The happy couple <3
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Looking back at everything holly and Derek had been through, it was difficult for holly to quite grasp at where they were now; married with holly 4 months into her pregnancy. They had already decided names for the child. They were both happy with either, but secretly holly was hoping for a little girl.
As she sat on her bed, looking at the baby blanket she'd bought the other siku while doing some shopping, holly started to remember how she and Derek had met, and how it all had come to pass.
She had met Derek on a blind date. Nad had suggested that she should meet a very good friend of hers, who then turned out to be Nad's friend's (later, her boyfriend's) Stiles Stilinski's good friend, Derek Hale. At first it had been a little awkward, as first dates always are, but then they had got to talking. holly told Derek about her family and her Marafiki and her interests, and Derek mostly listened. But he didn't mind. He loved listening to her, being with her, just looking at her, even. It didn't take them long to have a sekunde date, and kwa the end of that one (a dinner, a movie and a walk on the beach) they ended up sleeping together. But the inayofuata morning neither of them regretted it. When holly told her Marafiki about this, most of them were skeptical, thinking Derek only wanted her for sex. But he surprised everyone kwa inaonyesha up that same siku with two tickets to a One Direction concert. (see, he even endures muziki he doesn't like for Holly!)
Six months into their relationship holly asked Derek to songesha in. It was only logical. Her apartment was much bigger and prettier, whereas Derek's was... well, a dump. He alisema yes, and they moved in together. It took a while for Holly's Cats (especially George) to get used to the stranger, but when they did, they never wanted him to leave again.
After a mwezi of living together they came across some new difficulties. Derek became jealous every time holly even looked at another guy, and in exchange holly started finding some of the reckless things Derek did a bit annoying. They fought to the point of breaking up. But only after a week of living apart, Derek came back, asking holly to forgive him for his insane jealousy, and Holly, in return, asked Derek to forgive her for her cruel words. And they ended up having sex in the hallway of their apartment.
After dating for only eleven months, Derek proposed to Holly. He had been planning it for weeks. He'd asked all her Marafiki for advice with picking the ring, and then popped the swali when they were simply out buying groceries. He didn't want to do it the cliche way. He wanted to surprise her, and he did. She stood there, shocked, for a moment before slowly nodding her head. It took a while for her to regain the ability to speak, but when she did, she alisema the most beautiful word Derek had ever heard.
"Yes."
The wedding was beautiful. It was held in a garden, in the summer, with flowers and trees and all of their closest Marafiki and family. They alisema their vows and then it was time for the reception, which, yes, had better cake than at Celine and Stefan's wedding.
For their honeymoon the happy couple went to Rome for a few weeks. It was absolutely beautiful, but mostly the two never left the bedroom. But neither of them minded. They were happy, they were in love, and nothing was going to get in their way.
After a mwaka of marriage, holly realized that she was pregnant. It didn't come as that big of a surprise, and kids were something they'd talked about in the past, but it was still soon. And holly was afraid to tell her husband at first. But when she did, at the chajio, chakula cha jioni table, he stared at her, started laughing, grabbed her in his arms and spun her around, kissing her. They were going to have a baby and neither of them could be happier about it.
holly held the baby blanket close to her chest, imagining what the future would bring. But no matter what would happen, she knew she'd always upendo Derek, and he'd always upendo her.
"What are wewe doing?" she heard his voice, and turned to the doorway to see Derek looking at her.
"Just thinking about what's gonna happen when the baby is born", she alisema as Derek sat inayofuata to her. He wrapped an arm around her, and holly laid her head on his shoulder.
"Well, whatever it is, we'll face it together", he promised, planting a kiss on her forehead. "I upendo you."
"I upendo you, too", holly said, meaning it with everything she had.
