yay! im SO glad that casey didn't get to keep derek's room. god , i actually h8 her. she's such a whiny BITCH. god, cant stand her. not even in the show. especially in the show. *shudders when thinking of that whiny giggle. pukes guts out on floor*

this story should be updated. you left it hanging and i want to know what will happen!:-D

loved it update soon

“Man, she turned you into a pussy,” Marti remarked, her mouth upturning in disgust. “The Derek I know would never let some girl get to him like this.”

From the mouths of babes. Granted, Marti is not really a babe in this fic but I stand by the old saying. Plus, the young lady has a point. I like Casey but she seems to have Derek in a pretty firm grip here. Not that I am complaining, it is fun to read a fic where he is knocked off of his throne.

Nice update. I loved the whole Derek and Marti thing, I thought it was real good. I can't wait to see what Marti does to help Derek. Keep up the good work and Update soon!

Nice update. I liked the whole Derek and Sam thing. On to the next update!

Great chapter. And I don't think that the pace of it was too slow. A lot of things happened in this one. :-)

Please update soon! I need to know what happens!

Hmm...I like that Derek isn't successful, which sounds so mean lol. But, usually he is some big shot rich guy and it is nice to see a change, though I'd like him to at least have a job he liked. Casey seems so un-Casey but I suppose you set up a lot of reasons for that (I'm not really going to list them because, well, you know all of them). So far I love Edwin and Lizzie and Derek being the only one to know about them. I know I said it before but I really think your sarcastic writing style really makes this story. I hope you update it soon.

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LOVED IT UPDATE SOON

"Listening to Sam go on and on about how madly in love he is was like pouring lemon juice on a paper cut, the kind in-between your fingers."

Very nice descriptive sentence.

It is interesting how you turned the MacDonald/Venturi house into a cold zone. Good update.

Well, it's good to know that Derek and Sam are still BFFs. :)

Moving on, this fic is very intriguing so far. Really... unique.

I can't wait to find out what happens next!

Nice update. Although it was a filler, it was good to read. It was nice to see that Sam was still there for Derek and it was interesting to read that they hadn't kept up with each other. It made it all the more clear that Derek had not only walked out on the bad family and Casey situations but also on the good things in his life (like Sam, Edwin, and Marti). :-) It's nice that he's coming home to them.

"Derek had made it through college and had landed a (crappy) job. He'd made a promise (to Casey), and he was a man of his word. With the exception of business (his declared major – hmm... that can't be good), he was doing a pretty good (that's a bit of an overstatement, though) job."

These sentences, with the parentheticals really drew me into this story. They gave me a sense of your writing style and the tone that this story would take and I liked it.

I loved the description of Derek's "couch" and his styrofoam tea. Both visceral and funny. I also enjoy how there are hints of more of a back story here then is likely to be flushed--Derek's relationship with his boss and his landlord. You really get a sense of what his life is like.