I want to think the people who stuck with the story thorough my brief hiatus. Thanks for your reviews. I don't really have the story too planned out so, if you have suggestions of anything that you would like to see happen let me know. Also let me know if you want more drama, or just to keep with the fluff. Enjoy!
Disclaimer: I do not own Veronica Mars, the non-Matchbox Twenty Rob Thomas does and he obviously isn't going to do anything with it!
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Chapter Six: Finding Flowers
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Friday July 15th
"And how do you propose we blackmail the master of blackmail?" asks Duncan with a smile on his face, he knows something amazing going to come out of Veronica's mouth
"That's easy. Simplicity. He has been over thinking everything in order to cope with what's going on." Says Veronica "I propose that we act like the Manning's. I feel like this is a fool proof plan. We call CW and act like Mrs. Manning. Say that we know about Lilly and that we would be more comfortable having our nanny pick Lilly up, then her traveling with him. We send Parker to get Lilly, because he has never seen her before. And Bam! Lilly is back home!"
"You really think that that will work?" asks Duncan
"Absolutely" said Veronica "So are you ready to set this play into motion. There is a 12:30 out of London to New York on Monday."
"Oh my gosh Veronica!" Said Duncan as he jumped up to hug Veronica "I'm so happy to get Lilly back!"
"Great, I need to head over to Mac's and we'll make the call" Said Veronica "Wanna come?"
"I think I'd better stay here, I might scream at him through the phone and ruin everything"
"Okay, so what are you going to do?" asks Veronica
"I actually have an appointment with a realtor for the house on the other side of Mac and Dick. Thanks to you I am Henry Marshall"
"Okay, Ill let you know how it goes" said Veronica as she walks out the door
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Mac and Veronica had gotten a line that's caller id read James Manning. Veronica had also assured through her magical powers that the Mannings were at home in New York and hadn't heard from CW.
Ring…..
Ring…..
Ring…..
"Clarence Weidman" answered CW
"Hello Mr. Weidman, this is Mellissa Manning." Said Veronica in one of her very believable accents
"Mrs. Manning, I have been meaning to talk to you" said CW
"Yes, well it has recently come to my attention that you have Faith away from her unstable father, we would like her back" said Veronica
"How did you know I had her?" asks CW
"We have had a private investigator looking into her whereabouts for the last 6 years. We finally received some insight" said Veronica
"Well, I was planning on bringing her to New York to you on Monday" said CW
"That is very kind of you, but I would feel more comfortable if our housekeeper Parker got her from London" said Veronica
"That seems reasonable, I will meet you at the airport at 5 o'clock." Said CW
"Parker will see you then, nice doing business with you Mr. Weidman" said Veronica. Yes! He believed it
"You too Mellissa" said CW as he hangs up the phone
"You rock Mac Attack, I can't believe this!" exclaims Veronica
"It had better work, you've seen how much we've put into it" said Mac
"Im going next door to tell Duncan the news. I also need to call Parker" said Veronica "See you tomorrow at the flouriest"
"I'll be there" said Mac
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Veronica had talked to Parker and she was totally up to the challenge, she always liked helping Veronica out on 'missions'. Duncan was super excited and had made an offer on the house; it had three bedrooms and two baths, a huge swimming pool and theatre.
Veronica and Mac were flower shopping for the wedding which was only 2 months away. This was the last planning effort. Everything else was taken care of
"What kind of flowers do you want?" asks Mac
"I'm not sure, something tropical" said Veronica
"Hmm, there are these calla lilies" offered Mac
"They're ok, but everyone uses those, maybe something blue" said Veronica
They continue to wonder around the flower mart. They stumble upon blue hibiscus flowers.
"These are the ones!" says Veronica as she talks to the flower women about getting them together for the wedding.
"You coming over for dinner tonight?" asks Mac
"Nope, do you think you could house Duncan for a night he's really antsy about getting Lilly back. I cant blame him, but I need some Logan time." Said Veronica
"Of course, he'll be moving in his house soon, then you two can have at it all you want" Mac laughed
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Duncan was over at Dick and Mac's. Veronica and Logan were watching a movie, Fight Club, surprisingly, it was Veronica's choice
"Our flowers are blue hibiscuses." Said Veronica
"I approve, I'm glade you didn't go for calla lilies, everyone does that" said Logan with a wink
"Yeah I know can you believe that we will be married in 2 months?" says Veronica
"Yeah, I actually can. I already feel like we are married." Said Logan with a smile
"I love you" said Veronica
"Lets get on with that baby making shall we?" said Logan as he turns the tv off and walks into their bedroom, Veronica follows and shuts the door
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Monday
Veronica and Duncan were in the car outside of the airport in London. They had flown out with Parker. Parker was inside with a mic on so that Veronica could hear everything.
"You must be Mr. Wiedman, Mellissa showed me your picture so I would know who to look for, she said that you are a family friend that had Faith out to play with your daughter" said Parker as she shook CW's hand "Hi, you must be Faith" as she waved to Lilly
"Hello, you must be Parker. If you don't mind me asking how long have you been working for the Manning's?" asked CW
"About a year, I started working for the Manning's when they moved to New York over the summer" said Parker with a smile
"It was nice to meet you, see you later Faith" CW said as he hugged Lilly
The whole time Lilly remains silent. She remembered Duncan telling her about people who liked to call her Faith
"You ready to go Faith?" asks Parker as Lilly nods
As soon as CWs out of earshot Parker says "Lilly, we have a little while until the flight leaves, do you want a doughnut?"
