A/N: Here is the continuation that I'm sure everyone has been dying to read. I hope it lives up to your expectations. I'm feeling maybe 1-2 more chapters, my goal was 20, so that would put it right on the nose. So, read, enjoy, come back tomorrow for some more.

So, I read all of your reviews and I'm sorry for the mass confusion. I hope this really clears it up for all of you, since it kind of has a bit of background into Logan's thought processes. It will be even clearer after the next chapter but if you really want to know what happens in a nutshell SPOILER ALERT SPOILER ALERT Stop reading now if you don't want to know and continue to the line where the chapter begins. Okay. Everyone gone? So, basically, at the end of 16, Logan decides that he really wants this. He wants to be all in. Except, in kind of classic Logan style, where he has a lot of money and flash, he wants to make a big production out of it. Go big or go home. So, he's kind of out of his head for a few days trying to work out all of the details, since he has less help planning this than her party, and he wants to make it a surprise. He asks Parker for help, trying to distract Veronica, hence the girls night and when Veronica brings up that she noticed Logan has been acting funny, Parker just says the first excuse that comes into her head. Already upset with the fact that Logan just kind of disappeared after a really awesome night together, Veronica believes what Parker says to be truth. All of this comes out in this chapter and the first half of the next one. I'm sorry to all of you who were confused. I think it might have been the whole chapter break thing and lack of insight into Logan's head that threw the flow off and that is completely my fault and I'm sorry.

Chapter 18: Un-Tell Her

Because of the weekend, it was a few days before Logan actually saw Veronica again. They hadn't made plans, and as he predicted, she wasn't taking his calls. He knew if he asked her about it, he would get one of about four generic responses: I was working, I was studying, I was with my dad or, and this was his favorite, I was busy.

He didn't see her on Monday either; she had conveniently skipped lunch in the cafeteria and left right when her class finished. Logan thought of stopping by Mars Investigations, where he was sure she went, but thought he would give her another day to cool down. If she was still avoiding him in class on Tuesday, he would make her talk to him.

Veronica fought with herself at work that afternoon. While she so badly wanted to trust Logan and not see what he was up to, the temptation to do a little digging on the past few weeks was overwhelming. She could look at credit card records to see if there was anyone else. However, before she got the chance, a woman came in requesting the standard "cheating husband" package, and she needed to do actual work.

Tuesday morning found her especially exhausted after an exceptionally long surveillance session the night before. Why did people have to wait until two in the morning to have their affairs? Why couldn't they just be considerate and have them at eleven so she could get to bed at a decent hour? Seriously.

With coffee in one hand and her books in the other, Veronica made it to class on time, taking her usual seat next to Logan. She remained silent as she placed her books on the desk and her bag next to her chair. She didn't even bother to remove the sunglasses that hid her tired eyes. Throughout the rest of class, she remained silent, distant, and focused. Those were probably the best notes she had taken all semester.

At the end of class, he pulled her aside until the room was empty, needing to talk to her. "Parker told me," she started for him, "I know, and let me save you the trouble. I can't keep avoiding you, so I'm just going to go ahead and say it: It's over. We had a good run, but I guess it's time to face the music, we just weren't meant to be. Have a nice life, Logan." With that, she shook herself from his grip and left him in the room alone.

Veronica went to find comfort in her best friend, Wallace. He would be a great distraction, since he never wanted to get in the middle of relationship drama. Hesitantly she knocked on the door to his room, knowing that just as easily Piz could be behind the door.

"Hey Veronica, Wallace isn't here..." Piz said, almost uncertain that Veronica was standing in front of him.

With a sigh, Veronica entered the room anyway, deciding that she needed set Piz straight eventually, might as well be now while she was still full of nerve, "We should talk, anyway," she said, taking a seat on Wallace's bed. He wouldn't mind. "Piz, I think I need to clear the air, here. I didn't break up with you to initiate some kind of game to try to get you to chase me. I'm not sure where exactly you got that idea, but it's not true. We just weren't right for each other." After all, it would come out eventually what happened between her and Logan in the lecture hall a few moments ago, and she didn't want Piz to think that was a green light for him.

She paused to gather her thoughts, "You think that I am this super-human being that comes in and saves the day, making everything right for the little guy, but I'm not. Piz, I'm human, and I can get hurt. What I need is someone to tell me that some of my ideas are crazy and either try to stop me or know the dangers and go with me anyway. You were never that person. You said it yourself, you're a lover, not a fighter." Veronica took another breath and laced her fingers together in her lap, "I need you to stop chasing me. Logan or not, you and I are not meant to be. I'm sorry."

She thought about Logan and his reservations about every dangerous situation she had ever put herself in. He wouldn't let her do it sitting down. That's exactly what she needed to keep her safe. Piz was never going to be that guy. Sure, he could be fun to hang out with, but she knew he would never be enough and he needed to understand that. Plus, her heart wasn't into it; wasn't into him.

