I OWN NOTHNG

Derek had one hand on the stering wheel and one holding Casey's hand. As the wind blew Casey's hair, she looked over to Derek.

He had on his Elivis sunglasses, The ones she always made fun of. But she had to admit, he looked cute in them. Casey looked in the back seat, Kendra was laying across the seat and Sam was laying on the floor of the car, They were both asleep.

Casey giggled at the sight. Derek turned his head to look in the back, But quickly, because he couldnt stop watching the road. He laughed at them too.

"Are you as scared as I am?" Casey yelled over the wind.

Derek shurgged his shoulders.

"I guess, a little bit." Derek turned a cornor.

"What if they try to break us up?" Casey asked, looking out the window as the sun came up over the beach, This was the last time she would see the beach all weekend.

"Well, we could run away agian, Were experienced now." Derek laughed. Casey just smiled.

She looked at the clock on the radio. 5:43 AM.

"I'm so proud of you for waking up this early." Casey joked. It was a maricale that she actually got him out of the house on time.

They turned another cornor and started to leave the neighborhood.

Casey was tired. She was wareing Derek's hockey sweat shirt. She pulled the hood over her head and rest her head on the window.

She soon fell asleep.

--

A few hours later, Derek pulled up to Casey's house. He had been here so many times, But this time was diffrent.

She shook Casey and woke her up. Her face lit up as she saw her house, She had just been there a month ago, but she still reacted like this everytime she came.

"Yo sleepyheads!" Derek called back to Sam and Kendra

"Were here!!" Casey said with happiness in her voice. She was eager to run in the house and have her family jump all over her.

Kendra's eyes fluttered open. Once she up, She hit Sam to wake him up.

Casey ran out of the car, Derek walked after her.

Kendra and Sam walked after him.

Casey turned the door knob.

As soon as she walked in, She saw everybodys family.

Kendra's, Sam's, Derek's, and Hers.

Her heart jumped as she thought about telling them.

She looked down at her left hand. Pretty noticeable.

Right away her mother saw the ring. Casey could tell, but she played it off like she didnt know.

"Hi mom!" She smiled and gave her mother a hug. Her mother gave her a hug, but Casey felt it was missing something, Emotion.

"CASEY!!" Lizzie screamed as she hugged her sister tightly around the waist.

Casey laughed, At least somebody was happy to see her.

Kendra smiled and gave her mother a hug, She missed her.

"Your father couldnt make it today, He felt really bad." Kendra's mother told her. She was used to it though. Her dad was barely in her life. He never really made an effort to be there.

"Dad.." Derek said as he shook his father's hand. "SMEREK!" A young girl jumped into his arms, hugging him as tight as she could. "Hey bro!" Edwin said as he shook Derek's hand.

"Hey mom." Sam said as he gave her a hug, Then turned to his dad. "Hi dad." He shook his hand.

--20 minutes later--

Everybody sat in the living room. Looking around, By now, Everybody noticed both girl's rings, but said nothing.

Casey, Derek, Kendra, And Sam all stood up.

The familys looked at them, They were knew what was coming, And they dreaded it.

Kendra cleared her throat.

"Love is an amazing thing to find..." She started, then looked over to Casey.

"And when you find it at a young age, Your very lucky." Casey put an arm around Derek.

"We've grown up alot this past year." Sam said, Moving closer to Kendra.

"Were in love, And were getting married." Derek finally said, He wasnt for the whole 'Give an hour long speach' thing.

Kendra's mother put her hand over her mouth, and her eye brows raised.

Sam's mother choked on her drink, and his father smiled.

George stood speachless, and Nora alsmot cried.

The kids claped and laughed. Nora figured they didnt know any better.

Casey was happy with everybody's ractions, everybody but her mothers.

Nora stood up and quickly walked up the steps.

There was too much happiness in the room for anybody to notice, but Casey did.

She looked at Derek and told him she would be right back.

She ran up the steps and went into her mothers room.

Nora was laying on her bed with her makes smeared all over her face.

"Mom, I know you dont like the idea of me and Derek getting married, but I'm in love with him." casey said, as she sat on the end of the bed.

"Casey, You are so young." Nora said inbetween tears.

"And so in love. I'm going to marry him. Nobody can stop me." Casey shook her head and looked down.

"I thought you hated Derek?" Her mother said, confused.

"I did. But then I realized how much we have in common and how good we could get along." Casey said, looking out into space, with a smile.

"Are you two having sex?" Nora asked, fearing the answer.

Casey thought about what to say.

She was young and couldnt get married untill her mother signed the papers. Was it completely wrong to bend the truth, and tell her what she wanted to hear, so she could get married?

She took a deep breath and looked her mother in the eyes.

"No, Mom."

Casey hated lieing to her mother, it made her feel so bad.

Noraa looked at her daughter, She could tell she loved him.

"You promise me this wont be a mistake, and you wont regret it?" Nora asked her.

"Yes." Casey nodded her head and smiled.

"Then I guess its ok. I just hope you know what your getting your self into." Nora told her.

Casey shook her head.

"I dont. I have no clue. But nobody does, and thats what makes it worth while."

Nora knew her daughter was so smart. That made alot of sense to her.

"Ok." Nora dried her tears and they went down stairs.

George looked at Casey, then wlaked over.

Casey had no idea what he wanted.

"Case, can I talk to you for a sec?" He asked her, pointing to the kitchen.

"Sure." Casey smiled and walked to the kitchen with George.

Casey sat at the kicten table and looked up at him.

'What is he going to say?' Casey kept thinking.

"Derek told me how much you two had been getting along."

Casey smiled, but where was this going? She thought.

"I think its great that you guys really like eachother, But are you sure about marrige?" George looked her in the eyes.

"Yes, I'm very sure." Casey smiled. But George showed no emotion.

"Casey, Your smart and funny, and pretty, You have alot going for you in life. I also know that you would be great for my son, I just dont think my son would be great for you." George finally cut to the chase.

"What?" Casey was confused.

"What if this is just a fling for him. And your in love?"

"But...he was the one who asked me to marry him?" Casey would have cried if George wasnt standing in front of her.

"It doesnt matter. What happens when he gets bored? When theres an actractive girl flirting with him? He will want to be married then?"