Fic: Some Truths Hurt (V/Logan, all) R [29of ?]
Title: Some Truths Hurt
Author: jenwin23
Pairing/Character: all, LoVe
Word Count: 9,145
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 a 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 tried to commit suicide but Logan found her and got her to the hospital in time. LoVe breaks up, Lynn disappears, LoVe work together to find Lynn in a rehab center in Santa Barbara. 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. V finally tells Logan about the paternity issue with Duncan, and tells Meg to be careful. Logan and Veronica don’t see eye to eye on Duncan, but they manage to disagree and not break up. Alicia and Keith are going strong. Veronica busts a rogue ATF agent, Dick had a birthday party, LoVe has a bunch of sex. Logan visits Lynn in rehab and they discuss his abuse. The prank calls Veronica has been getting for weeks turn out to be from Leanne. LoVe heads to Barstow to find Leanne, who blows the Kanes alibis out of the water. With Leanne in rehab, LoVe returns to Neptune for midterms. Veronica is paid to uncover that Hamilton Cho’s father was trying to sabotage Sabrina during the tests so his son could win the Kane Scholarship. Veronica calls in the Tritons to save the day. Jake stops Veronica to ask that she take another paternity test, Veronica refuses, instead pursuing the settlement documents between the Kanes and Able Koontz. 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. Veronica continues her efforts to uncover the payments from Jake to her mom. Logan and the guys head south for Spring Break and Mac and V join them a few days later. Mac is thinking about having sex with Enbom.
Chapter 29
(Wednesday continued)
Scene opens in a large dance club. The darkness is broken with bright flashes of light. Hip hop music plays loudly from several large speakers and the crowd bounces along to the beat. Three separate bars flank the large venue with a stage in the front of the room housing the DJ and space for some sort of entertainment. Veronica, Mac, Marisa and her friends make their way into the club winding through the crowd. A male hand reaches out and squeezes Marisa’s butt. She whirls to see who it is only to find that Veronica has already twisted the guy’s hand back towards his wrist in a painful hold that drops him to his knees. Marisa laughs as the guy’s friends look stunned.
Groper guy: (grimacing) S-sorry. Sorry. Please let go.
Veronica: Maybe you’ll think first next time.
Groper guy: Yeah. Sure.
Veronica frowns.
Marisa I dunno. He doesn’t sound very sincere.
Veronica: He really doesn’t.
Groper guy: I am. Sorry. Really. Your ass is just really nice. (he stops and looks at Veronica tilting his head to try to see her ass) Yours too.
All the girls laugh now, even Veronica looks amused at his drunken attempts at apology.
Groper guy’s friend: He’s sorry. And he’ll remember this. We all will. Any guy would remember being schooled by a hot blonde pixie.
Veronica releases the groper and rolls her eyes. The girls continue moving through the club towards the back bar where the text Veronica had received from Logan had said the guys would be. As they get closer Crazy in Love comes on and Marisa grabs Veronica’s hand and drags her towards the dance floor with all her friends following. Mac sidesteps and points towards the bar where she can see John, Dick and a few other guys standing. She makes her way over to the group, standing close to John with her back against the bar.
John Enbom: You made it.
Mac: It was a close call, but I survived. (he quirks an eyebrow, amusement evident in his face) First, Logan’s cousin tried to put lip liner on me, then Veronica almost broke some guy’s wrist for trying to cop a feel.
Dick: (upset) Man, I missed it. I love it when Ronnie goes all warrior princess on dudes. Ghostworld, you want a drink? I’m buying.
John Enbom: Her name is Mac. Try it once and awhile Dick.
Mac: It’s alright. I don’t actually mind.
Dick: See dude. She’s cool. Chill out. (to Mac) Drink?
Mac: Just a soda for now. It’s too hot in here.
Dick looks disappointed but shrugs and orders anyway adding on a round of Coronas for the guys. Handing Mac and John their drinks he turns back to the larger group of guys he was talking to earlier. Some are guys from their school that Mac recognizes, Chester, Rams and Luke, but there are a few new guys she doesn’t know.
John Enbom: So some guy tried to feel up Veronica? I’m glad Logan didn’t see that. I really don’t want to have to fight tonight.
Mac explains that it wasn’t Veronica’s ass in question.
