Hey guys I'm back from hiatus! Thanks to everyone who reviewed, favorited and/or alerted this fic! You guys are the reason I'm continuing this fic! And I have 11 more chapters after this one written so that means at least 11 more weeks of uninterrupted updates for you! Yay!
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A/N this chapter was a last minute addition. I wrote it in 2 days earlier this week after having already written the 11 chapters that follow. The reason for this….those 11 chapters that follow pick up 2 months after this and this chapter in some ways sets the stage for a few things. This is a standalone chapter so all things beginning will be resolved in it. But mostly this chapter gave me an opportunity to give you all some of what you asked for. I dont particularly love it....but oh well, you guys will make your own decisions, it doenst matter what i think. but i hope you will enjoy it!
THINGS TO KNOW FOR THIS CHAPTER: multiply Trina's bitch/annoying factor by 10. Wallace's family moved to Neptune when he was 5 (right before kindergarten) and his (Darryl's dad) died when Wallace was 6. And Darryl is five years younger than Wallace, yes im screwing with his age, cuz that would make him 13 and i dont think he was supposed to be that old but oh well. Keith and Alicia started dating when the kids were 7.
Oh and I don't own vm. I asked for it for xmas and didn't get it……so sad…..
Coitus Interruptous
New Years Eve
Logan
So you might be surprised to find this out, I know I was, but I have recently learned that having a live in girlfriend….does not, in any way, guarantee you sex.
And not for the reason you are thinking. There are no biological or arguemental reasons involved. This reason is purely environmental. And when I say environmental, I mean the fucking shit load of house guests currently residing at la casa de Echolls.
I mean we have the usual, my mom, Don, me, Ronnie, Luke, Meg and Casey. But as an added bonus this holiday season, we also have the Fennel family, Mac and of course the one and only Conner Larkin wandering our fair halls.
Why the onslaught of extra guests? Well, the Fennel's house is in the process of being fixed after a pipe broke on Christmas Eve and ruined nearly the entire downstairs, and Mac's parents had a family emergency on the east coast and when she refused to go with them, they made her stay with us. And Conner, well he just decided to extend his vacation, just because he could.
So that's 5 more people, but you can't forget that since Wallace and Mac are staying here….that means that Lizzie and Dick are over here more than they are at home and that throws Beaver into the mix since he doesn't want to be left at home with Kendall.
So yeah that's 15 people in this house, which has made sex near impossible. I'm not even getting any at night because ever since Christmas some one, it doesn't matter who, just someone inevitably knocks on our door, or just walks right in for some reason or another and then the next thing we know there is midnight surfing, or a movie marathon, or something going on and then we are all falling asleep by the pool or in the living room. We really need to learn how to say no to these people.
And if you're wondering why we don't just lock the door…well that would be because said lock….is broken. Has been for weeks.
But the last week has been nothing.
Because this morning…..well this morning just takes the fucking cake and made me realize that it was time to be proactive.
But anyways, why was today particularly non-conducive to me getting my fuck on?
Well it all started this morning when the devil walked right into our bedroom unannounced.
Luke
My new years resolution: To hold on to what I have and not let go.
Oh and to be a better person……Meg made me add that.
Veronica
Oh my god, I don't think I'm ever going to get to have sex again. It is official, Logan and I have been forced into celibacy.
It was going to happen, it was, we'd woken up before everyone else after a long, eventful night with our friends and the one and only Mr. Quervo and snuck upstairs….
We had to do it right then and fast, it was New Years Eve and we had our annual pool party and movie night with the group. It was officially now or never.
There we were in bed, naked, with Logan on top of me. We hadn't even bothered with foreplay we knew we probably had limited time. And he was literally ready to push into me when all of a sudden the door to the bedroom flew open and Trina, of all people, waltzed right in.
She took one look at us and smirked before strolling over and sitting down right next to us on the bed. I mean, thank god for the blankets and the fact that Logan covered me with his body immediately, but I was ready to kill. And when I actually felt Logan go limp, I half lunged for her, but Logan pressed down on top of me harder and held me there. I was too mad to talk but luckily Logan took the words right out of my ill functioning brain.
