A is for Agony

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**Title: **A is for Agony
**Pairing: **Quogan (Logan / Quinn)

**Author: **DramaticStarlet / Katie
**A/N: **Um, it's just a bunch of silly Quogan drabbles. 26 of them. One for every letter of the alphabet! (:

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**o1. Agony**

It's absolute agony waiting for Quinn to pick up her cell phone, because he's always unsure if she'll pick up.

When she picks up, the first thing Logan tells her is that he misses her.

Because he knows more than anyone that she might not pick up the next time he calls.

**o2. Brown**

They both have brown eyes. Logan _knows_ that he has nice eyes.

But Quinn's are the most beautiful eyes he's ever had the pleasure of staring into.

**o3. Comeuppance**

He never really got his comeuppance on Vince Blake. Instead, Quinn got her own comeuppance on Logan.

After Logan refused to give her free coffee, she didn't kiss him for a week.

That's why Logan _always _buys Quinn's coffee.

**o4. Disoriented**

Logan accidentally drinks Quinn's experimental sleep-inducing formula ("A very potent depressant," she explains to him later), which he swore looks exactly like Blix.

He feels completely disoriented for a day and a half. Quinn never leaves his side.

**o5. Existentialism**

Quinn is a firm existentialist.

She makes no excuses to Logan about who she is or who she will be.

She takes responsibility for her action, her mistakes, and she especially forgives her own faults toward others.

Logan isn't an existentialist.

He's just Baptist.

**o6. Faux Pas**

The entire school thinks Logan is committing social suicide when he reveals that he's dating Quinn.

Most of the girls consider it a serious faux pas (not to mention a complete lapse in judgment), but he doesn't consider it a false step.

He thinks dating Quinn is putting him right on track.

**o7. Groggy **

Logan wakes up feeling groggy and relatively out of it every morning.

After he receives his morning kiss from Quinn right before breakfast, he perks right up.

**o8. Hesitant**

She's hesitant to apply to Harvard, because she knows that Logan is going to Stanford, but he urges her to apply there ("It's your dream school," he smiles).

She gets her acceptance letter to Harvard the same day she gets an acceptance letter from Stanford.

She stares at both of the letters for a moment.

It's the Harvard letter that gets stuffed under her bed.

**o9. Inception**

He thinks the inception of their relationship was when she helped him out with his free throws.

She had touched his hand and led him away from the basketball court.

She led him away from the court and into her heart.

**o10. Jerk**

She calls him a jerk and a loser and an egomaniac all the time. Sometimes jokingly, and sometimes she means it.

Logan doesn't dare call her a spaz, though.

He can take insults. No problem.

Not Quinn. Plus, he never wants to wear heels and a dress _ever _again.

**o11. Knife**

Quinn and Logan have a huge fight about something neither of them remember.

"I hate you!"

The words fly out of her mouth, and she doesn't have time to take them back, because Logan is already halfway out of her dorm.

He'll never admit it, but the words cut through him like a knife.

**o12. Llama**

Otis is _not _a llama. He's an alpaca.

Logan knows this. He also knows how much Quinn loves Otis.

When Otis dies, Logan lets Quinn cry on his shoulder for two hours straight.

Later that week, Jeremiah Trottman reports that Quinn's llama died, and everyone should comfort her in her time of need.

Logan gives Jeremiah a black eye for calling Otis a llama. He was clearly an alpaca.

**o13. Melon**

Quinn's favorite fruit is melon.

Logan watched her eat melon one day at lunch. A line of melon juice slips down her lips, and she licks it off, her tongue flicking quickly over her upper and lower lip.

Logan never knew that fruit could be so erotic.

**o14. Nosebleed**

He gets a nosebleed during American History.

Blood begins dripping onto his homework from the day before, and he freaks out. He _hates _nosebleeds.

Quinn hands him a tissue, smirking.

"You hate nosebleeds and you hate History. How ironic," she whispers.

**o15. Organize**

She helps him organize his desk, and they end up finding a bunch of stuff he said he's been missing for a while (i.e., his dorm key, his Chemistry book, his class ring).

Quinn also finds a bunch of notes they passed when they still hated each other, and they all begin with, "pensky, let me borrow your notes."

They all end with, "fine i'll take my own notes and they'll be way better than yours!!".

**o16. Paramour **

He thinks paramour is a band, but apparently he's wrong, because Quinn tells him a paramour is a lover.

Logan sends Quinn a Paramore CD for her birthday, and being the genius that she is, she _totally _gets the symbolism.

**o17. Quixotic**

Logan is an idealist when it comes to himself. He has to look perfect at any given time of the day. Always.

Quinn calls him quixotic and tells him that he's putting unrealistic expectations on himself.

