Title: What do we do now 1?
Author: Tigereyes320
Pairing/Character: Logan/Veronica Other character mentions
Word Count: 3576
Rating: R for Language, and sexual situations
Summary: Completely AU. This is just me playing with the characters. When the unexpected happens, how do Logan and Veronica deal with it and the reactions of their family and friends. Some of this will be in flash back form.

Spoilers: Everything that we know of so far for Season 3
Author's Note: I own nothing of the VM universe.

"Ms. Mars?"

"Yes?"

"If you'll come with me, the doctor will discuss the results of your tests with you."

Veronica got up slowly out of her chair, and grabbed her messenger bag; lately if she got up out of a chair to fast she got dizzy. Yesterday Logan and her father had ganged up on her demanding she go to the doctor.

She and Logan had decided that they needed a break. So after Labor Day they stopped seeing each other. Since they had both been miserable, by the beginning of November they were back together and stronger than ever.

Veronica sat down in front of the doctor's desk.

Dr. James came rushing in, "Sorry Veronica, I had to take a call. Are you ready to hear your results?"

"I don't know."

"Before I tell you them, I wanted to ask you something. Let me reassure you this is not a question I normally ask; but you have a unique situation." The doctor said as she folded her hands in front of her.

"Okay, ask away."

"You told me you'd been treated for Chlamydia a year and a half ago; but that you actually had been given the disease two and a half years before that."

"Yes that's correct. I was accidentally given GHB at a party, when I was unconscious I was raped, then I came to long enough to have sex with my ex. We were both drugged so I'm entirely sure how consensual the whole thing was but there it is."

"Did the doctor ever examine you to find out if you had permanent damage from the STD?"

"No he didn't, but when I went to New York over a year ago, I went to a clinic, they told me that my odds of having a child naturally were pretty low."

"Did you talked to anybody about this? Or get a second opinion?"

"No, who wants to learn at eighteen that they are basically sterile? I never really wanted marriage or a family. I figured when I got out of college I would have more tests done and make my decisions then. Why?"

"Veronica are you involved with someone now, sexually?"

"Yes, my boyfriend and I are always, um-having regular sex, but we use birth control. Why all the questions?"

"Veronica you're pregnant."

"What? But that's impossible."

"They may have told you the odds were low, but it looks like you beat them. There is also something we need to do as soon as possible."

"What do we need to do?"

"Veronica, women who have damage due an STD are at a much higher risk of having a ectopic or tubal pregnancy. These pregnancies aren't viable. If this pregnancy is ectopic we'd have to terminate it."

"How far along am I?"

"Based on the information you gave me, you conceived on Halloween. That makes you nine weeks. Since you haven't had any abdominal pain there's a good chance the baby is fine and if you chose to, you can deliver a healthy baby. I'd like to have you come in tomorrow for a sonogram, so we can make sure. If you'd like to include the baby's father you can."

"Yeah, I'll have to talk to him."

"Can you come in tomorrow around ten?"

"Ten is fine."

"Okay we'll see you then. Stop by the receptionist and she can give you the instructions for the sonogram, and we'll see you tomorrow at ten."

"Okay, see you then." Veronica slowly rose to her feet. She barely remembered getting the instructions and making her way into her car. She pulled out her phone and dialed a number.

"Hey Sugarpuss?"

"Are you at the suite?"

"Yeah."

"Are you alone?"

"Yeah."

"I need to come over and talk to you right now."

"Veronica are you okay?"

"I don't know. Is it okay if I come over?"

"Veronica, I keep telling you, you don't have to ask to come over. That key means you can come here any time."

"I'll be there in about ten minutes."

Veronica shook her head, and after starting the car drove to Logan's as fast as she could.

Fifteen minutes later she was sliding her key card into the lock. She opened the door to find Logan standing there, waiting for her. She dropped her bag to the floor and just walked into his arms.

Logan just held on tight, "You're scaring me a bit here Sugarpuss."

Veronica didn't look up she just stepped away took Logan's hand and led him to the couch.

"Veronica what did the doctor say? Are you okay?"

"She said I'm pregnant."

Logan sat back, a bit stunned. "Wow."

"Yeah I'm feeling that too."

"How far along are you?"

