Set in the episode Hot Dogs after Veronica and Logan see his dad beating up Trina's boyfriend. What happened on the way to Veronica's.

Note: I had already had the end of this story planned out and this was not supposed to be apart of it, but it popped into my head so I decided to include it. Hope you like it.

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"You okay?"

At the sound of Logan's voice Veronica pulled her thoughts away from the memory of Lilly showing her the spy pen she got in the back seat of Logan's SUV, and looked at him with a small smile.

"Hmm, mm."

"Okay." Logan said satisfied and started the car.

They pulled out of the driveway of the Echoll's mansion and turned down the street to go to the less desirable neighbourhood where Veronica dwelled.

"So, listen I was wondering if you could help me out with something." Logan ventured as they cruised along.

"I can try." Veronica offered. "What is it?"

"Well you remember that day we found out Trina was the one using my mom's credit card?"

Veronica tilted her head to the side, scrunching her face up in mock contemplation. "Hmm, I think so." She drawled. "What about it?"

"Yeah well after I finished bawling like a baby on your shoulder, I went out and got a little wasted."

Uh-oh. Veronica had a pretty good idea as to where this was leading, but in case she was wrong she'd just keep going along.

"Huh-uh?"

"And, well after that everything is kind of a blur." He went on. "I have this very vague vision of having made an ass of myself at the 'Total eclipse of the heart' dance." He looked to Veronica for confirmation.

"You made an appearance, yes."

"Yeah, I thought so." Logan chuckled at himself. "But afterwards, well... There sort of nothing there. I woke up the next day on my couch, with my car safely in the driveway. Now I know there was no way I could have gotten it there in my state. And then I have this fuzzy image of you in a Madonna outfit?"

"Yeah I drove you home, that's what happened."

"Then what?"

"What do you mean? I drove you home and helped you inside."

"Then had your way with me?" He filled in with a smirk.

Veronica smiled back. "Oh yeah, in your drunken drooling state you were just too hard to resist."

"No doubt." replied Logan. "But, come on Ronnie, help me out here." he urged. "Something did happen didn't it?"

Veronica took a breath, 'Oh well, it's not like we haven't kissed since and we'll probably do a lot more of it in the future (hopefully) So, what the hell.'

"Okay, fine." She blurted. "You may have had a moment of sweetness that led to me giving you a little kiss, satisfied."

Logan laughed. "Yeah, I know. I finally remembered after a few days and then it all came back clearly after the kiss at the Camelot. I just wanted to here you say it."

"You bastard." Veronica chided him for making her squirm, but not with any real venom.

Logan put a hand on his chest with a mock innocent look and said. "Me?"

Veronica couldn't help her smile though she tried and shook her head and looked out the window to hide it from him.

"The kiss isn't the only thing I remembered about that night." Logan ventured his voice taking a more serious tone that pulled Veronica's eyes back to him. They were stopped at a light so Logan could give her his full attention.

"So, how did things work out with your mom?"

There was a pain in her chest at the memory of finding her mother in that bar. "It wasn't the ideal reunion I had in mind." She told him honestly. "But I have reason to hope it'll get better."

Logan squeezed her hand briefly. "I hope so too."

The light turned green and they rolled forward.

A couple of beats past while the solemn air cleared and Logan turned to a more playful topic.

"So, have you ever thought about that day I gave you a ride and we went swimming at my house?"

Veronica dipped her head to hide and involuntary blush. "It might of crossed my mind."

Logan smiled. "Man, I wanted to kill Dick for showing up."

"I might of had one or two thoughts about his early demise myself." Veronica admitted.

"Yeah?"

She nodded.

"But ultimately I think his interrupting was a blessing." She added. "I think that if something would have happened then it would have made an even bigger mess of everything. It just wasn't the right time, now's better."

Logan cocked a grin. "You sound like those cheesy romance novels my mom use to read."

Sadness flashed in Logan's eyes after mentioning his mother. Veronica reached out and took his hand. He was still in a lot of pain, but the fact that he could talk about his mother in the past tense without completely breaking down was a good sign that he was beginning to heal.

He squeezed gratefully and threw her a small plaintive smile.

"So," Logan ventured after a pause, clearing his throat. "Do you wanna maybe order a pizza or something. I know this secluded spot at the beach we could go, no one would see us and discover our secret."

"That's a tempting offer, Logan." She said honestly. "But I'm gonna have to take a raincheck on it. I have some dognappers I have to rough up."

Logan gave her a raised eyebrow in question, but shook his head with a grin and just accepted the excuse.

"Okay then, some other time."

"Definitely." She confirmed as Logan pulled up in front Veronica's apartment building. Veronica leaned over and pulled Logan by the collar into a kiss. "I want you to report to my office first thing in the morning young man."

Logan's brow's rose bemused.

"There will be an out of order sign hung up on the girls bathroom." She explained. "Sneak in when no one's looking, I'll be waiting. Until then..." She kissed him one more time then hopped out of the car.

"See you tomorrow."

Logan watched smiling as the petite blond practically skipped through the gate. He waited until she went up the stairs then disappeared inside her door. Then he happily drove away.