LONELY HEARTS
BY QUASI9
Disclaimer: I don't own Frank Donovan or the team; the rest of the characters are mine.
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Three hearts need each other to mend
Feedback: yes Quasi9@msn.com
CHAPTER 25
Frank handed the valet the keys and walked around to open Tylo's door. He walked slightly behind her to the entrance where he once again opened the door.
"Good Afternoon, Mr. Donovan. We have reserved your usual table." The host said.
"Thanks Pierre." Frank said as they shook hands and he slipped a token of his appreciation to him.
"Follow me."
Tylo followed the host with Frank behind her; they were seated in a secluded part of the restaurant. It was a round booth type table, Frank slid in to center of the booth. Tylo seated herself at the end of the booth.
Frank took a few seconds to regain his breath, his leg still bothered him and sliding into the booth was a little painful said, "You can sit closer to me, I won't bite."
"I'm fine right where I am." She replied smiling.
The waiter came up to the table to get their drink order and once he left Frank said, "I think you may need to sit closer, cause I am going to need help getting out of here."
"Okay, since you're paying for my lunch and time."
The waiter came with their drinks and took their order and left. Tylo went right to the point of why she was here, "Why did you want to take me to lunch?"
"Do I need a reason?" Frank asked. "Yes. So start talking."
"Since Monday night, Veronica hasn't talked to me."
"That Mr. Donovan is your problem."
"No, it's our problem. She not talking to me because YOU left crying. Mabel tried to talk to her but we believe you're the only one that can make it right."
"Yep, knew there was a catch to this luncheon, you didn't want to take me to lunch on my good looks. But you're still on your own with Veronica."
"What do I have to do to make this right?"
"Make what right?" Tylo asked.
"Our relationship." Frank answered.
"What relationship? I know at times I'm in the Ozone Layer, but did I miss something?"
"Wrong choice of words, our acquaintances."
Tylo thought that was a very interesting way to describe whatever was going on between them. "Have you tried to talk to her?"
"Yes, but she is relentless about why I made you cry."
The food came and they ate in silence for a while when Tylo said, "Against my better judgment, I will talk to her. I guess tonight would be soon enough?"
"You can come over for dinner." Frank invited.
"No, definitely don't want her to get the wrong impression, because after tonight we need to go our separate ways. I will break it to Veronica as best I can."
"Thank you." Frank knew exactly what she was saying. She would bail him out for the last time. After this he was sure Veronica and he were on their own. It was a shame because Veronica really did like Tylo as much as she liked Veronica.
She wasn't in her office five minutes when Gary came in.
"How was lunch?"
"Nothing to write home about."
"What he want?"
"For me to talk to his daughter because she's not speaking to him."
"Why?"
"Because he's an arrogant ass."
"Love/Hate relationship, makes it never dull."
She held up her index, middle, and ring finger said, "Read between the fingers."
"Touchy aren't we?" He smiled as he left her office.
Frank was anxious for Tylo to get there to speak to Veronica. She still refused to talk to him and he was losing his patience quickly.
Tylo had to make she her timing was right on the money in order for her plan to work. So she went over close to Veronica's bedtime. She rang the doorbell and Frank answered the door.
Veronica heard Tylo's voice and came in the hall said, "Hi Tylo!"
"Hey sweetie, how are you?"
"Ok."
"Did you come over to talk to Dad?"
"Yeah, why?"
"I thought you were mad at him because he made you cry."
"Well, I tell you what, why don't you ask your Dad if I can tuck you in and we'll talk about it?" Tylo replied as she stole a glance at Frank.
Veronica was silent and put her head down.
"Hey don't you want me to do that?" Tylo asked.
"Yes, but I can't ask Dad."
"Why not?"
"Because I'm not talking to him since he made you cry."
"Now, is that fair to your Dad? It was for me to decide what to do." "I know, but I like you being my friend and if he makes you sad you won't come over."
"Didn't I tell you, that I will be your friend always?"
"Yes."
"Sweetie, sometimes grownups say and do things that they don't understand, let alone children to figure out. It was for your Dad and I to work it out, you shouldn't take sides. Your Dad loves you. Now, I want you to say you're sorry, that you love your Dad, and talk to him. Can you do that for me?"
Veronica looked up at Tylo with tears in her eyes, shook her head. Tylo bent down wiping her tears, gave her a hug. She took her hand and led her to Frank.
Veronica looked at Frank said, "Dad, I'm sorry and I love you."
Frank bent down and hugged his daughter said, "I love you too baby."
"Can Tylo tuck me in?"
"Yes."
"Come on." Tylo said she didn't have the heart to tell her that she was right about Tylo not coming over. She would deal with that another day.
