No Sleep Tonight
Oh no…
Veronica stepped into the Bank. Her day wasn't going like she planned, her dad is off on some wild chase on a bail jumper, Back-up ran away, and her car broke down. This forced her to walk the two blocks to the bank. She didn't mind the walking it was just the car, this was the 4th time it broke down, just this week.
She checked her cell phone for any messages. One message from Dad and two from Mac. She stepped in line behind a tall man. She dialed her father's number; it rang a few times and then cut off.
"That's odd" She mumbled to herself. She stared to call again, but a message came up on her phone, something about how the phone has no service. She put her phone back in her messenger bag. She decided to ask the man in front of her if she could use his phone.
"Ahh excuse me sir, do you think I could…" she stopped as the man turned around revealing his identity.
"Veronica Mars" Sheriff Don Lamb says smugly as he turns toward the short blond girl.
"Don Lamb" Veronica said as her eyes narrowed at him mockingly.
"That's Sheriff Lamb to you"
"Really, hmm so where is the crime fighting, busting the bad guy…oh I see I haven't found him yet, well ill let you know when I do okay." she smiles at the look on his face.
"So…" he asked
"So what?" Veronica answered.
"I assume you didn't just tap on my shoulder knowing it was me and that you would just pester me"
"Ah yes well I did tap on your should for a reason, I need to borrow your phone, mines not working" As Veronica explained her problem, she noticed six men dressed in dirty white jumpsuits had walked inside the bank. She only looked for a second because Lamb was trying to get her attention.
"Hello earth to Mars, here I am giving you my phone" He said as she took the phone as she looked up at him. He looked at the place where she was looking before. "Wow Veronica you really need a leash, somehow I don't think Logan would be too happy with you looking at other men."
"Damn, your phone doesn't have service either, first of all Logan and I broke up and second I wasn't looking at them for their good looks, I was looking at them, because of other reasons, I mean look at them, do they look like they have been painting all day, its 2:00 and they do have dirty cloths, but look" As she pointed to their hands, Lamb looked but he didn't see any that looked to him like anything was out of order. "They don't have any paint on them; wouldn't you think that if they had been painting all day they would have at least a little paint on them?"
Lamb looked at her then back to the six men, who seemed to be setting up something, then back at Veronica "Has anyone every told you that you are.." he was cut off
"Paranoid, yes they have but still that doesn't mean I am wrong." Veronica said as she saw Lamb roll his eyes, it was then that she notice that they were awfully close while looking at the men. She backed up and shook her; maybe she was being a bit paranoid.
Veronica was still waiting in the line when she realized something.
"Oww" she whimpered waiting for Lamb to turn to her.
He turned around and saw Veronica rubbing her left arm. "What's wrong now?" He asked, in the voice that Veronica knew he really didn't care.
She looked up from the pretend pain. "Something just hit me"
"What?" Lamb asked looking around, and then asks "What, what just hit you?"
"A great idea" Veronica said as she dropped her hand and looked up at him.
He raised his eyebrow at her and smiled a little but not for her to see. "Okay, what is this great idea of yours?"
"Well I mean since you asked, it is more a theory then an idea, but I am going to need to use your phone again" she said as she held her hand out to him. He groaned but placed his cell phone in her palm. She started to take it but just as their fingers touched, he held onto the phone, Veronica tilted her head at him. He quickly let go, and looked away. She looked to see if they had the same service.
They didn't.
"Oh no" she said as she looked up at Lamb who was looking at her trying to figure out why worry was all across her face.