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What Is Wrong With Me?
(A Dasey Fanfiction)
By: SimplyShelbySJL
Chapter Thirty-Seven: You Deserve Better
Derek's POV
I was standing there leaning against my car, which was under a roof sticking out of the house, next to Jaci, Tristan, and Nikki, while Hallie frantically dialed Casey's number again. I don't even know why I'm still here I mean I could care less what happens to Casey. I put my fucking heart out for the girl, changed my ways and part of myself just for her, put aside my friends and everything, and she cheats on me. I can't believe I Derek fucking Venturi was cheated on! See this is exactly why I should have stuck to my old motto, date a girl a week, month at the most, and then set her free! It's the safe fun way, but no what do I do? I fall for my stepsister, my stepsister!
The person I used to despise, who dated my best friend, she was probably cheating on him too! I mean how could she even want to touch Max after what he did, and there she was under him while they were on a bed, a bed! I guess it was pretty convenient for them too, since Hallie was his cousin. I'm sick of this shit, I don't care where Casey is or what she does anymore, I want to go home and go to bed!
I looked up at Hallie, "I'm going home." She looked at me shocked, "But we haven't gotten in touch with Casey yet." Jaci nodded frantically, "Yeah what if something happened she just took off and it's raining." Tristan looked to where Casey had taken off hours ago, "With this rain, what she was wearing, and how fast she was trying to go, I say she collapsed somewhere, and depending where and if she passed out, she might not turn up till it's too late." I cut him off screaming and pushing him up against the car, "Shut the fuck up!"
He looked at me glaring, "What I thought you didn't care? I thought you wanted to go home?" Hallie looked up worried as Tristan and I glared at each other she whispered, "Guys stop it." I glared speaking through my teeth, "I don't care," I then released him walking away trying to cool down. I don't know why I was mad I mean if Casey never showed up then I'd never have to see her cheating face again, why would that make me so mad?
Tristan laughed harshly, "Then why don't you leave? Go home like you've said you were numerous time now, huh leave already if you want to leave!" I looked up about to come closer and throw a punch right in the pretty boy's face when both Hallie and Jaci stepped in blocking us from each other.
Jaci then screamed, "Both of you aren't helping at all so either shut up or do leave, now!" I looked at her backing up and kicking my car with frustration. Hallie called again and in after a few calls we all watched as her face looked up in horror, "It went straight to voicemail." I looked away hearing Nikki trying to sound positive, "Maybe she's talking to someone else or something it goes straight to voicemail sometimes when that happens right?"
Tristan looked at me and then looked down speaking in a negative tone, but trying to keep it positive too, "Yeah Nikki maybe." Hallie then ran her hands through her hair, "So what do we do?" I shrugged, "I don't know."
Jaci sighed, "I'm going to go call her mom, be right back," she walked away keeping her head down. Tristan then looked at me angry again, "This is all your fault you know?"
I looked at him suddenly angry, "What the hell are you talking about? How would this be my fault!" Nikki spoke up, "You guys this isn't helping." Hallie nodded, "Yeah just stop it." I laughed harshly, "No both of you shut up! I want this dumb ass to explain to me how exactly all of this is pinned to me!"
Tristan looked at me with disgust, "I'm the dumb ass! Maybe, but at least I'm not the one who basically told the girl that loved me she was a two timing whore and that her dead boyfriend would think the same without even giving her a fucking chance to explain!" I backed away from him, "How did you know that I didn't say anything we said." He looked at me glaring, "I was upstairs in the hall."
I ran my fingers through my hair, I was feeling something awful, but I refused to label it guilt. I looked up at Hallie whose eyes were now watering up as she glared at me, "You said that?" Tristan laughed harshly, "Yeah come on Derek tell her the exact words why don't you?" I looked at him, "Shut up Tristan."
Hallie came closer to me pushing me harshly, "Answer the question Derek! Own up to your words!" I backed up a little, "Hallie calm down!" She pushed me again, "No not until you tell everyone what you did, come on say it Derek! Say it!" she pushed me down all the way and I hit the ground looking up at her. She then glared shaking her head at me slowly, "Casey always gave you a chance to explain any human with a heart would have returned that favor, but I guess you don't have a heart do you Derek?" She then laughed through tears and anger, "I didn't know Sam, but I bet everyone would be a lot better off with you dead instead of him, don't you?" she then stormed off into the house.
