AN: I don't own LWD
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Sorry about the wait, I had some technical difficulties!
Chapter 1
"Ugly," Casey McDonald-Venturi murmured to herself as she flipped though pages of apartment ads. Derek Venturi sighed, for the past few weeks 'ugly' was all he heard Casey say when they looked at apartment ads. "Case, c'mon we have to pick one and look at it, you never know, some of these places could be better in person." Casey shot him a dubious look before going back to the ads, flipping through pages quickly. Derek then continued, "Casey we need a place of our own, we're married now for Pete's sake! We can't keep living at Dad and Nora's!" He said, feeling exasperated. Casey closed the book and looked at him, "I know, I know. I'm sorry Der, I just want our apartment to be perfect." Derek kissed her forehead and replied, "You're just a perfectionist keener and that's something I admire about you. I want to find a great place too, but I would also like to move out of here by the time we are 70." Derek smiled, nudging Casey in the arm.
A while later, Casey found a place that she liked and wanted to see. Derek called the realtor and set up a tour for the next day. Casey was so excited that night that she could barely eat or sleep. All she could talk about was the apartment and how she wanted to decorate it. Derek smiled good naturedly, it was just classic Space Case.
The next morning Casey woke Derek up early by sitting on him and shaking him until he finally gave in and opened his eyes. "It's tour day!" Casey whispered excitedly. Derek smiled and replied groggily, "You know I would be mad that you woke me up so early if you didn't look so cute right now." Casey smiled and kissed him, then hopped off to go get dressed.
The apartment was in Toronto so it was going to take a while to get there, so the couple left extra early just to insure they arrived on time.
As soon as they reached the apartment building, they knew this place was a contender for them. The lobby was exquisite, white, tile walls, chandeliers, artsy lights, plush red carpet, and plenty of lounge chairs. They found the realtor sitting in a chair waiting for them. They exchanged greetings and the realtor took them to the elevators where they went up three floors, and went down a long hallway. They finally reached the apartment and when they entered the both were in awe.
The apartment was huge to say the least. There were huge windows that gave a breathtaking view of the whole city, and balconies to step out on. The walls were painted a creamy white color, and the carpet was a steel gray, with touched of black in the pattern. The kitchen was state of the art, black marble and tiling, as well as a kitchen island, and a fridge and dishwasher already in place. The realtor then took them through the extra rooms, there were two bedrooms, and one large master bathroom. Every room was designed beautiful and was obviously newly furnished and cleaned.
Towards the end of the tour, Derek was skeptical that the price he saw in the ad was completely wrong, way too for a place like this. "So let's get real for a minute. There is no way that this place is the price it was advised for." Derek said, and was elbowed in the ribs for his blunt remark. The realtor tugged at his collar nervously then replied, "The price you saw was right. This apartment is about $70 a month, and the reason is that the owner of this building wanted people who wanted a nice place but weren't millionaires to have a place they could live and afford." Derek uncrossed his arms, and his face eased. "Can my wife and I talk in private for a moment?" Derek asked. "Of course, just let me know if you have any questions." The realtor replied before stepping out into the hallway.
"So, what do you think?" Derek asked Casey. Her smile was so huge that it looked like Casey's face was going to explode. "This is it." She replied. Derek smiled and said, "I think so too. Let's go sign that lease." The two kissed, excited to know they finally had a place of their own.
The two signed all the necessary paperwork, and then headed back to London, excited to share their news and start packing up their things for the move.
When the two shared the news, everyone cheered and congratulated them on the news, and they got pizza to celebrate. Casey noticed Lizzie was being very silent at dinner, but Casey let it go for the dinner. That night Casey knocked on Lizzie's door and sat down on her bed. "Anything wrong Liz? You were so quiet at dinner." Casey asked with a concerned tone. "No, everything's great!" Lizzie lied with a forced smile. Luckily Casey could see right though that and patted a spot on the bed right next to her. "Liz, c'mon." Casey said softly. Lizzie sighed then said, "I'm so happy for you guys, really, and I know you two need to be on your own in your own place. But I don't want you to go, I'm going to miss you so much!" she finished with a sad smile. "Aww Liz, I'm just moving to Toronto, not the Moon. We will see each other all the time and talk everyday. We have an extra bed, and you can even stay over sometimes okay?" Casey said hugging Lizzie tightly. "Thanks Casey." Lizzie whispered.
Over the next few days, Casey and Derek both back up their belongings and put them in a moving van to send to their apartment. They knew they would need more things, but for the night they were satisfied.
When they finished unpacking and the family left, Derek took Casey out into the hallway, and picked her up bridal style and walked her through the front door, an whispered, "We're home." Casey grabbed his face and kissed him passionately.
Kind of short but I promise the others will be longer
