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Veronica watched Logan as he walks away without turning around.
She turned back around angrily to face Cora. "What just happened? What's wrong with Logan? Why did he just run away like that? What were you talking about?"
Cora looks undecided. "It's not my place to say."
"I'm his girlfriend. I think I have a right to know."
"You may be his girlfriend, but that doesn't mean I can tell you. It's up to him. If he wants you to know, then he will tell you. He's going through a rough time right now. If you love him, then you will be there for him. Support him, and most importantly, show him that you love him. He needs that more than anything right now. He needs all the love he can get. He's been hurt one right after another, and I don't know how much more he can take. So please, be there for him. That's all I ask."
Veronica thinks about this. 'How can I get her to tell me? I know I should just be asking Logan. After all, it sounds like it has to do with him. But how the hell does Cora know what's wrong with him? How does she know what's going on? They didn't even talk that long. How can she know everything already?'
"How do you know what's going on in Logan's life? As far as I know, you haven't talked to him in, oh I don't know, Five years. How can you possibly know what's going on in the half hour you guys talked? I mean he may have told you the basics, but what could you possibly say to get him so upset?" Veronica presses Cora some more. Trying to get any information she can get out of her.
"I may not have talked to him in Five years, but I still know what's going on. It involves my family. Therefore it involves me. I am going to help him through this as much as I can. So if you really care about him, you will let me help. You can help too. He needs all the love he can get."
"Of course I will be there for him. What, you think I would just abandon him? I'm not like everyone else in our lives. Right now life sucks but if we, as in Logan and I, stick together, we will be just fine. I get that you used to be friends, but times are different now. I know he needs all the friends he can get right now, but I don't know you. Therefore I can't really trust you right now. Logan isn't the only one who has gone through a rough time right now. I've been there. I know what it feels like. You don't know anything about me or what I've been through."
"No offense, but how did this conversation become all about you? It sounds like you have been through a lot, and your right. I don't know a lot about you. I don't know the first thing about you. I realize that you were best friends with that girl Lily. I don't know what it's like to have a best friend die, but I do know what it's like to lose a best friend. Logan was my best friend. When he left, it was the worst thing that ever happened to me. It was like he was dead to me. I hadn't heard from him in Five years. And it's the greatest feeling to see him again. I know you can never see Lily again, but please. Try to understand what's going on."
"I'm trying. But it would help if I knew what was going on with him. How can I help if I don't know what's going on? Why won't you just tell me?" Veronica tries pleading now.
"I'm sorry. I've already told you. It's not up to me. I would tell you, but it's up to Logan. If he loves you, then he will trust you enough to tell you. I don't want to get in the middle of you too. I have my eyes set on Duncan. I know he has trouble trusting people, and you apparently have trouble trusting people. If he doesn't want you to know, well then I don't want to be the one to tell you. I'm trying to restart a friendship. I don't want to ruin it. I'm sure by the end of the night you will know what's going on. And when you do find out, it won't be from me."
"Ok fine. I get it. You won't tell me. I guess I should do what I should have done from the beginning. I'm gonna go look for Logan now, and he will tell me what's going on." Veronica gets up and starts to walk away.
Cora reaches out and grabs onto Veronica's hand. Veronica stops and looks down at Cora.
"I want to be Logan's friend again. Since I will be coming to school here next year. And if you and Logan are really serious about each other, well then that means that you will be together next year. And if anything happens between Duncan and I, well then I want to be your friend too. I like you. And I love Logan like a brother. So please, don't write me off so quickly."
Veronica sits back down. "So you and Duncan huh? I admit I didn't see that one coming. Just recently Duncan was still after me."
Cora blushes. "Duncan is a great guy. He's a little weird, but then again, who isn't? You too were serious about each other weren't you?"
Veronica nods her head. "Duncan was Lily's sister. So it was Duncan and I, and Lily and Logan. We were the Fantastic Four. We were inseparable. One day, Duncan decided to end things between the two of us. But the thing was, he didn't bother telling me about it. He just stopped seeing me. It hurt. A lot. He was my first love. Then Lily died."
Veronica stops talking. It's still hard for her to talk about Lily. Cora nods her head in understanding.
"Well if you are going to be around for as long as you say you are, I might as well start trusting you. It's not easy for me. I have been through a lot. We all have. So if you really care about Logan as much as you say you do, and that you like Duncan, you could end up breaking both there hearts."
This time when Veronica gets up and walks away, Cora lets her.
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Veronica walks over to where she sees Duncan and Logan hugging. 'Whoa! When did that happen? They were just fighting an hour ago and now there hugging? I seriously think I missed something here. How is this possible? Then again, why am I as shocked as I am. I mean I just had that conversation with Cora. Never would have thought that would happen. I'm glad to see that they've finally made up. A lot has happened in one night with Duncan. He's come a long way. Part of me doesn't want to trust him, but the other part believes that Celeste would really do that to Duncan. Really believe that she was protecting herself and her family by creating the cover-up.'
