Run Ins

Veronica woke up and got ready for school. As she was eating her cereal the phone rang. She looked at the caller ID, and then picked it up.

"Hey Dad, how are you?" veronica said into the phone.

"How I am is fine, but what about you, I heard you were in a robbery! What were you thinking Veronica?" Veronica winced as her father yelled at her over the phone. " I mean did you ready think they wouldn't see you trying to take a picture of them?"

"No Dad I obviously didn't, I am really sorry…" she got cut off by a knock at the door. "Dad I have to go, my ride is here, can we talk about this when you get home?"

"Fine, I am coming home in about two days, so Veronica please try not to get in trouble." She could hear the worry in hie voice.

"Okay, but I always find that trouble runs into me." Veronica hears Keith sigh on the phone, needing a straight answer, there was another knock, "Okay, Okay ill stay out of trouble bye Dad." She hung up the phone and opened the door.

"You know you could have just come in Mac…" she looked up.

Veronica snapped her fingers that were free of locking the door, and pointed at Logan "Now you see, I told him it always runs into me." She dropped her hand and asked "what do you want Logan?"

"Umm, actually I am your ride, Mac asked me to do it, because she was busy."

"Oh" she said yes she slipped by him and walk toward the parking lot. Logan turned on his heal and jogged to catch up to her.

The car ride was awkwardly quiet. Logan would open his mouth to say something, but then shut it. Finally they pulled up to the school.

Lamb looked out of his car window, He searched for a silver Saturn, but then remembered that it had broken down. So he just waited to see a small blonde. A few minutes came by he looked up again and saw veronica slamming the door to Logan's car. He watched for a second, Logan ran over to Veronica who was starting to walk away but stopped when Logan grabbed her arm.

"Veronica this is weird for me too you know." He said as she tried to slip out of his grip. "If it really bothers you tell me, you know I wouldn't do anything to hurt you." He said as he let go of her arm

"Yea, you could have fouled me with the death grip." she rubbed her arm and said. "Logan I don't have a problem with it, I guess I just need a little time... Logan are you even listening?" she said as she waved her hand in front of his face. He was looking over her shoulder, and then he directed his attention back to her.

"Yea, okay we'll give you some room." He sort of knocked his hand off the car hood and backed up "looks like you have a visitor.'

Logan nodded behind her as he turned around and headed toward the building. Veronica heard a car pull up, she turned around.

Expecting Mac, not a patrol car. She tilted her head and walked toward the car.

"Why to who do I owe the pleasure?"

"Pleasure?" lamb asked looking around "what Pleasure?"

"Ha ha ha" veronica faked a smile and stepped closer to the car. "No really why are you here."

"Well, actually…" he got cut of by at medium sized brown haired girl. She ran up to Veronica.

"Hello, Mac, I guess I have you to thank for the lovely phone call I received this morning?" Veronica crossed her arms in front of her stomach. "Oh yea and my morning ride, your very giving today aren't you?"

Mac smiled and then looked at Lamb with a questionable face then back at Veronica. "Guilty as charged so was I like interrupting something, I mean Veronica you're not getting arrested again, because I sort of need you for something." She looked back at Sheriff Lamb who was impatiently looking out the windshield.

Veronica looked at Lamb as well and then looked back up at Mac and said "nope I am not getting arrested, or at least I don't think I am." She looked to Lamb who didn't make a move. "So what's up Mac?"

"Umm it's just I have another case for you" Lamb looked up at Veronica who was already looking in her bag. Mac started to talk again. "I mean I would pay you"

"Mac, you know I never charge a friend" veronica said as she took out a notebook and a pen.

"Yea well the investigation wouldn't be for me"

Veronica stopped "Continue" she said

Lamb wonder why he was wasting his time so he turned to veronica. "Veronica ill just come back later." Veronica nodded still not taking her eyes off Mac. Lamb shook his, started the car up, and drove away.

"Mac who is it really for?" Veronica asked

Mac shifted uncomfortably "Parker"

Veronica looked down at her feet, she thought about it for a few seconds. "Okay, sure"

"really, I mean you don't have to I just thought"

"Mac I said id do it" Veronica stared to walk beside Mac as they went to their class.

"I hoped you might, because you may know something more about this case, then, well you know your dad." Mac continued "Well you know how her parents own that bank that was just robbed" veronica stopped and looked up at Mac. They smiled at each other.

"I figured you wouldn't be allowed on the case, but now that Parker is paying you, you have a good reason to do the sleuthing that you do so well." Mac looked at veronica who was smiling at herself.

"Thanks Mac, so first how does one get into the stealing business?" Veronica sarcastically asks. They laughed as they walked into the collage.