What was I doing? Kissing my stepbrother? What was this? Some mad quest for lust?
I broke the kiss. I could feel Derek staring at me. I focused on the floor trying to avoid looking at him. "Derek, we can't do this. You know it's wrong.."
"Casey.."
"Derek. Just.. I think we need a break from each other. To figure out what we both want. We've both been so confused lately. I don't think we're thinking straight. Especially when we're always near each other. So, let's just.. take a break. Okay?"
"If that's what you want, Case..."
"It is," I said strongly.
"Alright." He left the room quietly. After he left, all that was left to do was sit on my bed.
I couldn't stop thinking about him. Thinking about how he walks into my room and leans on the doorframe when he wants to talk to me about something. Or how he gets angry whenever I hog the bathroom... A tear rolled down my face. Was I seriously crying? For Derek?
I woke up the next morning, I guess I had fallen asleep that night. I walked downstairs to find Derek on the recliner watching his normal hockey game. He didn't notice I was downstairs, so I just walked into the kitchen to look at the oven clock. Noon? I can't believe I slept until noon. I can't believe Derek woke up before noon. I always wake up at 8AM exactly and Derek sleeps in until 1PM. I was just going to sneak back upstairs, so Derek wouldn't even notice I was up until...
"Woah! Finally up, Case?" Dang it. I turned around and found Mom walking towards me and Derek turned around and saw me standing there. I blushed a bit, hoping Derek wouldn't notice. I looked back at him and he was already turned back to watch TV. I looked away, hurt. I know that I had suggested we give each other space, but a part of me was hoping that he would give it some kind of fight. But I was glad he didn't, wasn't I?
"Yeah, Mom. I couldn't sleep last night. A lot of stuff to think about," I said somewhat loudly to give Derek a hint that I was thinking about him last night. But not enough of a hint to make him know what I was thinking about.
"Oh. Well, would you like something to eat?"
"Sure. I'm actually really hungry," I said quietly.
"Alright! Derek, would you like me to make you something, too?" I looked over at Derek. I can see him hesitate for a second.
"No, Nora. I'm good," he finally said.
"Woah, that's a first. He never turns down food," Mom said to me while we were walking into the kitchen.
We were just about done eating when the phone rang. Of course with me being the closest to the phone, I picked it up.
"Hello?"
A girl was on the other line. Some ditsy whore from what it sounded like.
"Hi, is Derek there?" What would she want Derek for?
"Umm. No, he's not. Sorry, call back later.." I was just about to hang up before Derek, himself, walked in.
"Is that for me?"
I sighed, "Yes."
"Well, phone please?" I hesitantly handed him the phone.
"Hey! Jessica! What's up? Tonight? You got it. I'll pick you up? Great! Bye!"
"Date tonight?" I asked with my arms crossed.
"Yep. Jessica Neal," he said with a smirk. He walked off, leaving me with my jaw to the floor.
Okay, Derek. Two can play that game. I walked to his room and knocked on the door. "Derek. It's Casey. Can I come in?"
"Uh. Sure thing." I walked into the room to find Derek on his computer, acting extremely nonchalant.
I scanned his bedroom until I found the phone on his bed. "I just needed to use the phone," I said with a sneer.
"Go. Shoot. Call." he said, his eyes never leaving the computer screen. Before leaving his room, I turned around to face him.
"Hey. Where are you taking Jessica tonight?"
"Umm. She wanted to go to some pizza place. You know Kyle? From school? The one his dad owns."
"Oh. That's the one me and Emily are going to tonight."
"Okay. Cool. Just don't ruin my date," he said.
I went outside and dialed Emily's number.
"Hello?"
"Em. Do you know Kyle? From school?"
"Yes."
"Do you wanna go to his dad's pizza place tonight?"
"Sure. I'll come over at seven."
"Kay. Bye" I waited until she said 'bye', too, and then hung up the phone.
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Just as I was done getting ready, I heard the doorbell ring.
"I'LL GET IT!" I said running down the stairs. I opened the front door hoping to find Emily standing there, but I didn't. I saw Jessica.
"Oh. Casey, right? I'm here for Derek." She was nice and blonde. But that just made me hate her more. Derek would love her. Speaking of the devil...
"Is that Jessica? Let her in, Case," Derek said at the staircase before running back upstairs to finish getting ready.
"Alright. Come in," I said opening the door wider for her to walk in.
"Casey, do you have biology II with Ms. Barnes?" she asked after an awkward silence.
"Yes." I said coldly.
"Oh. Well, umm, do you have the homework? Because I was sick when she gave out the class project. I mean, my group filled me in, but I wasn't there when she handed out the assignment for tonight," she asked nicely. God, I hated the way she asked nicely.
"Oh yeah. It wasn't hard at all, she gave us a worksheet to fill out about our projects. I can make a copy for you and give it to you later tonight," I said just as nicely. I knew I didn't want to, but the last thing I needed was another enemy at the high school.
"Tha-- Hey Derek!" I turned around and saw Derek walking down the stairs. Luckily, before I got a chance to drool over him, the doorbell rang again.
