Next chapter of the story! Yay! I've tried to update almost everything. Hope y'all like it! :D

"So, Casey, how has your book sells been?" Marti began.

"Fine. I am working on the third one in the series."

"That's great. I have the first two. Maybe I can get an advanced copy?"

"Of course! I would love to do that for you, Marti!"

Marti knew the only way she could get Casey to talk and be happy was to bring up her books. They really were great. They were about a futuristic hockey player who also had magical powers. He had been adopted at a young age, and so no one knew what was going on. That is until he met a ballerina who went to his school that also had magical powers. The books showed their adventures, troubles, and them falling in love. Marti knew that the characters were based on Casey and Derek. There was no way that they couldn't be. That was Marti's first clue that Casey was still in love with Derek. When she read the first book and Dimitri kissed Clara, she knew. That was two years ago. Then, in the second book, Dimitri and Clara rescued a group of people and Dimitri admitted his love to Clara. Yes, Casey still had it bad for Derek.

"What's going to happen between Dimitri and Clara in the new one?"

"Well, Dimitri leaves and breaks Clara's heart. That's as far as I got. I'm not sure of the ending yet."

"Well, I hope it's a happy one."

"Me too. But, who knows. Time will tell."

Marti knew that she had to do something to change the end of the book. And to do that, she had to get Derek and Casey back on the right track.

- - - - -

It was midnight when Casey headed downstairs to get a drink of water. It had been a long day and she was exhausted. Not to mention Daisy wanted to know all about a wedding so Casey told her all about it.

When she got to the kitchen, Marti was sitting there. She was eating chocolate chip cookies and milk. That was so like Marti. Eating sweets at midnight. Casey laughed and Marti looked up.

"Hey Case. Couldn't sleep?"

"Yeah, I just needed some water. What about you? You know that you shouldn't eat sweets at this time of night."

Marti rolled her eyes. That was so like Casey.

"Casey, there is never a wrong time to eat sweets. Come, sit down beside me."

Casey made her way to a stool beside Marti. They sat there in silence for a moment.

"Casey, I have a question. It's just between you and me.?

"Okay..."

"Do you love my brother?"

"Umm...sure....I love Edwin. He's great. He's going to make Lizzie very happy."

"My other brother. Derek. You know, the one that you were once engaged to? The one you had a child with? Stop avoiding the question and just answer."

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