Disclaimer: Sadly, I do not own LWD:(

The next morning, Casey woke up to find an empty space beside her. She opened her eyes and frowned. She looked over to where Derek should have been sleeping and found a note on the pillow, it said:

Didn't want to wake you, you looked so peaceful. Had to get something at my apartment. Should be back soon. I Love you my spacey xo

Casey smiled and got out of bed. She went to Jake's room to check up on him and saw that he was still fast asleep. She smiled, she couldn't believe she almost lost him. She sighed and went to the kitchen to make breakfast.

Derek opened the door quietly, hoping Casey and Jake were still asleep, but he was welcomed to the delicious smell of fresh pancakes and the sound of music coming from the kitchen. He went to the kitchen and saw Casey standing in front of the stove, swaying her hips to the music, looking exactly the way she did when they were teenagers. Jake was sitting at the dining room table watching cartoons. He looked up and opened his mouth to greet his dad, but Derek put a finger up to stop him. He walked up behind Casey, who was still unaware that he was there, and hugged her around the waist.

"Oh!" She squealed and turned around. "De-rek! Oh my goodness, you scared me." She playfully slapped his arm, then she put her arms around his neck and kissed him deeply. He immediately returned the kiss.

"Ahem."

Derek and Casey quickly pulled apart and remembered that Jake was still in the room. They laughed nervously and looked at each other.

"Maybe not in front of..." Derek suggested.

"Right." Casey laughed and turned back to the stove.

Derek noticed that the table wasn't set yet, so he went to the cupboard and got out three plates, then he got three forks and a knife for the butter. He brought them to the table and set them down. He then got the butter out of the fridge and maple syrup out of the cupboard. By the time he sat down, Casey brought the pancakes over and sat down as well. She looked at her two boys, who were already stuffing their faces with pancakes, and smiled.

I could get used to this. She thought.

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After breakfast, Derek decided to take Casey and Jake on a little day trip.

"Where are we going?" Jake asked as Casey zipped his jacket up.

"You'll see when we get there. It's a surprise." Derek told him.

Two Hours Later

"Derek, we are officially lost. Maybe we should turn around." Casey suggested.

"Casey." Derek muttered. "We are not lost." He said, keeping his eyes on the road.

Casey sighed and looked outside the window. Suddenly, her phone rang.

"Hello?" She answered. "Oh hi mom...oh nothing, just getting lost." She said, giving Derek a pointed look. He rolled his eyes, but didn't say anything. "I don't think we'll be able to make it...if anything changes, I'll call you...okay...bye mom." She hung up. She looked at Derek and said, "She wanted to know if we wanted to come for dinner today."

"Why did you say we wouldn't?" Derek asked her.

"Because, at this rate, I don't think we'll get home anytime soon." She told him, shaking head. She turned around to check on Jake, who was being awfully quiet and discovered that he was sleeping.

30 Minutes Later

"Ughh." Derek groaned as he finally turned the car around.

Casey looked at him. "What are you doing?" She asked.

"Were going home." Derek grumbled. Casey turned to look at the window so Derek couldn't see her smile. She looked at him again and started to stroke his hair. Derek instantly relaxed and sighed. He looked at Casey quickly. "Why don't you call your mom to let her know we're on our way."

"Okay." Casey whispered. She got her phone out and made the call.

By the time they got to their parents' house, it was time for dinner.

"Where are Ed and Liz?" Derek asked as they sat down at the table.

"Edwin has a midterm on Monday and Lizzie has one on Tuesday, so they decided they decided to use this weekend to study." George explained.

After dinner, while everyone was watching a movie in the living room, Derk's cell phone rang. He quietly got up and went to the kitchen not to disturb everyone else.

"Hello." He answered.

"Hey Derek, it's Dennis. I just got your message."

"Oh hey Mr. McDonald, thanks for calling me back." Derek said.

"No problem. What's up?"

"Um. I was wondering if I could ask you something. And I would've done this in person if we weren't in different countries." Derek took a deep breath. He reached into his pocket and pulled out a little box. "I know this a bit old fashioned but I wanted to ask you for Casey's hand in marriage. I love your daughter very much and I want to stay with her and Jake for the rest of my life" He gripped the box tightly as he waited for Dennis' answer.

Dennis stayed quiet for a moment before answering, "Of course Derek. You have my blessing. But if you hurt her, I will hurt you."

Derek let out a breath. "Thank you Mr. McDonald, you won't regret this."

As soon as he hung up, he began planning how he would propose to her. It had to be perfect.

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