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Chapter 2: Confusion
The next morning Derek woke up to the sounds of his family eating breakfast in the kitchen. He was thinking about the strange dream he had the night before when the sound of Casey's laughter flooded his room and the realization hit him that it was not a dream, it had all been real. Oh my God, he thought, I can't believe I had sex with my step-sister.
Derek knew he could not go downstairs and face her with his whole family in the room. It was only 10 o'clock and his family wouldn't expect him to be up for hours; he would be able to hide out in his room and figure out how he was going to deal with this… interesting turn of events. Of course the best sex of his life had to be with the one person he couldn't have. If Casey had been anyone else he would just forget about her and move on with his life. But it was Casey. Casey who he lived with and had to see everyday. Casey who was the most uptight girl he had ever met. Casey who had a boyfriend. Casey who he hated.
He had no idea what Casey would be thinking about the events of last night, but he knew it couldn't be good. It was Casey, after all. Queen of rational thought. Although, as far as he knew she didn't even remember last night. She was pretty drunk, he knew she would never have acted the way she had if she hadn't been. And Derek wouldn't have either, he needed her to know that. He wasn't sure why he needed her to know that, but it was important to him. Despite his womanizing ways, he would never have gone after Casey normally, he wouldn't have taken advantage of her if he was in a right frame of mind. She was family. Off-limits.
If he had known the effect it would have, he would never have told her that she needed to loosen up. Now things for the both of them were so messed up. Realizing that, if he stayed up in his room alone he would go crazy, Derek decided that he had to get up. After showering and getting dressed he went down to the kitchen to find that only Edwin, Lizzie and Casey were home. As soon as he walked into the kitchen Casey looked up at him and the look on her face told him that she remembered everything. Although, he was surprised to see that she didn't seem like she was ready to kill him. Her look seemed almost questioning. Like she was trying to figure out what he was thinking.
"Where is everyone else?" He asked, directing the question at Edwin to avoid Casey's unsettling gaze.
"Dad and Nora took Marti to get her hair cut. Lizzie and I are going over to Mark's to work on a school project. So it's going to be just you and Casey all afternoon," Edwin said, smiling.
"Actually, I have a lunch date with Max," Casey said quietly, almost as though she was ashamed to admit it.
"Awesome! House to myself. Have fun on your date," Derek said, before he turned and left the room, rushing up the stairs and into his bedroom, door slamming behind him.
Casey really didn't know what to think. Last night things had seemed so simple, just having fun. Not worrying about what everyone else thought. Despite the weird way that things had ended, Derek had given her one of the best nights of her life. He made her feel alive in ways that no one else had. And she didn't want to lose that feeling. This morning when she woke up she had called Max and asked him to go to lunch. She needed to break up with him. Last night with Derek had made her realize that he wasn't the guy for her. She needed someone better, someone who understood her better. Regardless of everything that had happened between them, last night made her realize that she wanted Derek.
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Derek was more confused than ever. He expected Casey to be cold or to ignore him completely. But she was the complete opposite. It almost seemed like she didn't hate him as much as she usually did. Things had definitely changed for them, and Derek had no idea what to think.
He heard the front door slam and assumed that it was Edwin and Lizzie leaving. He decided that he had to talk to Casey and just as he was about to go downstairs, he heard a knock on his door and Casey's head poked in. Which, in and of itself was a completely different thing for her, usually she would just walk in.
"Can I talk to you," she asked, almost self-consciously, like she expected him to kick her out of his room.
"Seems like a good idea," Derek responded, glancing up at her, his voice projecting a lot more calm than he felt.
"Well…" Casey looked at Derek expectantly. She really didn't know where to begin, or what she would say when she did. Derek always seemed to have something to say about everything, so she was hoping he would start so she wouldn't have to put herself out there.
"'Well', What?" Derek would be damned if he was going to make things easy for Casey. He knew exactly what she wanted and he wasn't about to give in to her.
"Well… What are you thinking?"
"About what?" On Casey's look, Derek chuckled and continued, "I'm kidding, jeeze, lighten up. But, you were the one coming in here all, 'we need to talk' so it is only fair that you should start. So… What are you thinking?"
"I have no idea," Casey sighed. "I mean, things definitely shouldn't have ended the way they did last night, but I'd be lying if I said I regretted it. It definitely showed me how good it can feel to just be carefree and have fun and now I know that I don't want to be with Max."
"Wait, what?" Derek interrupted. "I thought you had a date with Max today."
"I do. I asked him to lunch to talk with him. I am going to break up with him. And is that all you have to say. I tell you that I enjoyed having sex with you and your biggest concern is that I am breaking up with Max."
"I'm sorry, but you enjoying sex with me isn't that shocking," Casey didn't look amused at all. "Sorry, I couldn't help myself. It's just that you and Max is the easiest thing to make sense of. I mean, all of this is just so weird. We hate each other, we are family. We should not have had sex last night. I expected you to be the first one to agree with me, and here you are telling me that you had fun and you are going to break up with Max. It's a lot to take in. It never would have happened if we both hadn't been really drunk. And it doesn't even matter what either of us think because we can never speak of it again. And no matter how much I want you right now, it can never ever happen again."
"You want me?" Casey asked, looking up in to Derek's face trying to tell if he was telling the truth or not.
"Of course I do. Last night was the best sex of my life and if you were any one else…" Before Derek could figure out what he was going to say Casey had pushed him up against the wall and pressed her lips to his. Derek didn't even have time to respond to her kiss before she pulled away from him.
"You know we're not actually related, right? There is nothing wrong with what we did. And there would be nothing wrong if we did it again." Derek could not believe what he was hearing.
"Casey. What has gotten into you. We can't do this. I don't care if we are not blood related. We are in the same family. Dad and Nora would flip, and I think if you take the time to think this through you will realize it is a stupid idea."
"I can't believe this is what you are finally taking a stand about. But don't worry, I know you Derek, and I will get you to change your mind," Casey said with a smirk before she turn and walked out of Derek's room. Leaving him more confused than he had ever been.
A/N: Please review and let me know what you think. Thank you to everyone that reviewed the last chapter. I have decided to continue this. All future chapters will be posted much more quickly. Reviews motivate me to write Hint, hint
