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SATURDAY

WEDDING DAY

Veronica woke up to the sound of the alarm clock. She sat up to hit the snooze button and rubbed her bleary eyes. A rush of excitement went through as she realized that it was her wedding day.

She was more alert when she realized that she wasn't alone in the room that Addy reserved for her the night before. Sitting on the chair in one corner is the one and only Keith Mars, smiling at her direction.

"Good morning daddy." She greeted him with a wide smile.

"Good morning sunshine." Keith smiled sadly at her.

"I'm getting married." She burst out happily.

"You're getting married." He nodded in agreement.

She stood up on the bed and started jumping on it all the while chanting "I'm getting married" and then she did a happy dance while Keith looked on, shaking his head at her antics.

Once she got that out of her system she finally got off the bed and into her father's open arms.

"My baby's getting married." Keith declared mournfully.

"Now dad, don't think of it as losing a daughter, think of it as gaining a son." She smiled at her dad's sad expression.

"But I don't want Jess." Keith mock pouted.

Veronica shrugged and said, "I'm getting married daddy." Tears of joy were threatening to burst.

"You're getting married." Kith nodded and the two looked at each other and laughed out loud.


Jess was awake. He woke up at five as he usually did but somehow he fell asleep again. It was now nine in the morning and he was staring up at the ceiling. He's getting married today. He could feel a knot of anticipation forming in his stomach.

He finally got out of bed and changed out of his pajamas. He sat back down on the bed and just stared blankly into space. A knock on the door woke him from his reverie. He couldn't muster a response so he just stood up and opened the door.

Luke smiled at the glazed expression of his nephew. He patted his back in congratulations but Jess was still unmoved.

"You're getting married." Luke smirked at him.

At his words Jess came alive. A slow smile worked its way on his face until it became a full blown grin. Jess nodded at his uncle's proclamation.

"I'm getting married." Jess uttered the words with such wonder.

Luke nodded and smiled.

"I'm marrying Veronica Mars today." Jess affirmed. Then out of nowhere he flopped back down on the bed and grinned at the ceiling. Luke looked at his nephew quizzically and sat down at the edge of the bed.

"I'm getting married." He remarked happily.


Veronica and Keith went down the stairs and walked to the dining room, a buffet of food was awaiting them. Wallace was grinning widely at Veronica.

"V, you're getting married." He greeted with a smile.

"Not this again. I thought we already covered that." Keith pretended to be impatient, but the smile on his face was not cooperating.

"I'm getting married." Veronica smiled at her best friend, who proceeded to envelop her in a hug.

"Come on, let's eat. You have a big day ahead of you." Keith walked arm in arm with his daughter to the table.

"I don't think I can eat." Veronica mused quietly.

Keith stopped walking and looked at her in disbelief, "Well I never thought I'd see the day that my daughter would utter such words."

Wallace looked at her worriedly, "Are you okay Veronica?"

"I'm just too excited. I'm getting married." She squealed happily. The two men exchanged amused looks and mock squealed right along with her.

Jess hung up the phone and shook his head at the look that Luke was giving him.

"What?" an annoyed Jess asked Luke.

"Nothing. I'm just proud of you." Luke smiled at his nephew. Jess grinned at his uncle and nodded.

The two of them proceeded to the dining room and found most of the male guests were up and about.

"Dude, big day." Dick grinned at him.

Richard and Jason walked over to him and shook his hand in congratulations.

"Hours from now you will be joining a very exclusive club, the club for husbands." Richard smilingly stated.

"Yeah, enjoy it while it lasts." Luke interjected.

The rest of the men laughed but no one bothered to contradict Luke. A round of handshakes went around; Jess just nodded and smiled at each comment directed his way.

"Take care of V okay?" Eli reminded him when it was his turn to congratulate the groom.

"Always." Was Jess' sincere response.

"You're getting married." Logan stated as he shook Jess' hand.

"I am." Jess nodded good-naturedly.

"Here. You'll need it." Logan handed him a cup of black liquid.

"This isn't Irish coffee by any chance?" Jess shot him a skeptical look.

"Taste it and you'll know." Logan replied.

Jess drank from the cup, "It's just coffee." A confused look on his face.

"Of course it is. Did you think I'd give you alcohol today of all days? Veronica's going to kill me if she knew and Addy will bury me alive." Logan rolled his eyes at him, "Besides, you need to be fully awake for tonight."

"Mind out of the gutter man." Jess shook his head in amusement.

"I'll try, but only for today." Logan jokingly replied.


