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Chapter 7. Epilogue

One week later Veronica went to visit Logan in the hospital after school as she did everyday. It was the highlight of his day and they would sit and talk for hours like they had never got the chance to before. Even though Logan was in hospital, he was happier than he ever had been; his father was in prison awaiting trial, he had a gorgeous girlfriend, his best friend didn't hate him for what his father had done, and he was even befriending his own girlfriend's father, something he had never successfully done before.

This time, however, Logan couldn't wait for Veronica to visit because he had the best news to tell her. She entered the room with a smile on her face and Logan took a breath unable to believe that she was his, although if he ever called her a possession like that to her face he was sure she would deck him and he could never call her it again.

"Hey," she said giving him a gentle kiss.

"Hey," Logan replied with a girlish grin which he couldn't quite wipe off his face.

"What are you so happy about?" Veronica asked; sitting down.

"They said I could go home tomorrow," Logan answered looking expectantly at Veronica.

"…really?" Veronica answered excitedly.

"…yeah."

…but suddenly worry crept over Veronica's face, "…are you sure you're ready to leave? You've only been up and about for a couple of days and that's on crutches."

Logan laughed at her caring nature; loving that she had such concern for him, "Relax, Veronica, I'm not going to be running any marathons any time soon. The doctors just think I'll heal quicker at home."

"…but who's going to look after you at home?" Veronica asked standing up.

"…Veronica I don't need to be watched every second but I've hired a nurse to check on me twice a day, okay?" Logan said.

"Okay," Veronica replied seeming unsure.

Logan saw this and wrapped his arm around her waist, "…and you'll be visiting me in a cute little nurses outfit too I hope?" he said playfully.

Veronica took his arm off her waist, looked at him with raised eyebrows and said, "…you wish!"

"…oh, yes I do," Logan answered cheekily putting his arm back and pulling her closer to his bedside gruffly.

Veronica couldn't help the smile that plagued her lips and bent down to kiss him, only he was too impatient and tried to sit up to join her too quickly, rendering himself with a sharp pain, causing him to lie straight back down, "…ow," he moaned

Veronica laughed, "Serves you right!"

"See, this is why I need you as my nurse," he pouted.

Veronica bent down and whispered in his ear, "…well, maybe when you're a bit better and if you've been a good boy, I might try that nurses outfit."

She stared at him playfully and he had a twinkle in his eye at the prospect of their bright future.


"Veronica," Logan moaned. "I can do it by myself, I'm not an invalid!"

"I know, I just don't want you straining yourself too much," Veronica answered in a caring way.

It was Saturday afternoon and Veronica had brought Logan home that morning. He had gone upstairs to take a nap whilst Veronica made them something to eat. When it was ready Veronica marched up the stairs to collect Logan. She was helping him out of his bed which was what he was moaning about.

"I managed the stairs, Veronica!" Logan continued to whine.

Veronica gave him a knowing glare.

"…nearly," Logan added. "Veronica, I have to go to school on Monday and I am not walking in on crutches so I'm going to have to get used to walking on my own."

Veronica looked at him and sighed. He didn't want to use crutches at school because he didn't want anyone to know that he had been in hospital. So far the press hadn't figured it out and the abuse of his father had stayed quiet. He didn't want that to change.

Logan eventually gave in and took the shoulder support Veronica offered him to get out of bed, but once he was successfully stood up he was determined to only use the walls for support whilst walking.

Veronica was in front of him and when she reached the frame of the door, Logan suddenly called, "Veronica?"

She turned around to face him, "Yeah?"

He took a deep breath, he had wanted to say this to her ever since he had woken up but he wanted to wait for the right time. After a troubled nap, which he would not tell Veronica about, he had realised that no one knew how much time they had and he wanted to make sure she knew how he felt.

"…I love you too."

Veronica's breath caught in her throat and her eyes began to water, "…you heard me," she whispered.

Logan nodded his head and gave her a small smile, "…you're the reason I'm alive, Veronica; you're what I'm living for."

She ran up to him, wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him with all her might, when they broke apart she couldn't bear to let him go. "You've go no idea how much I want to push you back on to the bed right now."

Logan laughed gently, "…as much as I'd like that…please don't…. it took a lot of effort just to get out of it."

