Summary: Veronica and Logan never got together during the 1st season (so Logan continued to torture her and make fun of her) eight years later they meet again and Veronica has become a hot shot lawyer. (Future Fic).

Diclaimers: I own nothing, everything belongs to Rob Thomas and CW

A/N: This story is almost completed on my laptop so I should update quite often, once a week . Please please please review, I need to know if there are people who still read VM fanfictions and who wants to read this story.

Thanks

Chapter 1

She had not been back to Neptune in three years; the last time was when her father had been hurt while he was working on a burglary. She had dropped her work and gotten on the first plane for Neptune, thankful that she had met none of the 09ers who had made her senior year hell. As soon as she had graduated she had packed all her things and went to Stanford for four years, graduating top of her class in law school and getting every big law firm in the country offering her a job, a well paid job.

She pulled her car in a parking space and quickly locked her car, smiling as she realized that she was not the same Veronica Mars who had left Neptune 8 years ago. She was now working for the biggest law firm in the US and getting a good paycheck, one that made it possible for her to buy a nice duplex in Brentwood and drive a Porsche. She loved her job and the play check that went with it, not that money is the most important thing in life, she just enjoyed what she did for a living, even the long hours at the office and the annoying clients.

She saw Meg sitting next to the window and waved at her as she walked into the restaurant, the waiter accompanied her to the table and gave them the menus; they both ordered something to drink and a salad.

"So how is Los Angeles treating you?' Meg asked her with a smile as she took a sip of her soda. Veronica was her best friend and yet they did not see each other that much with her always working, her work was everything to her and she knew why. In high school the 09ers had always been making fun of her because she was not rich and her father had gone after the Kanes, especially Logan, he had been the one to torture her the most and hit where it hurt the most. She had worked hard at Stanford just to prove them wrong and now she was at the top of the food chain, earning so much money that she did not know what to make of it now.

"Good, I kind of miss New York but LA is cool, work is great and the colleagues are good, I'm just happy that I got to bring my assistant with me. I don't know what I would do without her, she knows what to do when I'm going crazy or angry, I'll have to get her a great present for Christmas. Amanda is the best assistant I've ever had!"

"She seems really nice when I talk to her on phone."

"Because she knows who you're, but if you were the big boss, she wouldn't be nice, you can trust me!" she said as they both laughed, they talked about Meg's pregnancy and Duncan, over the years she had only stayed in touch with five persons: Wallace, Mac, Meg, Duncan and of course her father. They were the most important people in her life and she has always made sure to make time for them in her busy schedule. But unfortunately she had missed Meg's wedding because she was in England for a business trip and she had not been able to make it on time for the wedding.

The truth was that she did not want to come to the wedding only to see Logan, Duncan's best man, and as her maid of honor she would have been required to make nice with him and spend time with Logan. When her boss had told her about the business trip to Europe, she had been more than happy to get on the first plane leaving the States and the bonus offered by her employer was not be overlooked.

Being a lawyer had its perks she thought with a smile, every time she did not want to assist to a party or something, she made sure to have something on the same night to prevent her from assisting to that party. Her father and Wallace were the only ones who had realized what she was doing and they said nothing, knowing she did not like coming to Neptune and preferred staying as far away from this town as possible.

"So how long are you staying in Neptune?"

"Three or four days, I've got to be to the office at 7 on Thursday."

"Then you've got seven days of holiday left, why don't you stay more, it would be so great, we could go shopping or get together with Mac!" an excited Meg said, as she was already mentally planning all the things they could do.

"Sorry Meg, I can't, I've got too much work."

"Work is all you're doing, I'm sure you could easily use some days off."

"These are my days off, I've taken ten days."

"Yeah, your first since you started working."

"Come on Meg, you make it sound like all I do is work."

"That's what you do! You weren't even there for my wedding! You were off to England making money instead of being my maid of honor, you weren't even there for my engagement party and you knew the date before anyone else."

"I'm busy." She said, trying to defend herself. Veronica took the bill and gave her card to the waiter while Meg was busy making a list of all the important things she had missed over the years because of her work.

"We should probably go, I'm sure you've got a busy schedule."

"Nothing that can't wait, but you have to promise me to try to stay longer, I never see you. You never come to Neptune anymore…"

"Probably because I got out of this town as soon as I graduated, if it weren't for my father, you and Mac I wouldn't come here."

"But this is your hometown." She said as they reached Veronica's car. "You should try to come back more often."

"I can't, I have too much.."

"Work, yeah, that's what you've been saying for years. Don't you think you should try to make your personal life come before your professional life for once, find a husband and have children?"

"Yeah, when I'll be dead. I don't want to get married or have children so why make my personal life come before work? I'm sorry Meg, but not all of us want to meet Mr Perfect, you married the only honest man in the US."

"Veronica, I'm serious."

"So am I, the whole marriage kid thing isn't for me." She said hugging Meg as she was getting into her car, she waved before pulling out of her parking space. Meg sighed as she realized that Veronica was probably not going to change her mind, but she knew the real Veronica and she could be so happy if only she tried. She turned around and bumped into Logan, she smiled as she recognized him.

"Hey!"

