Despite me rewatching the movie multiple times and taking down notes of what I want to do, I still managed to forget to add things from the first night, so the timeline of things will be shuffled around! Chock it up to creative freedom ;) My apologies if anyone was disappointed I didn't add something. It's probably coming!

I'm actually really happy about purely because I explore what EVERYONE is doing rather than just the Derek/Casey side of things. I love the entire McDonald-Venturi clan, so there are bits of Lizzie, Edwin and Marti. Nora and George aren't there so I wont be showing their side of things, at least not now. BUT, to note, a lot of lines, and scenes of course, come directly from the movie this chapter but I do tweak them some; extend, alter, invent, cut, you name it. I tried to explore their thoughts and expressions and such for the pieces I did take from the movie.

I do not own Life with Derek or Vacation with Derek.

Derek was happy to see that by the time he made it to breakfast, Felicia had already left. The less time he spent with her the better. They hadn't gotten off to a great start upon their first meeting.

He and Casey had been arguing again. After the initial awkwardness from the car, fighting was the easiest way to get things back on track. When Casey explained to a distraught Edwin that there was no TV, internet, etc because they were there to enjoy the beauty of nature, Derek became crazed and snatched the keys from Nora to drive himself home. Casey managed to get them back but it caused the pair to race around the resort in a childish chase.

Derek jumped over one guests side table in his efforts, and the guest was less than impressed. A cranky old man claimed the pair of them hooligans, made easier when Derek knocked into Felicia and went spilling to the ground a few moments later.

Looking down at him, she raised an eyebrow. "You must be George's problem son." she patronized.

Derek smirked right back up at her. "And you must be Nora's problem mother."

Her face was priceless.

Casey set her books down on the table before leaning back in one of the deck chairs, reading her law textbook. She wanted to be ready for the fall and pre-reading was the best way to keep up until she knew her full syllabus and had gone to classes. Queens, and university in general, was so exciting for her. But she knew it would be tough and she refused to be part of the large majority of freshman who became overwhelmed with the change in workload and had their marks fall dramatically. She wanted to do everything in her power to get top grades.

Lizzie and Marti tried to get her to come to the marsh but Casey declined. She didn't want to take away any time at the moment from studying.

A few moments later, Edwin approached her exasperatedly. Sheesh, could she get no peace?

"I don't have anything to do!" he announced, throwing his hands up in early defeat.

She rolled her eyes. "Well where's Derek?" She turned back to her book.

Edwin had seemed to go back to his old ways of following Derek around since the vacation started. Some 'guys must stick together' thing or another.

"He's taking his post-breakfast nap." Edwin replied, openly unimpressed.

Casey looked around, trying to figure out where to send him. She did have to study. Plus her and Edwin didn't really 'hang out'. She spotted two boys around the same age as him out on the lawn.

"Go make friends with those nice boys playing croquet." she suggested.

"Croquet?" Edwin asked, disbelievingly, but was obviously bored enough to give it a try since he left her alone and joined them.

Casey smiled in satisfaction.

After finishing up the chapter, she decided to switch to something else to give her brain a rest. There was a lot to remember with law. It was more memorization than learning concepts.

She looked out to the resort to see the guests mingling in the beautiful summer weather. Derek must have finished his nap as he was lounged out on a lawn chair, shades on. Kids were sneaking up on him, but he suddenly surprised them by roaring, scaring them off in giggles. Casey giggled along with them, smiling softly. If there was one thing she couldn't deny about Derek, it was how good he was with kids. He loved them and they definitely adored him in return.

She bit her lip unconsciously as she watched him from afar, noticing the way the sun picked up the natural red highlights in his dark hair.

Casey jumped, startled, when Gran came bursting out of the office door shouting at a man approaching the resort in a motorboat. Glancing back to Derek, his sunglasses were coming off, and she followed his gaze to see a beautiful brunette about the same age as them, soaking up the sun on the boat too. Gran argued with the man, shouting about how she would refuse to sell the lodge to him like he wanted. Casey had never seen her grandmother so angry. The man was arrogant and infuriating, he obviously got under Gran's skin in the worst of ways, but he did leave finally saying she would come around soon.

Gran stormed back inside, ranting under her breath about how she refused to sell and become a part of an ugly resort chain and many cuss words surrounding the name 'Doug Dunbarton'. It was obvious that was the man who visited.

Casey looked back to Derek to find him settling back in his chair. He had straightened up after he had gotten a good look at the girl, obviously impressed with what he saw.

