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Thanks To: My Betas, Hoppit1104, aka Sam, and my roommate who both do a wonderful job at telling me when I mess up. Still, all the mistakes are mine...

N/A: Once again, I love the reviews :) Please keep them coming. I know this chapter is short and with Thanksgiving I don't know if I will be able to update before a week or two. Sorry about that :(

"Logan? What's going on?" asked Veronica, taken aback.

"He woke up and he asked to talk to me," Logan replied, in a trembling voice. "He is saying he didn't kill her, Veronica. He says she threw herself at him. He says you attacked him."

"Logan, what are you talking about? Aaron's awake? Did you talk to him?"

"I wouldn't. Not after what he did to Lilly. Not after what he did to you."

Veronica heard Logan chuckle, but there was no humor in it. There were a few seconds of silence, followed by the sound of drinking.

"Logan, are you okay?"

"How could she do this to me, Veronica? How could she do this to me?"

Logan's voice was clearer now, louder and angrier. There were a few shuffling noises and then, the distinctive sound of glass breaking.

"Logan, what's going on?" said Veronica, getting worried.

Then, fainter, she heard another voice.

"What the hell are you doing here?"

Duncan didn't sound pleased.

"Donut! So nice of you to join me," beamed Logan's voice. He probably had taken the phone away from his ear because his voice was faint now, too.

"I would have offered you a drink, but my bottle just met the wall," Logan added.

"Are you drunk?" asked Duncan.

"Logan, where are you? Are you at Duncan's?" Veronica asked, trying to make sense of the situation.

She heard Logan's voice, then Duncan's, and then Logan's again, but couldn't make out the words. As she was about to give up and drive over to the Kane's, the sound came back to a normal level.

"Hello?"

"Duncan? What's going on? Where is Logan?"

"Veronica? Logan is almost passed out on Lilly's bed. I heard noises, so I came in to check and he was standing in the middle of her room. Crap…"

"What's wrong?" Veronica asked.

"I'm fine. I just stepped on glass, but I have shoes on. How are you holding up?"

"I am good, no worries." Veronica marked a pause. "What about you?"

Duncan didn't answer right away.

"I am good. But I am not the one who got locked up in a freezer."

Veronica remained silent. She heard Duncan sigh.

"I'd better take care of Logan and get him back home before my parents get here."

"Sure," said Veronica.

"Talk to you later."

Duncan didn't wait for a reply and hung up, leaving Veronica staring at her cell phone, feeling even more tired than the day before.

A few hours later, Veronica was in the armchair with the TV on, trying to fall asleep. It was not that she was not tired but for some reason, her mind would not shut down and every time her eyes would actually close, she would wake up with a jump five to ten minutes later, not remembering anything about her dream or nightmare.

She looked at the couch, now occupied by a sleeping, and occasionally snoring, Wallace.

When she had called her dad earlier, he had gone ballistic. Apparently, he had seen her in the news a few minutes before her call and had been trying to punch the numbers to call her since then. He had allowed no negotiations and less than forty five minutes later, Wallace had shown up on her doorstep with a movie.

Veronica let out a deep sigh, grabbed the remote and turned the TV off. As she was getting out of the armchair, Backup started growling.

"What's wrong, buddy?" she asked the dog.

Backup's only answer was to get a bit closer to the front door.

Veronica frowned and as softly as she could, she walked closer to the door. The sound of her pounding heart was so loud, she felt like it was beating in her ears. She slowly advanced her face toward the door, to try and look outside. She briefly saw a dark figure but then nothing. Backup's growl was getting louder. All of a sudden, there was a knock and Veronica jumped back as Backup let out a bark.

Veronica took a deep breath and peeked outside. Her face registered surprise and she opened the door.

"Duncan?"