A/N: I am so sorry it has taken this long to update, but I think I might be over my writers block! This chapter isn't as long as the others but it's better than nothing! So please give me feedback and some suggestions or things you want to see in the next chapters!


It took Veronica at least an hour to get Keith and Logan to go home, take showers, and rest. Truthfully, she didn't like being in her hospital room by herself since she was still shaken from what happened last night. At least Keith had arranged to have a deputy sitting outside her door at all times.

Veronica craned her neck to see who was sitting out there now. She either couldn't see from where she was sitting or there was no one out there. She hadn't heard if Chris had been caught yet, meaning he was probably still out there. That made Veronica more adamant about having someone guard the door. She decided to think she just couldn't see the deputy sitting outside and rested back against the pillows. She pulled a magazine off the stack Lynn had brought her to read.

Veronica had just started to calm herself down when someone knocked on her door. She immediately stiffened when Troy Vandergraff walked through the door.

"Heard you were shot at Dick's party last night. I didn't believe it, had to come see for myself," Troy said cockily. Veronica thought in the past weeks Troy had given up, so she was surprised and uneasy about him being in her hospital room.

"Well you saw, so now you can leave," Veronica said dismissively, but couldn't hide the shake in her voice.

"Are you afraid of me Mars? 'Cause you know, I'm not the one who shot you. You have nothing to be afraid of when it comes to me," Troy said walking closer to Veronica. Now she knew no one was guarding her door, they would have asked if she had wanted to see said person.

"Oh I think I do, now leave," Veronica said, hiding her fear with her practiced, snarky tone.

"Now why would I want to do that when I am enjoying being in your company?" Troy was at the side of her bed now. If she could have, Veronica would have inched away, better yet, she would have run for it, but her stomach was too sore.

"Troy, please leave," Veronica said in a smaller voice. Veronica decided to attempt to inch away from him even though when she moved, she got a blinding pain on the side of her stomach.

Troy reached out to touch her arm gently. Veronica closed her eyes, feeling more uncomfortable, tying to make it all stop and Troy disappear.

"HEY!" Veronica heard a familiar voice shout. She opened her eyes to see Troy's hand pulled roughly away from her. Dick stepped in between Veronica and Troy and pushed Troy away. "She said leave," Dick said in a deadly low and angry voice.

Troy put his hands up in surrender to Dick, then looked back at Veronica. He tipped an imaginary hat to her and backed out of the room. Veronica let out a breath she hadn't realized she had been holding.

"Are you ok?" Dick asked stepping, cautiously, closer to Veronica.

Veronica let out another shaky breath. "Yeah, I think I'll survive. Thanks for getting him out of here."

Dick only nodded. They were both silent. Veronica knew Dick well enough to see he was preparing himself to say something.

"Look, so I came here for a reason," Dick started.

"I figured as much," Veronica couldn't help but let out a little laugh at how nervous he was.

"I wanted to apologize. For the past few months. I'm sorry," Dick said. Once he got the words out he looked relieved.

To forgive or not to forgive? That is the question.

Come on Veronica the guy did help save your life last night, and just now when Troy was harassing you. You know that even before all of this you forgave him. Not to mention you miss him like crazy.

Dick looked at Veronica intently to see if she accepted her apology.

Veronica broke out in a smile, "If you ever do that again, I'll kill you…and they will never find your body and if by chance they do, you will be in so many pieces, you won't be recognizable."

Dick looked relieved and happy Veronica had forgiven him.

"I'd hug you or something, but I don't want to hurt you," Dick smiled.

"Yeah I'd wait a few days. I think I strained myself a bit too much trying to pull away from Troy," Veronica winced at the still throbbing pain in her side.

"He didn't try anything did he?" Dick asked.

"No, he just has it in his mind that he has to have me or something. He just creeps me out," Veronica shivered.

Dick could tell there was more to it, but didn't say anything. He wasn't about to step over the line when he had just gotten one of his best friends back.

There was another knock on the door and Deputy Sacks entered the room.

"Hey, Veronica. Meeks got off duty, and Lamb forgot to tell me I was supposed to take the next shift, so it took me a few minutes to get here. Is everything alright?" Sacks asked.

"Yeah, fine," Veronica nodded.

Sacks nodded and walked out.

"Why didn't you tell him?" Dick asked.

"Sacks will go to my dad. My dad may not be sheriff, but he and Sacks have known each other since they both attended the Police Academy together. He's like family. And Troy is not something my dad needs to worry about right now. He has enough on his plate," Veronica said.

Dick nodded.

There was another knock on the door and a nurse walked in.

"How are you feeling?" she asked kindly.

"Really sore," Veronica said.

"I'm going to give you some painkillers. They'll probably make you sleepy, so go ahead and sleep," the nurse said injecting the medicine into Veronica's IV. When she was done she looked at Veronica's stomach noticing there was more swelling then there should be. "Be sure to take it easy, you're looking pretty swollen," with that said the nurse left.

