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One tequila, two tequila, three 'vodka?'…floor.

Wallace

The debauchery ensued the minute we hit Tijuana.

We all knew why Logan planned the trip, so did Casey, and that's why he offered to stay behind.

Can't say I blame the guy, but he needs to face the fact that his time is up. Well if Logan ever gets off his ass and talks to him it will be.

He kept trying to last night, but kept chickening out, so instead he got completely plastered. We all did.

I know Casey's friendship means a lot to Logan, but I also know that they made a deal, Casey told us all about it. Logan just needs to suck it up and do it.

So in order to move things along….

Dick, Luke and I took off early to do some surfing, leaving them behind.

Logan

When I woke up this morning I thought that I was alone and that they'd all ditched me.

But I walked out into the living room to find Casey sitting there, staring out over the balcony at the water.

I'd had a feeling that they knew why I had planned the trip and leaving me behind with him must have been a hint.

I'd tried to talk to Casey a couple of times the night before but I just couldn't bring myself to dot it. He's been one of my best friends for so long and I know that this is gonna hurt him.

But it needed to be done, so I walked over to where he was sitting and stood next to him. "I'm sorry Case."

He didn't look at me.

"I know Logan, but that doesn't make me feel any better."

Casey

The minute Logan suggested that we go to Mexico I knew he had ulterior motives. And sure, I'd known it was coming, but I still wasn't happy about it.

When I woke up this morning to find myself alone with Logan, I prepared myself for the impending conversation.

The way I saw it I had two options; keep my dignity and approach the conversation like an adult, or... flip out and act like an asshole.

"I know, but it needed to be said."

"I was wondering when you would finally get the nerve to talk to me."

"You're one of my best friends Case and I know how you feel about her. You know I'm not doing this to hurt you, right?"

"Yeah, I know, but once again, that still doesn't make me feel any better. Have you told her yet?" I still refused to look at him.

"No, we made a deal remember, I wanted to let you know first."

"I appreciate that, but don't forget what that deal was. I'm not breaking up with her, its her choice. If she wants you, then she gets you. If she doesn't, I'm keeping her and you'll just have to deal with it." I was a little angry and I knew he was aware of that. I had every right to be, he's not the only one that loves her after all.

"Yeah, I remember and if that's the choice she makes then I will respect her wishes….I'm gonna talk to her when we get back."

I replied to his comment bitterly. "Yeah, well, thanks for the heads up." Ok, so maybe I'm not handling this as well as I hoped I would.

"Hey Case, don't forget about the rest of the deal."

"Huh?" What other part? I finally glanced over at Logan with a look of confusion.

He just smiled at me, I think he was hoping to ease the tension. "No matter what, we .." He pointed at himself and then me. "…stay friends Case."

Oh that other part. "Oh…. Yeah…. No worries man. I'd never give up a friend over a girl... no matter how spectacularly amazing she might be." My heart started to ache at that point and I knew that the sadness I was feeling was coming through my speech.

Logan's smile widened at my comment, it was obvious that he was thinking about V. "She is, isn't she."

"Yeah, she really is." I finally smiled a little with my own thoughts of Veronica and then laughed. "You know, its not like I didn't see this coming. I just hoped it would take you a lot longer to figure it out. You know, like… forever."

"I know. But who knows what'll happen. Hell, she might run from me screaming." Logan said as he sat down next to me on the couch.

"No, she will want you Logan."

"You really think so?" Logan asked me with a hopeful tone that made me sick to my stomach.

"Yeah I do." I replied sadly.

"Why?"

"Because when she is with me. She is always thinking about you." As much as I hated to admit it its true. I turned away from him to stare out at the water again.

"How can you tell?"

"I just can. It's the way she looks at you. She gets this sparkle in her eye and even when we're together I see it. Even when you aren't around." I paused for a second and then smiled. "I'm only going to tell you this once, but if you hurt her I'll kill you."

Logan smiled at me and laughed. "God, that sounds familiar."

"I'm sure it does. But something else for you to remember…." I looked over at Logan with a serious expression. "I'm not going away, we're all friends, always will be. But if you screw it up, I will always be waiting in the wings. I'll take her back from you without a second thought." It wasn't just a warning, it was a promise.

"I know." Logan gave me a determined look. "And that's why I won't screw it up."

I smiled again. "Does the fact that I hope you're wrong make me a terrible person?"

"No, it just shows how much you care for her and I appreciate that."

"I love her you know. I really do. I always have." And I hate you a little for wanting to take her from me.

"I know Case, but I love her too. Always have, always will."

And that doesn't make me hate you any less I thought. "Like I said before, that still doesn't make me feel any better." But then nothing really could.

"Would tequila help?"

Well except maybe that...

I smiled. "Well, it's a start."

Veronica

I officially hate this car.

