Disclaimer: I do not own Veronica Mars or any of the characters (unless you don't recognize them). Rob Thomas owns them. (Though if he ever wants to give me Logan I wouldn't complain)
Chapter 5
Mars apartment
"I just don't know what to do Meg. I love Logan, which I hate to admit. But I know that there is no chance for us."
"Veronica, how do you know that there is no future for the LoVe couple? Have you asked Logan how he feels?" Meg asks her tiny blonde friend that is sitting across the couch from her.
"No I haven't talked to Logan. I can't just walk up to him and tell him that I love him after what I did to him. I know he has to hate me. And 'the LoVe couple'?"
"LoVe, as in Logan and Veronica. If you take the first two letters of both your names, it spells LoVe. See, that should tell you that you are meant to be right there."
"Oh Meg I wish it was that simple. I accused him of raping me and killing Lilly. There is no way he could have truly forgiven me for that. I remember him over the summer and his self-destructive behavior. He was trying to push me away, get me to leave him."
"I don't think that is what it was about. I think he was trying to protect you. After the PHCers shot into his X-terra with you in it, I think he kind of snapped."
"I don't know. But I do know that I have to get to work." Veronica says as she notices the clock on the wall.
"Yeah, I have to go do some shopping. Is there anything you need while I am out?"
"Actually can you pick me up some skist? I only have one can left." She says as she hands Meg a five dollar bill.
"Okay. I will see you when you get home. Be safe." Meg says as Veronica heads for the door.
"You too. And make sure you lock the door when you go out. This definitely isn't the 09er zip code." Veronica says with a laugh and closes the door behind her.
Java Hut
"Veronica, there is a call for you on line one." Her manger says from behind the counter.
"Thanks, got it." Veronica says as she picks up the phone. "Hello?" she asks into the receiver.
"Veronica, this is Meg. Uh, I didn't know what else to do. Someone got into the apartment. They left black roses in Ari's bassinet." Meg says through her tears.
"Okay, calm down Meg. Hold on one second." She says and then covers the mouth end of the phone.
"Hey Carol, can I cut out early? Apparently someone broke into my apartment."
"Sure. We are pretty dead and we have plenty of people working tonight." The brunet woman, Carol, says.
"I will be right there Meg, don't touch anything." Veronica says into the phone and hangs it up. She grabs her messenger bag and keys and heads out the door.
Mars Apartment
"So what happened?" Keith says as he looks at a distraught Meg who is sitting on the couch, staring at her daughter's basinet.
"Well, I took Ari and we went to the store. I had to get more wipes and diapers. When we got back the door was unlocked. I came in and went to lay her down in her bed and saw the roses. Then I called Veronica."
"Okay. Did you touch anything other then the door and phone?" he asks.
"No. I didn't want to touch the roses. They are creepy, and scare me being in my daughter's bed. I know they mean death." Meg says as she breaks into fresh tears.
"Dad you might want to see this." Veronica says from the doorway to her room.
Meg and Keith walk to the doorway, where Veronica is standing. Lying there on her bed is a mixture of red and white roses, a dozen to be exact. Among the roses is a white sheet of paper. Keith walks over and gingerly picks it up by a corner. He reads it out loud, "Someday".
"Veronica, do you have any idea what this is about?" Keith's voice laced with concern for the two blondes standing in front of him.
"I have no idea dad. It would have to be someone that could have gotten in without a key."
Penthouse Suit
"Hey Duncan, can I talk you?" Logan asks.
"What's up Logan?"
"Um, I just don't feel that it is right me living here like this. I think I am going to find another place. I just wanted to let you know."
"Okay, thanks for telling me. Though does this have anything to do with Veronica?" Duncan asks, knowing deep down in a way it does.
"What would my moving out have to do with her DK? We are over."
"Whatever man. I have to get going. Let me know when you find something." Duncan says and walks off.
Neptune High (girls bathroom)
"What's up V?"
"I need to ask you a favor. I need you to keep an eye out for me and Meg and an eye out on the apartment. We had someone break in and leave some things. And you know how the all mighty Sheriff Lamb is. He doesn't care unless it is in the 09er zip code or can get him on TV." She says with her head tilted.
"Yeah, I guess me and my boys can keep our eyes and ears open." Weevil says, unable to resist the blonde with her head tilted just so.
The Fennel house
"I am glad that everyone is here." Keith says as he pointedly looks over at Meg, who is holding Arianna. "I have something very important to say." Keith turns to Alicia.
"Alicia, we have been through so much together, and yet here we are. I have loved you for some time now. You are my best friend, lover, the rock I lean on. And I would love it if you became my wife."
"Yes." Is barely heard over the sighs of the three teenagers sitting there.
Mars Apartment (later that evening)
"Hello?" Veronica says after flipping her cell phone open, while typing something on her laptop.
"Veronica?"
"Logan?"
"Yeah. Hey I was wondering if I could come over for a few minutes. I think we really need to talk."
"Um, sure. I have nothing planned for the evening. About how long?" She asks, distracted.
"About two minutes. Why don't you go open the front door?" She barely registers what he has said. Then she hears a knock on the door.
"Look Veronica, I know that I messed up this summer with the way I acted. It is just that I when that bullet came through the window it scared me to death thinking that you could have died in my arms and there was nothing I could have done about it. So I thought that if I went after them, they would leave me alone. Instead I lost you." Logan says, looking at her through his eyelashes.
"Logan, I was scared to. And then you went all destructive mode on me. And I didn't know what to do. I thought that maybe if you lost me that you would stop. And when you didn't…" she trails off as she starts to cry.
"I am so sorry baby. God I hate this. All I ever seem to do is hurt you when I want to protect you."
"You hurt me most when you started sleeping with Kendall so soon after I broke up with you. I know that I started dating Duncan pretty quickly too, but it was to sop me."
"Stop you from what Veronica?" Logan asks, sounding hopeful.
"Stop me from running back into your arms. All that time, all I wanted was to feel your arms wrapped around me."
"Veronica, do you think… Do you think we can give us another chance? I mean, I know I don't deserve it. But I will make sure you don't regret it."
"I think I would like that. But we have to make sure that we communicate this time, okay?"
"Yes. I love you Veronica Mars." Logan says as he leans over to kiss the blonde in front of him.
Unbeknownst the two teenagers inside, someone was watching….
TBC
