CHAPTER 4
"That's enough questions for now Veronica" Deputy Leo said gently, putting his hand on her arm. Veronica flinched away from the contact. "Your dad is waiting just outside. Okay?" Veronica didn't answer.
Leo stopped himself from touching her again. That wasn't what she needed right now. She needed her dad. He left the room to go get Keith.
"It's not okay" Veronica whispered after he had gone. She stated to shake. "It will never be okay"
"What did you do to him?" Logan asked quietly.
"They had already gotten to him" Weevil answered.
They were standing a few feet away from the Mars' front door. Weevil had gotten there seconds after Logan had. They hadn't said anything to each other for a minute until Logan broke the silence.
He covered his face with his hands now, at Weevil's answer. His best friend was alive, and he was pissed. He knew that Weevil hadn't been right in trying to kill Duncan, but still, it stung. He rubbed his face once, roughly, and took his hands away. He took a deep breath and thought of Veronica.
"Too bad" he said, walking forward to press the doorbell. Weevil followed, smoothing his leather jacket.
Veronica could here the doorbell ring. She didn't move from where she lay on her bed.
"Veronica?" her dad called a minute later. "It's for you hon" he said from her door.
She sighed and rolled over, getting to her feet. She didn't bother asking who it was. It didn't matter.
Logan and Weevil sat on the couch waiting for her. Keith had shown them in without comment when he had answered the door. He had told them to wait and had left the room.
They both looked up when Veronica walked in.
She looked broken. That was all Logan could think when he saw her.
I'll protect her. Was what Weevil thought.
I love him for being here. Veronica thought to herself when she saw them.
Tears started falling down her cheeks softly and she hardly noticed them.
Logan hesitated when Weevil didn't.
The young bald man took Veronica into his arms and she held onto him for dear life. He ran his hand down her hair softly and murmured soothing words into her ear in Spanish. She completely broke down then, sobbing into his neck.
No one but them would ever know what he had said to her.
"It's okay now love. I'm here. He won't ever hurt you again. I promise. I won't let anyone hurt you like that again.