After the spectacular 180 the car pulled, we ended up in the ditch. And after the screaming was over I looked at my friends. "Are you guys ok?"

Meg was in the back with her eyes closed trying to calm down and Mac was sitting in the front seat looking guilty.

Meg was the first to speak. "Yeah, I think so. You ok?"

"Yeah. Mac?"

"Um, yeah. So I guess that might not have been the best way to break the news."

"You think?"

Meg pushed through the driver's and passenger seats again. "Are you sure Mac? Did you take a test?"

"No, not yet. I bought a couple but I haven't had the nerve to take them. I was going to tell you guys this weekend anyways and have you guys there for moral support."

"So is this why you've been so out of it all week?"

"Yep."

Meg grabbed Mac's hand "Why didn't you say something earlier?"

"Its not an easy thing to say."

"I understand that Mac. But still, we could have found out a week ago and then you wouldn't have had to deal with this on your own." I offered.

"Well yeah, in hindsight I get that."

Meg was still holding Mac's hand. "Does Dick know?"

"Um no. He is Dick after all, it hasn't even occurred to him I'm sure."

"Haven't you guys been using protection?"

"Yeah... but we had a little problem about a month ago."

"What kind of problem?"

Before she could tell us someone knocked on the window and it made us all jump.

I looked out and rolled down the window, it was a highway patrol officer. "Are you ladies ok? I saw what happened."

"Yeah we're fine. Can't say the same for the car… but otherwise its all good."

"Well why don't we get you out of the car and call a tow truck and a ride for you. Do you have your license, insurance and registration?"

"Yeah, just a second."

I pulled my license out of my purse and my registration and insurance out of the glove compartment and handed them to him. "Ok, I will be right back, I'm going to call the accident in. You might want to call someone to come get you."

"Ok."

He left the car and we all scrambled to get out. I ended up having to crawl through Mac's side because my door wouldn't open. The entire driver's side of my car was crunched from going into the ditch, we were lucky that none of us were hurt.

We stood there waiting for the officer to come back and I looked at them. "Who are we going to call? If we call the boys Logan will freak out and I want them to have fun."

Meg smiled. "We could call Leo. What time is it?"

"Ummm, about 1PM."

"Oh, no, never mind, he's working."

Mac looked at me. "What about Lamb?"

That would be just as bad as Logan I thought, but we needed a ride. But before I could call the officer showed back up.

"Miss Mars, are you aware that you have an outstanding ticket?"

"Are you sure? I haven't hardly driven this car in a year and a half."

Plus Don fixes all of my tickets when I get them, all I've ever had to do was ask.

"Yes. It's for a moving violation on October 3rd 2003."

I looked at Mac and Meg, they were just as shocked as I was.

"What time?"

"It doesn't say, you would have to get a copy from the Neptune police station."

Oh you can count on it.

In the end, after me begging, profusely, the trooper called Don, who talked him into not issuing a citation for the accident and the officer stayed with us until Don showed up.

When Don got there we grabbed everything of value out of the car and left with him. I didn't want to wait for the tow truck to show up, as far as I was concerned I was done with that car.

When we got back into town Don took us to the station first so he could handle the outstanding ticket and while he did that, Meg and I went to talk to Leo.

She asked him to make a copy of the ticket. He looked a little apprehensive, but he said he would do it anyways. The fact that Meg had asked helped him along. He told us that he would drop it by the Echolls' the next day and then Don took us home.

He wanted to call Logan but I begged him not to. He finally agreed and gave me a hug before he left.

When we got in the house Meg and I grabbed Mac and headed upstairs to my room.

"Do you have the tests with you?"

"Yeah." She pulled them out of her bag.

Meg looked at her. "Go and take them now."

Mac smiled at Meg's forcefulness. "Yes ma'am."

Mac

"Mac, are you done yet?"

"Do you guys have any idea how hard it is to pee on command, especially when you have an audience?"

Seriously. This is hard enough as it is.

"Sorry Mac. We'll go downstairs and be back in 5 minutes."

When they were finally gone I was able to take the tests. I bought four, I don't really know why. Maybe to be completely sure. I sat them all on the counter and left the bathroom. I was about to walk out the bedroom door when they came back in.

V smiled. "Mission accomplished?"

"Yes. We have four minutes before I find out if my life as I know it is over."

We all sat on the bed staring at the clock and Meg turned to me with a worried expression. "What if its positive?"

I really didn't know to be honest. "I don't know Meg. I guess that the first thing I will have to deal with is telling Dick and then we will decide. I'm not sure I'm ready for this and I know that he is definitely not ready for this."

She didn't look happy. "You wouldn't…you know?" She made a weird hand gesture, but Veronica and I both knew that she meant an abortion.

"No, its not that I'm pro-life, well, I'm not pro-choice either. I don't really know where I stand on that. But in this case, I would probably say adoption."

