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I don't own veronica mars, or logan Echolls, or Dick Casablancas….but boy do I wish I did.

Logan

When we finally made it to the Grand, Wallace parked in the main parking lot, but I realized that there was no way we could take Ronnie through the lobby. There would be too many people and we needed to stay out of public, news travels too fast in Neptune. So I handed Wallace my phone, told him to call Tina at the front desk and have her meet us at the service entrance and elevator. after he nade the call he pulled the car around to the back and Tina met us there.

When she saw Veronica her face immediately showed concern. "Logan, is she ok?"

"She will be, but I need access to this elevator for the next few days can you set that up for me?"

"Absolutely, keep me posted please."

I told her I would and she handed me a set of keys for the service elevator and entrance.

Veronica was in a lot of pain, the last 20 miles of the drive had been hard for her and I hoped that Dr Gates would already be there so that he could do something for her.

When we got to the room Wallace used my key to open the door and when we entered Mac was at our side immediately.

"V!" When she saw the condition Veronica was in I thought she was going to cry, but she didn't, instead she grabbed Ronnie's good hand and just held it.

Veronica just smiled at her. "I missed you to Mac."

I walked further into the room and saw Dr. Gates sitting on the couch. "Hi Dr. Gates."

"Logan, we've been over this before please call me John. And if it isn't the infamous Veronica Mars, it's good to see you again." I watched as he looked her over, the concern on his face bothered me a little. "Logan, why don't you take her into the other room so I can check her out."

I walked into the bedroom, laid her on the bed and leaned down to kiss her as John walked in behind us. "Ronnie did you want me to stay with you?" I wanted to, but I knew what needed to be done and I wasn't sure if I could handle being with her, or if she would even want me there.

She smiled and placed her hand on my cheek. "No, I don't think it's a good idea. But…"

" What do you need?"

"Could you send Mac in? I don't want to be alone."

She looked so nervous and scared and it made it harder for me to walk away, but I stood up and went to get Mac. As I hit the door I turned around. "I love you."

She smiled at me. "I love you more."

I got to the living room and asked Mac to go in, she looked hesitant, but she went in immediately and I sat on the couch with Wallace just waiting. We didn't talk about what was going on, we just sat there immersed in our own thoughts.

They had been in there for 30 minutes before John finally came out and I couldn't hold in my curiousity, I needed to know that she was ok. "How is she?"

"Well Logan, she's in a lot of pain as you know. She took a hard beating, but I think she'll be ok. She doesn't seem to have a concussion so that's good, but she has three broken ribs and multiple lesions, she should heal well though. I gave her some morphine for the pain and I'm going to write her a prescription for more. As far as her arm goes…it is definitely broken. I can't set it and cast it here, so we need to take her to the office of a friend of mine, I already spoke to him and he agreed to let us use his facility. She will need help dressing and bathing for awhile until she gets used to the limited mobility, but other than that she seems to be fine."

He didn't answer the main question on my mind so I had to ask. "Was she…?"

He stopped me. "No, she shows no physical signs of sexual assault. However…" I was really beginning to hate that word, I'd heard it way to much lately and it never seemed to be good news. "She did tell me that a sexual assault was attempted. I would really recommend that she seek counseling. She has obviously been through quite an ordeal and I have to admit she seems to be handling it very well….But that might not last and regardless of how strong she tries to be, she will still have a lot to deal with. It would be in her best interest and I would stress that to her if I were you. We should head over to the office now, we need to get that arm taken care of as soon as possible. I will meet you there, here is the address."

He handed me a business card and shook my hand as he left the room.

Wallace looked over at me with relief. "Thank god."

That was all he said and I knew what he meant. Neither of us knew how Ronnie would handle being raped again. All I knew for sure…was that if she had been….I would have killed Duncan.

I just shook my head in agreeance with him and stood up to go and get her.

Veronica and Mac

No signs of sexual assault.

Those were by far the greatest words either of them had heard since the doctor had come in.

