Chapter 4: Lizzie and Edwin's Discovery
Once Casey got up to her room, she turned on her computer and looked at her buddy list to see if Emily was on. She saw that she was away and IMed her anyway.
Casey: Emily!!! I need to talk to you!!!
Auto response from Emily: I'm eating dinner right now. If this is Casey, don't worry I'll be right back so you can tell me all about your latest problem then. If this is Derek, call me LOL. If this is anyone else, I'll be back soon.
Casey: EM, please hurry back!
Casey got up and turned her stereo on. Then she went and laid on her bed thinking about Derek,
I can't like Derek, I am he's Derek, I hate him right, I'm supposed to hate him, aren't I? Ohhh I don't know what to do, we are step siblings, so I can't like him because its like illegal! Casey, YOU DON'T LIKE DEREK! YOU DON'T LIKE DEREK! YOU DON'T LIKE DER…!
Just then Casey hears the IM sound going off on her computer.
YES! Emily is back!
Emily: Hey Case, what's up?
Casey: I have a BIG problem!
Emily: What's wrong?
Casey: I think I really do like Derek, tonight at Derek I was staring at him, the way his hair moved when he moved his head, the way he chewed his food EVERYTHING!
Emily: Girl, you got it bad you said Derek instead of dinner.
Casey: I did?
Casey: Ohh, oops.
Emily: When you replace the word you mean with the guys name it means your in love with him according to the latest issue of my fav magazine Teen Glam! The issue is "Teen Love", and replacing the word you mean with his name is a sign.
Casey: Whoa, whoa, whoa, I CAN'T be in LOVE with Derek! Can I?
Emily: I don't know Case, maybe. Well, there goes my chance with Derek.
Casey: Em are you serious!
Emily: Kidding, kidding, I always knew we wouldn't be together anyway! LOL!
Casey: You're not helping!
Emily: Why don't you come over? We can talk about it her.
Casey: Okay, I'll be there in like five mintes.
Emily: Okay, see ya here bye!
Casey: Bye! See ya at your place!
Casey gets up from her computer, and walks into the hall, down the stairs.
"Mom, I'm going to Emily's!" Casey yells to her Mom.
"Okay, be back by 10, it's a school night!" Nora yells back
Casey walks out of the her house and over to Emily's house.
…...Meanwhile in Lizzie's Room
Edwin is pacing back and forth, while Lizzie is sitting at her bed staring at him waiting for him to start talking.
"Why exactly, are you in my room?" Lizzie asks Edwin.
"Because we have to figure out why, Casey was staring at Derek!" Edwin exclaims.
"Whyyyy, it's not a big deal, I asked her and she said it was because, she was amazed at how disgusting he was eating or something like that." Lizzie says not understanding why Edwin was making such a big deal out of this.
"Lizzie, Lizzie, Lizzie, did YOU actually believe her."
"Well, at first no, but I couldn't think of any other explanation for it, I mean if I Derek was just some guy that was here for dinner, I would think Casey had a crush on him, but this is Derek, the person Casey hates the most about this family."
"What if..what if Casey likes Derek!"
Lizzie starts laughing hysterically and then is joined by Edwin. Derek is walking by and is staring at them because they are both on the floor their laughing so hard.
"Umm..whats soo funny?" Derek asks.
"Oh…nothing." Edwin says refusing to tell Derek what they thought, because obviously Casey liking Derek, is ridiculous.
"I SAID, what's soo funny!" Derek says annoyed their not telling him and coming towards Edwin, ready to hurt him
"Okay, okay we'll tell you, tell him Lizzie." Edwin says running behind Lizzie.
"Your pathetic Ed, okay well you know how Casey was staring at you during dinner?"
"Uh yeah."
"Well, we thought it might be because she likes you!" Lizzie says starting to laugh again.
"Oh, well yeah right like that would ever happen, I mean, I know I'm irrestible, but this is Casey you're talking about." Derek says just standing there in Lizzie's room
Could Casey really like me? Could that really be the reason she was staring at me? No, this is Casey we are talking about, she probably really did think the way I was eating was the most disgusting thing she has ever seen. There's no point in getting my hopes up and thinking she actually likes me. I can't believe I like Cas…
"Derek, Derek, HELLO!" Edwin and Lizzie are yelling at him.
"Huh?" Derek asks them confused.
"You like spaced out for a minute." Lizzie tells him.
"Oh, yeah, just tired I guess." Derek says trying to make up an excuse.
"But, you slept until noon." Edwin says.
"I SAID I was tired don't question me!"
"Okay, Okay!" Edwin says.
Derek walks down the hall and out of sight.
"Well, um, that was weird." Says Lizzie.
"Yeah, I think we should check Casey's room and look for a diary or something. I heard her tell Nora she was going to Emily's house."
"Okay, but if we get caught I'm blaming this all on you." Lizzie tells him.
"Yeah, whatever, just come on." Edwin says, pulling her out of the room and walkig down the hall to Casey's room.
"So what exactly are we looking for?" asked Lizzie.
"Anything, that can tell us if she likes Derek." Edwin says while looking around, he walks by her computer and sees an IM up on her computer.
"Lizzie, I think I found something!" Edwin says excitedly.
"Really, what?" Lizzie says while walking over to the computer
"This!" He says and points at the IM with Emily on the computer.
Casey: Emily!!! I need to talk to you!!!
Auto response from Emily: I'm eating dinner right now. If this is Casey, don't worry I'll be right back so you can tell me all about your latest problem then. If this is Derek, call me LOL. If this is anyone else, I'll be back soon.
Casey: EM, please hurry back!
Emily: Hey Case, what's up?
Casey: I have a BIG problem!
Emily: What's wrong?
Casey: I think I really do like Derek, tonight at Derek I was staring at him, the way his hair moved when he moved his head, the way he chewed his food EVERYTHING!
Emily: Girl, you got it bad you said Derek instead of dinner.
Casey: I did?
Casey: Ohh, oops.
Emily: When you replace the word you mean with the guys name it means your in love with him according to the latest issue of my fav magazine Teen Glam! The issue is "Teen Love", and replacing the word you mean with his name is a sign.
Casey: Whoa, whoa, whoa, I CAN'T be in LOVE with Derek! Can I?
Emily: I don't know Case, maybe. Well, there goes my chance with Derek.
Casey: Em are you serious!
Emily: Kidding, kidding, I always knew we wouldn't be together anyway! LOL!
Casey: You're not helping!
Emily: Why don't you come over? We can talk about it her.
Casey: Okay, I'll be there in like five mintes.
Emily: Okay, see ya here bye!
Casey: Bye! See ya at your place!
"Oh. My. God!" Lizzie says amazed.
"I know, I can't believe it either." Edwin says.
"I just can't believe Casey likes Derek, I'm speechless!" Lizzie says still amazed.
"Should we tell Derek?" Edwin asks.
"NO! We have already invaded Casey's privacy, but if we tell Derek, he will probably make fun of her even more than he already does, or use it as blackmail, or…or..BOTH!" Lizzie yells at Edwin.
"But, doesn't he deserve to know?"
"No! Now lets get out of here, we have our answer!" Lizzie commands and pulls Edwin out of Casey's room.
Lizzie walks into her room and closes the door, leaving Edwin in the hallway by himself. Edwin walks to the stairs to his bedroom in the attic, and starts to go up the steps, but then turns around and looks at Derek's bedroom door trying to decide whether he should, listen to Lizzie, or tell his brother.