On the dance floor the girls are dancing in a loose circle laughing and looking around at the people around them. A few of the girls are on the hunt and the others are just checking out people’s outfits and dance moves. Logan emerges out of the crowd and moves in behind Veronica his hands clasping around her waist as he leans in to say something in her ear. She smiles brilliantly and reaches one hand up to cup around his neck as her head tilts back so they can kiss. Marisa and her friends all smile and look happy for the couple as they finally break the kiss but continue to dance together.
Back at the bar one of the guys Mac doesn’t recognize nods towards Logan on the dance floor and turns to Dick.
New Guy/Sean: Looks like Echolls finally found something he likes.
Another guy Mac doesn’t know turns to look to see who he means.
Scott (Logan’s cousin): Huh? (turning to look) Oh.
New Guy: I guess he’s into tiny blonds. (shrugs) She’s got curves in all the right spots but she’s little light on top. Nice legs though.
Dick: (frowning) Dude.
New Guy/Sean: (continuing despite the looks of caution thrown at him from Dick, Luke and Scott) We’re all here trying to get chicks and they just throw themselves at him. Tall, STACKED, blondes and exotic brunettes, but nada. (seeing the looks on the others’ faces now) That girl is hot at all but I thought he’d be more of a boob guy.
Dick: Dude. Seriously. Shut it.
Luke: That’s Veronica.
New Guy/Sean: Who’s Veronica?
Scott: Logan’s girlfriend. If he hears you talking about her like that you’ll be eating through a straw for the rest of the week.
New Guy: I thought she wasn’t getting in until Wednesday. (to Dick) And you said her name was Ronnie.
Luke: VeRONica.
Dick: Yeah. And it is Wednesday. Week’s half over.
New Guy/Sean: (exaggerated) Sorry. She’s cute I guess. She sure knows how to move.
His eyes follow the sway of Veronica’s hips as she dances.
Rams: Alright. Let me explain this to you. (he wraps an arm around Sean’s shoulders and squeezes him painfully) Logan is very protective of Veronica. You should act as if she is… (thinking how to word it) your mother. Your very unsexy mother. Or your innocent baby sister. You don’t say suggestive things to her. You don’t check her out. Just try to be nice, or better yet just say hi then stay far, far away.
Dick and Luke both nod. Sean looks to be in pain.
Chester: That’s good advice.
Sean nods and Rams releases his grip. Mac is listening to the whole conversation and looks out to Veronica and Logan on the dance floor with a smile.
Mac: (to John) So, I guess Logan really is the faithful type. Who’d have thought?
John smiles.
On the dance floor Logan and Veronica move together in a sexy dance, pressed flush against each other, hands running up and down arms, backs, and hips, occasionally dipping lower. They keep time with the music for several songs before slowing down, Veronica’s arms stretched up to circle Logan’s neck, their faces close together, lost in each other’s eyes, merely swaying side to side, staring into each other’s eyes between kisses.
After a few more songs the whole group leaves the dance floor to rejoin their friends. The new guy, Sean, who Mac learned was staying in the same hotel as them and had met the guys earlier this week, made his second mistake of the night by trying to hit on Marisa.
Sean: Hi (smile) I’m Sean.
Marisa: (smiling) Marisa.
Sean: I like your dress.
Marisa: Oh, thanks.
Sean: It would look awfully nice on the floor next to my bed...
Marisa’s smile fades into a frown as her eyes shift to her twin brother.
Scott: (annoyed) Alright. That’s it. We need to have another little talk.
Sean: (defensive) What? Is she your girlfriend? (to Marisa) Cause if he is honey you need to dump his ass and get even with him by screwing me. He’s been around this week.
Marisa: (glaring at her brother and Sean) Ok. 1 (to Scott) We need to talk. 2 (to Logan who is smiling and enjoying the drama) You are to blame for this. He only sluts around when he’s with you.
Logan: Me?
Marisa: You’re a bad influence. Now behave or I’ll have a little talk with Veronica. 3 (to Sean) He’s my brother not my boyfriend. That makes Logan my cousin. And that means you should not be trying lame pickup lines on me. Besides. I’d love to, but I have to watch the Notebook for the 47th time.
Veronica giggles and holds up 6 fingers. Mac holds up 5 not understanding the movie reference and Marisa’s friends all give her 7s.
Sean: Huh?
All the guys look confused.
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