Author's Note: This scene takes place, shortly after Nancy Drew: Last Train to Blue Moon Canyon. How did the events of the ending affect Lori and Tino's newly-rekindled relationship?

This contains major spoilers for the game.

As soon as the others left the train car, Tino turned on Lori. "What were you thinking?" he shouted.

Lori shook her head. She hadn't said much of anything, ever since the amateur detectives had brought her back onto the train. The story of what had happened between Lori and Nancy in Jake Hurley's mine was almost too much for Tino to bear.

"You coulda killed that Nancy girl!" he said. "Causing a cave-in? Are you insane?"

Lori wiped some of the mud off of her cheek. "I...I just wanted to be famous for something good for once..."

"That was not the way to go about it," Tino said. "If you want good press, donate to a charity."

Lori sniffed and put her hands on her hips. "You know, I thought you'd be the one person who would understand! You pulled that emergency brake on train ride to Colorado, didn't you?"

Tino was taken aback; he thought nobody else knew about that. "Well, yeah, but..."

"So how is that different from what I did? You made up a crime, just so you could look good for solving it!" Lori said. "Well, I set up this mystery, so I could look good for solving it! It's the exact same thing!"

"It is not the same thing!" Tino said. "I just wanted to look good for the press! You put an innocent teenager's life in danger!"

"You put everyone's lives in danger!" Lori retorted. "I heard what the engineer said. We're lucky the train didn't flip off the rails and kill us all!"

"I made a mistake, and I'm sorry for it, okay?!" Tino snapped.

"I'm sorry, too," Lori said.

"Sorry you pulled that stunt, or sorry you got caught?" Tino asked.

Lori didn't respond; she just glared at Tino.

"It doesn't matter," Tino said. He sighed heavily as he pulled out his handcuffs. "You're still under arrest, for the attempted murder of Nancy Drew. You have the right to remain silent..."

A fresh batch of tears slid down Lori's face, as Tino read her her rights. "What will Daddy think?" she cried.

"Seriously? That's what you're worried about? Your father?"

Lori's bottom lip stuck out slightly, the way it did when she pouted. "Well, duh. There's no need to wonder how you think. You hate me."

Tino ran a hand through his pompadour. "You think I hate you?"

"You arrested me, didn't you? That's because you—mmph!"

Tino responded by pressing his mouth against hers, completely covering her bottom lip. Lori leaned into the kiss, hungrily looking for acceptance.

"You think I'm going to give up on you, so soon after we got back together?" Tino asked. "Nah. We're gonna make our relationship work this time."

"Oh, Tino!" Lori said. "I knew you would be the one to forgive me for the mine incident!"

"Although, it...uh...you being a criminal now kinda puts me in an awkward position," Tino said.

"Don't worry," Lori said. "We can...what does Daddy call it? Oh, right! We can take an extended vacation until this whole thing blows over! I know this great ski resort up in Cadana."

"That's Canada," Tino corrected.

"Whatever," Lori said. "The point is that we can make it through anything, as long as we're together! That's what I learned from that romance novel I just read."

"Er, right," Tino said. He couldn't stand reading romance himself. "Whatever you say, Dollface."

Lori shuddered. "Please don't use the word doll around me any more," she said. "There are these creepy dolls in the caboose. I don't think I'll ever be able to go to sleep again."

"Then what'm I supposed to call you?" Tino asked.

"Whatever you want, Bright Eyes," Lori said, as she pecked him on the cheek. "Whatever you want."

Tino smiled. Maybe they could get through this together, after all.