V finally spoke up. "What if Dick wants you to keep it?"

"I don't know V. I really don't. Its something we would really have to discuss."

Meg still looked pained. "Do you love him?"

"Yeah, I do."

Meg smiled at my answer. "Then there is your answer."

I didn't respond. I know I love him, but I don't know if he feels as strongly for me. He's says he loves me, but this is a big deal and things might change. I really just didn't want to think about it.

V grabbed my hand. "Its been 4 minutes Mac. Do you want us to go in with you?"

"Yeah"

I stood up and they both grabbed one of my hands.

Dick, Wallace, Luke, Casey and Logan

When the boys returned to their suite they found a very drunk Logan and Casey sitting on the couch. One completely empty bottle of tequila sat on the table and they were working on another one.

Wallace went over and took the bottle from Logan. "I take it you talked."

Logan smiled. "Sure did."

Luke grabbed the bottle from Wallace and took a drink. "And you didn't even kill each other, I'm impressed."

Casey and Logan looked at each other and laughed, Casey tried to stand but couldn't. "Nope, no murders here."

Wallace, Luke and Dick took a seat on the floor sitting across from their two drunken friends and then Dick spoke up. "So when are you going to tell Ronnie, Logan?"

"When we get back."

Luke smiled. "Its about god damn time."

"No shit." Added Wallace.

Dick sat there seemingly lost in thought. "Speaking of Veronica, have you talked to her? Did she find out what's been up with Mac?"

Logan sat up a little. "No, I haven't talked to her. Have you?"

He looked at Casey who shook his head animatedly. "Nope. What was the deal with Mac? It was like she was catatonic all week. She was there but she wasn't."

Dick frowned. "I really don't know. She wouldn't even let me touch her. I mean usually all I have to do is blow in her ear and her clothes fall off."

Dick's comment elicited a laugh from his friends. "No really. But on Tuesday she actually pushed me off the couch and onto the ground to get me off of her."

Wallace smiled. "Why do I always miss the good stuff?"

Dick wasn't amused. "Dude, my lack of action is so not entertaining."

Casey laughed. "Maybe not to you. But to us, its comedic gold."

"Whatever dude."

Logan looked over at Dick again. "Did you guys have a fight?"

"No, nothing."

Wallace grabbed the bottle back from Luke. "Dude, I don't get girls."

Luke grabbed the bottle back. "Hear, hear." He tilted the bottle but stopped mid swig and looked at Dick with his eyes wide. "Um, Dick?"

"Yeah man?"

"Didn't you say that you had a little 'incident' a while back."

The others were sitting there with confused expressions similar to Dick's. Logan grabbed the bottle out of Luke's hand, took a drink and looked over at Dick. "What kind of incident?"

He took another drink as Dick answered. "The condom broke."

And Logan promptly spit the tequila out all over floor. "What!"

"Yeah. I don't see how that matters."

Luke was looking at him in disbelief. "Wasn't that like a month ago?"

"Yeah… so?"

"Um. Lets see, a month ago the condom broke and now your girlfriend, who usually loves to get down and dirty with you, won't even let you touch her and she's been on pins and needles all week."

"What are you getting at Luke?" All of the boys were staring at Dick incredulously.

"Dude. Dick. Think about it."

"Think about what? I don't….oh my god." Dick's face turned white and he just sat there in shock.

Logan handed the bottle to Dick. "I think you might need this more than me."

Veronica

Ok, so I know that negative is a negative word. But I'm positive that negative is positively the greatest word ever right now.

When all four of the tests came up negative I thought Mac was going to cry. But instead she started jumping up and down, which I must say caught me off guard, she's not a jumper after all. And then Meg was jumping with her. I on the other hand was just smiling and watching my two favorite girls act like twelve year olds at an Nsync' concert.

When they were done Mac looked at me smiling. "I think we need to celebrate."

"What did you have in mind?"

"Well lets see, Logan said no boys, no parties, no drinking, no drugs and to stay out of his porn, right?"

Meg looked confused. "Yeah. Why?"

"Well lets see, boys, parties, drinking, drugs and porn."

I smiled I knew where she was going with this. "Meg, what she means is, Conner Larkin marathon, a bottle or two or three of vodka, substitute food for drugs and porn, and have our own little party."

Meg smiled. "I like the way she thinks."

Casey

So needless to say, the revelation slightly sobered Logan and I up.

Dick on the other hand, dove head first into the bottle and didn't come up for air until it was gone.

We all, well with the exception of Dick, decided that it was best if we went home a little early.

It took both Luke and Wallace to carry Dick to the car. He was basically dead weight and although our buzz was gone Logan and I weren't much help. We were still a little drunk.

They tossed him into the back seat next to the window and Logan took the middle with me sitting next to him.

