I walked into school a days later when my bruises had faded. As much as I wanted to look after Mum she needed me to go to school. Seeing her like this was heart breaking. I never really saw her and Dad fight. It was always the opposite I'm just glad I haven't walked in on them having sex yet. Now that would be a terrible sight. Then would come the sex talk.
"Where have you been?" Natalie asked as she walked up to me.
Natalie's my girlfriend. Her mum is Lizzie Manning, I don't know the relationship between her and my mum is but they know each other.
We have been going out for nearly six months. Being an Echolls is a good thing. We get all the beautiful women Dad says. Natalie's beautiful, with medium length blonde hair and thin figure. She also skates and loves rock bands she's just like me.
"yea I've been looking after Mum and Alexis. We moved out" I say depressingly.
"babe I'm so sorry! Hows you Mum holding up?"
"I'm scared for her Nattie. She is so depressed with out Dad. She told me that she loved him but he needs space until he can sort himself out. I think being away from him is killing her. She can't even look at me some times because I look too much like him" I told her.
She reaches up and hugs me. Her arms land around my neck as I place my arms around her waist holding her tight.
As we let go she asks me something.
"What's that? How did you get that bruise?"
"its nothing Nat really. I was throwing the ball to Alexis the other day to practise her 'basketball skills' and the ball kinda missed my hands" I lied.
She started to laugh at the story I told her. What was so funny about it?
"what?"
"your fifteen Ryan and you still can't catch a ball" she told me still giggling as she dragged me to our next class.
I was happy mum asked me to go and pick Alexis from school today because I got to leave early and I got to take my bike school which my Dad hated me doing.
By the time I got there it was 3.25. I was five minutes early. As I approached her class room I saw him there. The person who hit me.
As I herd the bell ring I put my bike on the grass I made sure I was the first one to reach Alexis.
I dragged her to my bike dodging the man everyone calls my father. As much as I love him I now am scared of him.
I picked up my bike still holding onto my sister's arm.
I saw a shadow behind us I saw our Father. He looked like he hasn't slept for days and had been drinking the preivous days.
"Hello Ryan" he greeted
"Hi Daddy" Alexis told him in that sweet innocent voice that only Dad herd while slipping out of my grip giving him a hug.
"Good afternoon baby" he said patting her blonde hair.
I always knew she was his favourite. Ever since we were young. She looked so much like mum and she is taking an interest in surfing. Everything I'm not.
"Come on Alexis you hugged him now lets go Mummy is waiting for us" is told her getting her pink barbie helmet out of her bag.
"how is she?" he asked her
"why don't you find out from her?" I asked him rudely trying to see what he would do.
"I would but I don't know where you guys are now, your Mother is good at hiding herself"
"she's at the place you haven't looked for her" I said still in the same tone putting the helmet on 'Daddys girl'.
I looked back at Dad who seemed that he was thinking of places.
"the beach house and if your going to come don't come today you look like shit" I told him. Why was I even helping him
"Look it's a long way to the beach house so let me drive you guys" he offered
"Yay" I hear Alexis say still in that Daddys girl voice
"No its ok. Just because I'm talking to you doesn't mean I have forgiven you. I still hate you" I told him placing Alexis on the bike and leaning over riding back to the beach house leaving him there along.
Three words I can describe him right now.
I hate him.
Veronica's POV
As Alexis and Ryan got home I was glad I wasn't alone anymore I had something else to put my mind on.
"Mummy Mummy guess who I saw at school today" I hear Alexis scream as she runs to me and gives me a hug.
"who did you see today baby"
"Daddy! I saw Daddy!" she said sounding so excited
"Can I go surfing with him now Mummy please" she begged.
I looked up at Ryan who just shrugged
"How about if you go and change out of your silly uniform while I ring Daddy and see if he wants to go surfing" I tell her.
As she ran to me I needed to see what happened at school between Logan and Ryan.
"Nothing happened Mum so stop worrying" he tells me
"I'm your mother I'm allowed to worry. How is he?"
"he had a hang over. He wanted to spend time with Alexis"
"you know he warms to Alexis more because shes a girl. Honey none of the Echolls's have never hurt their wives or their daughters. He's just scared of to hurting you."
"I know I'm scared he's going to hurt me again. I am more scared he's going to hurt you"
"He would never lay a finger on me"
"I didn't mean in that way" Ryan told me as he got up from the couch and walked to his room.
"ready Mum?" I hear my daughter call out from her room.
"ringing him now" i lied
The truth was I wasn't going to let Logan close to Alexis even though he would never hurt her.
So I decided to call Logan's best friend Dick Casabluncas.
"hey Ronnie how are you this fine afternoon?"
