Well, here's chapter eleven. One more after this. And here's where you guys will finally stop being mad at Logan. And finally figure out why he and Quinn spent so much of Spring Break listening to One Direction.
Enjoy!
"What the hell is wrong with you?" Logan looks over at Lola from the middle of the basketball court where he, Michael, and James are been playing a game of horse. The look of defeat on his face, made complete by the slowly forming bruise around his eye where Quinn's ketchup bottle had hit, almost makes her stop in her tracks. One thought of how her friend has been crying, clearly heart broken, in their dorm room, however, has her right back on track.
"You," Logan backs away as Lola stalks towards him, Zoey right behind her, "are, without a doubt, the most disgusting excuse for a human being on the planet! There are probably drug dealers with better morals than you!"
"Uh, guys, what's going on?" James speaks up from their left, clearly nervous at the venomous tone and obvious hatred in the pretty actress' voice.
Instead of answering her boyfriend's question, Zoey focuses completely on Logan as well. "Who do you think you are? Messing with Quinn's emotions like that. Especially since she and Mark are on a break." Logan's face hardens at the mention of Quinn's ex-boyfriend and Lola picks up on it.
"Oh, don't even act like you care about Quinn and Mark. You used their break as a chance to just add Quinn to your ridiculous list of girls here that you've made out with. You don't actually give a damn abo-"
"Shut up!" Logan's voice is so low, a growl of pure fury, that Lola actually falls silent. "Shut up!" He repeats, louder this time. "You don't know anything about what happened with Quinn and Mark. You don't know everything that happened. And you most definitely do not know how I feel!" He's screaming at this point, but Michael and James are the only ones who aren't so wrapped up in anger that they can appreciate that no one is around to hear it.
"Oh really?" Both girls cross their arms as Zoey speaks. "And how do you feel?"
"Angry that you're little pass at Quinn blew up in your face?" Lola guesses sarcastically.
"Look!" Logan throws the basketball he'd been holding with such force that it ricochets off the ground and out of the court completely. Michael is too engrossed in what is happening to even complain about his lost basketball. "I know I screwed up, okay? I realized I'd made a mistake about five minutes after we got back to school. I've been trying to talk to Quinn but she won't even look at me!"
Everyone is silent as Logan finishes his rant, his breathing ragged and, much to the girls' surprise, his eyes are glassy with tears. "Okay Reese," Lola sighs and can't believe she's about to say this. "Why don't you tell us your side of the story?"
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Quinn sighs unhappily as she tries, and fails, to concentrate on her homework. Not that she really needs to worry about it. She could probably not finish a single assignment for the rest of the year and still pass each and every class (except maybe French, she's never been very good with other languages). But her heart just isn't into the math homework lying before her. Normally school is a great distraction, but right now it doesn't seem like anything is going to be able to take her mind off of the pain her chest. Which makes absolutely no sense to the smart girl.
She'd dated Mark for two years. She'd given more of herself to that boy than she had ever given to anyone. And when he'd left her for another girl it had hurt like hell but she'd still be able to function. What was so different about the week she spent with Logan? What was so different about the roughly sixteen hour period that she'd really let herself feel for the rich boy that it rendered her completely unable to think about anything else?
Why was Logan Reese so special, dammit?
She can feel herself starting to tear up again and she hates the quivering mess that she's become. Zoey and Lola have, for her sake, refrained from mentioning anything about Logan or Spring Break in her presence. They'd come back from their talk with the boy still angry but much calmer than when they'd left. She hadn't felt the need to bring it up either and, while she'd been a little curious as to what Logan might have said or done when they confronted him, she knew hearing it would only make her more upset so, for now at least, she'd refrained from asking.
It didn't help that everyone at PCA, including her friends, seemed to have discovered One Direction over Spring Break as well. Quinn, Lola, and Zoey had all been horrified to find Coco and Stacey in the girl's lounge the evening after Spring Break singing What Makes You Beautiful. It seemed that wherever Quinn went she found people talking about, listening to, or singing one of the many songs that she and Logan had spent the past week listening to. Which, now that she thought about it, might be the reason that it was so hard to let go of what had happened.
Well, okay, she'll admit to herself, it's one of the reasons.
She can hear them now, in fact. Someone is blasting their CD at a ridiculous level because the sound floats in from Quinn's slightly open window and she can understand the words clearly. She sighs in frustration because this isn't helping her concentrate at all. She frowns as the sounds of cheering filter in through the music. Great…
Groaning, Quinn slams her textbook shut and moves to go get a blix from the mini fridge when Zoey and Lola burst into their room, both talking excitedly.
