For Better or Worse 6/?
Title: For Better or Worse 6/?
Author: Tigereyes320
Pairing/Character: Logan/Veronica Other character mentions
Word Count:
Rating: R for Language, and sexual situations
Summary: When a marriage happens between Logan and Veronica, and love isn’t the reason, do they make it work or do they make each other miserable.
Spoilers: Set at the end of Season 3 (spoilers up to what we have already seen through Episode 3x12)
Author's Note: I own nothing of the VM universe. I might have taken a few liberties with the law.
3 months later
Keith came out of his office at Mars Investigations and smiled at his daughter. “Fruit of my loins would you like to do your father a favor?”
“Does it involve killing Dick Casablancas? If so, I’m totally onboard.”
“No, I need to know if you can handle a stakeout for me tonight? I’m doing one on the other side of town. I could use you at the Camelot.”
“Sure I can handle it. Leave me the file and I’ll take care of it. My first class isn’t until eleven tomorrow. I’ll grab some takeout and then head over.”
“Thank you sweetie.”
Several hours later
Veronica was in her car attempting to read the next chapter in her Intro to Theology book when her cell phone rang. Seeing with a glance it was her husband she quickly connected the call. “Hey babe.”
“Veronica are you okay? Where are you?”
“I’m at the Camelot, on a stakeout for Dad.” When Logan didn’t say anything for a long period of time. Veronica asked hesitantly, “Logan?”
“We’ll talk about it when you get home. Right now I’m too angry to discuss this.”
“Logan.”
“Veronica I just came in from my night class and my wife is nowhere around. There’s no note and no message on my voice mail as to where you are.”
Realization started sinking in with Veronica almost immediately. Dammit she was married! It wasn’t only her father who know would need to know where she was. Of course he would be worried. “I’m sorry Logan. It completely missed that I should call you.”
“Should I expect you before dawn?”
“I should be home within two hours, if it’ll be longer than that I promise I’ll call you back and let you know.”
“Better late than never I suppose.” Logan said as he disconnected the call.
Veronica stared at her phone, she could almost see the icicles forming on it. “Guess I’ll be in the doghouse tonight. Come on asshole, finish cheating on your wife so I can go home and get yelled at by my husband.”
Two hours later Veronica unlocked the front door of the house she shared with Logan. All the lights were off except the light they had in the hallway that led to their bedroom. Logan had also left the the front light on for her. She closed and locked the door behind her and turned off the front light, then set the security system for the night.
Veronica walked down to the study that Logan had set up as her office. She put her stuff on the desk and made her way toward their bedroom.
The light was still on so Logan wasn’t asleep. She hesitated as she put her hand on the doorknob. Veronica shook her head, she and Logan needed to talk about what happened tonight. Putting it off would only make it worse.
She opened the door and walked in. Logan was sitting up in their bed reading something.
“Did you get your money shot?” Logan asked nonchalantly.
Veronica sat down on the bench at the end if the bed and removed her shoes and socks. She went to her dresser and removed some pajamas. She turned to Logan, “Yeah I got it. Are we talking about this tonight?”
“Don’t see why? You had a job , you went and did it. Coming to bed soon?”
“Yeah, I just need to get cleaned up.” Veronica said as she picked up her clothes and headed to the bathroom.
A few minutes later she returned with her dirty clothes , she dumped them in the laundry hamper and made her way to the bed and got in on her side of it. As she did, Logan put his book on his nightstand and turned out the light.
For the first time, since they got married, Logan slept on his side facing away from her. Veronica had know he wasn’t okay with what happened.
She knew she had to make the first move, Logan was too used to her shutting him out.
Veronica scooted as close to him as she could. She put her arm around his waist as she put her face against his back. Veronica gently kissed his back between his shoulder blades, and gently rubbed her hand against his abs.
“Veronica.”
“Logan please let me explain, what happened.”
“You don’t need to.”
“Yes I do. I hurt you tonight and I didn’t mean to. If you were really okay with what happened. You wouldn’t be facing away from me, and you would have kissed me goodnight.”
Logan turned around to face her, “What’s there to say?”
