Promises

Chapter11: Hard Facts

Veronica

I absolutely hated having to stay home. I mean why were Logan and I being punished because his jackass dad was causing so much crap for us. I liked the thought of getting to know Logan more, but there was only so much one person could do in their home before the walls began to look like they were closing in on them.

"Ugh!" I say loudly as I toss the stupid textbook I had been staring at for almost 30 minutes without even getting one thing done.

"Everything alright," Logan asks after a moment.

"No, I hate hiding away like so darn criminal," I snap as I stand up going to the back patio doors where I see a few kids surfing in the background. My dad had made sure to tell Leo we couldn't leave the house during school hours since we should be there not at home.

"I know Veronica, but at least we don't have to worry about Duncan or what the wannabes think about us at school right now," he mutters coming up behind me.

"Really Logan you are the king of them," I mock him as he kisses my forehead.

"I never wanted to be anyone's king. I like the idea of having people around, but I don't think it was for them really. I have really thought about how my dad treated me, and I think I surrounded myself with people to keep from feeling lonely," he says softly as I turn to look at him.

"That would make sense," I reply not really knowing what to say to a statement like that.

"What are my two favorite kids doing this afternoon?" I hear my dad say as he enters the room. We both turn to look at him and just shrug.

"Maybe rob a few freshmen on the beach," I say as I turn to Logan.

"I think I will ravish a freshman or a hot blonde somewhere on the beach," he smirks as I see my dad's face begin to drain of color.

"I think I should remind both of you I carry a gun and know how to use it," he smiles as he says the words. I look to him and then back at Logan who just has a smile on his face. I am totally missing something. I knew they were talking the other night, but I only caught the ending of the conversation.

"Dad, seriously," I finally say as I pull Logan back toward the living room to study for a little while longer.

"I wonder if we could at some point sneak away from them," Logan whispers as he nuzzles into my shoulder. I laugh as I see Leo walking out of his room off the side of the living room.

"Veronica, Logan," he mutters as I take in his strange appearance. There was something going on with him. We spend the next couple of hours focused on the papers in front of us.

"Here get the TV," Logan says as he exits the room. This was the one class where we actually had to tune in. We were going to be connected to the class for Science since we both needed to learn the material. Mr. Clemmons had told us we could be connected all day with the classes like this, but that our other teachers thought it was too much extra work to set up the items.

"Welcome to class Ms. Mars and Mr. Echolls," Mr. Wu said as the class comes into focus. The next 45 minutes was spent watching him go over some simple experiments', right before the bell rang he dismissed the class to talk with us. "I am sending over some materials for both of you with Dick. I have included step by step instructions for each of the activities you will need to do. I also need the experiments' recorded so I borrowed a video recorder to do it. I know the two of you will do well, but I can't grade either of you without actually taking part in the tasks," he says as I see him smile before turning the app off.

"Ugh! I hate science," Logan mutters as I laugh.

"You should be glad we don't have to actually be in class to do the work," I say smiling. "We can do the assignments at our leisure," I say as I hear Leo muttering in the kitchen.

"We could do some science right now," Logan says as he pulls me closer to him. I feel his hands go under my shirt as he snaps my bra giving me a mischievous smile. I shudder slightly as his lips find mine kissing me soft at first and then pulling them harder into the kiss. I was so out of breath when he pulled away from me. It could have been hours, days or years.

"Logan, that was…" I was stuttering over my words as the front door opened and closed with a loud bang. Dick was here.

"I know," he whispers wrapping his arms around me.

"Awe is Ronnie alright," Dick asks a little bit of concern in his voice.

"Yes, she is fine. We were trying to talk," Logan mutters smirking at me.

"Wow I like this thing you call talking," I smirk back at him playing along.

"Oh my God you two were making out. Where is Papa Mars?" Dick asks as he begins to look around. I see this conversation as peeked Leo's interest.

"Dick," we both yell at him as I see Logan toss his shoe at him. Dick shows us the box of materials Mr. Wu sent for us. The tasks weren't that hard either. We had to do a few simple microscope assignments, a little blood testing and an actual frog dissection. I was not looking forward to cutting the thing up so I deemed it Logan's job.

I helped Dick with some of his math homework while Logan grilled us some steak. The three of us seemed lost in our own little world when the doorbell rang.

"I'll get it," I say softly as I get up and head into the house. I don't see Leo anywhere, but I have answered the door before. "Hello," I say as I open the door not prepared for ht person on the other side.

"Veronica," Trina says as she pushes her way past me.

"I think you have the wrong house," I snap at how she just disregarded everything.

"I don't think so! I know this is the house Lynn left for Logan," she snaps as me.

"Lynn left it to me and him," I mutter as she looks toward me once again.

"I thought you were a brighter person. I mean do you even think about the people you and Logan are hurting by doing what you're doing," she yells at me.

"Are you serious? Don't be calling the kettle black just yet Trina," I snap at her. I wasn't going to let her hurt me.