"Oh my god, Quinn!" Lola squeals, grabbing the girl's arm and yanking her towards the door. "You have got to come see this!"
"What?" Quinn pulls her arm back, looking at her friends like they've lost their minds. "What are you talking about?"
"Just come on!" Zoey squeals as well, grabbing one of her arms while Lola regrabs the other.
They drag her out of the dorm and towards the green where Drake Bell had played their freshman year. And there, on a stage surrounded by a good portion of their campus, is the five boys that make up the band that Quinn has been hearing all around campus for the past several days. Her jaw drops as she watches the boys jump around, singing their hearts out. "What-how-when?" Quinn can't actually form a coherent question and Zoey and Lola grin from behind her as she continues watching, wide eyed, as the boys finish up the song they were singing.
"This next song," one of the boys says, Quinn doesn't actually know which one is which, "goes out to Quinn Pensky," Quinn's mouth drops open again at the words, "who, according to the guy who set all this up, is the most amazing girl here at PCA!"
"I've tried playing it cool
But when I'm looking at you
I can't ever be brave
'Cause you make my heart race."
Quinn almost stops breathing, because that song, One Thing, is one of her favorite songs by the boy band and the only person who could possibly know that is-
"Quinn?"
She spins to her left and sees Logan standing there, looking sheepish and a bit like he expects her to hit him with a condiment again. Which, if she had one, she actually might. Seeing as she is lacking in anything physical throw at him, however, she settles for words. "What do you want?" When he flinches at her still icy tone she knows the words have hit their mark.
"Look, Quinn, please just listen to me."
She narrows her eyes, not really in the mood to listen to anything the boy in front of her has to say. "Why should I?"
"Because I'm sorry, okay!" He blurts out the words so quickly that Quinn can only blink in shock. He takes advantage of her silence and continues speaking. "I'm sorry. I made a huge mistake. You know I can be an idiot. I made a mistake, okay. I was stupid and I made a mistake that cost me the best thing I've ever had."
She opens her mouth, probably to argue his last statement, so he keeps going, not wanting to give her a chance to argue until he's said everything he needs to. "I know it was only a week and that we were only together, or whatever, for like half a day, but it was the first time I'd felt different, felt like I'd wanted more. And it scared me and I know that's no excuse for what I did. I get that. I was stupid and I know that flying this boy band that we both like over from Europe and having them perform a concert dedicated to you doesn't even start to make up for what I said and did, but I haven't been able to stop thinking about you since I hugged you on the basketball court and I just want you to understand that I'm sorry and that I'm going to try everything I can to show you that I want to make it up to you."
The chorus of the song starts playing as Logan stops speaking and Quinn is surprised to find that it's the part of the song where the chorus is slowed down. Logan has literally been apologizing for almost an entire song.
"Get out, get out, get out of my head
And fall into my harms instead.
I don't, I don't, don't know what it is
But I need that one thing"
Quinn just continues to stare at the boy in front of her. Everyone around them is staring too, but neither Quinn nor Logan notice. They're both too focused on each other. Quinn's glare has softened, but her eyes are watering again and, dammit, this is not supposed to happen. Not in front of other people. Not at all preferably. She's had quite enough of crying over Logan.
"Please Quinn." Everyone is shocked by the fact the Logan is all but begging to the girl before him. "Just say something"
She shakes her head, swiping at her eyes before any tears can actually fall. "There's really nothing to say." She tells him, her voice cracking and betraying her, showing the boy in front of her just how much he is still affecting her. "I can't-" her voice breaks again and she takes a minute to compose herself, sounding much more sure when she speaks again, "I won't go through that again. I wouldn't do it for Mark and I certainly won't do it for you."
Everyone watches as she turns on her heel and walks away, headed to her dorm and leaving a heart broken Logan behind. There's complete silence for minute, except for the song that just seems like background noise to the boy now. All his friends are looking at him concern evident in their eyes. None of them can blame Quinn for her decision, but it doesn't mean they don't sympathize with Logan. The rich boy takes a deep breath before turning and heading in the opposite direction as Quinn, towards the beach. Everyone else just watches him walk away; barely registering that the song is ending and another is starting up.
"Yeah, you've got that one thing."
There's the big apology. Hope it lived up to everyone's expectations. You know, if anyone had expectations for it to live up to. And I know Quinn didn't initially accept it, and I kind of can't blame her. This is a lot to take in. So let's give Quinn some time to do what she does best and think about this. I did promise a happy ending, after all.
Next chapter is the last chapter. I'll try and have it up shortly.
Well let me know what you guys thought!