He wears a plain old t-shirt and jeans the day after she tells him this, and the whole day Quinn can't keep her eyes off of him.

**o18. Recuperate**

She's sick for a week with strep throat.

Logan misses her, especially talking to her. She always makes the best conversations out of nothing at all.

But Zoey and Lola tell him he's not allowed to talk to her while she recuperates.

Logan can't help but sneak a kiss from Quinn on the sixth day.

Bad idea, because he ends up getting strep throat too.

**o19. Sexy**

Quinn wears a purple dress to senior prom.

Logan thinks she looks too sexy for her own good. He sees other guys checking her out, and jealousy bubbles in his veins.

Quinn is _his _girl, and they need to back off.

They already seem to know that no one touches Logan Reese's girlfriend except for Logan Reese.

**o20. Those**

It's _those_ special words that make Quinn the happiest girl in Pacific Coast Academy.

"I LOVE QUINN PENSKY!"

**o21. Umbrella**

Logan always forgets his umbrella on rainy days, which is why Quinn lets him stand under hers.

The umbrella is decorated with little test tubes and other science stuff, but Logan's honestly doesn't care.

He's just glad he's not in the rain getting pneumonia.

**o22. Very**

She's very nervous during their first time.

Quinn has never made love to anyone, because she always planned on saving herself till marriage, but it's okay, because Logan's only been with two other girls in his entire life.

Quinn shivers when he runs a hand down her bare arm, over her stomach, against her curves.

He'll never come clean about it, but he's just as nervous as she is.

**o23. Words **

Quinn kisses his lips violently, like she's never done it before. The slip-and-tangle of their tongues is going to drive him to insanity.

Her hands, soft and warm against his cheeks, move up and down his jawline in a continuous pattern.

Suddenly, she breaks away; "We're in the locker room Logan, we have to stop."

He doesn't say anything, but his lips pressing back to hers speak the words for him.

**o24. Xylophone**

She plays the electric xylophone.

Sort of. The only song she really can play is "Mary Had A Little Lamb," and she's proud of that.

Logan has listened to Quinn play "Mary Had A Little Lamb" on the electric xylophone 28 times.

And counting.

**o25. Yellow**

Logan hasn't ever seen Quinn wear anything too feminine, but she wears a yellow sundress to his birthday party.

At the party, she's barefoot and laughing, giggling as Lola whispers something into her ear.

Logan gets everything on his birthday wishlist (as expected), but the best present he gets is when Quinn starts dancing. She twirls around, her dress billowing outward and her hair swinging along with her.

She catches his eyes, and smiles at him; that's when he realizes that she's got him whipped.

**o26. Zinnia **

Her favorite flowers are zinnias.

Logan buys her a bouquet of them for graduation.

She's tells him she's going to Stanford with him after graduation, but he still feels like this the end of an era.

As she kisses him after the graduation ceremony, he realizes that it's one era ending, while another is beginning.

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My dictionary got SOOO over-used. (x Oh well. It was about time I used it. Plus I love how this fic turned out, anyway.

**Please review with more than "so cute!" or "i loved it!", thanks.**

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A is for Agony by DramaticStarlet


1. Chapter 1

Danny and Lolo

Disclaimer: I don't own them, and I think thats fairly obvious. FANfiction, ya know?

Chapter One: Promise?

Age: 4, Location: The Beach

Four-year-old Danny looked at the crumbling sand castle and the boy trying to keep it from falling for a moment before she walked over.

"'s not gonna work if ya do it like dat." She said.

The boy looked up. "How do _you_ know?" He challanged.

Danny sat down and took the bucket out of his hands.

"Hey! Dat's mine!" The boy yelled, trying to snatch it back.

"Shuddup, you, I'll give it back."

"Promise?"

"Promise." She scooped sand into the bucket and began pushing on it. "You gotta pack it really, really good or else it'll fall down again." She explained, tipping the bucket over. "See?"

"Thanks."

"You're welcome. I'm Danny."

"I'm Lolo."

Danny snickered.

"What?" He asked defensively.

"My mommy says Lolo means crazy in haw. . .hawa. . .some state."

"Hawaii." Lolo said. "I been there once. An' it isn't my real name, I ju' can't pronounciate it."

"You can't pronouciate your own name? You really _is_ lolo!"

"Well Danny's a boys name." He shot back.

"Is not!"

"Is so!"

"Is not!"

"Is so!"

"Is not!"

"Is so!"

"Is not!"

"Jerk!"

"Snob!"

"Danny, sweetie, time to go!" A woman called.

Danny stood up. "I gotta leave now." She announced, then turned on her heel and ran to her mother, Lolo's bucket still clutched in her hands.

	2. Chapter 2

Danny and Lolo

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Chapter Two: Girls are Icky!