Veronica yawned as the painkillers kicked in.

"I should go. You need to rest," Dick said walking towards the door.

"No stay. At least until Logan or my dad gets back," Veronica pleaded as she slowly started to close her eyes.

"Ok, I'll stay," Dick said walking over to a chair to sit down.

"Thanks, Dick," Veronica yawned. She closed her eyes and fell asleep.

Dick picked up a magazine and started reading it.

Ten minutes later Logan walked through the door.

"Hey, man," Logan yawned.

"You didn't sleep even though Veronica told you to, huh?" Dick asked.

"I couldn't knowing she was alone," Logan said. "Did she just fall asleep?"

"Yeah, just before you came in," Dick said. Logan walked over to Veronica's bed side and sat down in the chair he had only vacated the hour before. "She's probably going to be pissed that I told you this, but Troy stopped by."

"Did he do anything to her?" Logan asked through clenched teeth.

"Almost, but I walked in and got him out of hear before he had the chance."

"Why didn't the deputy stop him?" Logan asked, clearly angry.

"Lamb didn't tell Sacks he was supposed to be on duty so he didn't find out until Meeks got back from duty and told him," Dick explained.

Logan nodded and was silent for a moment. "Thanks for getting him out of here, man. I just really don't like how he talks to her."

"Sure, no problem," Dick stood up. "I'm going to head out. She just wanted me to stay till you or Mr. Mars got back."

"Okay, see you later." Dick walked to the door, but was stopped by Logan's voice. "I'm guessing she forgave you?" Logan asked with a smile.

Dick turned to look at Logan and couldn't help but grin. "Yep, but we all know that no girl can resist the charm and good looks that is the Dickster!"

Logan laughed. "Dude, don't refer to yourself in third person, especially as the Dickster."

Dick laughed, "Call me if you guys need anything," he walked out of the room shutting the door behind him.

Logan turned his attention to the girl sleeping next to him. He still felt guilty he hadn't gotten to her faster. That he couldn't have gotten her out of the way of the bullet. He wished it had been him and not her.

Logan reached up and moved Veronica's hair out of her face. He was so tired. He did try and sleep at home, but he had gotten used to either sleeping with her in his house or in his bed, and not having her there made it impossible to sleep.

Logan folded his arms on the side of Veronica's bed and rested his head on top. He was overcome with drowsiness and shut his eyes, quickly falling asleep.

A few hours later, Veronica woke up to see her boyfriend's right arm draped across her hips and his head resting against her right side. He was fast asleep. She knew he wouldn't go home and sleep, he worried too much, and she knew he still felt guilty for last night.

Veronica ran her fingers through Logan's hair and smiled of thinking how lucky she was to have such a loving boyfriend. She knew no matter what Logan would always be there to take care of her.

Veronica was distracted from her thoughts when someone knocked lightly on her door and walked in.

"What are you doing here?" Veronica asked bitterly to her ex-best friend.

"I came to see if you were all right after last night," Lilly said guiltily.

"Why? You were the one who brought Chris anyway. Wasn't it your plan for this to happen?" Veronica spat.

"Veronica…I-," Lilly tried to explain.

"Just stop Lilly. I'm done with our war. You win okay? I'm tired, and this," Veronica gestured to her side, where she was shot, "is how it ended."

"Veronica, I didn't-," Lilly tried again to explain.

"Lilly just leave," Veronica said tiredly.

"Veronica, I'm sorry," Lilly said.

"Are you?" Veronica questioned.

Lilly opened her mouth to say something, but no sound came out.

"Lilly?" Duncan asked as he and Meg entered Veronica's hospital room.Meg quickly made her way around Lilly to get to Veronica's bed side."What are you doing here?" Duncan asked his sister again.Lilly opened her mouth again to say something, but was interrupted by Veronica, "she was just leaving.""Um, yeah," Lilly said breaking out of her trance. "I just came to make sure Veronica wasn't dead or anything.""Okay, well, if you go home be sure to tell mom and dad Meg is joining us for dinner," Duncan said, sitting on the end of Veronica's bed."Yeah, uh, sure," Lilly said, backing up to the door. "Feel better Veronica." Lilly continued to back out of the room before turning and running into Wallace. "Sorry," she mumbled, rushing out of the hospital room."What was that all about?" Duncan, Meg, and Wallace asked at the same time."She came to see if I was alright," Veronica said dismissively.

And that she was sorry.

The three could tell by Veronica's tone, that she wasn't going to talk about what just went down, so they ignored it. Wallace and Duncan nodded in greeting to each other. Meg walked to Veronica's side that Logan wasn't occupying and held her hand."How are you feeling, V?" Wallace asked. "You gave us a real scare last night.""I'm feeling pretty sore, and I'm exhausted even though I have done nothing but sleep, only staying awake for an hour at a time and I have been pumped full of pain medication," Veronica sighed, wincing at the pain that throbbed in her side.Wallace turned to look at Logan, who was still sound asleep in the chair next to Veronica's bed."He's been up all night watching me. I sent him home early this morning to shower and sleep, but he didn't. He has probably slept four hours in the past thirty-six hours," Veronica said running her fingers through Logan's. He stirred under her touch and tightened his hold around her hips."Where is your dad?" Meg asked.

