Room 528 (2nd Floor), Saturday evening (NFB)

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After getting Veronica's message, he called her back and invited her down to his room to talk.

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"What?"

That was so not the reaction Veronica was expecting.

She shook her head. "Logan, it's not a good idea. I was reacting emotionally, not thinking rationally. If Bel did that, we'd be stooping to your father's level."

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Logan looked at her for a moment, then nodded. "You're right. It's stupid emotional stuff. We should be the bigger people."

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Veronica studied Logan's expression. "Logan, I'm serious," she said. "This isn't a game. Do you really think you could live with yourself if you had someone take your father's life?"

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"No," Logan said softly. "There are some things best kept in the family."

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"Logan," Veronica said with a sigh. "This isn't you. You're not a killer."

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"Funny," Logan said with a bitter smile. "I seem to recall a time when you thought otherwise."

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"So now we're back to that?" Veronica asked, rolling her eyes. "Why am I not surprised? You love to throw that in my face despite the fact that you were the one that lied to me for months about where you were when Lilly died. Maybe if you would have told me the truth sooner, your father wouldn't have had the chance to try to kill me."

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"Maybe," Logan said with tightly controlled fury. "Maybe if someone had taken care of him sooner, you and Lilly would have both been safe."

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"Maybe," Veronica agreed. "But that's not you. You are not him."

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Logan was quiet for a moment, then finally said, "I think we're done here."

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Veronica nodded. She had been expecting as much. She knew that she had completely broken Logan's trust and there probably wasn't any way for her to re-gain it.

"I have some of your stuff in my room," she said, standing up. "I can get it together and bring it down tomorrow if you want."

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"Fine," Logan said, not looking her in the eyes.

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Veronica didn't even try to look Logan in the eyes as she walked out the door. Expecting it didn't make it any less painful.

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Once the door was shut, Logan picked up his phone and made a call.