Part Four

Veronica felt a nervous flutter pass through her stomach as she pulled into the school parking lot, one she couldn't really put her finger on; she knew she wasn't nervous about being Eli's girlfriend that made her heart race and her body heat up. No she was more nervous about having to tell Wallace, while he and Weevil were civil towards each other now she wasn't sure how accepting Wallace was going to be when she told him she was dating the guy who taped him to a flag pole. Pulling into an available parking spot she turned off the engine and got out, making sure the door was locked before she made her way through the parking lot towards the school. Veronica weaved her way through the crowd ignoring the people as she looked for Wallace.

"Ah there you are." She said as she caught up to him, he looked at her with a raised brow. "And there you are…" He gave her a look that said he was waiting for her to ask him for a favor and she rolled her eyes at him. "So I have something to tell you." Veronica said ignoring his expectant look. "Weevil and I, we've decided to give being a couple a go." Wallace was a silent for a moment before he nodded his head. "Can't say I didn't see it coming. He's alright." Veronica said looking at him slightly bewildered. "Okay then. I will see you later." She shook her head and a headed down the hall to her first class, lost in her own thoughts she barely registered anyone else around her.

Her morning classes passed by in a blur, from one to another while her mind was on the fact that she had yet to see Weevil which was unusual, he was never far and she usually saw him at least once in the hallways. But Veronica had yet to see. Going to her locker and emptied out her books from the first half of her day, she was just about to close her locker when she felt someone approach her smiling she closed the locker and looked to her left the smile never wavering when she saw who it was. "You miss me?" Weevil asked, crossing his arms over his chest, the black long sleeve shirt he was wearing stretched nicely across his chest and she couldn't help but look. "I was beginning to think you weren't here." She said ignoring the knowing look on his face as she leaned against her locker beside him.

"And miss today." He looked her over. "You ready?" He was asking more than that; he was asking if she was ready to make their relationship public knowledge. "Baby I was born ready." He bit back a laugh and took her hand in his before pushing off the locker with his foot; smiling Veronica wrapped his arm around her shoulder keeping her hand in his as they walked towards the café. They barely got there before she could feel the looks they were getting and the whispers started. His arm tightened and he pulled her a little closer to him. "Don't worry about it, let them talk." Veronica said as they walked. "The only people who matter to me know, and Wallace was very accepting." She was trying to soothe him, while they were both used to people whispering, it was a little different when it was in your face right away.

"I don't care what they say, oh-niners are going to talk shit no matter what. They will do well to remember that you being my girl means you have a whole group of people behind you. One wrong move…" He trailed off, but she knew where he was going with it and didn't need him to say anything. "I can take care of myself Weevil." Veronica reminded him gently, doing her best to ignore the look he gave her. "Yeah well now you don't have too." A sigh escaped her but she nodded, letting go of his hand so she could grab something to eat when she turned to ask if he was eating too Weevil was deep in conversation with Felix, and she didn't want to interfere. So she paid for her food and waited on him, Felix nodded his head and then walked off but not before giving her a nod and half smile. "Do I want to ask?" She said looking at Weevil as he walked beside her. "Just some business, don't worry it was nothing shady." Weevil said and she believed him, when they reached the quad it was pretty easy to decide where they were going sit, mainly because Wallace had a practice at lunch and Mac was off doing her own thing. So she allowed him to lead the way to where his boys where.

Veronica spotted Hector and what she was assuming to be his girlfriend with the way they were talking and how he had his hand on her leg. And the more she looked at them she realized that some of the others had girls with them too. A lot of the boys there she didn't know, so when they approached and a hush fell over them she glanced at Weevil, gaging his reaction to the silence. But this was Weevil and he played it off like it was nothing, looking at them. "Sup Weev's?"

Hector was the first to break the silence, though his attention was on her as he nodded his head in welcome. "I'm sure you all know Veronica, she's with me." Veronica smiled slightly, the tone of Weevil's voice was light but the look on his face wasn't, he was practically daring someone to speak out of line to protest what he was saying and of course he didn't have to wait long. "Since when do we just welcome an oh-niner in with open arms?" She sighed and almost rolled her eyes, she wasn't an Oh-niner, she was in the middle of both worlds and tended to blend well. But Veronica kept her mouth shut, as much as she was involved in this, these were Weevil's boys and he needed to be the one to say something.

