Nothing Special

Derek loved his mother. He really did.

But sometimes he wished that she had a better sense of timing. Of all the times for her to show up unannounced at the penthouse, she just happened to choose the day where Derek woke up with Emily and not only did she pick that day, she also happened to show up just minutes after they had shared a kiss.

"I just walked past a young lady coming from here. It is a pity that the two of us did not get to talk. Who is she by the way?" His mother asked, her tone friendly, but her eyes said that if she so much as knew the initial to Emily's first name. She would be raining down on Emily with the fury of a thousand suns in a heartbeat. 

His heart thundering in his chest, Derek poured all of his focus into keeping a straight face. If his mother saw any emotion from him. She would know that Derek cared for Emily, and she would not be persuaded to back off.