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this chapter and the next have some exposition in them again, these set up the next few chapters.
Dick
I couldn't fucking believe I'd forgotten.
I had known where she was the entire time, we could have found her as soon as she went missing.
When I realized what I knew I ran out to the living room and found Mac on her computer. I was smiling like an 5 year old and she took one look at me and said no.
"No Dick, not right now, don't even try."
I laughed a little, I think for the first time ever I didn't have sex on the brain. "Mac, that wasn't what I was thinking about."
She looked worried at first, can't say I blamed her though, I'd have been worried about my lack of sexual thoughts too if I didn't know what I did. But the worry turned into excitement real quick. "Oh my god! Did they find her? Is she ok?"
"No Mac, they haven't but that's just it, I know where she is."
"What? Dick how do you know where she is?"
"I've known this entire time, I'd just forgotten. She's at one of Duncan's houses and I know which one."
"How do you know? Which one is it? We can call them and let them know."
She went for her phone but I stopped her. "No Mac, it isn't one of the ones they've been searching."
She looked confused. "Dick we know about all of the houses under the Kane's name."
"I know Mac, that's the problem, we're looking under the wrong name."
March 2006
Casablancas Residence
"Hey Beav! What's this?"
Dick was holding up a piece of paper he'd found on the dinning room table, Casssidy had been working on his land trust company and had the table covered with documents and deeds. Dick thought this whole business idea was a waste of time and he didn't have any trouble showing it.
"Well Dick, we call that a piece of paper. You write things called words on it." Cassidy was getting tired of Dick's insults, he'd been at him all day.
"Uh yeah, I know that. But what is this one for? Another mansion you hope to take off the hands of a wealthy old crone?"
Cassidy let out a deep sigh and rolled his eyes at his older brother's insessant questioning. "No, unfortunately not, I was interested, but the owner said no."
Dick thought that was a little strange, he'd just seen the name on the deed. "Really? I would'a thought the owner would jump right on it. I'm pretty sure they could use the money, it could pay for like all of college."
"Well he wasn't interested." Cassidy was barely paying attention to him.
"He? But the deed says."
"I know what the deed says Dick, but Duncan doesn't want to sell."
This confused Dick even more.
"If Duncan owns the house….then why is Veronica's name on the deed?"
Cassidy didn't bother to answer him and Dick just set the deed down and walked away.
Dick
The minute I told Mac to search Veronica's name she was on her computer. Within 30 seconds we had an address and the house was only 90 miles from Neptune.
I immediately pulled out my phone to call Logan but he didn't answer, I tried Wallace and Weevil and CW, but no one was picking up.
I didn't know what to do. I knew Logan and Weevil were the closest to her but I couldn't reach them. I looked over at Mac, she looked relieved and worried all at the same time and I knew what I had to do.
"I'm going after her. Keep calling Logan, tell them where she is and tell them I'm on my way. Ok?"
"Yeah, ok."
I went over, kissed her and as I turned to walk out the door she stopped me.
"Please be careful Dick."
I turned around and smiled. "Careful is my middle name Mackie."
"Um Dick…I…"
"Me too Mac, me too." She didn't have to say it, I knew what she was thinking.
I ran to the elevator and when I hit he lobby I kept running all the way to my car. I jumped in and started the engine.
I hoped that Mac would get a hold of Logan soon, because I didn't know if I would make it there in time.
Mac
I kept calling and calling and nobody would answer, I didn't understand.
Can you please explain to me how in this modern day and age, with all of the technology we possess, why I couldn't seem to reach anyone.
Not one person out of six.
So I sat there praying for a miracle and hoping that if none of them answered that Dick would get there before it was too late.
Wallace
When Weevil had called CW he'd looked at me with sadness in his eyes.
I hadn't known what to think at first but I knew one thing for sure, I was scared. To see someone like him look like that was unsettling.
He'd turned the car around and we were heading towards Mexico. He hadn't told us what was said, he'd just started to drive.
We were in an area with no cell reception so I couldn't call Weevil back and Leo and Meg were in the back seat looking at me for answers that I didn't have, so I finally just asked.
When he told me what had happened to Logan I started to cry.
I couldn't believe it, I refused to believe it, I just kept telling myself that we would find her and she would run up to us asking what the hell took us so long, she would be fine, she would be ok.
But I knew in my heart that wouldn't be the case and so did everyone else.
