Chapter 14: Confusion
Veronica drove towards Logan's actual house, Logan in tow.
"Veronica, I really don't think it's a good idea to go over here…" Logan started to argue, but Veronica waved her hand in an effort to shut him up.
"We're going Logan. Your parents are at that Gala dinner, and won't be back for hours. We're going." Veronica kept her eyes on the road, her voice telling Logan there was no room for protest.
"But why? Didn't Lilly and your Dad tell you not to?" Logan tried again. Veronica sighed.
"My dad said not to unless you or Duncan or Weevil was with me. You are with me, so that excuse is a no go. And this is for Lilly's own good." Veronica reminded him, and Logan turned to face this window, finally having accepted that there was no fighting Veronica on this one.
She pulled into the driveway, and parked. They both climbed out of the car, and headed towards the front door. It was, unsurprisingly, locked. Logan suddenly began to grin, and Veronica frowned at him.
"Ronnie, I don't have a key. Looks like this is a no go." Logan gloated, and Veronica smirked back at him. She walked around to the side of the house, and Logan heard a loud creak. He followed her, and saw her opening the pool gate.
"That's great, Veronica, now we can either go swimming or go in the pool house." Logan snapped, angry at her persistence. He wished she would let it go, but then again, she wouldn't be his Veronica if she gave up easily.
"You think your parents are planning the murder of an unborn child in the guest room? Please. The pool house will have everything we need and want." Veronica explained, and Logan sighed, following her to the pool house.
She opened the door with ease, and took in the room in front of her. It had a bed and a dresser, which opened up to reveal a television screen.
"You really need a bed in here?" Veronica asked sarcastically. Logan laughed.
"You think Aaron was bringing his conquests into the master bedroom? Please." Logan parroted Veronica from earlier. Veronica shot him a look before heading over to the bed.
"Planning on get busy?" Logan asked, when Veronica lay down on top of the bed. She smirked at him, and he laughed.
"Look…what the hell is that wire connected to?" Veronica wondered aloud, and she stood up on top of the bed to grab it. She pulled it, and followed the black line all the way back to the television screen.
"It looks like whatever it is, it's down in that drawer." Logan pointed out, and Veronica gave him a look that told him she'd figured that out, thanks. She pulled open the drawer, revealing something that connected to the television. She turned it on, and realized it was a security system, with a camera that connected to the bed, as the scene before her showed up on the television screen.
"Looks like Aaron aspired to break into the pornography business." Veronica commented when she played the first tape in the drawer. Logan came to stand behind her, watching the scene before him.
"Is that…?" Veronica nodded her head before he could finish. The girl rolling around with Aaron on the bed was clearly Lilly.
"It seems we've just found plenty of proof to take to the press when we feel like it." Veronica mentioned, and Logan nodded, still mesmerized by the image on the screen. It was disturbing, and yet hypnotizing, like watching the car smash into the pole. You knew it was wrong, and sad, but you couldn't stop.
"Hey…wait. What's this one?" Veronica asked, and Logan snapped out of his stupor to pay attention to what was on the screen. His mother was sitting at the table by the bedroom, writing something down. She seemed to be crying, and she suddenly looked up.
"Please…don't make me do this. She's an innocent girl. There's no reason…" Lynn Echolls stopped talking, as a hand covered by a black glove slapped her across the face.
"Just keep writing." The voice commanded. The voice had clearly been tampered with, so as to keep it from being recognizable. On screen, Lynn finished, and folded the note. Veronica listened as the stranger read the note aloud, and she immediately recognized it as the threat letter left in Lilly's hospital room.
"Now the other one." The voice instructed, and Lynn began to write again, tears streaming down her face. She wrote quickly, and handed the second note over to whoever was controlling her. The voice read aloud the other note. Logan and Veronica looked to each other as they heard the threats written to Eli.
"We never…" Logan started, but Veronica shushed him.
"Don't tell anyone about this. You know nothing. As far as your concerned, Lilly Kane is pregnant with the child of Eli Navarro. Don't forget that Lynn. Or you may find the Lilly/Aaron sex tapes make it to the media and your husband will land in jail." Veronica heard footsteps on the tape as someone walked away from the room. Suddenly, Lynn stood, and shouted to the stranger.
"You don't have to do this! Everything would've worked out! Nothing would've happened…" Lynn was about to shout out the name of the person when the tape ran out.
"No, no, no!" Veronica yelled, searching desperately for the next tape in the mix, but someone had taken it out of the drawer.
"Someone stole that second tape! The tape with the name we need on it!" Veronica cried out in frustration. Logan grabbed her shoulder and pulled her into a close embrace.
"How are we supposed to figure it out now, Logan? Lilly's in trouble, and someone stole that tape!" Veronica wailed, as she finally broke down. She'd been fighting so hard to be strong throughout this whole incident, but Veronica should've known she couldn't keep up the charade forever.
"It'll be okay, Veronica. We'll figure it out. You're the super sleuth, remember? Velma on Scooby Doo, but way hotter!" Logan comforted. Veronica managed to laugh, even though Logan's words offered her little comfort. She knew he was trying his best, and that was what counted.
"What was with that Eli note? Lilly and Weevil didn't say anything about that. And I'm sure Weevil would've been even more pissed off about that." Logan tried to change the subject, to take Veronica's mind off of her frustration at what was going on.
"Maybe they never saw it. It's possible it fell on the floor, and someone picked it up and threw it away, thinking it was garbage." Veronica supposed this was the only logical possibility. It seemed unlikely the person behind this would've grown a conscience and decided not to threaten Weevil along with Lilly.
"Don't worry about it, Mars. Whoever this is, they're going down. My mom knows. We'll get her to tell us. Don't worry." Logan rubbed her back, trying to seem brave, although in reality, he was terrified by the fact that his mother was involved with this person, this person who was willing to kill a child in order to protect whatever they were trying to protect.