"I wasn't aware this was a WE decision. " Weevil said his eyes on Thumper making him squirm slightly. "She's with me, end of discussion."

No one else protested as he lead the way to a seat, sitting down he faced the boys and then patted the spot beside him, indicating she should sit down. Veronica sat and Weevil made some quick introductions, the girls were friendly and welcoming and Felix made jokes about how they now had their very own detective making her smile and laugh softly. Weevil placed a hand on her thigh as he leaned in close so he could talk to only her. "You alright?" He asked and she nodded her head. "Yeah, this isn't so bad." He gave her a smile. "Good." He squeezed her thigh again and she knew that he had his hand there for a reason, just like the other guys with their girlfriends; he was staking his claim making sure everyone within eye shot knew that she was his girl.

Usually that was something Veronica wouldn't have liked, the idea of being someone's property or being seen as such never sat well with her. But this was different; she didn't feel like Weevil was claiming ownership, Veronica felt like he was saying this is my girl and you mess with her and you'll be in a world of hurt. He was offering her his protection and that made her feel safe. She felt him shift beside her and lean in close, his warm breath brushing her ear. "I need to talk with the boys about some things; will you be alright with here with Sofia and Nadine?"

Veronica nodded her head. "Sure, just try to stay out of trouble." She murmured as he pressed a kiss to her lips and one to her forehead making her smile, enjoying the more affectionate side of Eli Navarro. He scoffed at her. "Pretty sure I've already found trouble." Weevil said as she pushed his shoulder. "Or trouble has already found you." She said with a smirk. "Go on, I'll see you later." He nodded his head and looked at the boys. "Let's go." Veronica watched as Weevil got up ran his hand over her arm and then walked off with the boys in tow. When Nadine and Sofia joined her at her table she nodded her head. "So you and Weevil." Sofia was the first to speak and Veronica raised a brow trying to see where she was going with this conversation. "It's about time; I've been watching the way you two interact for months now. I mean the favor for a favor thing I got, but the sexual tension." She fanned herself with hand and grinned. "I'm honestly surprised it took so long." This time it was Nadine who spoke up and Veronica shifted in her seat.

"I didn't realize so many people were watching our interactions." She said honestly, but there was no bite in her voice, just genuine surprise. "When you're the girlfriend of a PCHer, it pays to be observant; we aren't dumb we know what our boys get up too." Sofia said with a shrug like it was no big deal to her. And Veronica guessed it wasn't, Weevil's gang life and the things he did was something she knew about and being with him meant that she had to accept certain things. Not like them but accept them because it was part of who he was. "Weevil isn't like other guys though." Nadine said catching her attention. "What do you mean?" She asked as she pushed her empty tray away from them.

"He doesn't bring girls around, not once." Nadine said with a small frown on her lips. "I mean we've seen him with woman, usually at parties and such but they never last." Veronica frowned at that, if they didn't last what did that mean for them? Sofia must have read her mind because she spoke quickly. "That's why you two are different. He brought you to sit with his boys, made it more than clear that you and he are together." She smiled. "He doesn't do that, so I think he must really like you." Nadine nodded her head. "Which makes you okay in our books." Sofia said grinning at her. "Thanks." She wasn't exactly sure what else to say, but soon they slipped into an easy conversation about school and then lunch was over and she was off to her next class.

Veronica had managed to make it through one class before Veronica was pulled into the girl's bathroom, and out of order sign taped to the door. It took her a moment to register who it was and when she did the smile she'd had on her face most of the day disappeared. "What the hell are you doing with him Veronica?" Logan asked looking ready to punch something, so being Veronica she needed to push his buttons. "With who? Logan, are you seeing things again. Might want to get that checked." She said making her way to the door. "Don't play with me Veronica, you know who." He was seething and now standing in front of her exit. "I wasn't aware I needed to get my boyfriends approved by you."

"So it's true, how can you go from me or Duncan to someone like him? You've really lowered your standards."

Veronica crossed her arms over her chest. "Really because where I'm standing, I've raised them." She looked at him with disgust on her face. "Now if you'll move, I have class." She didn't wait for him to do so; instead she just moved around him and opened the door and slipping out. She had expected him to come up to her, had expected him to make rude comments but it didn't make it easier to deal with.

A/N: So this is pretty short, but I'm sick and had to work. And I just didn't want it to seem like it was dragging on and on. I think the next part to this will be set further in the future, maybe after a couple months or something. We shall see.

Thanks for reading :)