Disclaimer: I do not own Veronica Mars or any of the characters (unless you don't recognize them). Rob Thomas owns them. (Though if he ever wants to give me Logan I wouldn't complain)

Chapter 1

We find Veronica walking to her locker, listening to all the whispers that surrounded her.

'I thought that all the looks and whispers were over with. But I guess with the news that our pure Meg Manning is pregnant with Duncan's love child, it is bound to start up again. She is eight months pregnant in fact. I found out when I went to pick up Able Koontz's personal effects from the hospital after he died. When she woke up the whole school found out. '

As Veronica closed her locker she saw Wallace walking up to her. She and Wallace haven't had a chance to talk or hangout in a while. Veronica continued to walk down the hall knowing that Wallace would catch up.

"Hey V, how's it going?" Wallace says as he tries to catch up with her. "Are you trying to avoid a brotha or what?"

"Hey Wallace. Sorry, things have just been…" Veronica says as she stops and does her famous head tilt. "Complicated"

"Trust me, I've heard. It seems that half the school has come up to ask me if it is true that you really didn't know that Meg was pregnant. What are you going to do about yours and Duncan's relationship, or what you think will happen between Duncan and Meg?"

"Ahhh… You gotta love Neptune. They always care about the gossip. And what exactly have you been telling them?" Veronica asked nervously.
"That it is none of their business." Veronica then sighed in relief. "Honestly though V, what are you gonna do about all of this?"

"Duncan seems to think that this doesn't affect us at all. I just can't keep thinking that he kept all this from me. And I am not sure I can be with him when I think he needs to be with Meg. Honestly Wallace, I just don't feel the same as I used to about Duncan. The girl I used to be loved Duncan and Duncan loved that girl. I am just not her anymore."

And with that the bell rang to start heading to class.

"Well, I will talk to you later. See ya superfly." Wallace says before he starts walking to his class. Veronica then turns around and heads to her journalism class.

'Oh Goody, my class with Duncan and Logan. How much fun is this going to be?'

As she walks into the classroom she sees Duncan there, waiting for her. Logan is sitting a few chairs away from Duncan.

She sits down away from Duncan, and Duncan moves to sit next to her.

'Great'

"Why are you avoiding me Veronica? I told you that this doesn't affect us."

"Duncan, I don't think that this is the place nor time to discuss this. Meet me after school at dog beach, we'll talk then." She says as she turns her attention to the front of the classroom, never noticing that Logan watching them.

"Hey Veronica, wait up a sec." Logan calls to Veronica as she walks out of the journalism room.

'What now?'

"What do you want Logan?" she says with a sigh.

"I was just wondering how you are taking the news that your knight in shining armor knocked up his ex-princess." Logan said with a smirk on his face. Veronica felt a terrible pain in her heart, but she covered it up with a smirk similar to the one that Logan wore.

"Well, it is better than having him sleep with his best friends step mommy."

"Touché" He says as he puts a hand to his heart and walks away. When he turns his smirk falls right off of his face.

'I miss him so much…'

After school Veronica and Duncan meet at Dog beach. Veronica is standing, looking out at the water with anger written all over her face.

"Duncan, I don't think that you understand that Meg having your child does affect us. You didn't tell me that you were going to be a father. And I have to be honest, the girl I used to be loved you and that is the girl that you still love. I am no longer that girl, she died with Lilly and my innocence."

"Veronica what are you talking about"? Duncan asked curiously.

"I am having to pretend to be someone I am not. I am a no longer pink frills. As Lilly would put it, I am red satin. I can't go on pretending to be that girl any longer. That was the girl that would always love you. If I can't trust you how can I love you? I have given you so many chances, but now I'm done."

"Veronica why can't you see that we will always belong together.?"

"Duncan, life isn't a fairy tale like you're playing it out to be. Let's face it, you don't love me, and I don't love you!"

"You are wrong. I do love you and I know that you love me too. Please, don't give up on us" Duncan says as the tears start to slowly run down his cheeks.

"Please Duncan; understand that I never wanted to hurt you. I wanted what I thought was normal. And I thought this was normal, but it isn't." She says, still looking out at the waves as the come towards the shore.

"I don't want you to leave me. But I also don't want you to be unhappy Veronica, if this makes you happy, then so be it. I hope that we can be friends though."

"Why don't we give it a little time?" She says as she starts to walk slowly back to her car.