"Thanks..." Derek let out. He certainly didn't feel accomplished. He just felt small. It was infuriating- he had done something hadn't he? He went home that night, grabbing some food from one of the cooks. Even they didn't seem fond of him and he was sure they'd burnt his burger a little on purpose. He was greeted by his still empty apartment and he made a mental note of getting some furniture soon. He wasn't quite sure where to begin with something like that. He sure as shit didn't have enough to just go to a random store and buy a full couch, how the hell was he supposed to furnish his house when he still didn't know if he could make rent this month? From his understanding and how it was explained to him servers paychecks where shit with most of their income coming from tips.<br/><br/>It went like that for the next couple of days. Derek would go to work, shadow Conner, and go home alone at the end of the day. He didn't know what to do with himself. He was sore and tired constantly and the hole in his chest just grew and grew. He had his phone with him at least, although he was forced to buy service cards. All in all in was pretty terrible. When he first tried getting in contact with some of his old friends they just blew him off. Like he was nothing. Initially Derek had been taken aback, wondering what the hell was wrong with them. How could they just stop talking to him so easily?<br/><br/>Eventually derek ran otu of food and he had to go buy more. It was all frozen stuff- pre-made and ready to go. The only one who was nice to him at work was Conner and even then Derek only felt like he was around him because he had to be. Regardless Derek found himself starting to like the man more and more, appreciating his kind actions and patient demeanor. He found himself wanting to get to know him more but he wasn't sure how to approach it.<br/><br/>"Hey, Derek?" He asked, sitting down at the table while they were on their break. "Um...You live like, underneath me right? Do you think you could uh...I don't really know how to cook. Do you think you can give me some pointers when you have some time?" He asked.