I do not own life with Derek
When Derek awoke he awoke to Casey shivering like crazy. Her body was jolting. He tried to wake her up. "Casey…Casey..wake up" finally Casey opened her eyes. "I'm cold Derek?"
"It's ok. You'll get warmer."
"Derek I lied. I do love you."
"I know Casey."
"ok. I love you Derek" she started to close her eyes.
"Casey stay with me."
"It's warm over there Derek."
"Casey come on please." Tears started falling from Derek's eyes. Derek lifted her body into an embrace.
"I love you Derek" she closed her eyes.
"Casey?" she didn't respond. "Casey! Oh god please wake up. I'm sorry I was an asshole. Casey………..Casey………wake up." He laid her down "Casey! Please." He shook her body. "Don't leave me here. Please don't leave me here. Casey!" Derek laid his head on her chest and sobbed. Her chest stopped moving and her head rolled to the side.
Realizing that two hours passed, Derek got up to leave. He bent down and kissed her. He walked to the door. When he looked back he saw her hand move. Whispering her name he rushed to her side. Her eyes fluttered open and she whispered "Derek" he started crying.
"Casey." Derek flew to her side and took her hand. She looked up at him and smiled.
"No need to cry silly. I'm here and I'm alive. And I'll never leave you. Never again. I promise. I love you Derek and I always will. Never doubt that."
"Then why did you leave?"
"I was scared that what you said was real. I didn't want you to hate me. Not when I loved you so much. I thought you were just playing some sick game. I don't know what I would have done if you didn't love me." Derek climbed in the bed with her and gathered her in his arms.
"Casey I almost lost you. Do you know how scared I was? I was terrified. I would have died if you left without me. To tell you the truth I almost died when they said you didn't have a chance of coming back. Do you know how much that scared me?"
"It scared him pretty badly Casey." Gasping in surprise they both looked up to see the family there. "Mom. George. Hi."
"Hello Casey."
"Mom I love Derek."
"I know. George and I won't stop you guys. Just no sex. Please no sex." Laughing Derek and Casey cuddled.
Over the next few weeks Casey slowly got better. Instead of a month camping with Derek, she spent a month in the hospital. Two weeks before her 18th birthday she was released. She was going to start college in a month and she and Derek still had fights, but they didn't roll around. The day of her release, she walked out to see Derek sitting on his car. Smiling he walked over and hugged her.
When they arrived home her family came out to greet her. They led her inside, and she walked in surprised at the welcome home party. In the corner she saw Sam sitting in a chair staring into his drink.
Sam looked up to see Casey walk over to him. "Sam? can we talk?"
"yeah sure." Casey took his hand and led him up the stairs, and into her room.
"Sam, I'm sorry."
"Yeah I know Casey. Don't feel bad. I know what it's like to be in love with someone. So don't worry. I'll be fine."
"I really am sorry Sam. I really like you, but it always felt like there was something missing. I found that missing thing in Derek. I never expected to fall for my enemy. When it started out, it was just camping with the enemy, but in that day it turned to so much more. I never expected to fall for my annoying stepbrother, but…"
"You did."
"Derek!"
"What? We are sorry Sam."
"Yeah I know."
"Casey, they um need you downstairs."
"Ok." Derek grabbed Casey's hand and drug her downstairs. Placing her in the middle of the living room, he got down on one knee. Casey gasped and covered her mouth with one hand.
"Casey, I know we've had our issues. And I know a lot has happened over this past month and a half, but I love you, and I have for a long time. I know you love me, but will you make it for sure? Casey……will you marry me?" Sobbing a yes Casey threw herself into his arms. The wedding was set for the day after her 19th birthday.
TEN YEARS LATER
"Alyisia! Time for dinner. Daddy's hungry now." A little girl with brown hair and brown eyes ran over to her mother and gave an excited "YAYYY" alyisia ran inside and into her fathers waiting arms. Casey smiled at her husband and daughter. She and Derek had been married for nine years. Tomorrow would be ten. Derek had his own business and Casey was a lawyer. They were happily married and things couldn't get better.
Well Casey had one thing to tell Derek. Casey walked into the bedroom in her nightgown. Derek smirked knowing it wouldn't stay on her for long. "Yes Case?"
"You're going to be a daddy again." Giving a whoop Derek threw Casey on the bed and jumped in next to her. "Well if that's the case. We have no time to waste. Remember how long we had to wait after alyisia was born?" Casey laughed and pulled her husband over her.
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Welp that's all folks. The end. I'm debating on a sequel. Should there be?