Update 10/9/08: I've uploaded chapters 10 through 14.
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#21 – Two-faced
"There is no way I'm going," Derek's voice filtered in from the living room. Casey rolled her eyes from her place in the kitchen as she recognized yet another (yet equally lame) fight between Derek and Sally.
"De-rek," Sally said, her voice whiny. Casey smirked when she realized that: A), Sally doesn't know that she should be begging, not complaining, at this point, and B), Casey has a much more effective whine. "It's my cousin's wedding. You can't possibly expect me to go solo on this!"
"I don't do weddings, and I've never even met Lisa."
"Linda, Derek. How can you say you 'don't do weddings'?"
"Well, at the last one I went to, I got Casey as a step-sister. You might understand why I've been turned off by the whole thing." Casey rolled her eyes again.
"Derek," Sally said, her voice suddenly turning deadly serious. "This is important to me. So you're going."
Casey heard the ruffle of fabric as Derek presumably crossed his arms over his chest. "No, I'm not. This is stupid."
There was a pause before Sally said, "You know what's stupid? Me thinking that you are, in any way, a good boyfriend. You're selfish and arrogant and I am not putting up with you anymore. Bye, Derek."
The door slammed. Derek came into the kitchen, got a soda, and sat down next to Casey. "Thank God that's finally over," he said.
Casey wasn't surprised. They had been dating for three months and Sally still didn't get him at all. Not that it was all her fault – if he had wanted to, Derek would've given her something more to get. But he hadn't, and Sally never got to see that other side of Derek, the side that did nice, unasked for, and sometimes downright adorable things for no reason. But not many people saw it – Marti, Edwin, Lizzie, and if Casey had bothered to notice, her. Her most of all.