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Casey walked up to her locker and saw Courtney waiting for her.

"Hi, Courtney," she said.

"Hi, Casey. Listen, I just want to apologize for the other night. It was just a celebration. I hope your parents weren't too mad," Courtney apologized.

"No, of course not. I got off with a warning. It's not your fault," Casey told her.

"Okay. Oh yeah, Max wanted me to give you this. Did you know he's my brother?" Courtney asked as she handed Casey a note.

"No."

"I'm surprised Derek didn't tell you. They used to be best friends," Courtney said. "Well, see you later."

"Best friends? How dare she say that," Derek said as he walked out of the girl's bathroom, as if nothing was weird by that.

"Do I even want to know why you were in there?"

"I was listening to your conversation. Now, let's see that note," Derek snatched the pink piece of paper out of Casey's hand.

"Excuse me!" she yelled, just a little too loud. A few students looked at them and they both ignored the stares.

Derek opened the note and read it.

"He wants to take you to a movie."

"Derek! You are such a jerk," Casey yelled at him at she snatched the note back.

Derek ignored her and walked away.

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"Mom! Please. When have I ever led you to believe I was irresponsible?" Casey asked her mother when she got home from school.

Casey was asking her mother if she could go out with Max on Saturday.

"Case, I just don't know. Look what happened when I trusted you last time. You came home drunk!" Nora reminded her.

"I know, Mom. But this is a date. That was a celebration."

"You can go--," Nora was cut off by Casey's hug.

"Oh, thank you! Thank you so much," Casey squealed.

"Casey!"

"Yeah?"

"You can go…under a few conditions. One: You will not be drinking. Two: You will not be smoking. And Three: You will be home before midnight."

"Mom! Can't you make it 1:00?" Casey pleaded.

Nora hesitated. "Fine, but you have to do the dishes for week," Nora offered her.

"Done! Thank you so much," Casey hugged her mom before running upstairs.

Casey sighed to herself as she walked into her bedroom. She was startled by Derek sitting on her bed.

"I've decided…you're not going to that date on Saturday," Derek smiled.

"One: Get your feet off of my bed. Two: Last time I checked you were not my parent. I'm going out with him, Derek. It's just kind of a…decoy-date. If I don't go out with him, people might suspect us."

"How? We're not the least bit obvious. As a decoy-date? Really, Casey? I thought you were smarter than that!" Derek insulted.

"Hey, I am smart! Now, you can get out!" Casey smiled before pushing Derek off of her bed.

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The school week went by extremely quick and it was already Friday afternoon. Casey was in her room having Courtney help her pick out an outfit to wear for the date with Max.

"What about that red one?" Courtney suggested.

"Too dressy? Isn't it supposed to be nice out tomorrow?" Casey wondered.

"Yeah. Wear a sundress," Courtney suggested.

"I don't know. I don't want to be overdressed," Casey complained.

"What about that brown and blue dress?" Courtney pointed.

"Oh, that?" Casey took it out. "This is just some sundress my mom got me for my birthday."

"That's cute. Wear it. I bet Max will like it," Courtney smirked.

"Hopefully. I just can't believe the captain of the football team asked me out," Casey sighed.

"Yeah. You're lucky. Max hasn't had a girlfriend in forever. His old girlfriend, Sharon, was in a car accident a few years ago and he went into a crazy…no-girlfriend phase," Courtney explained to Casey.

"Wow. That's really sad. I would never be able to get over something like that."

"Yeah. Well, he went into a lot of counseling," Courtney revealed. "Make sure not to mention it to Max. He gets really emotional when we talk about it."

"I'll be sure not to talk about it. Anyway, do you really think I should wear this dress," Casey asked.

"Yeah. It looks really nice," Courtney complimented.

"Thanks."

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Casey's bathroom was being renovated, so she had to share Derek's.

"Casey! Get out of my bathroom," Derek yelled at her.

"No! Maybe you should've gotten up earlier! It's not my fault and you can't come in here ruining my schedule!" Casey yelled back.

Five minutes later, she opened the door.

"Finally!"

"Derek, just be lucky I came out," Casey sneered.

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"Good morning, everyone," Casey greeted when she got downstairs.

"Good morning, Casey," everyone but Derek said in unison.

"Dad, when are you guys going to finish Casey's bathroom," Derek asked.

"We're getting there," George told him.

"I can't take it anymore! She steals all of my bathroom time!" Derek complained.

"Well, I'm sorry, Derek. We can't fix the bathroom any quicker," George told him.

"Whatever," he responded.

"Well. On a lighter note, Casey, are you excited about your date with Max tonight?" Nora asked.

"Yeah. I think it's going to be really fun," Casey blushed.

"Let's hope so," Lizzie smiled.

"So, how did you and Casey do on that project?" Edwin asked Derek.

"Oh! Uh…we got a…Casey?"

"We got a 95," Casey revealed.

"Casey?" Marti's little voice said.

"Yeah?"

"Why are you going out with Max tonight?" she asked.

"Well…Max and I really like each other," Casey explained with a smile.

"Oh. But I heard Lizzie and Edwin say that you really like Derek," Marti looked confused.

Casey and Derek looked at each other in absolute awe.

A/N- At first, I was going to make the listener be Sam, but then I decided to have it be Lizzie or Edwin who knows and they were talking about it with each other. Then, I was going to end this chapter right here but I decided to go on. So…here it is!

"Uh…um…Marti, when they said that, they probably meant how nice we're getting along and that we really like having each other as step-siblings. Not in the way that I like Max," Casey recovered.

"Oh," Marti said, and just like that, she went back to eating breakfast.

"Okay, Marti. Time to get dressed," Nora said, as she picked Marti up from her chair.

"Where are you guys going?" Edwin asked with a worried voice.

"Marti has a doctor's appointment and then George and I are going shopping," Nora informed them.

George, Nora, and Marti left the house a few minutes later.

"So…," Lizzie looked around as Her, Edwin, Derek, and Casey sat at the table.

"What did you guys really mean when you two said that I really liked Derek," Casey asked.

"Um…we meant that…you two really…liked each other….a--as friends," Lizzie managed to sputter out.

"Give it up, Liz. Just tell them already," Edwin whispered.

"No!"

"Fine. Then, I will. Derek, Casey, we know."

"Okay. Who's the culprit?" Derek raised his eyebrows.

Lizzie and Edwin both sighed and then looked at each other.

"Okay. It was me."

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A/N- Well, I lied. I don't want to reveal the listener just yet! I will DEFINITELY tell you next chapter! So, please give me some reviews so I can update! Thanks! Please review!