Veronica walks up to the two men that just pulled away from each other. "Where's my hug? Don't I get one too?" Veronica holds out her arms with a pout on her face, waiting for them to envelope her in a group hug. They turn to each other and smile a secret smile. Then they turn to her and envelope her into a bear hug.
"It's nice to see that the three of us are getting along again. Lily would have wanted it this way. I'm sure she hated to see the three of us fighting." Duncan says as he wraps his arms tighter around Veronica and Logan. "If Lily is ok with the two of you dating, then I guess I'm ok with it two. I love you guys." Duncan pulls away.
Veronica hugs Duncan. "We love you too. Don't ever doubt that. I'm glad that were all friends now. Hopefully things can go back to normal."
"Amen to that." Logan said while wrapping his arm around Veronica's waist as she puts her arm around his waist.
"Why don't you go find Cora? She would like to spend some time with you."
"All right. I'll catch up with you guys at the after Prom. Enjoy the rest of your night." Duncan walks away.
Veronica faces Logan and wraps her arms around his neck. Logan reciprocates by putting his arms around her waist. Veronica rests her head on his chest.
"What a crazy night huh?" Veronica says while she lifts her head and rests her chin on his chest, so she can look up into his eyes. "What do you say we forget what happened tonight for now, and go enjoy what's left of the night?"
Logan leans down and kisses her on the forehead. "You're too short. We need to fix that."
Veronica laughs as Logan takes her by the hand and leads her over to a private corner. He sits down and places her on his lap, where they proceed to make out.
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Kristen: Thank you! Yea poor Logan does have to deal with another bomb being dropped, lol but that's what keeps the story interesting. I'm glad Duncan and Logan were finally able to work things out. It's about time huh. You're welcome for the feedback. There my thank you's for the people who take the time to review my story. Thanks for caring about my camping trip :)
Angel6582: Thanks :P I hope you do like Duncan more. He's not a bad person. He's just...got issues. Lmao everyone has issues at one time or another. I just don't want Veronica and Duncan getting back together, so might as well make them friends. I know this site has issues when it comes to posting links. But thanks for thinking of me in the first place. Love ya for it muahz
Alicia Jo: Only pretty good huh? Lol just teasing. Thanks for not hating me. I was going for dramatic, but I think him leaving the table worked out in the long run don't ya think? Lol yes we all know that Veronica can be very nosey. Hope I did a good job of capturing that...noseyness. Don't think of Duncan as a bad guy. We all know that he was prude (I mean in general.) He's a loving, caring guy. It just doesn't come out as much now that he was on that medication. I hope Logan works through this as well.
Od: Thanks for loving it. I hope that you continue to love it. And thanks for taking the time to review
Shimmering Rose Petals: Well I tried my best to get Veronica to interrogate Cora, but as you can tell, Cora can be VERY stubborn. Lol hopefully she can have better luck trying to get Logan to confess. ;) Cora's father now lives in the 09er area, and her mother still lives in New York. Cora is kind of going back and forth now. Hmm interesting thing about Mac. I've wondered about that too, but I dunno how (if I did), would approach it. I don't think they would mention that in the second season. It would be interesting to see Madison's reaction if they did do that though. Lmao that would be a great way to give Madison what she deserves. Lol I'm glad I still gotcha bewildered about Dick going overboard. That means I must be doing something right :) I love reading your reviews
Sara: Aww you spoil me :blushes: But I love it anyway :D Yes I'm glad that there finally friends as well. Hope you like this chapter as well. And thanks for putting a smile on my face
Pojo: I'm so excited that you would come out of hiding and let me know that you still like the story :P Lmao you're so cute with your "review-en-ish-ness-ism". That made me laugh in a good way. I think you did a great job at reviewing this chapter, so I hope that encourages you to keep reviewing. Writers can't express enough how much it means to hear from there readers. It lets them know that people are still liking the story, or hating it. So I appreciate that you would let me know. Love ya :P
Twisted3ljw: You rock my socks! We should get Kimmy to read this story. I think she would love it. Wayne sure loves it. :Blushes: I can't wait for Cali...now that I know that he would actually want us there. I sure as hell hope it would be different this time. Lots more fun ;) Dude I never saw, or thought of it as Veronica letting him down, so therefore...ummm what is it I'm looking for? Oh yea, lol. Therefore, Logan isn't gonna see it that way. Or will he? Lol. Hehe I knew you would like the voices in his head. I was just hoping that it didn't come across confusing, but so far no one seemed to be confused.
HayamaGirl: Cute name . Lol I will take GOD as a good thing. Don't worry I'm building up to the more LoVe Scenes. I had to have them make there way to each other again. So next chapter should be full of LoVe. Thanks for reviewing :)
(And thank you to the new people that keep reviewing. If it wasn't for you and the few regulars that still review (you know who you are), I wouldn't think anyone still liked this story. I know 16 chapters is alot, but I still want to keep going, and hopefully everyone else wants me to continue. Thanks for still reading this story and loving it. I love each and everyone of you MUAHZ)