MCA #0 [Thursday Afternoon]

[bridge_carson]

Sure, Angelus may be off the streets, but for now Bridge is still sticking around at Xander's. Which at the moment involves laying sprawled out on the couch in the den, his left ankle propped up by a bunch of pillows, as he flips aimlessly through the channels.

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[marsheadtilt.livejournal.com]

Veronica returns to the apartment after visiting with Angelus and talking to Piper on the phone. She hopes that Logan doesn't get too mad that she went to see him.

"Hey, Bridge, how are you feeling?" she asks.

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"I'm good," Bridge says. It's true... if you ignore the part where he's worried about his friends. And the fact that making the trip to the school and back probably wasn't the greatest idea with a twisted ankle. "Wanna watch... well, okay, actually I've got no idea what it is I'm watching," he admits.

[marsheadtilt.livejournal.com]

"Sounds perfect," Veronica says, sitting down with a sigh. "I doubt I could concentrate on anything anyway."

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

Bridge gives her a look. "That's understandable. Things have been pretty crazy," he says carefully.

[marsheadtilt.livejournal.com]

Veronica nods. "That's... one way to describe it, yeah."

After a moment of hesitation, she admits, "I went to the jail this morning."

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

Bridge's eyes go wide at that. "Why?" he asks quietly, not adding the "on Earth would you even DO that?" because he's pretty sure that wouldn't actually help.

[marsheadtilt.livejournal.com]

"I had to," Veronica says simply. "I had to face him where I had the upper hand."

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

Okay, he could sort of understand that. "But did it help?" he asks. He's pretty sure of what the answer is.

[marsheadtilt.livejournal.com]

"Not so much," she admits, knowing that it's pointless to lie to Bridge.

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"He doesn't need to get physical to hurt people," Bridge says understandingly. "I'm sorry."

[marsheadtilt.livejournal.com]

"I know I shouldn't let him get to me," Veronica says. "I know that he's a manipulative bastard and he's trying to hurt me. But... some of the stuff he said... struck a little too close."

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"Too close how?" Bridge says, not wanting to pry too much but at the same time wanting to let her talk if she needed to.

[marsheadtilt.livejournal.com]

Veronica shrugs. "He knew exactly what buttons to push to trigger my guilt."

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

Bridge frowns. "Why would you be feeling guilty?"

[marsheadtilt.livejournal.com]

"I... me and Logan..." she shrugs. "It's... complicated."

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"You and L- oh," Bridge blinks, understanding what she means.

[marsheadtilt.livejournal.com]

Veronica looks embarrassed. "Yeah... it... well..."