Fic: Some Truths Hurt (V/Logan, all) R [31of ?]
Title: Some Truths Hurt
Author: jenwin23
Pairing/Character: all, LoVe
Word Count: 8617
Rating: R
Spoilers: Season 1
Warnings: Slight violence, cussing, discussions about rape and possible incest.
This story so far recaplet: Canon up until Echolls Family Christmas. Veronica copied Duncan’s laptop hard drive to get his journal. Connor and Veronica were dating for awhile, until she and Logan finally managed to work through their issues enough to get together. Veronica took another paternity test and is a Mars, Duncan wants to date her again, awkwardness ensues. LoVe investigates the rape and the truth is revealed (but is it the whole truth?). Lynn tries to commit suicide, LoVe breaks up, Lynn disappears from the hospital, LoVe work together to find Lynn in rehab. Logan finally removes his head from his ass, but V isn’t ready to try again. After some creative courtship methods, LoVe gets back together. Mac is dating Enbom. Casey has hooked up with the new girl, Nadia, who has ulterior motives and an unhealthy interest in Logan. Duncan and Meg are dating, and Veronica is worried. Alicia and Keith are going strong. LoVe find Leanne in Barstow, who blows the Kanes alibis out of the water. With Leanne in rehab, LoVe returns to Neptune. Jake asks Veronica to take another paternity test, Veronica refuses, instead pursuing the settlement documents between the Kanes and Able Koontz, only to be thwarted by Weidman. Veronica gives Logan 16 wishes for his belated 16th birthday present. Keith finds out about Veronica’s investigation, and father and daughter agree to work together. Mac and V join Logan and the guys in Cabo for Spring Break. LoVe has more sex, Mac and Enbom have an awkward conversation about sex, the group dances and drinks, Logan brings the yacht down. Random pickup lines inspire the girls to play a game while in Cabo. V runs into Troy and he reveals he and Lilly hooked up back in the day. Lots of LoVe sexin in Cabo.
Chapter 31
(Saturday)
For their last full day in Cabo the group goes big having a large party on the beach with the yacht moored just offshore. Mick runs them back and forth in the dingy, with most of the kids playing various sports on the sand including volleyball, and a drunken relay race. Rams wins that contest but the laughter that ensues watching the guys pound beers run, jump, swim and spin around with their head on a baseball bat lets everyone join in.
That afternoon the surfers take advantage of a high tide bringing good waves. Logan, Dick, Veronica and Enbom even work together to get Mac to try it and eventually stand up on a few waves. Veronica manages to hold her own surfing several medium sized waves all the way in.
Coming back in to lay on the warm sand completely relaxed, Veronica looks around the assembled group. The trip had gone better than she had expected, with little drama and no major blowups. Feeling the heat of the sun on her skin she sits up to reapply her sun block. Logan assists her, smoothing the cream over her back and the backs of her legs very thoroughly. A sixth sense warns her that someone is looking at her, someone other than Logan that is, and she looks around curiously.
Veronica: (eyes closing in annoyance) Great.
Logan: What?
Veronica: Troy is coming over.
Logan frowns and looks up to see Troy walking towards them.
Logan: (standing up) What does he want?
Veronica: How should I know?
Rams picks up on Logan’s tension and stands up too. Rolling her eyes, Veronica stands to be ready to intervene.
Rams: Are we expecting trouble?
Luke: (sitting up and looking around) Is that Troy Vandergraff?
Marisa: Whoever he is, he’s cute.
Veronica: He’s also a drug dealer.
Marisa: (disappointed) That’s too bad.
Troy arrives at their group and shakes hands with Luke and Chester. He doesn’t bother to try with Logan who is staring at him in an unfriendly way.
Troy: Veronica said you were all here. (to Logan) Good to see you man.
Logan: Yeah.
Troy: Veronica. (smiles) Nice swimsuit.
Logan glares, and Veronica holds his forearm in both her hands, subtly telling him to be calm.
Logan: What can we do for you Vandergraff?
Troy: Just being friendly. Saying hi to my old friends.
Logan: You’ve done that.
Dick: (trying to lessen the tension) You missed all the fun earlier dude, we had drunk Olympics and the waves were killer. Ronnie even managed to shred on a few.
Troy: (refocusing on Veronica) I didn’t know you surfed Veronica.
Veronica: Logan taught me.
Troy: Right. (looking at her hands holding Logan’s arm) Dick said you two were together now. I gotta say, that’s hard to imagine. Considering how things were.
Logan: Things change.