I watched as Tristan and Nikki followed her and I felt a lump in my throat get big. I felt hot liquid coming from my eyes burning my cheeks. I grabbed my legs curling myself up into a ball and crying in low cries. They were right Casey always let me explain, I didn't do the same instead I said hurtful things, things if anyone else would have said them I would have killed them, and now she was gone, what if… what if? I gasped through my tears, and Hallie was right Casey, everyone would be better off if I was dead instead of Sam, way better off!
I finally caught my saneness and I looked up, knowing that I was all alone, everyone went inside and Casey was, gone. I stood up slowly feeling numb, she was gone. I couldn't kid myself, I knew I honestly wanted nothing more than to hit a rewind button and kiss Casey again and again. But the thought of when I walked in seeing her with Max, it made me sick, she was mine and he had touched her. I know it sounded overbearing and all, she wasn't a piece of property I didn't own her, but I thought I had owned her heart.
Yet the image in my head that replayed over and over again was her with Max. What on earth did he give her that she couldn't get from me? And if she wanted to be with him why wouldn't she just set me free? I mean even if she didn't really love me all this time, she would have to admit we had learned a lot about each other. And her cheating on anyone instead of just breaking up with someone to be with the other wasn't her, but when I walked in on her and Max, I guess all of my learning's, my love for her, her love for me, maybe it was just a clear sign it was over, for good.
Casey's POV
My eyes were closed, and yet I was awake. I felt pain all over, but none of it was as great as the pain I felt in my heart and in my head. My head was interpreting all the hurt from my heart for me. It was telling me over and over again everything that happened tonight. It was repeating the images of all the pain I had been through, the pain I had caused others, and worst it was repeating over and over again Derek's harsh, but deserved words towards me. And now I was suffering with all of this awake, but not even being able to see anything because I didn't have the strength to open my eyes, or maybe I didn't want to.
When I started running part of me wanted to collapse, to never get up, to go far, far away somewhere, where harsh words couldn't reach me and pain couldn't even touch my body or my heart. And maybe I was dead, maybe this blackness I was seeing and pain I was feeling was a punishment after my death for hurting my friends and even worse Derek.
I felt myself crying, I heard my whimpers, but I didn't care I just continued until I lost the strength to. And then I heard a voice, a voice I recognized, but I couldn't figure it just yet, "Nurse! Please I think something's wrong she's whimpering!" I heard a door open and people run into where ever I was and I heard a woman, "She's fine, well I mean nothing's happening to her, probably just a bad dream, at least we know she's only asleep and not unconscious anymore."
I then heard the tired sounding woman's voice leave and someone come closer to me touching my hand, "Casey? Case can you hear me, it's me Reed I found you, well Caleb, Skylar, Logan, and I did. Please I talked to Hallie she's on her way, but you have to wake-up. Please wake-up while I'm still here it's only a matter of time till they figure out I'm not actually your brother."
I then heard him laugh sarcastically, "What do they know about family? I mean I feel I am practically you're little brother, oh here I am going on about stuff that doesn't mean anything. Look you've got to wake-up!" I felt him touch my arm again, but I didn't movie not only did I still feel I didn't have the strength, but I also didn't see the point in me waking up just yet.
I heard him sigh and fall back in his chair, "Look I know what you're thinking right now Casey. You're thinking why should I listen to you? What do you know, you just got the short and probably wrong version of everything that happened from Hallie, but Casey I don't have to know what happened tonight with you and Derek or you and Max for that matter. All that matters to me or all that should matter to anyone who knows you, is they know you and that should be enough. Do you understand me Casey I know whatever you did if you did anything for that matter you had a damn good reason, and I could knock Derek out for what he said, if you wake-up I will. Will that make you wake-up?"
I felt bad, bad because I was going to hurt another person, I was now going to hurt Reed. I had no intention of waking-up or struggling with all my strength to hang on anymore. I had worn my body down physically and myself down emotionally. I was ready to be done, I kept my eyes close, but found the strength to whisper what I assumed would be my last words, well on this earth, "I'm sorry."
