Chapter 6

'Would you stop fidgeting?' Vickie scolded him the two of them sat together in a corner coffee shop just a few blocks away from the hotel, it wasn't too busy and nobody even looked at them twice. That was one good asset for the Westlife lads being unrecognizable in America.

'Aren't you worried?' he asked in a whisper she shook her head.

'No.'

'Just relax, Jess can think whatever she likes but she is not coming here to make a judgment on you, she is coming to tell me everything she knows and that is it.' She answered. She saw her friend appear around the corner and she was on her own she stepped through the shop's door its bell jingled and the waitress at the counter looked up.

'Can I help you?' she asked sweetly.

'I'm fine just here to meet a friend,' she remarked.

'Jess! Over here!' Vickie called raising her hand Jessica nodded and walked over to their table she raised an eyebrow noticing Mark there as well he sifted a little uncomfortably in his seat.

'Ok so what is this about then?' she asked sitting opposite them.

'Has Lance told you anything about where he's been going especially late in the night and coming back in the morning?' Vickie asked Jess was a little taken back.

'Well no, not since he and Justin had their discussion a while back,' she remarked.

'So you guys don't find his behavior strange at all?'

'He's been visiting Danielle yes I think it's true but he's got no reason to keep on doing it they are just friends after all.'

'Hmm I'm not so sure.' Vickie said she placed a neatly folded piece of paper on the table sliding it over to her friend. Jessica unfolded it her eyes looking over what was written she was shocked.

'H—how'd you find this?' she asked.

'I haven't figured out why but he had his own email open on my computer it was as though he wanted me to find it.' Vickie answered Jess burrowed her eyebrows.

'See now this really doesn't make sense because if he has been going behind your back and all that; though we can't be absolutely sure, but then why would he let you find something like this?' She replied.

'Has Danielle ever been to the house?' Vickie asked.

'Not when I've been around.'

'It is really, really odd then because in this email she's written all this stuff about them like in the past and whatever.'

'What are you thinking?' Mark asked Vickie thought about it she had a feeling this could be a lot deeper.

'Ok this is how it is going to be, Jess I want you to stay around the guys and listen out for anything and this goes for the girls too I know the guys have a tendency to leak secrets at the wrong time.' She said.

'What about you?' Jessica asked.

'We have a little hunting to do.'

Mark tried not to laugh out loud Jessica had a very puzzled look on her face.

'Ok look I can do this for you but Vick do you want to tell me what's really going on?' Jessica asked.

'With what?' Vickie replied.

'You know…you.'

'No not right now besides I've got work to do.' Vickie answered she nodded at Mark and got up from her seat.

'Come on lets see what else we can find.'

Jessica went to object but knew it was no use she remained silent watching the two leave the coffee shop.

'Fine.' She said.

'Brush it off but I'll figure it out.'

'Vick, don't you think you friend kind of knows what is going on?' Mark asked when they were a safe distance from the coffee shop and walking towards her car.

'All Jess is doing is trying to do is fish for information and I won't enlighten her about it.' Vickie said.

'Yeah but they will suspect.' He said at this she just shrugged.

'They are the least of my problems right now and until it becomes a bigger issue then I'll deal with it.' She said getting to the car they both got in and she started the engine.

'So where are we going?' he asked.

'First stop the ex's place.' She said she giggled seeing his horrified expression.

'Don't worry we won't go and see her we'll just see if Lance decides to turn up tonight or if we're really lucky he may already be there,' she replied.

'Ok if you say so.'

Vickie circled her car around the apartment complex's outside car park though there was only a small sprinkling of cars out here and none resembled Lance's car.

'Maybe try the underground one?' Mark suggested.

'I don't want to drive in just in case we'll walk.' She replied and parked the car in a vacant spot he looked around them the sun had faded into the night sky and when he looked around there was even nobody walking on the streets.

'You going to sit here?' Vickie asked amused Mark unbuckled his seatbelt and got out allowing her to lock up the car.

'Come on let's take a little stroll.' She added they walked across the car park to the underground car park the electronic doors had been left open and as they walked down the ramp the sudden noise of voices caught their attention.

'Hide!' She hissed immediately her and Mark ducked behind two four-wheel drives they stayed motionless listening to the voices from the other end of the car park, Vickie felt her phone vibrate she quickly read the message from Jessica.

'So Lance isn't at home according to J he's gone to visit a friend but wouldn't elaborate on who.' She whispered.

'So you reckon for sure he's here?' Mark asked.

'It's time to find out, because if he is here then his car has got to be here. He wouldn't ever take public transport and for them to meet anywhere in public unlikely as they'll get caught so makes sense if he is here.' She said.

'Come on.' Mark replied the two of them kept low and continued to sneak behind the parked cars getting closer to the voices.

'Wait.' She whispered coming to a stop they had gotten quite close to the lifts she peered around a parked four-wheel drive jeep when she noticed the two people stood they had now stopped talking it was too quiet.

'Can you see anything?' he asked she turned around and motioned for him to keep quiet and stay; she edged along further trying to get a better look the scene she saw in front of her wasn't something she would have expected, anger and sadness and all sorts of emotions raced through her head. Lance and Danielle long forgot about the conversation as they stood there

'He's going to damn well pay for this,' she growled. She considered going over to them and having an all out screaming match; but instead she quickly turned back and returned to Mark he caught the look on her face.

'We're out of here right now.' She said he went to object she gave him a warning look she definitely wasn't in the mood so he nodded his head and the two of them quietly crept out of the car park. Mark and Vickie got back into the car still not saying a word she started the engine pulling back onto the main road she had a lot of thoughts going through her head at the moment.

'So.' Mark said he was feeling a bit uncomfortable about the silence.

'It is all the evidence I need.' She answered.

'To do what?' he asked not understanding her comment.

'Well obviously I've got to go about this carefully since I don't really want the media circus at least not yet. Since we do have that TV show thing coming up this might be a really good way to catch him out.' She said.

'Still not following here.'

'Basically Johnny told me today if I wasn't keen on being part of the show like the rest of the girls he would tell the producers to put out the casting call.' Vickie explained Mark got it straight away.

'So you want Danielle in on the show taking over for you.' He said she nodded a smirk appeared on her face.

'Exactly. This way the two of them can't avoid each other and we will know what they do for the show isn't just made up and pretend and it is what it is.' She said.

'Right ok so I get how it is meant to work although if he gets wind of it then would he find a way to keep her out of the spotlight?' Mark asked Vickie nodded.

'I don't doubt he will however Danielle is an actress too and right now she's in-between jobs so she is unlikely to turn it down believe me.' She remarked.