"I haven't been completely honest with you."

"What are you talking about?"

"When I went to New York with my Dad I went to a clinic, they told me that because my chlamydia went untreated for so long, that the odds of me conceiving a child naturally were very small. That's why I told you we'd be fine with just condom's."

"I thought you'd just gone on the pill. Veronica why didn't you tell me?"

"I thought they were wrong and we hadn't even had sex yet. I didn't know how to tell you or my father that I probably wouldn't be able to have children. Who wants to face that at eighteen? The longer we were together just made it harder. I didn't know how you felt about children. This last time when we got back together, it seemed different like we were both in it for the long haul. I was going to get more tests done this summer, and let you know where we stood."

"Veronica I understand. Is that all?"

"No. Do you remember the Halloween party at the Pi Sig's?"

"I remember that party very well."

"I was there that night. I saw you and for once I didn't think about what I was doing."

"Veronica I know."

"Let me finish saying this. I decided that I wanted one more night with you. So I came on to you, and I'm the girl you brought here that night."

"Veronica I already know this."

"I left before you woke-up and you what?"

"I've always known it was you I brought back here that night."

"How did you know?"

"Veronica I'll admit I've had more sexual partners than you, but I haven't had so many that I wouldn't recognize it was you in my arms that night. Do you remember when you came up to me and started kissing me?"

"Yes."

"When did I invite you back here?"

"After you started kissing my neck?"

"That's right. You're the only woman I've been with in the last year and a half. When you kissed me I immediately went for that sweet spot on your neck, the one that if I hit just right you fall apart in my arms. Plus P.I. Mars you wore the same perfume, and used the same shampoo."

"Why didn't you say anything when you called me the next day?"

"I figured you tell me if you ever wanted to know. You never asked me if there was someone else while we were apart so I didn't lie. I part of me realized that you might be embarrassed. In our relationship you've never been that aggressive, I thought it might have scared you, he way we responded to each other."

"You know me really well. I thought if you knew you might think I-"

"Veronica, remember our agreement, what happens between us stays between us; no judgments. Is that when it happened?"

"Yeah she said I got pregnant on Halloween. There might be a problem though."

"Is something wrong with you or the baby?"

"Because of the chlamydia, the pregnancy could be ectopic."

"What does that mean?"

"Ectopic means the baby is trying to grow in my fallopian tube instead of the uterus. If it's ectopic, they have to terminate the pregnancy, otherwise I could be in danger."

"When will you find out?"

"They want me to come in tomorrow for a sonogram."

"Can I be there?"

"Logan you haven't even asked me-"

"What if it's mine? I know it's mine. Will it make you feel better if I ask you?"

"I know it's stupid but yes."

"Veronica is the baby mine? Has there been anyone else?"

"Yes it's yours, and no there hasn't been. There almost was but I just couldn't do it."

"Okay now that that's settled, what do you want to do? If the pregnancy isn't ectopic, do you want to have the baby or do you want to terminate the pregnancy?"

"I don't know. I'm scared that if I say I want the baby, tomorrow when we go in I'll find out I have to terminate it. I'm sorry I know this wasn't what you planned."

"How about we get through today and we talk more about the baby tomorrow, when we know if it's our decision, or if the decision's already been made."

"You want me to have the baby don't you? Please tell me the truth."

"I know it's stupid and probably selfish, but yeah I want the baby. But, not at the expense of you. If it comes down to having you or having babies, you win hands down. I also know it's your body and your decision."

"I wouldn't have told you if I didn't want your opinion."

"Okay, so we're going to pretend that it's tomorrow and everything is fine with the baby."

"I want it."

"What?"

"I want the baby; if everything is okay tomorrow I want to have the baby. This kid has three guardian angels looking over him or her."

"Three? There's Lilly."

"Then there's your mom, and Meg. I know she's be looking out for this baby since I helped get hers away from her parents."

"Looks like all we have to worry about than is how to keep your father from killing me, when he finds out I knocked you up."

"His biggest worry will be me finishing college on time."

"My biggest worry will be how to keep him from making this my only child. Would he feel better about this if we were married?"

"I don't think so. I'm not ready to be married Logan, we're going to be going through quite a bit over the next several months. I say we get through having this baby first, and than maybe we can talk about marriage."

