Veronica had all intention of standing Logan up. She even went to half her first period English class that is how sure she was. Could he really have done it? It seems so long ago that he hated her with that level of ferocity. Really, it's amazing that a loving caress and a few soft-spoken words had managed to distort her reality to this level. Did he date her so she wouldn't think it was him? A swell of nausea rises in her esophagus and she hurls again in the toilet. She needs answers, now.

Instead of heading back to class, she heads to the LeBaron and drives to the Albacore Club. She's only 15 minutes late by the time she arrives and she sees Logan's anxious face break out into a relieved smile when he sees her. He hops off the boat with a flourish.

"I was worried you stood me up." He says it with a mischievous grin and a hint of sarcasm, like he knows she would never stand him up but worried anyways. "I was about to pop the champagne and drown my sorrows." He reaches to take Veronica's hand and kiss her cheek but she immediately pulls away. His initially cheerful expression morphs to concern. "What's wrong?" A single tear rolls down her cheek and Logan instinctively moves to wipe it away.

"Don't touch me." She growls causing Logan to immediately jerk back his hand. Logan isn't a stranger to Veronica Mars being pissed off. She yells and threatens but she never ever cries and he's not sure whether he should be getting defensive or preparing himself for some really bad news.

"What happened?" Something tells him to keep his distance and he stays a large step away from her.

"I need you to explain something to me." Grateful she's speaking an actual sentence Logan nods somberly, urging her to continue. "Explain to me why you were the one with the drugs the night of Shelley Pomroy's party when someone drugged and raped me. "

Rape? Of all the things Logan imagined hearing this one never came up. There are so many intense emotions vying for position on his face that all he can do is gape. All he can imagine is a blonder, sweeter Veronica, unconscious and groaning in protest as someone used her as a warm blow-up doll.

"You were raped?" His words barely rise above a pained whisper as he remembers the slut comments he spent the better part of the year assailing her with. Another tear trails down her cheek in response and he wants so badly to reach across and brush it away. He has to make this better. He has to protect this fragility he didn't know she possessed. "What happened to you?" Talking, talking is good right? Logan is sure he remembers reading something in some book that talking about traumatic events is the first step.

"You tell me." Now his jaw almost hits the floor. There is no way she could think he was that big of an asshole.

"Wait…wait a minute you think I…" Memories of salt licks, sun-loungers and angry Duncan fill Logan's mind and his mouth goes dry.

"I was told that you were the one with the drugs the night of Shelley Pomroy's party." Veronica has tears running down her cheek but Logan is the only one of the two who notices.

"Yeah." He says gently taking a tentative step towards her. "I got some Liquid X when I was in Tijuana with Luke and Sean. It wasn't for…We were just going to have some fun." It sounds lame even to Logan's ears and Veronica's features harden even more.

"Fun." She says indignantly. "Like sex with unconscious people fun."

"Of course not." His voice is low and gentle like he is talking to a skittish animal. Carefully he takes another step forward and breathes in relief when she doesn't back away. "We were supposed to go to a rave in Sacramento the next weekend." Another tears rolls down Veronica's face but he can tell she is listening to him and he takes another step towards her. "Luke couldn't go because of baseball practice so the he brought the drugs to Shelley's instead." He is right in front of her now. If he dares he can reach out and touch her. "I gave mine to Duncan and went home with Cindy Tompkins. She can confirm my alibi." Slowly Logan reaches into his pocket for his cell phone and cues it to Cindy's number in his address book. "It wasn't me Veronica. I would never hurt anyone like that, especially not you, not even then." Veronica looks between Logan's neutral face and the cell phone with a quivering lip and starts to cry honest sobs instead of unheeded tears.

Before he can convince himself otherwise, Logan wraps his arms around her body, grateful as she leans into him. Finally, her arms snake around his back and hold him tight as well. Veronica's knees buckle slightly and Logan picks her up before she can catch herself and carries her onto the boat. He settles her back on his lap and she immediately nestles her face into her neck as her sobs subside.