"What the fuck are you doing here? Did you get fired from another job? Or did you just perform too many jobs on set?"
She smirked again and leaned back, blatantly staring at us. "Oh, I missed you too baby brother. So nice to feel welcome…….I do hope I'm not interrupting anything."
I think Logan was ready to rip her head off by then and she was lucky as hell that the door flew open at that exact moment revealing a very frazzled looking Conner. "Red alert! Trina's………" He looked over to see her sitting amusedly on the bed and looked back at us sullenly. "Here……"
Trina smiled and stood up walking towards him. "Well, well, well, if it isn't Conner Larkin." She brushed her hand over his chest and I watched as his skin visibly recoiled. "I didn't know you'd be here. This makes the trip home even more worth the plane fare."
He ignored her and turned back to us as she slowly slipped out the door. He smiled when he realized we had obviously been busy and he might have stared at me a tiny bit too long, judging by the super grip Logan had on the blankets, but he finally focused on our faces. "I'm sorry, I thought I could warn you two before she busted in. I saw her pull up, didn't realize she was coming straight here."
Logan groaned. "It's fine, I appreciate the thought." He paused for a moment. "Um Conner?....Do you think you could maybe….."
Conner cringed. "You want me to entertain her don't you?"
I begged. "Please, I…we would be forever grateful."
He smirked. "Grateful enough for a tit shot?"
"Um no." I responded, Good old Conner…..
He shrugged and laughed. "Well it was worth a try……..fine I'll do it. But just for today and I refuse to keep her occupied in any way, shape or form that includes any kind of sexual act. And not just because she's your sister and I have no interest. But because I know where she's been, and I'm about positive that she hasn't had her shots."
I couldn't help but laugh and neither could Logan. As soon as Conner closed the door Logan's attention was all over me again but I couldn't stop eyeing the door. "Wait, stop."
He whimpered and whined. "Whaaaat? I want you so bad Veronica. Please don't make me stop."
I reached up and kissed him. "I have an idea, since most likely someone is going to just rush in that door any moment, I say we take this to somewhere a little more secluded." I gestured towards the bathroom door and his face lit up.
"Good thinking. Get your sweet little ass in there and get ready, I'll be right behind you."
As I got out of bed and streaked across the room he slapped my ass playfully.
Why hadn't I thought of this before? The bathroom door has a lock on it.
Mac
My new years resolution: To get a full ride scholarship to Hearst College so I can go to school with my friends.....and not have to pay a god damn dime.....I wonder if I could hack into their financial aide system.....
And to be a better person…..Meg made add that.....but I'm pretty sure that my main resolution cancels that out.
Logan
5 steps.
That's about as far as I made it towards the bathroom and the fun filled naked time that was sure to be had within.
Watching her run into the bathroom naked made me harder than I already was and the only thing on my mind was getting to her. So I jumped out of bed and took those 5 steps before I heard the knock on the door and before I could tell them to go away it opened and I found myself standing there completely naked in front of a very surprised looking Wallace who yelled. "Ahh! Dude! Fuck, I'm so sorry!" And turned around as quickly as possible.
I grabbed one of the blankets off my bed and threw it around my waist. I'm not shy, but considering my present…um…physical state….I felt it was best to cover up. "Dude! You do realize that its customary to wait for a response before walking into the room, right?"
Wallace still looked a little flustered. "I'll remember that next time. But for the record, I really thought it would be safe, you guys haven't been doin' it like rabbits lately."
I cocked my head and folded my arms. "And who's fault do you think that is?" Wallace just smiled and I continued. "And there better not be a next time."
His face flushed and he smiled. "Yeah, I meant, you know, the next time, that won't ever be happening."
I sat down on the bed and looked over at the bathroom door longingly. I could hear the shower running and was just imagining what was going on in there. I looked back at Wallace. "So I'm assuming that there is something you need. There must be a reason for the impromptu peep show you received."
