Disclaimer: I do not own Veronica Mars.
Ok everyone heres the deal. I've had to sit down and really think about this chapter. I had two routes I could go with this one.
The first would be to keep the path I'm going. Which is to end this story. You know have Lynn answer the door and explain what happens. Then Veronica and Logan move in together...yadya yadya yadya,sap sap sap. Lol
OR I could make everyone happy and turn this next part of the story into a case. Did you know that I came up with at least 10 different ways to have someone answer a damn door? (Lmao now I know how Rob Thomas and the writers must have felt at the end of Season 1) It's crazy the many directions you can go with one topic.
P.S. I am no where near being rich, so I have no idea what a day in the life of a rich person would be. So if it seems off, lol it's cuz I can't really imagine doing what they do on a regular basis. Anyway, here it is. Let me know if I made a good choice and what you think about it.
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Veronica squeezes my hand. I turn and give her a tight smile. "What's taking so long?"
"It's a big house. I'm sure it will be a while before she finds them." Veronica tries to sound reassuring.
A few minutes later and I start to get antsy. I can't stand this waiting when she could be right behind this door. I put my hand on the door knob and start to turn it when I feel a tugging on my other arm.
"What are you doing? You can't just walk into the house un-invited."
"I'm a friend of the family. I'll be damned if I let a maid get in the way of me seeing my mother for the first time in a while."
"I know how your feeling Logan, but lets be reasonable."
"One more minute Veronica, then I'm making my way into that house, and you can't stop me."
Veronica thinks about this. Then she shakes her head. "Fine. One more minute."
When a minute comes around, I put my hand on the door knob again. I look over to see if Veronica is going to try and stop me again. When she doesn't, I take a deep breath and open the door.
I look around, but I don't see or hear anyone. So I walk farther into the house as I let the memories of the layout wash over me. I walk through the living room where Cora and I used to watch scary movies and throw popcorn at each other. Then we walked through the kitchen where we used to make Ice Cream Sundaes. I half smile at the memory. I make my way through the sliding door and outside to the pool area. I look around but I don't see anyone there. Where could they possibly be? Maybe I should check the house again. I think as I hear someone behind me.
"What are you doing here? I thought I told you to wait outside?"
I turn around and look at the maid who was standing just outside the sliding door. "Yea well you were taking too long. So I invited myself in. Where is she?" I can't help sounding forceful on that last part.
The maid still looks nervous. " I'm sorry but it seems that Ms. Harty has stepped out for the moment. I'll be sure to let her know that you came. Mr. Echolls I presume?"
"You can presume all you want." I can't help saying snottily as I walk back into the living and drag Veronica along with me. I sit down on the couch and rest my ankle on my opposite knee. The maid follows, though she looks surprised. Like she doesn't know what she should do. "I'm sorry but Ms. Harty isn't here. She won't be back for a while. I'm gonna have to ask you to leave and come back some other time."
"I'm not interested in whether Tammy is is here or not. What I'm interested in is seeing my mother. And I'm not leaving until I see her." I lean over and grab the remote sitting on the glass table in front of me and turn on the t.v.
"Excuse me but where is the bathroom?" I turn to Veronica to see that she's asking the maid. Veronica gives me a reasurring smile. Almost like she knows something. I turn to the maid who's face seems to be getting madder and madder the longer we sit here. "It's down the hall. Second to last door on the right." I turn back to Veronica just in time to see her leaning towards me. She gives me a peck on the lips and says that she'll be right back.
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When Veronica makes her way down the hallway, she makes sure she checks every door along the way to see what is behind them. When she gets to the end of the hallway, she makes her way up the stairs. When she finally finds one of the door she is looking for, she gently closes it behind her. She looks around. Nothing seems to be out of order. It looks like someone is living in this room. Hopefully this is the right door. Let's see what we have here. Veronica very quickly searched the room. When she was finished, she made her way downstairs and over to Logan who was still sitting casually on the couch while the maid was staring at him with disdain, and maybe a tint of fear.
