So, It's been decided! I am rewriting Duncan's Gift (formerly known as Red Satin) However, I am keeping up the original story for the hell of it. I do want to address a few things first before I start the first chapter, I have received a few private messages asking me what the pairing would be. I love the Logan/Veronica pairing, however I'm that strange child who also like the odd WTF pairing which is Lamb/Veronica. So with that being said, there will be a lot of Logan/Veronica in this story, and as for Lamb/Veronica I will be working towards it in this story. I hope you guys enjoy this revamp/reboot and keep on reading! Side note: Veronica's thoughts are italicized.

Duncan's Gift:

Chapter 1

Veronica sat in her car in anticipation. Looking at her passenger's seat she took a deep breath and grabbed the small pharmacy bag before stuffing it in her messenger bag. A month ago she never would have thought that she'd be in this situation. But this was real, and this was happening. The hidden bag held 2 separate boxes of pregnancy tests. She gave a bitter chuckle thinking of her situation; the father of her possible child was half way across the world right now with his other illegitimate child. She wanted to deny that this was actually happening, and that her and Duncan were always protected whenever they had sex, but she knew the truth. They weren't always careful and this was the one time that was catching up with her.

It's now or never Veronica. She took a deep breath before she exited the LeBaron and rushed to her apartment.

She was thankful when she saw that her dad wasn't home. She'd have more privacy and she wouldn't have to dodge any question about her anxious disposition.

She locked the bathroom door and took out the first test and stared at it like it was her worst enemy. It wasn't far from the truth, if she really was pregnant then it would be a serious roadblock in her life.

"Here goes nothing." She said as she unboxed the test.

After peeing on the test strip, she pulled the test out in front of her and stared at the indicator. The control line appeared quickly and not to long after, the positive indicator appeared.

She wasn't surprised, she wished she could say that the results of the test were, but she would be lying. The truth was that the headaches, the sore breast, the missed period and the fatigue were her real test. The pregnancy test was just another reminder that she was indeed pregnant. She didn't even need to take the 2nd test.

"What am I going to do?" She said to herself.

Teen pregnancy was not a part she planned for her senior year. She knew that she had options, but she knew that there was only one that she wanted to choose. Abortion meant that she could get through senior year worry free, she wouldn't have to put off her dreams and goals and could actually get away from Neptune. Another plus would be that no one would ever have to know. But, she knew she couldn't live with herself if she did go through with it. Her second option was adoption, but did she honestly want to give her child the same abandonment issues that her mom had given her? That left her with only one option. Motherhood. She didn't know if she could give her child a good life. She was a high school student, who worked part-time at a cafe. Not to mention she had a penchant for solving crimes and finding herself in not so pleasant or safe situations. Still, it was the only option she found herself pulled towards.

She lay in her bed still gripping the test tightly, with one hand on her abdomen. She tried to imagine herself with a child. Would she be a good mom or had her own mother damaged her views of a good mother? On second thought, was she being too harsh? Yes, Lianne Mars was not by any means 'Mother of the Year', but Veronica clearly remembered the great times they'd had together when she was a kid.

"Veronica, are you home?" She heard her dad call out.

"I'm in my room." She yelled back.

Hearing his footsteps coming closer, she quickly shoved the pregnancy test underneath the cushion by her side.

"What're you up too?" He asked walking in to her room.

"Nothing."

"Honey, are you alright?" He asked taking a hold of her face.

"I'm fine dad, I'm just tired." She replied. It was only a half lie, she was tired.

"Okay. What do you want for dinner? I'm thinking Chinese for tonight."

"I'm not really hungry tonight." She replied.

"Are you sure you're alright?" He asked once more.

"I'd tell you if I weren't."

"Okay." He planted a kiss on her crown. "Just remember that I'm here Veronica. No matter what happens, I'm on your side okay?"

"Thanks dad. I love you."

"Love you too kid."

As he exited her room, Veronica shut her eyes tightly. She hated lying to her dad, especially after what he'd just said. She knew her dad wouldn't be happy once he found out; how many fathers were happy finding out their teenaged daughters had fallen pregnant? Not many.

She'd stayed in her room for the rest of the night. She tried falling asleep knowing she had class the next day, but it wouldn't come. She sat on her laptop for a little while before going out to the kitchen. She needed a cup of tea, hoping that it would calm her enough to fall asleep. She boiled some water in a saucepan opting not to use the kettle at 1am.

