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[it's a difficult question to answer. while he and derek know where they stand with each other, putting it in to words has always been difficult. they're pack, definitely. but it's closer to being brothers than being an alpha and a beta. having peter try to force control over him all those years back was bad enough. the idea of even considering doing that to others isn't something he'd ever entertain.]

As much as he wants to be.

[which is the only real way to put it. as long as derek wants to be a part of their pack, he has a place. if he wants to leave, scott wouldn't force him to stay. but the same is true of all of them. if malia herself chose to leave the next day, he wouldn't stop her. he'd be upset, sure. but her place would still stay open to her if she ever chose to return.]

That's not a problem, is it?

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[She shakes her head because no, not at all. She and Derek have actually been getting along pretty well lately, it's just that ...]

He's never actually been really consistent about that.

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Our pack, it's-- [a shrug. there's no simple way to put it really]

It's not exactly like most others out there. I'm not going to force anyone to stay if they don't want to be there. But that doesn't mean they'll ever really lose their place in it, no matter how far they go.

[whether that's across state lines for a few months, or across oceans for years. until they decide they want to cut all ties completely, scott's never going to be the type to kick someone out. his pack is his family, after all.]

Derek knows that. [or at least he thinks he does.] I kind of hope you all get that.

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I was going to go to France.

[So yes, she does know that, she wasn't just abandoning her pack for hot French men.]

But I wasn't sure if it was just a me thing, or if it was an everyone thing.

[A beat:]

Is Theo in the pack?

[She's really hoping the answer to that is still no.]