A small smile plays on Derek's lips as he looks down for a moment, huffing his soft amusement at her comment. "I don't know about all of that," he jokes. "But I appreciate that compliment. I'm trying, anyway; it's good to know I'm not completely wasting my time screwing it up."
The fact of the matter is, Derek knows there's a part of him that can be fun and extroverted and happy, it's just that he'd locked that piece of himself away for so long that accessing it in little pieces over time is the only way he thinks he can do it without ending up right where he started just because it's comfortable and familiar.
As the song winds down, Derek gives her hand a little squeeze and smiles. The music starts to fade, like the song is ending, and Derek nods a little. "We'll have to get together and start training each other soon. Don't be a stranger," he says before looking her directly in the eye, lifting his eyebrows, and adding, "again."
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The fact of the matter is, Derek knows there's a part of him that can be fun and extroverted and happy, it's just that he'd locked that piece of himself away for so long that accessing it in little pieces over time is the only way he thinks he can do it without ending up right where he started just because it's comfortable and familiar.
As the song winds down, Derek gives her hand a little squeeze and smiles. The music starts to fade, like the song is ending, and Derek nods a little. "We'll have to get together and start training each other soon. Don't be a stranger," he says before looking her directly in the eye, lifting his eyebrows, and adding, "again."