A/N: Guest #1 - Thanks for letting me know you liked the previous chapter! I couldn't have them lose the baby after all the stuff they've been through. Guest #2 - Logan and Veronica actually have a conversation about what happened in this chapter. I'm not letting Madison win. I loathe that character, but she makes for a good villain in this story!
Chapter 6
"I can't believe he had to take you to the hospital," Mac said. She'd packed a bag before heading to the Mars' apartment so she could spend the night.
"It was awful Mac," Veronica told her. "I thought I was having a miscarriage."
"I can't imagine what that's like," Mac replied, sad over what her friend had gone through.
"You should've seen the look on Logan's face when the doctor told me I'd started bleeding," Veronica said. "He was so upset. I never imagined he'd be so invested in this pregnancy."
"Of course he is," Mac stated. "He's in love with you and that baby is a little piece of both of you. You can't really blame him for wanting to be so involved."
"He said he wasn't going to let me stop him from being a father to our child," Veronica told her. "I would never do that to him. And I can't believe he thought that!"
"Well, you do have a tendency to push Logan out of your life when things get to be too much for you," Mac pointed out.
"Just because I don't want him in my life right now doesn't mean I don't want him to be a part of this baby's life," Veronica said reaching down to place her hand on her stomach.
"I know you wouldn't keep him from the baby," Mac said. "He's just insecure right now. He doesn't know where he stands and he's scared. He knows you were serious about not being able to get over what happened and he reacted the only way he knows. He lashed out at you."
"I want to get over it," Veronica told her. "I'm just not sure it'll happen any time soon. I keep imagining what happened and it makes me sick."
"Maybe once you've calmed down you should talk to Logan," Mac suggested. "Let him tell you what happened. At least that way you won't be thinking things that could be worse than the truth."
What Mac said made sense. "I think I'm gonna wait a few days before I go back over there," Veronica said. "We could both use the time to calm down."
"Why don't we watch a movie," Mac proposed. She didn't think talking about it any more would be good for Veronica. She needed to get lost in something.
Logan called Veronica's cell phone the next morning and Mac answered it. "Hi Logan," she said as soon as the call connected.
"Hey Mac," Logan replied. "I guess she doesn't want to talk to me."
"Give her some time," Mac told him. "She's hurt but I did tell her she needs to talk to you to let you explain what happened."
"Thanks," Logan said. "I wanted to tell her yesterday but she started cramping. And once we got back from the hospital I didn't want to bring it up. I didn't want her stressing out more."
"Yeah, stress isn't good for the baby," Mac commented.
"How's she doing?" Logan asked.
"She's ok," Mac told him. "We stayed up watching movies trying to keep her mind off the situation but I don't think it helped much. She looks like she hardly slept last night."
"She can't keep doing that," Logan said. "She's going to end up back in the hospital."
"I'm sure she doesn't want that," Mac told him.
"I know you said to give her time," Logan said, "but I think it would be better if we talk today. Maybe it'll help her get some sleep, which she obviously needs."
"She's taking a shower right now," Mac said. "Why don't you come over now. If you pick up breakfast for us I think Veronica might be willing to let you into the apartment."
"I'm heading out now," Logan said grabbing his keys and wallet from his dresser as he made his way to the bedroom door.
"Just so you know, I plan on being in the room while you two talk," Mac apprised him.
Logan laughed. "I kind of figured you wouldn't leave us alone," Logan said. "I'll be over soon."
Mac hung up and wondered if she'd done the right thing by telling him to come over. She hoped Veronica didn't hate her for it. Logan was right though, she needed to be told the truth today.
They were hanging out watching TV while they waited for Logan. Mac had told her one of their friends was bringing them breakfast. She just left out the fact that the friend was Logan.
Veronica got up to answer the door when Logan knocked. She was surprised to find him at her door.
"What are you doing here?" she asked, unprepared to face him.
"Mac told me you didn't sleep again last night," Logan said. "You can't keep going like that Veronica."
Veronica turned and glared at Mac. "Traitor," she said to her.
"Are you going to let me in?" Logan asked. "I brought breakfast," he said holding up a McDonalds bag.
"Fine," Veronica said turning to go to the kitchen.
Logan followed her into the apartment and closed the door behind him.
"Hey Mac," he said looking over at the sofa.
"Hey," Mac replied getting up to walk over to the counter.
"I wasn't sure what you eat," Logan said, referring to the fact that she's vegan, "so I got you a parfait and that fruit thing."
"Thanks," Mac said taking the two things Logan had bought for her back to the sofa.
"What did you get me?" Veronica asked.
