A/N: This chapter would hve been out sooner but i didnt get very many reviews for my last chapter so i was a bit put off. thank you to those who did review it made me so happy! this chapter was becoming longer then i wanted it, so i rounded it off and put the rest of the chapter in a sperate one which will be put up soon. the preview i left on the last chapter will now be in part 2.

Discliaimer: i do not own anything but a huge stuffed dog named noodles!

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Chapter Fourteen

She's not your girl!

(Part 1)

Casey awoke the next morning to find herself enveloped in Derek's arms, completely content. She felt so relaxed and happy lying there in his arms with her head pressed against his strong chest. The best part of it was that she no longer had worry about getting up extra early to try and sneak off back to her own bed before anyone caught her. She didn't know why she hadn't told her mom sooner.

As she stretched she felt Derek stir beneath her. She looked down at his sleeping face. He looked so peaceful and sweet when he was sleeping, like nothing could bother him. Casey couldn't help but smile as she looked down at him. She couldn't believe it was possible to love someone this much.

Derek's eyes slowly began to open and he saw that Casey was staring down at him with a satisfied smile. Her hair was tousled from sleep and she wasn't wearing any makeup, but Derek thought she looked gorgeous.

"Morning beautiful," mumbled Derek, his voice still husky from sleep.

"Morning handsome," Casey teased as she lightly pecked him on the lips.

Casey slid off Derek and lied next to him as he turned on his side to face her.

"And how are we all this morning?" he asked as he placed his hands on Casey's ever-growing bump and looked into her eyes.

"We are all fine. Great actually, I don't have an ounce of sickness, I feel completely relaxed, and oh, did I tell you I'm in love with this incredibly cute guy," Casey was in a very teasing mood today, she figured it was probably mood swings.

"Really, anyone I know?" Derek asked playing along as a smile began to form on his lips.

"You might know him, he has soft reddish brown hair…" she said playing with his messy locks, she then bought her fingers down right next to the corners of his eyes. "And he has beautiful brown eyes…" Derek's grin widened as he watched her playful mood ascend as she felt his chest.

"A sexy six-pack," she and Derek chuckled softly as her hands slid round to his bottom. "And a big, squishy butt!" she laughed cheekily.

"A big, squishy butt!" Derek cried trying to sound outraged. "No I guess I don't know him then, you must be imagining him," he smirked mockingly at her.

"De-rek!" she laughed before throwing the pillow that had been resting behind her head at him.

"Hey!" He exclaimed before grabbing her around the stomach and tackling her onto the bed where he had just been lying and began tickling her mercilessly. They both laughed uncontrollably as the happiness they both felt filled them up. Just then they were interrupted by a banging on the door.

"Behave in there, and hurry up you two, you still have to go to school remember," came George's voice from the other side of the door before his footsteps could be heard walking away.

Derek dropped his head in the crook of Casey's flushed neck and groaned with disappointment. Casey chuckled as she lifted his head from her shoulder and kissed him passionately on the mouth. Derek quickly deepened the kiss, swiftly dipping his tongue out to stroke her lips, which she granted entry to her mouth. Just when Derek could feel his jeans getting a little tighter around the middle, Casey broke away from the kiss. Derek whimpered in disappointment as she gently pushed him off of her.

"Come on," sang Casey cheerfully as she got up from the bed and walked towards Derek's bedroom door. "I've got to go take a shower and then I'll get dressed in my room since all my stuffs still in there."

"I could bring all your stuff into here and you could dress in here with me," suggested Derek as he looked up at her and wiggled his eyebrows suggestively.

Casey gave Derek a look that he knew from the years of living with her meant 'No way!'

"Okay then, how about I jump into the shower with you and I can scrub your…back." Derek's grin grew ever wider at the thought.

"No Derek," Casey laughed, "besides, you don't need a shower, it'll only make you late anyway."

"But I'm a dirty boy! I'm a dirty, dirty boy!" Derek rolled onto his back and acted as though being dirty was making him miserable.

"Knock it off you idiot," she smiled throwing a pair of Derek's discarded underwear at him before blowing him a kiss, and then walking out the door to take a shower.

Derek dropped his head onto the bed in defeat.

Last night Edwin had caught his dad and Nora right before they could get into bed. He had asked them in outrage, why in the world would they allow Derek and Casey to continue doing the things they were doing.

George sat Edwin down and explained; "Edwin, the last thing we want is for you or the other kids to feel uncomfortable living in the same house. So if it will make you feel better, we can tell Derek and Casey that they can no longer see each other." Edwin looked at his father slightly confused. Would he really do that just because he felt uncomfortable with it?