Mac had felt awkward, she didn't know what to say or do so she just sat there holding V's hand, just lending support. And Veronica was grateful for it, she knew how hard it was for Mac to sit there and watch as the doctor checked her out but she appreciated her presence, she hadn't wanted to be alone for that.

When the doctor left to talk to Logan Mac finally spoke. "Are you ok V?"

"Yeah Mac, I'm ok, or at least I will be. Knowing that he didn't rape me helps me a lot, I didn't think he had but I was unconscious so much of the time he had me that I didn't know for sure." Veronica started to cry. "I have never been so scared in my life Mac, I thought he was going to kill me. I didn't think I'd ever see any of you again, I didn't think I'd ever see Logan again."

Mac climbed on the bed and hugged Veronica. "We were so worried. I am so glad you're back and its all going to be ok, I promise."

"I know."

When Veronica stopped crying she gave Mac a funny look.

"What?"

"Um, do we have any food? I haven't eaten since yesterday, if someone doesn't feed me soon I might go cannibalistic on you."

Logan

I walked into the room just as Ronnie said she was going to go cannibalistic on Mac.

It hadn't even occurred to me that she hadn't eaten, I was amazed she was still coherent. Hell, I was amazed she hadn't started to gnaw on my hand on the drive back to Neptune. I couldn't believe he hadn't even fed her. I swore that if I ever got my hands on him I'd kill him.

When she saw me walk in she smiled and Mac got up and left the room. I walked over to her and laid down on the bed pulling her to me.

"So, good news then?"

"Yeah, good news. So, um, the doctor says I need a cast and I'm going to need help getting dressed and showering…"

"Yeah he told me, I see a very easy way to remedy that." I smirked at her.

"Oh? And what would that be?"

"Well, you could just stay here in bed with me for the next month, clothing being optional and all, that solves the problem."

She smiled at me and lightly smacked my stomach. "Nice try bucko. How are you going to explain that to my dad when he comes to visit? "

I grabbed her good hand and kissed it before responding. "I know, I was just joking. Do you still want to move in with me?"

"Yes I do, more than anything."

"Well then, that really does solve the problem. You will move in here, I can help you with anything you need and then, when you start to feel better we'll go house hunting. How does that sound?"

I leaned over so I could see her better and when she smiled at me, I reached down to kiss her.

"Sounds like a plan, but first….I need you to feed me."

"Pizza, Chinese, or Italian?"

She looked at me inquisitively. "You have to ask."

"Ok, so all three then. I will never understand where you put it all."

I picked her up then and headed for the door.

Dick

We were waiting at the suite when they returned from the doctors office.

Wallace had stayed behind to fill us in if we got there before they were back and we were all relived to hear that Ronnie was going to be ok and that Duncan hadn't raped her.

Wallace only asked about Duncan once and he just asked if he was alive, we just told him yes. He didn't ask where he was or what had happened, I think all he cared about was that he would never get to Ronnie again, I think that's how we all felt.

I was having a hard time sitting still, I was looking forward to telling everybody what I'd had Mac do. None of us were ever going to have to worry about money again and while I knew that didn't mean much to Logan and I, to the rest of them it would be a big deal. After everything that had happened we all deserved it.

When Logan walked in the door with Ronnie in his arms, Mac was right behind them and I lit up. I hadn't seen her since that morning and I ran straight to her and yanked her into my arms. She pulled back a little when she saw my shoulder, she looked concerned.

"Its ok Mackie, just a flesh wound, it'll heal."

"I heard what you did Dick." I was worried by that, I thought she might be angry.

"Are you mad?"

She smiled. "No, I'm proud of you, you did a really brave thing…but don't do it again, ok."

"Ok."

I reached down, kissed her and then we rejoined everyone in the main room. Leo and Meg were on the way over, well at least they were supposed to be, but that was like an hour ago. I was pretty sure they were off somewhere doing the nasty and I couldn't blame them, all I really wanted to do was grab Mac and lock her in my room for a few days. But that would have to wait, well at least till later, there were still some other issues that needed to be approached.

