History Repeats

Disclaimer: I do not own Veronica Mars or any of the characters.

Author's Note: Tell me what you think! I'll try to update this one soon…I have a plan in motion. I take both positive and (constructively) negative feedback!

"Where is she" Logan demanded as he pushed through the front door and all but shoved Keith away as he walked into the house.

"Logan, she's asle…" but Keith was too slow in his response, and Logan had already barged into Veronica's room. Keith walked in to see Logan brushing the hair off her obviously tear-stained face. She was snoring slightly; Logan assumed from a stuffy nose brought on by incessant crying. Her face was pale, but she seemed (as astounding as it was to Logan) to be sleeping deeply.

"I'm surprised she's sleeping so soundly," Logan mumbled. He thought back to the night before, which they spent wide-awake, while he listened to her sob and hyperventilate over the phone.

"It's not quite as natural of a sleep as you might think, Logan. I cracked some sleeping pills into her water at dinner. She had to get some sleep and it was the only way I could get her to calm down."

"She's going to kill you when she wakes up, you know," Logan said while keeping his gaze on Veronica and affectionately stroking her hair.

"When she can see straight again she'll understand. Until then, I don't mind taking some heat. It's better than the devastation I see now…" Keith paused for a moment to look at Veronica. He took a deep breath, "Look Logan, you will never hear me repeat this, and I'm only saying it because I know she'll be out for the next 8 hours, but stay with her here tonight. I don't want my baby to wake up alone, and I have to go check on Alicia…"

"With all due respect, Mr. Mars, I wasn't planning on leaving." And although he meant his response, Logan still couldn't believe Keith Mars trusted him enough with his daughter to ask him to stay the night with her.

He only wished it was under different circumstances.