Casey had just got done filming another episode of Life As We Know It and was pleased with the results. Her and Derek did great, but she always felt it was a little too much drama. Especially since they were really close friends, but she still never thought him much as a brothe. Derek and her's relationship went past the friend stage and into something that would last forever, but it stopped after that. She had hoped they would start dating, but that wasn't going to happen anytime soon. Derek was complex and somewhat like his character Andrew. Take Andrew meets Zach Efron and you have Derek—well maybe not that extreme. But Derek was sweet and thoughtful, and didn't bounce from girl to girl. He was stable and wanted a stable relationship, but the press had kept him from that. So they stopped at the serious friendship and hadn't talked about dating.
"Hey, what did you think of this episode?" Derek came up to her as she got a snack. That was the great thing about doing shows they supplied food.
"Oh, it was good. Typical Andrew and Heather moments—it gets interesting as the season goes on though." She replied taking a seat, "How did you like it."
"Same." Derek sat next to her opening a water bottle
"You know I want to do something that is real though." Casey sighed
Derek gave her a quizzical look that quickly turned into understanding.
"We've had this conversation before Case, but I completely know where you're coming from. Your sick of acting like your someone else and you want to do a TV show that is about the real you." He gave her hand a squeeze
"How about a girl who wants to be a rock star and her parents won't allow it." Casey suggested
"That's been done."
"O.k. a singer."
"Done too."
"Me and you.
"That's been done….me and you?" Derek spit out his water
"Ya, we're interesting not on screen." She chuckled at his amazed look
"Huh…Case, we already have a TV show." He said pointing out the obvious
"I know, but I get sick of acting like your step-sister when in all honesty I would never want to be your sibling." She let out a frustrated glance at Derek who was utterly confused.
"Well, that's how our show is." He mentioned trying to understand her.
"NO! A me and you as in normal… not as step-sibs, but as…well…as…" Casey stuttered trying to figure out the right words to say.
"I get it a drama that is based on the real us. I understand what your saying, but we're just like every other celebrity." He gulped down the rest of his water and stood up.
Casey sighed again, "Whatever."
"Don't get aggravated with me. I'm just stating the facts—well maybe we're not like others, but I don't think we need a whole another TV show to prove it." He said taking her hands and pulling her up. "We can leave now. Where do you want to go?"
"You're so confusing you know that?"
"SO you've told me." Derek stuck his tongue out at her and she gave him a slight shove. They got into his red 2008 Ferrari and drove to the beach.
