Chapter 9

"Veronica, what's going on?" Wallace asked her when he saw her in Logan's arms.

"Nothing, Wallace this is Logan Echolls, my boyfriend." She said with a smile. "Logan, this is Wallace Fennel, my BFF."

"The guy who hang up on me yesterday. Nice to meet you."

"Veronica, I need to talk its important." He took her hand and forced her to come with him, away from Logan. "I thought he was the guy that hurt you, what are you doing?"

"I'm in love with him, Wallace; you don't know him like I do. Yes, he hurt me but I forgave him because he loves me too. Over the last year, we've done a lot of hurting; we are trying to make up for it. So, we can finally move on and be happy, I know it sounds like 'Days of our Life.' Hell, it's also making me want to throw up, but he's the guy I've been in love for the last two years."

"Okay, but if he ever hurts you again, I will make him pay."

"Yeah." Veronica said, knowing no one could physically hurt him more than Aaron. Suddenly, she thought of what must have happened to Logan while she wasn't there. "Listen, Wallace, I can't take you home but if you want you can take my car. I will come over to get it later."

"What? Why?"

"I can't explain, this is… Wallace just trust me this is important but I can't explain. Take my car if you want and I'll catch a ride with Logan."

"Okay." He replied, seeing there was something wrong with his best friend. She threw him her keys and ran towards Logan; she took him by the arm and said something to him. Wallace saw his face change it become darker, he looked away but Veronica forced him to look at her. She said something else before they both got in the car.

"Where's your aunt?"

"She went to visit my uncle's grave, she does it every Friday; she won't be back until six, so we have enough time to talk."

"Veronica, please…"

"No, I want to know what Aaron did to you while I was here, please, I need to know."

"Veronica, believe me you don't want to know this, it will only hurt you, and I don't want to hurt you again."

"I know but I need to know what happened. You've always told me everything about Aaron's beating."

"Okay, but I want you to promise me not to get angry at yourself or anything like that."

"Logan…"

"No, I want you to promise me. Otherwise, I won't tell you anything."

"I promise."

"After you left, I went to go see Duncan and we kind of got into an argument; during which he told me many things. Such as why you, Duncan, and Lilly were so close and how he tried to convince you to break up with me. When I got home that night; I went to the pool house and raided the bar, I was half drunk when my father came in with one of his 'fans,' he hit me so hard that I didn't go to school for one week. My mother had to take me to hospital; I got 6 stitches and a broken arm. I don't think the doctor believed me when I told him I got in a fight with a guy who slept with my girlfriend. After that day, my mother threw the entire alcoholic beverage collection we had at home and made sure to keep me away from trouble." He said with a sad smile. "She's been sober for five months now, she even goes to the AA meetings under a fake name."

"That's a good thing, Logan. I'm so so sorry, I should have told you about Lilly and Duncan; it's just that I didn't want people to know about it, I couldn't deal with it. Why did you do that Logan? You should have called; you should have done something to tell me about it…"

"No, Veronica. You needed time and space to move on and that's what I gave you. Please, don't feel guilty over something I did, it wasn't my fault and it wasn't yours, it was Aaron's fault. It's going to end soon, my mother is saving money, she is even filming a new movie in LA. She's acting again because she wants to be able to support us after we leave Aaron. She went to see a lawyer, she's going to get my custody and a lot of money from Aaron when she will files for divorce. She has enough dirt on him to bring him down. Knowing him, he will pay anything to keep everything perfect and make up some sob story in which he will be the victim."

"She's going to leave him?"

"Yeah, needless to say that after our visit to hospital he wasn't too happy. He punched her in the face, telling her that she should have left me on the floor and not taken me to the hospital. He gave her a black eye. We weren't able to leave the house for a week; it was during that week, that she made her decision. She told me she was going to put an end to our suffering and leave Aaron. The following week we were both on a plane to LA to meet one of her friends who was looking for an actress for his next movie. The next day we were in the lawyer's office."

"Does your father know about your plans?"

"No, he is totally clueless. He is happy since my mother moved out to the guest room because now he can cheat on her even more often since there is no one waiting for him in the bedroom."

"Wow, a lot of things changed while I've been away."

"Yeah, but for the best."

"Logan, can I ask you something?"

"Of course."

"How did you learn the truth about Jake being my father?"

"Duncan and I got into a fight, but let me tell you your brother hits like a girl. He didn't even hurt me."

"You fought?"

"Kind of fought, but now we are the best-est friends ever." He said with a smile. "Don't worry, we talked and we've managed to work things out. He knows I love you and that I can make you happy. You are the only woman I love Veronica Mars, well, I also love my mother but it's not the same thing."

"I'd better be the only woman you love; otherwise, I might kick your ass."

Logan grabbed her arm and made her sit on his lap as he began kissing on her neck before moving to her lips. He moved a hand under her shirt to touch her skin while still kissing her when the front door opened.

"Veronica Anne Mars what the hell are you doing?"