A/N – Okay I know what you're thinking 'what the hell was taking her so long?' Truth be told, I don't know. I'm behind in my ff reading too. So here is my next chapter enjoy.
Reader mentions:
TragicxBeauty – Your reviews are always my favorite. They are so lengthy and entertaining. I understand your thing for singing in your underwear. I sit around and sing the rent soundtrack in my pj's sometimes. People tend to think oddly of me, but what can I say? We are definitely on the same wavelength with that whole half-high five half hug thing. I hope you looked hot for your trip to see POTC2. I liked how you compared my story to a snow day, kudos on that. YOU ROCK! I want a Logan too. I hope this review reply did justice to your review.
JaysBaby – I'm glad you liked Logan singing, I could picture it too.
Brittany – She reviews me in person so I thought I'd give her a nice shout out. She's pretty cool. I don't have to worry about her stealing Logan from me because she's a Casey fan. Ah good old best friends.
Fictionluver777 – Happy Birthday (If this is posted on the 12th (today) If not, happy belated birthday.)
Disclaimer – Jenna (me) does not own the characters. Too bad.
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Veronica you solved your best friends murder, you can solve this case.
Veronica pulled out her cell phone and dialed the number Bobby gave to Logan so that they could keep in touch.
"Hello." His voice was calm and cheery as he answered the phone.
"Hey Bobby, it's Veronica." Her voice was scratchy because she was developing a cold.
"What's up Veronica?"
"Just a little case work you can help me with." She took a pause to hear his reply but he didn't say anything. "Do you remember sending a voicemail to Maria saying how much you love her and possibly apologizing to her for something?"
The phone went silent and she could tell there was something he didn't tell her in New Mexico.
"If I tell you something personal, do you promise not to tell anyone?" He paused for a moment then continued. "Not even to Logan."
"Sure."
"Okay well a few months ago Maria and I had gotten into a really big fight and well at the time I had a bit of a serious problem." He started to go silent but then coughed and kept going. "I had testicular cancer and I was really scared. I was going into surgery to get one of my… jewels removed." He paused again, "So I called her to apologize, I was sad and scared and I wanted her to know I still loved her."
"Thanks for telling me the truth Bobby. Your secrets safe with me." Veronica said sincerely into the phone. The two discussed the case and said their goodbyes.
Okay, we now know that the hard drive was fake and that the telephone message was left for a complete different reason. Now it's that damn last name.
Veronica logged on to her Private Investigation program and typed in Emaria Nuvalia. A picture of Maria popped up along with her full name. 'Emaria Natalia McGuillis Nuvalia. So McGullis is a second last name. Veronica was about to type in Maria's last name when her phone started ringing. She looked at her caller ID, smiled and answered.
"Hello?" Veronica acted tired, as if Logan's call had woken her up.
"Napping?" His voice was lively and it melted Veronica's bones.
"No, just a little research." Veronica couldn't keep her tired act for that long.
"Put the research aside, lets do something different today."
"Different like what? Extreme Frisbee and Sensual Charades?"
Logan laughed, "Will it be clothing optional Extreme Frisbee?" Logan didn't wait for her reply to keep going. "No I mean, come over and we'll watch a movie."
"How is that different from what we always do?"
"It gives Duncan the chance to find out about us." Logan stopped, "Because I haven't told him yet."
Veronica stayed quiet for a second, "After Duncan finds out, watching movies on your couch will be the same thing we always do.
"How about that game of indoor naked extreme Frisbee?"
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Veronica got into the elevator at the Neptune Grand and pressed the button. She couldn't help but wonder what was going to happen with Duncan when he found out that her and Logan were dating again. This is going to be… awkward.
Veronica got off the elevator and knocked on the door for Logan and Duncan's suite. Logan answered the door and he had a big smirk on his face. He leaned down and gave her a kiss before grabbing her hand and pulling her into the living room. Veronica looked towards Duncan's room and shot Logan a glance that read 'Where is he?'
"He's not home yet, it's me and you for now." Logan said out loud and gave her another kiss. Veronica responded more to this kiss and he dragged her onto the couch. They made out for a good minute and a half before they heard someone behind them cough. Logan shot up off of Veronica and she sat up and moved to the opposite side of the couch.
"Hey man." Logan said to Duncan, pretending to pat the wrinkles out of his shirt.
"Hey Logan." He turned to Veronica and gave her an odd glance. "Uhh hey Veronica."
"Hi Duncan." Veronica tried to smile sincerely. Like I said, awkward.
"So what are you guys up to?" Duncan asked nicely. When you walked in, we were making out. What does it look like were up to.
"About to watch a movie." Logan said, getting up to pop the DVD into the player. "Were going to watch Van Wilder. Tara Reid is such a treat."
Veronica laughed at his comment and turned to look at Duncan. He took a seat in the chair next to the couch. "Mind if I join you?" he asked politely.
"Sure." Veronica replied and then shot a look at Logan. I guess this means no making out during the movie.
Logan grabbed the DVD player remote off the T.V. and sat next to Veronica. She grabbed his hand and they entwined their fingers. He pulled her against his chest and turned his attention to the movie.
Duncan shot a lot of glances at them but remained silent. It wasn't until Logan whispered something into Veronica's ear and she leaned up and kissed him while laughing. Yeah, that was when Duncan finally decided to say something.
"Are you two dating again?" He asked bluntly.
"Yeah." Logan and Veronica replied in unison, trying to seem nice. I don't have to be nice; he brought me to break up with him. He cheated on me with Kendall.
"Oh, good luck with this I guess." Duncan didn't have a mad tone to his voice but you could tell he was angry. He got up from the chair and walked into his bedroom.
Logan wasn't too shocked by Duncan's actions; he sort of brushed it off. "How about that game of sensual charades?"
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The next morning Veronica woke up, determined to solve the case.
Okay, so the hard drive was a fake, the message was used out of context and Maria has two last names.
Veronica pulled out her lab top and decided to search both of Maria's last names. She searched McGuillis first and she got Maria's mother. She had died when Maria was 4 years old and she was divorced from her husband. Nothing too exciting here.
Afterwards she searched the name Nuvalia. She got a lot of names and researched them in the order on the list.
She got two boys named Leon and Marcello. It said that they were in prison for a murder/rape attempt. Veronica decided to phone up her dad to see if he knew anything about them.
"Hey Veronica." Keith said picking up his phone.
"You always know it's me, it leaves no room for surprise."
"Blame it on Caller I.D." Keith laughed, "What do you need.'
"What, I can't call to say hello?"
"Small talk isn't in your nature."
"Leon and Marcello Nuvalia. Know anything about them?" Veronica cut right to the point.
"I put them in jail while I was still the sheriff. They were bad guys." Keith paused, "What do you need with them Veronica?"
"Nothing Dad, just a research assignment." Veronica hung up the phone as the pieces started to come together.
I was the target of their revenge. They went for me first, and he was next. Maria was trying to get revenge.
Veronica was still unclear of everything, so she continued down the list. It was all family members that weren't really important. One thing finally caught her eye.
At the bottom of the list, a name stood out to her.
'Laura Michelle Canteen Nuvalia.' Of course.
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A/N – The case was semi-solved, but there's more to it. REVIEW LIKE ANIMALS GUYS. JUST GIVE ME SOME LOVE.
Teasers:
Logan and Veronica work together on something to do with the case.