"What does that mean Veronica?" she says stepping closer to me.

"You knew what Aaron did to Logan, and you stood by. You let that monster destroy the hopes and dreams of your brother. You stood by and did nothing," I yell at her as she pushes me roughly.

"You don't know anything Veronica Mars. Logan is lying about everything," she sneers at me.

"Trina what the hell," Logan is yelling as he helps me up from the floor. "You can't barge into someone's home knocking people over after yelling at them," he says in a harsh tone.

"I came to bring you home. I think daddy has allowed you to live this fantasy long enough. It is killing him not knowing what is going on with you. He is worried sick about you," she says acting the perfect little daughter. I notice Dick standing off to the side.

"Of my God, Trina did you just hear yourself. I know for a fact that Aaron isn't hurting one bit since I am gone," he snaps at her.

"Logan, you need to grow up and come home," she demands as I hear the 'hmm' sound of my father.

"Trina, how are you doing this evening," my dad asks as he moves toward us.

"I am here for my brother," she snips at him.

"Well about that," my dad begins.

****LoVe****

Logan

"I don't believe you," she yells as I see her pacing in front of Keith. Keith had told her in not so many words that he wasn't allowing me to leave his home.

"I don't think it matters if you do or don't," I finally mutter.

"Logan," she whines as she makes a move toward me.

"Don't! Just go back to him. You have never once stood up for me. You know what he is like, and you didn't do anything to help me. I needed you and you weren't there," I say as I feel Veronica squeeze my hand a little tighter. She was remarkably keeping her words to herself.

"I wanted to help, but…" she begins but doesn't finish. She walks out once again.

"Well that was interesting," Dick says breaking the silence.

"Richard, I think I am going to send your dad a bill for all the time you spend over here," Keith says chuckling as Veronica tosses her pillow at him.

"Right," Dick says after a moment.

"How did it go with the robbing of freshmen, and finding a hot blonde?" he says turning and motioning to Veronica and I.

"They were making out on the couch," Dick smirks as neither of us says anything.

"Dick," Veronica groans shoving him as he goes to sit down next to her.

"Well it's true," he mutters not understanding the problem. I see a smile on Keith's face when I look toward him. The rest of the night is spent watching crappy crime shows. I hated them, but I was out numbered with who wanted to watch what.

"Do you want to talk about it?" Veronica finally asks as we are getting ready for bed. We were both standing in the bathroom brushing our teeth. She had just used the shower, and was finishing up.

"I am angry," I finally say as she stands in front of me. "I am at a lost at how she just made me feel like shit. I mean she knows what was going on, but she turned it all around. I don't like feeling like I am wrong," I mutter as she places her soft hands on either side of my face making me look right into her eyes.

"Logan you didn't do anything wrong. You have nothing to be guilty about either. Trina is the one who should be feeling that. I know you know that it's all about making Aaron look better. If you aren't there; the questions of the family man he has been trying to portray is out the window," she says as I let her words sink in.

"God, I don't know what I would do without you," I finally say as I brush my lips against hers.

"I could use a pony," she says as I lead her to the bed.

"I will have to consider that," I say with a grin.

"Thank you!" she finally says as I pull her closer to me.

"No, I should be thanking you for giving me this chance. I was a jackass to you," I whisper into her hair.

"Yes, but you were going through a rough time," she replies pulling my arm around her tighter.

I woke up alone the next morning. I didn't remember her getting out of bed. I make it to the bathroom to find her hunched over the toilet with her head over her arms. She must have gotten up sick.

"Ronnie," I say pulling her up slightly to help her to her feet.

"I don't feel so good," she mumbles as I pull her up fully into my arms. I carry her back to our bed, rushing down the hall to Keith's bedroom.

"Logan," he mumbles as I begin to shake him.

"Veronica is sick," I mutter as his eyes go wide. I have never taken care of a sick person before and wasn't sure how to help her.

"I'll make her an appointment, get her dressed and try to get her to drink fluids," he mutters as I walk out of the room back toward mine. Veronica was still muttering and mumbling when I walked back in. I quickly moved around the bed to my side where she was currently lying and put my hand on her forehead. She had a temp. I grabbed her bra and a slip on dress from the closet before coming back to her. I tried nudging her, but she kept swatting me away.

"Logan, don't, leave me alone," she muttered pushing me away as I tried to remove her camisole.

"I wouldn't think this would be as hard as it is," I mutter as I slip her bra on. Keith chuckles from the doorway.

"It's easier taking them off," he says in between laughs.

"Hell yes," I snap a little as Veronica seems to gain her senses.

"I don't feel good," she says as she pulls on the dress in my hands and shakes her head. "I am not wearing that," she mutters looking at me serious.

"V, you are sick and this will make it easier to undress and get you dressed," I say softly as I slip it over her head.

"Right, you are always trying to undress the girls. I will be another notch," she mutters half way lucid. I am a little taken back by her words.

