Chapter Eleven: They're Finally Together
Casey smiled as she wrote the last words of her essay. She was to turn it in tomorrow, Monday, the first day of school, when it was due. Her summer had been an interesting one, but the last two weeks were days she would never forget. She moved her cursor to the top of the Microsoft Word document and made her font bold-faced and a bigger size. She smiled as she wrote the title of the essay. As she was saving the document and getting ready to print it, someone entered her room and shut the door behind them. She turned around and looked into Derek's face. She had been expecting him; it was around the time he normally came in. It was the time everyone else was out of the house, and they had time to themselves.
Drew had left the day before. He hadn't caused any trouble since his first three days there, and Casey and Derek had barely paid any attention to him. He had spent most of his days out of the Venturi/McDonald household, and no one really knew or cared what he was up to. But, nevertheless, they were not surprised when three girls showed up at the house right before he had to leave, all crying and hugging him, not caring that there were other girls doing the same thing they were. Once Drew had left, things weren't very different. Derek and Casey were just glad that they didn't have to worry about him causing trouble.
Derek came over to Casey and put his hands on her shoulders and knelt down so his mouth was by her ear, "It's our time." He smiled.
She grinned and leaned in and kissed his lips, "Yes it is," she said as she pulled away.
He took her hands and pulled her up and over to the bed, where they sat down. Derek leaned in and kissed her lips once more. They didn't even hear the printer go off, or see the paper come out of it. They were to into each other, just like they always were during this time. It was their time. And nothing was going to stop them from having their time.
How My Stepbrother Effected My Life
Written by Casey McDonald
My stepbrother, Derek, is one of the reasons I am who I am today. He has changed me so much since I moved onto his house. He may prank me all the time, but I have learned to laugh at them, and see the mastering of the art behind them. He may make fun of me a lot, but because of that, I can laugh at myself. He keeps the rotten guys out of my life, and even though I think it's because he wants to ruin my life, he's really doing it because he really does care, and doesn't want to see me get hurt by them. He may seem like a jerk 95 of the time, but there is a 5 that shows every now and then, and when it does show, you can see the real Derek. Especially when he's with his little sister; he's a great older brother, and when she was in the hospital recently with a broken arm and some head trauma, he stayed with her at every possible moment he could. I could see that he cared about her so much. She's home now, and Derek is doing everything he can to help her. It's so sweet. And I can tell he cares about our blended family so much. And through it all, being Derek's stepsister has changed me. But being his friend has made me into a better person. He can bring out the best and the worst in me, but I think that's why he deserves this essay being about him. Because he's the one that changed me the most. And he's the one that I will always give the credit to for why I am the way I am now.