Lacy walked into school on Monday wearing an over sized sweat shirt that was her ex-boyfriends, and a pair of sweat pants. It was something that made her feel safe. There was nothing more she wanted right now then to be in his arms. Lacy got to her locker and checked her make-up real quick. It took around an hour to cover the bruises that Logan had left. She felt a hand gently touch her arm, she flinched slightly but calmed down when she saw Peyton, Haley and Brooke.

"Are you OK?" Haley asked

"I'm fine, why?" Lacy responded with a fake smile

"Then what's with the clothes, you usually wear stuff that makes me jealous." Brooke asked tugging at the sweat shirt.

"I just didn't feel like dressing up today." Lacy said

All three looked at her with suspicion. Haley left for the tutoring center and Peyton saw a teacher she needed to talk to. That left her with Brooke.

"You packed on the cover-up today," Brooke said noticing the make up.

"Pimple." Lacy said simply. Brooke took out tissue from her backpack and wet it slightly at a drinking fountain. She wiped under Lacy's eyes and removed the make-up.

"Oh My God! Where did you get that black eye and is your lip swollen."

"I fell down my stairs." Lacy said getting defensive and reapplied her make-up

"Yeah OK." Brooke said not believe her.

"Listen I have to run." Lacy grabbed her books and walked away. Brooke looked on worried.

Lacy fought her way through the halls. She noticed Logan up ahead before she could turn around he called out her name and was running to her.

"You look like crap today." He said to her.

"Hello Logan." He pulled her to an empty part of the hall way.

"You should always dress up for me. You look like white trash." Lacy turned her face from him. He grabbed her hard and made her face him.

"You will never dress like this again! I saw you talking with Brooke this morning."

"I didn't tell her anything." Lacy said in a low voice

"Good girl. By the way, we will act like nothing happened and that were a happy couple." He kissed her and walked away. Lacy looked down at her feet and wondered how she got herself in this mess. She looked up to see Nathan at his locker. She smiled when she saw him. Out of everyone at the school he was the one that she trusted the most. She always knew that she could count on Nathan for anything that she needed. He was also the only guy that she felt safe with since her ex. He was one her of best friends and she loved every moment that she was with him.

"Hey Nate." Lacy said walking up to Nathan's locker.

"Hey Lace." Nathan noticed that she looked like crap but did not say anything.

"Walk me to my next class?" She asked hoping to avoid another run in with Logan.

"Sure." He shut his locker and the two continued to walk to the classroom.

After school Lacy was at the Rivercourt trying to get out some stress. She was missing one shot after another. After her next missed shot she heard clapping behind her. She sighed and turned around to see Dan.

"What the hell do want now." She said bitterly

"If you continue to play this bad I wont have to worry about you anymore, Whitey will kick you off the team. It will probably be his best decision ever."

"Leave me alone, Dan."

"I talked to your father today." Dan said ignoring her. "He is a great man. I think his job his safe, but that really your choice, isn't it." He said looking her in the eyes

"What about the pictures?" She asked.

"I still have them, you never know where they will end up." He said with an evil tone. Lacy looked down at the basketball she was holding and back up at Dan.

"Go to hell!" She said angry, she threw the basketball and it hit him square in the face. She looked at the bloody nose she gave him and walked away. She ran down the street, she stopped in her tracks when she saw Logan.

"You cheating on me bitch."

"What are you talking about." Lacy said out of breath.

"I saw you talking with Nathan, Lucas, Tim, Robbie, Matt, Jeremy, and that guy at that court."

"You mean Mayor Dan Scott." Lacy said with her arms crossed.

"Your such a slut." Logan punched her in the face. At the point the rain started to fall. Lacy thought how appropriate it was.

"I was only talking. There my friends and teammates" Lacy cried.

"I don't want you seeing or talking to them ever again!" Logan yelled.

"I can't do that! I am on the team."

"Then quit. It is taking up your time with me anyways." He said. Lacy couldn't believe what she heard, the rain was coming down harder now.

"I wont do that!" Logan went to hit her again but Lacy blocked his shot. She was not going to sit back and let this guy abuse her. She was stronger than that. Lacy swung to punch him but he pushed her to the ground. He kneeled on her stomach so hard she found it hard to breathe. He just sat there and hit her over and over again. All Lacy could do was to cry out and hope someone saw them.

Brooke and Lucas sat in Brooke's apartment watching TV.

"You seem distracted tonight." He said

"I'm sorry, I'm just worried about Lacy, and she seemed weird today."

"Yea I noticed that."

"She had a black eye under her make-up. She said that she fell down the stairs."

"She's not that clumsy." Lucas said.

"I know, that's is what worries me." Lucas pulled her close and kissed the top of her head.

"Don't baby. I will talk to her." Brooke sighed out and settled into Lucas' chest.

Peyton walked into her room to see Jake sleeping her in bed. It was probably the only sleep he had gotten in along time. She sat at her computer and checked her mail and did other things while he slept. She heard him stir and turned to face him.

"Hey, your home." He said

"Did I wake you?" She asked

"No I was awake for the most part." He said rubbing his eyes. He turned his attention back to her. He patted the bed next to him. Peyton laughed to herself and got up to join him. There faces were inches apart. Peyton noticed that he smelled the same, that same smell that drove her crazy in the past. He pressed his forehead against hers. She gently brushed her lips against his. He pulled her closer and there lips meet again this time with more obsession. There lips moved to each others rhythm. Peyton smiled against the kiss. They moved farther down into the bed not breaking the kiss.

After Logan decided that Lacy had enough he got off her.

"Screw this happy couple bull shit." He said "All you do is make me miserable but your hot and popular so it makes me look good to be boning you. I will see you tomorrow slut." He spit on her before he walked away. Lacy got up and ran as fast as she could home with tears falling steadily down her face but getting washed away by the rain. She wanted to go home but how could she explain the blood and fresh bruises to her parents. Lacy thought about telling them the truth for a moment. She got to her house and noticed her parents car was gone. She remembered that there was party that they needed to attend. Lacy walked into her front door closed it behind her. Once it was shut she slid down it and cried as hard as she could. Her body was tired from crying. All she wanted was to get away from Logan but the truth was that she was scared of him and didn't know if she had the strength in her to walk away and ask for the help she needed. Instead she cried every time he left her now. She got up and went to her room were she tried to sleep away the pain.

A/N: Next chapter…At a practice the team notices the change in Lacy. Lucas confronts her about it. Someone will walk in on Logan hitting Lacy and this will be the person that Lacy will turn to for help. Review with your comments and suggestions.