"Yeah, yeah," I tease, trying to brush it off even as I feel my cheeks go warm. I give him a nudge with my elbow, just a little thing because I really don't mind him touching me at all. It doesn't feel like it used to, at least not entirely, but I've always been a pretty tactile person and, if absolutely nothing else, Derek with his broad shoulders and miles of muscle, is a comfort.

And, honestly, he isn't wrong. Even if Derek couldn't smell it on me, there's a good chance people can tell how happy I am just from the way I've been smiling lately. And it's all Jack.

"I guess now we're both just hopeless," I tell him, flashing him a grin. "It's a good feeling, though. Hopefully nothing happens for awhile to take it away."