Logan watched as Duncan kept casting little glances in Veronica and Meg's direction, it reminded him of the few weeks before he had finally asked her out the first time during their Junior year, it seemed like the Imposter Duncan had been replaced by Stalker Duncan.

"Her hair isn't going to get any less blond if you continue to stare at it" Logan told him quietly as he picked up a slice of pepperoni pizza.

"I just…" Duncan sighed.

"I know" Logan told him. You just want to go and check she's okay.

For some reason, the prospect of getting to start over from scratch with Veronica had been all Duncan had been talking about the last few days. No baggage from when they had been dating, no awkwardness. They should just reach out and ask Keith Mars if they could help to bring her out of her shell a little.

He had seemed determined to assist in her recovery, he knew that Duncan had tried to visit her in the hospital before Celeste Kane had freaked out and ordered him to come home.

"Well.. I guess that is what they call inevitable huh?" Logan said as he noticed Meg looking over in their direction.

History repeating itself… even with a brain injury… Veronica seeks out Duncan.

"The cops pulled me over last night" Duncan said, changing the subject.

"Yeah? Your Superman Cape too bright?" Logan laughed.

"No… there was an outstanding speeding ticket… Lilly's" he said quietly.

"Man.. you would think they would have better systems to stop stuff like that from happening" Logan complained.

"Dad sorted it, they were going to impound the car" Duncan explained as he reached for his cola.

"At least it's sort though right?" Logan comforted him, and he didn't notice as Meg slowly approached the table.

"Hey… Logan can I talk to you?" she asked nervously.

"Me?" he frowned, casting a quick glance over at the table where Veronica was sitting making small talk with Cole Gleason, Meg's boyfriend.

"Yeah… it's important" she nodded.

Was she really going to get him involved in this little dance between Veronica and Duncan?

"Alright… shoot, what's on your mind?" he asked as he put down his pizza and turned to face her. Meg looked around the small table and saw Duncan, Troy and Beaver looking at their little exchange with interest.

"Not here" Meg told him. Logan cast a quick glance over at his girlfriend Caitlin who was laughing with Madison Sinclair and Pam over some article in a magazine and sighed, pointing for her to lead the way.

"What's going on?" Logan asked they walked to the quiet corner beside the vending machine.

"She remembers you" Meg declared.

"What?" Logan choked. Veronica remembers me?

"Well not you exactly… but your name… she said it's like the last thing she remembers before..." Meg explained.

"I was probably the last person she saw before she passed out…" he said dismissively, trying to swallow the lump in his throat and to not analyse why the thought suddenly made his heart race. "It doesn't mean anything…"

"She said that she thought she missed you… and I was just thinking… if maybe you could spend some time with her… that it could… I dunno… might help trigger something?" Meg asked.

"I'm not sure that's such a good idea… it's not exactly like we have gotten along recently…" he said shaking his head.

"Nothing else has worked Logan" Meg pleaded.

"You have any idea the kind of memories that could bring up?" Logan retorted angrily.

"Surely any memory is better than nothing…" Meg snapped back. "Or are you worried that you might actually recall you gave a damn about her once?"

"I owe her nothing" Logan told her firmly before turning and storming off towards the boys locker room. It wasn't until he got inside and splashed some cold water on his face that he could quell the anxious breaths and he could look at his shaking hands. If he dwelled on it too long, he could almost still feel the blood on his fingers from when he had cradled her head in his hands.

She said that she thought she missed you… Surely any memory is better than nothing…

What did that even mean?

Didn't Meg even realize what she was asking? Veronica didn't remember Lilly… she was free from all the agony that came from losing her… the more Logan had thought about it… the more he had been thinking that maybe she was better off this way…

If he'd cared about Veronica at all… wouldn't he have wanted her to be free from that?

It wasn't until he found Veronica sitting alone in the computer lab later on that afternoon with something in her hand that he had had a chance to see her up close and personal since the seizure. They regarded each other awkwardly at first and she gave him a shy smile before tucking a strand of her blond hair behind her ear. She might have remembered his name... but she didn't recognise him.

She looked so different… she was dressed in a soft green t shirt and baby blue jeans with a cream jacket. Her usual DM boots were now small green pumps and she wasn't carrying her usual large brown satchel. It was just a small white shoulder bag. She didn't slouch confidently in her seat and glare at him, she barely even moved at all, her arms folded tightly to herself.

"You alone?" he asked, glancing around the room. Surely they shouldn't have just left her on her own like this?

"Oh uh… Wally has just gone to get my computer login reset" she smiled quietly.

"Oh.." he grinned. "I'm guessing you are having a bit of bother recalling the last one" he joked sarcastically.

"Just a bit" she laughed shyly. "But I did remember how to tie my own shoes… so you know… priorities"

Logan smiled a little.

"I'm Veronica.." she greeted him. "Though you probably already know that…"

"Yeah…" he sighed.

He had promised himself he wasn't going to get involved after that conversation with Meg earlier… but she just looked so lost.

"I'm Logan" he told her finally.