Author's Note: Hey there, I know I said this was going to be a one-shot and that I was going to make a sequel or whatever, but it didn't really make sense to me, and people still added the story to their alert and whatnot, so I decided that I would just make and epilogue... AND THEN I started writing it, and realized I had a lot more of this story that I wanted to write! So my FINAL decision is to make this a chapter fic... So here it goes! :) Enjoy!

We Can Do This

Chapter Two!: We're Definitely Doing This

You really think I own Life with Derek? You're silly.

Derek had been driving for a little over forty-five minutes now and he was getting very nervous. It was his first weekend since he had started university which meant one thing: he was driving to visit Casey at her dorm. His fingers turned white from gripping the steering wheel so hard. He had another maybe half an hour before he got there, and it really had only been a week since they had seen each other at home. It was by far the longest week of his entire life.

Reluctantly, he had to admit, Casey had been right. The first day in his dorm room he woke up feeling empty. Immediately he grabbed his phone and called his girlfriend.

"Hello?" She answered groggily. Derek's eyebrow's furrowed at the sound of her voice before he glanced at his alarm clock; 3:19AM.

"Case?" He offered.

"Derek? Why are you calling at... three in the morning?" She said realizing the time as well.

"Well I didn't realize what time it was but uh...I just thought you'd want to talk to me." He lied.

"Are you sure it wasn't you that wanted to talk to me?" She smiled, knowingly.

He chuckled nervously, "Please.. don't be silly. I mean... I totally have self control." He lied, again.

"Derek..." She coaxed, trying to get him to tell the truth.

"Fine. You got me. I miss you already..." He admitted.

"Aww, poor baby." She started and he rolled his eyes, "Don't worry about it. We'll see each other in no time. I miss you too, and you know I love you. Just don't let this get in the way of your school work. I don't want you falling behind because you're thinking about me." She warned.

"Its always about school with you isn't it?" He laughed and she smiled.

"Is it wrong of me to want my boyfriend to be well educated?" She replied and he couldn't help but grin and the sound of her calling him his boyfriend. "Now get back to sleep, I need my beauty rest." She ordered.

"Yes, ma'am." He replied and saluted her even though she couldn't see.

"Goodnight, Der."

"'Night, Case." And with that, they hung up. Derek found himself replaying the entire conversation in his head a few (hundred) times before actually falling back to sleep.

Derek smiled as he passed a sign that told him that his exit was in 30 kilometers. Almost there, he thought.

---MORE DRIVING HAPPENS!---

Pulling into a parking space, he took a deep breath as he turned off his car. Casey had given him directions on how to get to her room from the lot that he just parked in, so he wasn't nervous about getting lost. Also it gave him an advantage of not having to call and ask her how to get there and ruin the surprise of when exactly he was coming to see her.

He stood outside of her room for a good minute and a half before working up the courage to knock. Since when am I nervous around a girl? he thought before a young lady opened the door. He'd never seen her before and he hoped (for dear life) that it was Casey's roommate because if he had the wrong room, it would just ruin everything.

This girl had blonde hair, with subtle strawberry highlights, and was considerably shorter than him (and most people their age). She had black framed glasses and her blue eyes flew open at the sight of him, adding a squeal. Derek was completely confused, to say the least.

"You! You're! Oh my gosh!" She screamed before slamming the door in his face. He looked around the hallway awkwardly. That was... interesting? he thought. He grabbed his phone and was about to text Casey when the door opened again.

"Derek!" He heard before looking up from his cell phone.

"Casey!" He smiled and leaped forward, bringing her into a crushing hug.

"Der, I really can't breathe right now." She managed to expel from her mouth.

"Oh, sorry." He said, releasing her slightly, but not letting go of her waist.

"It's alright." She smiled. Looking into each others eyes for the first time in a week, Derek almost forgot all about the weirdo girl that answered the door. (Almost!)

"So, who was that creepy girl who answered the door?" He asked.

"Derek." She scolded him for calling her creepy, "She isn't a creep, she's my roommate. Her name is Lily."

"Why did she scream when she saw me?" He wondered.

"Well I've... shown her pictures, and you know... talked about you." She said looking away from him.

He followed her gaze so she was now looking into his eyes again.

"Hey! No being ashamed! I talk about you all the time to my roommate, too!" He tried to comfort her. She rolled her eyes.

"Your roommate is Sam!" She laughed.

"True, but that doesn't mean its different! Listen. How about we get out of here and grab something to eat?" He offered.

"Good idea, just let me get changed. I wasn't expecting you to come so early." She gestured to the pajamas she was wearing.

"Well, the earlier I came, the faster I got to see you, so..." He explained.

"Awww, you sap." She teased.

"Just go change, Spacey." he turned her around and pushed her towards the door.

"You can come in and wait, you know." She offered.

"Uh, I think I'll pass. Your roommate kind of freaks me out." He declined.

"Alright, that's it. You're coming in to meet her properly." She said, grabbing his wrist and dragging him in with her.

Once they got inside, they noticed Lily was in the tiny, 'Living space' where they had a fluffy, purple chair and a small 13" TV.

"Lily, there is someone I would like you to meet." She started and Lily stood up immediately. "This is Derek, my boyfriend." She added, "Derek, this is Lily, my roommate who has quickly become my best friend, already." She explained.

Derek extended his hand and Lily took it, and gave him a proper handshake before letting go.

"Nice to meet you, Derek. Sorry if my little display before scared you. I've just heard so much about you." She said and took a step towards Casey to whisper in her ear, "He's a lot more attractive in person! He's a keeper!" She giggled. Casey smiled in response.

"Nice to meet you, too." He replied.

"Good, now that you two have been introduced, I'm going to go change for our date." She informed him before leaving to their own bathroom to change. Our date, he thought, I like the sound of it.

"So... how long have you known Casey for?" She asked. Derek looked at her in surprise. Didn't Casey say that they were like, best friends already? Shouldn't she know this by now? I bet she didn't tell her that we're step-siblings. He thought, Do I even want her to?

"About three years or so..." He answered honestly.

"I see..." She responded, "I hear you two are very close." She added.

"Yeah, you could say that. We just started dating, but uh... before that, we were really good friends." He explained.

"And step-siblings?" She asked.

"She told you?" He was astonished, and his stomach kind of twisted in fear. He'd only had this conversation with one other person, and that was Sam. Of course, being the awesome friend he is, he couldn't care less about the unconventional relationship between him and Casey and greatly encouraged it. He wasn't sure how Lily thought about it.

"Yes. But don't worry, I don't care!" She laughed and he let out a breath that he didn't know he was holding. "Actually, this is going to sound strange, but my boyfriend is actually my step-brother too." She admitted.

"Wow, what are the odds?" He responded. He really wished Casey would just hurry up already.

Author's Note: Alright. I hope you enjoyed chapter two of 'We Can Do This!' haha, I know its not the best... but it will get better.