"Come on." Derek said to her through the car window to Casey. Casey was frozen in her tracks standing completely still.

"But I need to get the other car home too." Casey said. She was nervous to be alone with him now.

"Casey, it's 4am the parking garages will be closed. We can come tomorrow." Derek said.

"Oh, ok then." Casey opened the door and pretended everything was normal. She fastened her seatbelt and thy started to drive.

Derek noticed how Casey kept acting nervous and squirming while they were driving home.

"Is something wrong?" Derek asked.

"No. I'm fine." Casey said.

"Nervous about going home?" He asked.

"I guess." She answered.

"Don't worry, everyone will be welcoming you with open arms." He told her.

"Very comforting." Casey said. She kept thinking about what Angela said to her. "Who's Melissa? And Jane?"

"Huh? Who are you talking about?" Derek said smoothly.

"Angela is such a liar." Casey said to herself.

"Yeah she is but we don't need to worry about her anymore. She's ok, we're ok."

"These girls she mentioned are fake."

"Not exactly."

"What?"

"I know a Jane and a Melissa. But I never dated them or anything."

"What do you mean by anything?"

"Look. I had a little conversation with them. They tried blackmailing me and I fixed it. Case closed."

"Blackmailing you? You're only 18."

"Yeah, I'm aware."

"Are they aware?"

"Not really. Look it's no big deal, let's just forget about it."

"Fine."

"So Miss Casey, what got you to come home?" Nora asked her daughter as they were unpacking Casey's suitcase.

"Derek called while I was fighting with my roommate and then he came to save me." Casey put a hand to the giant sized bandage on her face.

"Well that's very nice of him. And strangely out of character." Nora said. She turned around and looked at Casey. Casey put on a innocent face.

"I could've handled it myself. But he's so sexist that just because I'm a girl I would've been creamed. Even though my roommate was a girl." Casey confused herself.

Derek's music came from his stereo, through the wall, to Nora and Casey's ears. "Der-ek!" Casey said as she went to Derek's room. She knocked on his door.

"What do you want? You made me drive into the city at 3am. I deserve to get some sleep." Derek said as Casey stepped into his room.

"Oh well I'm sorry." Casey glared down at him.

"Ok Casey. You're all unpacked." Nora appeared in Derek's doorway.

"Thank you mom." Casey smiled at her mom.

"I'll be downstairs." Nora started to walk down the hallway. Her job was safe, and She had been working another hour each day to help bring in some extra money.

"Ok." Casey waited for her mom to leave. "Now as for you, mister, Why do you keep acting like nothings going on?"

"There is nothing going on." Derek said.

"Sure. I've been able to tell when you're lying to me. I know you well enough." Casey lied to him.

"You really know me that well? Can you predict what I'm going to do next?" Derek smiled while getting out of his bed.

"Maybe." Casey moved her head forward and kissed him. "Am I right?"

"Very close." Derek went to his bedroom door and closed it. "But I was thinking something more risky." He pulled the strap of Casey's dress down her shoulder.

"Maybe I was thinking something a little different." Casey pulled on the strap so it untied.

"We don't need that." Derek leaned in and kissed Casey. After all she's been through he didn't want sex from her, not yet.

"I guess I'll see you later." Casey said as she walked out of his room. It was just before her bedtime. She and Derek kissed for about 20 minutes.

"I guess." He told her.

"I know." She corrected.

"I'm sure I love you." He said one last time.

"Of course you do." Casey giggled.

"I can prove it."

"How?"

Derek got down on one knee. He pulled out one of those cheap rings you can get for 25 cents at a mall. He stopped at a gas station with Casey and bought it. "Will you marry me?"

"Whoa. That's unexpected." Casey said while she bit her lip.

"Well that's life." Derek said to her.

"As nice as this is, I have to say no." Casey saw Derek's smile turn to a frown. He stood up.

"What?" He asked.

"Derek we're barely 18 and our parents would never let us." Casey explained.

"Then we can elope or something." He persisted.

"Derek this is crazy. I do like you, but I don't love you. I can't marry you, not now." Casey walked into her room.

Derek walked into his room and got completely ready for bed. He saw his door open up and Casey walked in right before she was gonna sleep. "I will wear it as a symbol of us dating though." She put the ring on her pointer finger and kissed Derek on the cheek.

"Goodnight." He whispered to her.