"Casey, where is Derek?" Nora asked through the bedroom door.
"How the hell am I supposed to know?" Casey said tears streaming down her cheeks.
"Honey, whats the matter?" Nora asked, worrieness in her voice.
"Nothing mom, now please leave me alone?!" Casey said
"OK, honey. Tell me if you need to talk." Nora said.
"OK, mom now will you please just leave?"
"OK," Nora said, and left.
Casey started crying again. And somebody else started to knock on her door.
"What the HELL do you want? Just go away." Casey said with tears running down her face.
"Casey? It's me, Derek. Can I come in please?"
"No, and my mom is looking for you right now. So just go away!" Casey screamed.
"Casey, I already talked to Nora and now I need to talk to you. Please let me in. It's very important. And please don't say no. I'm Derek Vanturi and I have never begged in my life, let alone been rejected so please just let me in. And if you say no then I won't be able to tell you something that I could have died to build up the courage to tell you."
"Okay Derek you can come in. But you have 10 minutes and your time starts...Now." Casey said.
Derek entered the room and said: "Well Case, since I am being timed, I guess i don't have time to tell you what I really wanted to. So here we go." And he grabbed her shoulders and brought her into a deep passionate kiss that Casey, unwillingly returned.
"Screw you, Derek." Casey said pulling away from the kiss.
"Is that a threat or a promise?" Derek told her, taking her wrists and shoving her against the wall.
As she looked at the man that she had been crazy for, she realized she wanted both. But instead she said, "Does it make you feel better if I said Screw me now or I'll be forced to take off my clothes and throw myself on you?"
"Casey, I kissed you and everything, but I'm not ready for that step. You see, the thing is, I Love You and I know that deep down, you love me too. I am going to find that part of you and then when I do and you say that you love me too, and mean it, then those words that you said before, will make me feel better."
"Well, hun, you don't have to look so far." Casey said with a smirk.
"What does that mean?" Derek said, clueless.
"You have always been really dunb. Just kiss me." Casey said.
"Not untill you tell me that you love me and mean it." Derek teased
"Derek, I loved you. And I've been crazy about you. I love you Derek, more than anybody should love their step siblings. So please, Derek, just kiss me." Casey said hurt in her voice.
"Casey, I love you more." and he made her melt under his kiss.