The Movie

Disclaimer: I do not ownLife with Derek or its characters. Small reference to the episode "The Wedding". Thanks to all who have reviewed.

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"Hey guys, I got this great idea during biology class today," Charlie announced at lunch a week later, as she put her tray between Sam and Derek. "Where's Casey?"

"Like hell we know," Derek said, rolling his eyes. "She's probably looking for Emily."

"What's with this Emily girl anyway?" Charlie asked.

"Beats me," Derek said. "All I know is that she's my neighbour and that she has huge crush on me."

"Is she avoiding Casey or something?" Charlie asked.

"She probably found some new friends," Derek said.

"That's a little mean," Charlie said. "Dumping your friend like that."

"This is Casey we're talking about here," Derek said.

"So?"

"I wouldn't have made friends with her in the first place," Derek retorted.

"You're her stepbrother, you're not supposed to like her," Charlie said.

"No one does."

"I do," Charlie said, fuming.

"So anyway," Sam said. "What's your great idea, Charlie?"

"Right," Charlie said, ending her argument with Derek. "I'm gonna make a movie."

"Really?" Derek said, fondly remembering his own movie-making experience, when he filmed Casey's aunt's wedding and made out with her cousin Victoria. "I didn't know you made movies."

"Oh yeah," Charlie said. "I wrote a script a while ago, but unfortunately, it's in English and it's hard to find English-speaking actors in Argentina."

"That's pretty cool," Sam said. "Where are you gonna hold the auditions?"

"I'm thinking about asking the principal if I can have them in the auditorium on Friday. I'll put the flyers up tomorrow."

"You need a director?" Derek asked.

"I direct my own movies," Charlie said. "But I could use an assistant director."

"What does an assistant director do?"

"Basically the same thing as the director, minus yelling "Cut!" and "Action!". And you can't sit in my chair," Charlie said.

"I still get to boss people around though?"

"Pretty much," Charlie said.

"Cool," Derek said nodding. "I'm in."

"You're hired," Charlie said. "You can start by getting me a cookie."

Derek stared at her blankly.

"I'm serious," Charlie said. Derek got up and made his way toward the cafeteria line. "You gonna audition, Sammy?"

"I don't think so," Sam said.

"Why not?"

"Cause acting isn't my thing," Sam replied.

"Have you ever tried?"

"No."

"Then how do you know you're not any good?" Charlie asked, smiling. "It can't hurt to try."

"What's it about?"

"It's about a girl named Christine who moves in with her dad when her mom leaves to travel with work. Her sister, Sarah is really smart and goes to this special school in New Jersey for brilliant kids. She already lived with her dad. Christine was very popular at her old school in Boston. Sarah decides to use her sister as a guinea pig for a social studies class. Christine thinks that guys care about what's on the inside, nit how you look. Sarah thinks her sister is naïve so she tries to prove her theory. Christine must dress more casual, wear glasses and no makeup at her new school, and see if the same guys who asked her out before will even if she's dresses different. But she ends up falling in love with her new friend, Dylan, who really sees who she is."

"Cool," Sam said.

"So you gonna audition," Charlie asked again.

"Give me one good reason why I should."

"Cause when I told Casey about before," Charlie explained. "She thought it was a great idea and that she was gonna audition for the role of Christine."

"So?"

"There are a couple of kissing scenes between Christine and Dylan."

"I…I guess it couldn't hurt to try out," Sam said.