Take Note

If there was one thing that Derek was really enjoying about his relationship with Emily, it was the flexibility. In his past relationships, now that he thought about it, things had always followed a set pattern. They went out, they did whatever activity it was that they had intended to do during their outing.

And then afterwards they had dinner at a fancy restaurant and then they headed back home, or to a hotel. 

That had been how things had always been. But with Emily things were so topsy-turvy that there was no such thing as following the rules or going with the norm.

They were making things up as they went, and Derek was loving it. The fair had been an excellent example of that.

And as with everything with Emily, where he did not plan for every single eventuality, it had all worked out. 

Now that the two of them were home, Derek had one more ace up his sleeve. It was true that he had spent most of the car ride