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Logan had been drinking ever since Duncan had left that afternoon. He didn't want to think about his dead mother anymore and he sure as hell didn't want to feel the way he felt when he thought about her. Alcohol was his way of filling the emptiness he felt inside of him. He hadn't felt this alone since Lilly's death. Sure, he was grateful that Duncan had been there when he woke up that morning, but nothing Duncan said to him gave him any comfort. He may have had experience with dealing with the loss of a loved one but he felt there was a big difference between losing a mother and losing a sister. Veronica did though. Her mom may still be alive, but if she wasn't having any contact with the woman, it's as good as being dead. Veronica. He needed to see Veronica.
Despite his drunken state, he headed over to Veronica's house. Not seeing her car, he assumed she was at her father's office. When he didn't see her car there, he was out of ideas. Then he had a vague recollection of some 80's dance at the school. Despite putting up the front of being anti Neptune High, he had a feeling that she might just be there. He stopped at home to change into appropriate attire for the dance then headed over to the school.
He hadn't intended on actually going into the gym, but something snapped inside of him when he saw Veronica contently dancing with some guy he had never seen before. Needless to say, his drunken state didn't help matters much.
She heard him before she saw him. She couldn't believe he had come. Twenty-four hours ago, he finally accepted that his mother was dead and now he was making a drunken ass of himself at the school dance. Realizing that Duncan wasn't attempting to stop him, Veronica knew it was up to her. She walked up to him and started pulling him towards the door. When he resisted, she pushed harder until they were out of the gym.
"Logan, you shouldn't be here in this condition."
"I wanted to see you. I figured I'd find you here." He looked behind her and saw the man she had been dancing with standing there listening in on their conversation. "Hey, who's this dude?"
Veronica turned around and found Leo behind her. She offered him an apologetic smile and turned back to her drunken former friend. "This is the friendly officer of the law who is going to overlook your underage public drunkenness."
Logan nodded, closing the space between them. With his lips mere millimeters from her ear he whispered, "He's too old for you, Ronnie. You could do a lot better than that."
Veronica involuntarily shivered at their closeness. Remembering Leo was right behind her, she gave Logan a light push and turned to Leo. "I'm really sorry about all of this. I really hate to do this after all you've done for me tonight but I think I should take him home. He just lost his mother and he's obviously not dealing with it. I'm so sorry. Can I get a rain check?"
Leo smiled at her sympathetically. "Definitely. Are you sure you're going to be okay with him?"
"Yeah. You don't have to worry about me. I carry my pepper spray wherever I go. Come on Logan, let's get you home."
She was hoping for a quiet ride to the Echolls' mansion but apparently, Logan had other plans. "Ronnie, why are you dating such an old guy?"
Veronica shook her head in exasperation. "First of all, he's not that old. There's only a twenty-nine month age difference between us. Second, we're not dating. He's just a guy I go out with on occasion."
"Either way, you could still do better."
She sighed. He was really irritating when he was drunk. "Leo's a great guy, besides I don't see a line forming of guys dying to date me."
"Just because there's no line, doesn't mean there's not a better option right in front of you."
'What the hell is that supposed to mean?' Before she could question him, she heard a light snore coming from beside her and realized he had fallen asleep.
After going through the same ritual that she had the night before, Veronica sat in the chair facing Logan's bed and watched him sleep. At some point, she must have fallen asleep because he was awakened to the sound of her cell phone. She answered it quickly in hopes that it didn't wake Logan up. Luckily for her, it hadn't.
Twenty minutes later Duncan arrived as he had promised her when he phoned. After giving him a nod of acknowledgement, Veronica took one last look at Logan's sleeping form and headed to her car. The night had definitely not worked out the way she had planned.