Age: 5, Location: Kindergarten

"Lolo?" Danny asked, staring at the boy in front of her.

"Danny?" He asked back.

"My mommy says its not nice to answer a question with another question." Danny said matter of factly.

"You! Give me back my bucket! You _promised!_"

"You believed me?"

"Well, eyah. You lied to me?"

Danny rolled her eyes. "Duh. But I still gots the bucket, if you really want it back."

Lolo shrugged. "Doesn't matter, you can keep it."

"Really?"

"Really." He said. "And no one calls me Lolo."

"Well, I'm going to." She declared. "It'll be just between us."

"You're crazy."

No," She corrected. "You are."

He rolled his eyes.

"You want your ball back?" She asked, tossing the nerf ball into the air. He caught it.

"Can I play?" She asked.

"No way! You're a _girl!_"

"So?"

"So girls are weak." Lolo said. A couple of the boys cheered.

"I could beat you." Danny said confidently.

"Prove it." He said, tossing her the ball. The rest of the boys formed a circle around them.

"I win." Danny said several minutes later. Many of the circle of boys nodded. "I guess girls isn't so weak after all."

"Or maybe you're not really a girl."

Danny smacked him and stalked away.

Lolo stared, open-mouthed, after her. As the circle dissipated, one of the boys walked up to him.

"She got you good." He said. "She your girlfriend or something?"

Lolo made a face. "No way! Girlse are icky! I'm _never_ gonna have a girlfriend!"

	3. Chapter 3

Danny and Lolo

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Chapter Three: Normal

Age: 5, Location: Kindergarten

"Danny, lookit this!" Lolo said, pulling one of his pant legs up to reveal a large bruise on his shin. "See? I felled down the stairs last night."

"Does it hurt?" Danny asked, hesitantly poking the bruise.

Lolo winced and covered the bruise again.

"A little." He admitted.

"Didja cry?"

"Nope." He said proudly.

"Not even a little?"

"Nope."

"Wow."

"Yeah, I'm awesome, huh?"

She punched his arm and grinned. "Braggy too."

He stuck his tongue out at her. "Nothing wrong with braggy."

"Is so!"

"Is not!"

"Is so!"

"Is not!"

"Is so!"

"Is not!"

"Is so!"

". . .and Danny sitting in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G!" Came the chanting of voices across the playground.

"They's talking about us!" Lolo said.

"Yeah. What's K-I-S-what they said?"

"Kissing." Lolo said. "Its what grown-ups do when they really really like each other."

"They think we like each other?" Danny said, wrinkling her nose.

Lolo shrugged. "Kenny askeded me if you was my girlfriend once."

"What'd you tell him?"

"That girls was icky and I'd never have a girlfriend."

"You think I'm icky?" Danny asked quietly.

"No! You're not a girl you're-!"

"Lolo, you jerk! I am so a girl!" She slapped him and stalked away.

"Danny! I didn't mean it like _that!_"

	4. Chapter 4

Danny and Lolo

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Chapter Four: Mothers' Day

Age: 5, Location: Kindergarten

"I'm making a sparkly card for _my_ mommy," Danny said, "What're you making, Lolo?"

"I'm not making nothing!"

Danny looked at him. "But its mommies day!"

He shrugged. "So? My mommy hates me and I hate my mommy."

"You're mommy can't hate you!"

"Yes she can! She hates my daddy too! Thats why she's makin' us leave."

"You're leaving? And you wasn't going to tell me!? Lolo, you - you -!" She slapped him and stalked away.

He found her at the end of the day, behind the bush where they had always met.

"Danny?"

"Lolo." She said. "I thoughts you were leavin'."

"I is. I wann-ed to say goodbye."

"Not 'good' bye." Danny muttered accusingly. "Why wasn't you going to tell me?"

"Cuz. I didn't wanna say bye."

"Then don't say it." Danny said suddenly. "Say 'see you later' instead."

"But I won't."

"Sure you will."

"Promise?"

"Promise."

Lolo nodded. "I wanna teach you something, kay Danny?"

She nodded hesitantly.

"You put your lips out like you're pouting." He instructed, and when she did he leaned forward and pressed his own against them. "_That's_ what kissin' is." He told her.

Age: 16, Location: PCA

Logan Reese sat in his room cursing Dana Cruz for reminding him so much of a little girl who'd broken two promises and his heart.

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Danny and Lolo, Past by Tate Icasa


What hurts the most

What hurts the most

_**What hurts the most?**_

_I can take the rain off the roof of this empty house that don't bother me. I can take a few tears now and then and just let them out._

Logan was sitting in his hotel room crying. It was pouring rain and all he could think about was that awful day two weeks ago when he left Quinn.

