My name is Isabella Swan and today, I signed a contract that would put me in the steel tight clutches of a man I didn't know, for four years. A girl's gotta pay for college somehow, right? AH. Come meet 'Sugar Daddy' Edward. **Chapters 1-18 are being edited and are subject to small changes.**

Six years out of Neptune and all of its turmoil Veronica finds herself drawn back into town for the wedding of an unlikely duo. A should be simple visit turns rather complicated as she's forced to face everything she was running from.

Veronica Mars is pregnant by an unlikely person. How will her friends and father react? Will the father be there for his child or will he abandon the baby and Veronica in their time of need?

AU This is he prequel to my other story, "The Guilt is Necessary". It starts the morning after the rape, when Dick finds her in the bedroom. It also deals with the events referred to in the Guilt is Necessary: Discovering the rapist, Aaron Echolls' arrest, Dick and Veronica friendship, and Cassidy swan diving off the roof of the Neptune Grande. BTW I am also looking for a Beta.

High School is tough enough for any sixteen year old girl, especially when she lives in Neptune and doesn't belong to the 09er crowd. For this teen in particular, life is about to get turned upside down, as it is proven that the truth will always out and it isn't always what you want to hear! eventual LoVe.

After a botched FBI case sends Veronica scrambling back to Neptune, she decides to lick her wounds while working at Mars Investigations. What starts out as a simple cheating spouse case for one of the city's most notorious residents, quickly goes awry and triggers a series of events that unravel a twisted plot leading her to the last person she'd expect to find. Adventure! LoVe!

Five years after graduating from Hearst, Veronica and Logan run into each other and begin to rebuild the relationship they had. Appearances by other characters as well. LoVe AN: I don't own Veronica Mars or any of the characters.