I DO NOT OWN LWD!

ONLY KAYLIE AND DEAN.

Chapter six:

The Question Remains

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" This is the life." Kaylie sighed happily in the tub next to me.

" I don't think I've been this relaxed...ever." I sighed back to her.

" I know what you mean." I looked over at her and her eyes were closed, her body was complete submerged into the mud bath, minus her head.

" Thanks for this Case."

" Don't worry about it, Sis." I replied.

" No, really this means a lot to me." She confessed to me softly.

" I know, we haven't talked a lot lately and I missed it. That's why I planned this all girl spa day." I smiled.

" It makes sense, but why did you have to plan time to be with me? It's not that I'm not having fun, because I am, but it seems as if you've been avoiding me." I could feel her eyes on me, I chose to keep mine closed.

" I'm not avoiding you. Not really, I've just needed my space but don't worry, I don't anymore." I opened my eyes grinning at her.

I really hated lying to her, but she could never know these feelings or these thoughts that I'm having about Derek. It would crush her, and that's the last thing I want to happen.

" Good, I was starting to go slowly insane with out you." She laughed, although it seemed she believe me.

" Don't take this the wrong way, but I think that's already happened." We laughed.

For the next four hours, we got massages, facials, manicures and pedicures. I was almost sad to leave the place, but it was getting late. We hadn't had anything to eat, so we went out to dinner before heading back home.

" Where have you been?!" We were both jumped by Derek, Sam and Dean as we walked through the front door.

" Spa.." I said.

" Spa?" Sam said.

" Yea, look!" Kaylie showed off her manicured nails.

" Wow, you look girly." Dean teased, touching her fingers making her French manicure sparkle in the light.

" Why did you tell me you were going to the spa? I thought you were kidnapped or something." Derek said grabbing hold of her shoulders.

" Well I kinda was kidnapped." She smiled. " Case, surprised me by taking on a girls day."

" Yea, she seemed kinda stressed and we haven't talked a lot lately.. so I thought it would be fun." I shrugged, smiling awkwardly at Derek because his eyes were hard. Then he sighed, like it was a burden I even talked to him.

" Okay, we were supposed to hang out. So I got worried." He said to Kaylie but still looking at me.

" Well, I'm here now. Although, where is everybody else?" She turned to me.

" Liz is with Edwin I think and Mom and Greg went to some play. So they won't be home until late." I said heading to the stairs.

" Do you want to join us?" Sam asked me.

" No, that's fine. I wouldn't want to get in the way." I mumbled because of the look Derek shot Sam.

" Aw, please sis?" Kaylie gave me the puppy dog look.

" You won't be in the way." Dean said.

" No, I'm tired anyways. You know how the spa is.. " I trying not look at Derek.

" Actually, no." Sam and Dean laughed.

I didn't argue anymore, and just ran upstairs enclosing myself in my room. Maybe it was just me but it seemed that someone in that group had a real problem with me. Yes, by that I mean Derek. What did I ever do to deserve that?

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It wasn't that I wanted to be mean to her, it was just if I wasn't mean then I would be too nice. When Casey gave me that ' what did I ever to you' look, I knew that maybe I had over done it. Even Kaylie gave me a strange look, but after Casey ran upstairs she just shrugged and started chatting with the guys. Being on autopilot I went along with everything everybody else wanted, out to pizza, my house to play Babe Raider, which by the way Kaylie beat like a hundred times and then it was just me and Kaylie alone.

" So, are you going to tell me what's been on your mind the entire night?" Kaylie asked me sitting next to me on the couch in her living room.

" If I said 'you' can I get a bite of that ice cream." I evaded the question leaning towards her.

" Hmm, depends if you were being honest. Which I know wouldn't be true if you said that." She took a bite of her ice cream, smirking at me.

" You're right, I didn't want a bite anyways." I leaned back against the couch turning back to the hockey game on the screen.

" Oh, yea right. Just like how you didn't want to play Babe Raider anymore when Dean and I teamed up against you and Sam." She laughed softly.

" Hey, that's different." I had my arms around her now.