"I wasn't really sure what you'd want," Logan said as he continued emptying the bag.
"So what, you bought one of everything?" she asked.
"Sorta," Logan replied. "Sort through everything and take whatever you want."
Veronica couldn't believe Logan had bought so much food, but she was suddenly thankful. She'd been eating more since she found out she was pregnant and it was nice to have the variety.
Veronica took the breakfast plate and the bagel sandwich and went to sit next to Mac. Logan picked up one of the McGriddle sandwiches and a hash brown before moving to sit in Keith's chair.
"I know you don't want to talk about what happened in Aspen," Logan said, "but you need to. I hate that Madison told you."
"I hate that I had to hear it from her too," Veronica said disappointed. "It shocked the hell out of me."
"I'm sorry," Logan said sincerely. "I don't remember much about that night honestly. I drank a lot that day. I blacked out and woke up naked in bed with her."
Veronica had stopped eating to listen to him. Suddenly the thought of having food in her stomach while she listened to him seemed like a bad idea.
"I barely remember going back to the suite," Logan told her.
"Is it possible you didn't have sex with her?" Veronica asked. Hearing Logan's account of the night made her suspicious.
"I don't know," Logan said. "When I saw her I felt sick. I grabbed my clothes, packed my bag and left. I texted Dick to let him know I was going home early."
"If you were as wasted as you say you were," Veronica said, "I don't think you could have possibly had sex with her. Isn't it like nearly impossible for a guy to get an erection when he's drunk?"
"Yeah," Mac said. "Alcohol is a depressant and it makes it difficult for a guy to uh, you know."
"So basically," Veronica said, "Madison could've tried to have sex with you but it wouldn't happen. You two probably passed out."
Veronica was a little relieved to hear what Logan had to say about that night. She was definitely happy to learn that he probably didn't have sex with Madison after all.
"Since I don't think the two of you are going to kill each other now," Mac said standing up, "I'm gonna go."
"You don't have to leave Mac," Veronica told her.
"I know," she replied, "but I've got some things I need to get done today. Besides I'm sure you two want to make up and I don't want to be around for that." She smiled at them and then headed to Veronica's room to grab her bag.
"I'll call you later," Veronica told her as she headed towards the door.
"Wait," Logan said as Mac moved to open the door.
"I wanted to thank you for this," Logan told her. "I don't think Veronica and I would've cleared things up without your help."
"You're welcome," Mac said. "I'm glad the two of you are going to talk things out. You love each other too much to not be together."
She smiled at them one last time before finally leaving.
They finished eating in silence. Logan got up to throw away their trash when they were done.
"So, since your dad's not home," Logan said as he started putting all the leftovers back in the back, "why don't you come over to the suite."
"Are you asking me to spend the night at your place?" Veronica asked smiling at him.
"I don't know," he said. "Do you want me to be asking you to spend the night?"
Veronica honestly wasn't sure what she wanted. She was happy to figure out that Logan couldn't have had sex with Madison that night in Aspen, but the fact that he almost had still bothered her a little.
"I don't think I'm ready to have sex again," Veronica told him.
"I didn't think you were," Logan said. He knew her almost as well as she knew herself, so he wasn't surprised to hear her say that. "But that doesn't mean we can't go back to the suite and talk. You could still spend the night without us having sex."
Veronica thought about what he said. She didn't know when her dad would be back, so it would be better for them to talk at the suite. She didn't want her dad to walk in and hear them talking about the baby.
"I'll go get my bag," Veronica told him.
"Would you mind if I took a nap before we talked," Veronica said as they entered the suite.
"No, you need your rest," he said. "You can go sleep in my bed. I'll just be out here watching TV."
"Thanks," Veronica said and leaned up to kiss him on the cheek, a move that completely surprised Logan.
She changed into her pajamas and crawled under the covers on his bed. It wasn't long before she was fast asleep. Logan checked on her an hour later and found her sleeping soundly. He was glad she was finally able to sleep. He hated that she hadn't been because of him. He knew it wasn't good for her or their baby.
He moved to sit on the bed next to her and brushed a few strands of her hair back so he could see her face. He couldn't believe they were having a baby, even though he'd seen the baby and had a picture as proof.
He decided to put on his pajamas and join her under the covers. He pulled her into his arms and was just drifting off when he felt her stir.
"Mmmm," she said as she woke up. "How long have I been out?" she asked.
"An hour or so," he told her. "Go back to sleep. We can talk later."
"Ok," she said and cuddled into his arms.
He was thankful she hadn't pushed him away. After everything she'd been through the past fews days he wouldn't have blamed her if she had.