Title: 10 Reasons why Veronica Should Not Marry
Rating: T
Pairing(s)/Character(s): Logan/Veronica
Warnings: None
Disclaimer: Don't own 'em - not making any money off 'em. Dern it.
Word Count: 408
Summary: The title says it all.

Caesar's Palace: Level 10 - Write a story using the prompt, '10 reasons why 'X' does 'something'...'


Number One. Marriage ends in betrayal and divorce. Veronica has seen it many times. She saw it while working with her dad. She saw it in her own mom and Jake Kane. Why should Veronica's marriage be any different?

Number Two. No one can put up with Veronica's late hours indefinitely. When Veronica decided to return to the private investigator gig, she went back to working all hours of the night because of the need for constant money shots. What man will put up with that for the rest of his life?

Number Three. She doesn't like answering to anyone else. Ever since Lilly's death, Veronica became an independent woman. And in her mind, she connects marriage to loss of independence, and that's the last thing Veronica needs or wants.

Number Four. Marriage is all about fights. So many couples argue and go days without speaking to each other. Veronica knows how she and her past boyfriends argued in the past, and with marriage, there's no just getting away from it. Who wants to argue with someone they're stuck with?

Number Five. Marriage is entrapment. Although there is divorce, it's annoying and time consuming. When two people get married, they waive their right to freedom away. Suddenly a person becomes a couple, and everything that has to do with couples becomes that person's life.

Number Six. The sex stops being good. Now, Veronica isn't sure how true that actually is, but she has heard from females that it is true. No one knows why. They just say after about a year of marriage, it just stops being good.

Number Seven. Marriage can lead to the risky habit of relying on one individual for every emotional need. Everyone who knows Veronica knows she doesn't like to show her emotions or have her happiness being dependent on another person. And with marriage, there's always a risk of that very thing happening.

Number Eight. Marriage requires a serious commitment of time and energy. And Veronica is a busy person. She doesn't have that kind of time to make a marriage work.

Number Nine. Paperwork. And lots of it.

Number Ten. She doesn't need a man to be happy. Veronica is happy in her job and with her friends. Her life is perfectly fulfilled without a man.

And the one reason she should get married? She loves Logan Echolls, and she can't wait to become his wife tomorrow. And that's the truth.