AN: I wrote this story because I've had bad dreams and trouble falling asleep the past few days because Thanksgiving Break threw me way off my sleeping schedule. I feel dark lately too so I'm making this story dark. I don't want that to sound creepy. This story is going to be very dark! So if you don't like those types of stories don't read this one.
Casey woke up to start her first day back to school after winter break. She got out of bed and saw snow falling outside of her window. It seemed to be like a bed of snow. She went out into the hall to go down and eat some breakfast.
"None of us have school today Casey, they're all closed." Lizzie said to Casey. She was holding some clothes and a towel to take a shower.
"That sucks. We were going to be talking about the prehistoric era in history and starting a new book in English." Casey said. Her face fell to a frown.
"That's what tomorrow is for Casey." Lizzie said. Marti stepped out of the bathroom and into her own room. "I'm gonna take a shower now." She walked into the bathroom. Casey heard the water turn on when she reached the bottom of the stairs.
George was already gone for some case he had. Nora mixed up a pancake batter in the kitchen. "Casey I have a favor to ask you." Nora said. "Can you watch the kids while George and I are gone?" She asked.
"Sure." Casey answered. Derek came stumbling down the stairs. "Morning Derek. Have fun at the party last night?" Casey asked sarcastically. Derek grunted as he took a seat in his chair.
Casey helped her mom finish preparing breakfast. Derek couldn't stand all of the noise blasting in his head. He felt like he was going to throw up. He only had two beers at the party last night. His first two in forever, but only two.
He dashed up to the bathroom to see Lizzie walking to her room. He locked the door behind him and hoped nobody would hear him dealing with a hangover. Casey was the only one who knew because she came to pick him up from Ellie's house last night.
Lizzie quickly got dressed. She opened her window. It was freezing but she couldn't take a chance of anybody else smelling it. She opened up her brand new box and pulled out a fresh cigarette.
Her lighter was almost empty. She'd been doing this for about three months. She lit it and started to smoke. She turned on her hairdryer to push the smell out the window. It was her worst habit.
She knew it was bad for her but didn't care. Only two a day. One when she woke up and one after dinner. It could be worse. She heard someone walking outside the hall. "Lizzie, you've been drying your hair for 10 minutes. What's taking so long?" Edwin asked.
Lizzie's hair had air dried already. "I'll be out in a minute." Lizzie responded. She rubbed the cigarette against the sole of one of her shoes and tossed it out the window. She pulled the brush through her hair quickly and opened the door.
"What were you saying Edwin?" Lizzie asked. She appeared innocent in her doorway.
"Breakfast is almost ready. Nora wants you downstairs because she's going on that business trip today remember?" Edwin asked his step-sister. Lizzie nodded and they walked down the stairs.
He reminded her of Casey. They had similar personalities and looks. He could tell that they were close. Derek closed his bedroom door behind him. They payed no attention and kept walking.
"That's my cab. I'll see you guys in a few days." Nora said. She hugged everyone and pulled her suitcase out the door with her. Casey made sure the door was locked and returned to the table.
"I'm in charge until George come back from work today." Casey announced to everyone.
"I don't understand it. I'm six months older than you, yet they treat you more like an adult than me." Derek said. He was coming down the stairs in a groggy mood. He hadn't had beer in 5 years.
He remembered the first time he ever sipped it. When he was twelve his dad took him to a baseball game over summer break. His dad let him take two sips of his beer. It tasted terrible. But at the party, it didn't matter.
Looking at all the food now made him cringe. One of his greatest loves was working against him. "Maybe at the next party you won't go so crazy." Casey lectured.
"Stop screaming at me." Derek said. His hair was having trouble keeping it's perfect shape that it was in every day.
"What's wrong Smerek?" Marti asked. She was barely ten and hadn't learned about drugs and alcohol in school yet.
"He's sick." Lizzie said. She knew to be cautious with her words. "Derek's having a hangover." She explained.
"What's a hangover?" Marti asked.
"A hangover is when you drink something really bad and the next morning you are really sick." Casey explained.
