Title: Stick It 5?
Author: Melissa
Characters: Veronica, Wallace, Meg, Duncan, Logan,
Pairing: Duncan/Meg, LoVe
Word Count: 995
Rating: PG-13
Summary: What if Veronica had a secret no one knew about? What would happen if someone found out?
Spoilers: Takes place at the beginning of Betty and Veronica. It goes AU during her meeting with Clemmons
A/N: The title is taken from the gymnastics movie, Stick It. Big HUGS to my betas, Erika and Marianna. Be sure to click the pretty purple button and tell me what you think!
After getting her now-until-May annual ride back home courtesy of Wallace and his mom, Veronica wheels herself to the front door of her apartment.
'Thank god for small miracles.' She thinks, grateful to be on the first floor. As she goes to unlock the door, it opens with Keith standing on the inside looking impatient.
"Where have you been, young lady?" he asks in a stern tone "You're a half an hour late and I was getting worried."
"Sorry, Dad. Ms. Dent was being sympathetic and wanted me to cover a story about the new boardwalk opening down at Riley Beach tomorrow." Veronica apologizes as she rolls into the small apartment.
"Alone?" Keith asks flabbergasted.
"Of course not. She assigned me a partner."
"Who would be…" Keith asks expectantly.
"Logan Echolls." Veronica replies with a grimace.
"Logan? How's he doing lately, with his mom gone and all? I haven't seen him here since Lilly died. I think I may know why but anyways. Logan. Hmm." Keith thinks. "I'm gonna have to give him the watch-my-daughter-with-a-broken-leg speech, eh?" He smiles at Veronica and then, something catches his eye. He sees the "Hope you feel better!" balloon tied to one of the handles of her wheelchair and the pink teddy bear peeking out from her bag. "Who gave you those?" He asks, pointing to the gifts.
Veronica smiles wanly. "Logan did."
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The next day, Logan shows up at 5pm wearing jeans and a lemon yellow tee shirt a sunset and a palm tree surrounded by the word "Heat". Keith answers the door and smiles at Logan.
"Hello, Logan. How are you? I'm sorry about your mother. She was such a nice woman." Keith greets sincerely. Logan can't help but smile at Keith statement. Besides Veronica, no one had been that sincere to Logan since the death of his mother.
"Sit," Keith tells him. "Take a seat. Make yourself comfortable." Logan nods and goes to sit on the couch. As soon as he gets comfortable, Veronica comes wheeled out wearing a comfortable gray pair of cloth capris and a blue polo shirt.
"Ready to go?" Veronica asks with an eyebrow raised at how comfortable Logan looks in her apartment. He scrambles off the couch quickly and holds the down open as Veronica wheels herself into the courtyard. From the pool, she spots the jackass yellow hunk of metal that Logan calls a car and groans.
"Do we have to take the Banana Boat?" she grumbles. Logan laughs at the nickname she and Lilly had dubbed in the old days.
"Unless you want to walk to Riley Beach... or in your case wheel yourself, then go right ahead. Its 15 miles, so good luck with that," He jokes as they get closer to his car. He grabs the handles of the X-Terra and opens the passenger side door. Then Logan leans down and locks the wheel chair in place.
"Logan, what on earth are you…" Veronica begins to say but is interrupted by Logan scooping her up and placing her in the seat.
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When Logan and Veronica arrived at Riley Beach, they were surprised to find the beach so deserted, as the boardwalk looked amazing. Logan found a parking spot close to the entrance and began loading Veronica's wheelchair from the back of the X-Terra. Once the wheelchair was firmly in place, Logan went over to the passenger side and opened the door. He scooped his arms behind Veronica's back and under her knees, careful to not bump her broken leg on the dashboard.
"Logan, you really don't have to do this…" she began to protest, but gave up once she was placed gently into the wheelchair.
"I want to, Veronica," he replied, no hint of snark or malice in his voice. "Besides your dad owns a shot-gun. He may be trigger-happy if I brought you home harmed somehow. And I like my limbs and organs where they are, thank you very much." He teased. Logan followed Veronica as they reach the start of the boardwalk and moved their way up. They stopped by a small seafood restaurant for dinner called Sam's Surf 'N' Turf. Veronica ordered some fish and chips, while Logan ordered a hamburger, due to his shellfish allergy.
After dinner, the duo headed down to the amusement park area, briefly stopping to look at a tourist shop, a shop that sold candles and a music store, where Veronica picked up the latest Snow Patrol CD. When they reached the entrance of the amusement park, Logan looked anxiously at the roller coaster.
"Go ahead," Veronica coaxed "Have fun. I'm gonna go look at the shops some more. Ms. Dent said there was a nice little electronics shop where I could find some new gadgets for spying and my camera could use a new lens." Logan shrugged and walked in the direction of the roller coaster. Before Veronica could reach the exit of the amusement park, she felt a tug on her wheelchair and saw Logan pushing her in the direction of the roller coaster.
"Uh uh, Logan. I can't go on the roller coaster." Veronica argued.
"Yes, you can. The attendant said it was okay. The roller coaster is enclosed and your leg seems tightly packed in the slab of plaster you have wrapped around it." He wheeled her up the ramp and to the entrance. He locked the brake on the wheelchair and scooped Veronica up once more to deposit her into the roller coaster gently. "Besides, I go on so many roller coasters that this one will be a breeze and I need some enthused reaction for my article."
Logan climbed into the seat besides her and the rest of the riders were permitted to enter the ride. When the roller coaster began its journey up the coaster's first hill, Veronica unconsciously grabbed Logan's hand and squeezed as hard as she could as the coaster sped down, up and around the track.