AN-Ok so thanks so much for all the reviews and adds, you guys rock. Oh and I'm trying to pick songs for Logan and Veronica…if you have any ideas let me know I would really appreciate it. Anyways here's the new chapter…hope you like…
Oh I forgot and a huge thanks to my English major, you rock as always.
Chapter 9
Veronica reluctantly made her way out to the quad for lunch. She had been dreading this all morning. Betty and Duncan said that they were going to come back to have lunch with her and her new friends. Betty was Veronica's best friend back in Maine and she really did miss her and was really excited to catch up with her, but unfortunately she wouldn't be alone. Duncan. Duncan was here in Neptune and Veronica couldn't figure out why. She hadn't talked to him since the week before she moved, when he broke up with her. A hand grabs Veronica's arm and brings her out of her thoughts. Turning around she smiles when she sees who had stopped her.
"Hey. Are you ok? You looked a little lost or something?" Logan asks her, a hint of concern in his voice.
"Yeah I'm fine, just thinking I guess. You know lunch is going to be interesting." She tells him with a humorless laugh.
"Oh, yeah. Um...who were those guys from this morning? You said friends from back home?" He asks as they make their way over to their table.
"I guess that's what you can call them. I mean Betty was my best friend, but Duncan was... complicated" She finishes lamely as they take seats across from each other.
"Who are Betty and Duncan?" Meg asks looking thoughtfully at Veronica.
"Some friends from back East, they are in town for a surprise visit and are coming to have lunch if that's ok." She says looking at everyone to see their reactions.
"That's awesome. Just as they know not to touch my Vegan pizza." Mac tells Veronica, joking trying to make her friend laugh. Mac could see that something was wrong, but wasn't sure what happened.
"Yeah you don't have to worry about that we brought our own." A voice calls from behind Veronica and Mac. Turning around Veronica's face turned into a small uneasy smile.
"Betty. Hey, come sit down I'll introduce you to everybody." Veronica gets up and gives her friend a hug and then makes room for her at the table.
"Ok. Everybody this is Betty and Duncan. Betty and Duncan, these are my friends." Veronica says, pointing she starts to recites everyone's name. "Mac, Dick, Casey, Luke, Meg, Wallace, and Logan. Wait, where's Lils?" She asks just now realizing that she crazy blonde was absent from the table.
"Here I am no need to worry your pretty little head about me." Lilly sings as she runs over and sits down on Luke's lap. "And I have the best news ever! Java The Hut is having karaoke night, and we are so going."
"Betty, Duncan this is Lilly." Veronica laughs.
"Uh hi!" Lilly reaches out and shakes Duncan's hand.
"And Lil I'm not going, I can't sing." Veronica lies.
'There is no way I'm singing in front of people.'
"Come on Veronica, you know you have a good voice." Betty says rolling her eyes at her friend's shyness.
"I agree with Betty." Logan adds from his place across from them.
"How would you know?" Veronica asks doubtfully.
"Well it could be the fact that your family is music. You have probably been around music your whole life, there's no way that you can be around it and not pick up a thing or two..." Logan trails off not sure if he wants to add his other reason. Deciding to have a little fun he continues. "Besides, you sing pretty well in the shower this morning." He says flirtatiously with a smirk firmly on his face as his eyes lock with Veronica's.
Veronica's eyes widen with surprise, as everyone else whips their heads around interested in this new piece of gossip.
"And how do you know she sings in the shower?" Duncan asks, the first time he has spoken the whole time.
"Because she was in my shower." Logan answers his eyes not leaving Veronica's who has a matching smirk.
"First of all it wasn't your shower and second how do you know someone didn't leave the radio on, or that you're just going crazy?" Veronica counters.
"My house, my shower. And trust me I know it was you. Unless Jack Johnson's voice has changed to sound like a teenage girl, there's no way it was the radio." He replies standing leaning across the table, forgetting that they are not alone.
Veronica, impressed he knows who Jack Johnson is, smiles and asks, "Anyways, what makes you think I like to sing? How do you know that I just don't do it to pass the time?"
Leaning even closer to Veronica, so that their faces are just inches apart he answers,
"Because the way your eye light up any time a song you like is playing, especially Jack Johnson, Mike Doughty, The Perishers, and The Beatles." Logan says his eyes burning into her's.
"Wow, he does know you V." Betty says under her breath with a smile, impressed with this Logan guy.
"And what makes you think I like them?" Veronica asks, giving her friend a little shove and a knowing look.
"Well like I already said you were singing Jack Johnson in the shower, and I saw how you were smiling afterwards. I know you like The Perishers because you were humming along to 'Sway' in the car this morning while we were waiting at the drive-thru." Logan tells her, taking a breath before continuing but is stopped by another voice.
"Wait, drive-thru?" Mac asks eyeing the two teens.
"We got breakfast." Veronica replies simply, before turning back to Logan. "Mike Doughty?"
