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Chapter Four

Outside of her house, Mary Anne allowed herself to breath again. She knew that this date would help her get over her depression. Logan hadn't taken her on a real date for such a long time. He had been so angry. At times, she still saw the flickers of anger on his face but it would smooth out when he thought she was looking. Despite his efforts to keep those feelings away from her, she knew.

He smiled down at her. "You ready?" She smiled, they had chosen a movie that would do for both of them. It wasn't a horror flick with a lot of gore and it wasn't a chick flick so they could both be happy. First, they were going to go to get some pizza.

"Yes," she said.

Logan looked at her, opened her door for her, and closed it. It certainly felt like a real date…

"What are you and the girls planning on doing tomorrow? Because I wouldn't mind if you guys popped by our party." Logan said, smirking. He really did want her to be with him to stave off Cokie. Crazy bitch that she was.

Mary Anne replied, "Yeah, Stacey really wants to go to the party."

"You should come," he said hopefully.

"How can I resist that look?" she laughed, and he smiled at her.

"I will see if the rest of them want to go," Mary Anne said. "I am just relieved that I will be at Kristy's instead of at home. Dawn's coming back into town tomorrow."

He groaned. "That really sucks. Jeff coming down too?"

She nodded. "Yeah, at least I'll have him. He cannot stand his sister."

"Devious, aren't you? Pit the siblings against each other," Logan laughingly said.

"Oh, you know it," she replied, feeling better than she had in a long time.

He looked at her in surprise. "You seem happier, it looks good on you."

She blushed. "My dad talked to me and he was worried so I decided to try and by happier from now on."

"Good," he answered, sweetly. She felt like a weight had lifted off of her. He seemed to really genuinely care about how she was feeling. The Pete Black situation had almost destroyed their relationship but she knew that it would get better. It was starting to get better.

"Mary Anne?" Logan asked, concerned. Realizing that the car had stopped in front of Pizza Express, she smiled reassuringly.

"I'm all right, just thinking," Mary Anne said, smiling. "Let's eat pizza!"

He laughed at her excitement. She really is pretty, he thought to himself. She had those gorgeous brown eyes that he could get himself lost in. He shook his head and opened the door for her. Laughing, the two of them wandered into the restaurant and stopped dead.

Pete Black and Cokie Mason were standing there. Good god, thought Mary Anne desperately, what the hell are they doing here?

"Maybe we should go somewhere else," Mary Anne told Logan, tugging on his arm.

"No," he said, abruptly. "We shouldn't have to leave."

Mary Anne groaned in her head. She knew that this could not turn out well. The two of them walked right past Pete and Cokie, who looked like they were having an argument.

"You like pepperoni pizza, don't you?" Logan said, shocking her. How had he remembered. She nodded. He turned to the cashier and said, "We'll have a pepperoni pizza and two medium coke's."

"Look, Pete!" shrieked Cokie. "There's Mary Anne and Logan. Who would have thought? How does it feel? Ooh, I love drama!"

"Shut up, Cokie," hissed Pete, who finally noticed his former best friend and his former love interest. Pete looked the same as ever and he had gone through a rough time at school as well, surprisingly. Mary Anne had heard that things were very rough at home too.

"Excuse me," Logan said, trying to slip past Cokie while holding hands with Mary Anne and trying to hold his drink. Mary Anne was holding her own drink.

"Hi, Logan," said Cokie in a sexy voice, leaning into Logan. "How is your evening going with that?" She said that will an edge to her voice while pointing at Mary Anne.

"Better before I noticed you," grumbled Logan, still avoiding Pete at all costs. Mary Anne was standing awkwardly to the side, wondering if she would have to stop a fight.

"Hey, Logan and Mary Anne," Pete finally spoke to the two of them. Logan grunted and Mary Anne, ever the polite one said, "Hi."

Cokie was smirking, looking from one face to the other. She liked awkwardness especially when it came to blows…

Flashback

Mary Anne and Pete pulled away from each other. Mary Anne suddenly felt incredibly guilty about what they had just done. They hadn't gone past kissing but she forced herself to turn back to Pete.

"We can't do this, Logan, your best friend, is my boyfriend," she said, softly.

Pete wasn't looking at her, his eyes were on the doorway. Cokie Mason was standing there, smirking, with Logan standing next to her.

Logan's eyes were enraged, but he wasn't looking at Mary Anne, rather he was looking at Pete.

"Look, Logan, she seduced me, I didn't--" Mary Anne made an angry noise at that and Logan's fist smashed into Pete's face. Cokie was laughing in the background.

"Miss perfect just showed her true colors," the stupid girl said, smirking even wider at Mary Anne's red face.

"Apparently," snarled Logan, sending an icy glare at Mary Anne's. "We are done, Mary Anne!"

She sniffled but didn't say a word. It was all her fault, all her fault. She didn't even try and stand up for herself, she knew that she had done wrong. Pete was looking at Logan with an almost frightened look on his face.

"And you, Pete, are no longer a friend of mine. Stay the hell away from me, both of you!" hissed Logan, eyes flashing as Mary Anne sobbed…

End Flashback

Unfortunately, this fight didn't quite make it to blows.