Veronica laughed too, as Logan wiped a tear that had trickled down her cheek, away with his thumb.

"I love you," Veronica heard roll off her tongue as she realised she had never said it to a conscious Logan. It felt better than the last time because this time the look in Logan's eyes told her he absolutely felt it too.


"Hey man… where have you been?" came from all directions as Logan entered the halls of Neptune high clinging tightly to Veronica for support to stand up as much as anything else.

Logan ignored the questions to begin with as he didn't know what to tell people; he had been gone for five weeks which was quite a lot of time to miss.

"What have you been telling people?" he asked Veronica quietly.

"Just that you were ill for a while, getting over a virus and you didn't want to spread it," Veronica answered in a hushed tone as Duncan approached the pair.

"Hey, dude," Duncan said. "How are you?"

"…not bad," Logan replied smiling; Duncan had visited him in the hospital a few times since he had woken from his coma and he was pleased and pleasantly surprised that he didn't hold a grudge. He also knew that he could trust Duncan with his secret which was a huge relief.

Just then the bell rung and tilting his head towards Veronica told Duncan, "We've got biology so we'll see you later... okay?"

"Sure, see you later," Duncan answered before walking away happily.

Logan turned to Veronica after Logan had left, "Veronica, where do the teachers think I've been?"

"Same as everyone else," Veronica replied matter-of-factly.

"…and they believed that?" Logan questioned.

"Not at first, but when my Dad stepped in; they had no choice but to believe him. Although Logan, I hate to say it, but I still think most people think you were hiding out of shame or something," Veronica answered sadly.

"I thought they might," Logan began but drifted off, "…your dad stepped in?"

"Yeah," Veronica laughed, "…he's developed quite a soft spot for you."

"Wow," Logan said smiling, "I've never been in a dad's good books before."

Veronica laughed as they made their way to biology.


Veronica and Logan were in biology together, taking notes from the teacher's droning lecture on genetics, a subject which may have been interesting had it not been for the person who put a 'go to sleep' frequency in the teacher's voice.

Logan kept glancing at the clock and when it read half past nine, he reached into his bag and took out a canister of pills, they were the painkiller's he was taking to numb the pain of his surgery and without them; the pain could get quite unbearable. Unfortunately for him, the teacher saw.

"Mr. Echolls, what are you doing?" he asked strictly.

"…just taking some painkillers, I'm still recovering…" Logan started to explain.

"Do you have a doctor's note?" the teacher asked.

"No, but…" Logan said worry creeping onto his face.

"Then I'm sorry, I cannot allow you to take drugs in my class," the teacher continued.

"…but…" Logan attempted but the teacher ignored him. He couldn't come up with a good lie to cover for the pills and apparently neither could Veronica as she was looking at him with sympathetic concern. He knew he needed to take one otherwise he would be in a lot of pain so he took out the canister again but wasn't sly enough.

"Mr. Echolls," the teacher exclaimed, "Go and see Mr. Clemmons now and maybe he can get the school rules through your head."

Logan took a deep breath, that would mean walking on his own, something he hadn't really attempted before. At least they were sat near the back which meant that if he was careful he could use the back wall as a steady to guide himself out.

Veronica looked at him, "…are you going to be okay?" she asked him quietly; worry spread across her features and in her voice.

Logan nodded his head at her, and realised that he had captured the stares of many of the rest of the class. He knew he had to ignore them if he wanted to avoid any suspicions.

Veronica spent the rest of the period staring at the clock every ten seconds, unable to concentrate.


It took Logan over five minutes to walk the 60 second walk it would usually be. He was using anything he could for support and realising that maybe ditching his crutches so soon was not the best idea. He was breathing heavily and all he wanted to do was take one of the pain killers that would ease his side but unfortunately was so fixated on getting to Clemmons' office, he had been unable to take one on the way.

When he arrived he sat opposite the vice principal's desk who apparently already knew why he was here.

"Mr. Echolls, we meet again. It's been a long time, I understand that this time it's for taking drugs in class, even you can't be that stupid," Clemmons' exclaimed disbelievingly.

Logan didn't have the energy to argue, his side was searing so much it was taking all his energy just to keep his eyes open.

