The court date came sooner than expected and Duncan was a nervous wreck. Veronica couldn't imagine what would happen if he lost the baby again. How would he be and how would he act? It took Veronica a few weeks after the first trial to get him to start talking. He would just sit there and stare off into space. She was there for him though, just as like she was there for Logan with his dad's murder trials.

Tuesday must have been the slowest day on the face of the earth for Veronica. The trial was at noon and she watched the clock the whole day. To her it seemed that for every second that past it was a minute. She wanted to be in the courtroom with Duncan but she knew she couldn't. He had to do this one alone and by himself. Anyway her dad called her the night before telling her not to go to the trial. Although she never really listened to her dad, she thought he was right. Plus, she did not want him to get mad and change the living arrangements.

At lunch Veronica sat alone. Wallace was in the library still trying to catch up on all the work he had missed. Out of nowhere there was a tap on her back.

"Hey Gia, what's up?"

"Veronica come sit with us," Gia pleaded.

"Sorry Gia, I'm not on the good side of any of them over there," Veronica said as she looked to the '09er table.

"Veronica please, do it for me," Gia pleaded again, this time she made a puppy dog face.

"Plus we ordered way too much Chinese, and I know how much you love Chinese," Gia then replied with a smirk.

"Well you got me there," Veronica said as she stood up and grabbed her bag. Her and Gia then walked to the crowded table.

"Well if it's not Veronica Mars," Dick said. "Who invited you here?"

"I did," Gia said as she looked straight into Dick's eyes'. "And I expect you to be nice, she's my friend and she is going out with one of your good friends, may I add."

"Right the one who came over and yelled at me," Dick said, then in a baby voice said, "because I was being a meany to his girlfriend."

"Grow up Dick," said a voice out of nowhere.

"And what do you want? Here to stick up for her too. Geese Veronica you have the two richest boys in town sticking up for you. How does it feel I mean you being the poorest white trash around," Dick said. With that Veronica just turned around crying. And before Dick could move he was down on the ground. Logan had punched him.

"Dick will you ever stop being a dick?" he asked as he went chasing after Veronica.

It didn't take him long to find her. He knew exactly to where she ran, the out of order girls bathroom. As he walked in he heard sniffling in the last stall to the right.

"Veronica, please come out,"

"Logan why are you here? What do you want from me?" she mumbled.

"I am trying to be a friend, that's all I want is friendship, now can you please come out." Logan waited. Thirty seconds had passed and he heard muffling noises and the door opened. Out Veronica came with tears down her face. Logan grabbed her and hugged her.

"Don't let him get to you Veronica." Logan said wiping the tears from her eyes.

"I know, all the time I tell myself to ignore him, but he always seems to get to me. He's always been like this I don't know why I haven't gotten used to it by now." Veronica said as she reached for a paper towel.

"You should not have to take that from anyone. Especially someone who calls himself a friend to your boyfriend." Logan said as he gave Veronica another hug. He had his hand on her head and was twisting her hair with his finger.

"Thanks for everything Logan," Veronica whispered in his ear. "I don't know what I would have done if it wasn't for you."

"Well I bet you wouldn't have punched as hard as I did." Logan laughed.

Veronica backed out of the hug, "You punched him?"

"The things I do for you Mars," Logan said as he smiled. 'What has gotten in this kid's head' Veronica wondered. But she didn't care why he was acting so nice to her. She stared into his eyes and then kissed him. Logan was startled at first but he kissed her back.

A few seconds later Veronica backed off, "This is so wrong Logan."

"But it feels so right," was his reply as he went to kiss her again.

Minutes past but then there was a knock on the door.

"Veronica, it's me Gia, can I come in?"

"You better go Logan," Veronica whispered as she back away from Logan.

"Okay, I'll see you around Mars," he said as her walked out of the bathroom and motioned for Gia to come in.

"Thanks again Logan," Veronica said as she saw him turn the corner.

"Veronica, I'm sooo sorry, I really didn't mean for that to happen. I feel so bad." Gia said softly.

"Don't worry about it, Dick always has treated me like that, it's nothing new. I guess it just really go to me this time." Veronica said.

"Yea well tomorrow can I sit with you at lunch, I wouldn't feel right sitting at the same table as Dick, seeing as we just broke up." Gia said with tears in her eyes.

"Of course you can. I just hope you didn't break up with him because of me." Veronica said as she hugged Gia.

"Well part of it was because of you. By him being so mean to you I saw how much of a dick he could be. Plus it was bound to happen sooner or later. I mean the truth always does."