A/N: Okay, so I know I should be updateing "Maybe, Probably, Definitly" but I still need to re-read it, and this popped into my head. I hope you like it, this is just something that will be 2 chapters. Both Chapters are short, and written at midnight. Sorry for any mess-ups.

Disclaimer: Nope, Don't own Life with Derek (Sadly), and definitly not Sam Club's pre-packaged burgers (happily)

The lights were off in the house. Not a soul was around. Casey walked up to the front porch and turned the key in the lock. She went inside, put her key on the key hook, hung up her hoodie (2nd prong from the left), and turned on lamps as she made her way to the kitchen. She was starveing having pulled double shifts at her babysitting job- And after making several snacks and a meal for the kids she was hungry herself. Casey went over to the fridge, but stopped when she saw the picture.

It was a picture of her mother, and a man she had never seen before. She whipped it off of the fridge and just stared at it.

What does this mean? Is Mom trying to tell Lizzie and I something? But why would she just put it up on the fridge for all of us to see?

Casey set down the picture and opened the fridge. She knew her mother had been dateing someone for a couple months now, but she didn't think it was that serious. She had never even seen the guy. But by the way he was hugging her, Casey had a feeling it was definitly serious.

Casey rummaged in the fridge. Only a container of already cooked pre-packaged burgers. The kind that are perfectly round, and pressed down like it had been beaten with a mallet, that you'd usually buy in bulk at Sam's club. Her mom had always thought it more efficient to buy in bulk, even though there was only the three of them. She found some white rice next to it.

Leftover dinner from about three nights ago.

Not exactly the meal she had in mind, but placed it on a plate and set it in the microwave. But Casey just couldn't get her mind off of that picture. She slowly walked back over to the counter where she has set it. Almost as though the photo was watching, knowing when she picked it up. She took another look at it. Looks like they were on a picnic bench. Nora was up against him closely. Her arm outstretched to take the picture. Casey looked at the background this time. When she looked closely, she could see the faint figures of children. One looked that he could be about 12 and another 4 or 5.

But why would there be kids with...

The microwave beeped. She took the plate out, placed a fork and napkin beside her plate, and sat down at the table. Casey looked around her. All she saw were empty chairs beside her. And a dark living room. And no one there.

She took a bite of her burger trying to help her loneliness. She ate it quickly, althought slightly rubbery, and scooped the rice right up with it.

But the burger didn't help her loneliness. The only thing it did was made her realize was one thing. Her life was plain. Just like this rice. Just like this burger.

A/N: YES, that meal DID inspire this story. Hehe. I have this story PRE-written out, so after 2 reviews (my bar is SO not set that high for this story, but I'm trying) I'll post up another chapter. Thanks for reading! )