Welcome to This Hollywood Lifestyle: DL Fanfic
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Chapter 8
It was around noon and Jess and I were just relaxing on the couch watching a random movie we happened to come across on the tv. Randomly we got a knock at the door, and Jess got up to check and see who it was. She probably was expecting Nate or something. I heard her talking to someone, and thanking them.
I turned around to see what she had, and smiled when I saw the flowers that were covering her face. “Aww Nate got you flowers!” I said in a sing-song voice and she just blushed a little bit. I paused the movie and walked over to her to look at the flowers. It was a beautiful bouquet, damn she was a lucky girl.
I watched Jess open the card that was sitting in the flowers, and her eyes flicked from the card to me. “These aren’t for me,” she said with a smirk. “What did the person get the wrong address?” I questioned her, smelling one of the yellow roses. “Nope,” Jess emphasized the p by popping her mouth. I gave her a confused look, and she handed me the card. I quickly read over the note.
“Just because I know sorry isn’t enough, - D Luh”
I smiled, and looked at the flowers. My stomach was doing flips and my face was flushed a bit. Jess smiled at me, “You’ve gotta admit that was cute,” she said. I think she’s lowkey been a fan of Derek even when he was messing up. I nodded at the girls comment, quickly looking up at her. “I’m gonna call him really quick, you can continue with the movie.”
I grabbed my phone and made my way to my room. After laying on my bed I started calling the boy. Three rings went by then he answered the phone. His voice sounded like he just woke up. “Hello?” he answered. “Oh I’m sorry did I wake you?” I asked. He fumbled with his phone really quick then answered, “Nah you’re good, what’s up?” I smiled and turned to my side, playing with my fuzzy pillow, “Thank you for the flowers. They were beautiful,” I confessed. He chuckled, “Anytime Bella, I’m happy you liked them.”
We sat there in silence for a little bit, but unlike the last few silences this one wasn’t awkward. He broke the silence and asked, “Wanna go to the beach today? Just me and you?” I smiled and quietly said, “Yeah, I’d love to.” He was smiling through the phone, I could just hear it in his voice when he said, “Okay cool. I’ll pick you up around 2.”
We talked for a few minutes longer before saying our goodbyes. I had a few hours to get ready so I decided to jump in the shower to shave and make sure I was clean. After finishing up in the bathroom I threw my hair in a sloppy bun. I put on some waterproof mascara just because, and I threw my towel around me, knotting it at the top.
I walked into my room and fumbled through my drawers looking for a swim suit to wear, and eventually I picked out one. The top was a plain white bikini top, but the bottoms were an Aztec pattern with a bunch of neon colors. I threw on a pair of distressed high waisted shorts, and a faded band, muscle style top. After getting dressed I grabbed a small book bag and filled it with my essentials for the beach. The usual, sunscreen, lotions, tanning oils, a few towels, a beach blanket, and an extra pair of sunglasses just in case. For whatever reason every time I went to the beach I would lose my sunglasses in the ocean.
Once I was ready, time seemed to fly by and it was already 1pm. I grabbed a pair of flip flops and my bag and walked into the living room area of my place. I threw the bag on the couch and walked into the kitchen to find Jess cleaning some dishes she just used. “Hey bitch,” I said to her with a smirk.
She smiled and we were talking for a little while while she ate. Eventually time passed and my text ringer went off, it was Derek telling me he was here. I smiled to myself and hugged Bella before grabbing my stuff and walking out the door.
I made my way out of my apartment and down to where Derek was waiting. My heart was pounding the closer I was getting to where he was waiting. I was nervous for some reason. I just really wanted today to go smoothly.
I turned the corner and saw Derek leaning on his car, looking down at his feet. Probably thinking. When I got closer, he heard my flip flops making noises and his head flew up. He had the smile I’ve grown to love on his face, and he started to approach me. I unintentionally moved quicker and embraced him in a hug.
This surprised the both of us, I guess I really missed him more than I thought. He hugged back tightly, and when I attempted to move away he pulled me tighter for a few lingering seconds. Eventually when the hug ended I looked up at him and said, “You ready to go?” He nodded his head, biting his lip a bit and walked over to the passenger side of the car to open the door for me.
Once I got in he closed the door and walked over to his side, getting in the car in a swift movement. Once we were settled, he starting driving to the beach.