"It's gonna be ok." He promises because he's going to make it ok if it's the last thing he does. She sniffs hard and wipes her eyes.

"I know." He nestles her closer kissing her hair as she intertwines their fingers. The whole catastrophic afternoon is just beginning to really sink in for Logan. He allowed someone to hurt her that badly. Not directly, even at his most grotesquely cruel Logan would never be involved in the rape of a woman. His permission to hurt Veronica through whatever means necessary was given the moment he put her out on a sun-lounger and licked salt off of her. Wisely, he decides to leave that piece of information until they are at sea so she won't run away on him.

Half-way to Catalina Island he parks the boat and comes up behind Veronica and wraps his arms around her.

"I have something to tell you, about Shelley's." Veronica swallows nervously and Logan tells the story of the salt lick uncertainly. When he finishes, she squeezes her eyes shut and takes a deep breath.

"Thank you for being honest." She looks away, tear-filled eyes betraying her disappointment. Gently, he reaches up and cups her face, turning her damp cheek towards him.

"I'm sorry. It wasn't meant to go any further and Duncan whisked you away a moment later. God I'm an idiot." With all the gentleness Logan can muster, he takes both of her hands and brushes a kiss over her knuckles.

"I'm just glad you're here." They both relax each other's embrace before Logan turns them back towards the dock.

"Can I ask you something?" Veronica knew this moment was going to come. The smile never quite made it to Logan's eyes now and his laughter was forced. After the boat trip that didn't quite make it to Catalina, they had gotten take-out and are now lounging in Veronica's parent-free apartment hoping for a call from Duncan. Reluctantly, Veronica nods and puts down her chop-sticks. "Did you ever report it?" He takes Veronica silence as a no and continues softly "Veronica you have to report this."

"Did you report your father yet?" She retorts, a challenge in her eyes.

"Veronica my father only hurts me…this guy could…I don't know ok I don't want to push you…" He reaches for her had then pulls away at the last moment not knowing how he was meant to touch her or even talk to her now. It wasn't that he felt differently towards her. That definitely wasn't it, Logan was 99.9 sure he was in love with Veronica, he didn't want to hurt her.

"I did report it." She says bitterly. "Turns out Lamb is actually Satan's evil twin." Catching on to her meaning Logan's jaw drops and he shakes her head in disgust. Smiling a little Veronica crawls on to his lap. Hesitantly, Logan places a hand on her cheek and another on her back to pull her slightly closer. Veronica smiles at him gently and kisses him hard. It's a long of teeth and tongue and hormones and Logan really wants to slip her hand inside her shirt but he's not sure that's allowed now. Her tiny hand guides his to her chest and he goes with it.

"Are you sure. Veronica I don't want to push you."

"You're so serious." Veronica replies with a fake-grumpy face on. Changing her mood she smiles sweetly and kisses the concerned crease in between his eyes. "Logan, we've already done this and more. Look it happened a long time ago and, to be honest, I don't want it to rule my life. So please, shut up and kiss me like I know you want to."

The next day is awful. Shelley Pomroy's party happened the first weekend of summer so Veronica had 2 months to think about the fact that whoever raped her could be in her class, could the one spreading rumors, could be the one who posted pictures of her, passed out and half-naked on her locker. Now that party is fresh in her mind and all the boys, except for two, feel like suspects.

"Hey Meg, did you hear that Duncan's been found." Meg turns from her locker with a happy smile.

"I did…but he's on probation right now. Who just runs away from their girlfriend." Considering Veronica was about to do the same with Logan yesterday, she just shrugs with a smile.

"Maybe Logan's proclivity for drama has rubbed off on him." Or maybe he has a terrible ex-girlfriend who accused him of killing his sister. "So I have a question for you. Do you remember Shelley's end of the year party?" Meg's demeanor shifts and she tells Veronica about the salt lick. God Logan's an idiot. She gives Meg a thankful smile and walks to her next 09er resource.