I felt my world go black, my body's breathing coming harder and harder without my support, I felt like I was falling farther and farther down into a bottomless pit. As I fell I heard Reed and the nurse and other doctors trying to frantically change things, but to me they were wasting their time, because I was giving up.
Derek's POV
We rushed through the hospital doors and up to the front desk since Reed and his buddies forgot to mention what freaking room Casey was in. Look maybe we wouldn't be together, but I still wanted her to be okay, I still lov… I still cared about her.
Hallie spoke up at the nurse, "Excuse me our friend Casey McDonald we need her room number now!" The nurse looked up, "Miss please have a seat, I'm afraid I can only admit information on patients to family." Jaci screamed, "What kind of hell of a rule is that friends are family!"
The nurse rolled her eyes, "Miss I've had a long night, so either take a seat and keep your voice down or I'll have secutiry escort you out, for the rule is family, and not your definition of it either."
I spoke-up pounding my fist, "Look lady I am family I'm her step brother so can you let me in? Or do I have to come on the other side of that desk?" The nurse pursed her lips, "I will over look how that could have been a threat young man and I'm sorry, but I believe you said step-brother and we mean biological family only, unless connected by marriage or engagement, so for the last time take a seat!"
Hallie and Jaci sighed kicking the ground and sitting down. Tristan and Nikki walked off trying to call our parents again. I looked at the lady, "Look you didn't let me finish I'm also her fiancé."
The nurse stared at me for a minute as well as everyone else, but I ignored them waiting for the old hag's response. She held up a finger, "One moment I will check the records," she then started typing on the computer, I rolled my eyes it wasn't going to say anything of course. I then snapped my fingers in front of her, "You won't find anything it was secret relationship, but I am her step brother and fiancé if you want proof check her finger there will be a ring and around her neck a locket one of the pictures in it contain me."
The nurse looked up, "I will check to see if any jewelry was removed when they brought her in." I spoke through clenched teeth, "thank you." I sighed hoping Casey hadn't done away with the stuff, because then we would get nowhere, again. I looked over at everyone who all looked away from me, they hated me. The only reason they let me come was because they thought family included step siblings as well, well along with everything else they were wrong.
I looked around the hospital at all the worried looking people. I watched as a pregnant woman was wheeled down in a wheelchair screaming with a frantic husband at her side, I smiled a little his face was worried, but happy. Happy now there's something that doesn't stick with me very long.
A different nurse came over to me looking grim, "Are you Mr. Venturi, Casey McDonalds fiancé?" I looked her over she was giving the sad smile, I hated the sad smile. Except this time the sad smile wasn't even here to stay long it fell more and more as I slowly nodded. Everyone was watching me and she took notice speaking in a low voice, "May I see you in a more private hall?" I looked feeling worse about this more and more, "Why?" She bowed her head, "I'm sorry sir, but I may not release information unless you can speak in somewhere more private."
I sighed following her somewhere to a hallway where it was indeed more private. She looked at me solemn all over her face, "Why Ms. McDonald first got here she was in very bad shape and unconscious at first, but she soon drifted into a heavy sleep, she was very strong." I didn't like the fact she was using past tense.
I looked at her sternly as she sighed I urged her to continue, "Well what else is there!" She looked up breathing in deeply and exhaling while saying very softly, "I'm sorry the doctors did all the could, but…"
I looked at her cutting her off immediately, "But she woke-up right? Right!" The nurse looked up as well as other doctors and hospital people around us. The nurse sighed, "I'm sorry sir, but she fell into a colma, one even the doctors doubt at this point they can bring her out of."
I looked at her shaking my head no and then ran my fingers through my hair, "Well you have to do something I mean anything please! You have to do something, what are you going to do!" She stepped back a little, "I'm sorry sir we can't do anything for her, but we believe it is up to the patient at this point, if she has the strength and wishes to come out, then she will if not then…" she trailed off in sadness. I looked up, "then what?" The nurse turned away, "She can only survive on machines for up to one month, I'm very sorry." She then walked away and I felt myself fall down sliding against the wall, why was this happening?
