Chapter 7
I had sent the test first thing the next morning and because of my built up contacts I would have it back in two days. Logan never did come the next morning or the next. Weevil had offered to go "wack" him for me but I just laughed. Weevil hated to see me like this. Duncan spent two days just trying to get Logan to talk to him but Logan was stubborn and I knew I had successfully screwed up their friendship…once again. They would never be true friends again.
Veronica held Haley as she stared out into the distance, remembering everything that had happened in the past few years.
"Hello…dorkess…you listening to me?" Veronica turned to the side and saw the image of Lilly sitting next to her.
"Yes Lilly…I always do." She said and Lilly laughed at her.
"What a mess have you gotten yourself into this time V?" Lilly asked cheerfully.
"One that I think I might never get out of…"
"Oh don't be so melodramatic Veronica! God, no-one likes a drama queen…" she said and disappeared into thin air.
"They seemed to love you…" Veronica said as she kissed Haley's forehead.
"Veronica Mars! Do you have any idea how long I've been waiting to hear from you!" Veronica smiled and turned towards the person that was walking towards her.
"Hey you…it's been a while." She smiled and Mac sat down next to her.
"You know, you sparked a lot of gossip when you left." Mac said and Veronica laughed.
"So I hear…I hear that some people believe I ran off with…uhm…what was his name?" Veronica looked up to sky, faking it. Mac laughed.
"Some people said you ran off with either Duncan or Logan…but when it turned out they didn't know where you were everyone thought you had cheated on them and ran away with one or other stripper."
"Ah…it's nice to be back in Neptune…"
That had happened yesterday when she decided to go out for another walk, deciding it was time that people saw she was back. Of course in the small town of Neptune in a few minutes everyone knew she was home and most people knew that she had a baby girl. But people were still wary of Veronica Mars…cause truth be told, she scared them.
"Hey V! I'm going out with the boys…you don't mine being here alone…I mean with sugarpop and your family all being out of the house and all." Weevil had asked an hour earlier and Veronica just waved him outside with a small smile.
Veronica was shaken out of her thoughts when she felt Haley move around in her arms.
"What's wrong baby?" Veronica asked worriedly and Haley smiled up at her…in the precise way Logan used to smile at her.
"Dadda…" Haley said as she pointed away from Veronica. Veronica looked in the direction of where Haley was pointing. She gasped as she saw Logan standing there with his hands in his pockets.
"Logan…" Veronica said and Logan looked at her and smiled.
"Hey…uhm…these came for you…" he said as he handed the results back to her. Veronica placed Haley in the playpen before she took it. Veronica gave him a quick glance before she opened the papers and saw the results. She threw it down and looked up at Logan.
"Your Haley's dad…I had tests done and she's not Duncan's daughter." She said and a tear moved down over her cheeks. Logan stepped forward to her and placed his hand on the side of her face and Veronica closed her eyes as he wiped away her tears.
"Don't cry Ronnie….please don't cry…I hate it when I make you cry." he asked nicely, his voice raw with emotion.
"I'm sorry I never told you about Haley…" Veronica said and Logan pulled her into a hug.
"It's okay…I'm sorry I yelled at you…" he breathed into her hair and Veronica smiled as she pulled away.
"Would you like to meet your daughter Logan?" Veronica asked nervously and Logan smiled nervously as she took Haley in her arms and handed her to Logan. He stared down at her lovingly.
"Logan…I would like you to meet your daughter…Haley…Haley Echolls." Veronica said as she held Haley's hand. Logan smiled as she said Echolls…
"Echolls hey?" he smirked and Veronica smiled.
"Yeah…I thought she should grow up knowing who her father is…I got her surname changed yesterday afternoon."
"But you only got the results back today…"
"I knew she was yours since the first day…look at her Logan…she looks exactly like you." Veronica said and Logan looked down to her and smiled as he saw himself in her. Veronica smiled as she took Haley and placed her back in the playpen. Logan walked up behind her and placed his hands around her waist.
"I want us to be a family V…I want you to move in with me." He said and Veronica smiled before turning back to him.
Now here…here is where fairytales always end…you know…they lived happily ever after and all that. But this is reality and nothing ever works out the way you plan…for goodness sake I never planned to be pregnant at such a young age! Sure I moved in with him but it wasn't the end of all my troubles…knew it never would be. Because no matter how we tried…Logan would always be a celebrity…he would always be Aaron's son and I would always be the daughter of the man who put his father in jail.