He laughed again nervously. "I need to talk to Veronica, it's important."
I sighed and went to stand up and get her, when as if on cue the bathroom door opened and Veronica hung her topless self right out the door in plain sight of Wallace, myself and anyone else that might have been walking by at the moment. She screamed and ducked back inside and Wallace turned beet red, slammed his eyes shut and turned around.
I rushed into the bathroom and found her sitting on the sink her entire body blushing a deep shade of pink. I pulled her into my arms, swept the wet hair our of her face and kissed her forehead. She finally looked up at me a few moments later. "So I guess checking to see what was taking so long while naked was not the best idea?"
I snickered a little. "Um no. I'm kind of surprised you did that anyways considering how often we've been interrupted lately."
She looked ashamed. "I know, but I was going crazy in here the only thing I could think about was finally having you all to myself."
As she said this she slid her fingers over my chest and abs and I was instantly hard again. I kissed her and whispered in her ear. "We might have a little bit of time right now."
"Hmm, well lets take it then."
She grabbed the blanket from around my waist and pulled it off before pressing herself against me. I groaned from the feel of her and then once again we were rudely interrupted.
Bang. Bang. Bang. "Come on Logan! I need to talk to V."
I sighed and leaned against her. "Fuck."
She kissed my forehead. "What does he want?"
"I don't know he said its important."
She sighed as well and pulled back from me. "Fine, will you bring me some clothes?"
I gave her the best pouting look I could as I cupped her breasts and kissed her. "If I must."
I was almost at the door when she stopped me. "Are we ever going to have sex again?"
I nodded. "Oh yeah, we will, I'm gonna fucking make sure of that. I've got it covered, I have an idea."
She smiled and walked over to kiss me. "Well normally I'd be really curious and suspicious about this idea you have. But right now, as long as it works, I don't care."
"Well good, cuz I'm not going to tell you anyways, it's a surprise."
I left the bathroom grabbed her some clothes and handed them to her through the door before I walked into my closet and got dressed myself. When I walked out Veronica was sitting on the bed completely clothed next to a still mortified Wallace. I leaned over to kiss her and said goodbye to Wallace.
I had an errand to run. It would be a quick fix and honestly, I don't know why I didn't do it sooner.
Veronica
My new years resolution: To spend more time with the ones I love…one in particular. Also to think before I act and not seek out trouble.
And to be a better person………….two guesses who made me say that.
Wallace
I did not need to see that. Both of them naked, well only her top half but still, and in a matter of minutes. My year is definitely ending strangely.
Once Logan was gone I turned to V and told her what was going on. About the man outside my house the other day, that fact that he seemed to be following me and what he said to me this morning out in front of their house as I was grabbing the paper for Lynn.
She looked just as confused as I was. "Did you ask your mom?"
I shook my head. "No, I don't really know how to approach it, I mean if its true then she's been lying to me pretty much my whole life and she's kept me from my real father. But what if it isn't true? I mean I only remember Hank Fennel as my dad."
She smiled and put her hand on my shoulder. "You want me to check him out don't you?"
"Yeah, I really do."
"Ok will do, but you have to promise me that no matter what we find out you will not flip out on Alicia."
"I will try, but I can't promise anything."
Dick
My new years resolution: To have more sex.
And yeah that's it…..Meg Manning doesn't scare me.
Veronica
Wallace got up from the bed and headed for the door but before he left he turned around and smiled. "I'm sorry I interrupted your alone time with Logan."
I smiled. "You should be."
"I'll see what I can do about getting people to leave you alone today."
I walked over and gave him a hug. "Thanks papa bear, but Logan says he has an idea."
The look on his face changed to one of mock fear. "Ohh, on second thought I won't tell them, I'll warn them… to be afraid, very afraid."
I laughed as he turned around and left the room. "That's probably smart."
