OK so this is more of a filler chapter because right now I'm trying to write the sex scene and I'm a little stuck. I'd love your advice if you have an opinion here. Should Veronica play more demure, especially since at this point she really hasn't had much sex so she's a little shy or should she be more daring? The way I had it painted was the first way. At least the first time. Things would be different for the rest of the story. I would like to thank all of you who have read and the ones who have reviewed. It means a lot to me especially considering that this is my 1st Veronica Mars story. Please let me know what you think.

The morning went relatively fast. Duncan and Veronica ate lunch together by themselves. Wallace was eating with his basketball buddies and Logan…was sitting at a nearby table his back to them eavesdropping on their conversation.

"So you want to come over tonight? We'll do dinner and a movie?" Duncan asked.

"I'd love to but I'll probably only have time for dinner. Then I'll need to go work on a new case."

"Anything you can share?"

Veronica shrugged. "Not really. Just that involves an obnoxious pest."

Logan turned around and glared at her and she grinned back at him. Luckily Duncan didn't notice this interaction.

"Well, that sucks. I was kind of hoping for a reprieve of last night." He grinned as he kissed her cheek.

Logan was still watching her. He had to find out what excuse she was going to give him.

"Oh, honey we should probably talk about that."

"Oh, god what? Was it not good for you?"

Logan broke out into hysterical laughter at the next table.

Duncan turned around and glared. "Got a problem, Logan?"

"No, I most certainly don't."

Veronica threw Logan a scowl. "No, Duncan it's not that. It's just I have my little monthly friend right now so we'll have to wait a week before we can do it again."

Logan smirked at her. Ahh, so she went for the most obvious excuse. It would have been funny had he chosen more than a week to see what excuses she came up with then.

"Oh well. That's too bad."

"I'll still come over and we can eat together though."

"Sounds good. Around 6:30?"

Veronica looked over Duncan's shoulder at Logan. "Sounds good."

"Better go." He gave her a quick kiss. "I'll see you later."

"Bye."

Duncan left then which left Veronica glaring at Logan. "You want me to use my taser on you? Because if I use it on the particular area I have in mind, you won't be having sex for a good couple weeks."

Logan got up from his table to sit at hers. "That would throw a huge wrench in our plans." He whispered.

"Then keep your mouth shut." She hissed.

"By the way, great excuse."

Veronica shrugged. "Well, it was the easiest to come up with." She told him. "Besides this way he won't try to convince me otherwise. He tends to get squeamish when it comes to blood." She rose from her seat. "Got to go."

"Eight o'clock." He reminded her.

"I'm not stupid, Logan. I said I'd be there." She told him as she headed back in the school.

Veronica arrived at Duncan's room just before 6:30. She had changed into a dark red t-shirt and black shorts. Her hair was thrown up into a French twist. Her makeup was a little on the sultry side tonight. Nothing drastic though. When she was at home, she looked at herself in the mirror before she left her apartment and mentally asked herself, "Who am I dressing up for here?" She'd love to believe it was for Duncan. She had also went shopping for some new…lingerie of sorts earlier that afternoon and bought a deep red demi bra and panties. OK so that she bought specifically for Logan and tonight.

"Hey." Duncan opened the door and kissed her softly. "You look great."

"Oh, thanks." Veronica blushed.

"Come sit down."

They headed into the living room and took a seat on the couch. They talked about how their days were, both at school and that afternoon after they got out.

"Duncan, can I ask you a question?"

"Of course."

"Umm…did it bother you when Logan laughed at your question?"

Duncan groaned. "He just gets on my nerves."

"I know. He can be irritating." She cleared her throat. "It was him we heard last night."

Duncan's eyes grew wide. "Seriously? Are you sure?"

"Oh yeah." Veronica quickly nodded. "When I was leaving your room last night, he was leaving the other room. We had a good screaming match that started in the elevator, continued through the lobby, and out in the parking lot. Kind of surprised you didn't hear us."

Duncan smirked. "Sounds like it was entertaining."

"It kind of was, actually."

They soon ordered and Veronica got a grilled chicken salad and Duncan had a bacon cheeseburger with everything on it and fries. As she ate, Veronica could feel her stomach start to cramp. The nervousness was getting to her. She glanced at the wall clock. 7:20. She had to leave within the next 20 minutes to make it to Logan's by 8 o'clock.

She ate slowly. Duncan noticed just how slowly too. He frowned. "Are you OK, Veronica? Is the salad not good?"

"No, the salad is fine. I'm just kind of anxious about this case."

"Is it going to be dangerous?"

Veronica stared at him. Let's see. It involves ex-boyfriends, sex, and buried emotions. Hell yes it was dangerous. "No, not in the conventional sense. But there are a lot of touchy subjects with this case." Touchy subjects…Logan touching her everywhere. A shiver ran up through her.

"Are you cold?"

Veronica shook her head. "No, no I'm good."

"Well, I'm here for you if you need me."

"Thanks Duncan." Veronica smiled as her phone beeped. She glanced down at the message.

-On ur way?

Veronica groaned.

"Who's it from?"

"The obnoxious pest."

"They have your phone number?"

"If it's pivotal to the case, which most times it is, yes I give it to them." She rose from her seat. "I better go though. It's a little bit of a drive to where I'm going."

"OK." He pulled her in for a long kiss. "I'll see you at school tomorrow."

Veronica nodded. "Bye. See you tomorrow."

She waited until she was in her car before she dialed Logan's number. He picked up on the 2nd ring.

"Hello sugarpuss."

She groaned. "Tell me something, Logan. Are you always this impatient when it comes to sex? Is this what it'll be like for the next week?"

"I was just checking."

"Logan, you knew I was at the Neptune Grand. You also know it only takes 15 minutes to get to your house from here. If you look at the time, it is now 7:35 which means I'm going to be 10 minutes early." She stressed early to him. "Relax. I'm on my way. I'll see you in 15 minutes, OK?"

"Do you remember the code to get in the gate?"

"Yes, I do."

"OK, I'll see you soon then."

Veronica hung up and headed to Logan's house. She made good timing. She arrived in 12 minutes vs. 15. She had made all the stoplights. She parked her car next to his X-Terra and headed into the house. The only light in the house was from the sunlight streaming through the floor to ceiling windows. Logan was nowhere around but if Veronica had to wager a guess it meant he was in his bedroom. And he was. His back was to her and he was on his cell phone.

"Nope, sorry." He paused. "Yeah, you'll hear no complaints from me about last night, Kendall…"

Veronica frowned. Why did that name sound so familiar?

"I just can't do it. As good as it was and it was pretty amazing, I made a deal."

Veronica walked in front of him then so he could see her. His dark eyes smoldered just looking at her.

"And I don't go back on them. I have to go. My plans for tonight just arrived and she looks incredible."

Veronica could feel cheeks staining pink.

"Of course there's someone else. You and I were never tied down, Kendall. Got to go though. Have a nice life." Logan clicked the phone off, threw it on his desk, and walked over and kissed her hard.

"You look gorgeous." He told him before he kissed her again.

Veronica opened her eyes to look at him. His dark brown eyes had a sultriness to them that made her think that he just wanted to eat her alive.

And with Logan, that was entirely possible she would find out.