"Well I'm not raising this baby in a hotel. I think I should look into getting a house. Veronica, I want to be there for everything. I want you to move in with me."

"What?"

"How else are we going to share custody? Moving the baby between wherever I live and your apartment doesn't make any sense. If we're living together if I'm not there you will be and vice versa. I just want you to think about it."

"We're also going to have to make adjustment in our schedules for the fall. I don't want a stranger looking after our kid."

"Nannies are nice and all but I don't want that either. One more thing and this is probably going to hurt your pride."

"Yes?"

"You have a partial scholarship to Hearst right?"

"The work/study program takes care of the rest."

"Let me pay for college, the part that your scholarship doesn't cover. This way after the baby is born you won't have to spend so much time away from her."

"Her? You think it's a girl?"

"I'd kinda like a little girl. My own little blonde pixie, with your hair, and your stubbornness, your ambition, wouldn't be a bad thing."

"With your eyes; brown eyed blondes are much more interesting. It could be a boy, in which case I hope he looks more like you."

"Are we getting too far ahead of ourselves?"

"Probably, after we go by the doctor tomorrow, we have to go by my Dad's office. He needs to know what's going on. Actually we should probably tell him now."

"What? Why?"

"Because otherwise he won't let me stay here tonight."

"Your father is going to kill me and then my baby will grow up without me. While you call him, I'm going in the other room and call my lawyer and get my affairs in order."

Veronica watched him go into his bedroom.

She went to the phone and called her Dad's office.

"Hi Honey."

"Dad how did you know it was me. It could have been Logan calling you."

"If Logan was going to call me he'd use his cell phone. How did th doctor's appointment go?"

"Okay."

"So nothing's wrong?"

"Yes and no."

"What does that mean Veronica?"

"I need you to come over to Logan's, we need to tell you something."

"What's wrong Veronica?"

"I don't want to tell you over the phone, and you're not to blame Logan for this Dad."

"You're not pregnant are you?"

"Well-"

"Veronica!"

"Yes, I'm pregnant. Daddy, please don't freak out, or get mad or worse get disappointed. Would you please come over so we can talk to you?"

"I'll be there in ten minutes."

"You'll leave your gun in the car?"

"I'll leave my gun in the car."

Keith took a deep breath before he knocked on the door to the suite.

Logan opened it and when he saw Keith; he realized he was on some very shaky ground. "Before you kill me, could you hear us out please?"

Keith gave a short nod.

Logan opened the door wider and gestured him inside. Keith saw Veronica sitting on the sofa clutching a pillow to her chest. Logan went and sat beside her.

Keith saw that their hands found each other and intertwined. He walked toward them and sat on the other end of the sofa. "Well let's have it."

Veronica eased forward, "Do you remember our talk in New York, when I told you about the rape and how Lamb didn't even report it."

Keith nodded, "Yes, I remember."

"What I didn't tell you was that because I didn't get the chlamydia diagnosed immediately, there was some damage."

"What kind of damage?" Keith hoped to god she wasn't saying what he thought she was saying.

"The kind of damage that would keep me from ever conceiving a child naturally. The clinic basically told me my chances of ever getting pregnant without scientific help was slim to none. When I came back home I told Logan it was safe for us to just use condom's as birth control. He thought I was on the pill, until today I never told him the truth. We got back together Halloween night at a party. We created this baby that night. We always used protection Dad."

"So this baby technically shouldn't exist."

"Correct, but there is something more. We might not have a choice about the pregnancy."

"What are you talking about?"

"Because of the damage, the pregnancy could be ectopic."

"If it's ectopic you'll have to terminate it."

"Yes, Logan and I are going to the doctor tomorrow to find out for sure. The doctor thinks the baby is okay as I haven't had any kind of pulling sensation or pain."

"You're how far along?"

"Almost ten weeks. Daddy if I don't have to terminate, we don't want to."

"You two want this baby."

"We know it'll be hard Mr. Mars, but we figure we'll juggle classes as much as we can. If I have to, I'll go to part time until Veronica is finished. I promise you she'll graduate on time."

"How mad are you Dad?"

