Well here at last is chapter 8!

Sorry I kept you waiting for a while, it was hard to find time, but luckily this weekend was a 4 day weekend which gave me some time to write/

Thanks for all the reviews, I really appreciate them.

Enjoy chapter 8..

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Derek sat on his bed, with his elbows on his knees and his head in his hands.

'Damn it, what do I do now…You really blew it this time Venturi…Yeah I know! Stop reminding me what I did and tell me what to do!'

Derek got up off his bed and started pacing back and forth.

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"You think they're gonna work it out?" Lizzie asked Edwin.

They were both in the kitchen eating chips on the counter.

"Well…Casey's kinda stubborn…" Edwin started.

"How can you say that! Derek cheated on her, you can't expect her to just forgive him" Lizzie interrupted.

"Yes ok fine I know, but, you have to admit your sister is stubborn, if she keeps being stubborn forever, it'll never work out. She has to realize sometime that Derek loves her, he really does" Edwin said, popping a chip into his mouth.

'He's got a good point'

"I guess…But that's just the way Casey is, I can't change her" Lizzie said.

"I know, all I can think about is Jon, I mean poor guy, he only came home today and already his world is starting to tear up" Edwin said.

"Well…Maybe, Jon can be their excuse to stay together" Lizzie said.

"I doubt it they'll be in the same room with him" Edwin said.

"They have to, they're both responsible for him" Lizzie said.

"Well tell that to them not me" Edwin said, putting another chip into his mouth.

"They won't listen" Lizzie sighed.

"Don't worry Liz, they'll work it out for themselves eventually" Edwin said comfortly, putting his arm around Lizzie's shoulder.

…1 week later…

Derek woke up late in the night to the sound of Jon's crying. He turned over to one side of his bed and saw the time, it read 3:21. Since Derek and Casey had broken up, they agreed that they would each take turns waking up and taking care of Jon.

Tonight was Derek's turn, he got up lazily. For a moment he looked out the window. The world outside looked peaceful.

'Everyone's asleep, all the lights are out, except for the few who never turn off their lights. Tonight…'

Derek nodded to himself and walked out of his room to Jon room, the room to the left of Derek's room.

Derek slowly opened the door, he walked in and closed the door behind him.

"Hey Jonny, its ok, daddy's here" Derek said quietly, picking Jon up in his arms.

"You know Jon, there's so much I wanna say to you, guess I'll say most of it now. I loved your mother, I still do, I honestly don't know what happened that ended us up this way, maybe thats how it was meant to end up. But no matter what, I'll always love you, don't ever think that this was all because of you. Don't ever think for one moment that this whole mess was because of you, 'cause it wasn't. It's mine, I should've never told Casey I loved her, should've never tried to prove my love to her. Guess some things are just meant to be kept a secret" Derek said as he rocked Jon back and forth.

Jon stared into Derek's eyes, slowly drifting asleep.

"I love you Jon, don't ever make the same mistake I did, I'm sorry I got you into this" Derek said as he placed Jon back into his crib.

"Love you Jon" Derek said quietly, kissing Jon's right cheek.

Derek left the room, he made his way past his room and into Casey's. Slowly he opened the door.

"I love you Case" Derek said in a whisper. He watched he sleep peacefully for a moment, then closed the door.

Derek walked back into his room. He walked over to his computer desk drawer.

'This is for the better, no one has to make the same mistake. I love you Casey…'

"I love you Casey god damn it!" Derek yelled.

BANG

Then all that was left was silence.

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Well…hope you liked the story. Sad ending I know…But, it just had to be done.

Thanks for reading!