Exit Wounds

Chapter 12/19

Logan rolled over and focused on catching his breath. After another round of making love with Veronica, he was spent. It was everything he had dreamed of it being when they dated, only better.

Veronica moaned softly and stretched out. She looked up at her ceiling and panted. "Well done, Echolls."

Logan smirked with his eyes closed. He was laying back against the pillows. They were both covered in sweat. "Thank you, Mars. You are quite gifted." He reached over and rubbed her arm lightly with the back of his fingers. "Again, worth the wait."

Veronica sighed and laid still.

Logan lifted an eyelid and looked over at her. "What's going on in that big, beautiful brain of yours?"

Veronica blinked and looked up at him. She smiled sweetly. "Not much, thanks to you."

Logan opened the other eye and shook his head. "Nope. Flattery won't get you out of this. You have something bugging you." He rolled and propped himself up on his arm and looked down at her.

Veronica widened her grin as she reached up to pet his cheek. "I am in bliss. I'm enjoying it before something happens and it's not here anymore."

Logan looked down at her and raised a brow. "I want to believe you."

"See? I'm not even going to distract you with a kiss. I'm going to lay here and enjoy the bliss." She turned onto her side.

Logan watched her for another second before wrapping his arms around her and holding her close. "Alright." He slowly counting the passing seconds in his head.

He got to twenty-eight before she spoke. "What should I expect?"

He grinned knowingly. "For what? Your birthday is a month away."

Veronica shook her head and her voice lost it's joy. "For when you go home."

Logan pulled back so he could look down at her. "Veronica, I'm not going anywhere. I'm here."

Veronica looked up at him. In that moment, she looked so fragile and vulnerable. "No, you have to go back-" She was interrupted by the front door opening.

"V?" Eli asked from the door.

Veronica sighed and her mask slipped into place. She threw the sheet off her to cover Logan. She rolled to the side of the bed and put her feet on the floor. She stood and looked over her shoulder to Logan. "Still standing." She turned and walked towards her closet and pulled out a robe. "Be there in a sec, Eli." She twirled the robe around her and walked towards the bedroom door. Nimble fingers quickly tied off the robe.

Eli opened the door with a hand over a small girl's eyes. "Hey." Eli blinked to a naked Logan and raised a brow. "Opie."

Logan gave a cocky smirk while he crossed his arms behind his head. "Weevs."

"There's that pretty girl!' Veronica cooed and scooped the little girl up into her arms. She hugged her to her shoulder while glaring at Eli.

"Auntie Vernica!" The little girl squealed. She wrapped her little arms around Veronica's neck and locked her ankles around Veronica's waist.

Eli smirked. "You left your underwear in the hall, V."

Veronica rolled her eyes. "At least, it was the inside hall this time."

Logan lost his smirk. "Wait. What?" Visions of Veronica with a faceless lover in the outer hall clouded his mind. He shook his head to dispel it.

Veronica carried the child into the living room. She plopped her on the couch and reached down between the long arms and legs and tickled the toddler's stomach.