So there I was, armed with Lilly's plan, ready to go into battle. Or you know, into the school at least. I remember thinking the mini skirt and knee high boots were like my armour. How naive I was. Like a mini skirt was an ample weapon against one such as Logan Echolls.
Day one of the 'Scare Logan Echolls' plan, and it was doomed from the beginning.
There was no way this could work. Absolutely not. I can't pull this off. I can't be the girl that I… I can't be the girl that Lilly needs me to be. I'm practically hyperventilating staring at the bathroom mirror. Lilly's behind me, rubbing my shoulder gently as she encourages me.
"C'mon Veronica Mars! You can do this. A little bit of acting, a little bit of truth and you'll have him on the run. All you have to do is… well you actually have to leave the bathroom." Her face lit up in her devious smile, and I knew I was going to do it, or at least attempt it.
"Let's get this over with so you can see how stupid this really is. I can't DO this Lilly!" My voice was verging on hysterical, shaking, along with the rest of my body.
"March Veronica. This is so gonna work." Lilly pushed me towards the door and I was moving. Out the door and down the hallway towards my locker. Wolf whistles dogged my every step. This was so degrading.
I spotted Logan leaning against his locker watching my every move. I decided quickly to bypass my locker and made my way straight to him.
The look of surprise on his face was almost worth it, almost worth the stomach knotting tension, the shakes and the jitters, almost. Not quite.
I kept walking until I was right in front of him, and then I smiled. Not my usual smile. The smile Lilly had taught me, the naughty one. The one that made me feel dirty just using it. There was no way this was going to work, I chanted in my head.
I pressed in, sliding my leg against his as my hand moved up his chest to gently grasp his neck. Logan's mouth was hanging open in shock now. Maybe the plan would work.
"You. Me. Tonight. Pick me up at seven." I breathed out against his ear before placing a light kiss on his earlobe. I felt him nod against me and I turned and marched back to my locker. I felt his eyes on me the whole way.
Maybe Lilly was right. Maybe this was the right way to handle Logan. After all, she'd dated him for years.
So I know what you're thinking. I totally came onto Logan. But that wasn't the plan at all. Well… it was, sort of. I was supposed to come onto him, and then have him over for dinner with my father. My father, the Sheriff, who carried a gun, and was hugely overprotective of his only daughter.
I was right the first time. Lilly's plans never turned out the way they were supposed too.
At six O'clock there was a knock on the front door. My dad looked at me questioningly but I had absolutely no clue. Mom and Dad had both said it was okay to invite Logan for dinner, but dinner wasn't until seven.
I opened the door to find a grinning Logan staring back at me, a full hour early. Car keys dangling from his fingers and bouncing in place he made quite the picture.
"You're early." Was all I could think to say. Great Veronica Mars, state the obvious.
"Yep. Figured maybe we could grab dinner before whatever you had planned for the evening." His grin got wider, smugger, and I knew. Just absolutely knew he was aware of my plan all along. Sometimes Logan was smarter than I gave him credit for.
"Dinner's at seven." And now I sounded confused. Just great, he's going to think I'm an idiot.
Logan pushed his way past me into the foyer, greeting my Mom and Dad like he came to my house every day.
"Mr. Mars, Mrs. Mars. I was wondering if you'd mind if I took Veronica out for dinner. I know you guys usually eat at seven, and Veronica's curfew is eleven. I thought if we started a little early we could have a good jump on the evening." Logan didn't even glance at me once during his speech.
"Sure Logan. Have her home by eleven. Veronica take your coat, the wind is supposed to pick up tonight." My mom, always so helpful.
"No drinking and driving Logan. And if anything happens call here first." My fathers voice broke into the silence. Thank you Mom and Dad for not only embarrassing me but ruining the plan.
Things were about to get decidedly worse.
"Let me grab my coat and purse, be right back." I hurried quickly to the bedroom, grabbing my cell and speed dialling Lilly's number.
"You've reached the fabulous Lilly Kane. If you're a hot guy leave a number and I'll call you back. Anyone else I'll get to you eventually." Her voice mail.
"Lilly, things just headed south of the border. Call me when you get this!" My voice sounded panicky. With good reason. I was about to go on a date with Logan. A real date, where my father wouldn't be there to run interference. Or you know, clean his gun.
I grabbed my coat and purse, stuffing my cell phone inside before taking a deep breath to calm myself. I'd been out with Logan a hundred times. I could do this. Just don't mention Shelly Pomroy's party Veronica, and keep things friendly. Logan was a friend after all.
I could do this.
I walked down the hallway towards where Logan was waiting, but as soon as I saw him. I knew. There was no way I was pulling this off. This was the worst idea in the history of ideas.
Lilly was going to kill me.
I should have known something like that would happen. Logan was nothing if not unpredictable. Day one of the 'Scare Logan Echolls' plan had gone decidedly sour. I remember thinking I could salvage it if only Lilly would call and tell me what to do.
The date wasn't bad. Okay fine, it was pretty fantastic. But it ended up terrifying me. Cause after it was all over I realised something. Logan Echolls, the bad boy extraordinaire? Was really a good boy in a bad boy package. Sweet on me or not. Logan was someone I could see myself dating.
But not at the expense of Lilly's friendship.