I looked around at the other people in the car. Leo was staring out the window lost in thought and Meg was crying, hard. I watched as Leo pulled her into his arms and tried to comfort her, he didn't know that she blamed herself, but I was glad he was trying to help. Better him than me, I was still too angry with her.
There were only two emotions being expressed among us.
Fear and grief.
Neither one of them were good.
Logan
I'd heard him call CW but I continued to just sit there.
I couldn't talk, I couldn't think, nothing.
When he came back to the car I just walked away from him. After only 50 feet I couldn't walk anymore and I just dropped to the ground. I felt like I had when she first went missing, I didn't know what to do, what to say, all I could feel was pain. All I could feel was her pain.
It was the worst feeling I'd ever experienced.
One minute I'd been sitting there with my head laid back thinking of Ronnie and the next I felt like my heart had been ripped from my chest. I swear to god I'd heard her call out for me and then all I could feel was pain and I knew it was hers.
When I'd started to cry weevil had looked at me like I was crazy, but when I told him that we would be too late I could almost see his heart drop too.
He didn't believe me at first, I couldn't blame him, I wasn't sure I believed it either. But I knew I'd felt something and I could still feel her, but it was a weak feeling. I knew something had happened to her, I knew she was in trouble and we still didn't even know where she was.
So I sat there on the desert floor and stared out in front of me, still praying for that miracle. Because for the first time since Duncan had taken her from me, I started to realize that I might not get her back this time.
Weevil
He was just sitting out there staring off into space so I started towards him.
I didn't know what to say, so I didn't say anything. I just hoped to god that he was wrong, that he was just over reacting, that the pressure of finding her had become to much.
But deep down I knew that wasn't the case.
Because as much as I hated Logan Echolls, he was still one of the strongest mother fuckers on the planet and if he was that upset, something was horribly wrong.
Duncan
Duncan was sitting in the family room staring out the window
He didn't know how he was going to fix the mess he'd made, he knew he needed help.
She needed a doctor and it wasn't like he could take her to the hospital. No, then he would lose her and all of it would have been for nothing.
He needed to call someone he trusted, someone that would help him, someone that wouldn't turn him in.
So he picked up his phone and dialed a number.
"Hello?"
"Dad?"
"Duncan?"
"Dad, I need your Help."
Dick
I drove over 100mph the whole way. Fuck the speed limit, I needed to get to Ronnie, it was 90 miles and I drove it in under an hour.
I decided not to wait for Logan, I needed to get to Ronnie as soon as possible. I parked at the end of the long driveway, I didn't want my car to be seen, I was afraid he'd grab her and run if he saw me and I didn't want to chance that, so leaving it there was the best option.
The house was surrounded by trees so I slowly and quietly made my way through the woods to the side of the house. When I saw the rental car parked in the garage I had to stop myself from yelling in triumph.
I quietly moved my way around the house and saw a large bay window that stared out over the yard, I peaked inside and saw Duncan sitting on a couch. He didn't see me, thank god, so I stood to the side watching him and taking in his appearance. His nose was obviously broken and I couldn't help but feel proud of Ronnie, I knew it was her doing. But then I noticed that he was covered in blood. It was too much blood for just a broken nose and why would he clean his face and not change his shirt?
My heart stopped when I realized it wasn't his blood.
No, I couldn't have been too late, it wouldn't have been right, she had to still be ok.
I jumped back to reality when I saw him get up, leave the room and go up the stair case, I knew that was my chance and I ran to the back of the house hoping to find a back door. When I found it I pulled the pocket knife out of my pocket and started to pick the lock. When we were twelve Ronnie had taught me how to do it, she'd always had been a resourceful little pixie. It was funny I thought, I was using her own trick to try and save her.
When the lock clicked I slowly opened the door and walked into the house, it was huge and I had no idea where to start, so I did the usual.
I chose to act like an idiot and I followed in the direction that Duncan had gone.
CW
As we arrived at the rest stop Mr. Navarro had directed us to I pulled in and found their car immediately.
It had been a silent trip, my passengers where all concerned and they had every right to be, Mr. Echolls' premonition had not been a good one. I had wanted to keep this from them, but I could not.
Mr. Fennel had cried when I told him, so had Meg, the Deputy had just stared out the window, he hadn't said a word and then he had taken it upon himself to comfort Meg.
As I pulled up next to Mr. Navarro's car the three of them jumped out and ran towards the two figures off in the desert.