I spent the next hour getting the background on Wallace's mysterious man stalker and wondering where the hell Logan had gone. I was about to call him when I came across some interesting information. I jumped off the bed tossed my laptop into my purse and ran down the stairs towards Lynn's car.
I was halfway out the door when Meg and Mac caught up to me. "Hey V, where are you off to?"
I didn't stop but answered them as I ran. "Gotta talk to Lamb, I'll be back."
When I reached the car I was surprised to see them standing by the passenger side. "Can we come?" Asked Meg.
She then looked at Mac who finished. "We're bored."
I shrugged and gestured to the door. "Sure."
I wasn't really in the mood for company, but some girl time couldn't hurt.
Casey
My new years resolution: Pull my head out of my ass, stop acting like a jackass and to try and meet girls that are not A. my best friend B. married and/or C. psycho gold diggers.
And all of that pretty much covers the whole 'be a better person' thing, so Meg has no room to complain.
Logan
I was on my way down the stairs when Casey caught up to me.
"Hey Logan? Got a minute?"
I stopped, pulled out my phone and checked the time. It was New Years Eve and I knew they were closing early, I had to get to the store and fast. "Um not really, can I get back to you?"
Casey's face fell and I instantly felt like shit. "Oh, um yeah, sure."
Ok, obviously its important. "Why don't you come with me? You can tell me what's going on, on the way."
His face lit up and he smiled. "Thanks man."
Casey followed me out to my truck and we both got in. We were two blocks away before he finally spit it out. "Dude, I think I'm gonna move out."
Ok, didn't see that coming.
Casey
The minute the words were out of my mouth Logan's jaw dropped open and he wasn't looking at the road anymore. He turned back just in time to keep from rear ending the car in front of us and then he pulled off the road.
"Um, what?"
I took a deep breath. "Ok, here's the deal." And I spent the next few minutes explaining it all to him.
You see the contractor finally gave me an estimate on how long a rebuild would take. It was only 10 months. And 10 months was doable and most likely cheaper, especially with the insurance money I'd received. Plus, I'd always loved that location. But the 10 months left me in an awkward situation. Either move into a hotel, move in with the Casablancas' (which obviously wasn't an option) or stay at the Echolls'/Mars' or I guess soon to be Lamb's, or does that make it the Echmamb's….whatever…. that in itself was probably an even worse idea.
I mean, I've been trying, I really have and I've been doing a damn good job. I've made a lot of leeway in getting over her, I'd say I'm about 55% moved on and I've truly accepted that I'm probably never going to get her back. And even though I'll always have feelings for her, the chances are just, well, nonexistent.
But that's not the whole issue. I can't completely get over her when I'm living under the same roof now can I? And I'm tired of feeling like I spend everyday pining over someone I lost months ago, and for that matter so is everyone else. So it was time to finally make a real move in the right direction. Which is why I made the decision to leave. I just need to distance myself, just a little bit and turn the 55% into more 85% or more.
Logan just sat there and listened to me intently during my whole spiel and when I was done he smiled.
"You sure? I mean you're more than welcome to stay."
I smiled and leaned back against the seat. "Yeah I know and thanks, but….I don't know, I think its time that I move on. And I kinda miss living alone." I stopped for a second realizing what I'd said and Logan smirked. "Don't tell Luke I said that. It has nothing to do with him. Its just, you know, I was on my own for so long."
Logan smiled again. "No I get it. It has nothing to do with us, well, directly to do with us. And I'm sure that 24 hour room service and housekeeping at the Neptune Grand has nothing to do with it either."
I laughed. "Oh no, nothing at all."
And then his expression turned serious. "But just so you know, if you change your mind…"
"Thanks, I appreciate that." Logan pulled back onto the street then and I thought of something else. "Hey, um do me a favor?"
"Hmm?"
"Please don't tell anyone that V figures into this at all."
He laughed. "I won't, don't worry, but I'm sure they will assume."
"Assumption is fine, I just don't want them to have proof."
He nodded and smiled. "Got it."
