Guess Who?

Disclaimer: Don't own it; isn't mine; I have no rights to it.

A/N: Thanks for your reviews, I beat my goal by far, I never thought I'd get this many reviews for one of my fics. Again, I haven't quite made a decision on whether or not I should make a second part, let me know what you think about it! R&R PLEASE!!

Chapter 12: Guess Who?

"Oh my God!" Casey cried, sitting up in bed, ripping herself from Derek's arms, causing him to wake up wide-eyed.

"What? What happened?" He cried out, sleep still embedded in his voice.

"It's Christmas Eve!" She said in a slightly high pitched voice, making Derek cringe. She clapped lightly and Derek groaned, lying back down in bed.

"Thank you, Casey. I really wanted to wake up to see you freak over Christmas Eve at…" he glanced at the clock on the wall then groaned. "…five in the morning." He buried his head in a pillow and Casey rolled her eyes. "Don't you roll your eyes at me!" His muffled voice from under the pillow said.

"How did you…?" She asked, looking at his turned over body with curiosity.

"Oh please, I'm so used to it, I can practically hear it!" He said, taking his head from under the pillow and looking at her. "Was I right?" She looked away and sighed.

"Yeah."

XOXO

"It's five a.m., what the hell are they doing?" Edwin cried, burying hid head in his pillow.

"Quite frankly I don't want to know." Lizzie grumbled. "I need to pee." She said and Edwin raised an eyebrow at her.

"Thanks for sharing." He said sarcastically and she rolled her eyes.

"I can't move with you wrapped around my waist." She said, looking and the place where his arms were wrapped around her pointedly. He removed his arm and gave her a lopsided, half-smile, half-smirk.

"Oops." He said and she rolled her eyes but smiled nonetheless. She got up and walked to the door, Edwin's eyes wandered as her retreating form continued in his view. When he could no longer see her he let his head fall to the pillow. "God help me…I'm turning into Derek." He mumbled to himself.

XOXO

"I'm hungry." Derek said as he plopped down on a chair at the kitchen table and pouted. Casey laughed.

"That's nice. Make yourself something to eat." She said, rolling her eyes. He pouted more and she stood beside his chair.

"I'm hungry though!" He whined, acting like a child. She continued to laugh.

"Two hours ago you were complaining it was too early, now you're complaining that you're hungry. I let you sleep; I'm not cooking for you." She explained and he continued to pout.

"Please?" He asked in a whiny voice and she rolled her eyes again.

"No." She said simply and he pulled her onto his lap. "Derek, let me go." She said, trying to stand up, to find herself being pulled down by him again. "Derek; I may not have to make you anything, but I'm hungry. So let me up." He shook his head and she rolled her eyes.

"Good morning, kids!" Nora's voice from not to far from the kitchen. Derek let go of Casey and she immediately stood up.

"Derek, get off your lazy butt and make yourself breakfast. I'm not a slave!" She yelled at him, in time as Nora stepped into the kitchen.

"Which I still find hard to believe with the clothes you wear!" He retorted and she dropped her jaw in shock.

"You're making fun of the way I dress? Do you even look at what you put on in the morning?!" Nora sighed as the bickering continued.

"No; I really don't need to; it's not like my clothes stay on for a long time." He said, smirking and winking. Casey contorted her face in disgust and glared at him.

"EW! I didn't need to hear that! Next time, spare us the mention of your man-whore ways." She said, crossing her arms over her chest, grabbing an apple and leaving the kitchen.

"Uh…good morning?" Nora asked Derek and he shook his head, suppressing a smile, as Casey left.

"Yeah…fantastic. My wake up call was seven hours early, and was the sound of Casey screeching about Christmas Eve…or whatever." He mumbled then got up and grabbed a bottle of water from the fridge. "I still don't see the problem with her making me breakfast." He muttered as he walked out of the kitchen. Nora shook her head and chuckled as he trudged away.

"They fight like an old married couple." She said amused.

XOXO

"But why?" Derek asked exasperatedly.

"Because we're having guests over. Now go!" Nora said and shooed him away. Everyone else had already gone to get dressed or was already dressed.

"Fine." He grumbled and left. A few minutes he joined everyone else in the living room. They were all dressed, maybe not as much as they had been for the party, but still, a button-down shirt was impressive for Derek on Christmas Eve. His usual attire was flannel pajama bottoms and a simple t-shirt. He sat next to Casey, wearing a light blue baby-doll top and dark jeans, and received an odd glance from Nora and a knowing one from George.

Derek shrugged it off and sat in silence with everyone else.

