I'm Sorry for Loving You

Part 2

Ian rings the doorbell of Julian's house. He was there two days ago, waking up in Veronica's bedroom after they'd-

The door opens and mrs. Connell stands in the doorway. 'Hey Ian. Julian hasn't come home yet. I actually think he's staying with Phoebe tonight.'

'Oh, right. I just really have to add some stuff to the project, and it's on Julian's computer.' Ian explains.

'You can just go up and work on it. I just have to go in thirty minutes, but I can trust you, right?' Mrs. Connell asks jokingly.

'Always.' Ian laughs.

He goes right up to Julian's room and starts up his computer, knowing his password: Phoebe0405. Not that his own password is much better: Blair2012.

Ian opens up the group project and adds some new stuff. After about half an hour he hears the front door slam shut, mrs. Connell has left the house.

Not fifteen minutes later he hears the front door open. He just ignores it and continues on working until he hears footsteps on the stairs and turns around.

'Ian?' Veronica is standing at the top of the stairs. 'What are you doing here?'

Ian gets up from the chair and looks at her. She is soaking wet. He takes a quick glance outside and notices it's raining.

'I'm just working on a group project. You... you just got home from school?'

Veronica nods. 'Yeah, I'm just gonna take a quick shower.'

'Oh, okay.'

Ian sits back down behind the computer and Veronica heads into the bathroom. After five minutes she comes out again, walking down the hallway to her room in just a towel. Ian sees it in the reflection of the window as it's began to get dark outside and quickly turns his eyes back to the computer.

Veronica comes into Julian's room, wearing her pajama's. She sits down in the beanbag in front of the tv and turns the tv on.

Ian turns around and sits down in the second beanbag. 'I hadn't even noticed it'd started raining.'

'Ian, we don't have to talk.' Veronica says.
'Sorry, I just... I feel bad about-'

'Don't. Just don't.'

Ian nods and gets up. 'Sorry.' He sits back down behind the desk and continues on with his project. No matter how awkward it is, he has to work on it.

'I do care about you, you know?' He tells her without looking up. 'It's not like I don't like you after what happened. I don't really know what did, but I do know that you are an amazing girl and that even if I wasn't drunk or whatever I would've gone up to you.'

Veronica stays silent, the only sound filling the room being the characters on screen talking. She gets up and walks over to Ian. 'I'm sorry.'
Ian looks up at her and stands up to get to her level, even though she is a bit shorter than him.
He notices he's standing awfully close to her.

'Was I at least good?' Ian chuckles.

Veronica nods with a smile. 'Yeah, you were. I'm glad it was with you.'

His eyes widen as he looks at her. Did she just..?

Without a doubt he leans in and gently kisses her on the lips. Veronica quickly pulls away from him and takes a step back.

'What are you doing?' She asks confused.
Ian smiles and takes her hands. 'I like you, Veronica. A lot. I'm sorry if I've been an asshole. I don't know what I said to you at the party last weekend, but I know that I really like you. I really, really like you.'

Veronica's smile widens as he talks. She takes a step towards him and wraps her arms around him, kissing him passionately on the lips.

Suddenly they hear the front door open. They quickly pull apart and sit back down, Veronica on the beanbag and Ian behind the desk, pretending as if nothing happened.

Julian comes up the stairs, walking into his room. 'Hey guys. What are you doing in my room?' He asks confused.

'Watching tv.'

'Working on the project.'

'Right... I'm just here to grab something. I'll be right out.' Julian says, rummaging through his closet.

'Sure.'

'Okay.'

Julian takes a few shirts and closes the closet again. 'Okay, I'm gonna go. I'll see you guys at school tomorrow.' He leaves the room and heads back down the stairs, shutting the front door behind him only seconds later.

Veronica and Ian look up from what they were doing. Ian sits down on the second beanbag like before and watches her for a second, staring into her beautiful green eyes. He leans in and kisses her again.

'Julian can't know.' Ian eventually says.

Veronica nods. 'He would kill the both of us.'