They walked into history class trying to ignore the stares and whispers, as the rest of the students were filled in on the events of the morning. Meg had gone home sick, or at least that is what the note said to Mr. Wu.

Dick watched as Duncan and Cat took seats, Cat decided since the whole ordeal was still fresh that it would be better to not flaunt their relationship. She logically took the seat in the front right hand corner of the class away from Duncan and Dick.

Logan watched the whole exchange before leaning in to try and console his friend, "I know it is hard but would you rather had been kept in the dark, and continue a relationship with someone who wasn't in love with you?" he asked trying to convince Dick this was all for the best. However he seemed reluctant to forgive and forget so easily, I mean who could blame him the love of his life was cheating on him with one of his best friends.

"Shut the fuck up!" he cursed turning his head away from him.

Logan retreated back into his seat, he didn't want to push it and decided to let him come to terms on his own. The class was a bore except for the continued gossip surrounding them; I guess the students of Neptune high believe that class is so not as important as the scandal.

Soon it was time for lunch, the time where all truths, lies, and drama comes out to play. Logan and Veronica took their usual seat at the 09er table with the others, dick came to join them his head hung low and an 'I don't wan to talk about it' scowl plastered on his face.

After a couple of minutes Duncan and Cat made it through the double doors of the school and into the quad, awaiting the torture they were sure to endure. Her eyes were puffy and pink, she had been crying again, which probably is the reason it took so long for them to come out.

He grabbed her hand and placed his hand on the small of her back protectively leading them to a small table under a tree on the far side of the quad. She glanced at the 09er table and caught Dick's glare before turning back around. Her shoulders moving up and down, she was crying. Duncan pulled her close to him and she jerked away jumping up from the table and running back into the building. Dick went in after her and everyone looked on watching the door slam shut behind his retreating figure.

Duncan got up from his seat to get her when he felt Beavers hand on his shoulder pulling him back down. "Let them figure this out themselves, you owe him that much" he sneered before walking off. He surrendered sitting back down and looking at his food.

"I loved you" he yelled slamming his fist in the locker, she was backed against them sobbing.

"Dick you didn't love me, you loved what you felt around me." She said trying to make since of what her mind had been telling her for so long. "You haven't been in love with me for a long time now, we lost something after a while…but we stayed together…because…..because it was safe and normal" she sputtered trying to make as much sense as possible.

"I know you love someone else, I can feel it" she said looking into his eyes for any sign of recognition.

"Unlike you I don't cheat" he spat looking down the hall.

"I know it was wrong, I should have never let it happen while we were together….i just I was confused I felt something for him I never felt for you and I didn't know what it was. I thought if I left you and things didn't work out with me and him that I would have given up my security, my safety" she said looking at him again. "Do you? Do you love someone else?"

"I don't know….but I am not going to just run after it, I don't stab the person I am with in the back due to a feeling."

"And being with that person everyday, and pretending that you love them…that isn't hurting them?" she asked getting a little frustrated.

"I don't like this" he said relenting to the truth.

"I am not asking you to, but I am asking you to try and understand" she pleaded.

He pulled her into a hug and kissed the top of her head. And whispered a goodbye into her hair.

"So is she pretty?" she asked with a laugh. He smiled as he walked her back to the doors.

Duncan walked up the two and waited, Dick looked up at him and everyone held their breath waiting for the flurry of fists the was sure to happen.

Instead Dick looked down then back up at Duncan "Your lucky I don't kick your ass." He said with a huff, before calming a bit "You fucking hurt her and so help me I will kill you" he said pointing at Duncan.

"I will give you the knife man." He said with a slight smile.

Dick returned a small trace of a smile before returning to the table, the two looked hesitant before reaching the table and sitting down when no one seemed to object.

"So dick any lucky girls got your eye?" Logan dared try to lighten the mood.

"Well Luke's mom is one sweet piece of ass" he said with a smirk.

Everyone laughed as they began bantering back and forth about Dick hooking up with peoples moms. That's right guys are easy, a little violence some threats and a couple of jokes and all is forgiven however girls are different.

Veronica takes Logan's hand and squeezes tightly, he leans in and whispers in her ear "Don't ever worry, I wouldn't dream leaving you" he said and she nodded in agreement.

After school Veronica walked up to Cat in the hall, "What are you going to do about Meg?" she asked.

"I am not sure" she replied. "I don't know what to do, I mean it was a miracle that things are working out with Dick I mean I knew that he didn't care for me as much as he said he did but I really think Meg was in love with Duncan" she said closing her locker.

"You want me to talk to her?" Veronica asked.

"I don't want you to have to get all mixed up in this" she said.

"I want to help" Veronica added and Cat nodded as they walked out the parking lot.