It was then that I realized I didn't know where we were going. "Hey Logan? What exactly is our destination today?"
He pointed ahead of us about three blocks to a large orange and white sign. "There. I have and idea for a surprise for Veronica."
Something told me I didn't really want to know and when I saw what he was buying, I realized that I was right.
Lamb
My new years resolution: To be the best father I can be and prove that you don't always turn out like your own parents.
Mac
So I know I should feel bad about the fact that we have been keeping her and Logan from having any kind of 'fun' but I really don't. I actually think its slightly funny and yes I know that that makes me a terrible person. But seriously, some of their actions while trying to find time alone have been quite comical.
Although, I do feel slightly bad that Wallace had to see both of them in their birthday suits, but oh well.
Anyways, when we saw V heading for the door, Meg and I saw our chance for some girl bonding and a conversation that Meg needed to have with her. We hadn't had much time for it lately, its been pretty much the whole group and that doesn't leave much time for the three of us to have conversations that are female related.
I was a little surprised that she seemed to be almost against us coming with her, but I ignored it and just got onto the subject at hand. "So V, Meg has something to tell you."
Meg turned around to look at me from the front seat and gave me a nasty look.
"What? I was just trying to get the ball rolling here."
Meg turned to Veronica then who had a curious look on her face. "What do you need to tell me?"
Meg blushed a little before starting. "Ok, well remember the conversation we had a couple of weeks ago? The one about you know 'control'."
Veronica laughed. "Um yeah, how could I forget."
I sat back and just listened. This was going be interesting. "Well you know we all have the same doctor and when I called they couldn't get me in for like two months....."
Veronica looked confused and Meg looked embarrassed. "Um….I don't understand, where you are going with this?"
Meg took a deep breath and blurted it out. "Well…I know you didn't have your annual done in November like you usually do and I know you decided to get on birth control but they were so booked up and I was afraid that if you waited like you always do that it would be like months before you could get in and really I mean that's just not responsible I mean what of something was wrong or…"
And with that Veronica cut her off. "What exactly are you trying to say Meg?"
Meg turned away from Veronica and looked out the window. "That I might have possibly made you an appointment for two days after mine."
And then I started giggling I really couldn't help it. Veronica was so gonna kill her. And thank god we had just pulled into the parking lot at the police department, because from the look on her face, driving probably wasn't the smartest thing for her to be doing.
So partly in an attempt to lighten the dark cloud that had passed over the convertible, I offered her some solace. "If it makes you feel better, she made me one too."
Conner
My new years resolution: To be on the covers of GQ and Vanity Fair. To stay out of the tabloids. And to win an Oscar.
And to act more like a real human being when I'm around human beings.
Veronica
I couldn't really decide if I was mad, grateful, embarrassed or relieved.
I mean she had a point, normally I go in, in November and make my appointment in September. But the bus crash happened and it honestly slipped my mind. In truth I hadn't even thought about it until the talk with Mac and Meg, but I still hadn't called to make an appointment.
But couldn't she have asked me first?
I mean really, and I can't believe that Mac didn't kill her.
But the truth was that in a way, she had done me a favor. She was right, it wasn't responsible to go that long so I had to just take it in stride.
When I finally turned to her she looked like she might swallow her tongue and Mac was still in the back giggling. "I just want you to be aware of the fact that you really overstepped your bounds here."
Meg turned her head and looked completely ashamed. "I know, I'm sorry. But I….."
"I wasn't finished." She turned back to me then. "I was going to say, that while it was none of your business and you had no right to do it…..it's probably a good thing you did."
And just like that her jaw dropped and she just stared at me. "Really?"
I smiled. "Really. But don't do it again."
She laughed and looked back at Mac. "That's funny, that's exactly what Mac said."
Figures. And then I thought of something. "You know Meg, that might be something to add to your resolution list."
She looked over at me a little confused. "What? Don't do it again?"
I laughed. "No. Stay out of your friends personal business."
"Why? You don't."
