White Picket Fence
White Picket Fence
By- Delilahsong
Chapter 4
"Oh God." Casey breaths, panicking, "why did I have to become a high school guidance counselor?" she glances at Cappie, "and what respectable high school's break ends on a Wednesday?"
"Casey, relax. It's not like anyone ever goes to the counselor anyway."
"I went to the counselor, like, once a week in high school!" Casey retorts, Cappie laughs.
"You've always been kind of a drama queen, Case. I'm sure you can handle whatever high schoolers throw at you." He says, giving her a reassuring smile.
"Thanks." She says, only half sarcastic. He leans down and gives her a quick kiss on the lips. Then, as if suddenly remembering the situation, he jerks back and apologizes profusely.
"I'm sorry Case! I forgot!" he exclaims, "Sorry, creepy old dude, kissing you." He hangs his head in shame, looking absolutely adorable.
"Cappie, you are not some creepy old dude." She assures him, "You're Cappie." She gets on her toes and quickly kisses him on the cheek. Then she shuffles out the door before her husband can respond.
"Good morning Mrs. Cappington!" called the secretary happily as Casey walked in. Casey turned and smiled at her.
"Good morning." She said.
"Do you still need off at noon?" the secretary asked. Casey nodded.
"Yeah." She said. The secretary nodded, and Casey slipped behind the door with her name printed on it.
She sat there in her office until 1bout 11:15, she had had three students come in for advice but just on classes and stuff that she had studied on, so once the last student of the day came in, she felt fairly comfortable.
"Hey Mrs. C." the girl said, Casey's secretary had told her that Allison Nate was coming in, so Casey assumed this was her.
"Hello Allison." Casey said with a smile, "What's up?"
"I need some… romantic advice." Allison said shyly.
"Alright, shoot." Casey said, straightening up in her chair.
"Well, I have my boyfriend Jack." Allison said, "and I love him, but my friends don't." she said. Casey blinked in confusion.
"What do you mean?" she asked.
"Well, my friends are kind of high class and rich and stuff." She said, "and Jack doesn't have a whole lot of… well, he's classy but not in the same way, you know?" she struggled out, "and, I love him but my friends… and I haven't been friends with them all that long, so I don't want to lost them because of Jack."
"Allison…" Casey started, "there was this song, when I was about your age- Skater Boy or something like that?"
"The Avril Lavigne song?" Allison clarified.
"Yes. Look, I've been there. My freshman year of college, I was in love with this guy. And, I dumped him just so I could join this sorority. The girls ended up being total fakes, and it was so hard to get over him." She looked at Allison seriously, "When it comes down to it, you have to ask if you think that your friends love you for whom you are. Or, if he does." She said. Allison looked up and they locked eyes for a moment.
"Okay." She whispered, "Thank-you Mrs." she said, standing up, "thanks a ton."
"My door is always open." Casey said. As an after thought she added, "and remember, you're in high school so don't do anything you'll regret!" she added hastily. Allison laughed.
She glanced at the clock a few minutes after Allison left, and jumped up as the reality of the advice she had just given hit her. A slow smile broke across her face and she grabbed her bag and practically ran out the door.
"Goodbye Casey." The secretary called.
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"Cappie?" Casey called as she ran in the front door. There was no response. Frowning, she closed the door behind her, and caught site of the note on the back of the door.
Casey, boss called, I have to work late. I'll meet you at the shower. Love Cap.
Casey frowned at the note, and crumpled it up, dropping it on the hardwood floors. Faintly, Casey wondered how the whole Ashleigh and Beaver thing would work out tonight. Casey wandered around the house. Since she had been here, she hadn't had much of a chance to see where he lived.
It was gorgeous. There were light amounts of color, and photos of the family all over. She grinned and traced her frame around the picture of Cappie carrying an angry Rusty around what looked like the CRU campus. Rusty was holding his diploma so Casey assumed it was on his graduation day. Next to that was a picture of her parents hugging each other. Then there was another picture of her and Cappie kissing passionately, with Rusty standing next to them looking uncomfortable. The next picture was her and Cappie's wedding, they were just looking at each other – her in a stunning dress and him in a handsome tux. Casey almost choked at the emotion in each of their eyes. Another picture showed Beaver carrying Erin on his shoulders. Casey turned away, there were too many to look at… she had a baby shower to prepare for.
10 minutes later she was on the phone with Ashleigh, "What does one wear to a baby shower exactly?" she asked as she surveyed her closet.
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Casey stood at the door; she was wearing a scoop-neck black sweater, a white pleated skirt, and a pair of white flip-flops. In her arms she carried a medium-sized box covered in shiny pink wrapping paper. Then Cappie and Wade ran in. Wade was trying to tie his tie, and blazed directly in the door. Cappie was grinning and met Casey at the door.
"Hey Hun," he said, glancing behind him as Ashleigh and Evan walked in behind them. He kissed her softly and whispered, "What's up with that?"
"I'll tell you later." She whispered back.
"Hey Ashleigh, Evan." Cappie greeted, "How goes it?"
"My morals are being questioned." Evan said, eyeing Ashleigh with a smirk. Ashleigh glanced back up.
