Alright, so I would have tried to post this sooner but I lost my computer to a file corruption so I had to turn to geek squad to fix it. So I'm back. I hope you like this chapter. Please review.
Casey listened to Vicki and Kevin's excited chatter in the car as they drove back to their place. To tell the truth, she was only half listening to the stuff they were talking about. She was consumed by the fact that she had told Derek to his face that she still loved him.
She subconsciously began to play with the promise ring again. This was a ring that had always felt right. Always had and always would.
"Derek," she whispered as she kissed him up his neck.
He groaned.
"Derek," she repeated, kissing up his chin.
He didn't say anything as he let her have her way with him.
Suddenly he grabbed her and pulled her into a hot, passionate kiss.
After they were breathless and panting for air, he pulled her on top of him. "What do you want woman?"
She grinned. "Well, I'm thinking that since we're here in Mexico celebrating our graduation with all our friends, I'm thinking we should get up and check out some of the fun stuff to do."
He played with the strap of her camisole. "Are you sure you want to leave the room?"
She laughed. "Well, we can play around a little bit—then go and meet Emily and Sheldon, and Sam and Kendra."
Derek laughed as he flipped her over and kissed her down her side as he slipped her camisole off.
"I still can't believe that Kendra and Sam ended up hooking up."
Casey laughed but then moaned as he started to kiss her tenderly across her chest and started to slip his hands to the waistband of her lacey boy shorts.
"Well, stranger things have happened," she said in between moans and sighs of pleasure.
"Yeah, you fell in love with one hell of a hell raiser and managed to tame him to a shell of mushiness."
She laughed as she ran her fingers over her chest.
They enjoyed the next while then went to share a shower. They went to meet up with the others and caught the bus that would take them zip-lining in the mountains.
Casey smiled at the memory. They had all gone to Mexico for graduating high school. Their parents had paid for it and were going to give them separate rooms, but gave up in that since most of the best package deals were for one rooms and they knew that they wouldn't be able to stop them from anything. So they gave in. figuring that since there was some others going that they were all going to be safe, that was what was going to matter the most.
They had enjoyed a week there with their friends and keeping the heat and passion between them as they had no restrictions.
She had to love all the memories she had with Derek. She was probably the freest then. She was able to be herself and not feel like she had to prove something to everyone else. He had accepted her for all that she was and loved her for the person she kept growing into.
When they arrived back at the house Casey somehow found herself walking up the stairs. She stopped at Derek's door.
She knew that he would be spending the night there after he got a ride home from Edwin. The plan had been for Derek to be close to them all in the morning rather than driving in from Toronto for the wedding.
The idea of Derek sleeping so close was disturbing within itself.
She took a deep breath and continued to her room. She closed the door behind her and slumped against it.
Maybe she should just call a cab, grab a plane, and take off. She could go anywhere. Not New York though. She was thinking that maybe she was done with New York, she loved being close to her dad and having the chance to be in the great city of New York, but maybe she needed to be closer to her other family—and Derek.
She flopped onto her bed. God, she was going to go insane and not in the good way. She was in the biggest mess ever. But she knew that should she walk then she would be supported by her family. They all wanted her to be happy.
She wanted to be happy. Maybe she should take off to Hawaii, or Mexico, catch some sun. Hell, she could fly anywhere in the world. She had some vacation time right now and now would be the best time to do it.
She stared at the ceiling but she was beginning to feel restless beyond a doubt. She couldn't take it anymore.
"Casey, come on, you need to take a break."
She frowned as he tried to take her book away from her. "Hey, I was reading that."
He smirked. "Are you too busy to come out with me to a campus party? I mean did you really come all this way to study and only sense my presence?"
She stuck her tongue out.
"hey, don't start something you cant finish," he grinned as he started to crawl over her on the bed.
She fell back on her back and let him start kissing her.
"I don't know," she smiled.
"Come on, let's go to a frat party. It should be entertaining."
He kissed her some more and ran his hands over her body.
"Alright, I think you've managed to convince me."
He grinned as he helped her up.
She suddenly grinned. "Wait till you see the outfit I brought with me."
Somehow she managed to be coy and change into her outfit. It was a short little pink skirt and a lacy white tank top with a pink sweater.
When Derek entered his dorm room and saw what she was wearing, he stopped in his tracks, his mouth hanging open.
"You're wearing that?"
She grinned as she twirled around.
"What is there something wrong with what I'm wearing?"
He shook his head. "I'm just not sure I want to be showing to all the guys here what a hottie you are."
She smiled as she leaned up on her toes to kiss him. She looked him over and smiled. "You don't look so bad yourself."
He was wearing dark blue jeans and a black striped shirt over a black shirt.
They went across campus to the Sigma Chi frat house. Some of the guys had joined on the grounds that there were a lot of parties.
Casey could only remember lots of guys trying to tell her to break up with her boyfriend and kept offering her more drinks.
Finally she felt so out of it that she knew Derek had a difficult time getting them both back across campus to his dorm. She chattered on and on about how much she loved him and so on during the entire walk.
She got up and threw her jacket back on. She had to get out of her room and escape the millions of memories she had with her and Derek. She also wanted to run away from her dreadful and doubtful feelings she had about her relationship with Max.
But somehow she knew that she wouldn't be able to escape everything as much as she wanted to.
The house had quieted down—she figured that most of her family was asleep and the other half was probably enjoying a quiet rest of the evening.
When she got down the stairs she saw her mom sitting on the couch.
"Hey Casey," she smiled.
"Hey mom," she said, standing at the bottom of the stairs.
Her mom gave her a small smile.
"I'm just going to go for a walk. You know, to clear my head."
Her mom gave a nod. "Just be careful."
She smiled at her mom. "Don't worry, I have my cell phone with me."
Nora smiled at her. "I hope the walk helps to clear your head."
George entered the living room and took a seat next to Nora. "Oh hey Casey," he smiled at her.
She gave a smile.
"Going out?"
She gave a bright smile. She had to love them. Her mom always knew more than she let on, while George could be really clueless sometimes. But they always supported their children.
"Yeah," she smiled. "Just need to go for a walk—got to clear my head before the big day."
She went over and kissed them both on the cheek then she went out the door.
She started walking and kept walking. She finally stopped when she found herself at the park. It was quiet. She walked over to the swings and sat on one.
She watched as cars passed by. Her life was passing her by in those moments. She felt like her head was swelling from all the memories as they reminded her of what she had and showed her of the signs she missed while she was with Max.
She looked up at the sky, seeing the stars and the almost full moon.
Suddenly she heard someone else in the park but she didn't see the point in worrying about the other person.
Then someone was sitting next to her on the next swing. She knew immediately who it was.
"Hey Case," he said.
"Derek," she breathed.
He grabbed her swing and turned her to look at him.
Casey looked at him. Looking into his eyes, she could feel her soul connect with his. This was what made her feel like the true woman that she was.
He grabbed her hands, bringing it his mouth; he kissed the inside of her palm.
"how are you doing love?"
She felt the threat of tears. He was being the Derek that she had fallen in love with. In that moment with Derek holding her hands and looking into her eyes, there was nothing else. No wedding, no Max, nothing. She was just there with Derek. They could deal with reality later, she just wanted to enjoy this moment.
No I'm not done. I just thought it would be nice to not leave such a blatant cliffie ending. But please, let me know what you think, its hard for me to go on if I don't get encouragement, well, besides from my loyal few, whom I love entirely!!! Keep it up, I love reviews, they make it a great experience. 5 and its yours… I mean she hasn't walked from the wedding yet, has she, I might still make her do it… you'll just have to see, lol
