"Yeah, I guess I did," I force a smile. Derk doesn't look amused. "Casey did you see that girl?" I rolled my eyes. "I'm not blind," I walk down stairs. "I hink you might be. I mean those long legs, sexy smile, that shiny hair-" I raise my hand so he stops. "Yeah sure whatever look why don't you watch telivison or something and leave me alone," I walk into the kitchen. "Great idea Casey because you knowthat is a ton of things on tv today," Derek says sarcasticly. I grab a yogurt and walk back gulping a some of it. I point the spoon at him. "You kow Derek they have a lot of things about the economy, taxes, and the new presdient, and vice preident on."
Derek laughed. "Please, thats all for old people," he smirked and looked at me, "And people like you." "Whatever Derek. it does affect you, it affets all of us." "Sure yeah okay." I finished my yogurt and sat down on the couch. Derek was flipping through a magazine so I took the remote and flipped the channels. After a couple of minutes of stopping waching for a while and begin switching again Derek took the remote from me. "Hey!" Derek put the remote under his butt and I made a face. "I think I am going to take nap." Derek leaned his head back and closed his eyes. I prepared myself in case he would jump up and try to scare me. He did look really peacful though.
"WAHHHHH," a loud baby scream came from the baby moniter. I jumped and so did Derek. We looked at each other for a second forgetting we were taking care of a baby together. "Caasey," Lizzie's annoyed voice came next. I shrugged I stood up and picked up the baby moniter then walked upstairs. Lizzie was trying to calm the doll but nothing seemed to be working. "The baby bottle," I say smiling and turn to find Derek behind me again except this time with a bottle. "Thanks," I snatch it from him and take Julie in my arms rocking her with the bottle in her mouth.
Her screaming calms and soon it is silent. We all breath a sigh of reilef. She doesn't fall back asleep like I hope and I take her downstairs. Sitting at the dinner table with Derek across from me is just a little uncomfortable. Derek's mouth drops as does mine when her hands start moving and she giggles. "Ahhh," I scream and drop her. "It really is possesed," I cover my mouth. Derek takes the doll and runs upstairs I race after him and he is in my room putting her under the bed. "Why my bed?! Can't you throw it under yours?" They doll is still gigling and moving its arms and now its head is moving. Her head turns to look at me and I feel my heart beat fast.
"Get rid of that thing!" I jump up and down in fear. "I'm trying," Derek yells. Who knows where Lizzie is but I am sure she can hear us. Derek throws it at me. "I don't want her you take her," I throw her back at him. We are on opposite sides of the bed and its like playing hot potate with it. Finally when I throw it and Derek ducks and it flies out the 2 story window. Its crying now and we hear a loud thud. Derek and I look at each other and run to the window. The doll is gone but its diaper is on the tree. I bit my lip. Poor Julie. "At least its gone," Derek looks at me. "But that was our project Derek," I stomp my foot and sit on my bed.
I start to rethink. Was the doll really possesed or was it all in our heads. That was mean what we did even if it was a doll. I bet it wasn't I bet it could do all of that and we are just two stupid brains throwing a baby out the window. Man, now I feel bad. I sigh. Derk comes and sits newxt to me. "Its okay Casey we'll get a new one and tell the teacher what happened." I sigh again. "Well I am going to go," he gets up and brushes his jeans even though nothing is on them. I smirk now. "No way Derek. Remember when I told you were going to learn to change a diaper. Well now you are." Derek made a face. "Don't tell me you need a change." I pursed my lips and faked laughed. "Hardy Har Har Derek you are so funny," I grab his arm and pull him to the bathroom. "Just wait here." Derek sits on the toliet.
I go through some old dolls I used to play with when I was younger and find a cute blond doll with blue eyes and dimples. She is made of plastic and looks very real. I go intop the kitchen and make something that resmbles poop and water (like pee) put on a diaper and go upstairs. Derek is texting someone on his cell and looks up at me and back down. I take his cell and replace it with the doll. "What is this?" "Our replacement doll for now. It'll be like a practice for now. Until when we go back to school and Ms. Maldonaldo gives us a new doll. Your going to be the perfect father figure and we'll get an A. I am not going to let Julie affect my grade."
"You mean you want to replace our daughter," Derek fakes a sad face, "I think your the one who needs to practice having a heart. I say we mourn while I text my soon to be next girlfriend." Derek tries to take his cell phone but I put it in my back pocket. He'll never reach for it there, Derek huffs and I take this as giving in. I sit down on my knees and put this doll in the middle bewteen the two of us. Derek slides off the toliet seat across from me. "Okay fist take the diaper off Derek."
Derek's POV
I follow Casey's instructions and finally we are down and it wasn't that hard! And it didn't stink like crap. Casey raises her hand for a high five and to humor her I slap it. She smiles and picks up the baby. We stand up and go down stairs. Liz and Edwin are kissing on the couch. Not full make out luckily but still it's gross. "Break it up," I pull their heads arpart. Casey laughs. Lizzie and Edwin look embarrassed. Lizzie looks at Casey confused. "Where is Juli?" Casey and I exchange a look and she smiles. "I decided that Derek was right and that we should hire a baby sitter. But I miss her so much I decided to go through some of my old ones." "I never heard anyone come in," Edwin questions. "Well someone did Ed. Maybe you couldn't hear beacuse you were too busy sucking face on your little griend" Edwin blushes again and looks away.
Casey goes into the kitchen so I follow. She hands me the doll and I look down at it. It looks like a doll. "Derek." I look up Casey is watching me. "Yeah?" Casey looks zoned and says nothing. "Casey?" She blinks a couple of times and looks me in the eye. "What?" "You said my name," I look at her like she is crazy. Casey ponders on this for a second and then shrugs.