Casey showed Darcy to their bedroom. Darcy and Casey set down the few bags they carried up next to the cot Nora had gotten out for Darcy to sleep on.

"This is only temporary. We're going to get you a real bed to sleep on." Casey shuffled about but then finally sat on her bed.

"It's fine, really. I'm just glad your mom is letting me stay here." Darcy smiled and looked around the room. "This is a cute place you've got."

"Thanks." Casey said as she pulled out her copy of If We Kiss...

"Speaking of cute." Darcy abruptly changed the subject and Casey looked up at her. "Does Derek have a girlfriend?" Casey looked disgusted and set her book back down on the night stand.

"What?" Casey questioned in horror. "You've got to be kidding me. I'm sure you can do much better than Derek." Casey was overwhelmed with anger maybe this anger was caused by the jealousy building up inside her. Why can her cousin have a chance with Derek?

"It was just a question, Casey." Darcy laughed a bit. "But does he?" She said after a short awkward silence.

"Not that I'm aware of." Casey said coldly.

"Is there something wrong with him?" Darcy said concerned. Not that it would stop her from trying anything.

"Only everything." Casey said in a harsh tone.

"OK. OK." Darcy wanted to switch the subject. She looked around a bit and saw a few pictures of Casey with a cute guy. They looked pretty cozy. "Is that your boyfriend?" Casey looked up to see the picture she was pointing at. Her face lit up.

"Yeah, that's Max." Casey stood up. "That's us at the prom. He's my Prince Charming." She grinned and gazed off into space dreamily.

"Casey?" Darcy looked concerned. Casey didn't seem to notice anything that was going on. "Casey?" Darcy waved her hand in front of Casey who awoke from her trance.

"Oh. Sorry." She giggled a bit. "What about you? Do you have a boyfriend?" Darcy tightened up after this question was asked.

"Well, sort of. His name is Peter." She said quickly. "Hey, what book is that?" Casey thought Darcy's tone was a bit odd. What happened to her back in Toronto?

"It's called If We Kiss... It's about this girl who's mom marries the guy she like's dad. It's pretty juicy." She smirked. "Are you reading any good books?" Darcy pulled out a book with a pink cover and showed it to Casey.

"Confessions of a Boyfriend Stealer. It's pretty good." They both stood in silence for a few seconds. That whole Derek Dibocle threw off their cousin bonding time. "Maybe we could switch when we're done."

"Sure." Casey said softly. "I'm going to take a shower. Can you manage on your own?" Casey smiled as she gathered her things. Darcy saw Derek walk past Casey's door out of the corner of her eye. She smirked devilishly.

"I think so." Darcy said coyly. Casey left towards the bathroom and about ten seconds after she heard the door shut Darcy walked over to Derek's room. Derek was shirtless, looking in the mirror while flexing. Darcy stared for a moment and then knocked and spoke. "Knock. Knock." She smiled as Derek turned around obviously embarassed.

"Oh, ummm, hey. I was just..." He was at a loss for words. "Ya know?" She laughed and walked into his room.

"Admiring yourself in the mirror?" She smirked. "I would too if I were you." This gave Derek a new sense of confidence but still was unsure about how to react to his step cousin coming on to him so strongly. It happened with Vicky but she never caught him shirtless.

"Well, yeah. But I just finished working out." He said smoothly.

"Really? What do you lift?" She walked closer and Derek's voice cracked a bit.

"Ya know." He smiled and walked towards his bed. Darcy followed.

"Yeah." She grinned as she approached his bed and sat closely to him. "I hear you play hockey."

"Yeah. I'm the captain." He was completely reassured of himself once hockey was put into the mix. "Not that it's a big deal." He tried to act humble which didn't really suit him. Darcy leaned in closer to Derek.

"I like hockey." She whispered.

"It's the Canadian way." He joked as she moved in closer. Derek was turning red.

"Yeah." She stopped then whispered even softer. "But like you said." She stood up and walked over to stand in the door frame then turned back to Derek. "It's not a big deal." She shrugged and Derek could hear her walking down stairs. Edwin walked into Derek's room after seeing Darcy leave.

"What was that about, Bro?" He said standing in the doorway.

"Just getting to know our new cousin." Derek said with a grin as his voice got a bit high and didn't stand up.

"Well, Nora said to tell you lunch is about ready. So get dressed." Edwin turned to walk away.

"I'll be down in five." Edwin walked out of the room and Derek just looked down at his lap and shook his head.