No Derek stop it Casey will wake-up she is strong enough and has so much to want to come back for. Oh yeah like maybe your last words, who am I kidding she probably doesn't want to fight to come back. It would be all because of me too, Casey could, she could… it would be all because of me. And my last words to her were the most hateful I've ever spoken to anyone, uh shut up Derek! Stop acting like she's going to die for sure! My thoughts were interrupted when I heard familiar yelling.
"Shut up you don't need proof I am her brother stupid asshole!" I looked up to find the source as Reed was being pushed down the hallway by a male nurse. He saw me and I could tell he was pissed, but he stopped, "Wait! Wait him he knows me!" The male nurse rolled his eyes, "That doesn't make a difference lying about being someone's sibling in order to see them in a private hospital is against the law your lucky we're just throwing you out." I looked up, "Stop he is allowed to be here, I am the patients fiancé and I gave him permission."
Reed looked at me shocked and muttered the word in a gasp under his breath. The lady nurse I was speaking to previously came over, "Roger leave the boys be the one is allowed to be here and if the other says he is her brother than he is," she scolded the male nurse. She then dragged him down the hallway and I looked up at Reed who scoffed, "Please fiancé you sure think highly of yourself. After what you said to Casey and all you caused you're as good as dead to her."
I flinched at the word, "Or she's as good as dead," I said looking down. Reed looked up, "What the hell did you say?" I looked up, "Calm down I would have thought they would have told you dear step brother." I added sarcasm to the last point, but he ignored it, "Told me what all I know is her heart rate dropped and they took her away and then figured I lied about being her brother and all."
I looked at him beginning to despise the fact he was here for so much longer than I was, I scoffed, "How were you even here to begin with?" He looked irritated, "I don't think that's any of your business for one and for two you didn't answer my question."
I rolled my eyes, "Whatever it's not like I care or anything." He laughed harshly, "Actually I think it's the exact opposite I mean if you didn't care about Casey then you wouldn't be here and you wouldn't have made up some cock and bull story about being her fiancé instead of just her brother. You went out of your way to say even though you ended it she was still hers and you were still in love with her. What I figure is the reason for all of that was because you want other people to see you as some big tough guy who wasn't effected at all by what you saw with Casey and Max when really you had your heart ripped out and felt as if you couldn't breath and let your mouth go off to her before you could think. What I believe Derek Venturi was at the time you wanted her to feel the exact immense pain you were feeling, but now you regret everything because it's her actual life that's being threatened not her feelings and now I know your scared because even if you two would have broken up for good whether you want to admit it or not she completes you and is sometimes probably the only thing that's kept you going since Sam died. But if you want to sit around and be all macho talk then you can do it alone because I'd rather be out their with people who are actually admitting their worried for her then sitting here with you while I guess your trying to say Casey is dying."
I snapped up at him, "She isn't dying!" He looked at me, but his stone hard glare had turned into somewhat a face of pity, "Sure Derek because after your fight she has so many reasons to keep fighting."
He then just shook his head in disapproval at me and walked away back towards the waiting room. I ran my fingers through my hair trying to keep in the evil water trying to escape from my eyes. And then reality hit me.
If Casey died I would be all alone. When Sam died I thought that, but I was wrong Casey was here she was always here and now that was being threatened. I slid down so I was sitting on the floor, I put my head down in my hands and began to wait, for what I wasn't sure I wanted to know the answer just yet.
Casey's POV
I felt all around me was so comfortable and safe. I could feel the sun shining down warmly on my face, but it wasn't hot and it wasn't cold the temperature was perfect, it felt nice. The air smelled so sweet like a mixture of all the best flowers together forming on irresistible fragrance.
I listened without opening my eyes to what I could hear of this strange, but magnificent place I seemed to be in. I heard many different sounds of soft music, water, children and people laughing, and other sweet sounds that were fond of your ears.
I was deciding if I should open my eyes or not, I was scared. What if I did and all these wonderful things weren't here. I hadn't forgotten everything that had happened, just pushed it aside and wherever I was couldn't be real, could it? I opened my eyes though and found I was staring up at the sun. I looked to my sides I seemed to be laying down in soft, but tall grass and flowers under a pretty big tree. I sat up slowly, there were flowers, and streams and people smiling in different places doing different things, there were children playing, and other fun, but sweet looking things.
