A/N: I am so sorry this took so long to finish. School has been a major stressor lately, but worry not the stress is gone now, for the most part at least, and I promise this story will be updated again soon.

Later on, we checked into the Bellevue.

Held you close; but baby--couldn't tell you.

And we stayed in our Calvin's,

And swore we'd be best friends,

And I looked through the zoom lens,

And thought you were beautiful...

---Beautiful, Aimee Mann

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"Veronica?" Logan whispered the next morning

Veronica grumbled something expletive as she turned over and covered her face with her arm.

"Veronica Mars," Logan whispered again as he brushing a strand of hair out of her face, "wake up babe."

"Five more minutes." Veronica moaned

"You need to wake up. Come on."

Veronica sat up and began to rub her eyes.

"You're no fun." She whined, crawling out of bed.

"Go get dressed; breakfast will be downstairs when you're ready."

"Fine."

Fifteen minutes later Veronica came down into the kitchen wearing the same blue jean skirt and black tank top that she had worn last night.

"Lilly is going to have a field day with this. Isn't she?" Veronica asked as she poured herself a cup of coffee.

"Oh yeah."

They both sat in silence, while Veronica sipped her coffee, until Logan finally spoke, "So how are we going to handle this? Should we go back to sneaking around, keeping this--us a secret?"

"Because that worked so well the last time." Veronica said with a small laugh

"So we should tell."

"I've been thinking about that." Veronica said as she set her coffee down on the table, "And I think that we should let those who need to know, know. Lilly, Cassidy, Mac, Wallace. But for the rest of the world? Let them find out on their own."

"I like the sound of that."

An hour later Veronica and Logan sat in the journalism room doing last minute edits for the paper while whispering to each other

"So, when this class is over you want to grab some breakfast before we head back to your place?" Logan whispered as he pretended to point out something important on the page

"As nice as breakfast sounds I don't think I'd be awake long enough for the fork to reach my mouth. But dinner sounds good."

"Okay everyone; let's start wrapping it up the bell is going to ring in just a few minutes." Ms. Dent said standing up from her desk

Logan threw down is pen and looked at Veronica, "Dinner sounds good."

Suddenly the bell rang and everyone began gathering their books and bags and heading towards the door.

"Let's get out of here." Veronica whispered as they headed towards the door

"Logan, may I have a word with you?" Ms. Dent asked as they walked past her desk

"Yeah." Logan turned to Veronica and mouthed, "Your Locker. Five minutes."

"See you." Veronica said with a head nod.

Veronica walked down the hall towards her locker with a smile on her face. She walked up to her locker and quickly threw her books in, when Lilly came up behind her.

"Well, well, well. What is this?" Lilly asked looking Veronica up and down, "Veronica Mars showing up at school in the same clothes that she went out last night in?"

"Shh." Veronica whispered putting a finger up against her lips as she turned around, "To early for noise."

"Let me guess. You got a love hangover and you don't need no cure."

"It's more like a sleep hangover and I'm leaving now to go and sleep for the next six hours." Veronica shut her locker and pushed her bag up on her shoulder.

"So I haven't seen Troy today." Lilly said with a smile, "I'm guessing that the two of you had a long and busy night last night."

"Not in the least actually. I mean we had fun, but that was it." Veronica told her, "At the end of the night we said goodbye and went our separate ways."

"Then where were you last night? 'Cause you didn't come back to my house last night."

"Lilly you know I love you and I love that you are worried about me but can we put this interrogation on hold for a little bit? Please? I need to go get some sleep. We can talk about it tonight when we have al the time in the world to talk about it."

"Veronica what happened to you last night?"

"Lilly--"

"Veronica, what did you do?"

"What's going on?" Logan asked walking up to the girls.

"Nothing." Veronica said shaking her head.

"Are you guys talking again?" Lilly asked puzzled

"Yeah." Logan said

"Actually we're…" Veronica began as Carrie Bishop and her posse walked by them, "Logan and I, we are…"

"You two are what?" Lilly confused, and then after a moment everything became clear," Oh my god, you're back together. That's where you were last night."

"Yeah."

"Oh my god." Lilly started shaking my head.

"Lilly! You need to get to class. If you're late one more time you're going to get---" Duncan began as he walked up to the group, "What's going on?

"Nothing." Lilly told him, "Let's get out of here."

"What was that all about?" Logan asked as they walked Lilly storm down the hall.

"I'm not sure but I think I have an idea."

"Let's go."

"Alright."

That afternoon when they bell rang for lunch Lilly hurried out of her class room and rushed down the hall trying to catch up with Mac.

"Can we talk? " Lilly asked taking a hold of Mac's arm

"Are you talking to me?" Mac asked surprised.

"Yeah. Why is that so shocking?"

"You never want to have anything to do with me. You know unless Veronica's around."

"Well it kinda has to do with Veronica. Have you talked to her in the last couple days?" "Not really. Why?"

"She's back together with Logan."

"Since when?"

"I don't know."

Later that day Veronica and Logan laid partially dressed, wrapped in each others arms, in Veronica's bed.

"Hey." Logan whispered groggily into Veronica's ear, "It's getting late. We should probably get up if we want to go get dinner."

"Let's stay here. Do dinner in bed." Veronica mumbled as her head stayed buried in her pillow.

"I like that. What sounds good?"

"Hmm." Veronica said rolling over, "Banana pancakes."

"Ah," Logan smiled, "you're in a breakfast for dinner mood huh?"

"Mmhhmm."

"Well then banana pancakes coming right up."

Logan rolled out of bed and pulled on his jeans before heading out of the room.

"Want anything else to go with that?" He asked as he walked into the kitchen.

"Since you're offering I'll take some sausage." Keith said from the living room.

"Oh my God!" Logan exclaimed turning around

"Are you calling me God? It's good that you know your place in the world."

"Mr. Mars, what are you doing here?"

"I should be asking you the same thing."

"Logan, are you okay?" Veronica asked walking out of her room dressed in a baby blue robe.

"I just scared him, that's all." Keith said trying to keep calm.

"Dad, what are you doing here? I thought you weren't supposed to get home until tomorrow."

"I wasn't. But I finished the case early so I thought I'd come home and surprise my little girl. Turns out she's the one who surprised me."

"Let me explain."

"Don't." Keith said shaking his head.

"I should go." Logan said nervously.

"I think that's a good idea."

Logan hurried back into Veronica's room and grabbed his shirt and keys before rushing out the apartment adding a quick, "I love you." before shutting the door.

"I would expect this from other daughters but not from you."

"Nothing happened dad."

"Nothing happened. Just like nothing happened last night when you showed up at his house at midnight last night?"

"You had me followed?"

"Yes, and now I'm glad I did. This isn't like you Veronica! Skipping school to hang out with your boyfriend? A boyfriend you didn't mention to me that you were back together with."

"Dad…"

"Do you not remember how just two weeks ago you were sitting in the dark crying about him? He's going to hurt you again Veronica. Just like his father hurt--"

"He's not his father."

"His family is dangerous."

"So that's what this is about. God Dad! You let me go to school, drive a car and solve crimes. All of those are far more dangerous then dating Logan!" Veronica shouted before turning around and heading back to her room.