"Look, Logan, I'm sorry," Pete said, softly. "I just want you to know that."

"Hmmhm, and when you were telling me that Mary Anne seduced you…?" Logan said, coldly. Mary Anne flinched next to him, he had let go of her hand and an invisible guard had shut up. She recognized it as him trying to separate himself from her, so he wouldn't get hurt again. He had been doing that for months.

"I lied, I just didn't want to lose my best friend," Pete said, quietly, glancing at Mary Anne. She didn't say anything, she recognized that this was between him and Logan at this point.

"Well, congratulations, we aren't even friends now," snapped Logan, but his eyes were softer. He knew what Pete was going through right now, at school, at home (especially at home…) but he could not forgive him. He hadn't even completely forgiven Mary Anne yet.

Pete nodded, somewhat defeated. Cokie was stilling standing there with a wide smile on her face.

"What the hell are you smiling at?" Logan shot at Cokie.

"It is so great for Pete to have a piece of his own medicine," Cokie said, simpering.

Mary Anne made a sound of disgust and Pete rolled his eyes. Logan scowled at Cokie, not knowing whether to agree with her or not. He decided that hated her for more than he disliked Pete.

"It is none of your business--"

"I can help you get the ultimate revenge against them both." Cokie said, casting a smirk at both Pete and Mary Anne. Mary Anne turned white with shock, knowing exactly what she was implying. It was more a revenge against Mary Anne then Pete, thought. What had she ever done to Cokie?

"I don't think so if it's what I think your implying," Logan hissed, angrily. "I would never lower myself to cheap revenge or to cheating on my girlfriend so completely."

"Mary Anne cheated on you, probably even slept with--"

Pete spoke. "She did not sleep with me!"

For the first time since the confrontation started Logan glanced down at Mary Anne. He took back her hand , but a wall still seemed to be between them. "She did not sleep with Pete, she is not a slut, unlike you."

Cokie gaped at him. "What?! She's the one who-who hurt you and-and--"

"She did hurt me but I love her," Logan said, simply. Mary Anne looked up at him, startled, but he didn't even glance at her this time. She knew he was still unwilling to admit it to her face and she couldn't really blame him.

Pete was now looking back and forth between them all, not saying anything. "I think that you should leave, Cokie," he said.

She glared at him, in outrage. "You have no right to tell me what to do, son of a whore and abuser! Did your abusive father batter your brains?"

Mary Anne's mouth fell open in shock and Logan stopped dead next to her for the second time that night. Pete looked at her, turned around, and stormed out of the pizza restaurant.

"So, Logan, why don't we ditch the whore and have some fun together," Cokie simpered again. Mary Anne glared at her.

"I don't think so, get the hell out!" Logan said, angrily, wondering where his former best friend had disappeared off too. He was still angry at him, but was horrified at Cokie's disgusting comments. He wondered if she had been making comments like that since that night happened. He glanced over at Mary Anne's shocked expression.

Finally, Mary Anne blurted out, "What the hell is wrong with you?!" shocking both Logan and Cokie.

Cokie finally stormed out of the joint and slammed the door. Silence rang out between Logan and Mary Anne.

"Um," a waitress said, from behind them. She had curly brown hair and blue eyes. "You're pizza is ready."

Logan jerked out of his state and replied. "Thank you." He took the pizza from the woman and paid up front for it. He turned to Mary Anne, hesitated and then spoke: "We should try and find a seat."

Mary Anne nodded, feeling like their night was turning out to be a disaster. She knew that Logan was thinking about everything and she wanted to cry. They were finally making some progress and, bam, conflict in the form of Cokie and Pete.

He forced a smile on his face when they sat next to each other in the booth. "You don't need to look so nervous, Mary Anne. We are fine."

His reassuring voice forced her tense shoulders to relax but she knew that they were not 'fine' yet but hopefully they would be someday.

"Come on, Mary Anne. Smile for me," Logan spoke, softly, his eyes were concerned. He didn't want her to fall back into one of her self-deprecating moods. A half smile appeared on her face when she looked up at Logan. He leaned forward and kissed her, softly, forcing her to relax even more.

"Now, let's eat!" Logan said, excitedly, when they broke away.

They didn't see Cokie watching from outside with a malicious expression on her face. But then, they were a little busy. And Cokie didn't see Pete watching her with anger, cold rage. Logan looked up and met his ex-best friends eyes, however, and nodded at him, seeing the look on his face. Pete nodded back, knowing that they were certainly not friends again but they had come to a silent agreement to become civil once again. He hoped that with time, he and Logan could be friends again. He also hoped that he could do something about Cokie. The bitch had made his life a living hell for months and he knew that she always made Mary Anne's life hell. In fact, she pretty much screwed with everyone, she needed to be brought down a level.

Logan turned back to his girlfriend and dived into the pizza that was sitting in front of him. Mary Anne laughed and dove into it as well. Boy do I love pizza, Mary Anne thought while looking at her boyfriend.

Notes: Some more flashbacks next chapter. Dawn comes home, and the party from hell is coming up as well. And then some time will pass, I think. I haven't started the next chapter so I am going by my plan for now. Anyways, please read and review!