Hidden Truths
A/N: Sequel to Caution to the Wind. Takes place about 8 years later.
Casey's P.O.V.
Casey sighed in frustration as she tried to write the next chapter in her novel. Writing for teenagers was proving to be more difficult then she imagined. Why she was wanting to write for teenagers, when she was doing very well as a children's author, she didn't know. Maybe its because she wanted to connect with all the confused teenagers out there. It was so aggravating because she kept writing about her days in the Venturi/MacDonald house hold; and those were days she was trying to forget. It had been four years since she had stepped foot into that house. After Micheal had turned four, he had started questioning where Casey was going to on the holidays. Plus Casey hated leaving him, he was the love of her live and her only tie to Derek. Argg.. Must not think of Derek.. Its been eight years.. Lizzie and Mom don't even talk about him to you. Why does he still haunt my head... and heart...The answer was simple.
Micheal was literally a mini replica of Derek. Mikey was the reason for Casey to go on. The reason Casey wrote children's books. He even helped, her books were stories she had made up for his bedtime and he loved to add to them. Mikey was also the reason Casey wrote under a pen name and was slowly leaving Casey MacDonald to disappear.
Patricia Jean MacDonald was the author of the latest series of children's books and was world famous for them. No one but her agent, Samantha Cook knew what Patricia looked liked. Casey didn't do public interview or pictures. All interviews were done through Sam. All articles wrote on Casey with these interviews were conveniently done by Sam's husband Micah. Both of who were Casey's closest friends and Micheal's god-parents. Not even the Cook's family knew Casey was Patricia . Casey didn't want to be famous, because then people would want to know about Micheal and that would lead to who Micheal's father was. And that was something that never would be told. Only three people knew that Derek Venturi, Ex-Maple Leaf Hockey star/Rising Photographer, was Micheal's father. Casey, Micah and Sam. Only they knew that Micheal was after Derek's middle name, not after Micah. Lucky for Casey, Micah and Sam knew how important this secret was.
It still upset Casey that none of her family could meet her precious son But unless she found a Derek look a like (which would likely cause them to have her seek therapy), who was willing to pretend Mikey was his (causing her to explain the dire need for lying to her family, thus once again leading to therapy), and love her and Mikey unconditionally, it was just not possible. No, Mikey was her only family now. Well, Mikey, Sam, Micah and their twins: Allie and Johnny short for Allexis and Jonathan. Either way, Casey changed her number, painfully and mentally saying goodbye to her mom, Lizzie, Ed, Marti, George and Derek. Because of this reason, no one could tell Casey the news. News that would change everything in her life dramatically for the second time in her life.