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Tesla Spencer (Psych OC) (futureofficer) wrote in syncraticsd,
@ 2008-10-14 01:52:00

Entry tags:

logan echolls, tesla spencer

Who: Tesla Spencer and Logan Echolls.
Where: The Coronado bridge, San Diego California.
When: Late Monday evening.
What: Comfort, getting him home safely.
Warnings/Status: Language, will let you know. In progress.

Tess had dashed out the screen door with barely a word to Henry, hopping into his car, racing out of the drive to drive to San Diego. It seemed to take forever, and when she finally hit the toll booth for the bridge she sighed with relief, seeing Logan on it not too far off. She parked the car off on the far side of the opposite direction and hurried to cross the median, weaving between honking cars as she did.

"Logan?" Finally reached him and when he turned, wordlessly practically leaped into his arms, pulling him tight to her, feeling tears stinging her eyes. He could have gone over, could have let go, could have followed Lynn down and left her. .left her there. She was almost afraid to let him out of her arms. "Come one, Logan, let's go."

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epicbadboy
2008-10-14 01:46 am UTC (link)

Logan staggered under her sudden weight, stumbled backwards until the railing caught him in the lower back. Tess's familiar smell of vanilla and Happy, the glint of her hair in the uncertain light; he automatically wrapped his arms around her, dropped his head to the curve of her neck. "It's okay, it's okay." For a moment he let himself rest, and then pulled away from her, tugged her to the railing. "Look how far down it is, Tess, you can't even see the water. Just ... just black." There was a beer bottle balanced on the railing, and Logan flicked it lightly, watched it spin out into darkness. "Do you think she was scared?"

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futureofficer
2008-10-14 01:54 am UTC (link)

Tess watched in horror of his words, what he was doing here after all, perhaps worse than trying to jump in. She shook her head, arms both moving around one of his. "I think she was scared, yeah. But I think she was hurting too bad to care, baby, stop this, this isn't healthy. Henry said you could stay with us, long as you need to, okay? Come on."

But she didn't move to take him to the car yet, moved both her hands to grasp his face, standing on tiptoe, making him look at her. "Logan, you listen, your mom loved you, very much. Don't try to argue with me, okay? I was with her in that waiting room when you got shot and she would have given anything to take your place." Thumbs brushed across his cheeks. "She didn't do it to hurt you, baby. You know that, deep down." Pulled him into her arms again, burying her face in his chest. "God, I was so worried, worried sick for you. I love you so much." Couldn't stop saying it.

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epicbadboy
2008-10-14 02:15 am UTC (link)

"I know, I know you do, I know you do." Logan hugged her tightly, cupped her cheek briefly, but the darkness held him, and he turned back, leaned way over the railing again. Tried to see the bottom. "Veronica's looking for her, but the note... the note... She's the only one who knew it, Tess. Held a knife to Aaron's throat." He rubbed his face again, looked up sharply as a diesel rumbled past, before turning back. He knew they needed to leave, but there was some answer in the darkness, something he needed to figure out. "She was so brave, Tess. She probably didn't -- didn't even blink. Just stepped out into nothing."

There was another low rumble of engine coming toward them, and Logan turned quickly. The liquor in his system was too much, and he stumbled, grabbed Tess quickly. "We need to go. Leave my car, let's go." But even as he spoke he turned one last time to the railing. "Fucking bitch." Leaned over and rested his head on the railing, arms around his head.

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futureofficer
2008-10-14 02:22 am UTC (link)

Her throat was tight at his response, and then the sight him him, and she almost didn't have the strength herself to help him but fought past the selfish pain. Gave him a moment before going back to slid her arms around him to raise him from the railing, let him lean on her. "Come on."

When the traffic had thinned some she walked him across as quickly as she could past his drunken stumbling, got him to Henry's car with minimal honks, helped him get in the passenger side before moving around to get in the driver's, starting it up and setting immediately off to cross the bridge, decided to cut through San Diego a bit, give him some air and avoid crossing back over the bridge, didn't say a word, still incredibly disheartened.

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epicbadboy
2008-10-14 02:41 am UTC (link)

Logan could tell by the thunk of the wheels when the car left the bridge, let out the breath he'd been holding. He leaned towards Tess, stretched across the seat until his head rested on her thigh. "Knew you'd come," he said, smiling up at her. "Kept thinking of you, of how you love me, and I just knew... knew you'd come."

He turned slightly on his side, put an arm awkwardly around Tess's waist. She had told him Henry said he could stay at their place, and the sudden thought of facing Casa Echolls on his own was too much. He wanted to see Henry, wanted to stay with Tess, for once be surrounded by people that cared about him. "Your house, Sla, okay? Stay at your house tonight." His arm tightened, fist clenching into her shirt. "I miss her, miss her so much."

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futureofficer
2008-10-14 09:05 am UTC (link)

She looked down at him pitifully and freed a hand from the wheel to stroke his hair gently, nodded a little. "I know, baby, I'm so sorry." Paused at a red light and bent to kiss the top of his head. "Stick around with us for a bit, okay? No one will bother you at the house. I'll take care of you."

He needed her and she'd be damned if she was gonna let her selfish want to be loved by him stop her from being there. Set the car in motion when the light changed, kept her one hand in his hair, massaging his scalp gently. "I do love you, I'll always come. Even if you never love me, kid."

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epicbadboy
2008-10-14 08:20 pm UTC (link)

He went still under her touch, frowned a bit at her words, but let it go. He argued with himself briefly, just fucking tell her, but didn't think it was such a good idea being drunk off his feet and -- yeah, the whole Lynn taking a swan dive into the Pacific ocean. Not the best time, Logan wanted sunshine and surf and maybe a picnic, Tess in a bikini when he told her.

"You'd be hot in a pink bikini," he said, randomly, smiling at her fingers carding through his hair. Closed his eyes and again imagined Lynn's eyes tearing from the bite of wind as she fell. "We'd go surfing, Tess, when I tell you. A whole day, just you and me. Fire at night. Sleep on a blanket, cuddle up against the cold."

Stop it, stop it. The taste of pear flooding his mouth, and he remembered Lynn, face white and eyes glittering, pushing Aaron away.

"That's when I tell you, baby."

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futureofficer
2008-10-14 09:10 pm UTC (link)

When I tell you, if I tell you, should I tell you. Rene saying he'd said it, him never confirming it. She sighed, shaking her head, turning onto the freeway to cut back to Santa Barbara, placing the hand in his hair on his forehead to guard it from the steering wheel in case of any big bumps.

"Get some sleep," She said, blowing it off like he'd never said anything about it. "You're really going to be hurting in the morning, enjoy some sleep while you can." Let her window down against the heat of the night, some of her hair flapping out it.

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