The minute the words left her mouth Mac was laughing her ass off in the back seat. "Touche!" And then we were all laughing.
"Yeah, I guess I walked right into that one.
After we all settled down Mac leaned forward again. "Well now that, that's out of the way how about you tell us why you needed to talk to Lamb so badly."
Ten minutes later the three of us were on our way into Don's office and 15 minutes later we were watching as he grabbed Sacks and pulled him towards the door. Another mission accomplished.
Cassidy
My new years resolution: To be true to myself……no matter how scary that might be.
Logan
When we got home Veronica was nowhere to be found. And for that matter neither were Mac or Meg.
But that was a good thing it would give me the chance to finish up my surprise in peace and before our annual new years pool party and movie night.
Casey and the others helped me out a little. Or I guess what I mean is, they stood there and watched.
When I was done we decided we had enough time to do some surfing so we grabbed our boards and headed to the trucks. Just as we were about to pull out Veronica called Wallace and he grimaced as he told us that he needed to stay behind. I didn't ask why, I figured V would tell me later anyways.
The minute he got out I looked back to see Conner jumping in. He yelled at me to floor it and I did, just to be nice.
When he finally caught his breath Dick asked him what the reason for the grand escape was.
He cringed. "She made me go shopping with her and now she wants to go out dancing."
I laughed and everyone else looked confused. Casey turned to him. "Who?"
Conner looked traumatized. "Fucking Trina."
Dick laughed and Luke and Casey looked confused. "I didn't even know she was here."
I jumped in then. "Yeah neither did we till this morning. But thanks for occupying her time."
Conner gave me pseudo dirty look. "Yeah, well you owe me, fucking big, because not only did she make me go shopping with her but she made me have lunch with her….in public….at an outside restaurant…..with about thirty paparazzi surrounding the place."
Ok now that made me feel bad. "Fuck, I'm sorry."
Luke turned to him then. "Ok, I get why that sucks, but is it really the end of the world?"
Conner looked at him like he was crazy. "It might not be the end of the world, but it might be the end of my career. Because by tonight, every entertainment show and magazine will be blaring headlines like 'Larkin and Echolls Elope' 'Is It Love?' and then before you know it she'll be on bump watch….I can see it now…. 'Is she Or Isn't she?'. An 'A' lister dating a non-lister, is not good for the image and considering who she is and her reputation....I know they say that all publicity is good publicity, but this time….I'm not 100% sure."
Luke seemed to understand finally and I felt worse than I had before. "I could always have her sent to rehab, or at least leak it to the press. We could say that you were keeping her occupied while we set up the intervention."
And just like that Conner lit up. "You would seriously do that?"
I smiled. "Um yeah, its not like it would be completely unsubstantiated, she does have some issues. I'll call my mom. Its been a long time coming anyways. My mom's still pretty pissed off at her for trying to sell the rights to the 'Aaron Echolls story.'"
He just laughed. "Fuck man thanks, you have no idea how much I appreciate this."
I smiled. "Um actually I think I do. And if I'm being honest….its just as much for me as it is for you." She might be my sister….but really she's gone out of her way in the past to make my life a living hell. This will be fun payback, plus it might get her some more bad movie roles, which in turn would get her away from home again and hopefully for longer. Hell it'd probably just sky rocket her career to a new level. She might actually be 'D' list instead of 'Z' list now.
Meg
My new years resolution: Wow, there are so many.
Well obviously to be a better person. And of course to spend more time with those I love. Try harder to see the good in everyone and be less judge mental. Be more charitable.
Help Dick to be a better person, since he refuses to do it himself.
Oh and most importantly….to live life to the fullest. That's the really important one.
Veronica
When we got home Wallace was waiting in the living room alone. The rest of the boys had gone surfing…big surprise, huh.
But this was good, it gave me the chance to tell him what was going on.
Mac and Meg left us alone and I sat down on the couch next to him.
"Ok, I need you just to listen to me and don't jump to conclusions. Promise?"
He nodded and smiled slightly. "Promise."
