A/N: Sorry for the last chapter!! I got this one up pretty quick though. Thanks for all reviews and I have a plan on what the next chapter is going to be, I might have to change the title to... Like 'That One Weekend' or something since next chapter wont be Friday anymore. I hope you all enjoy!!

Oh yeah I haven't done this in awhile...

Disclaimer: I do not own Life With Derek... If I did, Derek would be locked in my room with all of his sexyness and I would keep it all to myself. Haha!

Telling her no has got to be the hardest thing I have ever had to do. I could tell by the tone in her voice; she was upset I wasn't staying the night with her. The fact is, if I had stayed with her, it would just make me face the truth: I really do have feelings for her. I'm not ready to admit that, not yet.

I go back to my room and lay down in my bed. I tried to fall asleep but the thought of Casey would not escape my mind. No girl has ever lingered in my head as much as Casey has today. I toss and turn in my bed until finally I can't take it anymore. I jump out of bed and head back to Casey's room.

I stood there at the door, trying to come up with everything I would say to her. Finally I pumped myself up to go in, but when my hand reached the doorknob I couldn't force myself to turn it. What am I thinking? I can't do this. I turned around and ran back to my room and slammed the door. I sat on my bed thinking to myself. Okay, you can do this. Just tell her about how much she is on your mind. How much you didn't want to stop kissing her earlier. How much you hate seeing her with other guys. Shit, tell her that anytime she walks into a room, your gaze automatically draws towards her. Damnit Derek, just do it.

I glanced at the clock on my desk. The time read 3:57. There is no way Casey is still up. Maybe I should just wait until the morning to talk to her. I wouldn't want to wake her up. Especially since she is drunk, and probably wont remember having the conversation anyways. Or maybe it was a good idea; alcohol usually makes the truth come out. I'm going in this time.

I took a deep breath and walked down the hallway back to her room. I knocked slightly to see if she would answer. She didn't so I turned the knob and went in.

"Casey? Are you awake?"

She didn't respond. I made my way to her bed. Her blinds were open so I could faintly see her sleeping body in the darkness. She was sprawled out across her whole bed, half underneath the covers lying on her stomach. I gently moved her over so she was only on half the bed. I crawled in next to her and wrapped my arms around her. She stirred a bit, before she turned around and faced me.

"Casey."

"Huh?" She said trying to figure out what was going on.

"Casey, it's me. Are you still asleep?"

"MmHmm." She had replied.

"Alright then; good night babe." Then I kissed her cheek.

"Babe?" She questioned.

I stayed quiet for a second to see if she would wake up.

"Derek? Did you just call me babe?"

"Yeah, I wanted to talk to you about something but it can wait until the morning."

"Are you sure?"
"Positive."

She rolled away so that her back was to me. I wrapped my arms around her waist and cuddled her as tight as I could. Our legs began to intertwine and soon we were so wrapped up in each other, we probably resembled a pretzel.

"Thank you." I heard her whisper.

"For?"

"Staying with me tonight."

I didn't say anything. Instead I placed kisses on the back and side of her neck. It sucks that I can't do anything else with her, but I would feel terrible if anything happened tonight, and for some reason she didn't remember it in the morning. I looked at her clock and it was a little after 5 in the morning. I felt myself growing sleepier, but I wasn't ready to leave her just yet. I'll just make it to 7 then leave her and go to my own room. I really did want to talk to her tonight. I guess it will have to wait though. Although, I am really glad that I decided to come in here. I felt my eyes beginning to droop. I let them close for a little bit; actually for about two and a half hours. I pulled my arms from Casey and started to sit up. She rolled over and looked at me.

"Derek?"

"Shhh, go back to sleep Case. I'll see you in a few hours. Do you want some more water before I go back to my room?"

"Why are you in my bed?"

She started to cover herself up quickly with her comforter. She had a really confused look on her face.

"Did we… I mean… did I… what happened? Why are you in my bed? Oh my god! Please tell me I didn't…"

"Shhh, Casey. Please, calm down. Nothing happened between us. I swear. You don't remember anything from last night?"

"Well…"

"What's the last thing you remember?"

She sat there for a minute, and looked like she was really concentrating pretty hard.

"What is it?" I asked, feeling myself getting angry.

"Umm… I remember the lights getting turned out, and all we had were flashlights…"

"What else?"

"I remember going into a dark room. Oh yeah, I was waiting on you!"

"Anything else?"

"Not so much." She started to look down at her covers and started fidgeting with a string that had come loose from it. I could tell she was upset with herself. I really didn't want to add to it, but it just kind of happened.

"Figures. Maybe you shouldn't drink so much. You toyed with my emotions last night Casey, and guess what, I was right, you sure as hell don't remember it."

I got off of her bed and started walking towards the door.

"Wait Derek, don't leave yet."

I turned around and glared at her.

"Well, what?"

"You never answered my question… did we?"

I stared at her for a minute, before I shook my head and looked down to the ground. I opened the door and walked back to my room.

Typical.

And... ? I did this one kind of fast. I hope it doesn't feel rushed!