Okay, thank you everyone who has responded after last chapter. I really appreciate all the comments.
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DISCLAIMER: I DON'T OWN LIFE WITH DEREK
Chapter 9, Part 2: Date with Derek, Casey......
A/N: Casey's thoughts are in italics
Friday night, Derek and Emily leave on their date. Casey watches as Derek smirks at her while closing the door. When the door closes she looks out the window to see Derek opening and guiding Emily into the car.
She runs up to her room and digs through her closet. She finds what she is looking for. She throws outfits out of her drawers until she finds the perfect outfit. She rushes out the door about 10 minutes later.
"I am not going to allow that backstabbing friend of mine steal away my guy. Even if I have to admit it in front of a thousand people, I will win Derek."
When Casey arrives at Smelly Nelly's she looks through the window and sees Derek and Emily at one of the booths. She walks into the restaurant and finds an empty booth. She looks around at all the people who are eating there. She focuses on two older gentlemen who are drinking coffee.
"Okay, Casey. FOCUS! Remember why you're here. Yes, to ruin Derek's date. Not exactly; you don't want Derek to fall for Emily. So I am ruining the date. NO! You just observing their date to make sure they don't get close to each other. Oh, it's going to be a long night."
Casey stops fighting with herself long enough to listen to Derek and Emily's conversation. She ignores the waiter trying to ask her what she wants to eat. She watches as Derek and Emily continue to talk.
"Why, is that a problem?" Emily asks. "I mean I've been waiting since you broke up with Sally."
"No. It is not a problem with you." Derek says.
"What's this other problem?"
"I wanted to know how things were with Casey, cause she keeps talking about you. More than usual." Emily says.
"You can only guess with her." Derek says. "I swear she probably has about 3 to 4 mood swings during the day all leading to her having some grudge against me. Everything with her always comes back to me somehow."
"THAT JERK! THAT INCONSIDERABLE JERK! WHO YOU LOVE! SHUT UP! Talk about being fickle about who you love."
"ARE YOU LOOKING AT OTHER GIRLS WHILE WE'RE DATING!" Emily shouts.
"No, no." Derek says quickly. "Doesn't she remind you of someone?"
"Oh, wait. I know who you are talking about." Emily realizes. "But why is Casey here?"
"She doesn't want us to go out." Derek explains.
"Why?" Emily asks.
"She's jealous." Derek says.
"When has Casey ever been jealous of you?" Emily asks.
"Me, jealous of Derek. Please. I'm not jealous of Derek. You're jealous of Emily. I AM..... Don't deny it. Remember you can't lie. Not true, I've been lying to everyone about this crush I have on Derek. Yeah, but can you lie to him?"
"Miss, can I get you something to drink?" The waiter asks.
"Um..." Casey thinks. "Hold on one minute."
Emily continues, "...Casey was all giddy and giggling. She said she met her prince."
"Miss, I do have other tables to attend to." The waiter says impatiently.
"Then can you go to another table and come back." Casey asks.
"Miss, you have to order something or I have to ask you to leave." The waiter says.
"Hold on one moment." Casey says as she gets up from the booth. "DEREK! NO!"
Casey runs towards Derek's table. She then feels her feet begin to slip from underneath her. She starts to to fall to the ground, but stops. Casey looks up and sees she is about eye level with the table.
She sees Derek's hand around her arm, but her focus is taken off Derek when she hears Emily gasp. She looks down and sees her wig is gone. She looks up again and just stares into Derek's eyes. She is lost in his eyes until she hears Derek.
"Casey?" Derek asks.
To Be Continued
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Okay, the chapter I promised you. I hope you like it. A little more insight into the night and Casey's POV of the date.
Next chapter, I think you can guess what's going to happen. It should be out hopefully tomorrow or Thursday.
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