I Don't Own Life With Derek

"Another date? I thought the last ones went bad?" Nora said, looking back and fourth from Casey to Derek. They were dressed up even nicer than last time, they insisted that they were going to a fancy restaurant this time, that's why they wanted to go again.

"And you two never get along, why are you having double dates together?" Nora crossed her arms and raised her eyebrows. Her mother's intuition was going off, and by the look on her daughter's face, she knew something was going on.

"She pays half of the bill," Derek said, showing off his gorgeous smirk.

"I see." Nora said, and her intuition kind of slowed down, that make a lot of sense.

"Alright, have fun." Nora said, waving her arms to the door, telling them to leave.

As they walked out of the door, George came into the living room with a concerned look on his face. "Somethings going on." He stated, telling Nora it wasn't just her intuition.

"There's definitely some lying between the two." He said, folding his arms and standing in the same position Nora was. "Follow them." Nora said sternly.

"What?" George looked confused and looked at her like she was crazy.

"Follow them, and make sure Kendra isn't with them." Nora said, handing George the keys that were sitting on the coffee table.

"Nora, I'm not the sneakiest person in the world, their going to see me." George said, holding his arms out, and giving her a face, saying that he couldn't do it.

"You park outside and watch through the window, you find anything out of the ordinary, call me and tell me." Nora said, pushing George out of the door.

"This is a bad idea." George said, as Nora slammed the door. Then he was on his way.

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"You look pretty." Derek said quietly, looking down at his plate. Casey couldn't help the smile from filling her face. She scooted around in her seat, and tugged on the short and tight, red dress wrapped around her thighs. She was getting nervous, and she couldn't believe it.

She was nervous around the boy she had lived with for four years. The boy who knows what she looks like when she first wakes up, and knows how incredibly loud she snores. He knows her biggest fears, how to make her mad, and what she writes in her diary every night.

Her dress was wrapped around her tightly, was strapless and it crisscrossed around her chest. She was wearing her favorite pear necklace and a brand new red purse sitting neatly on her lap.

There was something about Derek's oufit that really made her think. She knew she saw it somewhere, but wasnt sure where.

A giant smile ran across her lips as she realized it was his prom outfit.

"What?" He asked, looking up at her with confusion written all over his face.

"You wore that to prom." She pointed out, scratching the top of her head, but making sure not to mess up the long curls, and trying to keep her headband in place.

"Oh, yea." Derek said, looking down at himself.

"You seem different." Casey stated, raising an eyebrow.

"Just thinking." Derek said, rubbing the back of his neck.

"About...?" She wanted him to let her into his mind. She wanted to know what he was thinking every time he looked at her, or every time he picked on her, or even when he complemented her. She wanted to know how everything worked in there, or if there was even anything in there.

"Kendra called my phone yesturday." Derek said.

Casey's heart skipped a beat as she stared into his eyes.

"She asked about you," Derek said, sounding disappointed that Casey was getting excited about someone else. "Her mom took her phone away." Derek said, taking a deep breath.

"That would expalin alot." She said, looking down at her plate. She was no longer hungry. After a few minutes of silence and no movement, Casey looked up at Derek and attempted a smile.

"I'm done with her. Shes a thing of the past, I've moved on to bigger and better things." Casey said, staring into Derek's eyes.

The urge that Derek was feeling was crazy. He wanted to pick her up and carry her home. He wanted to kiss her and hug her, and just be as close to her as possible.

He slowly leaned over the table and they shared the best kiss of their lives. Both wished it would never end.

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"Nora, You're not gonna believe this..." George said into the phone as he sat outside of the restaurant.