So I had no plans to write more for this story – but after receiving a whole 2 reviews* (I know, I feel so special!) I had some thoughts, and decided to continue. But to do this, I had to change a couple of things in the first chapter (nothing major, you don't need to reread it –I decided to make the gang a bit older, they are more like 16 and Veronica borrowed Logan's mum's bikini)
Disclaimer: Don't own it, just playing :)
Spoilers: This is set pre-series so there shouldn't be (let me know if there is!)
Rating: Downgraded to T (I don't plan on going into any detail of mature content). Though there is swearing and sexual references – so don't read if you're easily impressionable.
As soon as the bell rang, signaling the end of the period, Logan was out the door and headed to the quad for lunch. So when he arrived at their usual table, it was(not surprisingly) empty. He sat down and took the few seconds of alone time he had to think about yesterday's events.
He definitely hadn't been embarrassed about what had happened, but he had to admit that it had been awkward. Not only was Veronica sort of dating his best friend, but he was very much dating hers. Even if Lily had broken up with him, the split never lasted more than a week so he didn't consider himself "single".
And what he been even more awkward was Veronica's response afterwards. Or should he say lack thereof. She obviously hadn't known how to react, but then to have no reaction? Logan shook his head, he didn't understand that girl. She hadn't wanted to listen to anything he had to say re: the incident, and then had ignored him for the rest of the afternoon. Sure she had stayed and he was glad she had, and then she hadn't run away at the sight of him at her locker this morning. No doubt he would have felt worse if she had immediately left and later avoided him like the plague. But he would have preferred to have some interaction with her, not her staying submerged in his pool while she refused to entertain a conversation with him. Though he conceded that this may have been more to do with yesterday's heat and lack of her own pool, then actually wanting to spend time with him.
Lily was the first one out of the school and she sashayed her way to the lunch table where Logan sat, putting a little extra swing in her step to ensure the whole school body was looking at her. Job accomplished.
"Hello lover." Lily purred as she sat across from Logan.
"Doesn't being broken up mean you can't call me that?" Logan rolled his eyes as he caught sight of Veronica and Duncan making their way towards them.
"Just because we're broken up, doesn't mean you aren't my lover." Lily argued as she waved her hand, like she was shooing away his comment.
Veronica and Duncan reached the table just catching the last two words of Lilly's sentence. They arrived with the group's lunch takeout choice for today.
"Congrats man!" Duncan clapped Logan on the back as he took a seat beside him, handing out the assigned Chinese containers to each person. "I knew it wouldn't be long before you two got back together."
Lily rolled her eyes as Veronica took her chicken chow mein and sat down next to her and opposite Logan. Veronica was glad she had decided to wear her long blonde hair out today so that when she looked down, upon hearing Duncan's comment and wanting to avoid Logan's gaze, her hair curtained her face hiding her eyes.
"Woah, DK you got the wrong gist of what Lily was saying." Logan corrected, noticing that Veronica was focused solely on her food.
Duncan merely shrugged as he tucked into his beef in black bean sauce. "She said you're her lover."
"I think she forgot the implied were - as in past tense." Logan clarified, nudging Veronica under the table. She glanced up to see his questioning gaze, but shook her head slightly in response and returned to her food.
"Not for long" Veronica heard both siblings mutter, Duncan's a little louder and assertive than the blonde at her side.
"And besides," Lily said a bit louder. "Being someone's lover doesn't mean that they're a couple."
"So you wouldn't mind if say, Veronica and I had sex?" Logan queried innocently. Logan noticed Veronica's eyes go wide at his question while the drink of water Duncan had just taken didn't remain in his mouth, spurting back out onto his sister opposite him as he began choking.
"Eww, gross." Lily muttered but Logan saw that she was wiping Duncan's drink off her chest, so he knew the comment wasn't due to the idea of him and Veronica. In fact he noticed her eyebrow quirking up, indicating she was intrigued with this scenario.
"Well I'm going to need more details if I'm going to give my blessing." Lily placed her chin in her palm as her elbow rested on the table, looking pensive she asked, "What pray tell would be involved in this little affair?"
"I don't want to hear this!"
"Don't answer that!" Veronica and Duncan exclaimed at the same time before Logan could say anything.
"I'm sure I don't need to tell you how sex works Lils." Logan eventually responded, his usual smirk in place.
"But we're talking about sex with Veronica. I'm sure it's different than sex with me." Lily reasoned.
"Yeah, probably better." Logan teased, grinning in Veronica's direction. Veronica was watching the exchange between the two exes, her eyes going wider with each sentence.