"…they're just pain killers," Logan said desperately trying to control his breathing.

"…then you need a doctor's note…"

"I'm sorry I don't have one," Logan pleaded as he began to feel dizzy; something Clemmons' seemed to have noticed.

"…are you okay?" he asked seeing that Logan had become very pale and his eyes were fluttering open and shut.

"I'm fine," Logan said with a closed throat, "…can you please just let me take one of my pain killers!"

Clemmons' relented seeing that there was something more going on here than he originally thought, "Yes okay." He watched Logan take two.

The pain would take a couple of minutes to subside but Logan was feeling better already; knowing that he had managed to take them and learning that in the future he would have to be much more careful if he didn't want people asking questions.

"Where have you been, Logan?" Clemmons asked when Logan appeared more responsive.

Logan looked up at the sound of his first name being used by a teacher, they usually only did that when he wasn't in trouble or they were feeling caring. Any other time Logan might have felt glad that someone was looking out for him, but caring in this situation was not good when he was trying to hide so much.

"I've been ill," he answered plainly.

"Hmm," Clemmons' sounded nodding his head. "Okay, you can go."

"That's it?" Logan said; surprised.

"I think I'll let you slide this time, just be more careful in the future."

Logan wasn't going to argue, he got out of the chair very slowly; something which Mr. Clemmons didn't miss, and left the office knowing he'd just had a narrow escape.


The next few weeks were good for Logan and Veronica, no one had discovered Logan's secret, even the school, and he was getting better day by day. They had even started going out on real dates which they were both a fan of as if it included a movie; generally more time was spent on making out than watching it. Then they would go to Logan's house and get to know one another a little better, and though Veronica immensely enjoyed these activities, she was grateful that he always knew when to stop.

One night they had just finished watching a DVD at Logan's and they were both sitting on the couch. Logan moved towards Veronica to put his lips on hers and placed her underneath him. She closed her eyes as Logan moved down her body, lifted up her shirt slightly and started placing kisses on her stomach and twirling his index fingers in circles which tickled slightly. He began to undo the buttons and placed a hand underneath her bra. They had gone this far before but Veronica had never been this aroused by what Logan was doing to her.

She lifted up her head to look into Logan's eyes and he understood what she meant even with no vocal communication, "Are you sure?" he whispered, he didn't want her to do anything she wasn't ready for.

She nodded, "I love you."

"I love you," Logan said and moved up so they were facing each other. Their lips clashed in an open mouthed kiss as Logan slipped his tongue in and slid Veronica's shirt off her shoulders and down her arms. At the same time, Veronica pulled Logan's T-shirt over his head and found the dog collar he was wearing around his neck, very sexy on his bare chest. He reached round her back, which Veronica arched to help him, and undid the clips of her bra. He didn't remove it from her front though; instead he traced kisses down her front so that his mouth was level with the zip of the skirt she'd chosen to wear that night, a mini skirt with stockings. Logan ran his index finger up the inside of her left thigh and back down again, causing Veronica to arch her back again, this time in pleasure.

Logan pulled her stocking all the way off her leg very gently and then went back to her inner thigh which he then kissed. He did the same with the other leg. He then undid the zip on her skirt before moving back to kiss her on the lips with the same intense passion. Although he was amazing at her top end, she was craving more attention at her lower end, he was playing her perfectly and how he had gotten so good at it, Veronica didn't want to know.

He slipped her bra off and kissed what lay beneath and as he did so Veronica skillfully undid the flies of his jeans and began to move them down his legs so he could kick them off. He then returned to where Veronica wanted him to be and slipped off her skirt followed by the thong she was glad she had chosen to wear this night. Veronica was nervous about revealing her whole self to him but knew she could trust him. He then made love to her gently, kissing her neck and all over. Veronica was amazed at the intense feeling she felt and knew that it could only be described as absolute, pure love.

When they had finished, Logan wrapped his arms around Veronica and held her closely while they both basked in what had just happened between them.

"I love you," Logan said and kissed the top of her head.

"I love you too," she answered with her hand and head on his chest where she could hear his heart beating fast, no longer broken by the torments of his childhood, but fixed by the love they shared.


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