“I’m sorry, and I’m not just saying that. Logan I know how much you hated it when I kept you out of what I was doing. I’ve been doing better haven’t I? You know that I’m helping out Dad a few days a weeks. I’ve told you about every case I’ve taken on at school. You’ve even helped me with a few of them.”
“Yes you have let me in, and maybe that’s why I’m upset.”
“When Dad asked me to do the stakeout, I just did what I always did. I got the file, had my camera ready, and I got takeout. It didn’t cross my mind that I needed to let you know. I forgot that you would be worried if I wasn’t home when you got here.”
“What I’m hearing is that you didn’t intentionally shut me out.”
“Exactly. Logan look at us, we’ve been doing so good. I’ve been happier these last three months than I can ever remember being. It’s not like we don’t argue or have different opinions on a lot of things. It’s helped that I can’t just storm out when I’m mad. I have to look at you the next morning. It’s helped that you don’t start drinking the minute we fight. I’ve learned it’s easier to talk to you, even if it’s to tell you I need some time.”
“I’ve been happy with you too. It’s nice coming home to someone. Even if you do make me do all my homework and go to museums. But the staking out?”
“I was watching someone at the Camelot. I wasn’t in any danger.”
“But I wouldn’t have even known where you were if you had gotten hurt. This is what I want, if you are going on a stakeout I get a phonecall to let me know where you are at. If you aren’t going to be home by midnight, then I want you to check in every two hours. If the stakeout is in a really bad area you take someone along, and I don’t just mean your dog.”
“I can’t promise that I’ll always be able to take someone with me, because these people don’t start out in seedy places. I can promise that if I end up someplace sleezy that I need to stakeout, I will call someone to come stay with me. Good enough?”
“Good enough. Come here.” Logan said as he pulled her into the circle of his arms and kissed the top of her head. “I noticed you wearing my favorite pajamas.”
Veronica looked down at her pale pink tank and shorts. “These aren’t your favorites. Your favorite night time wear is skin.”
“Yes it is. Will work on that in the morning. Right now you and I need some sleep. If you’re good, I’ll take you out for Waffles in the morning.”
“Would that be before or after you talk me out of my clothes?”
“Ladies choice.”
Author: Tigereyes320
Pairing/Character: Logan/Veronica Other character mentions
Word Count:
Rating: R for Language, and sexual situations
Summary: When a marriage happens between Logan and Veronica, and love isn’t the reason, do they make it work or do they make each other miserable.
Spoilers: Set at the end of Season 3 (spoilers up to what we have already seen through Episode 3x12)
Author's Note: I own nothing of the VM universe. I might have taken a few liberties with the law.
3 months later
Keith came out of his office at Mars Investigations and smiled at his daughter. “Fruit of my loins would you like to do your father a favor?”
“Does it involve killing Dick Casablancas? If so, I’m totally onboard.”
“No, I need to know if you can handle a stakeout for me tonight? I’m doing one on the other side of town. I could use you at the Camelot.”
“Sure I can handle it. Leave me the file and I’ll take care of it. My first class isn’t until eleven tomorrow. I’ll grab some takeout and then head over.”
“Thank you sweetie.”
Several hours later
Veronica was in her car attempting to read the next chapter in her Intro to Theology book when her cell phone rang. Seeing with a glance it was her husband she quickly connected the call. “Hey babe.”
“Veronica are you okay? Where are you?”
“I’m at the Camelot, on a stakeout for Dad.” When Logan didn’t say anything for a long period of time. Veronica asked hesitantly, “Logan?”
“We’ll talk about it when you get home. Right now I’m too angry to discuss this.”
“Logan.”
“Veronica I just came in from my night class and my wife is nowhere around. There’s no note and no message on my voice mail as to where you are.”
Realization started sinking in with Veronica almost immediately. Dammit she was married! It wasn’t only her father who know would need to know where she was. Of course he would be worried. “I’m sorry Logan. It completely missed that I should call you.”
“Should I expect you before dawn?”
“I should be home within two hours, if it’ll be longer than that I promise I’ll call you back and let you know.”
“Better late than never I suppose.” Logan said as he disconnected the call.