_I'm not afraid to cry every once in a while. There're days every now and again I pretend I'm ok even though going on with you gone still upsets me but that's not what gets me._

Logan closed his eyes and remembered **"Logan baby is everything ok?" Quinn had asked him almost every night even on the night he left. Ever since his father had past away he had counted on Quinn. He left because he could tell it was taking a toll on her. The night before he left Quinn was so tired that she could barely eat let alone take care of the baby. He couldn't bear to put her through that anymore. The next morning he packed his things kissed her and his daughter goodbye and went to Mandy Franklin's house. **Logan pretended that he didn't care around Mandy but every day he missed Quinn and Mary. That wasn't all that was bothering Logan he felt like he was missing something.

_What hurts the most is being so close and having so much to say and watching you walk away. Never knowing what could have been and not seeing that loving you is what I was trying to do._

Logan sighed they had been perfect for each other. It hurt so much to be so close to her and then to see her walk away. He would never get to see his baby girl grow up or hear Quinn sing to him. He wondered if things would have been different if he'd just stuck it out.

_It's hard to deal with the pain of losing you every where I go but I'm doing it. It's hard to force that smile when I see our friends and I'm alone._

Then next morning Chase and Logan came to see him. Chase said "Logan why on earth would you leave Quinn? I know you miss your father but wasn't Quinn helping you. Do you know how hard it's been for her to raise a six month old baby by herself and go to work?"

Michael grabbed Chase's arm and said "you said you weren't going to lecture him. Logan have you been crying?"

Logan forced a smile on his face and said "no I'm not crying. Chase how is she be honest."

Chase said "she's a wreck Logan she's been trying to raise a baby by herself. I'm not butting in to your life but you should talk to her."

_It's still harder getting up getting dressed. Liven with this regret but I know if I could do it over I would trade give away all the words that I've saved in my heart that I've left unspoken._

As soon as Chase and Michael left Logan got dressed and went to talk to Quinn. When he went to get a pair of socks he found a note inside one of them. It read "dear Logan these last few nights we've barley talked. I need you to know that I still love you." Logan put his socks on and walked out the door. When he got to Quinn's tears fell down his cheeks. He had been a total jerk to her after she had given up her life to take care of him.

Once the tears had stopped he went inside. He hadn't got rid of the key incase he forgot something. He heard Mary crying and went to pick her up. It was her birthday and Logan was going to be here whether Quinn wanted him to or not. Quinn came into the living room to change her daughter's diaper. When she saw Logan changing it she became angrier with him then she was on the day he left.

She wrenched Mary from his grasp and yelled "you crazy S.O.B. You left me with the baby for two weeks! Then you I find out you were with Make out Mandy of all people! Then you come back and expect me to forgive you! I'm not speaking to you get out of my house and stay away from my daughter!"

Logan said "Quinn it's our daughter's birthday. I know I screwed up I'm sorry I truly am. I love you. I only left because you had given up your life to take care of me. I couldn't stand to see you like that anymore. Mandy took me for drinks a couple of times only because I was depressed. I never slept with her when I did sleep at the hotel. I only thought about you and the baby."

Quinn's eyes softened and she said Logan do you really feel that way. You've never said something like this before. I love you but you really hurt me when you left. These past two weeks have been really hard for me. I missed hearing your voice and seeing your face every day. I want to have you come home but I think we both need to give each other time to forget the pain we're feeling."

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What hurts the most by Music of the wind


Love Remains The Same

I love this song, so I wanted to write a songfic

**I love this song, so I wanted to write a songfic. Here it is!**

**Gavin Rossdale**

**Love Remains The Same**

_**Click clack **_**the sound came near. Logan stood, waiting for someone to appear. He saw someone standing in the moonlight, looking at him. It was Quinn. She looked like she had been crying. She looked away, and ran somewhere behind the dorm building. All he wanted to do was run to her, but he knew he couldn't because of his mistake.**

A thousand times I've seen you standing
Gravity like a lunar landing
Make me want to run till I find you

**The sky turned black, and he heard her crying, once again. He followed her teared voice. Lightning struck the earth. He saw her sitting on the ground, her head in her hands. Her hands soaked with raindrops, and tears.**

**_I_** shut the world away from here
Drift to you, you're all I hear

**He shut his eyes, opening them with sorrow. He knelt on the ground, next to her. She mumbled 'go away' and pushed him away.**

"**You only pretended to love me!" she yelled and looked up at him with anger. "You didn't really,"**

"**No, I don't pretend, "he said, rubbing tears away from her eyes. "I really love you."**

**
Everything we know fades to black**

Half the time the world is ending
Truth is I am done pretending

"**I made a mistake, Lola came into the room, wanting to make Vince jelious, and while you were passing by, she kissed me. I'm so sorry."**