Mainly the fact that we still didn't know where Lilly was. Duncan had refused to tell us and Celeste didn't know. Before we could do anything else we needed to find her.

So I sat down in the room and listened as CW filled Mac, Ronnie and Logan in on the deal he had made with the Kane's.

Meg

When CW had called we were a little busy….if you get what I'm saying.

We knew that Veronica was safe, so after two years worth of wants and needs, we just couldn't wait anymore.

As I laid next to Leo I wished I hadn't waited so long to admit how I felt about him. If I had just let myself be with him back then, then none of this would have happened.

But the simple truth was that I hadn't and although I would always regret it, it didn't matter anymore, because we were finally together.

We just needed to find my daughter and then we could begin our lives together.

Veronica

Ok, so I am beyond out of the loop.

I get kidnapped for one day and all of a sudden Meg and Leo are together. And apparently it had started after our junior year, how did I not see that?

After they joined us at The Grand, CW filled them in as well on Duncan whereabouts.

To be honest I hadn't really cared, all I cared about was that he was gone and that he wouldn't be coming back. I will admit thought that I was surprised by what Celeste had done, but I was grateful all the same.

After everyone was up to speed we got to the main issue, we still didn't know where Lilly was. Mac had done a search on her computer and had turned up nothing and we spent the next hour just trying to think of who Duncan would have left her with.

When I started having trouble concentrating Logan took me to the bedroom, Meg and Mac followed and he set me on the bed and left us to talk.

"Meg, I'm sorry I punched you."

"You punched her?" Why hadn't anybody told me that?

"Yeah, I was really mad. I just didn't know what to do."

"Its ok Mac, I understand, you had ever right to be angry with me. I just hope someday you'll forgive me, you too Veronica, I owe you an apology more than anyone else. If I'd been honest…"

Logan had told me about the files, I'd be lying if I said I wasn't mad, but I understood why she did it, love makes you do crazy things.

"Its ok Meg, but next time…well, there better not be a next time, but non the less, next time, you need to be honest."

"I will, I promise, your friendship means a lot to me Veronica and I've missed you." At that Meg leaned over and hugged me.

"So Meg?" Asked Mac, neither Mac nor I were ever big on girl talk and gossip but we were both ready to hear the dirt on her and Leo.

"You wanna know about me and Leo don't you?"

"Um yeah!" We said in unison.

Meg told us the whole story, from when they ran into each other after Duncan broke up with her, to them arriving back at the Grand. Of course it was Meg so it was 'g' rated, but we both knew what had happened at CW's.

"So, what are you gonna do now?" I asked

"Well, he said that if I wanted to go back to Miami he would go with me. I know it would be best, but I'm not sure I'm willing to leave you all behind again."

"We'll always be here Meg, you can come visit, or we can go see you. You won't be on your own anymore."

Mac interrupted me. "Speaking of what you're going to do. Do we need to make you undead?"

"No, I'm going to keep the name Lianne. Meg Manning is long gone and there is too much at stake if she's resurrected. It doesn't matter anyways, a name is just a name."

"So what are we going to do when we find Lilly? We will need to change her name." I said.

"Well Leo and I talked about that, we're going to give her his last name. We're probably going to get married anyway, so it will be easier that way. Mac, I was hoping you could deal with that."

"Yeah sure. No problem." Mac had a funny look on her face, almost like she was hiding something and that sent my spideysense into a frenzy, but I just didn't feel up to digging at the moment so I let it go for the time being.

"Thanks."

"So you already talked about getting married?" That was quick I thought.

"Yeah, well we've already lost 2 years and why wait? Its what we want."

Mac looked over at me, I'd told her earlier that Logan had proposed and she had said basically the same thing to me that Meg had just said. 'Why wait?' But I wasn't ready to think about that yet.

"Well I'm happy for you and I'm happy for Leo as well."

