CHAPTER 6

"So" Keith started. "Ate over at Logan's last night huh?" he asked, trying to look nonchalant. It was Sunday and Veronica had just come in from walking Backup. Keith had been sitting in the kitchen drinking coffee when she strolled in, kissing him on the cheek.

"Good morning to you too, dad" she laughed. She and Logan had been dating pretty seriously for a couple of months, but Keith still couldn't get used to it. Veronica thought that his interest was more than just his usual overprotecting self. He had never really gotten over finding out about Logan through Lamb. She tried to remember that whenever he got like this. It helped stop her from losing her mind. Keith looked a little sheepish at her laugh, but kept pushing.

"You haven't been out with him for the past week and I thought something might have happened" he said. Veronica rolled her eyes, taking a bottle of water out of the fridge. "And you know that you can always talk to me" he continued.

"And you would be able to stop yourself from yelling out 'DUMP HIM' every time he was mentioned?" she asked sceptically. At his wry smile, she laughed. "Exactly. But don't worry, I will talk to Alicia". Keith smiled at the mention of his girlfriend. They had a date that night and he was really looking forward to it. He was planning on proposing. His divorce from Lianne was going to be official at midnight and that was when he was going to pop the question. They had talked about it already and he was almost positive about the answer. The part of him that wasn't positive was sweating it though.

"Veronica. There is something that I have to tell you" he started seriously. Veronica took in the tone of his voice and knew he wasn't joking around anymore. She nodded her head and sat, waiting for him to continue. "I told you already that the divorce is coming through tonight, right?" he asserted.

"Yeah" she said hesitantly, not knowing what was coming next. He had been acting a little quiet recently and she suddenly had a scary thought. What if he was regretting it? No way, she thought. He loves Alicia. Then it occurred to her. "Are you going to propose to Alicia?" she asked, her eyes wide. Keith sucked in his breath in surprise. How had she known? Then he laughed.

"I guess I shouldn't be surprised that you figured it out" he said, interrupted by her shriek. She jumped up and went over to give him a big hug. Tears formed in Keith's eyes as he enjoyed it. He couldn't imagine having a daughter he was more proud of. "I'm going to do it tonight" he said. Veronica looked up at him with a smile.

"Are your knees knocking yet?" she asked with a twinkle in her eye. She was so happy for her dad. He and Alicia had been through so much because of her and she was glad that it hadn't stopped them from being together. After her mother had left, it had become obvious to Veronica that her family was never going to be the same again. Alicia was great and having Wallace as a brother was going to be a real kick. Veronica smiled wickedly at that.

"My knees knocking is funny to you?" Keith asked, noticing her growing smile. They stopped hugging and returned to their seats, smiling stupidly at each other.

"I was thinking about Wallace actually" Veronica laughed. At the mention of Alicia's oldest son Keith smiled. Keith had gotten close to both boys in the past four months and was optimistic when it came to their reaction. "He will be so happy and scared at the same time" Veronica explained. Keith frowned at that.

"Scared?" he asked.

"He knows me too well to think that I will be an easy sister to live with" she answered. Their laughter echoed through the house.