Chapter 4

A few days later Keith was out of the hospital and Veronica and Haley were staying in the guest room since Darrel had officially taken over her room. Alicia, Keith and Darrel had gone out for the day to his soccer game while Veronica and Wallace stayed home with Haley. Weevil came over and the three of them were watching a movie while Haley slept soundly.

"So V…you decided to come back for a while…" Weevil said cockily and Veronica looked at him.

"Yes Eli…like I told you…I was conned into it."

"No way…nobody can con Veronica Mars….there is just no way." Wallace spoke up and Veronica and Weevil laughed.

"You so obviously didn't grow up knowing me…" she laughed and Wallace just shook his head. Suddenly Weevil turned the television off and Wallace turned to him angrily.

"Hey! I was watching that!"

"I know…that's why I did it sugarpop…but I did it so we can talk. V when are you going to show your face in Neptune again? I mean, we know you are here and the sheriff does to but when are you going to just go walking outside?" Veronica looked at Weevil before looking back to the ground.

"Eli…it's not that easy…"

"Why? Why Veronica? Why don't you want Logan and Duncan to know that you are here? Why don't you want the father of your child to actually know that he has a daughter?" Weevil boomed and Wallace stood up.

"Now you've gone to far! You can't speak to Veronica like that!" Wallace said angrily and Weevil laughed.

"Why? Cause I know for a fact that you've been thinking that same thing for the past two years!" Weevil said and stood up, standing closer to Wallace as the tempers flared.

"Stop it! I'm going for a drive…I'm leaving Haley in your care. Call me if anything happens." Veronica said and stood up, walking out of the house.

I would find out a while later that the whole fight had been planned to get me out of the house…sneaky friends I have.

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Veronica didn't drive for a long time before she heard the car make a weird noise and come to a stop next to the street. She cursed as she climbed out. Even knowing that she could fix it she decided to go for a walk anyway…leaving the car standing next to the road. Veronica took of her hair band so her long hair could hang loose to just over her shoulders. She took her phone and started walking; glancing at the houses and remembering the times she spent in them.

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Her heart stopped as she realized whose house was standing in front of her. Suddenly a big bus pulled up and tourists streamed out, swarming around her. Veronica decided to indulge in the moment and acted like she had been part of their group all along.

"Now this is the house of the late Aaron Echolls who died last year in a car accident nearly two years after he was released for the murder on Lilly Kane." The tour guide said and Veronica swallowed hard. She had heard that he had died…but she wasn't so sure it was just an accident.

"Now the house is owned by Logan Echolls…Aaron's son and the hottest young actor to hit Hollywood." The guide continued and Veronica tried hard not to laugh…she had gone to watch his move just because he was in it. It sucked but Logan was brilliant.

"Is Logan working on a new movie?" one of the happy-go-lucky tourists asked.

"No…I think he is at home right this moment…so if we're lucky we might just see him." The guide said and as if on cue Logan came walking down the driveway. Veronica couldn't help but smile…Logan had a built in radar of when the fans and paparazzi were near.

"Logan! Logan!" the tourists yelled as the cameras went off and Veronica moved into the back of the group.

"Hello there! Welcome to my abode!" Logan said casually and laughed like he always did…

"Sorry I can't ask you guys to come in but you know…security and everything…" he joked further and everyone else laughed as he joked but Veronica stayed silent as she watched him closely. Yes he smiled but his eyes had lost the spark they once held whenever she saw him…whenever they kissed each other. She watched as he looked at the crowd. It was then that Veronica knew he had changed since she had been gone.

"Now people…let's go…. we shouldn't bother Mr. Echolls any longer. Let's all get in the bus." The guide said and Logan gave them his signature wave and smile as he turned his back on them and slowly walked back up the driveway.

As the one big guy walked past Veronica, who was still staring at Logan, his camera caught in her hair and she cried out as he pulled on it.

"I'm so sorry…" the guy said and she waved him off. As she let go he bumped her and she fell to the ground.

"Shit!" she cursed silently as everyone looked at her.

"Oops…guess that wasn't as silent as I thought."

Logan turned around as he heard the familiar voice but he thought he was just making it up so he just stood still.

"Okay…shows over everyone…" he started walking closer as he heard the voice again and he opened the doors of the large gate, but everyone's attention was on Veronica who was on the ground, holding her ankle.

"Great I think I twisted it…just my luck!" She said faking cheerfulness and it was then that Logan knew it was her. He walked closer and pushed through the people to get to her. Everyone parted in front of him and Logan's breath caught in his throat as he saw her sitting on the ground.

"Ronnie…" he said and Veronica looked up and caught his gaze.

"Hey Logan…uhm long time no see." She said awkwardly and stared up at him.

That was the start of the changes in my life. I should have run at that very moment as far as way from Neptune as I could get. But instead I didn't, taking in the fact that my ankle was hurt, I decided not to…and I wonder if I ever made the right choice. Cause if I had walked away…maybe everything would have changed…be different.