"can you do me a favour" both Veronica and Dick say at the same time.
"Depends"
"you planning on going surfing this afternoon?"
"Why can't Logan take her?"
"why don't you ask him"
"sorry I have to work but maybe next week?" he asked
"I guess so thanks" I say as I hang up the phone.
"Can dad come surfing" Alexis asks me
"sorry honeys he's really busy with work" I apologised.
RYAN POV
I hear mum get off the phone with Uncle Richard telling Alexis that Dad can't come surfing now.
I open my phone and dials number hoping for him to pick up.
"Hey Ryan you rang me what a surprise!"
"come down to the beach and bring the boards too"
"why?"
"Alexis wants to surf. Mum rang Uncle Richard but he's at work"
"ok be there in 10"
"wait Dad"
"yeah"
"can you bring and extra board and mum's and your spare wet suit"
"of course" he said as he hung up.
I just agreed to try surfing. What have I gotten myself into?
I did this a) so my mum could be happy to see him
b) so he could surf with Alexis
c) so maybe Dad and I could bond of him trying to teach me to surf.
VERONICA POV
As we got to the beach I put laid some towels for us to sit on.
The only bathers I had at the beach house these days were my bright red bikini which I brought just before I was pregnant with Alexis. The funny thing was they still fitted!
Ryan decided to come to the beach also which surprised me he hates the water. He sees it as a disappointment to Logan that he gave up surfing.
We had been at the beach for 10 minutes as Alexis got bucket of water and threw it at me. I picked her up as ran to the water threatening to drop her in it.
I gently let her go all three of us in the water and knee hight.
"God you've grown" I tell my son. He's a nearly the same height as Logan.
Ryan splashes me and I splash him back. I noticed Alexis wasn't with us I got worried. As I looked up at the sand I saw her hugging Logan who just put down some board.
Ryan and I walked back to shore to greet him. When he said hello to me his voice sounded heartbroken. With out saying anything I reach up and hugged him.
"I miss you" I whispered into his ear as he was held me brushing my blonde hair out of my face.
"I miss you more" I hear him whispered back.
As we let go of each other I nearly kissed him but I turned my back to him giving Ryan a dirty look.
"Can't you guys make out or something" Ryan said
"That mouth will get you into a lot of trouble one day" I warn him.
"Just like your mother" my husband added.
"I'm scared" Ryan told us pretending to bite his nails.
I sit down on the towels ready to watch the three of them get in the water as Logan comes and sits down next to me while Ryan and Alexis put their wet suits on.
"You look beautiful" he tells me. Secretly it makes me smile on the inside and he knows it. Sometimes I hate him for it.
"thanks I haven't warn this since before Alexis was born" I tell him coldly.
"look Veronica I want you to come home" he begs me I hear the heartbreak in his voice.
"I will in time"
"when?"
"Ryan is the one you have to convince. You need to get his trust again so he can trust that you won't hurt him again"
Logan stands up ready to get in the water
"I love you Logan"
"I know you do" he says before getting his board and walking with the kids out into the water.
I sat and watched them swim and surf for over 40 minutes (while tanning ofcourse).
I get bored I decide I would join them. After I put on my wet suit he brought I swim out to where the three were floating.
"look who decided to join us" Ryan teased saying is in the same tone was Logan.
Yes he notices and I look at my husband before answering him.
'you better watch you mouth if you want a car for you birthday" I warn him
"come on you seriously need to get better comebacks than that the mother of my children" logan says.
"ok then come on Alexis come with Mummy to plot up at good scheme to get the boys alright"
"but I want to be on Daddys team" she whines
"How about it be against the parents and the children? Mum and I will get out of the water to plan our surprise" logan tells Alexis and nods to Ryan to look after her.
We swim back to shore quietly we haven't said a word to each other.
I walk when the waters knew hight unzipping my the wetsuit as I get back to the towels.
All of a sudden I fell Logan's warm hands around my waist causing me to turn around. His lips met mine passionately. I missed his soft lips. Our lips are like magnets we stand on the beach for a few minutes kissing catching up on lots moments.
Until I hear Ryan cat whistles being herd all over the beach as our lips separate. Logan looks at me like the first time we kissed when we were seventeen at the Camelot.
He holds me leaning into his chest. My head still fits perfectly in his shoulder.
"don't leave me again" he tells me holding close hoping never to let go of me again.
We moved back home 4 days after the beach afternoon. I was only going to move back home when Ryan trusted Logan enough to live with him. Honestly I only think he did it because of me.
Part of the deal was if we move back he would go to group counselling. He goes every Friday afternoon.
sorry about grammer etc.
The next chapter is anti - LoVe