Disclaimer: None of this stuff belongs to me. I'm simply borrowing a few characters from Rob Thomas for my amusement. Don't sue me!

"I know who did it." Veronica said as they pulled out of the parking lot.

"You do...how? Who?" Logan asked puzzled.

"My money is on Clearance Weidman. He is the head of security at Kane software. I think he killed Amelia Delongpre's murderer a couple months ago."

"Amelia who?"

"Abel Koontz's daughter, the one who was reciving the pay out for his confession to killing Lilly."

"Do you know how to get a hold of this weed guy?"

"Yes, I sure do. But not now. Logan, we need to take a break." Veronica said. "I just can't do anything else right now."

"I know I'm just worried about being thrown in prison for murder again."

"I wont let them arrest you. I know you wouldn't kill anybody." Veronica said in a comforting tone.

"You didn't always know that." Logan said more coldly than he had intended to. Truth is he forgave Veronica for thinking he killing Lilly a long time ago. He knew she had reason to believe he did it. He had wanted to tell her that he faked his alibi when he found the murder files on her computer but he just couldn't.

Veronica didn't say anything but she looked as though he just slapped her across the face.

"Veronica, I'm sorry, I didn't mean it like that."

"How did you mean it then?" She asked angrily.

"I don't know, but I'm not mad at you or anything for turning me in. I shouldn't have lied about my alibi I get why you did it."

Veronica looked at the floor. "I didn't want to believe it was you Logan. Thats why after I seen you at the beach that day I went looking for further evidence. I'm sorry, I should have trusted you."

"Its okay Veronica. I know I'm not the most trustworthy person in the world. I probably would have thought I did it too if I were you. You trust me now though don't you?"

"I trust you a lot more than I used to."

"But not completely?" He was a little hurt that she didn't trust him, then again he has given her many reasons in the past not to so it was understandable.

"Logan, I don't trust anyone completely, not since Lilly died.." Veronica sighed "Thats just not the way I am."

"I get that, but I'll make you trust me someday. I know it."

"I hope so, I really want to trust you." She smiled at him "You want to stop at the store to get our ice cream now?"

"How about I give you a hundred bucks and my car you get the stuff and I go change clothes and you can come get me when you're done?"

"Sounds like a plan."

Logan drove to the Neptune grand and gave Veronica the keys to his car and the hundred dollar bill.

"buy as many sugary products as that will allow."

"Do we really need that much? I don't want to be dating a fat guy now." Veronica teased.

"Don't you worry about me Mars I'll always stay pretty." Logan said playfully and winked at her.

"Alright you better not take forever up there I want to get an early start on the movies." Veronica commanded. "I'll be back in fifteen minutes, you better be ready to go."

"And if I'm not?" He challenged.

"If you're not I'll just steal your car and party by myself." She said with her psudo sad face that she knew he couldn't resist.

"Fiiine, I wont take long. I promise." He turned and began walking towards the hotel. When he got to the lobby images of the night before flashed in his head. He thought about how two people who he used to care about once upon a time died in this very building not more than twenty four hours ago. He still didn't feel anything for Aaron though. As far as Logan was concerned his father has been dead since the day he murdered Lilly. Scratch that, since the day he had sex with her. He couldn't stop thinking about all this the whole time he was in the hotel. He decided that he can't stay here anymore, it was just too much. He gathered up the things he would need the most. He'd come back for the rest his stuff and go stay at a different hotel. The Sunset Regent maybe, away from Neptune. This place was just full of death. He was packing up all the useless products he uses and throwing them into an old gym bag he found from Freshman year when he realized its been almost a half an hour. He decided the had enough crap to last him until he felt like coming back here again and left.

"What took you so long?" Veronica asked angrily ."The ice cream is going to melt." Apperantly she had decided to come wait in the lobby. And he could have kicked himself for not being ready. He didn't want her to have memories of the night before like he did.

"Sorry, I was grabbing my essentials, I can't stay here anymore Veronica." He explained as they walked out to the car and began the drive back to Veronica's apartment for their sugar and movie date.

"What do you mean? Why not?" She questioned.

"Last night. I never want to see this place again except for when I come back for the rest of my stuff. I think I'm going to go stay at the Sunset Regent in L.A."

"Logan... You can't leave Neptune." Veronica said sounding more than a little hurt.

"Veronica, this place is a death trap. We might as well be living on a hellmouth."

"Yeah I know that, but..." She trailed off. She couldn't be so selfish and ask him to stay when she herself would have been gone already if she'd gotten the Kane Scholorship.

"It wouldn't be forever. Just long enough for me to chill out and stop thinking about dead people." Logan said.

"I understand." She said sounding anything but understanding.

"Veronica, its not like we wouldn't be able to see each other. Its really not that far away."

"I know that. But it will be weird not having you live here in Neptune...I'd miss you." She admitted, her cheeks looking just a little pink.