**She got up and left him, sitting there, alone. **

I never thought that I had anymore to give
Pushing me so far
Here I am without you
Drink to all that we have lost
Mistakes we have made
Everything will change

**He knew that she still loved him, and he loved her just as much, but he had to tell her that, somehow.**

**But love remains the same**

**The next day, he slipped a note under her door.**

_**Dear Quinn,**_

_**Meet me at the park in Rolands. I have to see you. At least one more time.**_

_**-Logan**_

_**PS-**_

_**I love you.**_

Find the place where we escape
Take you with me for a space

**When he got there, she wasn't there. He did get a text message.**

**From-Quinn**

**12:02 pm**

**Saturday**

_You don't love me. If you did, you wouldn't have let Lola kiss you._

**He frowned at the sight of the message.**

**So he walked around the bright city of Rolands, by himself. The stores, all the same.**

**The people, just a blur spot in his eyes.**

The city buzz, sounds just like a fridge
I walk the streets through seven bars
I had to find just where you are
The faces seems to blur, they're all the same

**From-Logan**

**1:05 pm**

**Saturday**

_I do love you. I'm so not pretending._

_You're my world, but since you're gone my world is ending._

**He clicked send and started back toward the short cut to PCA; an abandoned ally.**

**Half the time the world is ending
Truth is I am done pretending**

**He got to his dorm. He then reached below his bed to find a beer bottle.**

**He drank it, after that, he drank another.**

I never thought that I had anymore to give
Pushing me so far
Here I am without you
Drink to all that we have lost

**His 10****th**** beer was swallowed. He was going on his 11****th****, when his cell phone rang.**

**From-Quinn**

**2:32 pm**

**Saturday**

_Come over to my dorm._

**Confused, and drunk, he opened the door to find Michael and James at the door.**

"**Dude! Are you drunk?" Michael asked in whisper-yell.**

**Logan's head twirled around as he dropped to the floor.**

Mistakes we have made
Everything will change

**They got him to the nurse and found out that he had 10 beers, and was OK. He did have terrible hangover, so he stayed in the nurse's office till his head was clear.**

**Quinn showed up. Even though he never expected it, she visited him.**

"**Hey," she said to him, shoving her hands in her pockets. She looked down and then at Logan, she half smiled. "I'm sorry."**

**He, confused, held the ice pack to his head. "What did you do? It was all my fault."**

**Quinn shook her head. "I realized that it's easy to slip up."**

"**What do you mean?"**

"**I, I kissed Adam Ronalds." She bit her lip and let out a breath.**

"**You mean that guy you were tutoring?"**

"**Yeah, but he was all over me. He sneak kissed me. Then I took a nap, while he was doing his math homework. He tried to go to 2****nd**** base, while I was asleep, but I woke up before he could." Her eyes began to tear up.**

**He got angry. "Where is this Adam Ronalds?"**

**She smiled wildly, as she ran to hug him.**

"**I love you." Logan stated. She smiled again.**

"**I believe you."**

But love remains the same

**It was the day that everyone was leaving. Summer had arrived and everyone wouldn't see each other till the next semester.**

**Quinn and Logan sat outside the girls' dorm building. Waiting for her older brother to pick her up.**

**A large hummer pulled up and a young man, about 22, sat in the driver's seat.**

"**Come on girl! Gramps is waitin' to see you!" The guy said to Quinn. She rolled her eyes.**

"**Whatever, Jared." She opened the passenger door and hopped in.**

**She waved to Logan, smiling. "See ya! Love you!"**

"**I love you too!"**

So much more to say
So much to be done
Don't you trick me out
We shall overcome
So all have stayed in place
We should have had the sun

**Logan sat down on his couch, turning on his plasma screen.**

**His cell phone rung.**

**From-Quinn**

**8:09 am**

**Monday**

_Miss you!_

**He smiled at the sight of her words.**

**From-Logan**

**8:10 am**

**Monday**

_Me too!_

_Where are you?_

**From-Quinn**

**8:11am**

**Monday**

_Sacramento, with my granddad, and my brother who thinks using slang words makes him cool._

**From-Logan**

**8:12 am**

**Monday**

_I love you_

**A/N-**

**I know, mush, mush, mush is all your head is saying right know, but I love mushy stuff!**

**-Emo**

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Love Remains The Same by emo.gurl45214


The Bet

Chase, Michael, Logan, Zoey and the rest of the gang were in Dublin Ireland. Logan had arranged for them to spend their spring break there. Everyone knew that he wanted to come to Ireland not to get in touch with his heritage but to try to meet the beautiful Celtic Countess Bridgett O'Mearin.