"Hey Luke"

"Veronica Mars." He reaches out to give her a high-5 and Veronica returns it with a smile. The two weren't close but Luke and Veronica had come to an understanding of sorts during the steroid scandal. Logan told Veronica that Luke had stuck up for her numerous times in front of other 09ers, something big for Luke considering he was somewhat of a pacifist.

"I heard you scored some GHB in TJ, last year around the time of Shelley's." Luke thinks for a moment then nods.

"Yeah, but I don't have any now."

"I was going to spike your juice box and have my way with you." She says with a smile trying not to think of the irony of that statement "What did you do with it."

"Gave it to Dick Casablancas. Anyways he asked for 2 doses so I figure he was going to take one and ask Madison to take the other." Luke says with a wan smile. "But I'm pretty sure she didn't." Luke explains the car (at least one mystery is solved) and Veronica hurries to find Madison. Across the quad Logan eyes her worriedly then gets up to follow, just far enough away that she won't notice.

Five minutes later a pale-faced Veronica leaves the girls washroom. Logan pretends to be looking through his locker but can't fool Veronica who forces a smile on her face.

"Hi"

"Hey, how are you?" She sighs and leans against his chest as he plants a long kiss on the top of her head.

"Better now." He tilts his chin up towards him and gives her an understanding smile before shifting to a lighter topic.

The Kane's were keeping Duncan under lock and key for the time being so Veronica wasn't able to go hit him repeatedly over the head for his stupidity. Instead she entered school Thursday looking for Casey, whom she supposedly made-out with. Casey confirms Madison's story just editing out the bias Madison threw in there. Dick made-out with her, that she can handle, I mean it's high school. Unfortunately the story about being fed shots by Dick and Sean didn't sit well with her.

Later on Wallace and Logan walk down the hallway to find Veronica scrubbing out her locker.

"This is why I need to leave my walkie-talkies in the car, muck!"

"Really that's why? Because I find I hardly need my walkie talkies at school at all." Wallace says with a playful smile, not noticing the concern on Logan's face. "Look I gotta go get my woman I'll talk to you later."

"As long as you never call her your woman again." Veronica grins still scrubbing her locker furiously. Logan gently places a hand on her shoulder and she tenses immediately.

"Not right now Logan."

"Veronica it's clean." He whispers softly before hugging her from behind and discreetly taking the cloth from her. "It's perfect, ok?" She nods and gives a wobbly smile before shoving her books back in. "There it's disorganized again. Happy Mr. Sloppy."

"Mr. Sloppy?" He gives her a kiss as the bell rings "Let me know if you need anything."

"A pony!" He rolls his eyes and goes in to his Biology class. Changing her demeanor from flirty to pissed off Veronica storms in and pushes herself into Sean's face. Apparently Dick put her in a guest bedroom for Beaver. If I lost my virginity to Beaver I'm really not going to be pleased Veronica thinks with a groan as she walks over to Logan after school.

"Dick likes his new surfboard right?" Logan gives her a confused look.
"It's practically his child."
"Good." Before Logan can say anything else Veronica plunks the surfboard out of Dick's truck and places it in front of her wheel.

"Hiya Dick how's it going." Logan stands back and Dick shoots him a glare as he stares at his surfboard in dismay. With a small smirk Logan watches Veronica needle Dick.

"Don't go blaming me because you got all wasted and slutty." That moment Logan's fist connects hard enough with Dick's jaw to send him flying on the pavement and Veronica crushes his board to smithereens.

"Dick you say another word against Veronica and I'll make you wish you were that surfboard got it?" Dick looks from Veronica to Logan in a bit of surprise.

"Dude she just broke my surfboard. Over a stupid party who even cares." Both Logan and Veronica send him hard looks and he stomps off.

"Veronica…"

"I have to find Beaver." She says quickly pushing past Logan. How is he friends with these people?

