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Anything Is Possible

Chapter 26

Every time Casey made eye contact with Derek, he would look away grudgingly, which made her turn away grudgingly. A lot of the cast and crew had decided to go out for dinner. Enjoying margaritas and the company of their friends, dinner was delicious. The food was hot and spicy while the reception between Derek and Casey was stone cold.

"What does he have to be mad about?" Casey whispered to Naomi who now knew all the little details between Casey and Derek. If Casey couldn't confide in Naomi, then who could she confide in? Naomi was the least judgmental person on the planet and that's what made her such an amazing friend.

"Problems at home?" Naomi lifted her eyebrow up suggestively.

"Doubtful. Sally would bend over backwards for Derek."

"Might be a little bit harder now that she's pregnant." Naomi replied.

"Don't remind me." Casey said.

Casey's phone started vibrating and she grabbed it off the table and read her text message.

"Stop staring at me."

Casey looked up and glared at Derek for being so immature. She looked down at her phone and replied.

"Trust me. There's nothing to stare at." she retaliated.

After dinner, Naomi and Casey headed back to their hotel which was conveniently very close to the restaurant they ate dinner at.

"So, tonight I'm going to ask Owen if he wants to come to England with me."

"That's awesome, Naomi." Casey said.

"I'm so nervous."

"Don't be. You can do it."

When they finally got back to the hotel, Casey went to the gym located near the pool and started working out. She blasted her music and drowned out the world. Her thoughts overwhelmed her and she got lost in the memory of Derek's kiss in his trailer. That was such an amazing kiss and it was so real, she couldn't think about anything else. It had happened awhile ago but it still captured her every thought.

Casey was breathing hard and sweating and it took her awhile to realize she wasn't even working out anymore. Just the mere thought of Derek made her heart pound. Casey couldn't control her mood swings when it came to Derek. She was giving herself whiplash especially when out of the blue she just started crying; sobbing more like. Strangely, the gym was empty which was the reason Casey let herself slump to the floor. She turned her music off and stared at the floor. If she had known all of this emotional turmoil was going to come out of her relationship with Derek, she would have turned away from the situation when she first faced it.

She wanted to be with Derek more than anything and she ruined her shot. She sent him on the red brick road while she stayed on the yellow. Sadly, she had no scarecrow to point her in the right direction. All she had was a broken compass accompanied with a broken heart.

"Why did I let him go?" she asked herself quietly. She continued to cry and drown in her own sadness.

On a different floor, only happiness enveloped the room.

"I can't believe you're coming! I'm so excited!" Naomi said excitedly.

"Do you think your parents will like me?"

"Of course they will." she reassured him. "You're going to have such a great time. I've been told I'm like the best traveling companion on the planet. Ask Casey." she said jokingly. "It's my job for you to enjoy everything you experience in Europe. We're going to have whimsical fun and I'm going to peer pressure you into being mischievous with Me." she said playfully.

"You'll be surprised how un-argumentative I can be." he said with a sly smile.

Naomi smiled and leant in and kissed her boyfriend. Owen was the best thing that had ever happened to her. He brought out the best in her and made her feel like she was floating on cloud 9. She wished that Casey could experience this feeling instead of pining over soon to be dad Derek.

XOXO

Derek was going through the baby book of names that Sally pushed upon him.

"Do you want to hear my favorites?" she asked sitting on the living room floor looking through a baby catalog.

"As long as it's not Doreen."

Sally looked up and gave Derek a weird look.

"Why would I randomly name the baby Doreen?"

"I don't know. I've just never liked that name." he said.

"Well, no. It's not Doreen." she said with a smile. "I was thinking if it was a girl we could name her Josephine and if it was a boy, Maxime."

Derek hated those names but he didn't want to flat out say it.

"Maybe." he said.

"Maybe? You don't like them?" she asked offended.

"Not really." he said.

"Fine. Then tell me the ones you like." Sally said standing up.

"I don't know. I need to look more."

"Fine. But, you better have a name picked out by the end of the night." she said. "Hey, do you have a highlighter I can use for my favorite names?"

"Yeah, there's one in my bag." he said. Sally walked over and opened his black briefcase bag. She pulled out something else though.

"Hey, where'd you get this baby book?"

Derek looked up alarmed. That's the book he showed Casey in the trailer. He forgot he left it in his bag.

"I…bought it."

"Awe, that's sweet. So, you have been looking through the book."

"Yeah."

"Well, you have two folded pages so you must like some of these names."

"Sally, no!" Derek said getting up quickly.

Sally opened to the page and the first thing she saw was a doodle Derek did. It was Casey's name in a unique font surrounded by other little doodles and a few hearts with flames on them.