I suddenly heard a voice behind me, "She finally awakes." I didn't bother to turn around instead I smiled watching some children playing hopscotch, "Sam… is this heaven."
He smiled sitting down, "Where you are isn't important because you're not supposed to be here." I looked over at him gasping, "Look I know I've done some bad things, but I never thought I deserved to go to…" he laughed covering my mouth, "Calm down I didn't mean you were going to hell… I mean your not dead yet."
I smiled, "Well that's a relief wait… what are you talking about I gave up I must be dead." He shook his head, "You wanted to give up maybe, but for some reason a small part of you still wanted to hang on."
I sighed, "Stupid part." He smiled shaking his head, "No smart part what are you thinking Casey McDonald?" I looked away speaking silently, "I'm thinking I have no where else to go, no one could want me anymore after…"
He laughed a little angry, "After what? After some big mix up that sent everything to hell," he stopped looking up, "Sorry," he then looked back at me, "You weren't the only one at fault." I laughed sarcastically, "thanks, but I don't think Max cares if he was wrong that much or not."
He rolled his eyes, "Casey don't even get me started on Max, but I was talking about Derek." I turned to him feeling water form in my eyes, "What are you talking about Derek didn't do anything wrong it was me! I hurt him I did the one thing that I can't even look at myself anymore I hurt him I deserved all of it everything he said!"
Sam put a hand on my shoulders forcing me to look at him, "Now you listen to me Casey McDonald I don't care what you did or how Derek saw the wrong thing or whatever, but what he said you didn't deserve and deep down you know that and I think you know he didn't mean it either!" I stared at him he was right, so right, but that didn't matter everything was over now, everything.
I turned away in solemn, "It doesn't matter Sam Derek's not you he doesn't realize all oft his he won't listen like this." Sam sighed, "Exactly Casey Derek isn't me when are you going to get that? We're different, but that's what was good for your relationship. We were great Casey, but like you said everything came easy for us we were never put to the test, our relationship was never put to the test. We don't know if maybe at the first sign of trouble the whole thing might have fallen apart."
I stood up I didn't want to hear this, "Don't say that I don't want to listen to this." Sam stood up behind me, "Well I want you to listen to me Casey," he turned me towards him and I looked into his eyes. I had never seen him like this, not that it was bad and I knew he was right I had to listen, I owed him that much. I nodded and he sighed letting his grip on me get a little looser.
He sighed, "Casey I'm not saying our relationship wouldn't have lasted in something like this, but you can't compare to yours and Derek because it simply never got to. I mean think about it Casey you and Derek have been through way more hard times then we ever were."
I sighed, "That's what I'm saying I don't know if I want to keep fighting all of this, it's just so much, it's too much!" Sam looked at me with sadness and seriousness, "Then how come you still are thinking about him right now… how come you still love him?"
I turned away, what could he read my mind now. I heard him behind me, "You can turn away from me all you want, pretend you can't hear me, but if there's one thing that's true is that I know you and I know that you still love him and want to be with him, but your scared, but don't you think he's feeling the same way?"
I turned around with a hint of anger in my voice, "No I think he's thinking I can't believe her! How could she do that I'm glad she's dying! I hate her!" Sam grabbed me, "You don't think that Casey and neither does he! If anything you need to go back because your right you owe him an explanation, you owe him the truth, and if you honestly don't love him after you do all that then we'll talk, but right now you need to go back to him!"
I looked at him studying his eyes and then looked down, "What if I tell him everything and he still doesn't want me anymore?" Sam stroked my shoulder, "You'll never know unless you give him a chance to."
I looked at him and then broke down into his hug taking in his embrace, "I don't want to get hurt," I whispered into his chest. He stroked my back, "I can't make you go Casey it's up to you, but you don't have much time left."
I nodded slowly, "I know I just want to stand here a little longer." He nodded and we continued to hug each other some more before he pulled away a little to look at me, "You have to go now Casey." I nodded slowly, "I know," I started to cry a little and he sighed, "There's something else." I looked up confused, "What?"