It is very appropriate that Beaver is named after a creature native to Canada and therefore naturally against conflict. The moment Veronica shows up at his locker he nearly shits himself. His story both proves that Logan left early, something that calms Veronica considerably and he sounds pretty innocent.

Since Logan has to have a "day-with-his-father" Veronica is able to clean to her heart's content. She is scrubbing the drawers when her Dad comes in with a fax stating that the entertainment lawyer he's been tracking is in Las Vegas and he needs to leave ASAP.

Half-way through her second drawer her phone rings.

"Hey guess who's father is going to Las Vegas." Logan is silent on the other line and Veronica looks at the phone for a second "Hello? Logan?"


"When's my birthday?"
"September 12th, is senility kicking in already?" She replies with a little giggle.
"Nope I was just seeing if you remembered."
"Uh pretty sure Lilly's marathonesque shopping sprees for the occasion has the event firmly implanted in my mind. Plus I've known you since you were 12 how can I forget your birthday." Logan chuckles softly on the other line.
"Look I have to talk to Carrie, I'll call you later."
"OK bye…and Veronica."
"Hm?"
"Thank you." There is a soft click and Veronica stares at the phone for a moment in confusion Weirdest phone call ever.

After a bit of begging Carrie finally agrees to answer her questions.
"Did you see me?"
"I saw you in the room kissing some guy." Veronica's blood turns to ice.
"What guy?"

"Veronica what's wrong?" Duncan says in alarm. His anger wore off through the trip to Cuba and even if it hadn't, the sight of Veronica this distressed would still concern him.

"It was you." Still not catching on Duncan reaches for her only to have his hand slapped away. "How could…Duncan I thought…How could you do something like this to me."

"I didn't run because I was mad at you Veroni…"

"That is not what I am talking about Duncan." He blinks in surprise.

"Ok, let's go inside." Veronica shakes her head no adamantly. "Veronica please I don't understand."

"You raped me." Duncan's jaw drops in disbelief as Veronica continues to sob.

"First I'm a murderer and now I'm a rapist?" The anger suddenly fades away and he suddenly speaks softly. "Wait a minute, you were raped?"

"You would know." Convinced his sudden concern is an act Veronica steps away from his touch. "Shelley Pomroy's party. Carrie Bishop said she walk in on us kissing. "

"Yeah" Duncan says. "I found you in the guest bedroom and I missed you and god Veronica you were beautiful and I kissed you." Veronica gasps in horror and is about to bolt before Duncan gently grabs her arm. "But then I remembered you were my sister and you were too wasted to function and I stopped. I spent what was left of the night in the chair. With Lilly gone I wasn't in the mood to party and I didn't want anything to happen to you since you were so wasted. I left in the morning because it would have been awkward."

"Did anyone see you playing watch-dog that night?" Duncan looks a little offended but thinks for a moment.

" Yeah Amanda Paveley." Having the girl's number in her phone from a previous case Veronica dials it quickly, holding a steely gaze with Duncan the whole time.

"Hello?"

"Hi Amanda, it's Veronica Mars."

"Oh hey…what can I do for you?"

"Kind of an awkward question. Shelley Pomroy's party did you see Duncan Kane and I together in the guest bedroom."

"Yeah..well not together, together. He was drinking a sprite and reading War and Peace." Despite the severity of the situation Veronica snorts with laughter at the image. "Anyways you were asleep already."

"Thanks Amanda." The love Duncan feels for Veronica may not be romantic but it is still strong. She has become a sister to him. Someone he counts on for loyalty, support and love. God thinking back to Shelley's party was painful even without the knowledge she was raped. The wounded look in her eye when she saw Shelley kiss him, the way she grappled desperately to hold on to a piece of her past and only ended up losing her virginity makes him sick. Veronica hangs up the phone and nods at Duncan with a little smile.

"Someone raped you at Shelley Pomroy's party?" Veronica nods slowly and Duncan gently lifts her chin. "How are you?" Well this is certainly big for the guy who she was sure would hate her.