Luke got in the drivers seat with Wallace in the front and we took off.

By the time we left Tijuana it was almost midnight. It was a 3 and a half hour drive and Dick didn't say a word for the first 3 hours.

When he had finally started to sober up Logan tried to talk to him. "Uh Dick? You alive?"

"For now."

I leaned over. "What do you mean for now?'

"I mean that I am right now. But I won't be when Mac's dad kills me."

Logan laughed and then coughed trying to cover it up, Dick just glared at him.

I got Dick's attention back. "Really Dick, what are you going to do?"

"What I have to do. I figured I'd do it someday anyways, I just didn't think It would be before we graduated high school."

I just smiled and both Wallace and Logan were looking at him with wide eyes again.

"You're really gonna do it?"

"Yep."

These situations are a lot funnier in the movies.

Logan

When we got back to Neptune we went straight to my house to talk to Veronica and Meg to see if they knew anything. But when we got there I noticed that Ronnie's car was gone and I was instantly worried.

"Where the fuck is Ronnie's car?"

Casey looked over at me and shrugged. "Did she tell you she was going somewhere?"

"No."

It was almost four in the morning, she should have been there, both her and Meg should have been there. I pushed Casey out of the truck when Luke pulled up to the front door and ran inside with Casey right behind me and the others following. I walked in and all the lights were off and it was completely quiet.

I was officially freaking out, until I saw the note on the coffee table.

To Logan Echolls.

My favorite best friend in the world.

Who happens to be in Mexico right now. But could very possibly show up unannounced at any time just to make sure I'm not up to no good.

Which I'm not I might add.

So I'm leaving this note on the off chance that something like that was to occur.

Mac's car broke down on her way back from San Diego. We went to get her.

Do not freak out. We will be back.

I repeat.

Do. Not. Freak. Out.

Love you lots!

V

I read it out loud and everyone laughed.

Wallace walked over to the couch and sat down. "She knows you to well."

I read the note again and noticed she had written something else at the bottom. I laughed and read it out loud.

PS Wallace is right, I do know you too well.

Everyone laughed again.

"Yep she does and apparently she's psychic too. Well, why don't we go upstairs, grab some movies from my room and we can wait for them in the media room."

Wallace stood back up and they all followed me.

We were two rooms away when we heard voices and right out side the door when we heard a voice we all recognized.

I turned around with my eyes shut, trying to convince myself that it was just my imagination. "Please tell me that's not Conner's voice I'm hearing."

No body answered me so I turned back around, reached down and opened the door.

Meg, Mac and V were all on my bed in their pajamas.

Meg was lying sideways, Mac was using her stomach as a pillow and Veronica was lying sideways using Macs' stomach as a pillow. They looked like the human equivalent of dominos.

Each one of them was holding a bottle of vodka and a shot glass and there was a Conner Larkin movie playing.

When she saw me, Veronica shot straight up, tipped forward and lost her balance, promptly falling off the edge of the bed with bottle still in hand.

Mac and Meg cracked up and then I heard her start to laugh too. We just stood there staring at them in amusement.

V sat up and attempted to crawl back on the bed, but she couldn't so Mac slid over, grabbing her hand when she got there, she tried to pull Veronica back on the bed but couldn't, so Meg sat up and grabbed V's other hand in an attempt to drag Veronica back on the bed.

They succeeded eventually and they all started laughing again.

"Having fun?" I asked.

V looked over at me, smiled and with slightly slurred speech she said. "Oh, so much fun. Wanna play?"

Oh, I wanted to play alright, but I didn't think she meant what I was hoping she meant. Luke, Wallace and Dick were laughing at them by that point, but Casey and I were still trying to contain ourselves.

"Play what V?"

"We made up a game, every time Conner takes off his shirt you have to drink."

"I take it that happens a lot." Their bottles were half empty.

"Ohhhh yeahhhh. Its pretty." She was sitting up on her knees, wearing only a pair of short shorts and a tank and her hair was completely wild. Fuck, even drunk off her ass she was still excruciatingly sexy.

And though, as toasted as she may have been she didn't seem to notice, because she stepped off of the bed to hand me the bottle. She made it two swaggering steps before she lost her footing and fell head first into my arms.

"Ok, party's over. Luke, you and Wallace take Meg to Veronica's room. Dick you and Casey take Mac to Trina's room. I've got V."

When they left the room I picked her up and carried her back over to the bed laying her down.

I tried to back up so I could get her some water but she grabbed me by my shirt and pulled me down on top of her.

"No, stay." She put her hand on my cheek and I brushed the hair from her face.

I was two inches from her lips.

I started to move closer.

"Oh my god, I think I'm gonna be sick."

And just like that, she pushed me back off of her and ran to the bathroom, closing the door behind her.

Well at least I know that was the vodka talking and not an adverse reaction to my impending kiss.

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