Four;

Am I more than you bargained for yet?

(Sugar, We're Going Down-Fall Out Boy)

The blond haired guy towered over Veronica and Craig's initial reaction was to defend her until she shoved his hand away and snapped back at the guy.

"Don't touch me, Ryan," She crossed her arms and tried to turn her attention back to Craig.

"Does he know how messed up you are, Ronnie?" Ryan continued to provoke her.

That's when Craig finally interjected, "Come on, man, that's a little uncalled for yeah? Why don't we all just cool it and enjoy the show?"

Craig just wanted to enjoy his time with Veronica he didn't care what this guy had to say. They both had things they didn't know about each other, they literally met this morning. But they were just having fun.

"Cool it? No, do you think I was calm and cool when I woke up to find my car scratched to hell? What about when I had to show my mother because I couldn't personally afford to fix it?" Ryan grew louder the longer he spoke.

Veronica scoffed, "Don't act like I scratched your car for no reason. You weren't even home, Ryan, you were at Jessica's house. More specifically in her bed."

Craig felt a little shocked never mind the concert that was going on.

"I couldn't handle your drama anymore, V," Ryan pointed out. He, unfortunately, had a point. A big reason that Veronica left Bardell was that word spread fast. When her parents fought or had any issue the kids at school knew all about it either before her or the next day after it happened.

"So instead of being there for me, you slept with my best friend. Best way to go about it," Veronica rolled her eyes. She couldn't believe she was having this conversation right now in front of Craig. So much for her withholding some information so she wouldn't freak him out.

"I couldn't do that," Ryan admitted.

That's when she felt her face get hot and her eyes started to burn, she lost all of her anger and it quickly turned into pity, "You were embarrassed of me, weren't you?"

Ryan didn't have to answer she could see his answer written on his face.

"There's a check in the mail for your car," She mumbled quickly before turning and nearly running away from Ryan and Craig both. She needed to get out of there before she lost it in front of everyone.

Veronica pushed her way through the crowd as fast as she could. Craig could enjoy the show and she would wait outside on him. She wouldn't strand him at the club, that wasn't fair to him. She felt a slight relief once she passed the bouncer and was greeted with the warm night. With relief came the tears she fought to hold back. She had to clear her mind. She found the nearest bench which was in front of building a couple doors down.

She sat down quickly, seeing Ryan wasn't at the top of her list of things to do tonight but letting him get under her skin like that was definitely at the bottom. She swiped at the tears that were falling but knew she was only ruining her makeup.

"Are you okay, Veronica?" It was Craig. He sat down next to her.

Veronica looked over at him and her voice broke, "Yeah."

Craig pulled her into a hug and she lost it. Her shoulders shook as she sobbed into his chest. He tucked her hair behind her ear so it was out of her way and he studied the multiple piercings that littered her right ear. He let her cry into him; not because he felt awkward or unsure of what to do. Actually, it was quite the opposite for once.

A few minutes later, Veronica seemed to regain composure and she sat up. Not because she wanted him to stop hugging her but to give him some air.

"I'm sorry," She bit her lip but when she looked up to find a faint smile on his face. "I didn't mean to ruin your night or anything I can take you home…"

Craig shook his head, "No, I'm here for you. If you want to talk or not. We've got time."

Craig was determined not to mess things up with her; he needed to do something right.

"Look, Ryan and I…we were together because it was almost natural for us to be," She picked at her cuticles, "Like, him, Jess, a guy named Nate and I had been best friends since diapers. Jess and Nate had been on and off since like the seventh grade and Ryan was just there…"

Craig grabbed her hand and gave it a small squeeze for reassurance, "You don't owe me an explanation if you're not ready."

Veronica inhaled sharply, "No, I need to. I feel like I can trust you, which would be a first in a while."

"You got it," Craig nodded, waiting for her to continue.

"All of our moms were friends, too, it started at birthing class that whole ordeal. Eventually it was like a book club kind of thing they did. My mom was always busy with work or with her extra stuff, it was like she was never home. She eventually started skipping the book club and that's when word started to spread. Turns out my mom kept her assistant position because the boss was fond of her," She rolled her eyes. She hadn't been able to talk to a non-biased person about this at all, it felt good to get everything off her chest, "My dad found out when he intercepted a message on the answering machine from her boss."

"Wow," Craig eyed her closely, "I'm sorry."

She sighed heavily, she felt a weight lift off her chest, "I didn't want to be too much for you."

Craig pulled her into an another hug and kissed her forehead, "I have my problems, too, Veronica."