"Well enough to remember to shave." She says pointing to his beard. "Why did you run Duncan?" She asks softly. Quietly Duncan ushers her in to the Kane house and they go quickly up to his room.

"Don't tell Logan you were up here or he'll have my balls." Duncan grumbles good-naturedly as Veronica climbs on to his bed. She looks at him expectantly and finally he gives in "I thought you were going to take the information to Lamb. You certainly have evidence to back up your notion."

"Duncan I don't think you killed Lilly." Duncan looks up and her with a mix of surprise and relief. "I think your parents think you killed Lilly." Shock and indignation registers on Duncan's face and she continues.

"Think about it Duncan they found you having an epileptic fit. They covered up the murder. Do you remember what happened after they found you?" Realizing that her statement fits Duncan blinks in awe then shakes his head.

"No, those three days are completely gone." Veronica looks at him in surprise and he continues "I remember finding Lilly then it was three days later and I was in limo going to her funeral." Sympathetically, Veronica squeezes his hand then turns to leave.

"Hey Veronica." Duncan calls out as she walks out of his room. "If you need me, you know where to find me ok." Veronica gives him a watery smile then walks back into his embrace.

"Thank you for staying with that night..and from saving me from Logan's salt lick." She whispers a little bitterly.

"Oh yes the salt lick." He replies with a little laugh. "Well Logan tried to drug me afterwards, I think he thought I was being a killjoy." He suddenly turns serious. "It wasn't him, his portion of the GHB ended up on the grass." Veronica nods softly.

"Yeah, I know."

"If you find out who it is, you let me know ok. Some biblical justice will be delivered." Most people aren't lucky enough to have an ex-boyfriend who is still caring and protective. Duncan had Meg and Veronica had Logan but they also had each other to lean on and Veronica was grateful for that.

As glad as Veronica was that Duncan was innocent she knew that her resources had run dry. The case was too old and the clues to limited for her to find something definitive. She spent the last few days hearing what a slut she was and now she was back at the beginning. For the next year and a bit she was going to have to walk down the halls of Neptune High wondering what guy knew her anatomy better than Logan. All the thoughts of feeling dirty and used came back to her as she pulled up in front of Wallace's house near tears. As much as she trusted Logan right now she was pissed at him for the salt-lick and for leaving her there. Duncan had done the right thing but it had been too late and she didn't want him to feel guilty. The only non-judgmental, neutral party she had was Wallace.

"I was about to call the police on you stalker." Wallace says playfully as her face collapses. "Hey, what's going on?" He asks with concern as e quickly ushers her into the house. It felt good to tell Wallace, someone who wasn't pouring salt on her or saving her. He just listened as she cried about Logan's involvement and the fact that Duncan hadn't been able to save her.

"I better get to Logan's now."

"Maybe you should just stay here." Veronica hadn't been truly angry at Logan about the salt lick until his actions were so sharply contrasted with Duncan's. At that point in time Duncan had been angry at Veronica too but that didn't stop him from doing the good thing and sweeping down to her rescue.

"No I should go talk with him." Wallace nods in understanding. Logan Echolls had been in his good books but right now the guy is lucky he's not getting a fist in the face.

Veronica sits for at her Mars Investigations desk. She had forgone seeing Logan as was debating what she should do about him. Logan has changed and grown so much in the past year that the angry, shell of a boy he was at Shelley's is a distant memory. But still, a salt lick on a barely conscious girl he used to be friends with. Was it even possible to change that much in a year?

"Honey, are you ok?" Veronica gives a too bright nod and Keith looks at her with concern.

"Veronica whatever Logan's done I want you to remember something." Veronica looks up with surprise but Keith continues. "His father treated his mother like garbage and she let him. His main example of a male-female relationship was filled with abuse, adultery and indifference. All the proper ways to treat a woman, he's had to learn for himself and he seems like he's doing a damn good job." Veronica opens her mouth to speak but Keith holds his hands up. "I am not saying that you should allow him to treat you poorly because of this I'm just saying that you might have to be a little more understanding." Veronica nods solemnly.

