School… people walking in and out of the huge building in front of her while the people in the parking lot were mauled by journalists trying to get the reactions of the students.

"He seemed so nice" some would say.

"I don't believe a word of it, Aaron Echolls could never do that" others would say and Logan could already tell, the school was going to be split. The pityers and the disbelievers.

"Crap" Logan exclaimed when seeing that the mob of journalists and students were exactly in front of the school.

Veronica having expected such a turnout grabbed her extra gym bag that she had packed that morning and began distributing the things inside to Gabby, and Logan.

A couple minutes later they all left Veronica's Le Baron (because Logan's truck would be a dead give away) and walked through the crowd.

Gabby had on a long blonde wig and baggy sweatshirt and pair of sunglasses, while Logan had on a baseball cap and pair of sunglasses as well.

They almost got into the building until a reporter stopped right in front of them. 'crap were goners' Veronica thought.

"How do you feel about the Aaron Echolls accusations?" the tall leggy woman asked?

"I think he should burn in hell" Veronica stated sharply before pushing her friends into the school. Logan and Veronica were shocked at the outburst, never hearing anything like that ever come out of her. When they looked questioningly at her she just shrugged her shoulders and replied "nobody messes with my best friend and the man I love" Logan wrapped his arms around her and nuzzled her closer to his body kissing the top of her head.

They had gotten to Logan's locker first where he ditched the cap and shades grabbed his books and started towards his sister's next. They weren't going to separate if he had anything to say about it.

"Hey guys" Lilly said walking toward the three of them, she looked at Gabby who turned her gaze sharply back to her locker. "Ummm…V we should probably get to that Pep squad meeting" she said looking at Veronica.

They left arm in arm and Gabby felt a loss, they used to all walk together to those meetings, even though Gabby didn't join she would always find someone to talk to on the way. She closed her locker and took a deep breath pushing her emotions to the side and walking with Logan to the court yard.

" So how are you and Veornica" she asked.

"Great, I mean things are a little weird but she makes things a little better you know" he said looking at the ground. Before adding, "so how is the secret lover" he smirked.

"What are you babbling about" she looked up from her notebook she had started doodling in.

"Oh common even with all the evidence gathering there is still a lot of missing time in their, you have been seeing someone admit it." He said looking at his sister as if daring her to lie to him.

"Fine" she relented, "yes I am seeing someone"

"Who is it?"

"Don't laugh, and don't get mad" she winced a bit.

"I promise"

"Leo" she admitted waiting for a response.

"Did you just tell me the guys sign?" he joked.

She laughed happy that this was his reaction. "No the Deputy" she stated rolling her eyes.

"I know I am just teasing, why did you think I would get mad?"

"I don't know, I guess I am just looking for the worst to happen" she said looking back at her notebook.

"Well don't, it is over no more worrying" he said placing a hand on her back.

"Worrying about what?" Duncan asked sitting down and pulling meg into his lap.

"About her History test" Logan said trying hard to change the subject.

Duncan didn't push it instead telling them about his weekend, and how mad Celeste was to find out that Lilly had naked pictures of some guys she met in Europe. The bell rang as they all went on their way to class. No one had come up to them yet about the whole ordeal which was getting kind of weird Gabby thought as she walked to the quad latte that day for lunch.

Some freshman boy (trying to get in good with his friends) tried to come up with an insult while crossing her path. Before he was able to even utter a word Weevil had him against a wall threatening bodily harm. Gabby looked around the quad and saw what she was so oblivious to earlier, the people who were whispering were all being glared at by others. It was like a silent war, each daring the other side to make a move.

"Like OMG Gabby I am so sorry to hear about your dad, is he going to be alright" Madison asked grabbing Gabby's arm in a reassuring gesture. 'I guess she didn't hear the whole story" Gabby thought as she removed her arm from her grasp, as nicely as possible (taking pity on the clueless blonde).

"Umm Madison" Dick said walking towards her and leaning in whispering something into her ear. She heard Madison gasp a bit at what he was whispering before shooting her an apologetic look before walking away finding nothing else she could say to the new, news.

Dick moved his hand up her arm "You okay?" he asked sounding so sweet and kind…so not Dick, this was getting ridiculous she thought.

"God Dammit, I am not fucking made of glass okay" she screamed getting out all her pent up frustration. After seeing the look of hurt on his face she automatically regretted it. "Dick I am so sorry I didn't mean it okay…I am just so sick of all the fucking pity and stares." She said holding back the tears.

"that's cool, I am just going to go over there come over when you feel like it, okay" he said his hurt expression now one of understanding as he walked over to the table that Madison had gone to.

She looked around the quad one last time, and still couldn't find Logan or Veronica, so she took her seat next to Duncan and Meg, trying hard to keep her gaze away from the blonde across the table from her.

Meanwhile Veronica searched the halls for Logan who had disappeared in the crowds before lunch. After the bell rang and her and Logan had left their first period math class Logan spotted all the newspaper clippings that were pasted onto the front of Gabby's locker. Someone from the police station had leaked to the presses that Gabby and Keith were the ones to take down Aaron, therefore she was the one that the 'Aaron Fans' went after.

"Cant they leave her the fuck alone" Logan said grabbing the clippings off the locker and throwing them away before Gabby arrived from class. After that he called together Dick, Sean, Luke, Weevil and any other influential people he could find and gave out the orders "if you even see anyone staring at her too long I want them dealt with got it" they all nodded their head and dispersed to take out their masters orders. Veronica wrapped her arms around him trying to get him to calm down. After a couple of seconds he was able to calm down enough to go to his next class.

She had seen him coming out of his fourth period class before lunch but he was gone before she could get to him. She searched the now empty classrooms until she saw him sitting in the journalism room, his head in his hands, his shoulder heaving hard, and she could tell he was crying.

"Baby" she said taking the seat next to him.

"What is wrong with them?" he said between sobs. "We are beaten by that monster and now we are being punished even more." He said looking at her now. His eyes were red and puffy.

"What happened?" she asked concerned.

"I found this stuffed in her locker" he said pulling up the long black whip, and Veronica gasped trying hard to think on why someone would do this.

"Logan I will find out who is doing this okay" she said rubbing her hand up and down his back. He turned to her again but this time he reached his hand up tracing his thumb down the side of her face before leaning in and kissing her.

"Hey man" Dick said standing in the door way. "I am sorry to interrupt but I think you need to come out here" Dick said, the all started running back out to the quad.

There at one of the tables were three bulky guys in about their twenties all standing in nothing but a pair of spandex shorts dancing around Gabby. Her face was flushed pink from embarrassment and laughing so hard, much like all the people around her.

Lilly stood up from her spot and moved over so she was sitting next to Gabby she whispered something in her ear and handed her three dollar bills. Gabby smiled, it was the first time in over four days Logan thought. She then proceeded to stuff the dollars in to the spandex shorts of the strippers, with Lilly shoving in her own both laughing.

"I am going to win your friendship and trust back…whatever it takes…this is just the beginning" Lilly whispered into Gabby's ear and she couldn't help but smile. No one could stay mad at Lilly Kane.