AN- I'm so so so so so so sorry. I know it has been way too long but a lot of stuff has been happening. First this chapter got deleted, then I had mid-terms, then I feel down some stairs and couldn't do anything but lay on my stomach for three days. And I have another story and I'm trying to get them at the same length. So I'm sorry. Anyways here is the new chapter. Oh this was suppose to be longer but I thought that I should put up what I have to give y'all something. The next part will continue with the party. So now for the chapter….

Veronica's POV

'I couldn't be any happier right now… School is good; I have wonderful friends, and my best friend for a boyfriend. Things are great. Although, when I woke up this morning I couldn't shake off this feeling in the pit of my stomach… That feeling that something terribly wrong is about to happen?'

I just kept waiting for something to happen all day… and nothing. School was pretty uneventful, nothing out of the ordinary, or unexpected. That feeling didn't seem to want to go away either. As the day passed the feeling seemed to get stronger.

"I'll pick you up around six." Logan's voice sounds at a distance. "Hey?" He shakes my arm slightly bringing me out of my daze. "Are you ok? You've been pretty out of it all day today."

I give him a slight smile, "Yeah, I'm fine just thinking about the party and our little plan." I lean in to give him a quick kiss good bye.

He doesn't seem too convinced, but lets it go. "Are you going to tell me anything about that little plan of yours-"

"Nope. I can't. I've been telling you that all week. You'll just have to wait and see." I cut him off before he tries to convince me.

He huffs, "Fine, but at least warn me before it starts. I want a front row seat." He says smirking at me.

"Oh, you'll know." I say matching his smirk. I kiss him lightly on the lips. "I'll see you in about…" I say glancing at the clock, "Three hours." I climb out of his SUV and head over to my apartment.

As I approach the door I hear noise inside, "Huh, dad must be early."

"Dad?" I call out coming inside the apartment. I put my stuff down on the counter and go further into the living room, but dead in my tracks when I see her sitting there. 'Frak!' "What are you doing here?" I state through gritted teeth.

"I-I c-came back because I need to talk to you." My mother replies not bothering to get up from her place on the couch. "Please Veronica, come sit down next to me."

My arms are crossed in front of my chest and all I can do is stare at the woman who abandoned me. "What do you want?"

"I-I c-came back to tell you why I left… This isn't easy for me-"

I scoffed. 'Does she honestly think it was easy for me when she packed her stuff and left me without a word? Or a note?'

"Please just don't say anything until I finish." She says looking at me.

I don't say anything.

"I never meant to hurt you or your father.-"

'Too late for that.'

She pauses for a minute waiting for me to say something, anything, but I remain quiet. "I left because I couldn't deal with everything that was happening. Veronica I…I-I'm pregnant." She blurts out all of a sudden.

"What?! You left us, me because you're pregnant?!" I asked her incredulously. I wait for her to say something, but she doesn't. I look at her waiting for some sort of reaction and all she does is look down.

That's when it all makes sense. "It's not dads is it?"

Her silence confirms my answer. "Argh!" I throw my hands up in the air.

"No." She replies barely above a whisper. "That's not the whole story or the only reason why I left."

"Then who?! Who did you see fit to cheat on dad with?!" The anger within me rising.

"Veronica calm down-"

"Calm down? Seriously, you are asking me to calm down? You left me and dad without a word! And you decide to show up out of the blue and decide to tell me you are pregnant. To make matters worse it's another man's child. And you want me to calm down!"

"Please just let me get the rest of this out.-"

"Oh, there's more. Please enlighten me."

"I have been having an on and off affair with the same man for years now." She caresses her barely visible stomach a small smile playing on her lips.

"What?! You've been cheating on dad for years now? What kind of woman are you? Who's the father?" My face bright red with fury. 'I can't believe my ears…'

She decides to ignore my comments, "He knows I'm pregnant and wants me to keep it."

She stops, her eyebrows creased as if she's trying to find the right words.

"Just spit it out already! How can you possibly make this worse than it already is?! You tore this family apart! Did you ever stop to think what would happen to me or dad?-"

"Don't' say that."

"Don't say what?! The truth?! That what you did then and what you are doing now is affecting us both?!"

"He might not be your father!" She yelled back at me jumping out of the couch.

I just stared at her in confusion, unable to speak of move. "What did you just say?!" Her words replaying in my head like a broken record.

"Keith. He might not be your real father. There is a chance that you might be-"

I wasn't sure what came over me in that particular moment, but my hand connected with her cheek. "Who?!" I demanded.

She froze unable to react or what to say other than, "…Jake's"

"Jake?! Jake?! As in Jake Kane?!" The light in my eyes disappeared. Tears threaten to fall, but there was no way in hell I would let her see them fall. "Get out." My tone was firm.

"Veronica please, I'm sorry. I lov-"

"Don't! Don't you dare say you love me. You don't know the first thing about loving someone. When you love someone you stay. You fight for them. You don't run away from them. And what did you do? You ran and left me. And now you are telling that the only person that has always been there for me might not be my biological father. What did you expect me to welcome you with open arms after telling me all of this? Get out! Leave, leave my house, and get out of my life!"