I had stayed behind and as luck would have it my choice to stay had been beneficial. I checked the sound files for the bug in Jake Kane's phone, he had received a call and as I listened I realized that it was the slip up I had been waiting for, Jake was on his way to help Duncan.
I knew I needed to act quickly, I could not allow Jake Kane to reach Duncan before us, so I picked up my phone, ignoring the missed calls from Miss Mackenzie and dialed a number.
"Can I help you Clarence?"
"Why yes Celeste, I believe you can."
Logan
I hadn't even noticed when everyone had shown up, I was completely oblivious to my surroundings.
At least I was until I heard CW running towards us saying that she was alive and he knew where she was.
I was on my feet in less than a second running to him. "Where? Where is she?" I was talking so fast I wasn't sure if he could even understand me.
"He has her at a mansion 30 miles from here, I have the address. Duncan called his father for help, Jake told him he was on his way and got the location. We need to hurry, she is injured, I know that much for sure."
We all started running for the cars and when we got there I stopped. "What are we gonna do about Jake Kane, CW?"
"Don't worry abut him Mr. Echolls, I believe he will be unavoidably detained."
I didn't ask why, I didn't care, all I cared about was that we knew where she was.
When I opened the car door I realized that my phone was ringing and I reached for it but didn't catch it in time.
I looked over and realized that both Weevil and I had left our phones in the car, I picked it up mine and saw that I had 15 missed calls from Mac.
But before I could call her to tell her we were on our way to Ronnie, Weevil's phone rang, so I grabbed it off of the driver's seat and looked at the screen, he had 10 missed calls and Mac was now calling him.
I answered it as Weevil just watched. "Mac?"
"Logan? Oh thank god, I've been trying to reach you for over an hour."
"Mac, we found her, we know where she is."
"Did Dick get a hold of you?'
I was more than a little confused by that. "No why?"
"Logan, he realized he knew where she was, we've been trying to call you. When we couldn't reach you he took off, he left over an hour ago, he should be there already."
I couldn't believe it, Dick was probably already with her, she might already be safe.
"Mac, stay put, we're on our way to them, we'll call you when we know something."
I didn't wait for her reply, I just hung up and when I looked at the faces of my friends I smiled.
"Dick left to get there over an hour ago, he should be there by now, lets go."
With that we all jumped in the cars and took off in the direction of Veronica and Dick.
Thank god for Dick Casablancas.
Dick
I found the staircase and started to climb it hoping that none of the steps would creak and when I reached the top I found a long hallway with lots of doors.
I knew I had to be careful, I didn't know which room he was in so I stopped and hid behind a large armoire in the hall. And then I heard his voice, it was coming from an open door a few rooms down.
At first I thought he was talking to himself, but then I realized he was talking to Ronnie, but she wasn't answering and that scared me.
I heard him tell her that it had been her fault, that she never should have tried to getaway. I listened and waited for at least 5 minutes before he finally stopped talking and left the room, closing the door behind him.
I listened as his footsteps led farther down the hall in the opposite direction and then I heard a door click.
When I knew it was safe, I went straight for the room he'd been in. I tried the handle and it was locked so once again I pulled out my pocket knife and I picked the lock.
When I entered the room I saw her right away, she was lying on the bed. I closed the door behind me and ran to her, but I stopped just short of a foot from her, because when I saw what he'd done to her I couldn't keep myself from crying.
I swear she looked like she'd been run over by a cement truck.
Her face was black and blue and her nose was broken. She had scrapes and cuts and bruises all over her and that was just on the parts of her skin that were visible. I didn't want to know what she looked like underneath and then I noticed that her arm was in the sling, it was black and blue and swollen, it was obviously broken.
I stopped crying then, I wanted to go find Duncan and kill him for what he'd done to her. But I knew I couldn't, at least not yet, I needed to get her to safety first.
So I leaned on the bed and pulled her over to me, picking her up in my arms and sat there holding her.
I couldn't believe what was happening, I was holding the love of my best friend's life, my girlfriend's best friend, in my arms hoping to god that she would be ok, that I would be able to take her to them and that it would all be ok.
I pushed some of her hair off of her face and whispered to her. "Ronnie wake up, I need you to wake up."
I saw her eyes flutter and then she tried to speak but it came out as barely a whisper.
"Dick? I need Logan."
"I know Ronnie, I know. I'm going to get you out of here."
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