The rest of the wedding guests joined Veronica, Keith and Wallace for breakfast. Everyone was bitten by the wedding bug. The excitement was palpable, so was the joy that emanated from Veronica.

"Veronica how much coffee had you have?" Lorelai jokingly asked.

"Mom!" Rory gave her a reproachful look.

"What? It's just that she seems to be hyper." Lorelai remarked.

"It's called wedding jitters Lorelai. She's excited after all she is getting married." Emily shook her head in disapproval.

"I had one cup. That's it. Whatever this is, it's not caffeine." Veronica replied to Lorelai's earlier question with a wide smile on her face.

Before they could say anymore the door bell rang, Keith went to the door to answer it and when he came back an exasperated grin was on his face.

"Who was it dad?" Veronica worriedly.

"Just delivery guys."

"But I don't remember Addy telling me that she's expecting something to be delivered." Veronica's brows furrowed.

"That's because it's not for her. It's for you oh daughter of mine." Keith smiled at her.

Before anyone could react two men came in carrying vases of tulips. They asked Keith where to put them but Veronica stood up and squealed in delight as she reached for the flowers.

"Right here is fine." Keith replied tiredly.

"How many are there?" Veronica asked one of the delivery guys as she cradled a tulip in her hand.

"Three hundred and sixty."

"Why three hundred and sixty?" Lorelai asked for everyone else.

"There's a card." Veronica spotted on one of the vases. "For every minute until…"

"Until what?" Rory pressed as Veronica seemed lost in a thought.

"Until the wedding. Don't you see, it's ten now, the wedding is at four so there is still six hours until Jess and I get married. So that's six multiply by sixty and we get-"

"Three hundred and sixty tulips." Muriel smiled fondly at her.

"Yes. Exactly." Veronica sighed happily and so did the rest of the women. Keith and Wallace just rolled their eyes.


"So why exactly am I going to the library, when I should be upstairs making sure that my clothes for the wedding is where it should be?" Jess asked exasperatedly at Logan who was pushing him to the direction of the library.

"Because you need to gather your thoughts. You said it yourself; you do your great thinking inside that room." Logan reminded him.

"Look I don't need to think anymore. I know what I want and I want to marry Veronica. I don't need any distraction; you don't have to do this man." Jess retorted.

"Just get in there." Logan smacked his arm in annoyance.

"Watch it."

When Logan opened the door Jess barely recognized his library. The curtains covered everything, a huge banner hung across the library and Addy was standing by a motorcycle.

"What is all this for?" Jess asked completely in awe.

"For you silly." Addy smiled at her friend warmly.

Logan left the two of them alone and Addy walked over to her best friend and hugged him.

"Why?"

"Well the bike is in case you feel the need to run away."

Jess walked over to the motorcycle and looked at her, puzzled. "It's bolted to the floor."

"Of course it is. It's not for actual riding right now. You can ride it when you and Veronica are married."

"And those, what are they for?" he pointed to the table with the map and a pile of paper.

"The map is from mom and dad. You and Veronica can pick any place on earth and they'll give you access to it. The paperwork is from me. I'm giving you full control of WI. It's yours Jess, just as soon as you sign that, which can wait once you and Veronica come back from the honeymoon." She grinned at Jess.

"Are you sure?" Jess cast a skeptic look at her.

"Of course, it's your company; it has been yours for the last three years. Papi would have loved you to have it."

"Thanks." He murmured quietly as he hugged her again.

"And the bike? Didn't you say it's a gas guzzling pile of crap?" he smirked at her.

"Well it's too hard to put a fuel efficient car in here so I totally settled." She shrugged.

"I'm getting married." Jess stated confidently.

"Yes you are, to a wonderful woman. I'm so happy for you Jess." She slugged his arm lightly.

"I'm happy for me too." Jess grinned widely.

"Okay, I'm heading out. Wallace and I are switching since the hair and make-up ladies are at my house. He'll call me if you need me for any best man duties. And Jess, try and save your smiles for the wedding okay?"

"I'm sure I'll have more smiles for the actual ceremony." Jess shook his head at her.

"Make sure you don't spill anything on your suit."

"Quit mothering me. And I won't." He pushed her out of the library gently.


"Hey Ronnie." Logan greeted as he stepped into the room.

"What are you doing here Logan?" Veronica smiled at him.

"Can't I just wish the blushing bride complete happiness?" he leaned against the door frame and looked at her reflection in the mirror.

"I've known you too long to fall for your BS." Veronica tilted her head at him.

"You wound me with your harsh words." Logan clutched his hands to his heart.