Chase was in his hotel room going through his duffle bag as fast as he could.

"Where is it?" He kept muttering. He was looking for something.

"Where's what." Asked a voice from the doorway. Chase looked up to see his friend Zoey standing there.

"My extra money," replied Chase, "I had a white envelope with $600 dollars and my roundtrip plane ticket in it. Now it's gone!"

"Why don't you go done and report to the man at the front desk?" suggested Zoey, "maybe someone found it and turned it in."

"Good idea," said Chase. Walking toward the door. When he and Zoey reached the lobby they walked to the front desk. Chase was in the middle of telling Shamus the man at the desk what was wrong when a red dice cube rolled under the janitor closet door and hit his foot.

Chase and the Manager looked down and a scowl came over the manager's face. The manager walked over to the closet and pulled the door open. There in the floor of the Janitor's Closet were Logan and the Janitor in the middle of a craps game. Chase immediately saw a white envelope partially concealed in Logan's pocket. He grabbed the envelope with one hand and Logan with the other.

"So that's what happened to my emergency money!" he snapped he was so mad that he was able to haul Logan to his feet with one arm.

"Logan, how much of this did you lose to him?" growled Chase holding up the envelope.

"I lost fifty by I won two hundred," said Logan, "So what's the big deal."

"That's not the point Logan," snapped Zoey, "the point is you were gambling again and as if that wasn't bad enough you were using someone else's money!" Chase let Logan go only after Logan had replaced the fifty dollars that he lost. Then he turned around and stormed off to his room. Chase burst through the door of his room so hot under the collar that he almost slammed the door in Zoey's face.

"Are you alright?" asked Zoey as Chase stuffed the envelope back into his duffle bag. Chase' shoulders sagged.

"Yeah," he said, "I'm alright. It's just that Logan makes me so mad."

"I know," said Zoey, "he has that affect on people." Chase smiled at this.

"I'll meet you downstairs," said Zoey, "We're going to see the famous Blarney Stone."

"Don't bother going on ahead," said Chase, 'I'm ready I'll just go with you right now."

The gang walked along the path that led up to the old Irish castle that they were visiting. When they reached the door Mr. Reese told the clerk that they were there for the deluxe tour. The clerk answered that the tour guide would be out in few a minutes, so everyone sat down to wait. Mr. Reese wondered off to find a restroom. While they sat and stood there waiting Michael walked over and sat down next to chase.

"Hey dude," said Michael, "Could you float me a few dollars for lunch I'm tapped out."

"Tapped out," said Chase, "When we got here yesterday you had three hundred dollars!" before Michael had a chance to tell the story that he had rehearsed Chase looked over and saw Logan counting a fist full of bills. He gave Michael a disgusted look.

"You lost all your money gambling with Logan didn't you?" said Chase the disgust evident in his voice. Michael didn't say anything; he just sat there looking guilty.

"Look Michael," Chase said, "I'll spot you for the meals that we don't eat at the hotel but I'm not going to give any money to you until you actually need it that way I'll know that you won't gamble it away."

After the tour they went back to the hotel. While Mr. Reese went to the spa the kids had some free time. They got some pastries and went out onto the back terrace. On the terrace were some tables with large canvass umbrellas over them. About forty yards West of the terrace there was a fifteen foot stone wall with a wrought-iron gate and a gatehouse in the middle off it.

"Hey Chase," said Zoey motioning to the wall, "does the map show what that place is,"

"That's the southeast entrance to the O'Mearin estate." Answered Chase confidently without even looking at the map.

"You mean that my beautiful Countess lives just on the other side of that wall," walking up. Chase grimaced when he saw the dice in Logan's hand but recovered quickly.

"Yes Logan that is where Countess Bridgett lives." He replied

"Well guys," said Logan adjusting his hair, "It's time for yours truly to go and meet his destiny. But don't worry I'll have her invite you to the wedding." With that he strutted off toward the wall. He climbed a tree that was standing there and disappeared over the wall. Zoey turned to Chase.

"What do you think?" she said Chase glanced at his watch,

"I give him ten seconds tops," Seconds later Logan came flying out of the gate to land face down in a mud puddle.

"Well his toes were curled and there was too much splash," said Zoey, "So I can't give him a very good score for that dive."

Chase snickered and looked at his watch again,

"What do you know," he said, "I was wrong, it only took him eight seconds to get thrown out of there." this got chorus of snickers from the others

Later that night while everyone else was asleep, Chase was up in the rooftop garden pacing around. He was deep in thought.

