I have to thank elschaaf for betaing this (and my other story too, by the way). she's making these things a million times better, i can assure you.
There will be spoilers ahead for the whole show, not for this particular chapter though. And this goes AU after the end of season 3, except for a few plots.
The tittle is from a singer from my hometown named David Fonseca (you should go check him out 'coz he's great!)
Oh, and i'm no better than tinkerbell, i need reviews to live. thank you ^^
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"Hi mom. Did you bring dinner? I'm starving. How come we never have food in the house? God I miss going to Amy's for ice cream with grandpa. When are we going to Neptune, mom? I miss grandpa."
Veronica barely had time to shut the door and put down her things. Her daughter's speaking ability had always amazed her. There are people that talk a lot and people that talk fast and her daughter could do both with perfection.
"Hi Lilly. Yes I brought dinner. We have food, just not the food you want. I don't know when we're going to Neptune again. Can you please get some tea going while I go shower and change? Thanks."
She had lost her best friend Lilly many years ago. That had shaped her and transformed her into a new Veronica. When she got pregnant she immediately knew the baby would be named Lilly. Even before she found out if she was having a girl or a boy. In Veronica's mind it was always going to be a girl named Lilly. And this Lilly changed her again.
Except for the name, they had little in common. But just like the necklace Lilly Kane had given her so many years ago, she still felt like she had a piece of Lilly with her every day.
She's back from her shower, feeling refreshed, relaxed and most of all ready to hear the explosion of things her 13 year old daughter would spit her way. Sometimes she regretted asking her about her day but she could never stop herself from doing it every single day. As she's sitting, she grabs her cup of tea and braces herself for the burst from Lilly.
"How was school?"
"It was good. Mrs. Heenly almost suspended me again for talking during class but I swear I didn't do anything. Lunch sucked as always, how can they feed us that… thing? OH MY GOD MOM! This amazing thing happened! There's a new girl in our class, she just moved here from San Diego. She's so funny! Guess what her name is!" Lily says overly excited.
"Lilly… I don't know… I'm tired and... What's her name?"
"No, moooom! You have to guess. You're gonna love it, I promise!"
"I… I love your name, is it Lilly?"
"No, gosh… mom! Her name is Veronica! Wasn't your best friend growing up named Lily? How funny is that?
Veronica smiles at her daughter and says "yes honey, that's funny. Where is she from?"
"I just told you mom!" Lilly said with her best annoyed teenage voice. "Well she lived in San Diego for ever but her mom is from upstate and her dad is from Neptune. I told her you were from there to but she said she's never been. But maybe you know her dad? She's so much fun mom. I think I just found my new best friend: Veronica! She actually goes by Ronnie." Lilly proclaims triumphantly.
And Veronica can't stop the explosion coming from her mouth, only hers is tea and it gets all over the kitchen counter.
"Oh ewwww mom! What is wrong with you? That's disgusting…"
"Sorry honey, I… hmmm… I chocked. Let me clean this up. Please go set the table so we can eat".
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After dinner, homework revision and some tv, Lilly is finally asleep and Veronica starts wondering. "A girl named Veronica, nicknamed Ronnie from Neptune? Really? Is this the freakin' Twilight Zone?" The confusion in her head lulls her to sleep and she dreams of high school, the fab four and Logan.
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A few days past and all Veronica hears about from Lilly is how Veronica (two, Veronica had "baptized" her) was so much fun, so great, so amazing, so everything she was not anymore to her little girl. Her phone rings and she sees it is Lilly calling during school hours and her heart jumps.
"Lilly? Are you okay? Did something happen?"
"No, mom, everything's fine. Look…" and she's laughing at something Veronica couldn't decipher over the phone. "So, Ronnie invited me to go to her house today after school, can I come mom? Please…" she begs the way only teenage girls can do.
"Sorry Lilly, but you know what day it is. On Thursdays it's Dad's night. He's looking forward to seeing you. And besides, it's a school night. No can do kiddo, sorry."
"But I know dad doesn't mind, we have dinner every Thursday, it's fine…"
"Lilly, next week Wallace is coming for a visit and you'll already have to skip dinner with dad. Sorry honey, really, but you'll have to reschedule ok?"
"Fine… fine, mom. I'll tell Ronnie."
As Veronica is sighing in relief for the dodged bullet her gut spasms at the sound of the nickname. Oh god, what is going on? Maybe we should pack and move? Alaska maybe?
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A few weeks had passed and she couldn't hear Lilly anymore pleading to do something with Veronica Two. So she called the girl's mom, Annie Hardenberg, a NYU professor and set up the Friday night movie. The girls would be going to Veronica's house to eat and watch a movie and by 10 pm Veronica would pick Lilly up and bring her home.
And just like her and Lilly so many years ago, this new Lily and new Veronica were becoming best friends very quickly.
The one time movie night became an every other week affair happening on either house. And after a few months and a few coffee cups with Annie during pick-up and drop-offs, Veronica was feeling ok with the sleepover the girls had begged for so long.
To be on the safe side, Veronica decided to host the first sleepover. She had barely spent any nights away from Lilly except for when she had been at her dads. And she wanted to make sure everything went fine.
Just like she imagined, the hanging out and the sleepovers where becoming more and more frequent. And now they took place not only at the girls' houses but also at their dads' houses. Up until now Annie told her that they had gone to Veronica's dad's house a few afternoons after school. Annie had told her Veronica's dad was a pilot for Enbom Airlines and was very keen on staying in whenever he wasn't flying.
"Hi Veronica, it's me, Annie. Gosh this is still weird…" Annie chuckled.
"Hi Annie. I know, right? How's everything?"
"Great. Look I know the girls were supposed to sleep over at our place this weekend but I have a conference in Berkley and I'd like to clear with you if it would be ok for them to go over to Ronnie's dad's for the sleepover"
Veronica's first instinct was to tell Annie that they could do it at their house but she quickly remembered that she was working out of town this weekend.
"Yeah. Sure, they can go" Veronica said not very convinced.
"I know this is last minute. Sorry to throw this on you like this but I can assure you that they'll be fine."
"Oh… no, sorry Annie. I know they'll be ok. Yeah, sure Lilly can go. Her dad will have to pick her up since I won't be back before Tuesday. I'll ring him and tell him the new pick-up site.
"Ok, no problem. Have a nice trip"
"Thank you. You too. Bye"