I was gone a long time but I'm back!! please read and I promise you will enjoy the ending. Its so cool, even I'm excited.

I do not own Life with Derek.

Chapter 4

For the past month Casey practiced in the school swimming pool every day after school. She wanted to join the swimming team, badly.

Casey was practicing her back strokes when suddenly she heard a voice.

"You're Casey?"

"Yes" Casey got out of the pool and started drying her hair.

"My name is Melissa. I'm the…"

Casey:"…captain of the swimming team. I know."

Melissa:"Good. So you going to try out tomorrow for my team?"

Casey:"Yes."

Melissa:"Good luck then." She turned away from Casey and started walking away.

Casey:"That's all you wanted to say? 'Good luck'?" Casey was suspicious.

Melissa:"No. I came to watch my competition but it seems I don't have one." She smiled and walked away.

Derek was siting on the couch, eating Mac & cheese and watching "supernatural".

-I can't believe Sam is trusting Ruby. What an idiot.-

Suddenly the front door swung open and a bag flow a cross the living room.

Derek:"What the… you almost hit my head." He ducked his head down.

Casey:"I cant believe her. I can't believe this!!!"

Derek:"Why are you yelling?"

Casey:"I cannot believe the nerve of that girl. Can you believe she came to me all smug with that..that … cocky smile. Saying I'm not good enough. I'm not a competition for her." She walked back and forth in front of Derek. She was irritated, angry.

Derek:"What are you talking about? Who said you these things?"

Casey:"Melissa! The captain of the girls swimming team. Keep up Derek. She came to me when I was practicing in school. At first I thought she came to wish me good luck or something but then she said "There is no competition" and she had such a cocky smile. God! Well I'm going to show her. Tomorrow I'm going to get in the team and then I'm going to give her some competition." Casey took a deep breath in and out; throwing away all the anger she had and went to the kitchen.

Derek:"Why are you so worked up? I thought swimming was just something you needed to do, now you are taking it seriously?" he followed her to the kitchen.

Casey:"When I do something I'm putting all of my self in to it. And I hate smog people." She put a plate of Mac & cheese in the microwave.

Derek:"I like the enthusiasm, but be careful. I remember that in my time popular girl were fierce. I don't want her to drown you in the middle of a practice." He said trying to be funny. Casey laughed.

Casey:"Don't worry Derek. I'm a very hard to get rid off girl. She needs to do much more than just drown me." She took the plate and sat at the island in front of Derek.

Derek:"So…what are you doing after the exam tomorrow? I thought we can go and celebrate your acceptens to the teem after words.'' he spoke trying to sound cool when in truth his felt nerves to ask her this. When he said the words out loud it sounded a lot like he was asking her for a date. (Love makes a man get paranoid)

Casey:"Well, there is a party after words and I'm supposed to go with Jenny and Oliver. "

Derek:"Oh, yeah. Sure. Well…enjoy." He went to the couch. Casey felt bad. She wanted to be with Derek but she promised to Alex she will come.

Couple hour's before at lunch

Alex set next to Casey in lunch. He smiled to her with a very sweet smile; she got a little star strake –but only a little-

Alex:"Hi Casey. I hear you are going to try out for the swimming team. Good luck to you."

Casey:"Thanks."

Alex:"I'm having a party at my house after it. Sort of a celebration. I just came to say that I would love to see you there."

Casey:"I don't know." Casey tried to look a little shy. She knew about the party. Jenny and Oliver didn't stop talking about it and joking about the people that are going to be there. They weren't invited.

Alex:"Come on. It's going to be fun. I promise." He kept in smiling. He looked so cute!

Casey:"Maybe. Can I bring my friends?" she pointed at Jenny and Oliver. –Take the bait. Say yes.-

Alex:"Sure. Come too." He smiled towards them. Jenny told Casey that Alex is much nicer than Melissa, but now that Casey saw Alex she kept on wondering how could such a nice guy date MELISSA?

The party

(I didn't want to write about the competition because…it's boring , so we go straight to the party)

Casey, Jenny and Oliver stood out side of a big house. Oliver drove them. There were cars every where, the music was heard from out side the house. They got in. The house was full. There were people dancing and drinking. Casey did not feel comfortable around the entire crowd.

Alex:"Casey. You came." He hugged her and smiled at her.

Casey:"Yeah." She felt awkward.

Alex:"You were amazing today. I'm waiting to see how you do against Melissa."

Casey:"I'm not that good but I do hope to be at her level."

Alex:"It will happen. I'm going to get something to drink. What do you want?"

Casey:"A soda." Alex went to get drinks.

Jenny:"Someone is flirting. Melissa will kill you if she sees you with him. They are maybe not together anymore but she still sees him as hers."

Casey:"No one is flirting. He's just being nice."

Jenny:"What ever you say. I'm going to check on the 'mini bar'."

Olive:"Hey! Just because I'm the driver doesn't mean you can drink till you burgh. I better check on her, she doesn't handle alcohol that well." Oliver and jenny went to the crowd and Casey couldn't see them anymore. She got uncomfortable with all the crowd around, she just wanted to find a quiet place to be at. She went upstairs, totally forgetting about Alex.

Casey finally found a room to stay at; all the other rooms were occupied by couples that were making out. Casey was in a bad room. On the left stood the bad and on the right there was a big TV screen with a lot a lot of DVD movies. Casey started browsing the DVDs.

Alex:"Found you." Casey jumped and backed away.

Alex:"Sorry. I didn't mean to scare you." Casey made a relieving breath.

Casey:"Its okay. You caught me by surprise." She collected her self and continued to look at the DVDs but still seen Alex on the corner of her eye.

Alex:"I was looking for you. Your drink." He showed her the soda can. Casey took it.

Casey:"Right, thanks. I just came up to breath a little bit. It was too crowed for me."

Alex:"Yeah. It's always like that. And guess who needs to clean it all up in the end? Our housekeeper Rosa." Casey chuckled.

Alex:"I'm just kidding. Her name is Lucinda." Casey and Alex started laughing even harder.

Alex:"Okay okay. I do most of the cleaning but she does help."

Casey:"Is this room your parents?"Casey kept on looking through the DVDs

Alex:"Yes. The movies on the left are my favorite and on the left are my parents. "Casey spotted a movie she wanted to see along time ago, when she still was in Canada, but it never happened. She took it out and started reading the review.

Alex:"found something you liked?"

Casey:"Yes. 'All The Boys Want Mandy Lane'".

Alex:"You love horror movies?"

Casey:"Yes."

Alex:"Cool. Melissa doesn't. I can never watch a horror movie with her. She starts squealing and closing her eyes. She starts asking me what's happening and 'is he dead yet, is he dead'. It's annoying. You either watch the movie or let me watch it, you know?"

Casey:"Yeah, I hate that too…" she looked at Alex sheepishly. "How long is this party?"

Alex:" Until the last man leaves. Why?"

Casey:"Well… is it okay if I… maybe… watch it?"

Alex:"Now? Sure. But you can borrow it if you want."

Casey:" No, no. I want to watch it now. Can I?"

Alex:"Yes but there is one condition. I'll join."

Casey:"You don't have too. It's your party you should have fun."

Alex:"Oh please. They don't even miss me."

Casey:"Okay. I'll prepare the movie and you get some snakes, okay? I'll have another soda."

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Hope you liked this chapter; I'll try to put the next chapter soon. I'm already writing.