"You mean like margaritas?" Marti asked. "Or maybe Champaign?" She obviously knew some of what they were talking about. But not too much which relieved all of them.
"I actually had two cans of beer at the party last night." Derek said. He started to go back up the stairs for some rest because it felt like a dance club in his head.
"Not so fast Der." Casey commented. "I think you should explain to Marti how bad it is to drink."
"Smarti?" Derek said. She nodded. "Alcohol can kill you and the only reason I drank last night was because this girl, Maggie, was really hot." He explained and started walking again. Casey cleared her throat. "I should have known better because I feel awful."
Derek returned to his room. Just thinking about breakfast made his stomach twist and turn. He got under the sheets and rested his head. The clinks of dishes from breakfast going into the dishwasher were heard. He decided to take a long needed power nap.
Lizzie and Marti went outside to play in the snow while Edwin said he needed Casey's help for a project. Once they reached the top of the stairs Casey pulled Edwin into the games closet.
"Casey this is wrong. We're step siblings. And you're like 4 years older than me." Edwin said with a tiny hint of guilt.
"This was all your idea. Now I'm completely hooked on it. Don't tell me you don't enjoy it two?" She asked him.
"Well it is a lot of fun." Edwin agreed. They both smiled. They shared a giggle on the way to Casey's room. Derek was fast asleep in his bed and didn't detect a thing. Casey made sure the door was locked behind them.
She sat close to Edwin on the bed and reapplied her lip balm so her lips wouldn't be chapped. They leaned their heads in and kissed eachother. They didn't waste time with the romantic stuff because they had a small time frame.
Edwin slipped off Casey's sweater. "I'm glad you started this." Casey said as she rested her head on her pillow. Edwin smiled. He took off his shirt and kissed her again. They never went any further than that.
Edwin gently pressed one hand against Casey's right breast. She moved I down to her stomach. Casey arched her back a little when Edwin slid his tongue into her mouth. She pulled her own tongue back and stopped kissing him.
"You know we can't have any form of sex, including oral, because you aren't legal yet and I am." Casey explained. She sat up next to him and hung her feet from the side of the bed.
"I know. It's just we get to the exact same place every time. I promise not to tell if you promise not to tell." Edwin said with an innocent smile.
"Edwin!" Casey said. "I'm not going to break the law, especially with my step brother." She told him. There was a knock on the door. Casey pushed Edwin off and underneath his bed. It was Emily.
"Hey Casey. Lizzie let me in. My parents went out for some lunch date today or something. Can I hang out here while they're gone?" Emily asked.
"Of course Em." Casey replied. She motioned for her to sit on the bed. "What's going on?" Casey asked.
"Not much." Emily answered. "You?"
"I do have a problem." Casey said. She held Emily's hands. "I like this guy, but he's a few years younger than me. What should I do?" Casey asked her.
"Well you should go out with him if you like him." Emily answered. She placed her hands on Casey's shoulders. "I shouldn't need to tell you that."
"But it's more than that." Casey said. "What if he and I wanted to…" She asked.
"I'm surprised that you even need to think about it. You always told me that you wouldn't have sex until you're married." Emily said. Emily walked over and picked up Edwin's shirt. "I'm guessing that's what this is about."
"Well what do you think?" Casey asked.
"I think that you should look into your heart and see what it tells you to do." Emily advised. She tossed the shirt onto the bed and left to go see Derek.
Edwin came out of the bed. "That was close. What were you thinking, asking her that?" He asked.
"I think that I need to think over our relationship." Casey answered. She pulled out her diary as Edwin sat on the bed. "You're going to sit here while I think through my thoughts and feelings and try to organize them?" She asked him.
"Why not?" He asked her.
Emily brought Derek a glass of water to drink. She saw him at the party last night but didn't think two drinks would affect him much. "How did this happen?" Emily asked.
"Hot girl. That's pretty much it." Derek answered. He didn't feel like actually telling the story.
"I should've known." Emily said.
Lizzie and Marti came inside covered with snow. They brushed it off and walked up to their rooms.
