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AN: OK everyone, thank you all so much for the reviews….12 in all….the largest amount of reviews I have ever gotten for a single chapter. So thank you. Enjoy chapter 14. Italics are flashbacks.

Chapter 14

Moving Forwards

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"Veronica? Veronica, I love you, can you hear me? I love you! Veronica!"

Slowly Veronica's eyes opened.

"Lo…Logan?"

"Oh thank God! Veronica, I love you!" Logan stood up and attacked her lips, kissing her hard and passionately. As fast he started, he stopped and pulled away from her grasp. He ran to the doorway in search of the doctor. When a nurse made her way into the corridor, he ran to her.

"Could you find Dr. Grey and tell her that Veronica Mars is awake." The nurse nodded. "Also, could you call her father and tell him?" The nurse nodded again. "Thanks!" Logan said over his shoulder, running back to Veronica's room.

"I love you Ronnie, I'm so glad you're awake." He said, sitting beside her again.

ooooOOoooo

"Veronica!" Keith called out from the doorway to his daughter's room. He ran to her bedside and threw his hands around her.

"Daddy!" She cried out as fresh tears began to fall.

"Oh sweetheart, this is the best day of my life!" Keith glanced upwards " Thank God!" Keith whispered.

"Thank Logan actually. He's the reason I woke up." Veronica said as her father pulled back. She reached up and dried her tears.

"Well, thank you Logan." Keith said, "What did you say that stirred her?"

"I told her that I thought our relationship was epic and…and that I loved her." Logan said shyly.

"You love her?" Keith asked. his tone unreadable.

"Yes sir." Logan said confidently.

"Well, I guess I'll have to get used to it." Keith smiled at Logan, then hugged Veronica again.

ooooOOoooo

Alicia and Wallace entered the room, Mac and Duncan close behind them.

"Wow, I didn't think so many people liked me." Veronica said as all of the new visitors ran over and queued to hug her.

"Meg is busy with babysitting her sister, but she sends her love." Duncan said as he pulled away from Veronica.

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Four Days Later

"Hey, how's the suite life?" Veronica asked quietly, sitting up in her bed as Duncan and Meg entered her room. She then pointed to the sleeping form of her father in the corner.

"It's pretty good. I'm just glad my parentals have left, because I don't think I could deal with them at the moment." Duncan said, sitting on the edge of Veronica's bed as Meg took the only other empty chair.

"Because of the whole 'we tried to protect you because we thought you killed your sister' thing?"

"In a nutshell. They sold the house and moved to Napa, as I'm sure Logan told you. Where is he anyway, doesn't he have to sit at your bedside 24/7?"

"I gave him the night off…he was starting to smell." Veronica smiled.

"How are you Veronica?" Meg asked, a serious look growing on her face.

"I'm getting better; doctor said I could be out within a few days."

"I bet you're missing egg rolls and manicotti?" Duncan said, a little too loudly as Keith's eyes shot open.

"Who's there? Oh, hi you two." He said, rubbing sleep from his eyes. "I think I'll go get a drink and freshen up." He said as he stood. He walked over to Veronica and kissed her forehead, then left the trio to talk.

"He hasn't left my side since I woke up." Veronica replied, rolling her eyes at the closed door.

"Why? I thought he'd be happy that his baby girl was finally awake?" Duncan asked, standing up and taking Keith's now vacant seat and pulling it towards the bed.

"Because of the reason that I woke up." Veronica noticed the looks on both Meg and Duncan's faces and took a deep breathe. "I woke up because Logan told me he loved me…said we were epic. I don't know why I responded to the epic talk, but the love thing…..that has thrown me for six. I mean, I knew he wore his heart on his sleeve, even before Lilly died, but I didn't know he would tell me so quickly. We've only been together a few months….does it seem crazy that he loves me already?" Veronica asked, exhaling slowly and inhaling quickly.

"OK, so I know I shouldn't tell you this, but he's loved you since he first saw you. Remember Homecoming? Lilly asked him what he thought of you the first time he saw you. Remember his reply?" Duncan asked, taking Veronica's hand in his.

"He thought I was hot." Veronica replied with a small smile.

"He didn't act on it, because a) he saw how much I liked you and b) he was worried he'd drag you down. I mean, you've seen his back right? You know what his, and I use this term lightly, father did to him?" Veronica nodded. "He didn't want to draw you into that. But he thought Lilly was ruined enough to be with him."

Once Duncan finished talking, the three of them sat in silence, which was only broken by the machines connected to Veronica.

"How do you know all this?" Veronica finally asked.

"Because he's my best friend. Also, he told me a couple of nights after you were brought in here after the car crash. He was heavily drunk though, so I don't think he remembers ever actually telling me."

The door opened and Keith entered, followed by Logan, carrying Veronica's messenger bag.

"Hey Meg, D.K." Logan said as he placed Veronica's bag on the floor beside her bed. "Hey babe." He added quietly before bending down and kissing Veronica's cheek.

"Hey, parent in the room with a gun licence!" Keith called out, shielding his eye from the personal display of affection.

"Sorry Keith, she's a devil woman. She works her charms on me whenever she sees me, I'm powerless to resist." Logan said, sitting on the left hand side of Veronica's bed.

"Still doesn't allow kissing in front of her father, alright?" Keith asked, sighing over dramatically.

"Well, me and Meg better be heading off, we were on our way to dinner and said we'd stop by, check in. Enjoy the rest of the evening guys." Duncan said, vacating his seat.

"See you later Veronica…you had better not fall asleep again. Bye Logan…Mr. Mars." Meg said, also standing up and moving towards the door, which Duncan was holding open. She walked out and Duncan followed, saluting as he closed the door.

"I think I'll be heading off too, Alicia said something about a cooked meal before she left this afternoon" Keith said, moving towards Veronica. He leaned down and again kissed her forehead. "Don't be home late Logan. Night kids." He said before exiting.

"Alone at last." Veronica said, reaching out and pulling Logan towards her, pulling his lips to hers.

"I think we should wait till he has at least left the building." Logan said, smiling as Veronica kissed him again.

"And I remember telling you to have a break tonight. Why did you come back?" Veronica asked as Logan started kissing her neck.

"Because I do what I like."

"And I like what you do." Veronica moaned. She ran her hands through his hair as Logan bit her neck gently, then rolled his tongue over the spot, soothing it. The door to Veronica's room swung open and Dr. Grey entered the room.

"How are we doi-" She stopped talking once she saw Logan and Veronica in a close embrace. She cleared her throat.

"Oh!" Veronica said, pushing Logan away. "Keep your hands to yourself Echolls."

"I'm just here to check the machines and your responses; it'll be a few minutes." Dr. Grey said as she moved towards Veronica's bed. Logan moved off the bed and out of the doctor's way.

Dr. Grey checked the readings from the machine, the took out a torch and checked Veronica's pupils.

"OK, so everything seems to be reacting nicely."

"Great, when can I get out of here?"

"A day or two."

"Great."

Dr. Grey took Veronica's chart from the end of her bed, took a pen from the pocket of her lab coat and clicked it.

"I'll check back again tomorrow." She said before beginning to write on the chart.

"Well, that was….embarrassing." Veronica said, sighing.

"I thought it was hot." Logan smirked.

"Of course you would. Pervert.

"Other pervert."

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AN: Ok, so I'll be planting the groundwork for season 2 in the coming chapters. Here's chapter. All that's needed is my reviews.