Veronica walked over and stood in front of the maid and smiles widely. "Hi I'm Veronica and you are?" Veronica gives the maid a questioning look. The maid looks her over and decides she can trust her. "Helga."
"It's nice to meet you Helga. Are you the only one here right now?" Helga nods her head. "Si. It's just me."
"That must be nice to have a whole house to yourself. Tell me something Helga. Logan and I are here visiting for a few days, and I was just wondering what there was to do around here. Any recommendations?"
"I don't know. All I do is work." Veronica pretends to look sad by this news. "Do you know what Ms. Harty does on a regular day?"
Helga seems to consider this question. "Well she starts her day off with a personal trainer. Then she makes her way to a spa. After that she goes out for lunch with the girls. I'm afraid there's nothing too interesting, unless you like going to spa's."
Veronica pretends to look intrigued. "You bet I am. That sounds wonderful. Do you know the name of it? You know what, it's 10:00. Do you think Ms. Harty is there right now? That would be swell if she was. Then I would have someone to keep me company. It would be my first time at a spa."
Helga frowns. "I guess she would be there now. I think it's time you kids left. I have work to do." Helga starts to shoo Veronica. She walks over to Logan who turns away from the t.v. with a slight smile on his lips. Veronica takes the remote out of his hand and turns the t.v. off. "Well dear it looks like were waisting our time. I think it's time for you to take me to that spa. Think of how relaxing it will be for the both of us."
"what ever you say sugarpuss." Logan lets Veronica take his hand and pull him off the couch. "Oh and one more thing." Veronica says to Helga. "Yes?"
"Do you happen to know what hotels are around here?"
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"Ok Veronica when are you going to let me in?" I ask as were back in the Limo on our way to the spa."
"Why whatever do you mean honey? I just want to be pampered by some buff, muscular men. That's all I ask for on this vacation." Veronica smiles playfully at me as she runs her foot up and down my leg. I lean in and growl in her ear. "You have one right here in front of you. What do you need those guys for? I can satisfy you just fine."
Veronica laughs. "Whatever you say Logan." The Limo stops and they make there way out to the spa.
"Excuse me, but I'm supposed to be meeting someone here. She might already be in there." Veronica looks worried.
The receptionist smiles. "Sure what's her name?"
Veronica looks relieved. "Tammy Harty."
The receptionist "Hanna" looks the name up in the computer. "She is here. She just arrived a few minutes ago. Would you like me to tell her your here, or would you just like to go in."
Veronica smiles. "I'd like to just go in thank you. Which way is it?"
Hanna leads me and Veronica towards the back. She opens a door and leads us over to a waiting area. There's a few men and woman in there already.
"Tammy Harty, your friends are here." Hanna says just before she turns around and leaves. Ms. Harty had been reading a magazine, and looks up in surprise. She sees me and Veronica standing by the door. I walk over to her with Veronica right behind me. "Hey Ms. Harty." She still looks surprised. "It's me Logan Echolls."
A hand reaches up and covers her mouth. "Oh my. Logan Echolls? What are you doing here?" She asks as she stands up. She takes me into a hug and I notice she still smells like Vanilla. She looks the same too. "How long has it been? Five years? My have you grown up." She actually looks happy to see me. "Yea it's been a while."
"What brings you back here to New York?"
"I ran into Cora. She told me I could find my mother here with you. Where is she? Where is my mother?"
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Sara: Aww:( Well I hope the show didn't ruin you enjoying my story.
Jacedes: Yea I'm glad everyone is ok with it as well. Lol well Veronica does need a weakness, and what a perfect way for Logan to find out :P
Kitty: Thank you for still LoVing this story lol. I can't wait to see what happens with Logan's mom as well. Lol just because I write the story, doesn't mean I know what's going to happen next.
Kristen: Thank you! Yes it is about time we saw a vulnerable side. No one is as strong as she pretends to be. We all have our weaknesses. Damn I missed Shane West on ER :(
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