Author's Note: Thank you everyone who read and reviewed followed and favorited! We're in the last stretch! I was hoping to finish the story before school starts, but I only have a week so we'll see how this goes. I thought I had more, but apparently I live in my head so... I wanted to update quicker, but I'm reading this super sad book I couldn't put down so. Anywho! I'm glad you guys liked the name! Sorry if you didn't. Also for all you MaDi lovers out there! I wrote a one shot with more MaDi in it that you can check out if you'd like. MaDi in here will take awhile especially since the end will be a majorly LoVe, plus baby, but there will still be a bit before the end of the story. The sequel will have more MaDi, promise. So just a forewarning there's a cliff hanger. Anyway that's it! let me know what you think! I hope you guys enjoy!

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Chapter 29 The Fight

It had been almost two weeks since the Echolls had left for the weekend and they had, had the party. Keith had been so busy at work that he'd barely had time to have dinner or even talk with Veronica about the thing she wanted to talk about most. He kept telling her something big was coming and he was on the verge of a break through. It bothered her that her dad was being so cryptic and she couldn't talk to him about the proof she'd found, but she also knew that he was close to something big himself and he didn't have time for her news yet. Aaron had backed off too for the most part he was barely around and only there maybe a few times a week when he wasn't getting ready for his movie roll. Veronica was still curious about the children's foundation, but she wanted to talk to her dad first to figure everything out, if she ever saw him, which at this point didn't seem likely.

Veronica was making snickerdoodles in the kitchen when she heard the back door close behind her. She chanced a glance over at the door and stopped what she was doing to take in the biker awkwardly standing in the doorway.

"I'm here to pick up my grandma." Weevil said uncomfortably.

"Oh! Sure." Veronica said still shocked at seeing the leader of the biker gang in the Echolls' kitchen. She knew that the door he took was for the servants use only, but it was still weird to see him at it waiting for his grandma. She put the snickerdoodle in her hand down and moved out of the kitchen and towards where Mrs. Navarro was doing laundry. She quietly told the housekeeper her grandson was here and Mrs. Navarro quickly followed Veronica back to the kitchen.

"Eli! I told you thirty more minutes I have to finish doing the laundry." Mrs. Navarro said frowning at her grandson.

Weevil sent an anxious look to Veronica who had frozen where she stood when she heard his name. Eli. E. Weevil had sent that note. Weevil must've been Lilly's secret.

Weevil said something in Spanish and then Letty rolled her eyes and left.

Veronica waited until Letty went back to the laundry room before turning to Weevil with a guarded expression.

"Do you want a cookie?" she asked knowing she'd probably have to butter him up before asking her string of questions.

Weevil looked at her hesitantly and then shrugged, "what kind?"

"Snickerdoodle." She said holding up one she was making in her hand.

He shrugged and got up to come closer. "I didn't realize anyone cooked in this house besides my grandmother." He said taking in the cookies she was making.

"Just Logan and I." Veronica said watching him carefully.

Weevil snorted and moved away. "That rich boy can cook? I'd pay to see that." he said looking around the kitchen and then finally his eyes settling on her stomach.

"I heard you know. I just thought they were rumors." Weevil said staring at her bump.

She looked down at it and then back at him with a smirk. "Rumors you say? I didn't know there were rumors about me. How flattering." She said putting the last cookie on the sheet before putting them in the oven and washing her hands.

"So you and Logan, huh?" Weevil said watching as she grabbed some of the finished ones and put them on the small table in the kitchen. Weevil looked at them before taking one and sitting down across from Veronica.

"You and Lilly, huh?" she retorted her watchful eyes back on him.

Weevil gawked at her before lowering the cookie away from his mouth.

"You know, didn't we have this conversation already?" he mocked going back to her speculations months ago when he'd gotten arrested at the Kane estate.

"Perhaps, but this time I found proof. A pink spy pen with a note from E in it. Sound familiar?" she asked narrowing her eyes at him and taking a bite of her cookie.

Weevil smirked slightly and dropped his head before looking up again. "Maybe. What do you want to know?" he asked.

