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Chapter 11:
Thursday Air Canada Centre 6:15pm
Derek pulls into a parking space inside the parking lot of the Air Canada Centre. He turns off the car and looks to his right over at Casey. He smirks when he sees her sleeping her soundly. He is giddy as a school boy. (Or rather as giddy as Little Casey was on her first day of school. Little Derek only went because he was told he could play with blocks with Sam and Ralphie.)
After they got out of class and their early practices for that day, they left straight from campus to drive to be there early. Derek had been practically jumping up and down outside of the dance team's practice room when Casey came out. "Let's go. Let's go." He insisted on driving saying Casey drove like an old lady and did not want to be late for the game. Casey responded with saying "It's a deal as long as I pick the music." Derek jumped on it saying "Deal!" throwing her stuff in the back of the car and climbed in.
Derek turned the car off and leaned over towards the passengers' side and got right up to her and yelled "Aaaahhh!"
Casey jumps up with a start and hits her head on the top of the head. "Der-ek!" He starts to laughs and laughs harder when she punches him in the shoulder. "That was not nice."
"Good morning sleepy head. Mad at me?"
She crosses her arms and turns her head. He tugs her head back and brings her lips to his. He proceeds to give her a deep kiss that makes her feel like she is made of jello. He pulls away and asks "Forgive me?"
"Forgive you for what?" Casey asks dazedly as her eyes flutter open.
Derek smiles and flings open the car door. "Ready to go? I want to check out the hats before the game and maybe get some nachos."
6:45pm
"Casey, What section are we in?" Derek asks balancing a pretzel, nachos and a couple bottle of water.
"It says we are in Section 108 Row 10 Seats 5 and 6," Casey answers swinging a bag with Derek's new hat.
"Hey, did you realize what tickets we got here? These are really close."
Casey sits down and Derek hands her the pretzel and a bottle of water. He sets his stuff on the floor next to her and says "I will be right back. Have to run to the bathroom."
Before he goes to back to their seats, Derek calls the home in London.
"McDonald-Venturi residence. Marti here."
"Smarti!"
"Smerek! I miss you. Nora said you and Casey were coming to see me this weekend. Where are you?"
"I am at a hockey game in Toronto with Casey. We will be there tomorrow when you get home from school. I promise. Now can I talk to Dad or Nora?"
"NORA! Derek is on the phone."
"Derek, hi. Is everything ok? You guys still coming tomorrow?"
"Yeah we are. I wanted to actually call and tell you we will be there in time for lunch with you and Dad."
"Any reason for wanting lunch with us tomorrow?" Nora questions.
"Can't a guy just want to have lunch with his dad and step-mom without suspicion?" Derek chuckles.
"Maybe for someone else. Either way see you at lunch."
Derek hangs up and he sits as the lights go down and the announcer comes over the PA system.
Main Street Pub, Toronto 11pm
"Yo D! Over here!
Derek sees Sam waving and grabs Casey's elbow to guide her to the booth where Sam and Sandra are sitting.
"Hey Sam. Hi Sandra. I didn't know you were coming to Toronto this weekend. You could have rode with us. We could have dropped you off at Sam's." Casey said sitting across from them sliding all the way in allowing Derek to sit next to her.
"Thanks Casey. I would have but you guys are going back to Queen's Saturday and I am planning on going to see some friends here as well so I won't be going back until Sunday so I didn't ask."
"No problem. Next time we are planning on visiting or passing through and you are too we can ride together."
"That would be great. Thanks for helping Sandy move, Casey."
"It was actually really fun. I don't blame you for wanting to move."
"Yeah Derek, she had me all moved so quickly. Never seen anyone that organized before."
"Sounds like Casey alright." Derek says putting his arm around her shoulders.
"How was the game?"
"It was unbelievable. I have never had tickets that close before. They won 5 to 2."
"Did you like it, Casey?" Sandra asks.
"It was alright." Casey replies acting nonchalant.
Derek laughs, "Yeah she liked it. She stood up right with me yelling at the refs. I was so proud of her."
This causes Casey to turn red. "I will have you know I act the same way when you are on the ice. After I started coming to your games with Katie, I went online and learned the rules so I didn't feel silly when Katie started complaining about stuff the other teams did."
"Wow. So you guys told your family right?" Sam asks.
"Not yet. I was planning on tackling that tomorrow." Derek said with confidence.
Casey looks sideways at him and says "You thought about how to tell them? You never said anything. Well, I was thinking we should tell Lizzie, Edwin, and Marti all at once."
"Okay Case. That probably is a good idea." Derek said vaguely not wanting Casey to worry since he has the telling of the parents all planned out.
"Wait, who's family are you visiting this weekend?" Sandra asks confused.
"Both of ours." Derek answers.
She still looked confused so Sam says, "they're step-siblings, Sandy. You okay with that?"
"Sure, none of my business anyway. Guess it will make it easy to know which house to go to for Christmas." Sandra says with a shrug making everybody laugh.
Toronto Leafs Hotel 1 am
The clerk looks up from her computer across the counter at them. "Can I help you two with something?"
"Yeah you can. We need a room for the night." Derek said producing his bank card and his driver's license.
"Derek, are you sure I can't help pay for this?"
"No way. Your card is for emergencies only. I don't think Dennis would say this counted as that. I didn't wait tables at the beginning of the summer for nothing. You got us the game tickets remember?"
Room 211
Derek slides the key into the door and pushing it open with his shoulder he lets Casey in the room and throws their bags on the floor.
"Casey what's wrong?" he asks when he sees her staring at the bed in front of her.
"Hotel room. One bed."
"God Case, I did not plan this I swear. Look at me." When she looks at him, he says "we will go as fast or as slow with this stuff in this relationship as you want. You get to lead in that department."
"Really?"
"Of course. I will grow to love cold showers if I need to."
"What about all of your other relationships?"
"Don't compare them to this. It's not worth it. Besides I have only been with two girls and no, Emily is not one of them."
"Thank you for that. That would be so weird. I love you but I do not want to think of that. Now come here," Casey said pulling him to her causing them to fall onto the bed sideways. He snuggles into her, blows raspberries on her neck causing her to laugh out loud before he kisses her whispering "I love you, Casey".
**** End of Chapter 11****
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