He sighed, "I need you to let me go and I want you to know I can't talk with you like this anymore." I looked at him suddenly alarmed, "What do you mean I need you!" He sighed, "Casey I'll always love you and we'll meet again sometime, but you constantly coming to me like this is holding you back and I won't let that happen anymore." I moved closer to him crying, "Don't you want me?" He smiled sadly, "More than anything, but I love you and I want you to be happy you can't do that if your constantly wishing I was with you I want you to move on, really move on."
I shook my head, "No I'm not ready." He smiled moving closer to me and wiping away my tears, "Yes you are, you and Derek both." I cried into his chest again, "Please no." He lifted my chin, "Casey do this for me, do this for Derek, do this for yourself you need to be happy again, fully happy." I stared at him a long time and then I leaned up kissing him deeply.
We slowly pulled away and he stroked my cheek, "Goodbye Casey I'll always love you, you never forget your first love." He and that wonderful place started to go farther away, but I didn't run towards him. I smiled sadly calling after him, "I love you Sam goodbye!"
And then my eyes were closed again, I was laying down, but somewhere much more uncomfortable. I heard hospital beeping sounds around me and almost dead silence. I was about to open my eyes when I heard a door open and low voices.
"Mr. Venturi she's right in here, I'm sorry we can't do more." I then heard the door close and someone come over to the bed. They were quiet for a long time and just as I was about to open my eyes again I heard them suddenly break down into soft whimpers right beside me. I froze if this was Derek then why was he crying? Why was he here? He said it was over, he called me a two timing whore I broke his heart and he hated me, so why was he here crying at my side.
He suddenly went silent and I didn't dare move just waited for what would happen next. I heard him cry a little again, "I'm sorry Casey… I'm so, so sorry, god this is all my fault," he broke down in small cries again. I had never heard him cry like this not even when Sam died, he wasn't even trying to hide it.
He breathed in deeply and I could feel him closer to me, "I didn't mean to say what I did it's just I was hurt so much, you have to understand how much seeing you with Max like that killed me. I couldn't even get angry I was just sad and I was…. I felt… it made me… scared." He breathed in sharply and I felt him touch my hand making it tingle, "I don't know what happened Casey, and I don't care right now because all that matters is that you come back. You need to come back to your mom and sister and family, and Hallie and Jaci and everyone… and Casey I need you to come back… to me."
My heart went out to him now more than ever, but I couldn't move for him just yet. I felt him get closer stroking my cheek, "I still love you and I still want you regardless of what happened, I need you Casey and I want you to need me too, please… please just come back to me, come back for you," his voice stuttered and was trying to beat out the cries, "Please I'll do anything just come back even if its to tell me you hate me just let me know you're okay, please!"
I felt his face near mine and a few tears fall down on my cheeks as he wiped them away. I had to come back now, to give him an explanation if anything. I grunted in pain a little and I heard Derek now alert, "Casey? Case are you waking up? Please say something, please!"
I prepared to open my eyes as I whispered, "I'm sorry Derek," I then felt him lift down hugging me, and I didn't even mind the pain. I slowly opened my eyes and he looked at me, "Casey I thought I lost you."
I looked away in shame, "It was me who lost you, this was all my fault, I deserve for you to hate me." Derek sat down cursing under his breath, "if only you could have heard everything I just…" I cut him off, "I did, but I know you were only getting me to wake-up because you felt guilty and…" He cut me off turning me gently to look at him, "Shut your mouth, everything I said I meant every word of it, but your right I did feel guilty, but that wasn't the reason, when I said I loved you that was the reason, understand?" his voice was almost threatening and I nodded slowly.
I then cried a little, "How can you still love me after that?" he looked at me sincerely and then alarmed, "You mean you were really cheating on me?" he backed away a little and I immediately sat up alarmed, "No… owe!" I grimaced in pain and he was at my side, "Lay back down you just came out of a bloody coma for goodness sakes."
I did as he said and then he looked at me sternly, "What was it then Casey?" I looked around the room seeing my purse, "go get my purse." He looked at it and then frowned, "that wasn't my question." I sighed, "just get it." He sighed, "fine," he walked over got it and brought it over. I sighed, "get my phone and read the texts on there and then go to the internet on it and log into my IM and read the history chats I saved they explain it all."