Veronica stared at her phone, she could almost see the icicles forming on it. “Guess I’ll be in the doghouse tonight. Come on asshole, finish cheating on your wife so I can go home and get yelled at by my husband.”
Two hours later Veronica unlocked the front door of the house she shared with Logan. All the lights were off except the light they had in the hallway that led to their bedroom. Logan had also left the the front light on for her. She closed and locked the door behind her and turned off the front light, then set the security system for the night.
Veronica walked down to the study that Logan had set up as her office. She put her stuff on the desk and made her way toward their bedroom.
The light was still on so Logan wasn’t asleep. She hesitated as she put her hand on the doorknob. Veronica shook her head, she and Logan needed to talk about what happened tonight. Putting it off would only make it worse.
She opened the door and walked in. Logan was sitting up in their bed reading something.
“Did you get your money shot?” Logan asked nonchalantly.
Veronica sat down on the bench at the end if the bed and removed her shoes and socks. She went to her dresser and removed some pajamas. She turned to Logan, “Yeah I got it. Are we talking about this tonight?”
“Don’t see why? You had a job , you went and did it. Coming to bed soon?”
“Yeah, I just need to get cleaned up.” Veronica said as she picked up her clothes and headed to the bathroom.
A few minutes later she returned with her dirty clothes , she dumped them in the laundry hamper and made her way to the bed and got in on her side of it. As she did, Logan put his book on his nightstand and turned out the light.
For the first time, since they got married, Logan slept on his side facing away from her. Veronica had know he wasn’t okay with what happened.
She knew she had to make the first move, Logan was too used to her shutting him out.
Veronica scooted as close to him as she could. She put her arm around his waist as she put her face against his back. Veronica gently kissed his back between his shoulder blades, and gently rubbed her hand against his abs.
“Veronica.”
“Logan please let me explain, what happened.”
“You don’t need to.”
“Yes I do. I hurt you tonight and I didn’t mean to. If you were really okay with what happened. You wouldn’t be facing away from me, and you would have kissed me goodnight.”
Logan turned around to face her, “What’s there to say?”
“I’m sorry, and I’m not just saying that. Logan I know how much you hated it when I kept you out of what I was doing. I’ve been doing better haven’t I? You know that I’m helping out Dad a few days a weeks. I’ve told you about every case I’ve taken on at school. You’ve even helped me with a few of them.”
“Yes you have let me in, and maybe that’s why I’m upset.”
“When Dad asked me to do the stakeout, I just did what I always did. I got the file, had my camera ready, and I got takeout. It didn’t cross my mind that I needed to let you know. I forgot that you would be worried if I wasn’t home when you got here.”
“What I’m hearing is that you didn’t intentionally shut me out.”
“Exactly. Logan look at us, we’ve been doing so good. I’ve been happier these last three months than I can ever remember being. It’s not like we don’t argue or have different opinions on a lot of things. It’s helped that I can’t just storm out when I’m mad. I have to look at you the next morning. It’s helped that you don’t start drinking the minute we fight. I’ve learned it’s easier to talk to you, even if it’s to tell you I need some time.”
“I’ve been happy with you too. It’s nice coming home to someone. Even if you do make me do all my homework and go to museums. But the staking out?”
“I was watching someone at the Camelot. I wasn’t in any danger.”
“But I wouldn’t have even known where you were if you had gotten hurt. This is what I want, if you are going on a stakeout I get a phonecall to let me know where you are at. If you aren’t going to be home by midnight, then I want you to check in every two hours. If the stakeout is in a really bad area you take someone along, and I don’t just mean your dog.”
“I can’t promise that I’ll always be able to take someone with me, because these people don’t start out in seedy places. I can promise that if I end up someplace sleezy that I need to stakeout, I will call someone to come stay with me. Good enough?”
“Good enough. Come here.” Logan said as he pulled her into the circle of his arms and kissed the top of her head. “I noticed you wearing my favorite pajamas.”
Veronica looked down at her pale pink tank and shorts. “These aren’t your favorites. Your favorite night time wear is skin.”
“Yes it is. Will work on that in the morning. Right now you and I need some sleep. If you’re good, I’ll take you out for Waffles in the morning.”
“Would that be before or after you talk me out of my clothes?”
“Ladies choice.”