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spankerellatitle: When It Comes to Loving Me He's Worst
collection: Hearts and Flowers and Stuff
rating: 15
author: echo
fandom/characters: VM (Logan/Veronica)
disclaimer: Not mine. They belong to Rob Thomas.
summary: He has an odd way of showing his affection. He always has.
inspiration: "The First Cut Is the Deepest" by Sheryl Crow
AN: This was supposed to be part of the collection I was writing for Valentine's Day, but sickness and a bit of self pity kept me from finishing it before the day. Find the list of couples here:
http://spankerella.livejournal.com/314778.html
*~*~*
He had not been expecting her, but then he had.
Logan opened the door to his hotel room, and there she was... Veronica. He knew she'd find out. Knew. She could find out almost anything. Maybe not right away, but she always got down to the truth, the heart of it, eventually.
"Veronica."
"You got yourself arrested so that you could get in a fight in jail with Mercer and Moe." She snapped as she brushed past him.
"Yes. Come on in." Logan sighed as he slammed the door behind her.
"Tell me you didn't."
"I can't do that. You know I can't. You know or you wouldn't be here all angry and stuff."
"Logan, why do you keep doing these things?"
"Veronica, why do you care? Or are we not broken up anymore? Did I miss it?"
She glared.
"What do you want to hear, Veronica? That I felt like it? That I was so pissed at defending Mercer, I wanted a piece of him?"
She shook her head and started pacing.
"That they tried to hurt you, and I couldn't stand that for a minute... even if you aren't mine anymore."
Veronica spun around with her mouth slightly open. "Logan..."
"It's crazy, right? You don't want me, and I can't stop trying to protect you, and man, that's exactly what keeps getting you all pissed off at me. I'm so bad at this being your boyfriend thing, but I can't stop. Not even when you don't want me anymore can I stop it."
"I never said..."
"Never said... what, Veronica?"
She didn't answer him. She was unsure now. He could see it. Veronica never did well with this kind of thing. She used to love to be protected, but then Lily had been killed, and everyone had turned on her. She'd gotten tough. She'd become a protector. She'd had to. No one was looking out for her back then. She had to look out for herself. In a way, and in another way, she was still that wide-eyed blonde that didn't know how horrible the world could be.
"Did they... did they hurt you?" She finally asked in a quiet voice.
Logan snorted. "Nah."
"You've got... bruises and stuff."
"Well, it went on for a bit before the good officers of the Neptune police managed to separate us."
"Logan..."
"Look, I'm sorry, Veronica. I love you though. It makes me a little crazy. I do crazy things. You can't expect me to sit there and do nothing when they hurt you like that."
"Logan..."
"We're forever, you and I. Epic, you know? It's a struggle. It's always gonna be a struggle because on some level you and I were never meant to be. Yes, most of the struggle is on my part-"
"Most of the struggle is not on your part." She leaned in and hugged him. "You make me a little crazy too."
He kissed the top of her head. "How crazy? Crazy enough to let me keep on holding you like this... maybe kiss you... even though I'm not your boyfriend anymore?"
"Just crazy, ok. You always push it. Don't push it right now."
"Not pushing. Just holding."
*~*~*
end
collection: Hearts and Flowers and Stuff
rating: 15
author: echo
fandom/characters: VM (Logan/Veronica)
disclaimer: Not mine. They belong to Rob Thomas.
summary: He has an odd way of showing his affection. He always has.
inspiration: "The First Cut Is the Deepest" by Sheryl Crow
AN: This was supposed to be part of the collection I was writing for Valentine's Day, but sickness and a bit of self pity kept me from finishing it before the day. Find the list of couples here:
http://spankerella.livejournal.com/314778.html
*~*~*
He had not been expecting her, but then he had.
Logan opened the door to his hotel room, and there she was... Veronica. He knew she'd find out. Knew. She could find out almost anything. Maybe not right away, but she always got down to the truth, the heart of it, eventually.
"Veronica."
"You got yourself arrested so that you could get in a fight in jail with Mercer and Moe." She snapped as she brushed past him.
"Yes. Come on in." Logan sighed as he slammed the door behind her.
"Tell me you didn't."
"I can't do that. You know I can't. You know or you wouldn't be here all angry and stuff."
"Logan, why do you keep doing these things?"
"Veronica, why do you care? Or are we not broken up anymore? Did I miss it?"
She glared.
"What do you want to hear, Veronica? That I felt like it? That I was so pissed at defending Mercer, I wanted a piece of him?"
She shook her head and started pacing.
"That they tried to hurt you, and I couldn't stand that for a minute... even if you aren't mine anymore."
Veronica spun around with her mouth slightly open. "Logan..."
"It's crazy, right? You don't want me, and I can't stop trying to protect you, and man, that's exactly what keeps getting you all pissed off at me. I'm so bad at this being your boyfriend thing, but I can't stop. Not even when you don't want me anymore can I stop it."
"I never said..."
"Never said... what, Veronica?"
She didn't answer him. She was unsure now. He could see it. Veronica never did well with this kind of thing. She used to love to be protected, but then Lily had been killed, and everyone had turned on her. She'd gotten tough. She'd become a protector. She'd had to. No one was looking out for her back then. She had to look out for herself. In a way, and in another way, she was still that wide-eyed blonde that didn't know how horrible the world could be.
"Did they... did they hurt you?" She finally asked in a quiet voice.
Logan snorted. "Nah."
"You've got... bruises and stuff."
"Well, it went on for a bit before the good officers of the Neptune police managed to separate us."
"Logan..."
"Look, I'm sorry, Veronica. I love you though. It makes me a little crazy. I do crazy things. You can't expect me to sit there and do nothing when they hurt you like that."
"Logan..."
"We're forever, you and I. Epic, you know? It's a struggle. It's always gonna be a struggle because on some level you and I were never meant to be. Yes, most of the struggle is on my part-"
"Most of the struggle is not on your part." She leaned in and hugged him. "You make me a little crazy too."
He kissed the top of her head. "How crazy? Crazy enough to let me keep on holding you like this... maybe kiss you... even though I'm not your boyfriend anymore?"
"Just crazy, ok. You always push it. Don't push it right now."
"Not pushing. Just holding."
*~*~*
end