"What was going on between you and Lilly?" she asked eager to find out and yet trying to act nonchalant about it.

Weevil sighed and looked out the window and into the distance. "I loved Lilly. I really did, but I know…I loved her like I've never loved anyone and…It's been hard you know." He said struggling to talk about the girl he'd loved and that had been alive only six months earlier.

"Lilly was always fighting with Logan and I don't know we got to talking and she was so cool. She kept telling me she'd leave him, but…obviously not and now she's dead." Weevil said quietly finally taking a bite of the cookie to wash his sorrow down.

Veronica frowned feeling sorry for the biker, but not knowing how to comfort him.

"I'm sorry." She said finally making him look up.

Weevil shrugged feeling self-conscious. "I know we'd probably never work out, but I really did love her. I would never have hurt her." He said.

"Where were you when she died?" Veronica asked curiously.

"Community Service." He mumbled taking another bite of the cookie.

Veronica nodded making a mental note to check into it. Although she wasn't sure how since her dad had taken the evidence that he'd found and put it back where it belonged along with a very large lock with a combination and key. Her father knew her too well.

"Did Lilly love you?" Veronica asked quietly knowing that the question was more for Logan's benefit than her own.

Weevil shrugged, "who knows. I'd like to think so, but Lilly loved playing games. Sometimes I think that's the only reason she was interested in me."

She nodded wondering how the friend she'd loved with all her heart could hurt so many people. She was lost in thought until Weevil brought her back to reality.

"So are you really going to do this parenting thing with Logan?" Weevil asked watching as she took another cookie.

She nodded a slight smile on her face as she thought of him. "Yeah."

Weevil eyed her, "I'd watch out for him. Lilly's told me some real…odd things." He said carefully.

Veronica frowned, "Like what?"

Weevil shrugged and looked away. "Just temper, anger, jealousy stuff. He's protective and can get hostile I guess."

"Hostile?" she repeated rolling her eyes. She'd known Logan long enough to know he did have jealousy and anger issues, but so did she and she'd also known Lilly long enough to know she tended to exaggerate.

"Yeah you know. He gets real angry a lot." Weevil said.

Veronica sighed and put her cookie down, "He's a good guy, Weevil and I…I care about him a lot. He wouldn't do anything to hurt me." She said calmly.

Weevil shrugged, "I'm just warning you, V." he said.

Veronica nodded, "I'll keep that in mind."

Weevil smirked and took another cookie as they heard footsteps approaching. Mrs. Navarro shuffled back into the kitchen and smiled at the two of them before motioning to Weevil.

"We can go now." She said before taking a cookie off the plate and smiling at Veronica.

"Miss Mars make sure to eat vegetables with dinner tonight. I reminded Mr. Logan earlier before he left for surfing with the dumb one." Letty said before gesturing for Weevil to leave.

Veronica waved at them as they left as she ate another cookie before taking the next batch out. Her mind was reeling from her and Weevil's conversation. After the cookies were finished and she'd cleaned and wrapped them up she hurried upstairs to work on the Lilly investigation.

She'd been doing little investigations for classmates here and there, but still her main focus was Lilly like it always was. She figured once she found out who the real killer was she could concentrate more on the little investigations. She was a bit surprised to find out that she was good at it and liked it.

She began to add in the little amount of information she'd gathered when she felt a sudden movement inside her. She smiled slightly and put a hand to her stomach enjoying the feel of the baby. Well enjoying wasn't exactly the right term, more like weird craziness going on inside her. She was still amazed she was going to do this. It was crazy to think about and extremely scary, but she had Logan and her dad for support.

As she stared at the picture of Lilly and her on Homecoming she got an idea. She left the computer open and went to get her camera. She went into the bathroom and took a picture in the mirror of her pregnant self to document the pregnancy.

"I don't know why I didn't think of this before." She mumbled taking pictures from different angles. It was like the baby's first year booklet her dad had gotten her and yes it was destroyed in the fire, but she figured that maybe she could combine her pregnancy with the baby's first year stuff. She was going to make a scrapbook of pictures from her pregnancy and to the baby's first year since she lost the booklet. She smiled happily at her idea until suddenly she really had to use the bathroom, which was nothing knew since she spent eighty percent of her life now in the bathroom since she always had to pee.