_There has got to be away to get through Logan's thick skull and break his gambling habit, before he gets to the point that he needs professional help. Maybe if I could arrange for him to lose a large some of money. I mean more that he could pay out of his allowance or the money he saved for this trip. The question his how do I get Logan worked up enough to bet a large enough some of money._

Chase walked over to the waste high stone wall that surrounded the rooftop. He leaned against the wall and stared at the horizon for a few minutes then he let his eyes wander. They came to rest on the wall that surrounded the O'Mearin estate. His features widened into a sly smile.

"Gotcha," he said quietly.

Early the next morning Chase made a phone call and put his plan into action. About fifteen minutes later a man in a business suit walked into the hotel and when no one was looking he slipped a small manila envelope into Chase's backpack, then as quickly as he came he was gone. Chase took the envelope and stuck it into his pocket as soon as the man left. The he sidled over to where his friends were to put the next part of his plan into action.

"I'm telling you," Logan was saying, "If she had just taken one look at me, she would be mine."

"She did take one look at you, Logan, that's why she had you thrown out!" quipped Chase

"Very funny," sneered Logan, "I suppose you could do better!"

"Of course I could," said Chase matter-of-factly, "I know how to talk to these Irish girls."

"Why don't you put your money where your mouth is," said Logan, "Oh that's right I forgot Saint Chase doesn't gamble."

"I might just make a wager on this, just to prove my point," said Chase he pulled the envelope out of his pocket and pulled out of it a stack of bills.

"I got $2,100 here that says that I can get a date with Bridgett O'Mearin and a goodnight kiss. What kind of odds will you give me?"

"10 to 1," replied Logan looking supremely Cocky, "that means that when you lose you'll owe me 21,000 dollars." Chase shook Logan's hand,

"Done," he said, No sooner had he sealed the deal than Zoey grabbed him, hauled him into the sauna and flattened him against the wall.

"Chase Mathews are you out of your mind!" she thundered. Chase just smiled and gently pulled Zoey's hands off his shoulders.

"Don't worry, Zoey," he said, "I know what I'm doing." He turned and walked out of the sauna.

"Alright, Ladies man," sneered Logan, "I just set up the bet with my bookie now hurry up and lose the bet so I can get richer." Chase paused at the mirror and checked his hair, smiled at Zoey and walked out the door. No sooner was Chase out of sight than the whole group ran to the window to see what would happen. They looked out the window and saw Chase walking calmly to the gate of the O'Mearin estate. He walked up to the gate and the guard that had thrown Logan on his face came out to meet him. To everyone's shock Chase shook hands with him. He patted Chase on the shoulder. Then he turned around walked into the gate house and opened the gate. Chase disappeared through the gate. The whole group lead by a shocked Zoey spent about ten minutes making there way to some bushes near the gate. Just as they got there they heard the sound of a car coming toward the gate. The guard opened the gate and out came a snow white stretch limo. The car stopped and the entire audience in the bushes dropped their jaws when chase stepped out of the Limo.

"Did the butler send the reservation to you," said Chase to the guard he forgot to give it to me after he made it?"

"Yes," said the guard, "Parking place number 4 at The Golden Shamrock." Just the a white booted foot came slowly out of the open passenger door that Chase was standing in front of and gently nudged Chase.

"Oh Chase," said a seductive feminine voice with a soft Irish lilt from inside the car. "The countess is getting lonesome in here."

"Coming, my dear," said Chase with a smile as he climbed back in the car. Zoey tensed up and nearly took a bite out of the bush that she was hiding behind. Logan was turning a nice shade of seasick green.

As soon as the Limo pulled off down the road, Zoey and the others flagged down a taxi and followed. They followed the Limo to the Golden Shamrock. The chauffer opened the door and Chase stepped out. Lola, who was standing shoulder to shoulder with Zoey, felt her tense up again. Chase's hair was more messy than usual and he was wiping his face off with a handkerchief. Countess O'Mearin stepped out of the limo one leg at a time. She was about Chase's age and she was beautiful she looked to be about 5'7"she had Sapphire blue eyes and long blonde hair that she wore in an elegant braid down her back. She was wearing a low cut white dress and white boots.

Michael let out a low whistle,

"She's hot! Chase may want to move to Ireland after this!" he said not noticing the scowl that Zoey gave him. The Countess latched on to Chase's arm and they walked into the restaurant together. Logan who looked like a man who had swallowed a school of fish, paid the host to find them a table. Chase and the Countess were seated at the finest table it was a circular booth. The countess ordered the most expensive dishes in the chefs made. While they waited the Countess slid over next to Chase and they sat there holding hands. Chase smiled and played with her fingers. He spoke softly to her. Their audience couldn't hear what he said but the countess smiled and nuzzled his neck. Zoey twisted her breadstick in half. When there food came Bridgett practically fed Chase. Lola was afraid that she was going to have to physically restrain Zoey. Chase saw Logan out of the corner of his eye and could barely keep a straight face when he saw the shade of green he had turned.

