Title: When life turns out to be a joke
Author: Shanee
Pairing/Characters: LoVe, Veronica, Logan, Mac, Jackie, Wallace, McCormack, Keith, Kendall
Rating: PG-13 (maybe R later)
Spoiler: through Season 2 Finale
Disclaimer: I own nothing, sadly. Rob Thomas owns everything. He's a king.
Summary: What could happen after the season finale, when Keith never showed up at the airport and when nothing expected happen.
A/N : it's my first fanfic here and only my second in English. I'm French, so I'm sure there is plenty of fault in my text. I'm looking for a beta, so, if you like it and want to correct my writing, you're welcome.
By the way, I'm hoping for reviews. So feel free…
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Part 1: Subtle modifications
She wiped her hands on her apron and looked at the clock on the wall. 4:20 pm. She still had time.
She smiled at the customer and took his order.
The doorbell rang and Jackie entered in the dinner. She was holding her son and her smile widened when she saw the waitress.
"Thank you so much, Veronica. You saved my week." She put the little boy on his chair, then took her own apron.
"You're welcome." Veronica replied with a smile. It hadn't been the week she had planned at all, but even so it still had gone well. With her dad desperately missing and her BFF acting like the worst jackass on Earth because 'he's sad, dumped and in the right', she could have know worse. Jackie was there and they both had a really surreal vacation week.
"Veronica, you'll be late for your plane." Jackie's mom warned her. "Do you still refuse to let one of us come with you at the airport."
"No, thanks, I have wasted enough of your time."
'Don't be silly, girl. Your visit was like a sunshine in our monotonous lives. You're welcome, here, anytime, and don't dare to forget."
'I think my mom likes you more than I," whispered Jackie in her ear, while she was bringing her bags.
"I think you're right." They both laughed. "Take care of you and this little man."
"And you".
Veronica closed the door. She would miss them. She didn't think it possible, but she learned to like Jackie. They weren't so different after all.
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Although her plane has been delayed, no one was waiting for her at the door with a balloon, a bouquet or even a smile and open arms. She had no news from her father but a SMS where he urged her to take the vacation she deserves. She tried to call him time and time again, but he never answered and now his answering machine was full of her worried messages and rejected her new ones.
She considered asking Logan to come and pick her up, but she was sure she looked disheveled, tired and gloomy, and she didn't want him to see her like that. Tell her about coquetry.
She thought about calling Weevil, but it suddenly crossed her mind that her knight in black armor was probably still in jail.
She was looking at Wallace's name on her phone, but she wasn't ready to bear his rotten temper, not yet, not before a shower and a nap in her so comfy bed.
She tried to call Mac, but the girl didn't answer. Her friend hadn't yet modified her message and Veronica felt her heart skip a beat when she heard the joyful voices of Mac and Psychotic Murderer Boy. She hung up.
She sight when the names of all the people she knew and couldn't call were processing on her screen. Damn! She missed Lilly and Meg so much.
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The cab stopped in front of her apartment and she took her bags to the stairs. God. She was home. She really needed a shower and a nap. Her hair looked and smelled deep fried. Besides her clothes stuck to her skin.
She opened the door and let her bag fall. She hoped that nothing else was wrong, and that's exactly what she found. Nothing. At all. Not a shit. Just an empty place.