Disclaimer: LoVe is a result of the excellent Rob Thomas and UPN, not me
A/N: Starts as Leave it to Beaver ends. Thanks to those who reviewed the previous chapters. Enjoy!
Chapter 4
Her Two Favourite Guys
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Keith Mars lay in his bed, resting. The medication the doctors gave him for the pain had made him feel more tired than he ever did. But he could not sleep. His mind kept thinking 'What if I got there 5 minutes later?' Veronica would've died.' He shook his head, trying to keep that thought away and focused on the positive. He had got there in time, he did save Veronica, and he did solve the case. As he lay in his bed, he smiled at the sleeping Alicia beside him; Veronica had called her when she couldn't stay any longer. And he was glad she did. Alicia was the only other one that Keith cared about most, Veronica being the other. They were his most important people. His smile grew at that thought. He was so lost in these thoughts that he did not see the door open or see Veronica walk in.
"Hey pop. How's the pain?" she asked quietly pulling another chair beside the bed.
"Well the doctor gave me these nice pills and now the pain, it doesn't bother me at all…." his grin grows goofy "Why are you back in here? I thought you went home to rest?"
"I had to bring Logan in; he had a little too much fun with the bikers."
"So, are you two dating again or is this just a friendly gesture?"
"I'm not sure on that front myself, but whatever happens, I'll keep you up to speed." Veronica answers, tapping the arm rest of the chair.
The doors open again from a bed being rolled in, Logan laughing at something on his chest. The doctor pushing the bed in pushes the bed into the corner opposite Keith's.
"He'll be here until tomorrow afternoon…well, this evening really." the doctor states as he takes out his pen and writes something on Logan's chart. Veronica looks at the now awake Alicia, to Keith and finally Logan
"What did you give him?" she asks, getting off the chair and moving closer to Logan's bed.
"Morphine for the pain. His ribs are slightly bruised, which is why he'll be here until this afternoon." the doctor replies before leaving the room.
"Hey Logan, how you doing?" Veronica asks, pulling the chair beside his bed. Logan laughs at her
"Ah, Ronnie, I love you this much!" Logan throws his arms out wide. "I love you that much, I really do." he says, falling asleep instantly afterwards. Veronica moves up to his forehead and kisses him
"Sweet dreams." she whispers.
Alicia stands up and stretches. She glances at the watch on her wrist.
"Oh. Wow, it's 5 in the morning. I better get going. Wallace won't be able to cope. Goodnight Keith…" she kisses him on the cheek. "Night Veronica." she waves, then leaves. Veronica walks over and takes the now vacant seat beside Keith.
"Honey, I'm feeling pretty tired, would you think I was a bad parent if I went to sleep?" he asked, stifling a yawn.
"After what you did for me tonight, I would never be able to think that." she reaches up and takes his hand in hers. "You rest. I'll be back later today."
Keith nods at her and closes his eyes. Veronica holds onto his hand as he begins to snore.
"Goodnight dad."
She stands up and moves towards the door.
"Goodnight guys." says Veronica. She turns around and walks out the door, closing it behind her gently.
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"Rise and shine, Mr. Echolls, breakfast is here." says the nurse as she lays the tray in front of him. Logan looks at his watch. 'Breakfast time, my ass, its five thirty in the afternoon.'
"Thanks for the rude awakening." replies Logan as he sits up to eat the food on his tray. He looks across the room and sees Keith watching him.
"Oh. Hi, Mr. Mars. How are you?" he asks, lifting up his fork and poking the scrambled eggs.
"Better, thanks, how about you?"
"Definitely better after getting some medical attention, I'm glad Veronica didn't give me a choice." replies Logan, lifting the fork to his mouth.
"I'm glad she did too, because, nothing against you, but I don't trust my daughter alone with guys that she is dating….or has feelings for." Keith says as the nurse takes his tray away. He watches Logan glance at him before going back to his eggs. 'So the feelings are mutual then?' Keith asks himself as Veronica enters the room.
"Afternoon Dad...Logan. How was your night?" she asks, standing in the space between the two beds.
"Uneventful actually, how 'bout yours?" replies Logan, giving up on the eggs.
"I slept a bit, ok, a lot, and dreamt about yo- uh, actually, I didn't dream, I had a dreamless sleep."
Logan smirks at the almost tongue slip of Veronica, but caught Keith's eye and stopped smiling. Keith then smiles at Logan and looks at his daughter
"So, are you here to take me home?" Logan asks, throwing the sheets back.
"Actually, I wanted to tell you in person. I crashed your car last night, no biggie, just a slight scrape on the side." Veronica states, her eyes playing up the innocence of her act.
"Ha-ha, good one Veronica, but I wasn't born yesterday, I know you wouldn't want to hurt me and hurting my car hurts me."
"Oh Logan, you know me too well!" Veronica teased
"Children, please, could you stop with the witty banter, not everyone here is used to it." Keith remarks, causing Logan to move awkwardly in his bed.
"Yes Logan, I am here to bring you home. You don't mind if he stays with us dad, I went to his house to get him some clothes and I was ambushed when I pulled up. The press are out in force, tents pitched and everything." Veronica says, frowning at Logan
"It's fine, but, please, separate rooms." Keith said, causing Logan and Veronica to laugh.
"You won't have to worry about that sir. I'll make sure she doesn't try anything on me." replies Logan as he pulls his clothes off from the bedside table. "Uh, Veronica, could you, like, turn around?"
"Oh, sure, yeah, no problem." Veronica says, feeling her face turn red. Logan pulls off the gurney and pulls the shirt over his head, messing his hair even more. He then pulls his trousers under the sheets, placing his legs through each trouser leg and pulls them up. Finally, he puts his shoes and socks on and stands clear of the bed on his own. "Ready to go now Veronica?" he asks.
"Yep, the doctor already discharged you. Bye dad."
Veronica holds her hand out for Logan and waits for him to take it. Logan glances from Keith to Veronica, and then quickly takes her hand. "Bye Mr. Mars." He says as he rushes towards the door, dragging Veronica along by the hand.
"What's the rush Logan?"
"You're dad said you have feelings for me still, and then you gave me your hand, then I remembered he carries a gun around with him, thus – running ensues!"
"He told you I still have feeling for you?" Veronica asked, as they slowed down to walking.
"Yeah, he did. Is it true?"
"What do you think Logan?" she asked, poking him playfully in the side.
Logan stopped dead in his tracks and turned to look in her eyes. He raised his left and cupped her face in his palm. Slowly, he moved closer and gives her a chaste kiss on the lips. They stood like this for a minute in the hospital corridor before a nurse started coughing.
"Sorry." Logan says before pulling Veronica along with him again in a brisk pace. Once outside, Logan pushes her against the building and drags his tongue across her lips. Veronica opens her mouth and lets him in. They're tongues battle for dominance in each others mouths before Logan pulls back, breathing heavily.
"I've been wanting to do that since last night." he comments as Veronica laces her hands around his neck, keeping him close.
"Me too Logan, but I think we should go home and talk first. Your car's just around the corner." She lets her arms fall from his neck, placing one of them around his waist, pulling him in the direction of the car.
"Can we move faster, I need to feel your lips against mine real quick." Logan says, causing Veronica to move even faster. "We could even start in the car, if you'd like?" he asks, pulling her closer to his side.
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