Chapter 2

First glances

I do not own life with Derek or any of the characters, but Anna is my character!

Derek Venturi woke up at his usual 7:00 in the morning to deal with the usual everyday fights for the bathroom. He grabbed his clothes and walked towards the bathroom to find Casey was already in there. He knocked, or more so pounded, on the door.

"Casey! No matter what you may think that face in the mirror is not an animal, it's you! Now please get your butt out of there!" he shouted angrily.

Casey stepped out in a towel glaring angrily at her stepbrother.

"You know what Derek, there are other people in this house you inbreed! Next time try courtesy!"

Derek gave her his casual smirk and pushed her out of the bathroom gentily but with a force.

"Yeah sure and maybe pigs will fly, fish will grow legs, hell will freeze over, and Micheal Jackson will stop changing his nose!" he laughed and turned to slam the door in her face.

Later that day after school…….

Derek once again drove Casey home reluctantly but as he usually did each day.

And once again fighting over the radio buttons. Once they were home, Derek flopped on the couch as usual and Casey sat at the dinner table to begin her homework.

"How do they expect us to do a book report on Romeo and Juliet by next week?" questioned Casey not looking up from her work.

Not looking away from the tv channels he was flipping through, he answered casually,

"I don't know, that's why I'm not doing mine till next week!"

"You know Derek there's such a thing as timeliness!" shared Casey.

"You know Case, there's such a thing as I don't flipping care!"

and once again the room was silent except for the tv.

A few moments later, Nora and George came home with Lizzie, Edwin, and Marti.

"Hey guys how was school?" Nora asked Casey and Derek.

"Fine." They answered in unison.

"Well we have a surprise for you Casey and we can't wait to tell you!" exclaimed George.

Casey looked up from her books patient but anxious.

"Come sit here everyone." Said Nora as she motioned to the couch.

Everyone sat in the living room sharing the same expression as Casey except for Derek who held a questioning look on his face.

"Casey, do you remember Anna Scott?" began Nora

"Of course I do, she was my best friend in elementary and middle school." Replied Casey.

"Well for a period of time she will be staying in the house and sharing a room with Casey." Continued George.

"Really!" exclaimed a joyous Casey.

"Wait, why does Casey's nerdy friend have to live with us?" exclaimed Derek very annoyed. Casey hit him with a pillow.

" Now everyone please! We've known Anna for a long time and consider her family. I don't think she would like us to discuss her situation without her consent since it was hard for her to tell me and Casey." Explained Nora. "She'll be starting school with Derek and Casey and go about our usual business."

After going over the ground rules including not discussing Anna's situation, everyone agreed to the terms and had time to await Saturday afternoon Anna's arrival.

By the morning, everything had been moved and prepared. And as usual, Derek couldn't care less and sat on the couch watching tv the entire day.

While upstars in Casey's bedroom, Lizzie and Casey and Nora were preparing the bed for Anna as well as other things Anna had shipped over.

"I can't wait till she comes, things'll be just like old times!" said Casey.

"I always liked Anna and she always seemed happy and nice to me. It never seemed like anything was wrong with her or at home" said Lizzie.

Casey shrugged her shoulders and continued making the bed.

" She never really let things get to her. She was really kind of positive." Said Casey.

Soon everyone was downstairs. Nora aand George were in the kitchen making dinner, Edwin and Lizzie and Marti were at the dinner table playing a rousing game of Candyland, and Derek fell asleep on his recliner and Casey sat next to him on the couch anxiously awaiting her best friend. The door bell rang and Casey shot up hitting Derek on her way to the door. Derek stumbled to get up but leaned against the stairwell railing wiping the tiredness out of his eyes.

Great, living with 2 Casey's to deal with, man this will suck! He thought to himself.

Casey opened the door and in walked a beautiful blond girl with green eyes and a smile that almost made Derek fall to the ground. She smiled acknowledging everyone who had come to the front door and wrapped Casey into a bear hug.

DAMN! Thought Derek as he smirked to himself.

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