Here's the next chapter. It's supposed to be the day that Michael's class goes Mystic Mountain, you know the whole reason Rollercoaster happened. There was a saddening lack of Quogan interaction in that episode, so I wrote this!
Logan skips class the day Quinn, Zoey, Michael, and James go to Mystic Mountain. He trails behind them in his car, making sure to stay far enough behind the van that no one will notice him. He wants to surprise Quinn. The class is only supposed to be there a short while, just long enough to ride the roller coaster (apparently Mr. Beringer had Coco's cousin get them into the park shortly before it opens) so Logan figures it will be relatively easy for him to snag Quinn away from the group.
He also figures Quinn will love a nice date at Mystic Mountain.
He finds them as the last of the group is getting off the roller coaster. The park has only been open for about an hour so they aren't many people, which makes it easier to spot them. (fortunately, there are enough people to allow him to blend in with the crowd.)
They're all so busy congratulating Michael for being able to ride the roller coaster that he's almost positive he could walk right up to them and they wouldn't realize he was there. But since he doesn't want his cover to be blown, instead he just sends her a text message, telling her to go get some nachos (they both hate nachos, so he knows she'll understand what he's really saying).
A few minutes later she meets up with him at the concession stand (well away from where her class was headed, towards the entrance) and is pleasantly surprised when he greets her with a kiss. (sometimes all the secrecy is fun, mostly it's just annoying).
"Hey baby." She grins at him. "What are you doing here?
"Well, you know how you're super smart?" She raises an eyebrow (she so totally knows where this is going) and nods. "Well I thought maybe you could skip class today and we could spend the day here. Together." He grabs her hand to make sure he catches his real meaning. (Together as a couple, with no hiding, because hiding sucks.)
She pretends to think (he already knows the answer). "Kay!" It's that same giddy tone that she used when he'd asked for one more Eskimo kiss before they'd parted ways (supposedly forever) and he loves it.
They start to walk through the park, which is slowly filling up, and Logan glances down at their intertwined hands, a feeling of complete and total awesome spreading through out him. Something occurs to him and he looks over at her. "What did you tell everyone when you left?
She smirked. "I told them that I had some stuff to do and not to worry, I would just meet them later." (he kind of loves that his deviousness is rubbing off on her).
They make there way towards another roller coaster, this one called The Twister, and Logan is almost disappointed that Quinn isn't at least a little bit nervous to ride it. Now that he can wrap his arms around her, he's looking for almost any excuse to do so. (until he realizes, duh, he doesn't need an excuse. Because he wants to is reason enough.)
He slips his arms around her waste and is rewarded with a quick peck on the lips. They aren't in line nearly as long as he wants them to be (he has to let go of her in order for them to get on the roller coaster) and he briefly wonders when he became such a sap.
But then she smiles and leans in to kiss him again quickly before the restraints come down and he realizes he doesn't care.
After the ride, they're debating on what to do next when Quinn squeals and points to a small photo booth. She turns to him, eyes pleading, "Please?"
Logan pretends to think about it before smiling and nodding. She pulls him over to the machine, and he kind of thinks her laughter is infectious. They tumble into the booth and Quinn puts the appropriate amount of change in and starts scrolling through their layout options. (Logan also really loves that she doesn't let him pay for everything, even though he wants to).
"How about this one?" Logan looks away from her and sees that she's picked one that says "Hot Stuff," surrounded by flames at the top and bottom of the photo strip. When he turns back to face her he can see that she is smirking. Clearly, she knows that egotistical Logan is still in there (but she'll be in the pictures too, so maybe she's stroking both their egos).
He nods, "I think that's appropriate."
She selects it and then pulls him closer as the camera gets ready to take the first picture.
Their laughter can be heard from outside the booth and attracts the attention of many of the park goers as they walk by. They actually attract a few who stand in line, wanting their pictures taken as well. So when they tumble out the machine they are breathless from laughing and greeted by some families and a few other couples that all smile at them (fortunately, it's no one they know).
They stand there, half embarrassed and half laughing, as they wait for their pictures to print and when the two photo strips finally drop into the bin Quinn grabs them and gives them a once over. She declares them "Perfect!" and rips them in half, giving one strip to Logan, tucking the other one safely inside a book she is carrying in her purse.
Logan's stomach growls and he grins sheepishly at her before nodding in the general direction of the food court. "Lunch?"
Quinn nods, "Sounds good to me."
They join hands and head off towards the smell of pizza, burgers, and french fries. "But this time, I'm paying." (Quinn laughs, but doesn't disagree.)
"So what exactly do you want to do?" Logan asks, grabbing another french fry. "I mean, I know you love science, but there's like a hundred things you can do with science."
Quinn scrunches her nose, looking thoughtful. "I'm not sure really. I love inventing, but I've also sort of realized that I like teaching too. Plus if I become a teacher, I would have lots of time for my Quinnventions."
Logan grins at her. "You would be an awesome teacher." (she's been tutoring him lately so he would know). "But you can't kiss any of your other students."
She laughs. "I promise. What about you?" She turns serious. "I've never heard you talk about what you want to do after school, you know, aside from being super rich and awesome."
He mock glares at her (but honestly, she's quoting him so he can't be too mad). "Actually, I want to follow in my father's footsteps. Not, you know, having eight wives and being a less than awesome dad, but the whole movie director thing? I would really like that."
"Really?" Quinn's eyebrows go up in surprise (but she looks like she's really interested, which thrills him).
"Yeah. It's kind of like your Quinnventions." Another eyebrow goes up, "It is, really. It's all about creating things, right?" She nods, "well it's the same way with movies. I want to create something awesome. I mean, your inventions will definitely be more helpful in the long run, but it's the same kind of idea.
Quinn is smiling so widely at him that he's being to wonder if he said something ridiculous. "What?"
"You." He still looks confused so she elaborates. "You just proved what I've been realizing for a while."
"What's that?"
"That you are brilliant in your own way."
It's later than either of them had planned when they finally arrive back at PCA. Quinn walks back into her dorm and brushes off Zoey and Lola's curious eyes and questions with a simple, "Oh you know, just doing science-y stuff" (Because Logan's right, she is a science nerd, except now, he likes her for it.)
They continue to give her strange looks, but she ignores them and eventually they give up and head down to the lounge to grab a Blix and meet James and Vince. Quinn waves goodbye and as soon as the door is shut she turns to her bed and grabs the heavy book she keeps on her nightstand (it's science related so she knows Zoey and Lola won't go through it).
She opens to the middle and places the photo strip from earlier next to the dried and pressed tiger lily that is already in the book. She smiles happily as she traces the outline of Logan's face.
In the first picture they're just smiling happily. Quinn can still remember the feel of Logan's arm wrapped around her waist, even though she can't see it in the picture.
In the second picture they're mock glaring at each other, but the corners of both their mouths are turned up in the beginning of a smile.
Somehow during the "glaring," Quinn's glass had become askew, and the third picture shows Logan having just fixed them, his hand tucking some hair behind her ear as they smile.
The last picture is of a kiss. A gentle, perfect kiss that she is sure she's going to remember for the rest of her life.
Quinn's not positive, but she's pretty sure that this thing she shares with Logan is the best thing that will ever happen to her.
There's chapter five! I hope you guys liked it. I really just wanted to do a cute little Quogan date ad this seemed like the perfect opportunity!
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