For some reason, she felt uneasy and distracted as she tried to go back to reading. She was curious to know what he was thinking, but she was pretty sure she had a good idea who was starring in his thoughts.

Did Derek have to have a girl all the time? Since Sally left his dating had gone down, probably because he was looking for something more meaningful. But then he dated Emily and she knew he hadn't had as strong feelings as he wanted to in that relationship. He more liked the idea of dating her, of trying it out, but their relationship hardly lasted. Even Emily's feelings disintegrated. Casey for one was happy she got it out of her system so Em could move on, and Emily too had expressed mirroring feelings about the whole situation, so it worked out. But it still left a bad taste in her mouth.

Casey didn't like remembering the bits and pieces of their short-lived relationship regardless of the present. She now understood more why Derek didn't like the idea of her and Sam together. It was hard seeing your best friend romantically with your step-sibling. Seeing them come over not to see you but to be all cutesy and cuddly with the guy who drove her up the wall multiple times a day, made her uneasy and feel just weird. She didn't like it. But it was in the past now, and Casey hoped it continued to stay there.

She and Derek had reached an understanding about dating each other's friends. They had the off-limits talk about college friends, but they were realistic in thinking that there would be times that the desire to date them would definitely be there, probably more so than high school friends had been.

Thinking about Queens always got Casey so jittery. Nerves and excitement dominated her senses. Ever since Derek had announced he was going too, her world had turned upside down. She hated to admit it…but Derek made her feel safe. She was happy he was coming. The unknown had always frightened her (Derek hadn't been wrong about the Futuritis thing) and knowing she'd at least know someone made her feel a lot better about the whole thing. As crazy as their relationship was, she knew if she was ever in trouble Derek would be there if she needed him.

Lizzie happily showed Marti around the marsh that had first gotten her so interested in nature. Coming here since she was a little kid, it was interesting to see how much some things had grown and developed. She liked turning Marti and anyone really onto the beauty of nature. Marti was good to bring since she was so open-minded and curious. It was a child-like quality for many, but it just happened to be a general trait for the growing girl. Lizzie knew it wouldn't evaporate as she aged. Marti was a special girl.

After catching a few toads and other small animals to examine them and show her younger step-sister-turned-sister how you could tell certain breeds apart, they would set them free.

Suddenly a noise in the bushes surprised the two girls and they squeaked, jumping to their feet in fear.

It was a boy dressed in what looked like cub scout clothes. He smiled when he came to the clearing by the water they were standing on.

"It's okay Marti, just some kid spying on us." Lizzie said amusedly.

"My name's Oscar and I'm not spying." he explained quickly.

"Hiding because you look so nerdy in that outfit?" Lizzie asked, raising an eyebrow, smirking much like her older step-bro. He was kinda cute.

"I'm a junior ornithologist. I study birds."

"Yeah, I know what an ornithologist is." she teased.

"It's not nerdy." he said seriously.

Lizzie backtracked. He was getting a tad defensive and she hadn't meant to offend. She was only joking around.

"Look, anyone who likes nature isn't nerdy in my books. Whatcha got?" she asked, approaching him to see what he had written down.

The topic change was obviously a good idea since he suddenly smiled and explained the breeds happily, all previous negative feelings gone, his eyes darting to Lizzie's excited face between names.

"A few Warblers, a Whiskey Jack, Northern Flicker….look Great Blue Heron." he added, pointing to a beautiful bird flying away from the reeds.

"That's the prettiest bird I've ever seen!" she exclaimed, looking impressed. Oscar smiled, obviously pleased to have met someone who was as into nature as he was.

Marti too was impressed with the bird. "Awesome!"

As Lizzie smiled charmingly from Marti back to Oscar, she was definitely glad she went to the marsh today.

"You know, there's a great spot further in the woods that you can see some yellow-breasted chat nests in the shrubs. They're cup-shaped and their eggs are white with-"

"Burgundy spots! Oh I've always wanted to see them. Let's go, Marti!" Lizzie exclaimed, grabbing her hand and dragging her off into the woodsy area behind her new crush. Marti rolled her eyes but was excited to see it too. She followed suit, stifling her giggles when Oscar grabbed Lizzie's hand to prevent her from tripping and the pair of them blushed furiously before releasing and walking on.

After Felicia finally calmed down later in the afternoon, she found Casey studying on the porch still. She smiled warmly. "My clever granddaughter. Off to university. Have you chosen a major?"

Casey smiled and closed her book. "I'm planning a double major in English and Economics, with a view to business or law." she explained.

