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A couple hours later Bella started crying. I opened my eyes and looked around. We were still in the same position. Reluctantly I pulled out of the sleeping Derek's embrace.

"Shh…it's okay." I whispered and picked Bella up. "Mama's here." She didn't need changed so I took her into the kitchen and grabbed a bottle of formula from the fridge. For the next fifteen minutes, I stood by the counter letting her drink

When she was down, she practically dropped off to sleep. I put everything away and gently laid her back in the crib. Without making a sound, I slipped back into bed and Derek immediately wrapped his arms around my waist.

"Mmm…" he mumbled and nuzzled into my neck still asleep. A shiver ran down from my collar to my stomach. "Casey…" I smiled and drifted back off to sleep.

A month later Derek and I were sitting at the kitchen table feeding Bella. Caleb said he just wanted to go to the courthouse to get married. I'd agreed without a fight. But personally I wanted a big elaborate wedding. The kind that take, like, a year to plan. I had yet to tell Derek that Caleb set the date for the next day.

"Derek? I have to talk to you about something."

"M'kay. What is it?" he asked without looking up from feeding Bella strained peas.

"Caleb and I have decided to go down to the courthouse tomorrow for the wedding. He said he already bought a house just outside the city limits. I can be moved in by Monday."

He sighed and put the spoon down before burying his face in his hands. "Casey." He muttered. "Oh Casey." He looked up at me and sighed. "You want me to come to your wedding?"

"Yeah Derek. I would love you to be there." I said and took his hand.

"I can't." he stood and walked into the bedroom. A couple minutes later, he came to with a duffle bag filled with some clothes. I used the same bag when I ran away. "I'm going on a trip. I'll be back next Tuesday." Just as he was walking out the door, he stopped and looked back at me. "Oh wait." He said with a bitter edge to his voice. "You'll be gone by then won't you?" then he walked out the door.

Bella started to cry. "Da." She muttered and reached toward the door with her tiny arms. I pulled her onto my lap and hugged her. A tear rolled down my cheek.

"Daddy's not coming back, baby." I kissed her head and another tear fell.

"Do you Caleb Rowel take Casey McDonald to be your lawfully wedded wife for as long as you live?" the judge asked.

"I do."

"And do you Casey McDonald make the same promise?"

"I do." I said and a hole set in my chest.

"Caleb you may kiss your wife."

Caleb leaned forward and gave me a peck on my lips. We signed the license and turned to head out of the courthouse. I picked Bella up and took her out to the car. As I was pulling back, Bella grabbed my left hand and touched my ring.

"Da." She said softly as if she, too, knew I'd made a mistake. I pushed it from my mind and got into the drivers seat. Caleb got in the passengers side. We didn't talk on the way home. I dropped Caleb off at his apartment to finish packing then took Bella home so we could finish ourselves.

We would be moving into the house only three days after the wedding. I hated that house. It was the ugliest shade of yellow I'd ever laid eyes on. It was a ranch. I hated ranches. There was no yard. Unless you considered that sorry excuse for a patch of grass in the front, a yard. It was too far from the school. Plus, it was too big for just three people. Caleb was expecting me to be his personal baby machine.

When Bella and I finally got to our apartment there was a note on the door.

"Hope your wedding day is everything you expected it to be. Or maybe surprises are right around the corner.

Derek"

"Thanks for coming Derek." I muttered sarcastically. The moment I walked in the door a jolt of shock shot through me. All of mine and Bella's stuff was already packed up and the boxes were labeled. But that wasn't what shocked me. It was when my eyes laid on Derek sucking face with a blond bimbo. His hand was up her shirt and her hands were halfway down his pants.

Derek knew I was there but kept on going at it with her. Anger surged through me and I slammed the door. Neither one pulled away. Though I could have sword I saw Derek glance at me. I went into the kitchen and put Bella on the counter before pulling out my cell phone.

"Caleb? Is there any possible chance we can move into the house tomorrow?" I asked and glanced at Derek again.

"Uh…sure." He said with a little bit of confusion.

"Great." I hung up and took Bella into the bedroom. I put her in the crib and sank to the bed. All I could do was stare at the floor.

Seeing Derek making out with that woman made something inside me snap. I wasn't sure what it was but it hurt. It felt like someone pulling the air out of my lungs, like someone constricting my chest so I couldn't breathe. It felt like…heartbreak.

I hadn't even realized sobs were wracking my body until tears fell down my face and hit my dress pants. My head started to get light and cloudy. A dizziness fell over me and I started to sway a little bit. Finally I passed out on the bed.

Bella's cries woke me some time later and I turned on the light to change her. Memories of earlier had not yet set in. I picked her up and entered the living room. The first thing that drew my attention was the pair of pants lying across the coffee table. Next a shirt thrown across the chair. A pair of boxers tossed unceremoniously near the door. And Derek sleeping alone on the couch. Anger rose in my chest.

"Derek!" I yelled and put Bella back in her crib. "Get the hell up right now."

He stirred and looked up at me groggily. "What?"

"What the fuck is your problem?!" I stepped toward him and lifted him to a sitting position. "You had sex! While Bella and I were here!"

"So?"

"She's only eight months old! I don't want to expose her to that!" Okay, so that sounded lame even to me.

Anger flared in his eyes. "Oh come on Casey! You know she'll never remember this! The only reason you're pissed in because you can't stand the thought of me sleeping with another woman!"

I stepped toward him. "What the hell are you talking about? We're stepsiblings!"

He advanced on me and came right up in my face. "It hurts doesn't it?" he growled. "It feels like I plunged a knife in your chest and twisted it over and over again."

I exploded. A shriek of anger ripped through my throat. I grabbed him by the collar and shoved him into a nearby wall. "How dare you make such assumptions?"

"You know I'm right." He whispered. I glared and slapped him across the face. "I'm always right." I punched his chest repeatedly. He grabbed my arms and pulled me close. "You want me…you need me…" his voice sounded strained. I flushed when his breath hit my neck but I kept steady. "You've always known you can have me." My eyes widened and I looked up at him. For the first time, my anger faltered.

"Derek…" I started then paused.

"Yea?" he urged eagerly.

I sighed and pushed back gently. "I can't."

The next night I was lying in bed with Caleb. His bare skin pressed to mine his arm slung over my stomach. Our new house. We were still getting things unpacked and I already hated it even more. Caleb pulled me over so I was lying on his chest. This shocked me because I'd thought he was asleep.

"Welcome home." He said to me.

All I did was stare at the far wall. The ugly floral wallpaper played in an obnoxiously vibrant hue across our room. Boxes. Open boxes were stacked near the window. Bella was safe in her own room. Though she seemed to hate this house as much as I did. Not a moment after we got here did she a temper tantrum. Caleb immediately told me 'to shut my kid up'. Isabella was never going to be his.

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