Logan's P.O.V.
Zoey's mouth dropped as soon as he got called to the office.
He gave her a reassuring half smile…
That he wasn't even feeling.
Truth be told, he had no idea what the Dean was going to say…or do, for that matter.
He was only slightly scared, though. Over the years, the Dean and he had become pretty close.
He internally laughed.
It was only because for a while there, he was the troublemaker.
He grabbed all of his stuff, and walked down the hallway into the Dean's office.
"Ah, Mr. Reese, sit down, please…" Dean Rivers motioned to the chair across from the desk.
"Dean Rivers, please, let me just..."
The Dean cut him off.
That's a first…
"Logan, please, save it. I know it wasn't you."
"But, Dean…" Logan shook his head, "you…what?" Logan was stunned.
The Dean laughed, "Please. What, do you think I was born yesterday? Reese, of course you didn't do this! I know you better than that!"
Logan cocked an eyebrow. "But Dean…I…"
"Logan, I know you didn't do it. What I don't know…is who did. But, I think you do, and it's someone you were willing to take the fall for. Look, I…I don't really want to punish anyone for it. It was probably a senior prank…and I think it would have been acceptable…had it been my car and there been no baby inside. Which, by the way, is the big issue - there was a baby in the car."
Logan could only nod.
"All I ask is that you tell me who actually pulled the prank, and you're free."
Logan shook his head, "Dean Rivers, I'm sorry. I really can't say."
"You can't or you won't?"
"Both? Look, Dean, I would love to, but…that's just not who I am."
Dean Rivers sighed, "Well, alright then, Logan, I'm afraid I have no other options. You're either A: forbidden to graduate, or B: forbidden to go on your senior trip."
Logan was basically horrified. Not graduating was bad enough. What were these last couple years for if he couldn't graduate? He might as well have just started working for his dad and skipped all this mess…
But not going on his senior trip?
"Dean, you do realize the senior trip is at my beach house, right?"
The Dean simply nodded his head. "I guess either you give your friends the key or they will have to find somewhere else to go."
"Okay…I guess I won't be attending my senior trip…" Logan sighed and got up.
The Dean stood now too, "You'd ruin the whole trip for you and your friends because you won't give up the one person who saran wrapped a baby inside a car?"
Logan sighed and shrugged, "When my only other option is to not graduate, I think my friends will live."
The Dean sighed, but agreed nonetheless and allowed Logan to leave.
When he got out into the hallway, he realized with horror that Zoey was waiting for him.
"Well, what happened?" she whispered.
"Zoey! You need…" He turned around to see if Dean Rivers had followed him into the hallway, and when he realized the Dean was still in his office, Logan quickly grabbed Zoey by the hand and drug her down the hallway a ways. "Are you crazy?"
"What…what are you talking about?"
"Everything's alright, Zoey. I'll be fine. You don't have to keep worrying about me."
"That's ridiculous! Of course I have to worry about you! It's my fault you're in…" Logan put his hand over her mouth and looked down the hallway, then he leaned in to whisper in her ear.
"Zoey, shut up, please? Dean Rivers knows it wasn't my prank, but he doesn't know who I'm 'covering' for. I intend to keep it that way."
He pulled away.
And their faces were inches apart.
Zoey was breathing heavily. Logan was suddenly aware that in his attempt to shut her up he had inadvertently pinned her up against the nearest wall.
He could hear her heart beating.
Or was that his?
He couldn't tell.
He lowered his head and took two steps back from her, shrugging, "Besides, Dean offered me a choice; I either am not allowed to graduate…"
Zoey's mouth dropped and she gasped.
"Or I have to forfeit the senior trip."
Zoey cocked an eyebrow, "But…the senior trip is at your beach house…"
"That's what I said…"
"And he still…"
Logan nodded.
"But, how…"
Logan shrugged, "He said you all would just have to find something else to do."
"That's ridiculous!"
Logan smiled, "I agree."
"Well, what are we going to do about it?"
Logan shrugged, "Well, I suppose you all are just going to have to find something else to do for your senior trip…"
Zoey crossed her arms over her chest, "Well, I guess I'm not going on a senior trip then."
Logan laughed, "Come on, Zo…you can't ruin your whole senior trip because of me. I'm sure Lola has some great ideas…" He rolled his eyes, but they quickly shot to her when she started yelling.
"Are you freakin' serious?!" Zoey shrieked. "You ruined your whole senior trip for me! Why am I not allowed to do the same thing for you?!"
Logan put his hand over her mouth again and looked around. Surprisingly, no one was around.
