im so sorry this chapter took so long but i rewrote it about a thousand times lol. im still unsure wether i like the ending or not, but hopefully you all will like this chapter, i didnt think it was too bad. so with out further ado, enjoy!!

Chapter Seven

What?!

'No, it couldn't be,'thought Casey as she slowly lowered herself down to sit on the bathroom floor. She tried so desperately to think of her last period, but she just couldn't remember. 'Maybe I'm just jumping to conclusions. I mean there's no way I could be.....pre-pregnant.' Casey just couldn't seem to wrap her head around the idea. She decided it was possible she could just be late... very late. Though, of course she had never been late for anything in her life, she had gone through some serious changes lately, mentally and physically.

She pushed herself up of the bathroom floor and walked out.

Just as she was about to walk into her bedroom, Derek grabbed her around the waist and pushed her up against the wall. He began trailing kisses down her neck and then tried to remove her towel. Casey, who had been distracted by Derek's skill, came back to reality just in time to stop him.

"Don't, the rents will be back soon, and I just took a shower, I don't want to get all sweaty again!" Casey snapped. She didn't know why she was so sharp with Derek, he was just bugging her for some reason.

Derek stared at Casey, confused and a little hurt. Did he do something wrong, is she angry at him for some reason? He was about to ask her about it when she turned her back to him and walked into her room, shutting the door in his face. Derek stood there for a moment, shocked. He then figured he would find out what was wrong later and he would just head other to Sam's for now.

As Casey sat down on her bed, she felt a little bad for snapping at Derek. She just couldn't help it, she was confused and worried. She decided she would call the person she would always go to in tough situations. She called Emily. Emily could straight away, by Casey's voice, tell something was wrong and told her to come over.

They went to Emily's bedroom and Casey cried out everything that had happened. She told her about Derek and how she had slept with him. She told her how she thought she was pregnant and she told her how much she was scared.

Emily listened quietly, sometimes making shocked or worried expressions. When Casey was done Emily just stared.

"Why didn't you tell me any of this sooner?" asked Emily softly.

Another tear fell down Casey face as she said, "I was worried you'd hate me."

Out of everything Casey had said, this shocked and angered Emily the most.

"Casey, how could you ever think that? You are my best friend. I could never hate you." Casey smiled at Emily gently and they hugged.

"But I am going to help you," insisted Emily as they pulled apart, "Or at least try to. Besides there's something I need to tell you."

Casey looked at her obviously sad and confused, "What?"

When Derek had arrived at Sam's, they had called Ralph and told him to come and join them too. Then they decided they would watch a scary movie together. About five minutes into the movie, Ralph called and told them he was stopping off at a shop to grab them all some root beer and chips.

"So, are you going to tell me what's wrong?" asked Sam, looking over at his best friend.

Derek stared back, confused. "What do you mean, man? Nothing wrong," reassured Derek.

Sam gave him a look that said, 'please, you can't fool me.' "Come on man, I know you. Is it Casey?" Derek stared at him, shocked, wondering frantically if he knew. "Wha-what do you mean?" questioned Derek, scared of the answer.

"Well let's face it, dude, whenever you're like this, it usually has something to do with Casey."

Derek released a sigh of relief. Then looked over at his best friend, the guy he could tell anything to, and who he knew would always be there for him. That's when he knew, he had to tell him.

"Yeah it's Casey." He looked over at Sam and said, "I'm in love with her Sam, and that thought scares me more than anything else in the world."

Derek told Sam everything. For the most part, like Derek's feelings, Sam didn't look too surprised. When Derek told his friend that he slept with Casey though, Sam had a hard time processing the information. He never thought Casey would ever sleep with someone she wasn't dating, not to mention cheat on Max. Casey wouldn't even sleep with Sam, when they were dating. He also knew that Derek hadn't slept with anyone except Sally. It was obvious to him that they both loved each other very much.

When Derek had finished, they both talked it through.

"Err, dude, while we're on the subject of confessions, there's something I need to tell you," Sam said to Derek, nervously.

Derek gave Sam a look that told him to continue.

When Sam had told Derek he's secret, Derek barely had a chance to respond. Ralph came stumbling through Sam's front door, with a load of chips and drinks in his hands. He dumped it all on the coffee table and looked at his friends with his usual goofy grin.

"Boy, have I got something to tell you guys," said Ralph, sitting in between Sam and Derek on the couch. 'Not more secrets' they both thought.