"Yeah, right. So what's up?"

"I come bearing gifts." He held out a jewelry box to her.

She looked at him suspiciously and took the box out of his hands. When she opened it she whistled at what she saw and shot him a questioning look.

"Something new, didn't you wonder why Addy didn't give you anything?" he smiled at her.

"And this is from you?" she looked dubious as she asked him.

"No. I'm merely a messenger since Addy switched to panic mode."

"Is there something wrong?" an anxious look crossed her features.

"Nothing that Addy can't deal with. The hair person is late, apparently she was supposed to be here already, and I guess she was stuck in traffic or something. Worry not; Addy has Lorelai on hand, they are dealing with the hair issue as we speak."

Veronica breathed easier at the knowledge that it was nothing major. She looked at the jewelry box again and then the ring on her finger. "They match."

"Man, they sure teach you the power of observation in Stanford." Logan chuckled at her scrutiny.

"Shut up Echolls." But she completely contradicted her words by smiling at him. "So this is from Addy?"

"Hell no. She's also only the messenger. I'm basically the messenger of the messenger." Logan sat down on the edge of the bed.

"So who is it from?" Veronica looked confused.

"It's from Jess Ronnie. He bought it along with that ring of yours. I bet you he also has a necklace hidden somewhere. Ring, check. Earrings," he nodded at the box, "Check."

"A set? Man did I marry for money or what?" she jokingly asked him.

"No Veronica, you're marrying for love." Logan replied quietly.

"Ah yes, love. It's just pure luck that I get to marry a rich man as well. Wonder what Celeste would say to that?" she looked thoughtful.

"Now why would you bring up the most despicable Kane on your wedding day?" Logan rolled his eyes at her.

"I got word from Donut." She answered simply.

"He asked you to go runaway bride yet?" Logan asked in jest.

"No he just wanted to wish me complete happiness, just as you did minutes ago." She looked at him crossly.

"Good." Logan nodded approvingly.

"If I didn't know any better I'd say you like Jess better than your best friend."

"Of course I do. I haven't seen or heard from him in years. That kinda eliminates him from BFF category. Besides, I've seen you with both of them and Jess just makes you happy the way not one of us did." Logan shrugged easily.

"So who's your BFF now?" she asked him amusedly.

"You're going to make me say it, aren't you?" Logan sighed heavily.

"Of course."

"Dick, my BFF is Dick. Happy now?"

"Decidedly so." Veronica giggled happily.

She sobered up in a bit and looked at him seriously, "Donut wanted thank you for the champagne and for being so understanding. Know why?"

"I sent him champagne through Kane Software, for ridding the world of evil." Logan spoke softly.

Veronica nodded slowly, a look of understanding passed between them.

"Do you think she would have approved of Jess?" for a second it was like they were in high school again.

"Depends, if he picked you over her she probably wouldn't have. But knowing Lilly she would love anyone who would make you happy as Jess does."

"He does. For the first time in my life I actually think I'll die if he's not with me. It's scary, the way he makes me feel." Veronica mumbled quietly.

"That is scary. Veronica Mars scared, not really the world I want to live in." Logan tried to lighten the mood.

"I don't think I'll survive if anything happened to him."

"Then why marry him?"

Veronica scowled at his question, "Because I love him."

"Then there. Stop waiting for something bad to happen, Jess isn't the one with the dangerous job; if anything he's the one who is constantly worrying about you." Logan reached out and took her hand in his squeezing it reassuringly, "Nothing bad will happen to him Veronica. You already fulfilled your quota in that department, now all you have left is the happily ever after."

"How can you be so sure?" she asked insecurely.

"Because I am Logan Echolls, no way in hell I could be wrong." At his words Veronica smiled again. He spread his hands in the air around her, pretending to read her aura, "I predict that you would have a dozen children, combinations of blondes and brunettes, with eyes of sapphire and chocolate." He closed his eyes to make his act even more convincing. Veronica giggled at his antics and wiped the tears at the corner of her eyes.

"Are you making Veronica cry?" a disapproving voice filled the room.

Logan opened his eyes and smiled warmly at Addy.

"I only asked you to give her the gift and here you are making her cry." Addy slapped Logan's arm.

"Hey! I was cheering her up. She was the one going all weepy on me." Logan mock pouted.

Addy looked at him doubtfully and turned to Veronica, "Did you like it?" she smiled nervously at Veronica.

"Of course I did." Veronica smiled at her.

"Good, because Jess kept asking me over and over since he proposed to you." Addy shook her head.