"But you would have to accept, just as me and Nora would, that it was us that broke their heart and made them miserable and even more unbearable to live with then they are now," explained George gently.

"And if we told them they could no longer see each other, Casey would end up raising her baby without its father. Think about how you would feel if you couldn't see your dad Edwin?" Nora pointed out, trying to make Edwin understand.

"The thing is, Ed, no matter how much Nora and I tried to deny it, Casey and Derek need each other. They give each other things no one else can, so it makes it a lot easier for them to love each other rather than hate each other. Do you understand?" asked George.

Edwin went upstairs to bed that night less angry, but still confused. He didn't understand what his father meant. What did he mean by, 'need each other'.

The next morning when Edwin was on his way downstairs he heard laughter coming from Derek's room and saw his father walking away, smiling as he shook his head in amusement.

Edwin moved closer to the door, daring to listen in on what was going on inside. It was silent at first, which Edwin thought couldn't be right if both Derek AND Casey were in the room. He then thought he heard Derek cry, but he brushed it off as imagining things. He heard Derek teasing Casey about where to get dressed and saying that they should shower together. When he heard this, Edwin was completely freaked out. He wanted to leave but for some reason his feet remained planted in the same spot.

He then heard Casey laughing at Derek's childish suggestion and then telling him he best not take a shower as he would be late. That's when Edwin had clocked on to what his father had meant. He quickly hid in the games closet as Casey exited Derek's room and went straight into the bathroom.

Edwin thought about the changes both Derek and Casey seemed to have taken and how they had made them better.

Derek was a lot more responsible now, he was still immature sure, but now he was going to be a dad he was willing to put away most of his childishness for Casey and their baby. This was a real big step for Derek. Casey had changed too. Unlike when she was with Max, she hadn't lost her own identity. Casey had just learned to relax a lot more and take more risks. That was proved considering she was now pregnant. They were both such opposites. They were like two halves of a whole, and that by being together they completed the other. Even he had noticed how much they challenged each other everyday and how life for Edwin and the others was never boring and simple with them around, so life for Casey and Derek must be like being permanently high all the time. He understood now, but was he willing to accept it?

Derek had just gotten dressed and was finishing off spraying himself with aftershave. He had heard Casey leave the bathroom about two minutes ago and he was contemplating going into her room and getting her all 'dirty' again just to annoy her. When he was about to do just that someone knocked at his door once again. Before Derek could say enter, Edwin had walked into Derek's room and sat on his bed. Derek stared at Edwin guardedly. He didn't know whether Edwin was still mad at him and Derek wasn't in the mood this morning to be insulted when he could be ravishing Casey in the next room.

"Derek, about what I said last night. I'm sorry, I was out of line. I just didn't understand back then," Edwin explained to his older brother. Edwin finally looked up into Derek's face before saying, "I'm happy for you bro. you and Casey both."

Derek tried to keep his steely façade but couldn't resist letting a smile slip through at his brothers blessing.

"Thanks Ed, I'm glad you're okay with it now. Don't worry, we'll find you a girl to keep you busy too," laughed Derek happily as he directed his brother to the door. Before Derek closed the door, he could have sworn he heard Edwin mutter, "Already have a girl in mind."

When Casey had entered the doors of JTSH, she was just about to go meet Emily at her locker when she felt something warm cover her hand. She looked to her side and saw that Derek had come up beside her and was now holding her hand.

"Derek, what do you think you are doing? People are looking!" Casey whispered frantically trying to pull her hand away unsuccessfully.
"Let them look. It's about time everyone knew. They're all going to find out eventually anyway, I'm surprised Max hasn't done the deed yet," he said calmly as he smiled and waved to people he passed, who returned the favour happily before doing a double take and staring at who he was holding hands with just like everyone else.

Casey was slowly turning red from all the staring and whispering as she didn't handle this kind of thing well. Derek, seeing she was uncomfortable, squeezed her hand comfortingly.

They were both beginning to think that the gossip of this latest pairing had already spread round most of the school, because as the walked further down the halls towards Casey's locker, people no longer had to look twice and seemed to be waiting for them so they could see for themselves.

Out the corner of his eye Derek could have sworn he saw Max staring at the twos joined hands. Right before he stormed off Derek caught a glance of Max's expression; he did not look happy.

When they finally reached Casey's locker where Sam and Emily had been waiting for them, Casey quickly let go of Derek's hand and fell straight into Emily's arms so as to hide her glowing face.

"So you finally decided to come out in the open eh?" said Sam cheerfully to his best friend as they shared their usual man-hug.