Edwin heard them and looked at the clock. It was almost time for lunch. "What are we gonna do about lunch?" He pointed to the clock.
"We can go and make it now if you want." She said. She placed her diary down and started going down the stairs.
"Ok I'll just get dressed." He said quietly to her. She was gone when he opened up to the page she was writing in. "Let's see what she said."
"I can't decide whether to have sex with Edwin or not. I want to save myself for marriage, but it just seems like forever from now. But, maybe, well, yes. I think it is time."
Edwin smiled and pumped his fist in the air before running down the stairs. He saw her bending down and looking through the fridge. He had to smile big because he just couldn't help himself.
"So what are we cooking today?" Edwin asked. Casey closed the door and opened the cabinet.
"I'm not sure. What do you want?" She asked him. He sat at the island and thought through his options. He stood next to her and peered inside the cabinet. They heard footsteps coming down the stairs.
It was Marti carrying her monkey Sir Monks A lot. She was smiling and sat on the couch to watch cartoons on a Monday morning, which she only got to watch during summer because she was at school.
"What about this?" Edwin pulled out an almost empty case of peanut butter.
"I'm not sure if that will be enough." Casey put it back up of the shelf.
"Then what about maybe." Edwin opened the fridge and pulled out some bacon and tomatoes. "BLT's?"
"Perfect." Casey exclaimed.
"I would love some bacon right now." Derek said appearing in the kitchen out of nowhere. "I'll take mine extra crispy." He went and sat in his chair and changed the channel to find football coming in from the U.S.
Casey rolled her eyes and sighed. "Whatever. How's that hangover of yours?" She asked in an icy tone.
"Fine." He told her carelessly. Casey began heating up a pan to cook the bacon in as Edwin pulled out a cutting board and a knife.
"Tonight I'll be seeing you, right?" Derek asked Edwin.
Edwin gulped and looked over at Casey anxiously. "Of course." He answered.
Ok, do you want to slice lettuce or tomatoes first?" Casey asked. She held the handle of the knife out to him. He took it too quickly. Casey made a small sound from the pain and opened her hand.
A small cut on her forefinger. A drop of blood started to seep out. "That's not so bad." Casey said. She walked over to the sink and started to wash her hands.
"I'll get you a bandage." Edwin said. She ran up the stairs and through the bathroom door. The medicine cabinet had one box of bandages inside of it. He took one that was the perfect size for Casey's finger.
He turned to walk down the stairs but stopped. He turned to the mirror and lifted the side of his shirt to show a bruise from what must have been a sport related injury. Lizzie appeared behind him with a dropped jaw.
"Edwin what happened to you?" She asked. Edwin tossed his shirt down and turned to her.
"You can't tell anyone. Especially Casey because she hasn't seen this yet." He blurted to her.
"How would Casey see it? It's underneath your shirt." She said. Two seconds later she gasped. "You're the mystery guy she can't stop talking about. Edwin! You're dating my older sister?" She asked with anger.
"Uhh……Yes." Edwin said. Lizzie chased him down the stairs. "Casey save me!" He yelled while ducking behind Casey. Lizzie stood before her sister mad and jealous.
"What's going on?" Casey asked. Marti went over to Emily's house with Emily to go and play with Dimmy for a while.
"You two are dating!" Lizzie said to them. Derek turned in his chair. "You guys are like three years apart in age, and you're siblings."
"Step-siblings." Edwin corrected from behind his girlfriend/step-sister.
"I knew it all along." Derek stood up and started to walk to the kitchen. "Shell we settle this over lunch?" Derek picked up a sandwich and took a bite. "Mmm. Just the way I like it."
"Come on Liz. Let's just eat and then we can talk this out." Casey handed her an empty plate.
"Fine. I'm sorry Case." Lizzie took the plate and hugged her sister. She was having these types of mood swings lately. It was strange, but she was a teenager with hormones.
They all sat and ate in silence. Today was really strange. They all had their secrets and didn't want to share them in any way, shape, or form.