" Oh, yea sure. If that makes you feel better." She continued to eat her ice creaming, smiling.

" It does." I smirked leaning in for a kiss.

" Hey Kay? Have you seen--" Casey's voice came from the bottom of the stairs. " Oh, never mind. I-I uh didn't mean to interrupt." I turned to her, feeling horrible.

" No, I was just leaving anyways." I said mostly to Kaylie.

" Oh?"

" Yea, Pops wants me back." I made some lame excuse, kissed her cheek and left while trying not to look at Casey.

Flipping my phone out of my pocket I call Sam's number.

" Hey, what's up?" His voice sounded a little irritated.

" You need to come over." I said hanging up and rushing into my room.

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" That was odd..." I mumbled after Derek left.

" Yea, but have you seen my over sized navy blue sweater?" Casey asked me.

" No, but you can the sweater that's on my bed." I said getting up and putting my bowl in the sink.

" Thanks." Casey smiled before returning back upstairs.

I stood there for a couple of minutes before running upstairs to Casey's room.

" Case? Did you and Derek get into a fight?" I blurted at her.

" No, why?" She answered, from what I can tell honestly, which was true.

" Well I noticed that he was being cold to you earlier and then when you came down from upstairs he was just about to kiss me. Then when he saw you he jumped up and left...There isn't anything going on between you two is there?" I asked, I needed to know.

" No, I haven't even talked to him since school started. What ever is going on with him, is his problem. Why don't you ask him? I'm sure he would tell you." Casey said encouragingly as I sat next to her on her bed.

" That's the thing though, I did ask. He completely avoided the question and with him if he's not ready to say something you won't get it out of him until he feels like he needs to say something about." I looked down.

" Then give him time, sis. Maybe he just needs to think it out before he does anything." Casey had an arm around me.

" You're right. Thanks." I smiled at her.

" No, problem. Now go grab your books because I know you haven't done your work yet." She laughed.

" Yes, Mom." I teased.

My worries were pretty much put to rest, except there was still that feeling that maybe Casey was hiding something. I found it odd that Derek and Casey don't talk anymore, usually they would try, for me but now they just avoid each other all together. I pushed these thought to the back of my mind because I didn't need any drama, especially with school keeping me busy. That and Derek's and Casey's birthdays coming up. Next month Derek, two months from now Casey's and don't get me started on Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas.

" Kaylie, what are you freaking out about?" Casey asked me.

" Oh, just doing some planning in my head for the holiday." I replied.

" Oh man, I need to get started on those too!" She pulled out a notebook from her drawer and started scribbling.

I smiled to myself slightly, getting back to my Literature homework.

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" Okay, so what's up that you have come over to your house at almost midnight on when we have school tomorrow?" Sam asked walking into my room.

" Who are you, Casey?" I cringed when I said her name.

" No, so what about Casey did you want to talk to me about?" Sam had this weird thing for knowing what was on my mind.

" What about her? She's just so annoying, and a keener, not to mention a total klutz, and has a bad sense of fashion." I tried to get Sam off the topic even though that's why I called him over here.

" So, in other words, you think she's amazing, really smart, you think she's clumsy but in that cute kind of way and that she's undoubtedly gorgeous?" Sam arched his eyebrow at me.

" Yea..." I sighed.

" Have you told Kaylie yet?" He asked me seriously.

" No, how can I? I can't just go up to her and be like I have the hots for your step-sister so we're gonna have to break up." I started pacing.

" Have you tried talking to her? I know Kaylie and if you just sit there and explain things to her she'll understand." Sam reasoned.

" Okay, so I'm supposed to sit her down, say Kaylie you know I care about you but I have the hots for Casey and I want your permission to date her? That's even worse." I argued.

" You'll have to tell her eventually." Sam shrugged.

" Yea, I know." I sighed frustrated.

" Don't worry man, she'll understand. She knows your her best friend above all things. Maybe she won't be as hurt as you think?" Sam said before leaving.

I really hated it when Sam was right. I'll have to tell her eventually, and with Kaylie the sooner the better. She's never liked secrets.

It's when is the question...

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