Just A Formality

Part 13

"Veronica honey, could you come here for a moment please?" Keith Mars did his best to keep his tone even, calm and rather bland; however the fact that he'd come home to a motorcycle driving out of his parking space made him a little on edge. Veronica appeared in the door way a smile on her face. "What's up daddio?" She asked as she moved to look for something in the fridge. "What to explain what Eli was doing here?" He knew the bike, had arrested the owner of it several times when he'd been sheriff. "I was giving him some notes." She said it so casually he almost believed her. "I was unaware that Eli Navarro was suddenly focusing on his studies." Veronica closed the fridge with a soft thud before she turned to look at him.

"Who said it was school notes? And why is it such a big deal if Eli was here?" Keith sighed. "Honey, he's trouble." She snorted setting the carton of orange juice in her hand on the counter. "Welcome to Neptune dad, where everyone has gotten into some kind of trouble. He's a pretty nice guy when you get past everything else." Veronica defended, knowing it was going to give her away but at this point in time she didn't care, her dad was going to find out sooner or later and since it had been going on for a couple months now he may as well find out now. "You sound like you know him better than I thought." Veronica sighed. "Maybe I do." Keith followed her sigh with one of his own. "What's going on Veronica?"

"We're dating, okay?" "No Veronica that is not okay. You know the things that he's done." Veronica raised her brow at him. "Yes I do, and I know that it doesn't define who he is dad." Keith was shaking his head at her before she got the sentence out. "I don't like this Veronica." She put the carton back into the fridge. "Look you don't know how he is away from everything, away from the PCHer's and everything else, he's completely different." She watched as he shook his head again. "I know Eli Navarro Veronica, I've arrested him several times." "That's different." It didn't matter if her dad didn't like it, she was going to continue to see Weevil. "It's not honey."

Veronica rolled her eyes finished her juice and headed down the hall away from him. "We aren't done talking Veronica." She stopped and looked at him. "We are, because I'm not arguing about this. Give him a chance and he could surprise you." She said as she disappeared into her room closing the door just as the phone buzzed on her night stand, reaching for it she couldn't but smile at the simple. "Babe, made it home." Text from Weevil, it was one of the many things he did that made her smile, moments later she was listening to the phone ring as she waited for him to answer. "You just can't get enough of me can you?" His voice met her ear and she smiled as she laid in her bed.

"My dad saw you leaving." His sigh all but echoed in the silence. "So…" His voice trailed off as he waited for to tell him what that meant. "So he knows, he doesn't like it but he knows." "Now what?" Veronica frowned, the tone of his voice was as if he was expecting her to say that it was it. "Now we don't have to hide it? Nothing is changing Weevil." Veronica said as he sighed again, and there was so much relief in it she wished she could hug him. "Did you really think that if my dad found out about us, I would just leave you?" "No, I just figured it wouldn't be worth the fight…hell sometimes I'm still surprised by the fact that you were fine with people from school finding out about us V."

A frown slipped across her face and she closed her eyes, knowing that Lily was one of the reasons he always worried about things like this. "I'm not ashamed of you Eli, and if anyone has a problem with us being together then it's something they'll need to deal with because I'm not going anywhere." Silence met her and she knew he was taking in what she had just said, when he was finished he grunted. "Enough sap, when should I expect the sheriff at my door?" He teased making her laugh. "Hopefully never, I'll talk to him again." Their conversation slowed and she could hear him moving around probably getting ready for bed.

"What are you doing?" She asked smiling as suddenly the noise stopped. "Ruffling through clothes so I can have a shower before I head to bed, I crazily agreed to meet this girl at seven in the morning to look over something." The playful disgust in his voice made her laugh again. "Oh she must be special if you're agreeing to go to the school before classes have even started." "She is, and she knows it and uses it to her advantage." Laughing again as she pushed herself up, phone still against her ear. "Don't be such a baby, if I remember correctly it was you who picked the time." He grunted at her. "Don't you have a test to study for?" His teasing tone made her smile, as she remembered telling her dad that he was different with her, and it was the truth.

"Yeah I do, I just wanted to talk to you before I went to bed. And let you know that my dad now is aware of our relationship." "And you're okay about that?" Veronica was silent for a few moments as she really thought about it. "I am, I wish I would have had the chance to tell him myself but it is what it is and in time he'll be fine with it too." "Well why didn't you tell him?" His question didn't catch her off guard, veronica had been waiting for it. "Mainly because I didn't think he was ready to know, my dad has this thing where he hates all the guys who show an interest in me let alone when I'm dating someone." Weevil laughed. "Well it's a good thing the Sheriff and I have such a close relationship already." He joked and she rolled her eyes even though he couldn't see her do it.

"Oh he mentioned that to me, anyway. Go shower and get some sleep we have an early morning." Veronica said hoping that he could hear the teasing note in her voice. "Yeah yeah, anyone ever tell you that you're bossy?" Weevil said roughly. "Bossy, bitchy, witty, charming. You know all words usually associated with me." He snorted. "Yet you're actually a marshmallow." His tone still teasing. "Oh stop it, goodnight Eli." Veronica said as he cutting him off from anymore teasing. "Goodnight V." Sighing she hung up her phone and tossed it onto her bed before moving to her desk, she did have test to study for.