Author's Note: Hi! Ok, I'm sorry it's taken me this long to update. If anyone has read my profile, which is doubtful, but either way, you know that I am a major nerd. And school comes first for me. And I have had so much homework this week (and tons more this weekend) that it's insane. I got home from school today and I laid down on the couch and I seriously fell asleep and slept for two hours not even intending to. I was so tired. Anyway, that's my story. Alright, I'm going to respond to all reviewers.

xChryseisx: Thank you for your reviews! I realize that Casey is a bit OOC, and I'm working on it. But this is like my second story ever, and I don't know if I even want to continue the first one which has one chapter, so essentially this coming chapter is only my fourth ever chapter of fanfiction. And I've never done creative writing or anything, so really this is my first attempt in a whole new type of literature, I'm used to writing essays only. So, I'm working on fixing that, slowly but surely, and I hope that that gets better as my writing progresses. Thank you for all your encouragement and constructive criticism!

iluvwoodstock: Thank you!

TriXter21: Thanks! It's turning out to be. Though there won't be many chapters, maybe one or two after this.

iluvhsm-Sprntrl-LWD-Sville1...: Lol, nothing that drastic I promise. It's a fluffy story.

Alright, after this there will only be one or two chapters. I'm leaning towards one, it depends how long the next one is though. Considering my penchant for short writing, it will most likely be one chapter. Oh, this whole chapter is from Derek's point of view, if that isn't obvious. Anyway, enjoy!

I changed my mind. I couldn't live this lie. I had to tell her. I realized that this would ruin my life forever, but somehow I had to do it. I would never get back my first love. My heart would be broken. But I knew that it wouldn't go away. I know I had said it would. I was wrong. What is that quote? "True love lasts a lifetime"? Well, it's right. I had to tell Casey. If I was rejected, or rather, when I was rejected, it would be easier to move on. Otherwise there would always be that .0001 piece of hope left over.

But what would this do to our family? To her? If no one knew, I could live with it. But what if Casey knew? She would never want to be my friend again. She would be creeped out. I was her stepbrother, for God's sake! She would hate me. Damn. This was all too complicated. And seriously, wouldn't people be able to tell that something between us had changed. Our parents would. No. Not our parents. My dad, her mom. That tiny piece of hope was still existent. Our siblings? I'm pretty sure that Ed knew anyway. He always looked at me so knowingly. It's not like he didn't have experience with it. He had a crush on Lizzie. It was obvious. Though he would die before admitting it. But I'm rambling.

I guess there was a difference between Ed and I, I knew I had to tell Casey. I couldn't live like this. It might tear us apart. It's not like she would care. And if she did, let her be angry. It would all be her fault. So I resolved to tell her. I had to. When had I ever been selfless?

I walked towards Casey's room. I kept questioning myself over and over, if I was sure I wanted to do this. I stood in front of her door. Still time to turn back I told myself.

I walked through the door without even bothering to knock. Again, when had I ever done that. Casey was sitting on her bed with her back turned. She was clearly on the phone.

"…I'm sorry too, Sam. It wasn't just you, I was at fault too. I was too much of a control-freak. I made you change. I wanted us to spend all our time together, and I never realized how it was tearing your friendships apart. I promise I'll change. I want to give this another try…"

I stood there frozen. Then I slowly backed out of the room.