"Yeah, about that." Ashleigh added, glancing at the door where Beaver's deep voice could be heard laughing with a much higher voice. Ashleigh's eyes narrowed and she pulled Evan into a kiss as Beaver and Susan entered. To follow suit, Beaver pulled Susan into a kiss also. Cappie slung an arm over Casey's shoulders and pulled her closer.
"Okay. This is when we go in." Cappie said with a nervous grin.
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"Casey! Cappie!" Sarah said, enveloping the two in a hug, "Casey, you look amazing, as always." She laughed, "Cappie, thank-you for finally bringing in my husband."
"Least I could do for the happy couple." Cappie said with a grin, "I had a feeling you wouldn't forgive Wade if he was late!"
"You know me well Cap!"
"Well, we'll let you get back to the other guests." Cappie said with a smile.
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About 2 hours later, Cappie and Casey were sitting with Ashleigh at a table. Cappie and Ashleigh were telling her about a few suprises she might run into when she returned home, Casey had been trying to get Cappie alone all night, but Ashleigh was practically attached to her hip.
"So, how long did you and Rebecca date?" Casey asked, eying Cappie with a bit of anger.
"About a month," Ashleigh answered for him, "then Rebecca was found in bed with him, which is actually when Evan cut off ZBZ relations."
"Oh, speaking of which, where is- oh!" Casey exclaimed. Staring in surprise at a scene in the corner.
"What? Oh, wow!" Ashleigh said.
In that corner, Evan and Susan could be seen in a situation that can only be described as 'making out'.
"Chambers!" Beaver roared, finally coming over and seeing the sight. Susan and Evan tore apart, suddenly realizing they had an audience, "How dare you cheat on Ashleigh like that!" he exclaimed, storming over as if to hit poor Evan.
"Howie, wait!" exclaimed Ashleigh, dashing after him, she touched a hand to his arm, and he turned, "I didn't… I only brought him here to make you jealous." She admitted, staring at the floor with a slight blush, "I'm sorry about your date though."
"I only brought Susan to make you jealous." Beaver admitted also.
"Beaver…" Ashleigh started, "when you proposed to me, I figured you only were because of Erin, and that hurt me because I really, really… love you." She said, the last part a whisper, "and I didn't want to be a pity wife."
"Ash, you could never be a pity wife." Beaver said urgently, "I'd still love you if we'd had Erin or not. I'd marry you any day!"
"How-" Ashleigh breathed happily before tackling him in a kiss.
There was a small crowed gathered around them and everyone started clapping and cheering.
"Now it's a party!" Sarah yelled with a laugh.
Casey, however, had dragged Cappie in the corner.
"Cappie… I've realized something… I realized why I'm here, why I'm really here." She said, gazing into his eyes.
"Case-"
"It had nothing to do with Beaver and Ashleigh, future me would have done the same thing." She admitted, Cappie nodded, "I came here because I've been a stupid, stuck up idiot." She stated, "and I love you whether we're 21, 27, 43m or 89!" she stated.
"Finally!" Cappie said softly, pulling her into a kiss.
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"Cappie!" Casey cried out, sitting up in bed, "Oh God!" she blinked, finally taking in her surroundings. Her flapper dress lay haphazardly on the ground, her gloves resting on the nightstand.
"Casey, are you alright?" Ashleigh asked, looking worried. Casey breathed out a sight of relief; it was 21-year-old Ashleigh.
"I've never been better." She said honestly, "what time is it?" Ashleigh glanced at the clock.
"Almost 10 in the morning, why?" she asked. Casey shot out of bed, 'CRU jailers' were let out at about 10. Hastily, she pulled on a pair of jeans, a bra, and a tank top and a pair of pumas.
"Because I have to go like, now!" Casey answered, dashing out the door, "but I'll tell you everything when I get back!"
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Dashing down Greek Row, Casey had passed the Kappa Tau house when she finally saw Cappie trudging up the street, "Cappie!" she yelled, causing him to look up with unmasked shock. Not stopping, she ran and leaped into his arms, he caught her in a firm embrace.
"Cappie, I love you." She breathed, "In 10 years, I want to live in a cute little house, with a beagle named Woodstock, I want to still be best friends with Ashleigh, I want my baby brother to find true love, but most of all." She finished breathily, starting into his eyes, "I want to be with you."
"Finally!" Cappie said softly, pulling her into a kiss.
A/N: And that's the end! Errr, probably. I want to apologize, 'cause I know I promised that I'd give you an Ashleigh-Beaver free chapter. That was the plan, but my 'Tuesday plot' involved a dinner at the Cartwrights. And then I realized that they lived in Chicago so… yeah. I couldn't think of anything to fill it in, so I just skipped right to the Wedensday plot. Sorry! :D
And I apologize for ALL of the totally sappy moments I typed above. I LOVE sappy moments, and I couldn't resist adding in more.
So, tell me, if I write a '10-years-later' chapter to wrap it up, I need to know:
Should The Rebecca thing not be in there
Should Ashleigh still have Erin?
Should Cappie and Casey still have fried-chicken for their engagement party?
xD
okay, sorry.
Anyway! FERRET is the correct Kudos-point-question answer! Congrats to all who got it correct.
(oh, and no. Future-Casey did not go to the past and fix up Casey's love-life. Sorry ;p )
PLEASE REVIEW! THEY MAKE ME SOOO HAPPY! :DD
