CHAPTER 4
"I'm going to tell him about this tonight" Veronica told Weevil after they had finished for the night. He looked up at her from his reading and just kept looking. "It isn't fair for me to do this to him" she continued in a rushed voice. "If he found out by himself he would feel betrayed. It would be like Lilly all over again. And I…I couldn't do that to him" she ended in a quiet voice.
"It's okay Veronica" he smiled at her sadly. "You do what you think is best". He got up then and walked to the door. Before he opened it he turned back to her. "He's one lucky bastard. And if he ever forgets it, you know where to find me". He left then, without waiting for her answer.
"Yeah Eli" she answered under her breath. "I will always know where to find you".
Logan was just making himself something to eat for supper when she called. "Hello?" he asked, balancing the phone on his shoulder as he cut up some vegetables.
"Logan. Hi, umm, can I come over?" Veronica's voice filtered through the receiver to his ear. He stopped cutting and put the knife down, carefully taking the receiver from his shoulder to his hand.
"What, no more B & E's?" he joked lightly. Veronica chuckled to him from the phone. "Do you plan on staying this time? Because I can make a dinner for two instead of for one" he offered with only a hint of censure in his tone.
"Sorry about this afternoon Logan. I had plans but I didn't want to wake you" she apologized. She was gathering her things to leave the office as she spoke.
"I don't suppose you planned to share those plans with me?" he asked hopefully. She smiled into her phone at his boy-like tone. He was at his most charming when he was like this. She made her way out and locked the door behind her.
"Actually, that's the reason I wanted to talk to you. But I would rather it not be over the phone". She paused. "If I stay for supper or not will be up to you, when I finish" she hung up quietly and got in her car. As she started it up she noticed that the engine turned easier and smiled while she thought of Eli.
Logan was on the other end of the phone listening to dial tone. When he hung up it was with determination. He pointedly got out more food for Veronica. If she thought he was going to let her go she had another thing coming.