A/N: Told you there's going to be a quick update :). Here's my Christmas present to you all! Enjoy! R&R pleasee

Chapter 4: The Day After Part II.

"Case, you've been acting strange. Something happen?" Casey had to admit she was a little bit happy to see how attentive Derek was. They were sitting on the sofa, watching some old TV show together. It was very similar to how it was back then in their parents house. They would watch TV together with Marty, sometimes with Edwin and Lizzy, and always once the commercial's up, Derek would change it to his favorite Hockey channel.

"It's nothing," she lied, "just nervous about tomorrow." The last part, however, she was telling the truth. She heard him chuckle and he stretched his arms to her, pulling her to his embrace. She wondered why it didn't feel out of place.

"See you're acting strange. You usually always acted tough." He said between his chuckles.

"De-rek" She said to him, annoyed. A couple of days ago though (at least to what she think as a couple days ago) they haven't spend much time together because they took different classes, and she had to admit that she missed his company. In the corner of Casey's heart, she knew there was a part of her that envied this new version of her life. It wasn't that she had special-slash-romantical fantasy towards Derek, but being with him was, she dare think of it, comfortable.

"Just kidding Case," he told her, kissing her temple. "I told you it's going to be a surprise. We'll have fun tomorrow, I promise." Casey had known that Derek planned their anniversary from her diary, and that, she thought, was one of the biggest reasons she had been anxious about it. She was too used to being well prepared and not knowing what is going to happen she hate most. She knew Derek was always good with activities though, she was already used to the parties Derek planned. Although some got out of hand some was really fun, she had to admit, especially ones he conjured up in Queens with their buddies in their mid-semester break.

She hated herself for feeling comfortable in her position and wanted to scoot away from Derek. However, she needed to not be obvious about it and go with the flow and so she relaxed her body in his arms. It didn't felt so bad and feeling his warmth in the cold January weather, it was like hitting two birds with one stone.

"Hey Derek," She then started the conversation. "Why do you like me?" She might ask him herself, she thought. This way she might figure out why they have gotten together in the first place. That, she thought to herself, might spare some information-digging-thinking time. He took his eyes from the TV when he finally got the scores of the Hockey game in his head.

"Because it's uncool to not take a dare?" He jokingly answered, but quickly added, "just kidding. Don't be so serious Case" after he saw her expression tensed. Their relationship started with a dare. She wasn't sure why she felt a pang when she heard this, but she was sure she didn't like how it felt. She don't have the courage ask further about the dare since she would have known it if she hadn't skip the three years of memories. And so she kept quiet.

"So, why do you like me?" She repeated the question when their eyes finally met. She took the television remote control from his hand and lowered the sound of the 42-inch Samsung. She noticed the sudden flush in Derek's face and she realized that she caught him unguarded.

"Uh," He said to her while scratching his head with the arms that wasn't embracing her. "Do I really need to explain?" She nodded and kept her eyes fixed at him.

He waited for a few moments, probably for her to say that she had knew from the start that he had feelings for her and it go. But when he got no answer from the brunette he began to explain. "I've been having feelings for you for the longest time since I could remember Case." He started. "I just never find the courage to ask you out when we were in high school because, you know, I didn't seem right to have feelings for your step sister. I'm not really sure why Case. But you know, I wanted to punch Mike every time I saw you cried because of him, I have always hated Turman's gut for the things he did to you, and even to Sam I felt this hatred when he was dating you." He looked at her and paused before he continued. "Back in high school you were over the top with your princess fantasy relationship thinking, too gullible, always a keener, you know—a complete opposite of me. But love come from strange places right Casey McDonald?" He finally said.

Halfway through his explanation she was already blushing. Now she couldn't even describe how she was feeling. He was a romantic and she loves this new Derek. She tried to remember how Derek was the last time she had seen him, back in 2009. She let it go when she could not remember certainly what they did the last time they met. Casey snuggled closer to him, and circled her arms around Derek's waist.

"I'm glad that you're the one that I found beside me when I woke up." She said softly. Derek looked at his partner and one of his brows furrowed. "And you were expecting who exactly?" He put out a small chuckle, but let the matter go when he got no respond from the brunette. He moved his hands and held hers, moving his face closer to hers. She closed her eyes and felt his lips pressed against hers.

She still tensed with the sensation of Derek kissing her, but tried to relax anyway. He put his tongue in and she held her breath, opening her eyes only to meet his closed. She wasn't really sure what she should be doing—or thinking at the moment. What would you do if your stepbrother started French kissing you?

You'd stop him (probably slap him) and scold him of what he has been doing. Because it wasn't proper, and because it's just not right. But this wasn't the case for Casey. He was her boyfriend at the moment so circumstances were a bit different.

He started to push her down on their sofa and she was screaming in her mind, wasn't really sure what to do. When he started to shove off her clothes and left his hands to linger and work its way through her bare stomach, she couldn't help but to push him away. "Derek, stop."

He was a little pissed, she could tell. "We didn't even finish second base hun." He said, annoyed. "You should've known well enough how much I love you since I'm putting up with your "not-before-engagement" rule for almost two years." He went back to his original seat, turned the volume back up, and walked to the restroom.

She sighed, being somewhat relieved that the future her still hold the same principle with her old self. Sleeping together, but haven't made love. That was an interesting thought. Derek following these kinds of whims too, was very intriguing.

Casey of course knew about her own self-principle of no making love before her engagement, but she was practically sleeping in the same bed with Derek, and missing three whole years of life, she could not be sure her principled stayed the same. She was glad it did though, and was astonished that he had put up with it. Derek sure didn't disappoint.

Casey had a long sigh. Tired, relieved, confused, and overwhelmed. Too many emotions mixing inside her made her stomach curl. What did Derek plan to do tomorrow for their anniversary? She couldn't help but to wonder. She switched back the television to the TV series they had been watching. The show was over, and it pissed her off not to finish the episode. She turned off the television and decided that she needed to go to sleep early to cover for the hours she lost the night before.

"Can't wait for tomorrow" she sarcastically said, while stood up to walk to their bedroom.

A/N: How was it? Do leave your comments!