Wednesday, July 25, 2007
We're fire and ice, she thinks, stuffing the last few items into her bag with a sigh. Her version of revenge may be cold, calculated and, well, usually, nonviolent, but it was just as harmful as Logan's fists, if not more so. She thinks if she'd been born a man, tall and muscular, she might save herself a lot of time and effort by simply beating the living shit out of the people who piss her off. However, she's small and blonde, and has to carry a Taser for protection. So instead, she relies upon her devious mind when evening the score. Except when she really wants to Tase someone.
However, the repercussions can be just as damaging. She had ripped into Logan for going off half-cocked, beating up her boyfriend because he wrongly believed Piz had videotaped them messing around. You're a lunatic, she'd told him. He beat up an innocent man, without even bothering to get all of the facts. Doing so, he trashed his relationship with Parker, put a strain on their friendship, and had managed to plant a pretty big rift between her and Piz.
She, on the other hand, had managed to trash both her and her father's careers by seeking payback for the sex tape. Unfortunately, it proved futile, since the person responsible is completely untouchable: Gorya Sorokin. Well, untouchable if she doesn't want to bring down the wrath of the Russian mob. Not that it mattered to Logan; he didn't have any more of a problem punching him in the face than he had punching Piz. However, she noted Gory walked away from his altercation with Logan not nearly as bad off as Piz had been after their altercation. Her boyfriend had been right: Logan still loved her. How fucked up is that?
She lies down on her bed, staring up at the ceiling. Her summer was supposed to be a lot different. Her father was supposed to be elected as Sheriff, she was supposed to be interning at Quantico, and Piz was supposed to be waiting for her when she got back. Instead, she's in Neptune, Dad's once again out of his job and chasing bail jumpers to make ends meet, and Piz left abruptly for New York City. Wallace is furious with her, and she's pretty sure Parker will never speak to her again. Mac is still speaking to her, although it's awkward with her in the middle of things with Parker.
Business at Mars Investigations, however, has been booming, and with her father up to his ears in bail jumpers, she's been picking up the slack. Her newest case this week has been tracking an '09er housewife who absconded with a significant amount of her husband's cash, her personal trainer, and her mother-in-law's beloved Pomeranian, just for spite. The husband hired her to get the dog back; his lawyers advised him he was smart to let her have what money she took, since their prenup could be easily made void by his own indiscretions, but he'd pay anything to get the dog back. At $1500 a day, she's turning over every rock until she finds that damned dog.
She hears a knock at the door.