"My baby is having a baby. I didn't expect this to happen for several years. You two did your best to be responsible, I can't ask for more than that. I'm upset but I'm not furious. I know you Logan what plans have you made."

"We want to raise this baby together, so I thought I should get a house and we can move in together. Listen to my reasons behind this idea. We aren't ready to be married; we'll be going through enough trying to raise our child. If we live apart but are still going out together; the baby is going to always be moving around. First to my place and then your apartment, what the baby will need is consistency. It'll also be easier to juggle our schedules if we live in one place together."

"So I don't have to worry about you taking responsibility for this baby, Logan?"

"Dad, he never even asked."

"I know Veronica, Mr. Mars. This child is mine. Since we aren't married and I do have money, we're going to have a paternity test done for Veronica and the baby's protection. My lawyer is already putting a trust in effect, that if anything happens to me the money will go into the trust for the baby. Veronica would get a monthly stipend for living expenses. When we move in together the house will be in both our names. I'm making sure they are taken care of."

"Paternity test?"

"So that Trina can't come in and take everything away from Veronica. As the mother of my child Veronica would hold on to the money. I want to make sure they are protected."

Keith nodded his head; it was more than what he had expected. "I don't want either of you quitting school. Your mother would want you to finish on time too, Logan. We'll figure this out the three of us. Maybe Wallace and Mac can help us out in a pinch. After the appointment tomorrow we'll finalize the plans. If I'm doing my math correctly you won't have the baby until the summer, which means we don't have to worry about anyone missing finals."

"You're awfully calm about this Dad. Are you going to explode later?"

"I might, it isn't what I wanted for you Veronica, to have a child this young. It's not easy being a parent when you're prepared and you're both so young. I just want you to know I'm here for you both. Veronica I really don't want you trying to do a work/study with the baby. We'll have to see if maybe we can get a few grant or if all else fails, I'll borrow against my life insurance policy."

"You don't need to do that Mr. Mars."

"It's Keith Logan; the father of my grandchild is allowed to call me Keith."

"Keith, I already talked to Veronica about this. Since her grades got her a partial scholarship all four years, I want to pay the remainder of her tuition that isn't covered. This way she still has time to study, can spend time with the baby and she won't be running on fumes."

"You agreed to this Veronica?"

"Work/study isn't that bad, but taking care of an infant and trying to work the hours I need to, and juggle in Logan's schedule. I think he's right. We want to raise this kid. So, if we can schedule it that one of us has classes in the morning and the other has classes in the afternoon or at night. We should be able to have a good balance."

"What about your cases?"

"What cases?"

"Veronica?"

"We haven't discussed cases yet. I'll try and keep them to a minimum until after the baby is born and I'll delegate as much as possible."

Logan and Keith exchanged a look, "I think the best promise we're going to get from her, Keith. If she promised to give it up entirely I wouldn't believe her."

"You're right. I'm assuming you want to stay here tonight Veronica?"

"Yes I would."

"You'll call me when you're through with the appointment?"

"Yeah."

Keith leaned over and kissed Veronica's forehead. "Don't worry kiddo, that kid is part Mars, we know how to fight. Call me as soon as you know either way."

"I promise we will." Logan said.

"I'll see myself out."

"I'll walk with you." Logan said.

Logan walked with Keith out of suite and they waited at the elevator together. "Keith I want you to know something."

"What's that Logan?"

"I'm in this for the long haul with Veronica and the baby. If for any reason Veronica and I don't work out. I want you to know I would never try to take the baby away from her. I'd want joint custody and I would make sure both of them are taken care of financially. Between you and me I'll sign any paper you want drawn up to that effect."

"You'd marry her right now wouldn't you?"

"Absolutely, but Veronica's right. I don't want her to marry me because of the baby. If we get married, it'll be because we both want it and are ready for it."

"Believe it or not, I'm glad to hear you say that. Call me no matter what happens tomorrow."

"You got it. I better get back before she sends out the attack dogs. She doesn't like us bonding.

Logan walked back into the suite to find Veronica spread out on the sofa absently rubbing her hand over her lower abdomen.

He walked over to the sofa and gently picked up her head and shoulders scooted in so she could lie on his lap. Logan placed his hand over her lower belly and just let it sit there. Veronica placed her hands over his and they just sat there in the stillness of the suite