BY QUASI9
Disclaimer: I don't own Frank Donovan or the team; the rest of the characters are mine.
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Three hearts need each other to mend
Feedback: yes Quasi9@msn.com
CHAPTER 25
Frank handed the valet the keys and walked around to open Tylo's door. He walked slightly behind her to the entrance where he once again opened the door.
"Good Afternoon, Mr. Donovan. We have reserved your usual table." The host said.
"Thanks Pierre." Frank said as they shook hands and he slipped a token of his appreciation to him.
"Follow me."
Tylo followed the host with Frank behind her; they were seated in a secluded part of the restaurant. It was a round booth type table, Frank slid in to center of the booth. Tylo seated herself at the end of the booth.
Frank took a few seconds to regain his breath, his leg still bothered him and sliding into the booth was a little painful said, "You can sit closer to me, I won't bite."
"I'm fine right where I am." She replied smiling.
The waiter came up to the table to get their drink order and once he left Frank said, "I think you may need to sit closer, cause I am going to need help getting out of here."
"Okay, since you're paying for my lunch and time."
The waiter came with their drinks and took their order and left. Tylo went right to the point of why she was here, "Why did you want to take me to lunch?"
"Do I need a reason?" Frank asked. "Yes. So start talking."
"Since Monday night, Veronica hasn't talked to me."
"That Mr. Donovan is your problem."
"No, it's our problem. She not talking to me because YOU left crying. Mabel tried to talk to her but we believe you're the only one that can make it right."
"Yep, knew there was a catch to this luncheon, you didn't want to take me to lunch on my good looks. But you're still on your own with Veronica."
"What do I have to do to make this right?"
"Make what right?" Tylo asked.
"Our relationship." Frank answered.
"What relationship? I know at times I'm in the Ozone Layer, but did I miss something?"
"Wrong choice of words, our acquaintances."
Tylo thought that was a very interesting way to describe whatever was going on between them. "Have you tried to talk to her?"
"Yes, but she is relentless about why I made you cry."
The food came and they ate in silence for a while when Tylo said, "Against my better judgment, I will talk to her. I guess tonight would be soon enough?"
"You can come over for dinner." Frank invited.
"No, definitely don't want her to get the wrong impression, because after tonight we need to go our separate ways. I will break it to Veronica as best I can."
"Thank you." Frank knew exactly what she was saying. She would bail him out for the last time. After this he was sure Veronica and he were on their own. It was a shame because Veronica really did like Tylo as much as she liked Veronica.
She wasn't in her office five minutes when Gary came in.
"How was lunch?"
"Nothing to write home about."
"What he want?"
"For me to talk to his daughter because she's not speaking to him."
"Why?"
"Because he's an arrogant ass."
"Love/Hate relationship, makes it never dull."
She held up her index, middle, and ring finger said, "Read between the fingers."
"Touchy aren't we?" He smiled as he left her office.
Frank was anxious for Tylo to get there to speak to Veronica. She still refused to talk to him and he was losing his patience quickly.
Tylo had to make she her timing was right on the money in order for her plan to work. So she went over close to Veronica's bedtime. She rang the doorbell and Frank answered the door.
Veronica heard Tylo's voice and came in the hall said, "Hi Tylo!"
"Hey sweetie, how are you?"
"Ok."
"Did you come over to talk to Dad?"
"Yeah, why?"
"I thought you were mad at him because he made you cry."
"Well, I tell you what, why don't you ask your Dad if I can tuck you in and we'll talk about it?" Tylo replied as she stole a glance at Frank.
Veronica was silent and put her head down.
"Hey don't you want me to do that?" Tylo asked.
"Yes, but I can't ask Dad."
"Why not?"
"Because I'm not talking to him since he made you cry."
"Now, is that fair to your Dad? It was for me to decide what to do." "I know, but I like you being my friend and if he makes you sad you won't come over."
"Didn't I tell you, that I will be your friend always?"
"Yes."
"Sweetie, sometimes grownups say and do things that they don't understand, let alone children to figure out. It was for your Dad and I to work it out, you shouldn't take sides. Your Dad loves you. Now, I want you to say you're sorry, that you love your Dad, and talk to him. Can you do that for me?"
Veronica looked up at Tylo with tears in her eyes, shook her head. Tylo bent down wiping her tears, gave her a hug. She took her hand and led her to Frank.
Veronica looked at Frank said, "Dad, I'm sorry and I love you."
Frank bent down and hugged his daughter said, "I love you too baby."
"Can Tylo tuck me in?"
"Yes."
"Come on." Tylo said she didn't have the heart to tell her that she was right about Tylo not coming over. She would deal with that another day.