosaur shaped chicken nuggets. He liked them.

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"I'm suprised you did something right."

                    “I bought flowers, chocolates, and a gift card                     for us to see a movie.” Jackson looked pretty                     hopeful,  obviously  wanting praise  for being                     romantic.

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