"At home, hopefully sleeping. He's barely slept since my mom's investigation. He left under the agreement that a deputy would be stationed at my door at all time," Veronica explained."So they still haven't found Chris Fitzpatrick?" Wallace asked.

"If they have, nobody has told me," Veronica said.

"When can you go home?" Duncan asked.

"Before my dad left, the doctor said he wanted me to stay one more night for observation. I should be released tomorrow morning," Veronica told them.

Meg looked at the small watch that adorned her wrist, "Duncan, we should go. Your mom will be mad if we're late. We're glad you're feeling better, V. If you need anything at all, just call us," Meg gave Veronica a gentle hug.

Duncan patted Veronica's leg and stood next to Meg, taking hold of her head. "Yeah Veronica, we'll be here in a second if you need us for anything. We're glad you're okay," Duncan said.

Veronica smiled at the couple, "Thanks for coming guys, I really appreciate it."

"See ya Wallace, bye Ronica," Meg and Duncan said walking out of Veronica's room.

Wallace took up the space Duncan had just vacated at the end of Veronica's bed.

"So Superfly, it's just you and me now…and Logan, but he really doesn't count since he's asleep," Wallace said, earning a smile from Veronica.

"Thanks for acting quickly last night, and sorry for ruining your sweatshirt. I know you loved it since it was your first Neptune High Pirates basketball sweatshirt," Veronica said with a small smile.

"I can't help thinking that it was somehow my fault…If I hadn't have left you to go get drinks, Chris would never have had the chance to shoot you. I wish I had you come with me or walked you over to Logan or caught Chris before he had the chance to run-"

"Whoa, Wallace! None of this was your fault. I didn't know Chris was going to be there let alone pull a gun on me and shoot me. You didn't do anything wrong. Honestly, I should have been watching my own back with some of the Fitzpatricks going to jail and all. You acted how any best friend should…you had my back and helped save me from bleeding to death," Veronica consoled her friend.

Wallace smiled, still feeling guilty, but feeling a little better. He looked down at his feet in embarrassment and said, "I feel like such a girl."

Veronica laughed, "Try being one!"

The two laughed and talked a little longer until Wallace's mom called for him to come home for dinner. "Call me if you need anything Veronica. I will be here in a second," Wallace said as he was walking out the door.

"I know you will BFF. I will call you when I, hopefully, get home tomorrow," Veronica said.

The two said goodbye and Veronica was alone with Logan once again.

"How long have you been awake?" Veronica asked Logan.

Logan sat up, stretching his arms above his head and then kissing Veronica hello. "Since he freaked out about last night saying he was guilty, but I fell asleep again when you two started talking about other stuff. How are you feeling?"

"I feel fine. There isn't much pain and the swelling has gone down. How about you? It must have been uncomfortable sleeping all hunched over like that," Veronica smiled at him.Logan twisted around in his chair trying to crack his back to get rid of the stiffness. "It wasn't one of my greatest ideas but I couldn't sleep at home knowing you were here by yourself.""You could have slept in the other chair, it reclines," Veronica said, the smile still on her face.Logan smiled knowingly at her. "You just want me to say I wanted to be right next to you."

Veronica bit her lip and nodded.Logan smiled at Veronica and got up to kiss her. "You know I can't resist you when you bite your lip," Logan said when they came up for air, then he bent back down and kissed her again."Why do you think I do it?" Veronica asked pulling away from Logan.He smiled sitting back down."Are you still tired?"

Logan yawned in answer."You know, I am small and this bed could fit two people on it..." Veronica suggested.

"Ronnie, I don't want to hurt you lying down next to you or making you scoot over. Dick told me how much pain you were in when he found you trying to get away from Troy," Logan said in concern.

"That snitch! This morning I was going off little sleep and the pain killers had just wore of. Now I have less pain and the pain killers are still working their magic. I still am going off little sleep, but you
know what would make me feel better? If my boyfriend would cuddle with me so I can finally get a couple hours of restful sleep," Veronica huffed at the end of her rant.

Logan smiled at his girlfriend and stood up. "Scooch it, shortie."Veronica smiled knowing that she won. She carefully moved over with very little pain. Logan climbed in next to her letting Veronica move in to the crook of his shoulder and snuggle into his chest. He held her tightly careful not to hurt her.

"Thank you, Logan," Veronica said sleepily."For what, Sugarpuss?" Logan asked closing his eyes."Staying with me even though you are tired. Remind me when I'm all healed that I owe you a back massage," Veronica was drifting to sleep.

"Oh I won't let you forget," Logan sighed also falling asleep.


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