"I just saw Emily and Casey at the market." Derek and Sam looked at him with bored expressions. "They were buying a pregnancy test!" announced Ralph, satisfied with the looks of shock and panic on his friend's faces.

Derek and Sam exchanged a look of sheer panic.

"So, tell me again why you didn't tell me you were dating Sam?" asked Casey for the fourth time that evening. They had just come back from the market after buying a pregnancy test.

"The same reason you never told me about Derek. Sam's your ex-boyfriend, I thought you would think I was betraying you or something," explained Emily solemnly.

Casey shook her head at her. "Emily, me and Sam are just friends now. Besides if anyone went out with him, I'm glad it was you," reassured Casey sweetly. They hugged each other tightly before entering the Venturi/McDonald household.

Once inside, they found Nora and George snuggled up on the couch watching TV. They looked up and said hello to the girls, then went back to watching their show. Casey hid the bag with the test in, behind her back, and the two girls ran upstairs. Emily and Casey were on their way to the bathroom, when Lizzie came out.

"What's up?" asked Lizzie suspiciously, looking at the girls guilty faces.

"It's nothing, and you should mind your own business Liz!" snapped Casey. Lizzie looked hurt and upset as she walked away, and Casey now felt worse. She had shouted at her sister, she had to find out what was wrong with her. Emily ushered Casey into the bathroom and took out the test.

Emily looked at Casey, with the test in her hand, "You ready to pee?"

"So who do you think the test was for?" asked Sam nervously to Derek.

Derek simply shook his head. He didn't know what to believe. Sam had admitted to sleeping with Emily the other day, for the first time, although it wasn't Emily's first time. She had also slept with Sheldon when they were dating. They both didn't know what to believe and more importantly how they would feel. Derek didn't know whether he would be happy, but he certainly didn't feel dread or regret, he was surprised by this.

Sam was taking Derek home in his own car, so that Sam and Derek could have a chance to talk alone.

"Well time to face the music," said Sam with a sigh. Derek smiled slightly. He never understood that phrase, wasn't music good or at least he thought so.

Derek and Sam walked upstairs and were heading for Casey's room, when she and Emily walked out of the bathroom.

Derek studied their faces, but couldn't tell anything from their expressions.

Sam looked at Emily, desperately questioning her with his eyes.

"Err, Sam, I think you and I should leave," insisted Emily, taking Sam's arm and leading him downstairs. They threw a goodbye over their shoulders to their friends and then left.

Derek looked at Casey, and Casey looked at Derek. Derek opened his arms and Casey fell into them, and they hugged snugly. He still didn't know the answer to his burning question, but right now he didn't care. Right now, all he knew is she needed him, and that was enough for him.

Casey led Derek into her room and they both sat down on her bed. She had to tell him she took a pregnancy test at least, he probably already knew anyway from the look on his face.

Casey sighed. "I'm sorry I snapped at you earlier Derek, I didn't mean to, I was just worried about some things." Derek nodded his head silently; his gut was telling him that it was best if he didn't speak right now.

"This morning in the shower, I realized I was late for my period," Casey began explaining slowly, she didn't want to scare him or freak him out.

Well, I guess Sam didn't have to worry it was Emily after all, thought Derek. He was still surprised at himself that he wasn't completely freaked at what he knew Casey was going to tell him.

"So me and Emily went to the store and got a pregnancy test. We got two so that I could be sure whether I was or wasn't," she was looking directly into his eyes. They weren't accusing or harsh, but gentle and blue. At that moment Derek realized why he hadn't been dreading or fearing this moment. It was because he didn't care, he didn't care if she was pregnant or if she wasn't, because he loved her and nothing would ever change that.

He looked back at her and noticed she was smiling slightly and Derek was thrown. This was Casey, no way would she smile in this situation, unless….

Derek was trying to think frantically, but his mind was blank and his eyes were fixed on her smile. He was sure that was a happy smile, he was sure of it. Then again it could be a 'please forgive me', but she had nothing to apologize for. So it must be happy smile, it must be.

"Both tests were positive........ I'm pregnant."

Okay, so maybe it was just a reassuring smile then.

hope you all liked it and are dying to see dereks and some other peoples reactions in the next chapter. there will be an unexpected suprise in the next chapter and then the chapter after that is going to be very different. read and review if you want to want see the next updates. thanks lo0ve ya xxx