"No you wouldn't. I'd drive here whenever you wanted me to." Logan said. "Who could refuse Veronica Mars?"

Veronica let out a little giggle. "Hey maybe you could stay with us for a few weeks. Dad always complains about leaving me alone when he goes off chasing bail jumpers and other such criminals. now he wont have to."

"Uhhh, or he'll complain more. I'm not the guy dads want alone with their precious daughters."

"Dad isn't like that. He trusts me." Veronica said.

"Yeah but he dosen't trust me."

"Logan why can't you just shut the hell up and think about it?" Veronica said with growing annoyance.

"Fine, if its cool with papa Mars count me in." Logan said. "What kind of stuff did you get?" Logan asked and attempted to peek into the shopping bags but Veronica slapped his hand away.

"Don't look! Its a surprise. We're almost there anyway."

Just then Logan's cell phone rang. He picked it up out of his pocket and looked at the caller ID. Dick. It read. Logan sighed heavily. Dick's call wasn't unexpected. Dick didn't really have a lot of friends, just people he kept around to keep himself entertained. Those aren't the kind of people that you call the day after your brother throws himself off the roof of the Neptune Grand.

"Hello." Logan answered.

"Hey man its Dick. What the fuck is up with this shit about you and Ronnie being on the roof with Beaver last night? Whats going on? I know he didn't do all those things they're saying he did. So why'd he jump Logan? Why didn't you stop him?" Dick yelled.

"He did do those things Dick. He blew up the bus to keep two kids quiet. They wanted to come forward and tell the world that the three of them were molested by Woody Goodman when they played on his little league team. And I did try to stop him from jumping. You think I wanted to see him die? I cared about him. He was my friend, reguardless of his faults and the things he did. Even after he tried to kill Veronica I told him not to jump Dick." Logan said trying to be calm and not lash out on his oh so clueless friend.

"What the fuck...No way, Beav couldn't have gotten molested. I'm his big brother he would have told me." Dick said clearly trying not to believe the things that he was hearing from his best friend, but the pain in his voice was evident.

"Do you wanna know why he didn't tell you Dick? Because you have given him plenty of reason to believe that it was just another thing you would have picked on him for. And stop calling him Beaver... he hated that." Logan spat out angrily.

"Shut the fuck up man! He was my brother, he knew I loved him even if I didn't say it. I never would have teased him about being molested. How fucked up do you think I am. I would have killed Goodman myself if he had told me."

Logan sighed. "No Dick he never knew that you loved him." He said coldly. "If you want to sleep easier at night Dick you've got to understand that Cassidy was fucked up. A lot of bad shit happened to him and he kept it all to himself for so long that it made him sick." Logan said now trying to make his friend feel a little better. After all he did just lost his brother and he was completely oblivious to everything around him.

"Logan.. What am I going to do? I'm all alone now." Dick muttered, his voice full of hurt and confusion.

"I don't know. Did you call your mom yet?"

"No, I don't really want to talk to her, not like she cared about us. But I suppose I should anyway."

"You should talk to her. I'll talk to you later man. If you need anything give me a call alright?"

"Yeah, thanks Logan." Dick said sincerly and the line went dead.

"Man that was painful." Logan stated looking over at Veronica.

"I'm sorry Logan. This whole situation is just so fucked up. I wish there was a way for us all to be born again. The first think I'd do when I learned how to walk is get us all out of Neptune. And none of this would have ever happened."

"Oh my Ronnie, you can't save everybody you know."

"I know that, but it isn't going to stop me from trying."

"Veronica, you shouldn't have to go through life trying to save other people when you yourself could use some saving."

"What are you talking about I'm perfectly fine." Veronica asked.

"No, you are not. You haven't been fine since Lilly was murdered, and you've been getting less and less fine ever since. Don't get me wrong, I love the new you. Its just... sometimes, I wish we could all go back to those day when we were innocent and unexposed to all this." Logan said shifting around uncomfortably.

"I get it." She said pulling into the nearest parking space that had enough room for Logan's huge automobile. "We're here, help me carry some of this stuff inside the apartment."

Logan hopped out of the car and went over to the back and picked up 4 of the five bags that Veronica had gotten.

"Jeez Ronnie, this is all junk food?" he asked staring at all the bags.

"Yup, its desert for dinner night at the Mars residence." She smirked.

"You are the perfect woman, did you know that?" Logan teased planting a kiss on her forehead.

"Actually, I did." She said with a tiny giggle.

The two of them stepped inside of the apartment Veronica saw a note on the counter from her father.

Veronica, I have a very important case that I have to work before our trip to New York. I wont be home until late tonight or possibly tomorrow. Its okay for Logan to keep you company as long as you two behave yourselves, and if he sleeps over he stays on the couch again. Don't wait up and leave some food in the fridge for me please.

Veronica looked up from the letter. "Look like its just us tonight."