"You know about the abuse." Logan is going to kill her. Keith sighs and sits down across from her.

"I was a cop for 20 years. I've been a PI for 2. I can spot child abuse a mile away."

"Why didn't you do anything." Veronica says in tears. Ambivalence from the ones who are supposed to protect you is a theme in her life right now and she doesn't want to believe her father could do the same. "You knew when we were kids? You knew and you let him go back to live with that bastard."

"No. I had my suspicions when you guys were children but I never had enough to launch an investigation or arrest anyone."

"So you just did nothing!" Veronica is on the verge of hysteria. "That man is horrible. Horrible. He turns Logan into a kicked puppy." Alarmed at the sudden burst of emotion, Keith puts his hands on Veronica's shoulders and speaks calmly.

"Veronica I'm working on it ok? It's something that'll take a little while." Veronica brushes the tears off her cheeks and nods. "Now go talk to your boyfriend because you obviously are still nuts about him"

20 minutes later Veronica pulls outside the Echolls estate. She was supposed to meet Logan here hours ago but called and left an evasive message about having to do 'stuff. Not being a complete idiot, Logan knew she was avoiding him but had played along understanding her need for space.

She found him in the pool house, restlessly blowing up animated characters. Both his score and his immediate notice of her entrance told her he had been worrying the afternoon away. For some reason that melted her heart a little as she gave him a half-smile.

"I'm mad at you." Veronica says calmly from the doorway. Logan pauses the game and nods guiltily. "I wasn't until I heard about Duncan's white knight routine and his attempts at protection." She walks over to the bed where he is hanging his head in shame and gently takes one of his hands. "But I'm going to chose to think of it as one of those not real things." The guilt doesn't disappear off his face but he looks up to meet her eyes. "I am going to chose to stop investigating this and let it go because that I need to be in control of something right now." Logan nods understandingly and gently runs a finger down her cheek.

"I'm the one who's responsible for what happened to you. I can't take that I hurt you like that. I can't take that I hurt you at all, all I want to do is protect you." Veronica leans in and kisses him feeling the honesty in his kiss.

"You were honest, and you know how important that is to me." She straddles him and gently pushes him back onto the bed.

"Do you still trust me?" Veronica holds his head between her hands looking at the vulnerability in his eyes.

"Yes." Moments later their clothes are shed except for a few undergarments and the intensity of their make-out is making them both breathless.

"Logan?"

"Mhm" He mumbles between the kisses on her chest.

"Let's have sex." Logan immediately stops kissing her, pulls back to look in her eyes then gives her a chaste kiss.

"We don't have to." This hasn't exactly been the easiest day for his girlfriend and he is not about to be the asshole boyfriend who pressures her to have sex.

"I want to. I trust you."
"Are you sure?"
"I'm sure."

After-glow, it seems, is a truly beautiful thing. Veronica curls onto Logan's chest contentedly as pulls the duvet more securely around them.
"We should totally do that more often." Veronica says with a grin. Logan smiles proudly and holds her tighter, kissing the top of her head.
"I agree." They fall in to comfortable silence as Veronica allows herself to be seduced to a half-asleep state by Logan's even breathing. Luckily, she isn't lying on his heart which right now is pounding a mile a minute. If she was fully awake she would have noticed the light sweat break out over his face as he rages with a fierce internal debate.

"Veronica?" She senses the nerves in his voice and she looks up, with a concerned face. "I love you." The only two people he has said those words to are dead. The only other person he loves he hasn't told because, well, teenage guys don't tell each other love each other even If they mean it in a strictly fraternal sense. Obviously, he was a little worried about how this uncommon sentiment would be received.