Gran sat in the seat across from her. "So different from your mother. When she was your age, she actually wanted to be an actress."

Casey was surprised. She knew her mother liked the theatre like herself but she never knew she actually was that serious about it. "Really?"

Gran laughed a little. "Yes. Thankfully it was only a stage. Then she met your father and it was love at first sight. Why she ever left that wonderful man I will never know." she said, gritting her teeth at the end.

Casey was patient. She knew her grandmother, and her views on remarrying. "Gran, I think if you gave George a chance you'd really like him too."

Typical Gran, more stubborn than anyone. "I highly doubt that, especially if he is anything like his sons."

Edwin hadn't been exactly on his best behaviour. His table manners alone were enough to have Felicia holding a grudge.

And the next action didn't help. "FORE!"

Edwin had convinced his new friends, Sven and Ben, to try out 'extreme croquet'. One point for hitting the ball into a tree, two for getting it to land in the lake, etc. He had to spice up this vacation and with no tech stuff, his reckless immature side was bound to come out.

The game went on for a while, and Edwin found himself having a fun time. Finally. But then a rogue ball hit that same cranky old man from the day before. They called out a warning, but could see the spat going on as Felicia tried to pacify the situation.

Casey stomped down the stairs and came storming over.

Edwin felt the panic seep in. He knew that look. He was in deep trouble this time.

"Uh may I introduce my step-sister Casey?" he offered awkwardly as way of explanation for the girl charging straight for them.

Unfortunately, Casey was an attractive girl so the reaction was "You certainly may!" Sven said, clearly enthused.

"She is a goddess from planet perfect…" Ben agreed dreamily.

It was hard to get their attention since even as Casey yelled in all of their faces about how reckless, immature, irresponsible and inconsiderate they were, and how disappointed she was in their behaviour, they were ogling her like she really was some goddess.

Casey walked away awkwardly, sort of freaked by the looks on their face.

Edwin finally convinced them to move. They headed to kayaks in the lake to play extreme water polo which consisted of them hitting a big beach ball around with paddles.

He knew the other two were just trying to get in trouble again, hoping to see Casey more, but Edwin carried on anyways. What else was he going to do?

Meanwhile Derek had paddled over to the Dunbarton's place in a canoe. He was rather interested in getting to know the brunette. If he had to spend the next week sleeping next to another gorgeous brunette he knew, he would need a distraction. Upon meeting Roxy, he found many other perks. She was not only cute, but had an adorable giggle, a flirty, slightly cocky demeanour, would drive Felicia nuts based solely on her family tree, and owned the perfect summer cottage equipped with air conditioning, flat screen, surround sound, everything he could imagine a palace designed for him having. It was phenomenal.

He won her over with his usual charm, but also found himself getting caught up in her. The distraction tactic he hadn't even recognized was working.

She suggested going out on the skidoos and he readily joined. He felt inappropriate thoughts flood his mind when he watched her straddle the motorized vehicle in just a bikini and lifejacket. He shook his head and clambered on one himself.

Edwin was still playing with the guys while Casey tanned on the raft-like dock. It was nice for her to have some mindless time to soak up the warm sun and just chill. She wasn't very good at doing nothing so she was reading but it was just a romance novel. It was better than a textbook at least.

She wondered where Derek was. He had disappeared earlier in the afternoon and she hadn't seen him since. She had suspicions where he was, or rather who he was with. No girl could resist Derek Venturi.

Casey attempted to ignore the immature boys several feet away. Maybe telling Edwin to make friends with them wasn't such a good idea.

Edwin turned his kayak around to receive the ball further out. He looked behind him when he heard a strange buzzing.

Casey looked up from reading, hearing the noise as well. There Derek was. Speeding around on skidoos of all things. He and whatever-her-name-was were laughing together, not looking at anything but each other.

But they were so distracted, they didn't seem to notice that they were heading straight for Edwin, and after him, Casey. Edwin seemed to understand too as he began waving his arms.

"Derek, watch out! Derek! DEREK!" they both shouted, Casey struggling to her feet in order to move. Derek still hadn't noticed, but the girl made a swerve in panic.

Losing his flirty staring match partner, Derek finally looked forward to see why she freaked. His brother was only a few feet away when he made a dangerously quick turn, the waves knocking Edwin upside down in his kayak.

The younger Venturi got himself righted after a few tries.

Casey looked out to see the skidoo standing alone and the water becoming still.

"Where's Derek?" she demanded, panic-stricken.

Edwin was speechless.