AN- Ok I want to apologize about it taking so long to add this chapter. I kinda feel down some stairs this weekend and bruised my tailbone…so yeah I've been laying down not doing much of anything. Anyways as always I like to thank all of y'all for reviewing and adding the story. That means the world to me, and makes me want to keep on writing. Oh and a thanks to my English major , you rock.
Chapter 5
Veronica spent most of the weekend doing homework, reading, spending time with Weevs and Felix- anything that would keep her from thinking about happened with her parents and the conversation she had Friday with Logan. She didn't regret telling him what had happen or letting him in, and that scared her. She has always held her emotions and feelings bottled up, even more so after the incident. But talking to Logan it just came out and Veronica felt safe sharing it with him, telling him everything; she trusted him. And that scared her.
"So Veronica, are you ready to finally share what happened to you Friday night, or how you got to my house the next morning?" Mac asks as V closes her locker.
Veronica hadn't shared anything that had happened, not about her parents, not about Logan, and defiantly not about what they had talked about. "Not yet, but if I change my mind you will definitely be the first to know." She tells Mac with a smile.
The two girls had just begun to walk to class when somebody steps out in front of them, blocking their path. "You, you're the bitch that was with my boyfriend." A girl yells at Veronica.
"Um, who are you and what the hell are you talking about?" Veronica asks confused by the girl's tirade.
"Don't play dumb with me I know you slept with him, just admit it."
"Ok, I'll bite, who exactly did I sleep with and when? Because if I can sleep with someone and not remember, it must not be that good." Veronica replies with a smirk.
"You bitch, you might be new but trust me I will ruin you. I know you were with John Friday night, just admit it or so help me-"
"Shelly, you don't want to finish that. Trust me. Just walk away." A voice comes from behind Veronica. Turning to see who it is, Veronica sees none other than Logan Echolls.
"This doesn't concern you Logan. She slept with-" Shelly began but was once again cut off by Logan.
"No one. Johnny- boy here didn't sleep with Veronica. But he did get awfully cozy with someone. Isn't that right..." Logan says looking around Shelley to one of the girls behind her that had gathered to gang up on Veronica, "Carrie? I saw you and him heading into the guest room at Luke's at the party. Let me guess… when Shelly heard that John cheated you saw no problem with trying to frame the new girl because no one would stick up for her. Well turns out you're wrong." Turning back to address Shelly, "Leave now, don't bother Veronica again, and if I ever hear of any of you messing with her or so much as look at her the wrong way, I will make your lives hell." When none of them moves an inch, "Go! Now!!"
All the girls leave throwing one final glare to the new girl that seemed to have befriended the most powerful guy in the school.
"What the hell was that?" Veronica asks glaring at Logan.
"That was me helping, which you're welcomed for by the way."
"I didn't need your help, I'm a big girl. I can handle myself."
"Fine, whatever." He says angrily, leaving the girls.
"Veronica listen. You don't know Logan that was his version of a peace offering. He doesn't stand up for just anybody. And he just didn't stand up for you, he full on defended you and used all his popularity at this school, which he doesn't like to do. I totally get that you don't like playing the damsel, but he's trying. Just give him a chance." Mac says a little disappointed in her new friend's reaction.
'Great Veronica, so much for that second chance.' Veronica sighs. "Yeah, sorry, I'm gonna go find him." Veronica tells her and runs off in the direction where she saw Logan leave.
As she reaches the doors that head outside she sees Logan sitting at one of the tables in the quad. Walking over, she sits down across from him. "Just listen ok. Don't interrupt, don't say anything, just listen."
Looking at him for an answer, he just nods his head and mimes zipping his lips and throwing away the key.
"I'm sorry. I'm sorry for the bitch fit that I just threw. I wanted to say thank you for standing up for me. It's just I hate when I have to play the damsel in distress. And especially since you know... what you know. Like I said Friday, I don't need or want your pity. I hate it and it's unnecessary. Although I don't need your pity, I wouldn't say no to your friendship. Trust me it will take awhile for us to be all buddy buddy, but an occasional friendly conversation I can do." Veronica finishes proud of herself.
"Can I say something now or is there more?"
"No, that was it."
"Ok first of all, that had nothing to do with what you told me. I don't pity you because I agree, nothing will change because of it. And as far as the "friends" thing goes, I'll take it." Logan says getting up. "But if we are going to try to be friends you need to learn to be nicer. I mean a hot guy comes to your rescue and you bash him? That hurts." Logan says with a smirk.
"There was a hot guy back there? Why didn't anyone tell me?" She asks with a smirk. "Yeah, I bet your ego took one hell of a blow. But I think somehow you'll be able to manage." Veronica tells him with a good natured eye roll and a smile.
'Maybe being friends will work."
LoVeMaDiLoVe
"So I hear you and Echolls are, what, friends now?" Weevil asks as him and Veronica make their way into their house after school.
"And where would you have heard that?" Veronica replies dropping down on the couch in the living room.
"Let's just say a little birdie told me."
"Aah. Yes, let me guess. Does that little bird happen to be named Felix?"
"You know I can't reveal my sources. That would be unethical." He says with a laugh. "But seriously V, is it true?" Weevil asks as the door bell rings.
"Yeah, it is. And please no big-brother warning about him." Veronica tells him getting up to answer the door.
She makes her way to the door, and when she opens it she freezes. His back is to her, but she knows who it is. He looks down as he turns around.
