AN: Just a bit of a taste that I wrote before heading off to work... I promise more soon!
Part 11
Weevil carried me up to the apartment, I was already half asleep when he lifted me off his bike. I don't even remember getting to the door. I woke up around three in the morning and I could hear my dads and Weevil's voices in the living room. I half expected them to be talking about me, but they weren't, they where talking about school, about Weevil's plans for the future. I listened though my open bedroom door, as they chatted amicably, I could only guess that Weevil hadn't yet told my father about our new relationship status, and I thought that that was wise, letting my father get to know the Weevil that I knew before disclosing that kind of information; plus, I kind of wanted to break the news to my father. I was perfectly happy to have Weevil there when I did it, I just wanted to be the one to say the words.
"What are your plans after high school, Eli?" I knew that Weevil didn't really like being called by his given name; it reminded him how far from that person he had come in the past six years. We had talked about it once, I asked if he would rather be called Eli, Cassidy liked his given name over his nickname, and I thought it only fair to give Weevil the choice as well. Weevil had been pretty adamant about being called by his nickname, I think to some extent it had to do with his status in the PCH, but he said that it's the person that he was and wanted to be called by the name that he identified with, and I could respect that.
"I'm not really sure, Keith. I know my grandma wants me to go to college, she says that I can be the first Navarro to break the cycle, and I want to do that, I just don't know if I can." I was so happy when Weevil called my father by his name; maybe this was really going to work.
"Stick with Veronica; she'll get you on the right track."
"Excuse me?" I could hear surprise in Weevil's voice.
"You have feelings for my daughter, don't you?" There was a pause, I assume that Weevil nodded, because my father went on, "Stick with her; I know how highly she thinks of you. If you want to go to college, if you want to make something of yourself, she'll push you to do it."
"I'm worried about her. She's been a wreck these past few days." That surprised me, I knew I had been a mess, I knew that Weevil knew about everything that I was going though, I just didn't expect him to talk to my father about it.
"You know what's been going on, I assume she told you about it."
"Sort of, she left some documents on the table, and I kind of snooped." I commended Weevil for his honestly; it's hard to do around my father.
Dad let out a short burst of laughter, "You and my daughter, sticking your noses into everything."
"But, I'm more worried about how she's handling the end of the Lilly Kane investigation. I think that it's just hitting her that she's finally mourning for Lilly, and with everything else that's been happening, she's going to really need some support."
"Yeah, I can see that, luckily this time around, she's going to have some great friends to hold her hand though this and she's got you. I know she's helping you find your friend, I hope you plan to stick around after this is all finished."
"Yes, sir. I plan to stick around as long as she'll let me."
I decided at this point to make my presence known. I walked out into the living room rubbing my eyes, and sat down on the couch with Weevil.
"You boys have a nice talk?" I looked between my father and Weevil, both of whom looked relaxed sitting together, Weevil holding a coffee mug filled with black coffee and my father drinking a glass of soda.
"Eli here was telling me about his hopes for college."
"Really, and what does he want to study at college?" I looked to Weevil to answer, since I knew they hadn't really gotten that far in the conversation.
"Art, I want to study art."
"You'll do great at it." I smiled and patted Weevil on the knee. "Daddy, Weevil and I have something to talk to you about."
"Must be something big for you to call me 'Daddy.'"