"I am not going to ask her out, and it's not like I am too scared." Derek defended himself because it really wasn't because he was too scared. In fact, he just couldn't take relationships seriously because of him growing up with his parents. He couldn't help but hate relationships because watching his parents hate each other but remain married ruined the idea of marriage, and love for him. He liked the sex but it was a personal problem he had to deal with. A lot of girls hate him for that. Not really a time to be thinking about this, but when it came to his parent's and dating the topic just brought itself up in his head. He didn't want to be tied down to someone, or even be committed to someone. Some people thought he was gay because he was never in a relationship. A sigh escaped his lips with that frustration and rumors he had to shut down. 

"Yeah we are fucking tall aren't we?" Harry laughed along with the rest of them. "Maybe Cadence will like him because he is short, but she's tall." Harry said to tease Derek who wasn't even listening. He started to think about his parent's marriage and everything. "Derek? Mate?" He hit his arm, wondering if he was even listening. Derek looked up, confused. "Oh you're thinking about Cadence aren't you?" Harry laughed. They all started to tease him.

"Yeah.." Derek forced out a laugh as they were near the shop