"Zoey, listen to me, I don't care, okay? That's the difference between me and you. I don't care about getting into trouble. My dad is probably wondering why he hasn't gotten a bill in a while anyway." Logan rolled his eyes, "I was fine before this, I'll be fine during it, and I'll be fine after it. You, on the other hand. Where are you going to get the money to replace a window? And what would you do if you weren't allowed to go on your senior trip? I mean, I can always invite all of you down to the beach house just for the heck of it. The Dean can't control that…but you? Where would you go? Listen to me, I can handle this; and you wouldn't have the resources to."
After Logan released his hand, Zoey let out an aggravated sigh, "Okay, I guess you are right. Thank you, Logan."
"Now that's better. Forget about it, Zoey, it's not really that big of a deal to me."
Zoey gave a faint smile, "When did you change into this?" She pointed at him with her index finger and moved it up and down his body.
Logan chuckled, "I guess after I dated Quinn, a lot of things changed."
"Yeah, you changed for the better. You should stay like this."
"Why? You like this version of me better?"
"Doesn't everybody?"
They both laughed.
"Anyway, I'll see you later, Zoey."
After giving her a half-smile, Logan walked away.
He ran a hand through his hair. It was a mixture of frustration and relief. At least he would be punished…although, he wasn't sure the missing his senior trip option was a punishment. As he told Zoey, the Dean must know that he can just invite them down anytime the rest of the summer. It was practically a no-brainer.
The most mentally exhausting thing he would have to do now is go through explaining why he was called to the office with Michael and Chase. The only three people who knew what was going on were Zoey, Lola and him. And they all knew Lola wasn't talking. Guilt probably wasn't even in her vocabulary.
He inwardly laughed. He wasn't sure how many words were in Lola's vocabulary. Smirking, he decided he realized he should be nicer to Lola…but for what? She practically threw him under the bus!
Whatever. He should start figuring out how to explain his situation to Michael and Chase.
It was then that he realized he had opened his dorm door.
"What the hell happened?!" Michael jumped up immediately.
Too late.
"Yeah, dude, what gives?!" Chase jumped up behind him.
Logan sighed, "Look…uh…basically, Dean Rivers wanted to bid me a very well-deserved farewell." He added his traditional smirk to it for special effect too.
Chase and Michael laughed, but quickly their faces turned serious and they both crossed their arms over their chests.
"Cut the bullshit, Logan, and tell us what really happened. Why were you called down to the Dean's office?"
Logan sighed, "Alright, the Dean thinks I pulled a prank that I didn't. Okay?"
"Now that," Chase pointed his index finger at Logan, but looked at Michael, "I believe."
"Me too." Michael agreed, nodding.
"What's he think you did?" Chase asked then.
"Can we just drop this?" Logan asked, exasperated.
"No." Michael said, "What does he think you did?"
"He thinks I saran wrapped a car that looked like his…only it wasn't his and there was a baby inside."
Chase and Michael laughed, for real this time, "Come on, dude! You would never be that stupid!"
"The windows were tinted, and the baby was asleep." Logan said, straight-faced.
They both stopped laughing, "Oh."
Suddenly, and this is what Logan was afraid of, Michael quirked an eyebrow, "You know who did it."
Logan shook his head.
"Yeah, you do. Who did it?" Chase asked.
Logan sighed, "If I didn't tell Dean Rivers, what makes you think I'm going to tell you two?"
"'Cause we're your best friends?" Chase and Michael said in unison.
Logan just shook his head again, "No."
Michael and Chase exchanged and look and suddenly, they were both on their knees, hands folded in front of them, eyes closed, and begging, "Please, please, please, please…" simultaneously.
Logan rolled his eyes, "Oh for the love of…" and stepped over them to put his bag on his bed, and as he went to walk out of the room, they grabbed onto his legs. "Please, please, please…"
"Guys! We're seniors! You're a little too old to be pulling this crap…"
Suddenly, Zoey was in their hallway. He knew because guys were whistling at her as if she were entering the male showers. Logan rolled his eyes.
"Uh…" Zoey pointed down at Logan's legs, with Michael and Chase hanging off of him, and he was almost out the door.
"Yeah, don't ask. What's up?" Logan threw his head back in his usual way.
"Oh, nothing…just, uh…"
Suddenly, Michael and Chase jumped up, "It was her! She's the one you're covering for!" Michael yelled, pointing directly at Zoey.
Okay, so I'll be honest. Obviously this isn't one of the more popular stories, but I was never a Quogan shipper. That whole relationship was bizarre to me, and I just couldn't see it. It was cute, I'll give it that, but it just wasn't what I was rooting for obviously haha. I don't really make update schedules – it usually depends on the popularity of the story; so please, bear with me as this isn't one of my more popular stories; but I'll try to update when I can.
Even if you're not a Zogan shipper, I hope that you can still read and think this is just something funny enough to work, and if I offend you Quogan shippers, I apologize – that wasn't my intent.
See you when the next update rolls in.