Chapter 26

Flashback

Veronica had spent her day avoiding Logan, which so far has not really worked because everywhere she went, he was there, looking at her as if he was waiting for her. She was about to walk into the room when she saw him, she turned around but a hand caught her by the arm.

"Are you trying to avoid me Mars?"

"No, why would I avoid you? You don't scare me Logan."

"Then why are you avoiding me? You've been avoiding ever since you got here, you will eventually have to stop, we can''t let our problems ruin DK and Meg's wedding."

"Don't worry we won't ruin it as long as you do what I asked you four years ago, don't talk to me, don't come near me..."

"Veronica don't you think it's time to move on?"

"No."

"Ronnie..."

"I said no, give it up Echolls, you lied to me and you betrayed my trust. You can't honestly think I will forgive you just like that, do you?"

"Years have gone by, I thought you might have changed your mind, but apparently I'm wrong. How long are you going to punish me for that?"

"Do you honestly think this a punishment?"

"Yeah, I don't know how to call it. You never take my calls or reply to my letters."

"You hurt me, we were trying to build a new relation, based on honesty and trust and you lied to me, you told me you were meeting someone important for your job and I believed you. I didn't have a reason not to trust you, can you imagine what it was like for me to see these pictures of you with that woman? I was torn apart, as if someone had taken my heart out of my body, I couldn't breathe anymore. I spent days crying because of you, I'm not ready to go back there."

"I'm so sorry, I was just young…"

"So I was." she replied, before leaving him alone. He wasn't the only one who was twenty three when it happened she was also twenty three when he broke her heart. Logan should have thought to that before lying, they say time heals everything, but it's not true, it doesn't heal anything, because it still hurt, even four years later.

The next day – At the Wedding's Reception

Veronica was walking towards the exit of the Neptune Grand Hotel when she saw Logan leaned against the door; she took a deep breath and carried on walking, she wasn't going to let him ruin her day. The wedding has been great and they had managed to be nice to each other and she wasn't going to let him change that. She has spent the whole day and evening making nice with him, biting her tongue when she wanted to say something hurtful, just to make sure Meg's most important day would not be ruined by hers and Logan's constant fights.

She stopped when she reached him and looked at him without saying a word, waiting for him to start the conversation.

"I was young and I didn't know what I was doing and I know I can't use that as an excuse. That girl was the daughter of the producer."

"Yes and why are you telling me this now? It happened four years ago and ..."

"Listen Veronica, I'm sorry and I will spend the rest of my life making it up to you, just give me a chance to do it. Why don't we get out of here, we really need to talk."

"I don't know if it's a good idea to go to your room or mine."

"I swear to god that I will keep my hands to myself, nothing will happen unless you..." Logan started to say, before Veronica playfully hit him on the arm. She shook her head and nodded, she saw him smile, before he headed towards the elevators.

He took the card of his room out of his inside pocket and used it to open the door, when they walked into the room, he threw his bow tie on the couch and moved to the mini bar. He took two sodas out and gave one to Veronica, knowing it was her favorite.

"You didn't ask me to come to your room to drink soda, so spill the beans, why am I here?"

"What would you say if I told you I still have feelings for y…"

"Shut up!" she said, holding her hand to stop him. "What are you trying to do, I'm happy, I've moved on and I'm putting all this crap behind me, why are you trying to bring back these old memories, I've shed enough tears because of you!"

"I know, but I'm still in love with you, no matter what you think, believe me when I say I've tried to stop loving you, it's just impossible. I still love you Mars, and I'm sure you're also in love with me."

"In your dreams, why would I still love a guy who broke my heart in millions of pieces? I'm sorry Logan, but no, I won't go there again, I've learned from my mistake. I'm don't want to become Logan Echolls' flavor of the week."

"Veronica, damn! Listen to what I say; you're the love of my life, not just some girl I met. I'm sure of my feelings for you; I thought I could make them go away but they won't go away, they're here to stay. I love you Veronica, I love you today, I loved you yesterday, I loved you when I was 18 and I will still love you tomorrow" he said, walking closer to where she was standing, he put a hand on her cheek and brought her face closer to his. He rested his forehead against hers, looking at her in the eyes, he slowly leaned forward and took her lips in his. She didn't answer to his kiss at first, but then after a few seconds she did and even put her arms around his neck. Logan started to walk backwards until his legs hit the bed and the both fall on it. He pulled away and looked at Veronica in the eyes, silently asking her if she wanted to do it, when she kissed him, he got the confirmation he was looking for.

"I love you Veronica Mars, I've never stopped."

"I love you too." Veronica said, knowing that nothing between them would last and that in the morning one of them would regret their night, but right now, she wanted to enjoy their time together before they went separate ways again. And that's what happened in the morning, she woke up before he did, picked up her clothes, and left the only man she has ever loved behind.

End of the flashback

"I wished you had stayed that morning, it would have changed many things." Logan said sadly.

"You're right, but would we have been that happy with people following us every where? I don't regret the life we shared these last four years, I've never been that happy, well until now of course." She said with a smile. "I would change nothing to our life together, I just wished I had stayed with you that morning instead of running away like a theft."

"We can't change the past so why dwell on it, we've got a wonderful family, and we've managed to make two wonderful kids who are spoiled rotten, I think we've managed well."

"Oh yes, we did. Who would have thought that someday we would be married with two kids and so happy?"

"If I say me, would you believe me?"

"No." he said with a smirk. "After you left me I was sure I would never see you again, that's why I reacted like that when I saw you at Duncan's party three months later."

"I don't really blame you, I was also nervous when I saw you, I really thought I was going to faint or something like that. I'm glad I managed to remain awake and run after you when we had our fight."

"Don't worry honey, I was planning on coming to see you in the morning, I just wanted to let the steam off before seeing you again, I was afraid you would slam the door in my face and tell me you wanted me out of your life for good."

"You aren't the only one who thought that, when I came to the Grand I was expecting you to do it, I thought you were through we me and you had realized you didn't want to go through my crap and that having a baby with me might not be worth all the pain I put you through."

"I never thought that, we would hurt each other over the years, but I never regretted falling in love with you. You know me better than anybody, you know all my secrets, fears and you love me for who I'm, you love in spite of my past."

"I love you Logan Echolls, you're the only one for me, you're my other half. You own my soul, my heart and my love, don't ever think I regret the choices I've made."

"I swear to never say that again, as long as you stay with me because you're the only one who makes me happy, you and the kids are my life."

"Just like you then."