"Logan she isn't in the right mind set. She cares for you," Keith says as he must sense what her words meant to me. He moves around to help me get her up, but I wave him away.

"I can carry her," I say softly as she opens her eyes.

"Logan, I love you," she whispers as she snuggles her head into the crook of my neck. Yes, her words hurt, but I would give her the benefit of the doubt. I loved her more than anything and if she really thought that it would shatter whatever was left of my heart.

I sat in the back of the Land Rover as Leo drove and Keith sat in the front with him. I held Veronica tightly to me as we parked and I carried her into the clinic. The doctor took one look at her and ordered us to take her to the hospital. We learned there that she was dehydrated pretty badly. She had eaten something that gave her food poisoning as well. The doctor was going to run some tests on her, but wanted to keep her overnight.

"Good morning," the doctor says as he comes into the room. Keith had went home and left Leo with us since I wouldn't leave.

"Morning," Veronica mumbles as I sit up.

"You are doing much better this morning, you gave me a scare," he says looking over her vitals and then opening his clipboard. "I have some tests back, and I think your friend might want to step out so I can go over them with you," he says bringing me to stand closer to her.

"I am her husband," I snap a little ticked the way he seemed to be acting so coy and all.

"Logan, it's alright doctor," she says giving a tight smile. "Lay it on me, how long do I have," she mutters looking right at me smirking.

"Veronica, not a joking time," I mumble as I sit down next to her.

"Well I told you family you were dehydrated and had food poisoning, but the urine sample came back with something more serious," he starts but stops as my eyes move to the door where my dad was standing.

"Dad not right now," Veronica says as she turns away from him.

"I'll be right back," he mumbles pulling his phone out.

"It isn't something bad, but if it hadn't been caught soon things might have gone differently. The test we ran came back showing you have an STD," he says as my head jerks toward him.

"What," she snaps have shrieking.

"I guess neither of you knew it, but you have Chlamydia. It's treatable," he says with a small smile.

"You've got to be freaking kidding me," she snaps as I pull her closer. "I hate the person who did this to me," she finally mutters.

"Mr. Echolls you might want to be tested since…" he pauses when I look up at him.

"I am tested every 3 months, but we haven't had sex yet," I mumble as a new wave of tears breaks from Veronica.

"Oh, now the only thing I was concerned with is that from Mr. Mars everyone ate the same thing, but only Veronica got sick," the doctor says opening up the file again.

Veronica looks back at the doctor clearly not sure why she even got sick. She is going over everything she ate as I am mentally going over the details as well. Then she mentions a box of chocolate that were on the counter.

"What chocolates?" I question as I see Keith sticking his head back in.

"There was a foreign box of chocolates on the counter. I was picking at them throughout the evening after our encounter with Trina," she says as I look to her dad who is already on the phone. I didn't buy them nor did anyone at the house. The next hour is like mad crazy as Keith rushes out to have the candy brought in to be tested and the doctor going over the medication Veronica would need to take to clear up her issue. It was just another piece of the puzzle from that party.

"How are you doing" I ask once her dad has come back to get it cleared for Veronica to come home.

"Honestly Logan I don't know," she mutters as I hold her hand. I go back to looking at the awful daytime show we were both looking at, but not really watching.

"Are you two ready jump bail?" Dick asks as he walks into the room. Veronica perks up a little at his words.

"Richard," I thought I told you to wait in the waiting room," Keith says as he follows Dick into the room.

"I was excited to see my main squeeze," he jokes as Veronica totally perks up even more.

"Thank God for Dick," she says softly as everyone turns to look at her. "Oh really out of everything that might or could be said that gets your attention," she mutters as I see her blushing.

Dick goes into the bathroom as Veronica pulls on a different dress to wear home with slip on shoes Dick brought for her. As she goes to stand she tips slightly, but I catch her before she hurts herself. Leo is waiting for us in the Land Rover when we all get in. I sit in the back with Dick and Veronica. We stop off at the drug store, as I run in to get her medicine filled. She asked me to do it to keep her dad from hearing what she had. We were going to stop for some Italian food from Mama Leones, but Veronica declined.

"Are we going to talk about any of this?" I finally question as we are settled in our bed. Veronica was on her laptop as I was reading from my English book.

"What do you want to talk about Logan?" she asks aggressively.

"What about how you really are feeling?" I say closing my book and putting it on the nightstand.

"I am pissed off. I want to hang the jerk up and castrate him for hurting me," she snaps as I see her close her laptop.

"So do I," I mutter as she turns to face me.

"Why would someone hurt me like that?" she cries as I pull her into my shoulder.

"I don't know. I mean I know they did things to you but slandering someone is one thing, but actually raping another person is not right," I say as I turn slightly to turn off the light. That was enough talking for the night.

I hold her to my body as close as I could try to keep her fears away or at least at bay. I knew things were bad that night, but to hear the person who raped her had actually given her an STD was another thing. I finally got my mind settled enough to get some sleep before the storm would hit.