I DON'T OWN LIFE WITH DEREK
(DEREK'S POV)
I'm still stairing at my cereal bowl. Everything sucks.
I shouldn't have said what I said last night. I didn't mean it. It was only out of anger.
Casey is the first girl I actually care about. I don't know why she was mad, though. Before I said that, I mean.
I just wanted to spend more time with her, without the family and the kids running around. I don't know what she thought I was talking about.
Anyway, Sam's new girlfriend is orange.
I don't know what he sees in her. Probably because he cant see past her stuffed bra.
I look over at Casey. She looks beautiful. I'm such an idiot. I need to talk to her.
No matter how awkward it is.
"Case, we have to talk!" I yell over to her.
She looks up at me, showing no emotion. Crystal and Sam are looking at me too.
"Alone." I say, to them.
Sam nodds his head and takes Crystal over to the path.
They start walking away, God knows where their going.
I walk over and sit on the palstic chair across from Casey.
"I was talking to her!?" She said, annoyed.
"Yea, right. That conversation was gone when we yelled at her.
I look into her eyes. She knows I'm right.
"Casey, I'm sorry for last night." I say, actually meaning it.
Of course, leave it to Casey to not forgive me easily the first time I say sorry and mean it from the bottom of my heart.
"Why would you say something like that, Derek!?" She folds her arms and slumps back in the seat.
"It was out of anger. You can't possibly think I meant it!?" I say back.
"I dont wanna hear it. Go talk to your cereal bowl." She says, looking down at her shoes.
"What?" She must have saw me looking at my bowl for 10 minutes straight.
She shakes her head.
"When you said that you wanted to stay longer, you only wanted one thing!" She yelled. She looked so hurt.
"Casey!? What are you talking about!?" I'm so lost and confused.
"You only want to have sex. I'm not ready for that!" She yelled, running her hand through her hair.
"One: That's not what I had on my mind. Two: I would never push you into something your not ready for." I say, meaning it.
"Yes you woud." She said under her breath.
Is she crazy?
"No, I wouldn't. I cant believe you would think that!" I say, throwing my arms in the air.
She give me the 'Come on' face.
"OK, so I understand how you could think that. But you were wrong." I say.
She always has a way of not making me lie.
I can see a small smile coming on her face. I can tell shes trying to fight it, but shes not winning.
I smile. Now she cant help it.
She starts to laugh.
I get up and give her a hug.
"I'm sorry." I repeat.
"Its OK." She said, into my chest.
YES! I did it! That was almost impossible.
I should get an award.
(END OF POV)
Casey pulled away and looked into his eyes.
"I'm sorry too." Casey said, pulling him back into a hug.
"Its alright. But promise me one thing?" Derek said, looking into her eyes.
"What?" Casey looked confused.
"Don't ever turn out like Crystal." Derek smiled and kissed her forehead.
Casey was so happy that he didn't like girls like that.
"So, whatta say?" Derek asked, sitting down in the chair next to her.
"About what?" Casey asked, leaning her head on his shoulder.
"Staying a little longer." Derek said as he stroked her hair.
"I guess we could work something out..." Casey smiled and lifted her head up.
"But you keep your hands to your self." She playfully warned.
"What about cuddleing?" Derek made a sad puppy dog face.
"Fine, But thats it!" Csaey joked as she laid her head back on his shoulder.
"OK." Derek said, as he started to stroke her hair again.
Derek's cell phone started to ring.
He looked down and saw that it was their parents.
He put his finger to his lip. "Shhhh..." He told Casey before he picked it up.
"Hey Dad!" Derek said with a smile.
"Hi Son. Listen, We are coming tomorrow to help you take everything home." George said.
"Wait, I was wondering if me and Casey could stay for an extra week..." Derek said, in his persuasive voice.
"Why?" George asked, confused. They useually hated these camping trips.
"Well, Casey met a guy and I met a girl." Derek smirked.
"I should have known. Would you stay in the tent?" George asked.
"We were hopping one of those cabins they have." Derek said, praying his father would pay for it.
"I see..." His father started.
"OK. But under one condition." George said.
"OK?"
"Only you and Casey are aloud in the cabin!" George said, sternly.
"Fine with us." Derek smiled.
"Then its a deal." George smiled and hung up the phone, as did Derek.
"We get to stay!" Derek said to Casey as she gave him a hug.
"Hoe do you do that!?" She laughed.
She would never be able to talk her mother into that.
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"Did you get it?" Lizzie asked Edwin.
"Yep." Edwin said with a smile.
"I recorded the whole thing." Edwin smiled.
"This is the BEST blackmail ever!" Lizzie squealed.