"Oh Logan, sorry I was so lost in my thoughts that I hadn't realized there was someone behind me."

"It's okay, what's wrong?"

"Nothing, it's just Veronica…"

"Veronica? Veronica Mars."

"Yeah, workaholic Veronica, the girl who's probably going to die surrounded by legal documents and stock actions."

"What?"

"No, I was just talking to myself." She said with a smile. "Well, I'm sorry but I've got to go, it was nice to see you."

"Yeah." He watched her leave, in shock, the blond with Meg was Veronica. He had not seen her in 8 years and it seemed like she had done well in life, and she was more gorgeous than in high school.

Veronica was working on a contract and making notes on her notepad, with her computer turned on. She sighed and went to the kitchen to grab a bottle of water, she put her glasses on her head and closed her eyes, Meg was right, she worked too much, but working is the only thing she knows how to do well. Backup came running towards her with his leash between his teeth, smiling she bent over and took it.

"You're lucky that I'm taking a break, let me grab my running shoes and you've got to promise me not to drool on my leather seats." she said as she stroked the top of his head and went to change into her running clothes. On her way to the door, she grabbed Backup's leash and her cell phone, in case her assistant or co worker called her, the golden rules in her job, never go somewhere without your cell or somewhere where you can't use it.

After a few minutes she arrived to the dog's beach and removed Backup's leach, he started to run around her while she laughed and tried to lock her car.

"Let's go." She told him as she started to run followed by Backup. She had been running for only forty minutes when he phone rang, she stopped and tried to regain a normal breath before answering. "Mars."

"Hi, Veronica."

"Amanda, what a nice surprise."

"Please don't hate me, for this, I swear to God that I've done nothing."

"Amanda not only you're scarring me, but I don't like it when you start a conversation using these words." Veronica said as she started to walk towards her car, thankful that she was so close to the parking

"I just got a call from the big boss, he's looking for you…"

"That's nothing new; the big boss is always looking for me."

"Yeah, but he wasn't happy."

"He's never happy."

"Let me rephrase it, he was so angry that his face was redder than his tie, and he almost fired Tom because he was five minutes late for the meeting this morning."

"Great, does he realize that I've taken a few days off? I'm killing him if sends me aboard, I just got back from Rome and before that it was Paris."

"Don't kill the messenger."

"I know, I'm sorry Amanda, I'm just tired. I'm going home and pack my things, I'll try to be at the office tomorrow at seven, and tell him I'm expecting an important bonus for Christmas."

"I'll, see you tomorrow Veronica."

"Yeah tomorrow, you should take the rest of the day off. I'm pretty sure that we're going to have a busy week if not month, go home and spend time with your boyfriend."

"Thanks!"

"You're welcome." She said hanging up; she looked at Backup who seemed unhappy about having to go home. "You don't get to complain, buddy; you aren't the one who's going to have to spent days locked in an office or worst on a plane for Asia."

"You know, I heard Asia is amazing at this time of the year.

"What? Excuse me but do I know you?" Veronica asked the guy in front of her as she put a hand over her eyes to try to see who it was, but because of the sun it was impossible.

"Come on Ronnie; don't tell me that you've already forgotten me."

'Ronnie, only two persons used to call her like that and one of them is dead and the other one was also dead, at least in her eyes.

"Logan." She whispered, still hoping she was wrong. She had spent years ignoring him, the rumors about him, the pictures in the magazines, but now he was here, in front of her, she turned her back and unlocked the door. "Come on Backup, time to go." He barked a few times before getting in the car and sitting on the passenger seat, like a good dog. She looked at Logan a few seconds before also getting in her car and driving away, good thing this call had come when it did.

"Veronica, you're here?"

"Yes, in my bedroom." She said as she threw her heels in her suitcase, she looked around, trying to see if she had forgotten anything. Alicia walked into the room along with her little brother; he ran into her arms and kissed her. "Hey Mike!"

"Where are you going?"

"Home, I need to go back to LA. The big bad wolf needs me."

"I don't want you to go!" her little brother said.

"Oh, I know, but I don't really have the choice, if I could I would stay with you. But I promise to come back as soon as I can, or you could come to LA."

"Are you ready to go?" Alicia asked her as she took her son in her arms.

"Yeah, I'm really sorry for leaving like that, but I need to go back to LA as soon as I can. I've got a meeting at seven tomorrow and it seems like the big boss is pretty angry for some reason and he needs me at the office, as if I could make things better."

"It's okay, I understand but you really need to slow down, this job is going to kill you someday."

"Unless I kill my boss first." She said with a smile as she put her suitcase on the floor, she hugged Alicia and then her little brother. "Tell dad I'll call him as soon as I'm home and not to worry about me."

"I'll, have a safe trip, and could you please tell Wallace to call his mother or better to visit."

"Don't worry about that, he said something about coming to Neptune soon and I'll tell him to call here."

"Thank you." She walked Veronica to the door with Mike holding her hand and watched her drive away.

Veronica had her sun glasses on her head while waiting for the tank of her car to be filled; she could not take the road until it was the case. She heard a beep and saw her tank was filled, she went to pay and when she came back she saw her worse nightmare sitting on the hood of her car.