As Duncan buttoned up his coat and headed outside from his mansion, he looked across the street where the Baudelaire Mansion stood.

He saw Violet and Quigley going for a walk. Holding hands.

(Brief song-fic reference)

It's gonna burn for me to say this,

But it's coming from my heart.

It's been a long time coming

But we need to break apart

I mean I wanna work this out

But I don't think you're gonna change.

I do but you don't think it's best we go our separate ways

Tell me why I should stay in this relationship

When it hurt me, baby, I ain't happy, baby

There're just so many other things I gotta deal with

I think that you should let it burn

(That's all for the songfic part)

Violet looked across the street and saw Duncan heading down the walk. She felt bad. She was with his brother and she had blown him off long ago for Quigley.

She remembered it just like yesterday:

"Violet, please, what do you see in him? I was your friend first, and-"

"Shut up," Violet snapped angrily at Duncan. "I love your brother and you can't do anything about it. Get over me!"

"Who saved yours, Klaus's, and Isadora's lives?" Duncan shot back.

Violet slapped Duncan so hard he passed out. She kicked him out of the way and she and Quigley held hands to the movies.

"So, want to go to the mall?" Quigley asked. Violet looked blank.

"Hello, anyone home?" Quigley joked, knocking on her head.

Duncan was close enough, however, to hear the two talking. He was also close enough to give Violet a look. Then he turned coldly and left.

"Um, sure," Violet said.

"Are you okay, Violet?" Quigley asked. "You're behaving really weird lately. Is everything okay?"

Violet nodded, and the two continued to Opry Mills.

Little did they know Duncan was headed there as well.

Violet and Quigley were in line to get pizza, and Duncan just happened to be right in front of them.

"Duncan, what are you doing here?" Quigley asked.

Violet said nothing and just stared.

"Waiting for someone," Duncan replied stiffly.

Violet felt broken. Duncan probably wasn't over her yet, and she barely cared about him.

All of a sudden, a pretty, blond-haired girl ran up to Duncan.

"Dunny!" she shrieked.

They hugged tightly. Violet's heart shattered. She was jealous, even though she had Quigley.

"Laura, where have you been?" Duncan asked.

"Well," said Laura, "I just paid our money for tickets to see Ray. It's a really good movie, I hear."

"Great," Duncan said, smiling. "What time does it start?"

"Um, around twelve o' clock," Laura said, looking at her ticket, right before handing one to Duncan.

Anger burned inside Violet. Duncan was over her. Heck, he already had a new girlfriend.

Also, Violet noticed, he was giving this Laura girl the Quagmire trademark smile, the special one he only gave Violet.

"So what are you doing?" Laura asked Duncan.

"Duh!" Violet snapped, not even knowing where it came from inside her head to get into their business.

"He's ordering a pizza, just like the rest of us. Can't you even see the sign?"

Quigley and Duncan both glared at Violet, Quigley in astonishment, and Duncan in anger.

"Who're these two?" Laura asked. Duncan put an arm around her.

"This is my brother Quigley, and this is his girlfriend, Violet."

Quigley waved. Violet falsely smiled.

When it was Duncan and Laura's turn, they ordered a large pepperoni. Duncan paid, since Laura paid for the tickets. Then they disappeared into the huge crowd of people sitting at tables in the enormous Food Court.

After Quigley and Violet paid for the same pizza, they looked for Duncan and Laura, but couldn't find either of them.

"Good Lord, Violet!" Quigley snapped, carrying the box of pizza. "You really teed them off. They barely looked at us. Now we can't even find them!"

Violet blinked back a tear. Quigley realized his meanness. "Sorry," he said. Violet shook her head.

"Then what's wrong?" Quigley demanded. She wouldn't tell him. Suddenly, something clicked, and the light bulb went off inside his head.

"Ohhh," he said, putting an arm around Violet. "I get it. You used to like Duncan, but after you blew him off, he didn't like you anymore."

Violet instantly stopped crying and looked at Quigley. "How on earth did you know?" she asked, amazed.

"I have a map or two," Quigley said, winking at her. Violet smiled.

"So remember at the movies, when I said I had to go to the restroom?"

Violet blushed and nodded.

"Well," Quigley continued, "I never did. I spied on Duncan, and he accidentally bumped into this girl with blond hair, and was pretty, if I must say so," Quigley added.

Violet slapped him jokingly. "Well, she liked him, and he liked her. So they went out, and after that, he didn't even care about you anymore."

"Well, I have you, Quigley, and Duncan doesn't matter anymore."

Quigley kissed her and they both got a solitary table together.

Violets thought she wouldn't care about Duncan anymore, but correct the wrong, as they say.