Veronica got up to leave, having spoken her peace. She wasn't ready to repair their friendship, but she did need him to understand that it was never going to be him, regardless of her status with Logan. The bottom line was he was never going to be what she needed or wanted. "Wait," he called after her. "I didn't mean to hurt you. I was at the mall, trying to find a birthday present for you and I went up to this girl to ask for her opinion, and we started talking. She knew you, I thought she was a friend we overlooked, so I invited her to the party as my date. She really is a nice girl."

She shook her head, "Maybe to you, but there are some things that Madison has done to me that I am not ready to forgive her for doing." Maybe one day in the far off distant future, but not today.

"What, like sleep with Logan while you weren't even together?" Piz scoffed. He didn't understand what someone could do that was so bad. If that was the worst of it, then maybe Veronica was overreacting a little bit.

Veronica moved closer to the door, assuming Wallace had told him about that, "That is none of your business. I've spoken my peace and now I'm going to leave. I'm just going to need time for this, Piz." With that, she was out the door and heading back to her car. Perhaps that was progress? At least she knew where Piz had run into Madison, so it was a start. Still, the quip at the end was definitely meant to hurt her. By the time she reached the quad, she was already shaking the thoughts of Madison out of her head, replacing them with a replay of what went down in the classroom.

Meanwhile, Logan wanted to kill Parker and her big mouth. Well, not literally. How could she screw this up for him? Logan marched off to find her. He was going to make her fix this.

Logan finally caught up to her on the quad as she walked to her next class, "Veronica ended things with me. I hope you're happy," he said and grabbed her arm to turn her around.

"I'm sorry. It was the only thing I could think of. I didn't even think that she would buy that," Parker insisted, "I need to get to class."

He shook his head, "Not until you fix this. Go and un-tell her that I was breaking up with her. Tell her you made a mistake. I don't care. She won't talk to me. She won't let me explain. I asked you guys to do one simple thing." His arms were waving now and he was struggling to control his voice.

Logan had asked Parker, Mac and Wallace for a little help in planning the perfect date for Veronica to officially make her his girlfriend. Of course, it had to remain a secret. He didn't want Veronica Mars, P.I., to figure out what was going down. Their job was simple: allow him to bounce ideas off of them and throw her off the trail if she became suspicious.

What Parker had done, however, was throw Veronica so far off the trail; she was lost in the woods. How was Logan going to get Veronica to go out on a date with him now if she thought he wanted to end things, for good?

"I said I was sorry," Parker defended, looking at her watch. She really needed to get to class. "I'll try talking to her later. Maybe she'll buy that I misunderstood you or something. I really need to get going."

Logan grabbed her elbow to keep her from walking away, "I'm sorry. It's just… there's a lot riding on this. If I mess it up now, I lose her forever and I can't do that. I just can't."

Parker felt bad for the guy, she really did, and wrapped him in a hug. Unfortunately, from across the quad, where Veronica stood, frozen on her way to get her jacket from her car, the innocent hug looked like a little more than an innocent hug. The nerve of him, she literally just ended things no more than fifteen minutes ago and he was already in Parker's arms.

Hurt and a little betrayed, Veronica continued her trek to her car. However, instead of needing her jacket for the predicted cold weather inside her next classroom, she instead drove off, deciding to skip her final class of the day. She just needed some time alone to think.

Hours later, after classes, Parker paced in her dorm before finally calling Logan, "I can't find her," she said when he answered. "Her phone is off; I haven't seen her on campus all day. I tried going by her apartment, her work, she wasn't at either. I'm sorry, Logan," Parker felt bad. She was supposed to make things right and yet, Veronica had disappeared.

"She wasn't in our afternoon class either," Logan confessed, suddenly getting worried, "thanks anyway. I'll just have to go and find her. I know a couple of places that she likes to go."

Logan ended the call with Parker before cursing. It didn't make sense for Veronica to just leave like that. Running after a confrontation? It didn't add up. He grabbed his keys and headed out to his car to go look for her.

He tried the places Parker had already mentioned, again, just to be sure himself. He tried the Camelot, thinking she might have surveillance that evening, but no such luck. He tried Dog Beach, knowing she probably wasn't going to choose the strip of beach near his own house, but no such luck. Then he thought of one last place to look: Lilly's grave.

Sure enough, when he arrived to the cemetery, he saw a lone blond figure sitting on a bench before he spotted her car in the parking lot. Logan walked slowly over to her, not wanting to frighten her with his sudden presence or disrupt her time with Lilly. Putting his hands in his pockets, he moved closer and could faintly hear what she was saying.

A/N: So, I must admit that I rewrote this ending about fifteen times, trying out several different places, knowing Lilly's grave is a cliche, but nothing else felt right. I really try to avoid most cliches, but some of them are cliches for a reason, they just work. All the reviews?