A/N: Again, this is so unusual for me to write that much in such a short time. A big reason for that is mostly because of all these great reviews I received. I know that it seems that I will be updating this very fast and frequently but that's sadly not true. I just had enough time these last days to write something and I can only write when I have enough time. So be patient if the next part isn't coming tomorrow but I proimise that I will try to update asap.

Anyway I don´t know if I should like this but this is what I got...

A/N2: I'm not a native speaker so I'm truly sorry for any mistakes. I don't have a beta so feel free to correct me. Feedback is much appreciated...(and that would definitely make me want to have time much sooner.

Oh and yeah thanks again for the reviews I've gotten so far, but I've seen that I got many hits and some of you even have an alert on this story and it would really help me if you would just tell me what you thought of this part, which would also help me to write more faster and better. Just a thought...
The whole case was getting more difficult any minute. Which wouldn't have been so bad if Veronica hadn't been already so confused about what had happened between Logan and her and what it all was about. Her feelings were like one of these really difficult jigsaw where one piece didn't want to fit with another. There suddenly were all this new feelings she had since the day of the 80s dance, maybe even before that but as she wasn't so sure what these feelings really were she also dind't know when they had started.

So the best thing Veronica could imagine to do in this situation was to get herself worked up in the case to distract herself from the messy state her emotions were in.

After she had talked to Weevil about the case and he agreed to help her, she had made a visit at the sheriff station to ask leo if he could get her the Lilly Kane murder tapes. It hadn't been that difficult to persuade him, just some good old Veronica flirting, but she hadn't felt as comfortable with it as before because of this whole Logan-thing. But back to the case. At Rest Stop 15, she had met with Weevil and after he had threatened the little kid a bit, he had admitted that he hadn't stolen Polly and that he didn't knew where to find it. Which had taken her back to stage one. And to put a cherry on top of all of that, Wallace had called her some time in the evening and told her about the blackmailing he had gotten. They threatened to kill Polly if he played at the big game between Pan High and Neptune. So Veronica had no other option but to go to Pan again and play Betty for some more time. And this time she would make sure that Logan didn't get in her way. She couldn't afford anymore distractions.

But even this didn't help her at all. Despite the fact that everybody had asked her where her boyfriend Jason was nothing important at all had occurred. The only thing she could think of now was to ask mac for help and get the video tape, the kidnapper(s) had tried to blackmail Wallace with. She and Mac met at the computer lab and Mac managed to get a hold of a number on the shoe of the kidnapper. Then it all became very clear. She knew who had done it. She was so relieved when she finally got her answer that she didn't pay attention to where she was going after she exited the lab. She kept thinking that she forgot something but didn't have time to figure it out as she bumped into the last person she wanted to see at that moment.

He looked at her with his intensive gaze that even if she wouldn't admit it made her knees weak and stopped her from thinking properly. They stood like that for some amount of time, neither of them daring to break their look, until the whole situation got too awkward eventually.

"So uh, what do you think?" Logan asked hesitantly.

"Like...in general, or is there a specific arena in which you'd like my opinion?"

"How is the case going? I heard they blackmailed your friend Wallace? "

"Good I think. I found out who stole Polly so everything is going to be okay, I think." Veronica couldn't believe that she actually stuttered. She had no idea what she was talking about.

"But is that really what you wanted to talk to me about?"

"Hey! You're the one who bumped into me. I mean I know that I am irresistible but if you had wanted to come closer to me all you had to do was ask."

Veronica huffed at that comment. It was just like all the others she had received from Logan so many times but she couldn't hold in the feeling that he had meant it different this time.

"I keep that in mind for the next time." Logan looked at her as incredulously as she felt. If she didn't know better, she would have sworn that she was flirting with him. No way!

"So, huh...Who did it?", he tried to change the subject.

"It was one of the basketball players on our team. He's the one that got replaced when Wallace got on the team. He tried to keep him from playing so that he could play."

"He obviously hadn't thought of you being Wallaces best friend in that plan."

"Obviously not."

An awkward silence stretched between the two of them as neither of them knew what to talk about.

"This is ridiculous!", Logan sighed out in frustration.

"I'm sorry?"

"What is this Veronica? I mean between us."

"I honestly don't know", she answered softly.

"I think we should talk."

"If I may remind you, we're already talking. It's this thing you are doing with your mouth, you know?"

"I'm trying to be serious here, but you are making this really hard for me."

Veronica searched his eyes for any trace of something else but could only see the sincerity in them.

"Fine", she relented. "We'll talk, but I think that the school floor isn't the best place to do that."

"Duncan picked me up for school today. Maybe you could give me a ride home?"

"I can do that, but we have to drive over to my apartment first, because I have to give Backup a walk. Dad has already left for a case again so he's alone at home right now."

Veronica already expected some remark from Logan about suggesting something but nothing came. He just started to walk towards the exit and she had to hurry to keep up with him.

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Nobody said a word throughout the whole drive. But this time, the silence wasn't nearly as uncomfortable as the other ones before. Veronica actually enjoyed the silence and his company. When she pulled up to her apartment, Logan got out and headed for her door to open it for her. He held out his hand in a very gentlemanly manner and Veronica accepted it. It was then that she remembered what she had forgotten before she met Logan.

Leo. He had promised to bring her the tapes this afternoon and was now standing in front of her door. He hadn't noticed them yet, but Logan surely had noticed him as Veronica felt his grip on her hand strengthen.