"Your mom has been lying to you…." The look on his face changed from curiosity to pure rage in like .5 seconds and he went to get up but I grabbed his arm. "This is where the don't jump to conclusions part comes in Wallace." After a few seconds he begrudgingly sat down and I told him what I'd found out. "She might have lied, but it was for a good reason. And he wasn't honest with you either. He is not a cop Wallace, he's far from it actually."
Nathan Woods…not a good person, he'd had multiple run ins with the law before meeting Alicia. Among those were arrests for drug possession, assault, resisting arrest, etc. He'd met Alicia in a coffee shop after being released from a 9 month prison sentence. She'd had no knowledge of his criminal past. They moved fast and within a year they were living together and she was pregnant.
He'd managed to stay out of trouble for awhile, but after Wallace was born, he fell back in with his old friends and left the straight and narrow, that's when things fell apart for them.
When Wallace was 6 months old Nathan was arrested and Alicia looked into his past. She hadn't been happy with what she found and after his second arrest, only two months later, he was sentenced to another year in the state penitentiary, and she left him. When he was released he tried to find her but was unsuccessful at first. When he finally tracked her down after 6 months of searching, he found that she had moved on and met someone else, that person was Darryl's father. When they threatened to call the cops he left and they didn't hear from him again.
That is until a few years later, after they had moved to Neptune and Wallace's step father had passed away. When Wallace was 7, Nathan had shown up again. But this time Alicia had a few friends at the police station on her side. When she went to my father, he found that Nathan had multiple warrants out for his arrest. My dad had him extradited and slapped a restraining order on him. It was that experience that had planted the seeds for her relationship with my dad and the continued closeness to him helped to keep Nathan Woods away. Well at least until he heard about my dad's death and he decided to wait awhile and then return to Neptune and try again since Alicia's connection to the local police force was gone. Or so he thought.
When I took the information to Don he knew exactly what I was talking about, apparently he'd been with my dad when they'd arrested Nathan Woods 11 years ago. And when he searched the system, sure enough there were warrants for him again and the restraining order was still in effect on Alicia. He'd gone to track him down as soon as he found the hotel he was staying in. As Wallace and I spoke, Nathan Woods was on his way back to Chicago and the restraining order was being changed to cover him and Darryl as well.
When I was done explaining everything Wallace just kind of sat there. I put my hand on his shoulder trying to get some kind of reaction from him and when that didn't work I spoke to him. "Now aren't you glad you didn't just assume the worst?"
He turned to me. "Um yeah, so that's what really happened? My real dad is some career criminal?"
I looked at him and then grabbed his hands. "No Wallace, your real dad, was Hank Fennel. He was the one that loved you and helped raise you and he'd still be here today if he could be. Nathan Woods, he was nothing but a sperm donor."
He smiled a little and then actually laughed. "Crudely put, but I see your point."
"Well its true, crude or not. He didn't contribute anything other than DNA to the Wallace Fennel we all know and love."
Wallace sat there for a few minutes and then leaned back against the couch. "Does my mom know that he was back in town? That he tried to turn me against her?"
I shook my head. "Nope just us. And its your choice to tell her or not."
"What would you do?"
"Honestly?"
He laughed. "Um yeah."
I leaned back next to him. "I'd keep it to myself. Sometimes there are some things that parents just don't need to know. And all that matters is that you know the truth."
"You know what I think you're right." He turned to me again and smiled. "Thanks V, I knew I could count on you."
I smiled back. "Don't thank me, thank Don, he's the one that did all the heavy lifting."
"I will." He sat back up and grabbed his phone off the coffee table and looked at the time. "Shit, I better go I was supposed to pick up Lizzie and Beav an hour ago for tonight." He gave me a hug and walked towards the door. "See you in a bit V."
"Bye."
I was about to head up the stairs when Mac and Meg both came down. So instead we headed out to the pool to wait for the boys.
Wallace
My new years resolution: To remember that there are always two sides to the story, Knock before entering a room and be thankful for the people in my life, not everyone is as lucky as I am in that department.