She left the bathroom with her camera in hand when suddenly she stopped in her tracks and gapped at Logan sitting on the bed with a towel around his waste and staring at her computer screen. She rushed forward and closed it as quickly as possible before looking up at him with nervous eyes.

"I thought you were surfing with Dick and Beaver." She said looking at him anxiously. He was still looking at her hand on the computer and she knew that he was trying to get his anger in check. His jaw was clenching and unclenching and she knew this was a bad sign.

"We just got back. I came to see you and I found that…what was that Veronica? Was that…an investigation for Lilly? Why are you investigating…" he trailed off as he got up the bed and began to pace the room looking for some outlet of his anger.

"Please explain." He said finally turning to her and waiting for a reply.

She looked away and shifted uncomfortably under his gaze. "I don't believe Koontz killed Lilly." She admitted.

Logan let out a mirthless laugh and ran a hand through his hair. "He confessed Veronica! Your dad caught him! He's in jail. What more proof do you need?" he asked staring at her incredulously.

"It's not Koontz, Logan! I know it! My dad knows it. Listen, Koontz was paid off he's sick and dying and—"

"Who would pay him off? Why would they pay him off?" Logan asked angrily and then pointed to her computer.

"Do you think that one of us did it? The people who loved Lilly the most could murder her?" He asked furiously.

She bit her lip and looked away from him. "I believe that Koontz didn't kill Lilly and my dad—" she began.

"Do you listen to yourself? We all loved Lilly! This is just like after her funeral all over again when your dad took in Jake! None of us killed Lilly we loved her! You have files on everyone myself included. Do you really think I could have murdered her?" He asked shaking with anger.

She bit her lip wondering what to say to make him understand why she still had an investigation going on. "I don't believe that Koontz killed Lilly, Logan. I think he was paid off…" she trailed off watching as he stared at her.

"Paid off by whom? The Kanes?" Logan mocked.

When she didn't reply his eyes widened and he let out another dark laugh. "How could you think this? Do you think so little of Duncan and his family that they could be killers? Do you really think the people who loved Lilly could do this? And what about me? And I capable of murder?" he asked angrily running a hand through his hair.

She looked away trying to gather her thoughts. "I don't want to believe any of it, but I've been gathering information—"

"About your friends! About her parents! And what's with the information anyway, huh? Duncan has some sort of epilepsy! His parents were doing laundry the night of his murder! Lilly was fucking everyone so that gives me a motive to off her! And what about me, huh? Has this just been some ploy to get closer to me so you can see if I'm the real murderer? Is any of this even real!" he shouted so filled with rage that he grabbed the lamp off her beside table and threw it against the wall.

The room was deafeningly silent as the lamp shattered and Veronica jumped involuntarily at the noise.

"Logan…" she trailed off knowing if she told him to 'calm down' it would backfire. She watched as he continuously ran his hands across his head and into his hair and he sank to the bed looking at the wall where he had smashed the lamp.

"I can't do this." He mumbled finally.

She stared at him not knowing what to say or whether she should go over to him. "I'm doing the investigation because I need to know the truth. I loved Lilly too you know and as much as I don't think any of us killed her I know it's not Koontz. I don't think you're a murderer Logan and this isn't a ploy I really l—care strongly for you." she said sitting onto the bed beside him. She stared down at the broken pieces of the lamp and waited for him to say something.

"I'm going to be like my dad aren't I?" he whispered finally looking over at her.

She shook her head vehemently and put a hand to his cheek as their eyes met.

"You'll never be your father, Logan." She sighed and let her hand drop instead curling it around the one closest to her.

"I know it's upsetting, but there's a lot of evidence that leads back to the Kane's hiding something. We think that the Kane's paid off Koontz and my dad is going to find some evidence to prove this." She said stroking his skin softly.

"So if Koontz didn't do it, who did?" he asked staring down at their hands.