"You and Mac were talking about him last night." He says shrugging his shoulders
"I could have just been making conversation." She tells him. Veronica smiles shyly thinking that Logan actually cared enough to listen in on her conversation.
"Like I said, your eyes they lit up. Besides even if your eyes hadn't the smile that was on your face could have told anyone you love what you were talking about." Logan replies daring her to challenge her with his eyes. When she stays quit he continues, "And you know why I said The Beatles." he says giving her a sad smile.
"Dear Prudence." They say in unison.
"Wait a minute. You told him about that?" Betty asks with raised eyebrows.
"Yeah." She tells her old friend still staring into Logan's eyes.
"See you love music and you like to sing, so what's the problem?"
Veronica stares at him for a second before saying anything. Smiling ear to ear she finally says, "Fine, you're right. I like to sing." Lowering her voice and leaning in she continues, "But that doesn't mean I don't freak out when I go on stage." She leans back looking up at him through her eyelashes.
"I'll help you." Logan says, ending the discussion.
"Um... guys." Lilly says trying to break the two out of their trance. "I don't know what's going on, so are we going or what?"
Veronica and Logan jump apart when they realize what just happened. "Yeah sure, that's-that's fine." Veronica replies sitting back down, receiving questioning glances from her girlfriends.
"Yeah sure whatever." Logan mumbles looking down at his pizza.
"Ok." Lilly says looking between the two.
"Hey, do you guys mind if Weevs and Felix come? I kinda owe them a night out." Veronica asks the group timidly.
"Yeah sure, the more the merrier and all that. Ok so all the girls are getting ready at Logan's house. And the boys, you will go over to Luke's. Right, honey?" Lilly asks Luke with a pout.
"Yeah, sure."
"Oh and Duncan and Betty, you guys have to come too! We would love to find out more about ever surprising Veronica Mars." Lilly tells the two.
"Yeah, sounds fun."
"Are you sure? We could do something else…" Veronica tells her friend.
"Well, we're here for a couple days and I would love to get to know some of your new friends, V." Betty replies.
'This should be fun.'
LoVeMaDiLoVe
After school Veronica heads out to the parking lot, where everyone agreed to meet. She heads out the doors that lead into the quad, and is met with an angry looking Duncan.
"Hey Duncan, what's up?" Veronica asks still walking towards the parking lot.
"What's up with you and that guy?" He asks angrily.
"Umm…you're going to have to be more specific. There are a lot of guys in California." Veronica replies agitated.
"You know I mean that guy that you were all over at lunch, the one you apparently spent the night with." Duncan yells at her.
Logan, who sees the two, walks over to make sure everything is ok. "Hey Ronnie. Everything alright? You two better hurry or you know Lilly will leave you." He says trying to lighten the mood.
"This is none of your business, this is between me and Veronica. So please leave." Duncan turns his anger on Logan.
"I don't care. You need to stop yelling at her right now. If you're mad at me or something about me, then you need to come to me. She doesn't need this." Logan says through clenched jaws, stepping in between Veronica and Duncan.
"Logan." Veronica says quietly putting her hand on his arm, getting his attention. "Hey, I'm ok. Why don't you go over and tell them I'll be over there in a minute." She tells them with a reassuring smile.
"Are you sure? Because I really don't mind-"
"I'm fine, besides like you said if one of us doesn't head over there Lilly will leave us." She stops him, begging him with her eyes to give her a minute.
Logan looked down into her bright blue eyes and his resistance is blown. "Ok. But I'll be right over there, and if you aren't over there in five minutes I'm coming back over here."
"Ok. I'll be right there." She assures him again, before he heads over to their group. Veronica watches him walk away smiling after him.
"So what, are you with him or something?" Duncan asks, breaking Veronica from her thoughts.
"That is none of your business. You broke up with me, for no reason. Yeah I agreed it was a good idea to break up with me leaving, but at least I had a reason. Now you come here, to my new home, and start acting like you have a right to be in my life. That's not going to happen. Now, either you are going to respect me and my friends or you're going to go back to Maine." And with that she walks away.
Veronica walks over to the parking lot where her friends were waiting. "Hey are you guys ready to go?" She asks trying to shake off her anger with Duncan.
"Yeah, let's go." Lilly says in a whiney voice.
All the girls start to get into Lilly's car, when Logan taps Veronica on the back.
"Are you ok?" Logan asks with concern in his voice.
Veronica smile up at him. "Yeah I'm fine. Thanks." She turns to get into the car when she stops and turns back to face him. Veronica looks up at him and leans up and goes to kiss him and the cheek, but he turns back towards her so she misses and ends up kissing him right on the lips. Once she realizes what she did she steps back, and looks at him scared of what just happened. Logan just stands there not sure what to do, so Veronica just jumps into the front seat and slams the door shut.
"So, what was that about?" Mac asks pointing over to where Logan had still not moved.
"I have no idea." Veronica replies shaking her head and looking at Logan. Out of the corner of her eye she sees Duncan walking out into the parking lot still fuming at Logan.
'Well tonight should be interesting.'
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