"Good news, Case!" Nora exclaims as she rushes into the living room with the cordless telephone in hand. "I just got off the phone with my sister and she's sending your cousin, Darcy to stay with us for the rest of the school year." Nora is quite excited until she sees the smile from Casy's face subside into a confused expression.

"Why is she staying foir the rest of the school year?" Casey asks uncertain. "She's a senior. Doesn't she want to graduate with her friends?" Casey states.

"Well..." Nora trails off and starts again. "It's complicated." She hesitates." Aren't you excited?"

"Of course I am. I just think it's strange that's all." Just as she finishes Derek comes through the door throwing his hockey gear on the ground his leather jacket on the coat rack. Edwin and George follow closely after.

"What's strange?" Edwin blurts out.

"Casey's face." Derek states with a sinister smirk on his face.

"Derek!" George shouts. "You're room. Now." George hangs his coat on the rack as Derek hurries towards the stairs and mutters something under his breath but Nora interupts.

"No, Derek. Stay here. I need to make an announcement." She proclaims as Derek plops down onto his recliner and Edwin seats in the seat next to Casey. George continues to stand. "My neice is going to be staying with us for a while."

"All school year actually." Casey finishes.

"And you decided this without me?" George asks confusingly.

"Well, my sister called and Darcy's been having trouble in school..." She trails off again half convincingly.

"Well I'm ok with it as long as she invests in one of my lasest buisness ventures." Edwin declares.

Casey simply rolls her eyes. "Shut up, Edwin."

Nora looks at George with hope in her eyes. He hesitates. "Ok. It's fine with me as long as everyone else is ok with it."

"Derek?" Nora looks towards and waits for his reply.

"Yeah, it's ok with me." He pauses. "As long as she's hot." He smirks.

"Der-ek!" Casey cries out. "You can't make out with all of my cousins."

"I begged a differ." He continues to smirk as Casey's face turns red with what appears to be anger. If Derek only knew the truth. If he only knew that it was jealousy making her so angry. Not the fact that he would tease and tourture her every second. Maybe he does those things for the same reasons she looks so angry right now. They're both too stubborn to let the other in or let their gaurd down.

"What's going on?" Lizzie says as she walks through the door cover in dirt from soccer practice.

"Hey, Liz." Casey greets her sister. "Darcy's coming to stay with us."

"Darcy?" She asks confusingly.

"Lizzie hasn't seen Darcy since she was about four or five, Casey. She wouldn't remember her." Nora states.

"Who's Darcy?" Lizzie questions again waiting for her answer.

"Our cousin. Her family is really religious and she goes to Degraasi Community School." Casey informs Lizzie.

"Ohhhh. I remember her!" Lizzie exclaims."Her and her sister threw holy water on me when we were little and said it was a baptism. They're weird." Lizzie concludes

"Ok..." Derek says a bit weirded out. "Obviously I won't be hitting on her. Nothing to worry about, Case." He states as he heads up the stairs.

"Thanks, Der." Casey says sarcastically as she watches him walk away. "Lizzie, they were little. I visited Darcy in July and she was really cool. Don't even worry."

"If you say so." Lizzie agrees. "I better go change." Lizzie states as she resigns to her bedroom.

"Yeah, I better freshen up myself." Edwin announces. "I've got a hot date tonight." He does a little spin and a short dance move before continuing up the stairs.

Casey laughs silently then opens a book and begins to read.

"Casey, I'm heading to the store for dinner. Do you need anything?" Nora questions.

"No, I'm good." She smiles as her mother grabs her purse and heads out the door. George goes down to the basement shortly after leaving Casey alone with her book. If We Kiss...