"We could always ask Donut. Oh wait, that's right!" Lily taunted her brother. Duncan just blushed and continued eating, not wanting to get involved.
"You know I prefer to have first-hand experience anyway." Logan shrugged.
"I'm sitting right here guys!" Veronica interrupted them. Lily laughed as she flung an arm around Veronica's shoulders.
"We're not serious Veronica Mars. I know you wouldn't sleep with Logan and Logan was just kidding, right?" Lily directed her question at him.
"Right." Logan hesitantly answered as he gave Veronica a meaningful look once Lily looked away.
Logan was seated at the end of the large bed in the middle of the pool house as he concentrated on his video game. He was so focused on controlling the action on the screen that he failed to hear the tentative knocking at the door. The person didn't need to wait to be let in however, and the door opened admitting the unique scent of Veronica as she walked in. It was all strawberries and sweetness and he immediately paused the game to turn to her.
"Hey." Veronica greeted shyly as she moved further into the room.
"Hey yourself." Logan simply greeted back, waiting for her to strike up a conversation. But he was disappointed when she didn't, merely holding up a small bag indicating that that's all she came there for.
"I just wanted to drop this back. Thank your mum for me, for letting me borrow it."
"Anytime Veronica." Logan said dismissively as he turned back to the TV, unpausing the game and resuming where he left off. Veronica made her way to the door, but stopped just short of exiting. Logan looked up from the game when he didn't hear the door open and close to see Veronica still standing there. Her back was to him, but he could tell she was wringing her hands, contemplating what to do next.
"We need to talk." Veronica nodded as she turned back to Logan, surprised to see him facing and watching her. Logan saw the determined look on her face and decided now was not the time for his usual antics.
"Okay" He breathed out slowly, "About?"
"Us." Veronica waved a hand in the air between them. Logan rolled his eyes as he turned back to face the screen.
"You made it pretty clear that there is no us." He scoffed, returning to his game. Veronica strode forward in anger.
"Exactly how did I make something like that clear?" Veronica asked him. She didn't even know what was going on between them, let alone been able to make it clear either way.
"Let's see," Logan began, though he kept his focus on what his character was doing on screen. "First there was what happened yesterday, and your choice to dismiss it completely. Then there was today at lunch and your lack of interaction."
"Lily was sitting right there!" Veronica protested. Logan rolled his eyes again.
"Lily clearly thought it was all a joke. She wouldn't have cared if you had played along, actually she probably would have enjoyed it."
"Maybe I didn't want to play along because there would have been some truth in what I would have said."
"But Duncan was sitting right there." Logan uttered in mock shock, as Veronica came to stand in front of him.
"Also part of the reason I didn't want to say anything." Veronica shrugged. Logan simply nodded as he looked up into her smiling face, not wanting to overthink this turn of events. Veronica and Logan were pulled out of their stare by the sounds of rapid gunfire.
"Damn!" Logan swore as he tilted his head to the side to look around Veronica and tried to salvage his man by moving behind a barricade and returning fire. Veronica noticed the tenseness in Logan's upper body as he hit a random series of buttons on the controller to maneuver his character. Telling herself it was just because she was a caring person, Veronica thought to alleviate the strain by rubbing his stiff shoulders, and moved to kneel behind him on the bed to do just that.
Logan was determined to ignore the feel of her small hands on his broad shoulders and continued trying to get his character to safety. But he realised it was futile and as he was close to death anyway, he gave up throwing the controller on the floor and enjoyed the massage.
"Might want to stop that." Logan warned.
"Why? Are we going to have a repeat of yesterday?" Veronica laughed, though she paused in her ministrations.
"Not really, no. You'd have to be massaging a different set of muscles for that to happen." Though he was facing away from her, Veronica knew that statement was accompanied by his traditional smirk.
"So what's going to happen?" Veronica shrugged as she continued.
"This." Logan twisted so he was facing her and tackled her to the bed, trapping her between his body and the sheets.
"Oh." Veronica stuttered, all traces of humour gone from her face as she stared into Logan's intense gaze.
"Mm hmm." Logan murmured, brushing away stray wisps of her hair that had stuck to her cheek. His brown eyes grew darker as they searched hers for any hesitation before he bent his head towards hers. Veronica allowed her eyes to fall shut as she anticipated the kiss from Logan, but when their lips were mere millimeters from one another, her eyes snapped open.
"Duncan!"
*Seriously though, thank you to those who took the time out to review - Guest and daydreamer326 - it means a lot!