Disclaimers - don't own them... but don't you wish I did? ;D

Present Day:

Leo let out a heavy sigh as he looked at the person across from him. All the past people he had interviewed had been hard to read and distant, but this one thus far was the worst.

"We were civil, but far what you call best friends." Cassidy Casablancas had lost this quiet soft look in his eyes that he had always had. Social work had hardened him to a point over the years, especially when dealing with the authorities.

Cassidy set there, idly playing with the gold wedding band on his left hand before he spoke again. He took his time in answering all of Leo's questions. This wasn't the docile Cassidy Leo was expecting and had been told about.

"Can you believe three years passed before we were all together again… for some it flew by, for others… it couldn't have went slower."

Three Years Later:

Soft background music played in a back room of a small Neptune chapel. The sun streamed in the windows and birds chirped, it was all very Hollywood-ending type of wedding day.

"I swear Mac you waited until I was as big as a house to get married." Veronica looked in the mirror. There was no hiding her eight-month pregnant stomach under her bridesmaids dress, although she looked beautiful anyway.

"You don't know do you V?" Mac, who was beautiful in her wedding dress looked at her matron-of-honor with a grin.

"You radiate this glow when you're pregnant, you're stunning." Mac smiled at her friend before Meg came into the room, with Jesse. The eight year old was taking her role as flower-girl very seriously and Meg was loving every minute of it as-well.

"You sound as bad as Logan." Veronica laughed as she set down to put on her heals. She dreaded having to wear them all day, but Logan had promised a foot massage at the end of the day so it wasn't all bad.

"Knock-knock…" a man's voice asked as the door creaked open. Before the girls knew it Logan, Cassidy, Wallace, and Duncan came piling into the room. Logan and Cassidy, who were in the wedding looked good in their tuxes and Wallace and Duncan were just as handsome in their suits.

"Shouldn't you be with Dick… hey Duncan." Veronica said as she stood. It was the first time she had seen him since he had left for Paris, where he still lived. Duncan's eyes went to her expanded stomach, it was obvious he was seeing the glow as-well.

"Can't help that the boys are as insatiable to see you as I am." Logan smiled as he looked down at the two boys next to him. Four year old Paul and two year old David smiled, there was no denying who their father was with that smirk.

"Okay, go and sit with Uncle Wallace." Veronica kissed their cheeks before Wallace took each of their hands and left the room.

"How are you feeling Ronnie?" Logan placed a hand on Veronica's stomach before he knelt down so his face was level with it. Placing both hands on her belly he lightly kissed it before standing up.

"Pregnant, I feel pregnant… now go before Dick thinks you all abandoned him." Veronica pulled Logan down for a heated kiss before all the guys left the room. They all missed Duncan, who had been watching Logan and Veronica's interaction intently.

The ceremony was beautiful and both Dick and Mac looked extremely happy. Dick surprised everyone when he recited a poem and said his own vows - not the villiage idiot they all had grown up with.

"All these years and you're still hung up on Mars… scratch that, Echolls and has been for the past six years." a cold voice said from behind Duncan as he watched Logan and Veronica dance from his place at the bar.

"I'm not… everyone occasionally thinks, what if." Duncan replied as Madison stood next to him. She ordered her drink before speaking to Duncan again.

"She's happily married to the love of her life.. It's time to stop thinking what if and start thinking what's next Kane." Madison grabbed her diet pop and walked away.

It was getting late as Veronica and Wallace danced across the dance floor together. Veronica joked Wallace danced better then he could walk.

"I love you…" Wallace said in a sweet voice indicating something was majorly up.

"Okay, what do you want Fennell? Out with boy." Veronica chuckled and Wallace smiled knowing she knew him to well.

"I've been offered a spot on a Seattle team, it's a lot more money." Wallace finally said and Veronica stepped back to look at him.

"So you're going? Do you have a choice? I mean can you stay?" Veronica wondered if it was a mandatory trade.

"I could, but this is a great opportunity V." Wallace tried to make his case for wanting the other job.

"What about Jesse? You're the only father that girl has ever known." Veronica was getting visibly upset and both Meg and Logan could see that from where they were standing.

"And Meg? She needs you." Veronica added before turning away to go back to the table.

"Veronica hold it, I was hoping you'd help me…" Wallace reached for Veronica's hand. She turned, the tears starting to pool in her eyes.

"Help you? Go to hellFennell." Veronica stated flatly before briskly walking away from him.

Cassidy was slowing dancing with Meg he barely noticed when a scrawny boy about ten came rushing into the reception dragging a little girl about five along with him.

"Denny, what are you doing here?" Cassidy as he went up to the frightened boy and girl. Guests looked at them wondering who they were, but Cassidy really didn't care at this point.

"He's drunk again and mom's really hurt this time." the boy breathed out heavily, his voice quivered as he spoke.

After telling them to wait in one place Cassidy went to go find and tell Dick that he had to leave.

"You're leaving? Cass this is my wedding… can't you not work for one night?" Dick seemed genuinely upset that Cassidy was leaving.

"I have… now if a decision over doing the waltz or saving a mom and her childrens' lives, I'm leaving." over the years he had finally grown a backbone when dealing with his brother. Without waiting for another one of his brother's snide remarks Cassidy left with the boy and girl.

'So I kept working to do my best on riding the world of parents and people like Aaron Echolls and ended up adopted Denny and Kat as my own… Dick returned to Neptune and got a job as an hot-shot ER doc showing us all he does have brains… Logan kept busy with another book getting published. Veronica had her own book of photography published. However their real joy arrived as a little girl they named Dana Lynn.

Wallace left for Seattle and didn't speak to Veronica for almost a year after… Meg had a hard time adjusting to his leaving, but managed… Duncan remained in Paris while he single-handedly made Kane Software a household name in Europe. And as for Madison she bounced from gig to gig, attempting to get back some of her appeal like she had in the beginning of her career.'

TBC - you know you want more... the plot thickens...