"What is this?" she asked confused.

"Its nothing." he grabbed the book from her.

"It's obviously not nothing." Sally was confused. "Derek."

"It's nothing. Trust me." he said grabbing his jacket. "I'm going out." he left the apartment in a rush.

Sally was finally putting two in two together. She and Derek's relationship had been strained for almost two months now and she now finally understood what the reason for that may be. For a short amount of time, Sally was pretty sure Derek was having an affair.

But, with Casey? His step-sister? That just wasn't normal.

Sally was feeling mixed emotions. Her life had shifted in a direction she had never seen it going. Her plans changed significantly since she first planned them as a little girl. Her profession, college, where she wanted to live. Things had a way of happening on their own and sometimes you just need to go with the flow.

It was early morning when Derek got home. He stepped into the apartment and quietly closed the door. There was a dim light in the living room and looking around the room, he saw that Sally had fallen asleep on the couch waiting for him to come home.

He sighed when he thought about that night. He didn't mean for Sally to see that page. It was a horrible mistake to display his affection for Casey so clearly in sight. He knew that too. But whatever the circumstances…he couldn't change them now. Sally started to stir before opening her eyes, causing Derek to look away in shame.

"You're finally home." she said dryly, sitting up.

"I had to clear my head."

"You had to clear your head?" she asked pulling the blanket off her lap as she stood up. "While you were out doing that, I was here trying to convince myself that I didn't really see what I thought I did." Derek wanted to be anywhere than where he was at that moment. "Are you in love with Casey?" she asked scared.

Derek never thought he'd hear someone ask him that, especially Sally.

"I'll take the silence as a yes." she said looking at the floor. Her tone was not angry but one more of expectance. She wiped her tears silent tears away and sat back down on the couch. "Are you guys…dating?"

"No." he said quietly.

"Why not?"

He didn't say anything but she already knew.

"It's cause I'm pregnant right?"

"Sally-"

"No, don't worry." she said. "This is my responsibility."

"It's our responsibility."

"No. It's not." she said looking up at him when tears started to roll down. She was ashamed of herself. "It's my responsibility. I'm in this alone, Derek." she said covering her eyes as she started to sob.

"We're in this together. It's not like you can make a baby by yourself. I'm not running from my responsibilities anymore." he pleaded. "That baby's dad is going to be here for it."

She looked up, eyes red and sorrowful.

"That baby's dad is in California."

Derek felt his face turn cold. Sally knelt her head in shame as the tears came harder. For the first time, Derek literally felt true blasphemy.

"I'm so ashamed of what I did." Sally said through sobs and a sore throat.

"Why did you do it?" he asked truly hurt.

"You didn't love me anymore and I knew it." she said. "I didn't know what I was doing until after it happened. Please believe that Derek."

"How could you do that?"

"The past month and a half, I felt like you were so far gone from me that I was lost looking for you. I knew you were in love with someone else. You were pulling away and I was tied to you, so I felt it." she said. "He was a mistake. I promise you that. He was an artist doing a showcase that I went to see. He made me feel good about myself, Derek." she explained through gasps from crying. "I couldn't contain myself. He wanted me and you didn't. You and me haven't been romantic in any way, in months!" she said hard. "In months, Derek!"

"So, that's my fault?" he asked angrily.

"You might want to take some of the responsibility." she said.

"So, where Romeo now?" he asked.

"I called him and told him." she said disappointedly. "He didn't even remember me! He said he wasn't going to ruin his life with one night though." she was so upset.

"What happens now?" he asked controlled a few moments later.

"I move back home with my parents and you…go be with Casey." she looked up at him. "And, I mean that in the nicest most respectful way possible."

"I'm not just gonna leave you."

"Fine." she paused. "Then, I'm leaving you." Derek looked at her strangely. "I just hope you won't hate me forever."

Derek didn't know what he should do.

"Now, go." she said. "Go find her and tell her she's yours and your hers. What's done is done and this." she said insinuating the two of them. "Is done."

"This isn't exactly how I saw the night happening."

"That's because it's early morning and anything is possible." she walked over and kissed him on the cheek. She turned around and left the room.

It was over. Derek. Sally. Their life together. Over. It was time for him to go and get the girl.

The right girl.

It was four in the morning and Derek was crazy, but that was the best part. Don't hold back. Just go for it.

As Sally had said…"Anything is possible."

A/N-WHOOSH! Didn't see that coming did you? Haha, some of you probably did. Are you happy now? No more Dally. But, what happens now with Dasey? Stay tuned and review A LOT! I need some really awesome reviews to update…or I might just have to dangle the next chapter in front of you.

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