"That's what I want to find out." She said sadly.

Logan nodded and looked down at the lamp pieces. "I'm sorry."

She shrugged and pulled away. "Do you still love her?" she whispered staring down at her lap.

His head shot up to hers and she looked into his eyes only seeing love shining back at her. She knew right as the question left her mouth that it was a stupid one. The look on his face said it all.

"No. I think I did, but…So Lilly and Weevil, huh?" he said looking down at her computer.

She nodded slowly.

The sat in silence for awhile neither knowing what to say until finally Logan stood up careful not to walk on the shards of lamp. He looked down at her with a gentle smile and took her hand leading her carefully around the broken pieces.

Neither of them said a word as they crossed the hall and went into his room both undressing and curling up beside each other. It was only nine, but both of them were exhausted. Logan stroked her stomach as they watched each other both feeling tired, but unable to sleep just yet.

"I'm sorry I lost my temper." He whispered reaching his other hand to run it along her face.

She smiled wearily and sighed. "You aren't your father, Logan and you won't be. We can do this all of this, I swear." She said leaning forward and giving him a kiss on the forehead.

He nodded biting his lip and looking into her eyes. The same loving expression from earlier on his face. "You know I don't love her anymore. I just want you to know that. I love…I love…" he trailed off looking away bashfully.

She smiled watching him struggle and she leaned forward and pressed a chaste kiss to his lips.

"I know." She whispered before curling even closer to him and closing her eyes and waiting for his breathing to even out before joining him.


Veronica wasn't having a good day. She'd forgotten to do her laundry and was wearing one of Logan's shirts and leggings since nothing was fitting her and yet again she'd have to go shopping. She'd woken up late for her doctor's appointment and thus had forgotten her homework at the Echolls. Logan was unable to make her appointment with her either since he had a big test at the same time so she had to sit in that waiting room by herself and meet with the doctor alone.

The appointment was long and boring with lots of questions and checking everything over. The doctor told her what she'd be looking forward to in the next few weeks and then she made another appointment for another month before rushing back to the mansion to grab her homework.

She unlocked the gate and then parked next to Lynn's red convertible before hurrying inside determined to get in and out without staying long. When she stepped into the house though she knew something was wrong. It was too silent and whenever that happened in the Echolls' mansion it was never good. She stood in the entrance of the house listening for anything when suddenly she heard laughter. Very familiar laughter.

"Come here lover." A familiar voice said and Veronica felt her stomach drop at the sound. Lilly. That was Lilly's voice.

She quietly walked further into the house as if in a trance being pulled closer by Lilly's voice. Her voice was coming from the living room. As she entered she gasped at the sight at what she found. Lynn was passed out on the floor of the living room blood on her clothes and on her head. Veronica rushed forward quickly calling Logan and checking where the source of the blood was from to staunch it.

Then she froze again hearing Lilly's laughter and she turned to look at the TV, which she had forgotten about since she'd run to help Lynn. She looked at the TV her mouth dropping open in shock as she saw Lilly on the screen. She immediately recognized the poolhouse in the background and knew the video had been taken there. She watched with sinking dread as Lilly began to have sex with her boyfriend's father, Aaron. Aaron and Lilly were having sex on the screen. Everything suddenly clicked into place as if being knocked on the head with the puzzle pieces. Why Aaron was so weird that day in the poolhouse. The bracelet. The secret. The tapes. Why Aaron took them. The puzzle was complete. Veronica knew what happened.

"Holy shit." Veronica muttered staring at the large plasma screen featuring her dead best friend and the famous movie star Aaron Echolls.

"Veronica? Are you there? This better be good I'm—Veronica? Are you there?" Logan asked over the phone concerned that Veronica wasn't saying anything.

Veronica shook her head and ripped her eyes from the screen turning back to Lynn and the blood and trying to get a grasp on reality.

"Logan you need to come ho—" but that was as far as she got when suddenly someone hit her from behind and her world went black.

(A/n: So what did you think?! Please review! I should have the next chapter up soon, hopefully Sunday.)