"He bought it with the ring didn't he?" a soft smile graced Veronica's features.

"Is there a matching necklace? I was telling her that there probably is." Logan piped in.

Addy shook her head in amusement and sat next to him.

"I'd take that as a yes Ronnie. No answer is usually yes when it comes to those two." Logan stated as he pulled Addy closer to him.

Addy squirmed out of his reach and looked at Veronica, "The hairstylist will be here later. She started with Lorelai and Rory first. I told her to do your hair last so your hair would look fresher. You're sticking with curls right?"

"On that note I'll be heading out, while my masculinity is still intact." Logan leaned over to Addy, "Kiss."

Addy stood up and pulled him to his feet. "Excuse us."

"She's going to give me a bigger kiss outside the door." Logan told Veronica gleefully.

"No. I'm just walking you out the door." Addy pushed him gently out the door and was about to shut it when he grabbed her and grinned at Veronica as he reached behind Addy and closed the door.

Veronica shook her head at the two and turned back on her reflection; she smiled and reached for her phone.

Jess answered on the first ring. "Hey you." He whispered to the phone.

"Thanks for the flowers and for the earrings." Veronica whispered to the phone as well.

"Is it okay for us to be talking?" Jess asked, Veronica could tell from his tone that he was smiling.

"We're good. You're not supposed to see me till the wedding. But hearing from me is okay, I think." Veronica laughed quietly.

"Good. I needed to hear your voice."

"Aw."

"I love you." He whispered.

"I love you." She replied.

"Is someone with you right now? Luke's been glued to my side since I woke up."

"That's why you're whispering. Nope, Addy just went outside with Logan. I've been by myself since I told dad I had to do girly stuff."

"Lucky." Envy tinting his voice.

"Hey Jess."

"We're getting married." Jess finished for her.

Veronica bit her lower lip at his reply. "I can't wait."

"Me neither."

"I love you."

"I love you."

"Addy's coming back, see you later?"

"Yeah, you'll be the one wearing white right?"

"Ha, ha."

"Later beautiful."

Veronica was grinning from ear to ear when Addy entered the room again.

"You look every bit of the blushing bride." Addy commented, admiration written all over her face.

"I'm getting married." Veronica giggled happily.

"I know."

The two squealed like two thirteen year olds with crushes.

AN: And that's another chapter of A lifetime. I chose to focus on Jess and Veronica, I figured that they deserved to have a chapter about their marriage all to themselves, pure fluff. That said I have messages to my reviewers:

MHxxPAPER DOLL: Thanks for the review. I doubt we'll be seeing Addy drunk anytime soon, she isn't the type to allow herself to lose control, comes with her personality. LH didn't mean to insult her LE basically provoked him, he was just itching for a fight. As for his attachement to Addy well it'll be revealed soon enough. I'm glad you liked last chapter. Thanks for reviewing.

LoVe23: I haven't received any e-mail from at all. So I guess I'm not the only one having problem with this site. Anyway, I'm so happy that you are liking this story, truly. And the confrontation had to happen and I actually changed the way LH responded to LE a couple of times before coming up with his retort. I'm glad that you are liking Addy now, she knows that the thing between her and Logan has to end. Logan and Veronica's story was epic and Addy and Logan's, well they are a- well you'll find out. She didn't like Rory at first because she sees her as the woman who broke Jess' heart, but once they cleared that up, she sincerely thinks that Rory is better for Logan, and you'll know how much she believes that soon enough. Can't wait for next week either, I'm so looking forward to the new seasons. Hopefully the ratings for VM increases, just so we'll have the 22 episodes. I do know that there are more than one Veronicas and Logans on myspace, I had to verify with the CW lounge so I could get the right one. Thanks for reviewing as always.

tylerhiltongrupie53: I'm glad you liked the last chapter. I hope you like this one as well, this is an homage to Jess and Veronica. I love them together so I just had to focus on them in this chapter. I'm glad that you think I got Jess' personality, I appreciate it. As for the gag gift well it's an inside joke between them, I had to include that because it shows off their friendship. And LE is too pretty so I couldn't very well have him looking less than perfect can I? Anyway, next chapter is the wedding itself. Thanks for the review.

shotswithMrsKim: What can I say? Thanks for the review. It's understandable that you didn't like anyone after last chapter. LE was itching for a fight, not just over Addy. LH was jealous and Addy seemed to be juggling two guys at once. But it's great that despite not liking any of the characters you still liked the chapter. I appreciate the feedback, always. Hopefully the three characters will come off better in the upcoming chapters. Thanks for the review.