Hey everybody! Well, I'm a new LWD writer; well this is my first LWD story! I tried to write some Zoey 101 ff but ….didn't go so well and ditto on my GH Scrub stories :P I've been meaning to write a new story for a while but hadn't had the time but now I do! So I bet this concept of my story has been written a million times but oh, well…I wanted to do it my own way!!!! Enjoy!
Title: You Should Have Lied
Rating: T
Summary: After being away for 5 years, Casey heads home to her family to attend the wedding of the man who broke her heart and learns that maybe she was never really over him.
She was over it. The incident had barely crossed her mind in the past two years. Whatever happened in her past was gone and away from her. She had let go, until now. Getting the cream envelope in the mail and the phone call from her mom, it all came back. She felt a wave of nausea come over her. Her breathing was a little shallow and she felt weak in the knees. It was hard hearing her mother on the phone. She was so excited and proud.
"Oh Casey, I can't believe Derek is actually found someone to settle down with. I've never seen him so happy," she had went on and one about. Casey had forced a surprised tone on the phone.
"Wow, that really great Mom," she faked a smile. She didn't know why it really bothered her so much. She was over and done with it. Maybe everybody felt this way when they learned their ex was getting married. Or maybe it hurt so bad to learn he was getting married to the woman he cheated on her with.
Derek had picked the wrong time to tell her the truth. He had the bad boy reputation at school with the pranks, cheating, lying, and being a jock. But with Casey, it was different. He never lied to her, he was always honest. This one time however, Casey wished he had lied. She wished he was the school-Derek; maybe it wouldn't have hurt her so bad.
Derek walked into her room and shut the door behind him. Casey looked up form her bed and smiled. She reached for his waist and frowned when he moved away.
"Derek, what's the matter?" she asked furrowing her brow. "Did I do something?" Derek looked at her with an unreadable expression in his eyes and nervously smiled at her.
"No, Case. You didn't do anything wrong," he assured her taking her hands and pulled her off the bed.
"Well then what's the matter?" she asked. "And don't say nothing, you know you can't lie to me," she finished giving him a little grin. Derek looked at her and quickly pulled her in for a kiss.
"You know I love you right?" he asked tightening his grip on her hands. "More than anything or anyone in the world? And that I would never purposely try to hurt you?"
"Yes…," Casey answered starting to get confused. This was really not like Derek. He's never really acted like this way before. It was almost like he was acting…guilty.
"You're really going to hate me," he started. Casey involuntarily drew in her breath. That never sounds good.
"Derek?" she began.
"I'm so sorry Case-"
"Don't," she broke in. She had a feeling on what he was about to say. "Please, don't."
"I slept with somebody else," he continued on. She knew it was coming but him saying it hurt worse. Her breath became uneven as the impact of his words sank him. He slept with somebody else. Somebody who wasn't her. He had kissed her, groped her, and- oh gosh this really hurts. She felt the blood rush from her head and felt weak in her knees. She felt Derek try to grab he elbow to keep her from falling but she ripped them away.
"Don't touch me!" she exclaimed ripping her arms away. She pushed him away and sat down on the bed trying to get her mind around things. He kneeled down on the ground in front of her with pleading eyes.
"Casey I am so sorry. I never meant to hurt you. Please, please try to forgive me," he pleaded, his eyes begging her. Casey stared at him while a tear rolled down her face.
"Why did you tell me this?" She asked quietly.
"I had to," he stated brokenly. "I promised you I would always tell you the truth Casey, and I am now."
"You also promised to never cheat on me Derek!" she broke out. He looked down and drew in a shaky breath.
"I'm sorry Casey, I am so sorry It just, happened. It never will again. I had a moment of weakness, which I know is no excuse I-"
"I can't believe you," she whispered. "You just threw away 1 year of my life with that "moment of weakness" because we're done. I just- can't believe you Derek. I trusted you, I loved you! And this is how you do me in? Why did you even tell me this? It hurts more than not knowing at al."
"I can't lie to you." He simply stated, feeling his heart break at her comments.
"You should have," she said choking back a sob. "Because my world just crashed down, all because of this."
She had gotten out of the room after that. She went into the bathroom and cried herself to sleep in the bathtub. When her mom asked what was wrong she lied and said that she had failed some math exam. Only Lizzie knew the truth, she and Edwin were the only ones who knew about her and Derek in the first place. Later on after that day, Casey learned that the woman he slept with was some random junior whom he had met at a party that Casey had left early because she was going to visit her father that weekend. She didn't know what felt worse, the fact that he did it or the fact that it was with just some random girl. She and Derek hadn't even gone that far.
Now Derek and this girl ,Lindsey, were getting married. He even had the nerve to invite her to the wedding. She wasn't going to lie, it hurt. She had spent the past 5 years moving on with her life. It took her about 3 years to stop thinking about it everyday. Getting the wedding invitation had brought it all back. She had listlessly listened to her mother drone on and on about the wedding preparations for the past month, but now the actual wedding was in about a week.
Her mom had insisted she come down the week of the wedding so she could get to know Lindsey and spend time with the family. Ever since she and Derek broke up, Casey tried as hard as she could to stay away from him. Heck, she moved to Toronto to get away from him/ She only saw him on Christmas but for the past 2 years, one or the other hadn't been able to make it so she hasn't seen him for a while.
And now, in about 3 hours she would see him again when she arrived. Oh crap, the nausea and cold sweats were already starting to kick in.
So what do ya think? Hate it? Love it? Please let me know :D