The meal at the restaurant seemed to be the longest one that Zoey ever ate. Finally Chase and his date were done. The countess paid the check and grabbing Chase they walked out of the restaurant arm in arm. Zoey, Quinn, Lola Michael and a very sick looking Logan followed. A few minutes later the limo pulled up outside the gate of the O'Mearin estate. Chase stepped out of the limo.

"I'll hop out right here, Bridgett," he said, "Thanks for a very memorable evening." The countess stepped out of the Limo and standing on tip toe she kissed Chase gently on the lips.

"Good night, me Bonny lover." She said with a coy smile, with that she turned and climbed back into the limo. When the car was out of sight on the other side of the gate Chase turned and walked toward the Inn.

An hour later the whole group was in the lounge of the Inn. Logan was glaring at Chase who was sitting there feet propped up, hands behind his head, and a triumphant look on his face.

Right before anyone got up the nerve to break the silence, Mr. Reece came storming in.

"Logan Reese," he thundered, "I Just got a call from a man who claims to be your Bookie, and he says that you Lost $21,000 gambling with Chase Matthews here!"

"I won't hold him to it," said Chase, "I wasn't exactly a fair bet."

"You may not hold Logan to it but I will," roared Mr. Reese, "Logan starting immediately you are going to give you five hundred dollar allowance money to Chase every week until you debt is paid and if I ever find out from anyone that you've gambling again you will not need a bookie you will need a doctor!" with that he hauled Logan down the hall by the ear.

When the kid's laughter had died down, they walked over to where Chase was sitting humming "I'm in the Money" and stood there looking down there noses at him.

"Lucy," said Michael his best Ricky Ricardo accent, "You got some Splain'n to do."

"Yeah," said Zoey, "How did you get a date with Bridgett O'Mearin when no one else could get past the front gate? Casanova himself couldn't have pulled off that little stunt. And what did you mean when you said it wasn't a fair bet?"

Chase started laughing again,

"I suppose I do owe you an explanation." he said

"I would say that you do," said another voice. Everyone turned and saw Bridgett O'Mearin standing in the doorway. She walked in and sat down next to Chase. Chase motioned everyone to sit down and then he began his story.

"The part of this whole thing that you all didn't know is that I had an Irish godmother who just happens to be Bridgett's grandmother.

"Had," asked Zoey

"Grandma died two years ago when I was thirteen." said Bridgett, "Chase's parents are my legal guardians and over here Chase is addressed as Lord Matthews."

Zoey's mouth dropped open,

"You're an Irish Lord," she said to Chase as he turned red and nodded bashfully.

"Oh yes," said Bridgett answering for him, "O'Mearin Manor is half his."

"So this was all a Scam," said Zoey starting to laugh

"Right," said Chase smiling again, "right before I came down to lobby and got Logan to make the bet, I called Bridgett and told her what was going on, she's always up for some fun and it didn't take me long to talk her into playing along."

"What about the make out session the back of the limo," said Zoey her smile disappearing, "We all saw Chase get out wiping lipstick off his face and his hair was all messed up."

"There was no making out," said Chase, "I just ruffled up my own hair and Bridgett put some blotches of her lipstick on my face that I wipe out getting out of the car." Zoey started to laugh again.

"What a Scam you got a boat load of money and you took Logan down a peg or two in the process," said Michael, "Of course I could never be fooled by such and obvious set up."

"Whatever Michael I just hope this has broken Logan of his gambling habit," said Chase standing up, "are you ready to go bridge-," he said giving Zoey a barely perceptible wink

"Yeah I'm ready," Replied Bridgett

"Hey," said Michael, "where are they going."

"I'm taking Bridgett to a concert to thank her for helping me out,"

"What group," said Michael,

"The Shockers," said Chase over his shoulder right before he closed the door.

"The Shockers," said Michael jumping up and running after them, "that's my favorite band take me with you!" by the time Michael got out the door, Bridgett's limo was pulling down the road, he followed the car begging Chase at the top of his lungs to take him along, until he and the car were totally out of sight. He never saw Chase leaning cross-legged against the stone wall of the Inn.

"That was really mean Chase," said Zoey walking up to Chase who was now leaning against the wall holding his stomach and laughing.

"Yeah I guess it was," Chase said, "and you know Michael he'll be half way to Belfast before he realizes that he's been had, and that they only one he has been chasing is bridgett's chauffer."

At this point Zoey lost her battle to control her own laughter,

"Buy you supper?" asked Chase

"Sure," said Zoey slipping her hand into his. The two friends walked two toward the inn restaurant with the sound of Michael's begging echoing in the distance.

THE END

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The Bet by scottsman