After the nerve wrecking encounter with his uncle, where he had just barely been able to throw the man off his scent. Derek had known that he had to handle the situation with Emily and he had to handle it fast. But it seemed that somewhere out there, some higher power had looked at his plans and laughed.
Back when Derek had not been thinking of apologizing to Emily. Back when he had been visiting the diner because he had missed her. There had been absolutely nothing that had been stopping him from going to the diner whenever he had wanted. The only limit that he'd had on when he went there, and how many times he went, had been himself. He had often stayed late at the office so that he did not look too eager to see her. If Derek ever happened to run into his past self, he was pretty sure that he would knock past Derek down with an uppercut to the cheek.