"Yeah, I think people are taking it rather well don't you?" said Derek sarcastically as they just witnessed a girl break down in tears in her friends arms over not being Derek's next infatuation.

Sam stifled a laugh and then turned to Casey to ask how she was feeling.

Casey finally lifted her head from Emily's shoulder, "I was feeling great this morning, even last night I feeling better then I do right now," She sniffed.

Sam looked back at Derek, baffled.

"We told our parents last night," enlightened Derek casually as he stroked Casey arm comfortingly.

"Wow so you finally told them, huh. How did they take it?" asked Sam curiously.

"Actually they were pretty ok with it. I mean they were all 'how did this happen' at first but they soon came round and now everything's pretty cool," Derek smiled happily at Sam before placing a small kiss on Casey's temple.

"That's good! Well I'm real happy for you guys," said Sam, his voice filled with sincerity.

"See! If they can tell their parents and they were ok with it, then there's nothing to stop us from telling ours," Emily pointed out to Sam, anger slowly starting to rise.

Sam looked startled by Emily's sudden outburst and slightly frightened. "Err, I still don't know Em. I'm not sure I'm ready," Sam explained nervously.

"Why? Are you that worried about what your parents will say?"

"No, I'm worried about yours!" said Sam as though he thought it were obvious.

He then turned to Casey and Derek and explained. "The day we started going out, I walked her to her door and her mother kindly invited me in. she and Emily then went in the kitchen to apparently make tea, and her dad came and sat by me on the couch.

During a very intense and uncomfortable conversation he conveniently pointed out to me that he owned a shot-gun that he kept put away in the garage, which he liked to take out every now and then to 'admire'. So excuse me if I'm a little less then enthusiastic about telling your father that I knocked up his daughter," huffed Sam directing the last bit at Emily.

"Look Sam, I understand if you're scared, I am too. But it will be a lot worse if we don't tell him and he finds out later. I mean did you plan on never telling him?" asked Emily enquiringly.

"Well I was actually kind of hoping that he wouldn't notice until you'd given birth and that he would then be so surprised, that he would forgive me."

Casey and Derek bit back their laughter at Sam's insane answer, and even though Sam's voice carried an air of seriousness, they could tell he was joking.

Emily shook her head at Sam hopelessly. "Come on, case, lets just get to class," said Emily as she pecked Sam quickly on the cheek before turning in the other direction. Casey tried to mimic their kiss but Derek caught hold of her arm and pulled her in for a deeper kiss. They could hear the scoffs and gasps of the people passing by, but they didn't care. When Derek finally released Casey, she felt a little weak at knees as she linked arms with Emily and walked to their classroom.

Sam and Derek were left staring after them as they stood side-by-side.

"Women, sighed Sam as he shook his head the same way Emily had.

Derek laughed in agreement, as he and his best friend made their way to hockey practice.

Hockey practice had been cancelled that morning due to the coach being out sick. Usually Sam and Derek would be upset about this, but today Derek felt relieved. It was bound to have spread all round school by now about Casey and his relationship and he really didn't feel like facing a bunch of pent up hockey jocks ready to criticize and probably injure him because of it.

Sam recommended that they go chill-out in Derek's car, as it at least was warm and had a stereo. As the two friends relaxed in Derek's car, Sam turned his head to Derek and asked casually, "So how is Casey coping with the pregnancy?"

"Pretty good actually, but then again we haven't had to face the mood swings yet," snorted Derek nervously. After a few seconds Derek finally realized something.

"Hey, I just realized; I never actually told you that Casey was pregnant."

Sam smiled over at his friend. "Emily told me, I think she was trying to soften the blow when she told me about her being pregnant," he laughed jokingly.

Derek Smiled weakly before adding, "I'm sorry I never told you myself sooner, man."

"It's cool. I know you've had your hands full with Casey and the issue with Max," comforted Sam.

Derek looked at Sam curiously, wondering how he knew about his problems with Max. Sam smiled at his friend's expression before adding, "Another thing I learned from Emily."

Derek shook his head in exasperation; Emily was such a gossip.

"You've got nothing to worry about you know." Sam stated as he warmed his hands on the heater. ""I've seen the way Casey looks at you. We've all seen it, even before you were dating." Derek's head turned towards Sam in curiosity.

"She needs you D, and not to sound too sappy here, but I'm pretty sure you need her too," he said as his eyes met Derek's. There was a distinct feeling of understanding and awkwardness in the air; Derek and Sam told each other everything, sometimes even their feelings, but this was starting to head deeper then what they were use to and it was making them both slightly uncomfortable. Sam looked away quickly and fidgeted in his seat.

