A/N: Not the best Chapter. I found writing Lulu a lot harder than writing Johnny. Next Chapter will have more Johnny and Carly, I think. Sorry about the lack of JoLu, but be patient. Good things come to those who wait. :-)

Chapter 3: Help Me.

She was still standing in the same spot that Johnny had kissed her moments earlier. Lulu Spencer wasn't stupid. Tempestuous, rebellious, quick to anger, and sneaky, yes, but definitely not stupid. She knew what Johnny was trying to do – it was obvious. He ran hot and cold, from being nice and charming to distant and cruel. He was trying to keep her safe and was torn about it. Yet she still fell for his cruelty when he laid it on. For some reason, she allowed him get her so angry that she said things that weren't even true.

Anger makes you do crazy things. Like saying that Logan was a better man than Johnny and that Johnny was the one who was despicable and disgusting. Lulu cringed as she remembered his face as she said those words. The pain, then anger, then absolute fury that crossed his features was truly agonizing to watch. She hated the fact that she caused those emotions. And, she had to admit, he frightened her a bit. But she knew what he was doing and there was no way she was going cave to his intimidations. Lulu was a fighter and she was going to fight for what she wanted.

Lulu inhaled sharply as that thought crossed her mind. What she wanted. She wanted Johnny.She didn't want Logan. She was never really sure that she wanted Logan after the debacle with Maxie, but she had wanted to try. And now she knew the truth.

So why did she keep defending Logan to Johnny? Making him the better person – because he obviously wasn't. She did it because she wanted to hurt him just as much as his false bravado and indifference hurt her.

"Oh god," she moaned, covering her face with her hands. "Why does this always happen to me?" Lulu took a shaky breath in and decided she needed a plan of action. But first, she needed to see Carly for some advice.

"Carly," Lulu called, out as she entered the house a half hour later. "Are you home?"

"Yeah, sweetie, I'm right here," Carly answered, coming out of the kitchen. "What's up?"

"Please, I'm begging you, I know I'm still underage and all but could I please have a very strong drink? I'm dying here."

Considering that Carly had come from talking to Johnny no less than twenty minutes ago, she was able to figure out why Lulu was so distraught right away and decided to humor her.

"Well, it must be really bad this time if you need a drink to talk about it."

"Please don't make fun of me right now," she whined. "I just really, really need a drink. Don't make me beg."

"Okay, but just one," she replied, moving to fix the glass. Carly sat down next to her on the couch and set the drink in front of her. Lulu promptly took the glass and downed it all in one gulp.

Carly stared at her wide eyed. "Lulu, there was like 2 full shots of vodka in that glass! What's going on?"

All she got for an answer was the glass being held out, signaling for a refill. "Oh, no, I said only one."

"Carly, one more. That's all. I'll drink it very slowly. I just need to something to steady my nerves a bit." Lulu flashed a pathetic look her way, which wasn't very hard considering how she felt.

Carly sighed. First Johnny, now Lulu. This was going to be a very long night. She figured she was going to need a drink too. "Fine," she answered, getting up to fix their drinks, "but on one condition only. You're staying here tonight. I don't need you stumbling back to the Quatermaine's half drunk."

"No problem. I'm too drained to go back there tonight anyway."

She came back a minute later with the drinks and sat back down next to Lulu. "Now, start talking."

Lulu took a deep breath. "I'm breaking up with Logan tomorrow. Again."

That's not the confession that Carly was expecting. She hid her shock well, though. "Did he hurt you again," she asked, softly, touching her hand.

"No, no, nothing like that. It's just… I just think that too much damage was already done by Maxie."

"And?"

"'And' what? That's all."

"Okay, I'm glad you're ditching Logan for good and all, but what's the real reason behind this break up? You were all gung ho to work things out with him just a few days ago."

Lulu sighed and took a long sip out of her glass. "You see, this is why I needed a drink. Liquid courage."

"Lulu, just spit it out already. What's going on?"

"Fine, but hear me out. I don't want you to freak on me or anything."

"Saying that has the absolute opposite effect, you know."

"Johnny Zacchara kissed me tonight."

Carly narrowed her eyes a bit as Lulu confessed. "Well, he certainly forgot to mention that earlier," she muttered under her breath.

"What was that," Lulu asked. "I didn't hear what you said."

"Oh, nothing. I just said, I can't believe you would even tell me that."

"Well, that was after he really pissed me off and I said he was nothing compared to Logan. Then he threatened my life saying if I ever compared him to Logan again, it would be the last thing I do."

Carly's mouth dropped open in shock. Well, no wonder he threatened her! "Lulu, you compare anyone to Logan and you can be sure they'd threaten you! God! Even Spinelli would probably had your head if you said that to him!"

"I know! He was being so horrible, I just wanted to hurt him!"

"So you pissed him off. But why did he kiss you?"

"I don't know! One minute we're yelling, the next kissing."

Lulu put her head in her hands. "He's just so… so… on and off with me! I wish he'd make up his mind! I don't like being played with. He kisses me, then pushes me away. Then he pushes me away some more, I piss him off and he kisses me again, then threatens me."

"Wait, wait. He's kissed you twice?" Oh, I think me and Johnny need to have a little talk, Carly thought.

"Let's not forget the part where he threatened my life," Lulu retorted, sarcastically. She sighed. "Carly, I know he cares about me. A lot. That's why his actions bother me so much. But I know why he's acting the way he is towards me. And I…" she paused.

"Oh, Lulu, please don't say what I think you're going to say," Carly pleaded.

"I wish I wasn't. I did want to try again with Logan. It actually pains me to admit this, because I didn't want to, Carly, honestly." She took a deep breath. "And I know I've only known him a short time, but I've completely fallen for him and I need your help."