Ugh, and to be a better person…..
11:45 pm
Logan
I'd waited long enough and I was beyond impatient now. We were all lounging around the media room watching our second movie of the night and it was near midnight. It was the perfect time for me to pull her away. Veronica was snuggled against me and I leaned over and whispered in her ear. "You need to come with me."
She looked up at me and smiled. "But its almost midnight, shouldn't we at least stay until after that?"
I laughed a little as I nuzzled my nose in her hair. "Well, we could, but I don't really want to."
She moved closer and whispered into my ear this time. "You do realize that if we leave now, they will just come find us and interrupt us again."
"Don't be so sure about that."
And with that she sat up slightly ad looked at me. "Ok well now I'm intrigued. Is there a jet waiting outside to whisk us off to Paris or something? Because leaving the country is probably the only way we are going to get away from them."
I laughed, stood up and grabbed her hand pulling her behind me quietly. "While that's a great idea….I found something a tiny bit easier than an international trip."
We'd just made it to the door when we Dick walked in the door returning from the kitchen. "Where the fuck do you think you two are going?"
I winked at him. "Don't worry, we'll be back."
Dick smirked and nodded. He knew we wouldn't be.
I pulled her up the stairs and into our room and as soon the door was closed I had her in my arms and pushed up against the wall.
She responded for a second and then pushed me off of her. "Wait, should we? I mean, won't someone just be bombarding their way in here in a matter or seconds?"
I smiled and pointed behind her. "Um no, I believe I took care of that little issue. See for yourself."
She turned and smiled immediately. "You put a new lock on the door?"
I wrapped my arms around her as I turned the lock keeping us in and them out and then proceeded to the others. "Oh not just a lock, a whole new doorknob, plus a dead bolt and safety chain."
Veronica giggled and turned to me a little. "Isn't that a little bit of over kill?"
I smiled and kissed her. "Not when it comes to my alone time with you. Plus now we have a failsafe, if one breaks….we have two extras."
After I slid the chain in place I promptly lifted her into my arms, carried her over to the bed and took my own sweet time undressing her. As I removed my own clothes she got up on her knees and kissed me. "You don't feel bad that we are starting the new year by shutting out our own friends?"
I laughed again and removed my boxers. "We're not shutting them out babe….think of it more as shutting ourselves in."
"So is this your new years resolution?"
I pushed her back down on the bed and covered her body with mine. "Sure, I think this falls under the lines of 'spend more time with the ones I love'."
She smiled and smacked my shoulder playfully. "Hey…you stole mine."
"I think we can share don't you?" I asked as I ran my fingers over her sides.
"Hmm, maybe just this once." Her response came out in a sigh. And then she paused. "And you know you can't forget to be a better person."
I laughed. "Yeah, yeah, yeah."
5 minutes after midnight Veronica was moaning my name and someone was knocking on our door. But this time when they tried to open it, they were shit out of luck. I looked up at Veronica and smiled triumphantly. "Mission accomplished."
So what did you think? Review please!
A/N: so I have to say that I was really nervous posting this chapter. This story has been on hiatus for so long that I'm a little worried people wont come back to it. I really do hope im wrong though because I have a rollercoaster ride of 11 really long chapters that follow this.
A/N 2: id never intended to use the Wallace's dad storyline but a few people asked for it and it gave me a good opportunity for some Wallace/veronica interaction. Of course I gave it my own little twist though.
Coming attractions: OVERALL: the Kanes, Wallace, Mac, and Casey heavy chapters. Someone returns. A love (kind of) interest for Casey. Drama for MaDi. A little bit of LuMe. Oh and some CW (if you've read my other fic you'll know that I have a weakness for him.) And I know I warned you but its coming and soon………there will be a separation….(cue ominous music and evil laugh)
NEXT CHAPTER lots and lots of LoVe, some MaDi, and some stuff with the Kane's and Casey . Oh and a little surprise at the end.