Desperate for a change in subject the boys quickly moved the conversation onto hockey, but Derek's mind still persisted in thinking about what Sam had said and wondering how true his statement was.

"Do you think they have any clue what is going on with us right now?" asked Emily while she and Casey laughed jokingly as they headed towards their lockers. "Its like whenever something pregnancy related happens to me like a mood swing or a slight pain, Sam just stands there frozen on the spot, and he does that face, you know the one; where he looks like he's a deer caught in headlights."

Casey laughed harder in agreement, she remembered how Sam use to do that face when Casey use to argue with him and he would stand there, hopeless as to what to say or do. "Not Derek, he panics and starts fussing, or he gets all 'intellectual' on me and starts repeating things like 'this is perfectly natural for pregnant girls to react this way, it hormones.' I keep telling him, sometimes it not hormones its that I'm bloody annoyed," Casey shook her head and smiled at the conversation they had had in the car on the way to school, when Derek had annoyed her by singing the spice girls at the top of his voice the whole ride there. He had been feeling in a very light and exhilarated mood after their parents had agreed to allowing them to be together and so he tried making Casey laugh, but it had only succeeded in pissing her off.

"Honestly sometimes I wonder why people say that its best having a man around with you when you're pregnant, because they seem bleeding useless to me," Emily ranted, still keeping the light teasing tone in her voice.

"I think their use comes later when you start craving things in the middle of the night. Then you can just kick them out of bed and make them go out and get whatever you want," Casey chuckled at the idea of Sam and Derek crossing paths in the street as they frantically ran back and forth from the store and their homes.

"You are so lucky that you can snuggle up with Derek at night now, I hate when Sam's not there, I get real lonely sometimes," confessed Emily as her smile slowly slid off her face. Casey placed an arm around Emily's shoulder comfortingly as they both headed into the cafeteria for lunch.

As Derek and Sam left their classroom they saw the girls as they headed around the corner towards the cafeteria. The hallway was no longer empty, but filled with the usual students who were chilling by the lockers or pushing past stragglers desperately as they tried to reach the cafeteria before they were left with nothing but leftovers. Before Derek and Sam could catch up with the girls, they were stopped right around the corner from the cafeteria by three big, obviously muscled chests. It was Max and two of his football friends. Derek groaned at the obstacle that was standing between him and his girlfriend, not to mention his lunch!

"What are you doing with my girlfriend, Venturi?" demanded Max angrily as he stared down at Derek, while his friends stared at Sam, as though watching him carefully in case he decided to make a move against their captain.

Derek snorted in disbelief. "She's not your girlfriend Max, she's mine, get over it and get out of my way," he said trying his best to keep calm and not look at the gits face. He knew if he did, the image of he and Casey together would flash across his eyes.

"Casey and I had a little fight that's all, so you don't go moving in on my girl until I say she's a free agent," Max said cockily as though that settled everything.

"One, she's not your girl. Two, don't try and act like you rule Casey's life, she can decided things for herself and she's decided she thinks you're a stupid piece of shit like the rest of us, now get out of my way before I do something that I won't regret!" Derek and Sam managed to push pass Max and his lackeys, but barely put a distance between them before Max called out to them.

"Well why don't we settle this the way it should be?"

Derek looked back at him confused and frustrated. "What?"

"You and me, after school, we'll finish this once and for all!" shouted Max as he smirked confidently.

"Are you serious!" cried Derek; he couldn't believe what he was hearing. Casey didn't want Max and he obviously didn't want her when she's pregnant, so why was he still continuing to this dance.

"Be there Venturi, or I'll just take her anyway," Max and his friends chuckled before walking in the opposite direction. Derek looked at Sam for reassurance that he had heard Max correctly, but Sam was staring after Max with a disbelieving expression that matched the one Derek was wearing. "Is he really challenging me? This is ridiculous!"

Sam face now contorted to pure anger. "He doesn't want to lose face. He doesn't want anyone thinking he's lost his girlfriend to you. He's the captain of the football team and you're the captain of the hockey team, both teams have always been rivals in some form or other. He sees this as you winning and he doesn't like it," Sam explained. Derek turned to stare at his friend as he listened. "Or it could just be that he wants to get you back for punching him in the face," Sam suggested as the corners of his mouth twitched.

Derek thought for a moment and decided all of it was probably relevant and that he knew he was going to have to deal with Max now before he got to Casey and so he and Sam began making battle plans.

He was not going to lose her, not now. Not to him.

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