Veronica was looking at Logan with a stern warning clear in her eyes. Deciding to end the conversation before he felt an even stronger need to hit this guy simply because he’d dated Veronica when Logan had still be treating her like dirt, Logan took her hand in his.
Logan: Want to cool off in the water?
Veronica: (pleasantly surprised) Sure.
They walk down to the water holding hands, Troy watching them while he talks with the other guys. Logan and Veronica wade into the water until they are hip deep. Logan swings Veronica up over his shoulder and slaps her bottom carrying her deeper into the water before sinking down to his knees, dipping them both under. She is clinging to his shoulders when they come back up and he hoists her up by her bottom so she can wind her legs around his waist. She smiles at him, shaking her head.
Veronica: Nicely done.
Logan: What?
She shakes her head again, smiling as she leans in to kiss him. Logan takes advantage of it, deepening the kiss. They break apart gasping for air, Troy no longer in either of their thoughts.
Veronica: You know if someone published pictures of us like this, (she flexes her legs to show what she means) my dad would kill you.
Logan: (grinning, sliding his fingers under her swim suit bottom) It’d be worth it.
Veronica: Watch it pal. You may be an aspiring exhibitionist, but I’m not.
Logan: Nah. (he dips his head down to kiss her neck, coming back up to whisper in her ear) I don’t want anyone to see you when we’re together. But to touch you, with other people around, when no one knows what I’m doing to you? That would be hot.
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As the day winds down the couples slowly split off from the larger group enjoying some alone time. Mac and Enbom walk back towards the hotel picking up a few souvenirs for her family. Logan and Veronica go back to the yacht, and end up falling asleep on a shady sun lounge on the main deck.
They eat a light dinner of fruit, cheese and bread, prepared by Mick and spend the next few hours just talking and enjoying the quite peace of being alone on the water. Logan goes into the cabin to talk to Jack and Veronica hears the motor start up.
Veronica: Where are we going?
Logan: It’s…
Veronica: (finishing for him) A surprise.
Logan: (grinning) Yep.
She sighs deeply.
They head farther out to sea, till the land is just a brown smudge on the horizon. Jack cuts the engine and Veronica looks at Logan, waiting to see what he’ll do next. Logan looks at the sun low in the sky then checks the time.
Logan: Ok. Let’s go.
He hands her the rash guard he’d given to her before and waits for her to strip off her shorts and tank top then put it on.
Veronica: Now what?
Logan takes her hand and leads her to the stern leading her down to the water level loading deck before handing her his long board.
Veronica: We’re surfing?
She looks around and doesn’t see waves just the rise and fall of the open sea.
Logan: Kinda. Wait here.
He walks back up the short stair case and a minute later comes around the side of the yacht on the sea-doo.
Veronica: You’re surfing and I’m watching?
Logan: (smiling) Nope. Get on.
She sighs again.
Veronica: I hope you realize this is a one time thing. (at his curious look) Me following your instructions without more information as to why. Or what.
Logan: Well, I am about to use a wish, so…
He shifts back on the seat taking the board from her, indicating she should sit in front to drive. She slants a curious look at him.
Veronica: Where to Mrs. Daisy?
Logan: Cute. Just head away from the yacht. Any direction by towards shore.
Veronica: Alright.
She guns the engine almost spilling Logan off the back since both his arms are holding the large buoyant surfboard behind him instead of holding onto her.
Veronica: Oops.
Logan: Yeah, right. Oops.
She grins. Once they are a good distance away from the boat Veronica kills the engine and they drift to a stop.
Veronica: Now what?
Logan sets the board in the water, then pulls Veronica into the water after him. The sun is low in the sky as they splash each other playfully, ending up kissing in the water before Veronica dunks him under with both hands on top of his head.
Resurfacing Logan hoists himself up onto the board and pulls Veronica up after him. They sit quietly for a moment watching the sun slowly sink lower to meet the water, painting the sky is streaks of orange and yellow.
Veronica: It’s so beautiful here.
Logan: You’re beautiful.
She smiles at him and leans back tilting her face up to kiss him.
Veronica: You gonna tell me what this wish is, or do I have to guess?
Instead of answering Logan smiles at her, slow and sexy, before leaning in to kiss her until she is breathless and her fingers are tangled in his hair.
Veronica: Here? On a surfboard?
Logan: On the water, while the sunsets.
She looks around ensuring that they are, in fact, alone. She smiles at him, and shakes her head.
Veronica: I must really love you.
She pulls his mouth back down to hers and within moments they are lost in each other. The camera pans backwards and Logan and Veronica become silhouettes against the brightly painted sun setting into the sea.
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