"I love you too." Veronica says with a blush, intertwining their fingers. For all the times Logan has said I love you he has only heard it from his mother. The second time Aaron hit Logan he was mad at his father but he was furious at his mother. Full of rage and disappointment he had respond to her apologies and declarations of love with a venomous 'I hate you'. She never told him that she loved him again. He told Lilly he loved her and she had smiled and screwed his brains out. He asked her if she loved him once and she had looked up from her magazine with an unsure smile and said Mhmm. Not her most convincing argument. So when Logan told Veronica he loved her, he was expecting a smile or a nod, at 

the very most me too, he never expected the sentiment to be echoed. After all he hadn't heard the words in over nine years.

Unaware of the sheer power of her words Veronica is surprised to see Logan quickly blink back tears and inhale sharply.

"Logan?" She lets her fingers glide across his face softly and he closes his eyes in either pleasure or pain.

"Sorry I'm not used to the words being returned." Logan says with poorly faked indifference. Sympathetically, Veronica runs a soothing hand over his chest hoping he'll continue talking. It's like bleeding the poison out of a wound. "Last time I believe I was 8." Veronica inhales sharply not being able to imagine going nine years without being reassured in even his own mother's love.

"I love you." She says softly but firmly before kissing his forehead. "I love you." A light kiss to his neck makes him hold her closer. "I love you." She kisses the beginning slope of his shoulder and rests on top of him letting him hold her as tight as he can. After a moment she rolls to the side quietly as he nuzzles his nose in her hair, smelling her perfume.

"What's that?" She asks suddenly pointing to the fan.

"What's what?" Replies Logan, his voice raspy from disuse. "Surely you've seen a fan before Mars." He watches with confusion as Veronica slips on his large t-shirt and stands up to get a closer look at the lamp. She walks to the bookshelf and stares at it for a moment before looking up to the ceiling. With one swift motion she pushes the bookcase open with a shocked gasp.

"Logan, if this is some weird fetish of yours you'd better tell me now." Veronica squeaks out.

"Huh what are you…" She presses a button and the different screens flare up to reveal different camera angles of the bed. "What the fuck." Logan exclaims angrily "Veronica I had no idea…" Veronica just gives him a wary smile.

"The fact that I trust you hasn't changed in the past three minutes." Logan sits on the bed with disgust and shame written all over his face. Quickly Veronica takes the tape of her and Logan out of the recording device and smashes it to pieces. "Can we get out of here this place is giving me the creeps." Veronica says with a shudder. "Wait." She takes out her camera and quickly takes pictures of the activated, hidden TVs and the video cameras. Logan looks at her quizzically and she just shrugs. Leverage for Logan's emancipation she thinks to herself before grabbing Logan's hand tightly and lets him lead her to the Xterra.

Both their thoughts are swirling with graphic, disgusting images. Logan thinks of Lilly, Caitlin and Veronica all being showcased on his father's do it yourself porno. He certainly wasn't a big fan of Caitlin Ford but he didn't think she deserved to be filmed having sex without her knowledge. Lilly would probably have found the thought slightly thrilling but he still couldn't stand that thought of his father having countless tapes of Logan and Lilly's sexcapades. Thank god Veronica found the film. He reaches for Veronica's hand and she quietly intertwines their fingers.

When they arrive at the Mars' apartment, Logan opens the door for Veronica and goes to get back in the driver's seat. Worried he's going to confront his father Veronica quickly reaches for his hand nearly dragging him to the car. The ride home is silent and tense as Logan battle with the guilt and Veronica tries to decide whether she should laugh or cry at the ludicrously of the situation.

"Come see my Dad, he just caught that "entertainment lawyer" and wants to tell everyone the story." Logan looks at the apartment reluctantly. "The pool shack of love isn't your fault Logan." He nods then gives her a sweet peck on the cheek.

"Honey we're home." Veronica shouts opening the door.
"So am I honey." Shock crosses both of Logan and Veronica's faces as they stare at Leanne Mars.

PLEASE REVIEW...all your reviews have been much appreciated the sequel will be LoVe...eventually because fics arent fun without angst