"You called me Lilly!" said Lilly, still whispering she didn't trust CW
"Yeah, if you keep quite ill tell you why" said Parker as she buys Lilly a doughnut
"Okay" said Lilly with a huge smile
Parker and Lilly sit in a booth at the back of the doughnut store
"Lilly, I am here with your dad. He is going to meet us on the plane as soon as we are sure the CW is gone" said Parker with a smile
"Your bringing me to daddy!" said Lilly, still being quiet. Duncan had taught her well
"Yeah, so is there anything you need to tell me?" asks Parker
"Not really. CW is a meany who wouldn't let me call my daddy, or watch Hannah Montana after 6. Your really pretty" said Lilly with a smile
"Thank you, your really pretty too. So was CW mean to you?" asks Parker
"Nope other than keeping me from Hannah Montana, hes always been nice to me. He picked me up at night while I was asleep. He said that daddy went on vacation and he was going to babysit me." Said Lilly
"That's good, our flights ready! Are you ready to see daddy and Miss Veronica?" asks Parker
"Yeah!!" said Lilly
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Duncan and Veronica were out in the car watching CW drive away as they heard Lilly tell Parker about her time with CW
"Whew, I am so glad that he didn't hurt her" said Duncan relieved
"Me too, you ready to go board the plane and see Lilly?" asks Veronica
"Do you even have to ask? Parker was really good with Lilly" said Duncan with that smile you get when you have a crush
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Veronica and Duncan wait walk onto the plane and see Parker and Lilly already sitting in their seats
"Daddy!" said Lilly with a smile "I missed you!"
"I missed you too squirt" said Duncan as he gave Lilly a huge hug
"I brought you a Hannah Montana DVD to watch on the way back home" said Duncan as he handed Lilly the portable DVD
Across the aisle Parker and Veronica sit beside each other
"Duncan's really great with her" said Parker with the same smile Duncan had earlier
"Yeah he is, I hope Logan's like that with our kids" said Veronica with a smile
"You guys are planning to have kids soon?" asked Parker
"Yeah, as soon as it will happen. Logan really wants girls to spoil" said Veronica
"Having kids might be nice" said Parker as she looks over to Lilly and Duncan
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They return later that night. Parker goes home to shower but the group is going to have a huge dinner at Veronica's house. Since its short notice, Luigi's is going to cater. Veronica and Logan are going to pick up the food that they previously had ordered.
"You should have seen how Duncan and Parker were looking at each other. They are perfect for each other. We need to set them up." Said Veronica
"Chill, Parker just broke up with that Matt guy. Give her some time." Said Logan as he pays the man for the massive amounts of Italian food.
"I know, you just have to watch them at dinner" said Veronica
"Ok, whatever you say Ronnie, you are the detective here" said Logan as he opens Veronica's door
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The gang : Mac, Dick, Logan, Veronica, Parker, Duncan, and Lilly sit at the dinner table enjoying their dinner and each others company.
"Daddy, I really like it here, especially hanging out with Ms. Parker. Can we stay here, and not in Mr. Logan and Ms. Veronica's house. I want my own room!" said Lilly with a smile
"Well Lilly, I bought us a house just next door. And I am sure that Ms. Parker will come over and play with you when you aren't at school." Said Duncan with a smile as he looks over to Parker who smiles
"I would love to hang out with you Lilly. I am actually a fifth grade teacher at Beverly Hills Elementary, so I have the same schedule as you do." Said Parker with a smile
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After dinner Veronica and Logan clean up the dishes as they watch Parker, Lilly, and Duncan play Hannah Montana karaoke. Mac had to be at work early the next day. It was her first day at Dell, so she and Dick had left early.
"You were right Ronnie" said Logan as he hands Veronica a dish to put up.
"I know. I think that we should volunteer that babysit Lilly one night while they go out on a date" said Veronica as she puts the last one up on the shelf
"I really want a Lilly of our own" said Logan as he kisses Veronica on the head
"Me too. I think that if I'm not pregnant after the honey moon we should see a doctor to see when is a good time for us to get busy so that we can have this baby soon" said Veronica
"What are you talking about?" said Logan surprised "I have super sperm there is nothing to worry about"
"Uh Huh" said Veronica as she gives Logan a gentle kiss the turns deeper and more passionate until the hear Duncan come in "I'm sorry you guys. I was just going to thank Veronica for her help and head upstairs with Lilly for bed"
"It's ok, I'm glad that we got Lilly back, and everything is ok" said Veronica as she hugs Duncan. She walks into the living room and gives Lilly a hug "Goodnight Lilly"
"Goodnight Ms. Veronica. Goodnight Mr. Logan. Goodnight Ms. Parker" says Lilly as she hugs them all and heads upstairs
"Thanks for your help tonight. You are great with Lilly. I hope that you will hang out with her." Said Duncan to Parker
"I love kids, Lilly's awesome, and you are a great father. I would love to keep hanging out with both of you" Parker says as she give Duncan a hug. The hug lasts a long time until the finally break apart.
"Goodnight" Duncan says as he walks upstairs
"See you later you guys" said Parker "I'll see you next weekend for the final fitting of your dress!"
"See ya" said Veronica
Once Parker was out of the house Veronica said "Look they are totally into each other"
"You know the silly part. Parker sort of reminds me of Meg" said Logan
"She does doesn't she" said Veronica
"Our weddings in two months!" said Veronica "Everything's coming together!!"
"We still don't have a song" said Logan "I'll fight you to the death over that one"
"Wanna bet pretty boy?" asks Veronica
"You know you like me pretty." Said Logan
"Yes, yes I do" said Veronica as she guides Logan