"That's probably Emily," I said before walking to the door. Indeed, it was. I grabbed the keys from the table and I was just about to drag Emily out the door.
"Hey! Hold it, Casey!" I stopped and turned back around.
"What?"
"Those are Dad's keys. To the Mercedes."
"I know."
"Don't you think you need permission before you go and steal his car?"
"I'm not stealing, George said I can use it tonight," I stated in a "matter-of-fact" type of way.
"What? He never lets me use that car! And I'm actually his son!" he barked.
"Well, your Derek, I'm Casey!" I said before dragging Emily off into the car.
"Woah, I've never seen you drive before. I mean, Derek's always taking you home and taking you places," Emily said over the music.
"I know. That's just because Derek never lets me drive," I calmly stated.
"Derek's into you." I nearly ran into a pole, before I finally gained back control of the wheel.
"What?"
"He likes you. If youg uys weren't step-related, I seriously think he would have asked you out or something."
"How could you tell?"
"I've lived next door to Derek for years. And I've had a crush on Derek for years. I mean, I've seen Derek go from girl to girl and I know how I feel when he does that. Not exactly jealous, but annoyed. But when I see that way he treats you, it's way different. I'm always extremely jealous. Not because he's your brother, but that you're the only girl that Derek trusts and cares about."
I sat there and listened to what Emily was saying. I wish that I could believe it, but I couldn't. If Derek liked me, he would wait. He wouldn't go out with some blonde, the day after. We pulled into the parking lot. We sat there for a second.
"I don't know, Em. I think it's a little more complicated than that." She nodded her head and we got out of the car and went into the restaurant.
After we took a seat, I saw Derek walk in with his arm around Jessica's waist. He glanced over to where Emily and I were sitting and sat down a few tables behind us. Where I could get a perfect view of Derek, and Derek could get a perfect view of me.
"Hey, was that Jessica Neal at your house when I was there?" Emily asked. Derek already had her arm around her.
"Uhh. Yeah." She whispered something in his ear and he gave her that special Derek smirk.
"Oh. So is she and Derek going out tonight?" She gave Derek a kiss on the cheek. He looked over and winked at me.
"UGH! Em, you see that waiter over there? I think he was checking me out. Do you think I should go over there?"
"Go for it!" I retouched my makeup and untied my hair. I slinked over the the guy at the counter.
-------Derek's POV--------
What is Casey doing? She had walked over to the guy at the counter, leaned over and whispered something into his ear. He smiled and nodded. Why is he smiling and nodding? She pulled at the collar of his shirt, leaning in...
"Umm, excuse me, Jessica. I, uhh, need to use the bathroom. Be right back!"
I walked over to Casey, grabbed her arm and pulled her into the back of the restaurant.
"What are you doing?" I asked furiously.
"I'm trying to enjoy my night," she nearly yelled with her arms crossed.
"No. You're trying to bug me!"
"Oh yeah? Well, what the hell is your excuse?" I was taken back after Casey said this.
"What are you talking about?" I saw Casey take in a deep breath to calm herself down.
"I know I had said that I wanted to take a break. Well, this day was enough of a break. Derek, I realized that I can't not have you be in my life. It's crazy, I know. But I love you, Derek." She had focused on the floor while saying that. I leaned down to capture her lips in mine. This kiss had a different meaning. An "I never want to let you go" meaning. Just as it was about to get more heated up, she pushed me away and walked back to her table. Great.
Casey's POV
"Emily. Sorry, Derek said there was this emergency at the house. I'll take you home."
"Okay. No problem. Hope everything is okay."
"Okay, Here," I said taking out some money out of my purse, "Go pay the bill, I need to go ask Derek something."
I walked over to Derek's table, "Derek, there was an emergency at the house. I'm about to drop Emily off and then go see what's up," I said eyeing Derek.
"Oh. Alright. Jessica, do you mind if I take you home, too?"
"Oh. Of course. Go see what's up. I hope everything is okay."
I bit the inside of my cheek to keep myself from smirking at Derek. I turned around and walked to the front where Emily was waiting.
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Everyone was sleeping once I got home. So I just turned on the TV and waited for Derek to get home. Not too long after I heard the door open and close. It was then that I had a recap of everything. Of Sam breaking up with me, of me & Derek's first kiss, in the bathroom, at the party, the kiss on my birthday, the kiss at Emily's house.. what Emily said in the car.
"Hey Case."
It was then that I realized that everything was just the way I had always wanted it to be.
The end.
I know you wanted to see the heated hot passion of Casey & Derek. But I figured if I wrote the ending like this, there was an open door for a sequel, so cross your fingers guys! I'm taking a little break from Life With Derek, to write a fic for my true passion. Gilmore Girls. It's kind of more of a difficult and dramatic show to write for, so that's why I started off little with Hannah Montana and Life With Derek. But don't worry, I'll still be here to write a little more LWD & HM. I'm an all-around kind of gal. But if your a Gilmore fan, stay tuned for my new fic. & if you're not, stay tuned for the next LWD fic.
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