They'd had plans beyond Neptune, beyond college, and kids, and what's considered socially acceptable.
"You and Duncan won't last," Lilly had predicted as they'd lain curled together on Veronica's bed. "But you and I, Veronica Mars, we're forever."
It had sounded like a wonderfully forbidden promise. A future with Lily should have been an exciting adventure, something to look forward to. Instead it had been a mild ache in the center of her chest and a nightmare that never really went away.