"Logan", she whispered while forcing him to look at her with her hands. "Could you stay in the car for a moment. I'm gonna explain it to you later but ...please...just... do once what I ask you for." She looked at him with pleading eyes. She knew that he didn't like that idea at all and was about to tell her that so the only thing she could think of to silence him was to give him a quick kiss on the lips. She got him at surprise, but she didn't pay attention to that and just opened the car door for him to get inside. But like always, Logan upset her plans. He pulled her back to him and before she could realize what happened, she could already feel his soft lips on hers again. It seemed that neither of them expected a kiss from the other every time they kissed. It was becoming somewhat like a habit. But Veronica had to admit that she wasn't as surprised this time as she could have been. Even if she wouldn't admit it, she maybe even had hoped he would do just that. She felt Logan trying to gain access to her mouth and slightly parted her lips for him to enter. Although Logan was very gentle and kind, the kiss was growing hotter and hotter and neither of them knew how far it would have gone if they hadn't been interrupted by the sound of coughing behind them.

Finally parting, they saw Leo standing behind them, a big gift in his hands looking pissed.

"I should have know better. Everybody said that I should watch out for Veronica Mars, but I refused to believe them."

"Leo-", Veronica tried to object but was cut off by him.

"Don't. Talk. To. Me. Ever. Again. Understand? You used me! I thought that there was something going on between us but you obviously just needed me and thought that you could screw with him behind my back." At the word "him" he shot a dirty look at Logan. "I've heard about your reputation at your school and it seems everything they said was true after all. You definitely are a slu-." He didn't even manage to get the last word out as Logan threw himself at him.

"Don't you dare talk to her like that!" He was about to punch leo but Veronica held back his hand and just the gently touch made him stop.

"Don't." That's all she said to him but it was enough. He backed off and put an arm around her waist. He started to walk towards her home when he turned one last time.

"If you should ever decide to see or talk to her again, I will make sure that you will regret it."

Shortly after they made it through the door, Veronica broke down. All the things that were bothering her came crashing down. She knew that it was pathetic but she couldn't stop it anyway. Her legs were to weak to carry her so Logan had to hold her up. He couldn't stop from thinking about the similarity between this and the time at the Sunset Regent where it had been Veronica who had held him like that.

He made it to the couch with her and sat her down all the while trying to calm her down with soothing words like 'Everything is going to be all right' or 'It's okay' although he knew that they were just some stupid words and wouldn't make anything better. He didn't even knew what was wrong with her.

They stayed like that for several minutes until Veronica was calmed down a little bit. Although she knew that she should probably get out of his embrace she couldn't force herself to. She just felt so...safe. after all that had happened after Lillys death she hadn't felt nearly as safe as she did in this moment with Logan. And she knew that this was just plain wrong and that it didn't make sense at all but it didn't help.

"Do you want to tell me what's wrong? You don't have to, you know? But if you want to talk, I'm here."

"Thanks Logan. It's just after what Leo said...I don't know. It just all came crashing down on me I think. I mean he's right. I just used him. I knew that he liked me in some way and took advantage of that."

"May I ask what he has done for you?"

"He stole the Lilly tapes for me. The ones with all the statements from the investigation."

"Are they in that gift?"

"I think so."

"Is that all?", he asked her softly.

"They must be all in there," she said somewhat confused.

"No. That's not what I meant. Is there something else that is bothering you?"

"Well there is this whole thing with my mom being in rehab and everything...",she trailed off.

"And?"

"And ..this."

"This?"

"Yeah, this thing between us."

"You are upset about us?" Logan desperately tried to hide the hurt in his voice but failed miserably as Veronica put her hand on his cheek and forced him to look at her.

"It's just..what is this between us Logan?" she took her hand back from his cheek. It had gotten so hot at the touch of his skin that she felt she must have burnt it. Not to mention the funny feeling she got in her stomach. "I mean not some weeks ago and I would have said that we were arch-enemies and now I'm sitting here with you and we kissed and it felt so good-" she stopped, realizing what she had just said. Veronica knew that she couldn't hope that he hadn't noticed it because the smile on his face was just the proof that he did. She turned her head to look away but he put his hand under her chin and forced her to look at him. Then he took her cheek in his hand and stroked it.

"I don't know what this either, but I finally feel like moving on. I know that Lilly had cheated on me with Weevil-"

"So that is why you were so angry when I mentioned Weevil yesterday."

"Well, yeah, of course I was. I had already kind of lost Lilly to him and than you said that you would ask him for help and not me and I felt hurt. But anyway, I never really felt like I got over her and then you helped me with my mom despite everything that happened and I couldn't help but feel something for you."

"Lilly loved you."

"But she also loved guys. No it's okay. I get that now and I think it kind of let's me off the hook. I-I don't know, I don't have to feel guilty anymore."

"Feel guilty about what?"

"About wanting to kiss the best friend of my ex-girlfriend..."

"Logan. I can't. This is all going too fast. I just can't."

"Why not?"

"I...I can't tell you that!"

"Why? What could be so bad that you can't tell me?"

That somebody raped me and I don't know who it was. For all I know it could have been you.

"Please. Don't make me do this."

"Fine. Whatever. I should better leave now. It's getting late. Bye."

He got up from the couch and out of the door without looking back once.

It seems this is going to become another one of our odd habits. Logan storming out.

Before he had closed the door, he could have sworn that he heard her say 'I'm sorry Logan' but that was impossible. Veronica Mars never apologized to somebody and definitely not to Logan Echolls.

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