Chapter 10
Logan and Veronica exited his car and started to walk towards the beach when they heard the noise of a headlight smashing. They both turn in time to watch as Dick took another swing at Lily's other headlight. The conversation between the pair was fiery as they argued but Logan and Veronica were out of earshot. Veronica started to move towards the pair.
"-what your stupid prank cost me? My car. And you know what I won't be having? Fun! Fun! Fun!" Dick said.
"What's going on?" Veronica asked when she reached the group. Logan walked up behind her quickly and placed his hand on the small of her back.
"Veronica Mars. Well the stories are true then. You're alive." Dick said.
"What stories? And why are you smashing in Lily's headlights?" Veronica questioned.
"Well you see Lily here put a bong in my locker and my locker was searched today. So my dad took away my car. Now Lily's just getting what she deserves." Dick replied smiling menacingly as Logan tried very hard not to laugh and Veronica shot Lily a look.
"Hey I never once admitted to being the one to put the bong in your locker." Lily said defensively whilst looking at Veronica.
"You know what Lily. You could never lie to me before. Don't start trying now?" Veronica said, her voice barely above a whisper, "and Dick. Stop being such a dick. Get in your car and drive away." Dick was about to say something but Logan shot him a look that told him to back of. Dick shrugged, smashed the crow bar into the front of Lily's car one more time before hopping in the passenger seat of Enbom's car.
"Look." Lilly said turning to Veronica, "I only put a bong in his locker to help Wallace out."
"So that justifies putting a bong in Dick's locker, does it?" Veronica replied.
"Well I guess not but I needed to get..."
"Lily. I don't care and I don't understand how everything has changed so much." Veronica said cutting Lily of.
"You died." Logan whispered.
"So before everything was fine. I don't understand why I had such a big impact on all of you."
"You really don't understand. Veronica you where the glue that held us all together." Lily whispered.
"No I wasn't. You were Lily."
"No she right, you held us together. Duncan's been in love with you since we were twelve and he was not only torn apart because of your death but the fact you could be his sister." Logan whispered not daring to look Veronica in the eye.
"Yeah and I was torn apart by guilt about what happened. Then Logan finally decided that he couldn't handle being around me because of what had happened and I understood. You're the love of his life V, you have been since you were twelve." Lily said
"That's it." Veronica whispered "That's the big reason the two of you don't like each other anymore." She looked at Logan.
"Actually," Logan said, "I haven't been in love with Veronica since we were twelve."
"Yes you have" Lily argued
"No I haven't" Logan replied
"Then for how long?" Lily asked shocked
"Since we were fourteen." Logan whispered as he suddenly felt self conscious.
"Wait at my party?" Lily said
"Yeah! It's actually your fault. You're the one that dared us to play 7 minutes in heaven." Logan said smirking at Lily.
"Really!" Veronica said shocked, "And I thought I was a bad kisser."
"Not at all." Logan whispered to her smiling.
"OK. I need some air. Away from you guys for a little while. Sorry." Veronica said, before you throw a sad smile to Logan and walked away.
Logan and Lily made a move to follow her but Wallace stopped them.
"I'll go. She may take to me more than you two ok." Wallace said and not waiting for an answer jogged after Veronica.
"Hey Ronnie" Wallace said when he reached her.
Veronica jumped slightly, startled at the sound of the voice, she visibly relaxed when she noticed it was Wallace.
"Hey Wallace," she whispered, "You know only guys ever seem to call me Ronnie."
"Interesting and kinda creepy. Anyway, Lily really was just trying to save my arse with the whole bong thing."
"Ok"
"No seriously. It had this smoke bomb in it so that when I flicked a switch it looked like a fire was going of in the evidence room. Your friend just saved me form being a dead man walking for the rest of my high school life in Neptune."
"How the hell did you become a dead man walking?"
"It's a long story the point of which is that you shouldn't be so hard on Lily."
"If I promise to try will that be ok?" Veronica whispered
"For the moment yeah but you have to try with everyone ok?"
"OK" they shook hands.
"And just so you know, if you need an extra set of ears mine are always up to listening to girlie dramas." Veronica leaned over and punched him in the arm.
"Ok thanks. You're a marshmallow you know."
"No Veronica Mars. You are a marshmallow."
"Fine. What do you say to grab those two and watch some movies?" Veronica said jerking her thumb in Logan and Lily's direction.
"I'm in."
*******
The foursome where all standing around in the video store trying to pick a movie.
"Rent it if you want to rent it. I'm just saying I'm not going to watch it." Logan said as Veronica waved the South Park movie under his nose.
"I have to agree. There is only so many times someone can watch the South park movie" Lily said.
"How about we get the South Park movie and The Big Lebowski." Wallace suggested.
"Fine but we're watching South Park first to get it out of the way." Logan stated.
"YEAH!" Veronica said happily walking away to examine some more movies. Logan and Wallace followed. As Lily turned to follow the three of them the guy behind the counter called out to her.
"Hey. You work for a PI right?" The guy asked
"Yeah Justin, that's what it says on the sign." Lily replied as she turned to follow the others again.
"Is it true you do some detective work for him as well?" Justin asked
"Sometimes." Lily replied
"Can I talk to you about something?"
"Sure"
"It's kinda private."
Lilly look over her shoulder to see her friends and Logan coming back "Find me at school tomorrow." She said before the threesome joined them.
"Ok so Logan got Easy Rider as well." Veronica said as she handed the DVDs to Justin.
"So it's true. You're alive." Justin says to Veronica.
"Apparently." Veronica said looking at the ground. Logan noticing her mood quickly stepped in.
"How much do we owe you?" He asked Justin.
"Um... $13.50." Justin said. Logan handed over the money before he, Wallace and Lily quickly got Veronica out of there.
*****
The foursome where lounging around in Don's living room eating large amounts of junk food and watch the South Park movie. Wallace and Lily had spread themselves out in the two seats that Don had in his living where as Veronica and Logan where parked on the lounge. Sometime during the movie Logan had stretched his arm over the back of the lounge and laid it to rest just behind Veronica's head and Veronica had moved closer to him cuddling into his side.
The door bell rang awakening the teens from their movie coma status with Veronica and Logan sneaking a quick look at each other before looking away embarrassed by the situation they had found themselves in.
"I'll get it." Veronica stated standing to open the door to the apartment in which she lived. When she opened the door she was startled to find Duncan on the other side.
"Hi Duncan. What are you doing here?" She asked politely.
"I just came to se you," He whispered back, "Aren't you happy to see me?" He asked looking hurt.
"Yeah. It's just... I wasn't expecting you. That's all." Veronica replied.
"Oh. Ok. I was thinking..." He said
"Do that a lot?" She asked. Duncan looked as though he didn't know what to say so instead he just leaned forward and caught her lips with his own, while pulling her forward into his arms. He hadn't noticed Logan, Lily or Wallace in the lounge room or the fact that they had full view of the door. He also hadn't noticed Logan's hurt expression when he kissed Veronica. In his mind all that mattered was him and Veronica together and they would be. No matter what.
A/N don't you hate me cause I'm leaving it there.