The first thing that Logan saw was Veronica's blond hair when he walked into the café. She looked as gorgeous as ever Logan thought to himself and he wished that he had mustered up the courage to talk to her sooner just so that he would be able to see her again.
"Hey, Veronica," he said as he sat down next to her. She looked up at him and smiled. He figured that it was at least a good thing that she was smiling.
"Hi, so how have you been? Have you planned any other amazing events lately?" she asked without a hint of sarcasm in her voice to Logan's surprise. She actually seemed to genuinely care which would be a new thing for Veronica Mars in terms of him.
"Well, we are planning an event to raise awareness for Darfur actually, but this is a new concept for us. This time, we are not just involving the rich socialites, but the general public too. We want to hold a fast for 30 hours. We want people to sponsor them and try to raise money to send to Darfur for aid. We want to end the fast with a march in Washington to try to lobby Congress to take action."
"That sounds amazing Logan," she said. "I would really love to participate. I think that it would be an amazing thing for the Times to cover also. You really are doing amazing work."
"I like to think so," Logan responded. Their conversation continued over food. When it came time to leave, they made promises to see each other again sooner rather than later. It was with a happy smile that Logan walked back to his office. Maybe there was still something there that was worth saving.
Soshi was waiting early for Logan to return and prompted him to give her the dish which he did without complaint. Soshi was surprised by this. Usually, it took a lot more effort to get Logan to her about Veronica. She took it as a sign that things were going in the right direction.
When Soshi arrived home, she found food waiting for her on the table. This was not what she expected. Matt never cooked dinner for her. He would rather sit on the couch and watch the latest game or go to sleep. She knew that something had to up. She called out to him, but there was no answer, so she simply decided to eat by herself.
By the time she was finished eating, she really wanted to know why Matt had bothered to cook for her. She knew that it had to be for a specific reason. All of the sudden, she heard the door to the apartment open and in walked Matt.
"Hey, babe," he said. "Did you like the food?"
"It was great, honey," she said still curious about why he had cooked for her.
"Well, I'm going to go watch some TV for a little bit. Ok, hun?"
Wordlessly, she nodded. She wanted to know what was going on in her husband's mind. He would never do something for her without wanting something in return. She was so going to get to the end of this.
She crawled into her bed once she thought that her husband had gone to sleep, but nonetheless, she was mistaken. He turned around from his side of the bed to face her.
"Hey," she said cautiously. She knew that this was when he was going to ask her for something. He valued his sleep highly and it was a rare thing for him to lose any more than necessary.
He pulled her into his arms. "I have been doing a lot of thinking lately. Soshi, we have been doing so good right now and our business is going so well," Matt said. He kept going on listing the wonderful things in their lives.
Oh, no, Soshi thought to herself. She knew where this was going and she wanted no part in it. This was going to be the first time that he brought it up.
"I think that we should have a baby," he said. He looked at her expectantly waiting for her to say something, but all that she could do was stare him. "Well, what do you think?" he asked.
Finally, she answered, trying to think of the best way to get out what she needed to say. "Honey, I'm not exactly the baby type," she said. "I mean, could you honestly think that we would be able to raise a child. We work all of the time and I'm not willing to give up my job simply because I am the woman in this relationship."
"But, honey, we can make it work. We can hire a babysitter or I could even quit work."
Soshi looked at him incredulously. "Honey, you can barely take care of yourself sometimes. Do you really think that you would be able to take care of a child?"
"Yes, I do," he said starting to get offended pushing her out of his arms. "You knew that when we got married that kids were in the cards someday and I'm thinking that right now would be an excellent time."
She laughed. "Do you really think that I actually meant what I said? I'm not a kid person."
"I thought that you were willing to become one as we got older. Kids always seem more appealing as people start to mature."
"First of all, I have matured a lot more than you have in the past couple of years. I do not want the burden of kids. I thought that you knew me, but obviously, I was wrong," she said getting rather pissed off at his fast assumptions.
Matt was not happy. She was taking back a major decision of their lives. "Soshi, you promised me that we would have kids someday. If you don't want any, I'm not sure if I want to be with you anymore. I want a family, Soshi, more than just you and me. I want someone that will able to carry on our legacy."
"I can't," she said, "and I can't believe that you would be willing to break up our marriage for this. I thought that you loved me for who I am, not simply for the fact that I have the ability to carry fetus around in my body for nine months. I have to go."
Soshi got out of bed, threw on some clothes. "Where are you going?" Matt yelled after her.
"Away from here," she mumbled back. With that, she was gone. She had no idea where to go or what to do. Matt was expecting something from her that she did not want to give. She drove around aimlessly until she started to get tired. She eventually found herself at the front of Logan's apartment and knocked.
Logan came to the door. "Soshi, what is going on?" he asked rubbing his eyes. "Why are you here so late?"
"I need a place to stay," she responded. "Matt and I had a fight."
Without another word, he let her into the apartment and went to go fix the guest bedroom. She was his best friend. He would find out what was going on with her and Matt in the morning. "You know, you're welcome here for as long as you need," he said and he left her alone in the guest bedroom.
She lay down on the bed. She could not believe how such a nice night could turn into one of the worst. Soon later, she was able to drift off into a deep sleep.
Soshi woke up the next morning to the smell of brewing coffee. She went into the kitchen were she found Logan reading the newspaper.
"Hey," he said when looked up and saw her. "Want some coffee?"
Wordlessly, she nodded and went to get herself some. She sat down next to Logan and he put down his newspaper to look at her. "So what happened?" he asked urging her tell him what was bothering her.
She went into the entire tale and ended up crying his arms in the end. "I really love Matt," she said, "but I don't want a baby. What am I going to do?"
"I don't know," he said shaking his head. "This is between you and Matt. There is no way that I am getting in the middle of this."
She nodded and sat up. The doorbell rang Logan went to get it. She really didn't want anyone talking to Logan right now. All that she wanted was Logan for herself. That was until she heard the voice of the person that he was talking to. It was Veronica Mars. At least, Logan's life was going in the right track she thought to herself. He deserved to be happy.
Logan reentered the kitchen with Veronica by his side. "Soshi, Veronica's here," Logan said and Veronica shook her hand. Veronica wondered what Soshi was doing here looking like she had just woken up. Did Soshi have her own apartment and a husband to live with? However, Veronica did not speak any of what she was thinking.
"Soshi, Veronica and I are going to go out for a bit. You can do whatever you want, ok?" She nodded. "Feel free to call with anything." She nodded again and with that Veronica and Logan were out the door.
At least someone is happy Soshi thought to herself. She was alone again. I guess I might as well see what is on TV she thought as she flopped down on the couch grabbing the remote.
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