She gets her purse and leaves without another word.

"Keith Mars is my father." I fall to my knees and finally let the tears fall.

Mac's POV

'I'm officially Slutty Sandy.' I say looking myself at the mirror.

Veronica, Lilly, and I have been up here, in one of Logan's guest bedrooms getting ready for over an hour now. At first it, everything seemed to be going fine, Lilly was doing my hair and Veronica was doing my make-up.

'Now, I'm not too sure about this. About their plan. I mean what the hell were thinking? I look ridiculous wearing this very tight black dress. I look like an extra from the movie Grease.'

"Cindy Mackenzie stop making that face already. You look totally hot! Dick will love you in it and if he doesn't I'm sure you'll grab someone else's attention." Lilly tells me as she puts the last touch on my hair, "Trust me." She smiles at me.

"She's right Mac, you look great, and he won't be able to keep his hands off of you." Veronica says in a catatonic state.

I turn to Lilly, we share a look, out friend seems like she's ready to fall apart any moment.

'Who can blame her? Her mother comes back and tells her she's having a baby with someone she's been having an affair with for years. To make matters worse there's a possibility that this man might be your real father. I wouldn't be in a partying mood either.'

We walk over to her and hug her.

She lets out a couple of tears.

"Veronica, are you sure you want to be here right now? Logan would totally cancel the party. We could just go to your house eat lots of junk food and watch cheesy chick flicks?" Lilly offers.

"Yeah, we could do this another day." I agree.

She sniffs and shakes her head, "No, we can't. We have been planning this for days. I'm not letting that woman ruin or control any more of life." She replies defiantly. "We should head downstairs people are already starting to get here and we wouldn't want to miss them making asses of themselves, now would we?" She says with a slight laugh and a smile that didn't reach her eyes.

'I don't know how she is holding up.'

The first thing that catches my eye when we reach the bottom of the stairs is the sight of Madison hanging all over Dick.

I can't hide the disappointed look that appears on my face or the hurt I feel inside my chest.

"Mac, forget about him. If he wants that slut, then let him. Let's go find you another guy." Lilly tells me, pulling me toward a group of 09er guys.

"You guys go ahead; I'm going to go find Logan." Veronica pulls away from us and goes in search of Logan.

"I should go after her." I tell Lilly trying worm my way out of her plan.

"Oh, no you don't." She grabs my hand tighter. "She will be fine. You and I on the other hand have some mingling to do. I know exactly who I'm going to set you up with." She says with a devious glint in her eye. "Hey, Case. Would you be a dear and get Mac here a drink?" Lilly pushes me over to him.

I loose my balance and stumble onto him. Lucky he catches me. "Sorry." I tell him looking down nervously.

He lifts up my chin with one hand so I could look him in the eyes, the other firmly around my waist, "Hey, its ok. Trust me I know how Lilly can get." He gives smiles down at me. "Now, how about that drink? I wouldn't want Lilly yelling at me later." He places his hand on the small of my back, leading me to the kitchen where they set up the bar. "What would you like?"

"A coke with ice please." I say when we reach the counter of drinks. I can see Dick out of the corner of my eye, he looks like he's about to punch something.

"One coke with ice coming up." He starts pouring my drink into the cup. "What do you think of the party so far?"

"It's not that bad, but it's not really my scene. I'm just her-" Before I can I finish my explanation I feel his lips against mine.

'What the hell?!'

But before I can push him off, someone else pulls him away from me. Before I can process what just happened I see Dick punching Casey.

"What the hell?!" Casey yells at Dick wiping the side of his mouth. Lilly stands in between the two young men. "Lilly you were supposed to stop him before he did anything. That was the only reason I agreed to this."

"Sorry, but if you remember correctly you weren't actually suppose to do anything with Mac." Lilly shrugs her shoulders. "Besides, he didn't do too much damage."

"Umm…can someone please fill me in? Why did he just kiss me? And Lilly what did you two agree on?" I motion between her and Casey completely confused.

Lilly laughs, "I figured that the only way Dick would pull his head out of his ass to ask you out was if he saw you with another guy. This is where Casey comes in. I asked him to help out today, but he wasn't supposed to kiss you, He did that all on his own." Lilly explains. "Why did you kiss her?" She asks turning to Casey.

"She looks incredibly hot," Casey says with a shrug of his shoulders. "And again you were supposed to stop him before anything happened."

"Told you, you looked hot." Lilly tells me with a wink. "Come on, let's go, and get you cleaned up." She grabs Casey and leads him out of the room.

Dick walks up closer to me and stares down at me. "So…" He says not sure what else to say after the little incident.

"So?" I return in question, "How's your hand?" I look down at his bruising knuckles with slight blood which I assume is Casey's.

I avoid his eyes completely.

"Screw this." Dick says to himself. He closes the gap between us and pulls me as close to him as possible. He crashes his lips onto mine. When the need for air becomes evident, he pulls away only slightly, pulling his forehead against mine. "Now, you can't doubt the way I feel about you." He states breathless.

"I guess not." I reply with a smile on my lips.