She sat on the couch clutching the mug of tea and pondering. Albeit being terrified of having a baby, a part of her was excited. This wasn't the most ideal of situations, but maybe this baby was a special gift.

"What're you doing up honey?" Keith asked sleepily.

"Couldn't sleep."

He took a seat next to her and looked at her until she turned her head to look at him.

"Something got you up?"

"You have no idea." She mumbled.

"Well, your old man is here if you need to talk." He offered again.

"Thanks dad." She said giving him a hug. "G'night."

"Good night sweetie."

The Next Day:

7 am rolled around meaning it was time for class. Sleep deprived and distracted, Veronica got ready for the day.

She pulled out her phone and dialled the phone number she found last night to the free clinic.

"Good Morning, Thank you for calling the Health and Family Clinic of Neptune, This Andrea how can I help you?" Veronica heard from her phone.

"Hello, I was wondering if you had any available prenatal appointments today?"

"Let me see...hmm, we have 3 available appointments today with Dr. Bishop. Our earliest time is at 10:30am and our latest is at 5pm." She replied."

"Do you have anything around 1pm today?" Veronica asked.

"Not today. Our next 1am appointment is next week Tuesday."

Veronica sighed. "I'll take the 10:30am." She said.

"Perfect, can I get your first and last name?"

"Veronica Mars."

"And the best number for you to be reached at?"

"Area code 909 565 8145."

"Alright. And how far along are you?"

"5-6 weeks. I'm not really sure."

"That's absolutely fine. We'll see you at 10:30 today Veronica."

Hanging up the phone, Veronica looked at the clock in her car. It was pointless to go to the first part of school seeing as she'd only be in for 2 classes before she'd have to leave. She drove around aimlessly for a few hours before finally making her way to the clinic.

As usual, she had paperwork to fill out and a long wait before she'd even met the nurse.

After having her blood pressure read, blood taken, weight, and heart beat read, she was put into a room to wait some more.

20 minutes later, she'd finally heard a knock on the door.

"Hello, I'm Dr. Bishop. You must be Veronica."

"I am."

"And I see we're here for a prenatal visit. Do you know how far along you are?"

"I'm assuming that I'm 5-6 weeks along."

"Is this your first pregnancy?"

"It is."

He kept on writing notes as he asked his questions.

"And when was the last time you had sex?"

"6 weeks ago."

"Okay Miss Mars, for today's appointment I want to find out how far along you are and get you on the right track in your pregnancy." Dr. Bishop informed her. "What I'll need you to do, is to undress so that I can do a pelvic exam as well as a uterus check."

He left her in the exam room alone with a paper gown.

The pelvic exam was among the worst things that happened during the appointment, but she knew this was something that she'd need to get used to. The uterus check was to check the size of her uterus and determine how far along she was.

As it turned out, she was approximately 7 weeks along. Her due date was August 20th, but it was subject to change once she went to get an ultrasound. Dr. Bishop had sent her off with a script for prenatal vitamins and a list of recommended OBs.

As she left the clinic she checked the time to see that it was 12:45, the ride back to school would make her arrive by 1:15pm giving her a little over an hours worth of class left. Once more she decided to skip the rest of the day. In her adventures of skipping school, she managed to have lunch, stop by the bank, pick up books on pregnancy and babies, fill her script, and also find herself in a baby boutique looking at all of the things she probably would need to buy.

She arrived home to find her dad sitting on the couch waiting for her.

"Hi Dad. You're home early." She greeted.

"So are you." He replied. "Funny thing happened today. Your school called, and apparently you haven't shown up for a single class."

"Dad, I can explain."

"Well please explain it to me Veronica!" He replied shortly. "This isn't like you to skip school. I thought you wanted to keep your grades up for the Kane scholarship?" He continued. "You've been a little off for the past few weeks honey, what's going on?"

"Dad, I'm pregnant." She mumbled.

"I'm sorry, can you repeat that please?"

"I'm pregnant." She repeated.

And chapter one is done! I tried keep some things similar to the original story, but obviously not too much because I want it to be different. I have decided to write this version in 3rd person because it's a lot easier for me to do so. I've also changed up some dates around just so I can have a decent calendar of when things should happen within the story and pregnancy. Chapter 2 should be up sometime this week or next week. Hope you all are doing great!