"Hey, does a Rosalina Castillo live here? They delivered her mail- "He finally looks up at her. "Wh-what are you doing here?"
Frozen Veronica just stares at Logan's confused face. 'Well so much for keeping it a secret.'
"Veronica, Veronica, Veronica." Noelia yells running and clinging to Veronica's leg. "Veronica tell Chris to stop making fun of me." The little girl tells her with a sad face.
"Le Le you know that he only picks on you because you're smarter than he is." Veronica says to the little girl, earning herself a shy smile.
Finally turning and addressing Logan, she picks up Noelia. "I'm sorry, would you like to come in?"
Logan nods his yes, as he steps over the threshold. "So…"He says looking at Noelia raising an eyebrow.
"Oh, yeah sorry. This little one is Noelia. Noelia this is my friend Logan." She tells the little girl tickling her sides. "Do you want to say hi?"
"No." The little girl just shakes her head.
"I can see you've told her about me." Logan says smirking.
"Haha, you're too funny." She replies with a glare but can't help smiling. "Come on." She leads them back to the living room.
"Yo! V, who was at the door?" Weevil asks when he hears her coming back down the hallway.
"Weevs we have company." Veronica tells him as they enter the room. Turning to Logan she motions towards the couch, "Would you like to have a seat?"
"Sure." He says looking uneasy.
"Come on Le Le let' go find mama." Weevil says taking the girl from Veronica and walking out of the room, but gives Veronica a "what the hell is he doing here" look before he leaves.
They sit in silence for a few seconds that feels like hours. Finally Veronica turns to Logan and says, "Go ahead, and ask me you know you want to."
"How did you? What is? Who are you?" Logan stumbles over what to say.
"I'm Veronica." She replies slowly, not sure of what to say.
"No shit. I mean how do you live here?" Logan asks pointing to her and then to the ground.
"My parents bought it." She tells him nonchalantly.
"Ok. Who exactly are your parents?"
"Lianne and Keith Mars."
"No, you know what I mean."
"Fine, have you ever heard of K and B records?" She concedes.
"Yeah, everyone has. My sister tried to get them to sign her, but they turned her down." Logan says with a smile.
"Well the K in K and B, it kinda stands for Keith. The B is for Bradley. It's my dad's company. He and my uncle, Weevil's dad, started it right after they got out of college.
"Wait you're telling me that you're parents own a recording company?"
"Actually they own that and some radio stations across the country." She tells him with a shrug of her shoulders.
"So you're like rich?"
"Ye-Yeah." Veronica replies hesitantly.
Looking up, Logan locks eyes with Veronica and smiles. "Ok."
A small smile plays at her lips. "Ok."
'Well I wasn't expecting that.'
LoVeMaDiLoVe
Veronica and Logan spent the rest of the night hanging out in the living room watching TV. and playing video games, and getting to know each other. When he finally left about three hours later, Veronica had a smile on her face that seemed unwilling to fade. Walking back into the kitchen she sees Rosa, Noelia, and Chris.
"Hey sweetie, how was the rest of your day? Was that a friend that you had over?" Rosa asks with a knowing smile. She had witnessed some of the exchange between the two teens.
"Yes he is a friend. I know what you're thinking, but he is just a friend, and apparently our neighbor that got some of our mail on accident, and that is all he is going to be." Veronica replies.
"Whatever you say." Weevil says coming into the kitchen.
"Veronica's got a boyfriend. Veronica's got a boyfriend." Chris starts to sing in a mocking tone.
"Chris you better watch it or I might have to tell Julie that you have a crush on her." Veronica says with a smile.
"Eww. Girls are gross." The boy replies with a disgusted face and runs down the hall.
"Anyways, so what is up with you and Echolls, V?" Weevil asks leading her away from the rest of the family.
"Nothing! We are just friends, and I swear if you try and warn me again I will kick your ass." She tells him getting frustrated by his over protectiveness.
"That's not what I was talking about Veronica. Look, you know I don't like him, but I know more about him than you think. You remember my abuela used to work for a few families around here, well his was one of them. And one day she walked into Logan's room and saw him on the bed with cuts-"
"On his back. Yeah, I know. He told me about his dad." Veronica says with a morose look on her face. "But you can't tell anyone Weevil. I promised him that I wouldn't say anything." She finishes in a rush. When he doesn't reply, she chides him, "Eli Bradley Navarro, you promise me right now that you will not say a word to anybody."
"Ok, ok, I promise. But V are you sure you should be friends with him? I mean if his dad's like that, don't you think that he might turn out li-"
"No. Weevil look I know you are trying to keep me safe and I love you for that, but do you honestly think that I would ever let anyone hurt me? Besides after what he did for me today, and after Friday night, I don't believe that he is anything like his father."
"Wait Friday night?! What the hell happened? Did someone try something? 'Cause me and-" Weevil says, his anger rising thinking about what someone might have done to her.
"No Weevil. He was just there when I needed someone that didn't know me or my parents. I needed someone to yell at and go off on about everything, and he listened. He was just there when I needed someone." Veronica says with small sigh.
"If you're sure, I'll let it go, but if he does anything..."
"I will let you know." She tells him giving him a hug. "Oh, and you can tell Felix that I will give him a ride to school tomorrow." Veronica calls over her shoulder with a smirk as she walks away.
'Let just hope that you're not wrong, Veronica.'
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