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A/N-I have no idea why you all think I am stopping the story!! I am so confused because I keep getting reviews and pms asking me why I am stopping the story and begging me to keep writing...this story is not over!! I do not give up on stories!! Please stop worrying and enjoy!!
Chapter 13
He wasn't going to let them ruin this for him. He stayed away from the house for a while. He didn't want Casey to know he was upset. When he did finally trudge home around four, it was snowing lightly but wasn't too cold. He sighed when he saw Olivia's car in his driveway because he knew he might be able to hide his feelings from Casey but Olivia would see right through him. He decided to wing it as he walked in his house.
"Thank god you're back," Olivia said as he walked in. Casey was on the couch, her eyes red.
"What happened?" he asked rushing over to her. He took her hands in his and she tried to smile but failed.
"Casey," he whispered as he brought his hand up to her face. He stroked her cheek but she still didn't smile.
"They know," she mumbled.
"Who knows what?"
"Mom and George," she simply answered . He looked at Olivia, who saw his confusion.
"We went to the mall to get a sweater for tonight and when we came back, your box was here. George and Nora found it on the doorstep," Olivia said. He thought back to Kendra's smug look and the look of worry in Sam's eyes that he had ignored.
"Shit," he mumbled.
"But Derek, they left a note basically saying that Nora should think twice before letting Casey get involved with someone like you. Casey isn't a good liar either, thus why your parents know," Olivia told him. His face paled as he thought about his box.
"Olivia, my letter is in there," he whispered. Casey looked at him, confused but Olivia's lips merely tightened.
"I think he found it. While Nora was talking and yelling, he was looking through your box. I'm sorry Derek, if we had been here maybe we could have stopped them from getting it," Olivia told him.
"When he reads that he is going to be pissed," Derek muttered.
"What letter?" Casey asked then.
"When Sally had to go the therapist, she used to try and fix us at the same time. We went along with it. One of her exercises was to write a letter to someone one who hurt her and not send it. She made us all write one. I wrote one to my dad, basically telling me I hated him and that the divorce was his fault. I was thirteen and stupid," he explained.
"I don't think so. I think he'll be sad not angry," Casey said.
"Where are they?" he asked.
"Well, my mom was going off, asking me what was I thinking, when George asked if they could talk downstairs but that was like an hour ago. My mom was yelling but she stopped awhile ago," Casey answered him.
"I'm going to fix this…somehow," Derek promised her.
"What happened?" Olivia asked Derek. She knew something had gone wrong.
"Nothing," he mumbled getting up. Olivia followed him to the kitchen, where he opened the refrigerator.
"Derek," she said drawing his name out.
"What?" he asked.
"What happened?" she repeated.
"Kendra happened Olivia! She was her usual bitch self. You know what, she wants me to be unhappy. That is what I think," Derek told her. He spoke in an angry whisper.
"Derek, you need to calm down," Olivia spoke softly, trying to calm him.
"No I don't. Don't you see what she's doing?! She sees I'm happy, yet she wants to destroy it! She wants to ruin everything," Derek said.
"I know you are upset right now but you need to focus on the problem at hand, then deal with Kendra," Olivia told him.
"But don't you realize that it wasn't just her. They all were in on it. They all wanted to hurt me after everything...even Emily didn't stop them," Derek realized.
"I'm sorry," she said. Her voice was strange though and when he looked up, he could tell she wasn't okay. He was going through what she had gone through. It was his turn to feel the pain that he had help inflicted upon Max and her. The door to his dad and Nora's room opened then and Derek immediately looked at George who studied Derek. It was seemed strange to Derek but there was a hint of guilt in his father's eyes. He wasn't sure what had brought it on but he was sure that he was the one who should be feeling guilty.
"Derek, if you wouldn't mind, we would like to speak to you and Casey in the living room," George said. Nora marched into the living room, with a face filled with annoyance. Geroge ignored her and instead, looked pointedly at Olivia, who got the hint.
"Umm...Derek, I'll call you later," Olivia said.
"Yeah sure," he said, barely noticing her as he watched his father sigh. The guilt was there, more visible now as he looked away from Derek and walked into the living room. Derek barely noticed as Olivia left. He instead watched his father, who was moving slowly. George was standing in front of the couch, where Casey sat, a sad look on her face. She had determined their fate in her mind. She was so sure that she knew what was to come, that it might have been funny if it hadn't been happening to him. He sat down next to her and slipped his hand into hers. She squeezed it gratefully, probably assuming he did it to reassure her. Truthfully, he was doing it for his own sake. Since he had met her, he had become a selfish person or maybe he always was one but was just now realizing it. Nora was standing several feet from George, obviously not happy but Derek kept his eyes trained on his father.
"Nora and I have been talking and although we don't like what is going on and may not agree with your choice in...partners, we aren't going to forbid you from seeing each other. There will be rules though...," George said. After that, Derek had spaced out. He could see it. The guilt in his father's eyes. That's why he was doing this. That was why he had convinced Nora to let Derek and Casey see each other. He felt guilty because of what Derek's letter had said. Instead of anger, had come guilt. Derek tried not to care. As long as he had Casey, it would be fine...he would deal with them later...all of them.
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"Are you sure we should still go out," Casey said as Derek pulled out of the driveway.
"You are getting this surprise today," he said, determined.
"It's not that big of a deal. I can wait," she told him as he drove down the street.
"Casey, don't worry. It's not that big of a deal anyway. I just wanted to do something special for you. My mom and I used to come to this lake all the time to ice skate and I figured, why not," he said. He didn't look at her. He stared ahead, not wanting to see a look of disappointment. It wasn't that big of a deal or so he kept telling himself but if she thought it was stupid, he knew it would hurt.
"Derek, that's so sweet," Casey said, softly. He dared to look at her and saw a sincere smile on her face. This made her frown.
"Whatever," he murmured.
"Really Derek, it is!" she said. He looked at her again and saw that her smile was still there. He looked away quickly, trying to keep a smile from appearing on his own face.
"Wait, umm...Derek , ou are going to help me because i suck at ice skating," she told him.
"Yeah Lizzie, told me don't worry about it," he assured her. This day started out as crap but right now, it seemed as if maybe it was getting better...maybe.
(A/N-Hope you liked it!! I think it sucks but I have a lot going on. I have to finish my "summer homework", I am on vacation, and my birthday is the 29th so I don't know if I will update for a few days. I have a new LWD story that I put up last week though. It's called Things We Hide. This story is based very loosely on The Russell Girl. I used an idea from it to help develop the story. I don't want to give up too much but it is about Casey coming home after barely visiting but she has a secret. She came home to tell her family something but is afraid that finally telling someone will make it all real. Meanwhile, Derek is battling with his own demons. He finally had gotten over her only to have her return and mess with his head and heart again. It doesn't help that Casey has no idea of how Derek felt about her. So please check that out!! Please review for this too!!)