The car ride was great. We listened to music, jamming out to all types of music, and I even got a few snapchats with him in them. He held my hand a few times and it felt like nothing had changed. This was the Derek that I’ve grown to like. No drama, just having fun.
The day at the beach was great. We stayed by the ocean for majority of the day, playing in the water or laying out. Our conversations were easy and light, flowing from one topic to the next. It was just easy. Eventually we grew tired of the beach, and we decided to go on to the pier. At that point the sun was setting and the lights were growing brighter. We grabbed a bite to eat, went on a few rides, and he even won me a small bear at one of the games. The day was beyond perfect.
After a while we decided to head home. I hopped into his car, and we started making it back to my place. The ride started out silent, then I decided to break the silence. “Thank you so much, I had such a great time.” I told Derek, looking at him after. His face had a slight sunburn on his cheeks, despite the large amount of sunscreen we put on.
He looked at me and said, “No thank you for agreeing to come with me baby girl.” A small smile danced on his lips, and I blushed at his comment. Even after the crazy past few days he could still do this to me. “Oh and thank you for the flowers, they were perfect,” I quickly added in. To this he just grabbed my hand and kissed it softly. We stayed hand in hand for the rest of the car ride. You could tell the both of us were exhausted based on the little talking we did.
I sent Jess a text letting her know I was on my way home, but she let me know she was at the studio with Nate. Those two were inseparable. Once we made it to my apartment, he put the car and looked at me, “Well here we are Bella.” I smiled and said, “Thank you again.” We got out of the car and he helped me get my bag.
“Can I come up? I really have to pee,” Derek asked, to which I just laughed. “Of course,” I said quickly and he locked his car up as we made our way upstairs. I unlocked the door and said, “You know where it is.” He made his way to the bathroom, and I made my way to my room. I placed the bear on my bed and placed my phone on the charger.
I walked into the living room just as Derek was finishing up in the bathroom. “Where’s Jess?” he asked, looking around for my crazy roommate. “Oh she’s with Nate at the studio,” I explained. He nodded, then said “Well I’m gonna go home,” slowly walking up towards me. For whatever reason this made my stomach knot a bit. I didn’t want today to end. We were having such a good day, but I could tell we were both exhausted.
He reached me and engulfed me with a hug, to which I reciprocated. He kissed me on my forehead then started making his way out. I couldn’t let him leave, I didn’t want to. “Derek wait,” I called out. He turned to me and I continued, “you can stay here tonight if you want.”
His face lighted up a bit, and a smile appeared on his face. “You sure?” he asked me. I quickly nodded, “Of course.” Derek grabbed the door handle and said, “Alright I have a change of close in my car let me go grab them,” soon after he was gone.
I walked into my room and changed into a pair of sweats and a t-shirt. I walked into the living room and turned off the lights, and turned on the TV. At this point Derek was back and getting changed. I grabbed a few blankets and sat around until he got done getting dressed. When he was finished he plopped onto the couch next to me.
“My clothes look good on you,” he said with a smirk. I looked at him confused, then looked down and realized that I was wearing his sweats and t-shirt. I had forgotten that he left them here at one point in time. “They look better on me than you,” I said with a sly smile on my face. Derek just laughed then flicked through the channels.
Eventually we just picked a random show that was just acting as background noise. Derek was exhausted and you could see it in his face. He quietly played with my fingers, intertwining them with his. “Derek,” I spoke up, to which he stopped playing with my fingers and looked at me. “I was really hurt by what you said the other night at the club.” he just looked down at his hands.
It was silent for a few seconds then I spoke up again, “I forgive you.” The fact that the simplest of three words that could make someone’s face light up was amazing to me. He pulled me closer and I decided to lay down so that my head was in his lap. He played with my hair a bit. “Thank you,” was all he could say. I smiled at him, “But just know Mr. Luh that if you fuck up again that’ll be it. I only give out one second chance.” I pointed my finger at him jokingly to which he laughed.
“I’ll definitely keep that in mind,” he said staring at my face and making my cheeks heat up a bit. After a few seconds he lowered his head and gave me a slight kiss to which I returned. It lasted a few seconds, but my heart was pounding. Soon enough after Derek laid down and I cuddled up to him and we fell asleep a few minutes later.
A/N: Hey yall this has been sitting in my drafts for a while now, sorry about that. Working on the next chapter rn, so that’ll be out in the next few days. My schedule has cleared up a bit so thank god! I hope you enjoy! Thank you for 194 of you! Love yall!
