Not Just a Kiss

"I think you use sarcasm and anger to keep people away from you."

"Yeah, but sometimes it doesn't work." I say angrily to the annoying brunette sitting next to me.

"Tell me what you think of me. Come on be completely truthful." She says, some how ignoring the warning signs. I flex my knuckles dramatically and stretch my arms in the air, when suddenly a petite blond grabs my hand and pulls me away.

"Dance with me?" Veronica says, trying to get me away from Gia before I hurt her feelings.

"When I dreamed of this moment 'I've had the time of my life' was playing. Well, what can you do?" I say, as Veronica pulls me onto the dance floor. I put my hands on her waist as she wraps her arms around my neck.

I don't want to hurt you.

I don't want to make you sway.

I start moving to the rhythm of the slow song we were dancing to. She looks up at me and I look into her beautiful eyes, then she looks away. God I've missed her! I was such an idiot over the summer.

Like I know, I've done before.

I will not do it anymore.

She cared so much about me and then I had to go fuck things up by acting stupid and reckless. Then Duncan got in the way. Then I was stupid again. Then Duncan fled the country with his baby daughter, with the help of a blond detective we all know and love. And only now has our relationship taken a turn for the better.

I've always been a dreamer.

I've had my head among the clouds.

I look back down at Veronica to see her looking back at me. We hold our gaze, waiting for the other to look away first when we both know that neither of us wants to look away.

Well now that I'm coming down.

Won't you be my solid ground?

The song finishes and I can't stop myself from leaning down and kissing her lightly on the lips. I can tell that she is shocked to begin with, but then she starts kissing me back. I can practically hear the sound of her emotional walls falling down. The kiss is so tender and loving, and I feel like I will never have the need to breath air ever again. She tilts her head back slightly and presses her tongue to my lips to deepen the kiss, and I let her. Our tongues battle for dominance and we put all of our unsaid words into this one glorious kiss.

I pull away slightly, needed air, and Veronica looks up into my eyes and I can feel her walls come back up as she turns and quickly walks out of the gym to the parking lot. I stand there dumfounded for a second, and then I pull myself together and follow her out.

I catch up to her in the middle of the parking lot.

"Veronica." I call out. "Veronica, let me talk."

"No. Logan, I... I can't. Not again." She says, walking to her car.

I catch her arm and spin her around, so that she is facing me. This time she kisses me. She pulls the folds of my jacket towards her and kisses me with passion. I tangle one hand in her hair and wrap the other around her waist, pulling her flush against my body. She moans in pleasure when my tongue meets hers. I come up for air, and she leans her forehead against mine, breathing heavily.

"Veronica, look. I was so stupid last summer, and if I could do it over I would, but I can't change the past I can only hope for the future. Veronica, what I'm trying to say is that I was wondering if you would give us another shot?" I look down at Veronica, who was still in my arms, with her hands wrapped around my neck.

"I thought you'd never ask." She says, smirking as she pulls me down into another kiss. I grin against her lips and kiss her back.

I don't want to hurt you.

I don't want to make you sway.

Like I know, I've done before.

I will not do it anymore.