   Nightcrawlerlover
2009-03-08 . chapter 8Finally, Derek and Casey had decided they had to come clean. Derek later told Marti that at first, they still hadn’t gotten it. Derek had marched into the kitchen, Casey by his side, and announced they were going to prom together, and Nora had started to gush about how sweet it was, family sticking together like that. Casey had to cut her mom off, and explain that it wasn’t a family thing; it was a couple thing, a her and Derek thing. At first they’d been furious. There were lectures on morality, and incest - and even talks of taking Derek and Casey to a therapist, but eventually, they’d accepted it.
Amazingly, Casey and Derek were still together. After that day in the closet, they were inseparable. When Paul, Lizzie, Edwin, Sam and Emily had confessed their plot, Derek and Casey pretended to be mad, but it was obvious they were so thrilled to finally be together, that they didn’t really care how it had happened. There were occasional jokes about it,
“Is this a real question Smarti or are you plotting something?”
Or,
“Don’t mess with Lizzie; she’ll lock you in the closet.”
Or
“Wait, is this being recorded? Is Edwin sitting outside the door?”
But for the most part, they took it surprisingly well, considering they both had a tendency to be a bit, high strung. It was like admitting their feelings had mellowed them. Casey started going to see Paul less and less, and by spring, she stopped going all together. He still worked at the high school and sometimes he’d stop Marti and ask her how Derek and Casey were doing.
They were doing fine. They’d made it through university, and were living in a small apartment in Toronto. Where Casey taught high school English and Derek worked in an advertising agency and played hockey on the weekends. Marti saw them once a month or so. Some people, like Sam, had been expecting Derek and Casey to fizzle. All that tension transferring to something real and lasting didn’t seem likely to them, but it had.
In fact, Derek had called Marti just last week, and confessed he planned to ask Casey to marry him, and asked her if she would help him pick out the ring. She’d agreed of course. She’d been wondering when they’d get engaged. She had to admit, it was a little strange, since she was already related to Casey, but she didn’t really let it bother her. Derek and Casey were happy, they just seemed to understand each other, and that was good enough for Marti.
So when the stories circulated the halls, when people alluded to “those step-siblings,” Marti just smiled. They didn’t know the real story just little snippets, little pieces that didn’t form a complete picture of Derek and Casey. The urban legend was a good story, but as is the case with so many things in life, the truth was so much better than the fiction.
Brilliant! Keep up your awesome writing! |
 babiee548
2008-01-12 . chapter 8 OMG, greeat, with a capital G. i mean really. one of the best so far. and i know you have a life but i love authors who try veru hard to not keep readers waiting. ima join this sitee soon. ANOTHER thing, among many, that i loved about this was that it was more romance and love than lust. like except for the making out part it was very romantic and sticks to the story too. like don't get me wrong i'm not a "prude" but i hate it when they portray casey as some slut who just wants to grope derek. anyways lovee this. can you keep in touch with me. my new account is going to be babiee548 so keep in touch at around the end of the month please??
congrats,
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