"Okay, so who's this mystery –" Edwin was cut-off by the doorbell. George smiled and stood up then opened the door. On the other side, waiting in the cold and snow, was Dennis McDonald and his wife Jenny Halls McDonald. Derek held back a scoff as he remembered her name. Halls. She was a freaking cough medicine. He looked over at Casey, a smirk playing at his lips.

"Hello, everybody!" Dennis said as George ushered him and his wife inside. They put their bags under the tree as everyone greeted them. Casey stood up and hugged her father then Jenny awkwardly. Derek shook Dennis' hand then Jenny's and sat back down. Nora brought out hors devours. Casey excused herself and went to her room about half way into the conversation. Derek had followed shortly after.

"Hey…you okay?" He asked and she shrugged from her spot at the foot of the bed. He smiled sadly and sat beside her. "If you don't know, then why are you here instead of in there?" She shrugged again then sighed.

"I just…you know when they announced they were getting married? Well, it kind of feels like he's moved on. Forgotten the life we used to have. You know, with Liz, me, Mom and him. It just seems like; by him going out there and getting another wife…he's getting another life. One that doesn't involve us.

"I don't have anything against Jenny, really, I don't. I just feel like he's using her as a loophole to get out of the life that we were in. Like the snow angel. Except, we're the handprint. And we contort the whole angel into looking like nothing worth while." Casey explained and Derek shook his head.

"You'll never be the handprint." He assured her then took her hand. "C'mon. Marti's begging for the gifts to be opened." He said with a smile and she smiled back.

"Okay."

XOXO

"You really didn't have to get anything." Nora said as they all sat by the tree. Dennis waved a hand dismissively.

"It's Christmas. Don't worry about it." He assured her and Nora sucked in a deep breath.

"It just wasn't necessary." She said and before Dennis could say anything more, Marti interrupted.

"Speak for yourself. Thank you Dennis and Jenny. Your gifts are very much welcomed here." She said and Dennis and Jenny laughed. Nora shook her head but smiled nonetheless as she sighed.

"Okay. Who wants to go first?" Jenny asked.

"I'll go." Marti said as she picked up a gift and handed it to Derek. "It's for you Smerek!" She said with a wide smile and Derek ruffled her hair. After the gifts were given, one remained under the tree.

"Whose is that?" Lizzie asked and Jenny smile before making an 'o' shape with her mouth. She picked it up and handed it to Casey.

"It's for you, Casey." The woman said nervously. Casey hadn't meant to, but she had, given her the cold shoulder from day one that she had met Jenny. Casey looked up in slight shock and took it nervously herself. She opened it and inside was a set of a diamond necklace and matching earrings. Casey gawked at them then looked up at Dennis and Jenny.

"Oh my God. I can't accept this. These are…wow." She breathed out as she looked down at them. "They're gorgeous." She whispered in awe. "I-I can't." She said and Dennis shook his head.

"They're for you, Sweetheart." He said and she smiled then hugged him tightly. "But don't go giving me all the credit. It was really Jenny who picked it out and insisted we get it for you." He said and Casey looked over at Jenny before swallowing the woman in a hug.

"Thank you." She said and Jenny smiled.

"No problem, Casey." She said and Casey grabbed her hand and brought her into the kitchen.

"I owe you an apology. I haven't been treating you fairly. It's isn't that I don't like you, I do…it just feels like –" Casey began.

"Like I'm taking your father away from you?" Jenny asked. And Casey nodded. "I wouldn't do that. I'd really love to get to know you and Lizzie better. I just thought you hated me." She said with a slight chuckled. Casey smiled and shook her head.

"I don't. And, I'm sorry I ever led you to believe that." She said honestly and Jenny hugged her. "But just so you know, you'll need a lot of getting used to. This family is, off the charts, bizarre." Casey said with a large smile and Jenny smiled back.

"I believe it." She mumbled to Casey as they entered to living room. The two laughed and everyone looked at them.

"What's so funny?" Edwin asked and the two shrugged. He raised an eyebrow inquisitively at Casey then shrugged himself. "Whatever." He mumbled before joining the conversation. The two of them sat back down and Casey put the necklace and earrings on.

"How do they look?" She asked. Everyone smiled and nodded, saying they looked fantastic but Derek remained quiet. She nudged him with her elbow and he shrugged.

"I don't have much to say. I mean…why would you spend so much money on a beast like Klutzilla?" He asked and Casey smacked the back of his head while Lizzie slugged him. "I thought we already talked about being hostile!" He cried out as the two of them hit him again.

A/N: Okay, I thought I was going to end it in this chapter…now, I'm not. One more chapter. That's it. I'll post upon reviews! So review PLEASE!!!!

Oh, and I'm sorry for the long wait…really, I am. I had AWFUL writer's block.