He looked at me confused, "I don't understand what will that…" I cut him off, "please I'm too tired to say it and too ashamed, do this for me." He looked at me intently and then nodded slowly doing as I said. I watched as he began reading it all starting looking confused then angrier and upset by the second, I turned away afraid of what face he would make when he came to the end of them all.
Finally I heard the phone shut and could feel the angry vibes Derek was shooting off in every direction. I turned slowly to look at him and he was clutching his chair handles in anger. I sighed, "Did you read all of them?" He spoke through his teeth, "Unfortunately, uh this is so fucked up! I swear to god I'll kill him!" he barked and I closed my eyes, not sure if I should have done it, well it was too late now.
I opened my eyes slowly, "I'm sorry I was just trying to protect you." He stood up, and I knew it was to hide his anger, "Casey what the hell were you thinking!" He turned around and I looked confused, "I told you I was protecting you."
He sat down, but I could tell he was still angry, "FROM WHAT! From Max, because I think I've proved I can take him or was it because you thought I didn't want anyone to find out about us! Casey I never tried to hide you from anyone, but are parents and only because you asked me to, I told you numerous times you were the only thing that mattered and I could tell them all to go to hell! I would never try to hide you from anyone, I wanted to show you to everyone Casey I wanted them to know you were mine and mine only! And if they had a problem with that they could talk to my fist."
I sighed, "Derek you can fight everyone who doesn't like us and can you honestly say that when Kendra or the hockey guys or the whole school looked at you in disgust for loving me you wouldn't runt he other way?" He looked at me, "What? You honestly think that little of me and my love for you that I would do that?"
I sighed again, "No Derek that's not what I meant… or I just… I wanted to protect you and I didn't want to lose you." Derek came closer to me leaning down, "Casey you never were going to, not even after this all happened after you left I couldn't get you off my mind, I couldn't stop loving you or worrying about you for a second, don't you get that Casey I still and will always want you," he was almost pleading now for me to answer an unstated question.
I tried to look away a little, "But you deserve better." He shook his head lifting my chin to face him, "That's not true and it wouldn't matter even if it was because for me I can't get better than you, you're the best Casey, and I love you, but you have to love me back."
I was definitely crying now, "I always have," he smiled a little wiping my tears away and then leaned down kissing me softly on the lips, I felt safe again. I then stroked his cheek over and over with my hand that wasn't in a cast. He stared down into my eyes when we heard the door creak. We both turned alert and froze at what we saw, it was… our parents.
I looked at my mom and Derek looked at his dad, and we both waited for them to yell and shout and speak their disappointment. But they didn't, Derek rose with caution as my mother slowly came over, she looked at Derek and then bent down looking at me. I opened my mouth, "Mom.." she placed a finger over my lips, "Shh, I heard everything Casey and I'm not saying I'm not shocked or understand, but George and I do understand about love and we're happy your okay," she then kissed me on my forehead. I was shocked at my mothers actions, but I was relieved and happy at the same time. She then smiled softly stroking my hair, "Get some rest, and Derek…" that was it here it came. Derek looked up alarmed and I could tell he was nervous. She smiled, "You better not hurt my little girl."
He smiled, "I'll never let harm come to her again, I promise, I love her." She smiled nodding, "Yes well we'll leave you two alone," and then they were gone. Derek laughed a little sighing with relief, "Was I the only one who didn't see that coming?" I smiled, "Just be thankful it did."
He then smirked, "So think they'll be that cool about you sleeping in the same bed as me too?" I laughed as he leaned down kissing me again. I then scooted a little and the bed was thankfully had just enough room. He lied down beside me and stroked my cheek as we both slowly fell to sleep.
(Several hours later)
Derek's POV
I woke-up to see a doctor at the end of Casey's hospital bed, Casey was already awake and sitting up looking worried. I looked back and forth, "What is it? What's wrong?" I looked at Casey worried and she looked away.
The doctor then smiled at me, "Ms. McDonald is probably just tired after all nothing is wrong with her or the baby." I froze what did he just say?
Authors Note: Oh I am so evil! Oh well it's my way of getting reviews! Bet you didn't see that coming though!