"Me too." Said Mac

"Thanks guys."

I was starting to get really tired and they must have noticed because they both got up, said goodbye and left the room.

When they were gone I laid back on the bed and drifted off to sleep.

Logan

About 20 minutes after the girls left the room everyone left to go home. Dick and Mac retired to his room, Leo took Meg home with him and CW, Weevil, and Wallace headed home as well.

I went to my room and just stood there in the doorway, I couldn't believe that 24 hours earlier I'd stood in that same room wondering of I'd ever see her again.

So much had happened in the last two days, but all that really mattered was that I had her back.

I stood there just watching her sleep for a little while before I got undressed and got into bed. When I slid in beside her she opened her eyes.

"Hi." She said sleepily.

"Hi sugarpuss, how are you feeling?"

She moved closer to me so I put my arm around her pulling her onto her side with her bad arm resting on my stomach and her head against my chest. "Better, those are some good drugs."

"Good, I'm glad they're working."

"So, Meg and Leo huh?"

"Um yeah, I can honestly say I didn't see that one coming."

"Yeah, me neither, but then, we didn't see Mac and Dick either."

"Very true, I wonder who's next….Wallace and Weevil?" I joked.

She laughed. "Eww, gross, that's really not funny."

I suddenly got a very unwanted mental picture and agreed. "Yeah , you're right, not funny at all. So I guess that Meg and Leo are going to get married."

"Yeah, that's what Meg said. She said she didn't see why they should wait, they'd already lost so much time."

"Smart girl that Meg."

"Logan…" I knew she was going to say she still wanted to wait and I understood, she;d promised forever, that was all that mattered to me and as far as I was concerned forever had already started. So I stopped her before she could finish.

"Ronnie, you just have to let me know when and where and I'll be there."

She just smiled. "I promise you will be the first to know." She leaned up a little and I reached down to kiss her. "I hope we find Lilly soon, I'm getting worried."

"Me too, but I'm sure that we will figure it out, we always do. Who knows, maybe Dick will have another dream."

"Yeah, that would be helpful. Who knew that Dick would come through like that?"

"Um, nobody, but I'm glad he did, I don't know what I would have done if I'd lost you. I love you Veronica."

"I love you too." She looked up at me again with a mischievous smile.

"What?"

"So about that clothing optional thing..."

I smiled back at her. I would have loved nothing more than to make love to her, but I was afraid she wasn't ready for it considering the events of the previous 2 days.

"Are you sure?"

She was still smiling and I just watched as she sat up and swung her leg over me so that she was straddling my waist. I put my hands on her hips and lifted the shirt she was wearing slightly, she wasn't wearing anything underneath and I let out a low groan.

"You said I could have anything I wanted didn't you?"

"I did say that didn't I? So what do you want Ronnie?" I asked seductively.

"You Logan, I want you."

"I'm all yours."

Mac

I was rudely awakened the next morning by the very loud, very incessant knocking at the door of the suite.

Dick had me in a vice grip so I could barely move, I had to elbow him in the ribs to get him off me, he groaned but didn't let go.

"What was that for?"

"Dick, there's someone at the door."

"So? If its important they'll come back."

"They've been knocking for 5 minutes."

"Fine! We'll go check."

"We? Why we?"

"Because if I have to get out of bed so do you." He got out of bed and had started for the door when I realized that he was naked.

"Dick, you can't open the door like that?"

"Why not?"

"Just put some clothes on."

I watched as he grabbed a pair of boxers off the floor and put them on and I grabbed his shirt from the day before and followed him.

"Mackie, as soon as they're gone we're going back to my bed and getting naked." He punctuated his comment by slapping my ass and I couldn't help but smile.

But when I opened the door I realized that we weren't going to make it back to bed anytime soon.

I'd stood there for five minutes knocking on the door and I was ready to give up when they finally answered.

By the looks on their faces, they were definitely a little shocked. Mostly I believe, because I was holding Lilly in my arms.

And when it was obvious to me that they weren't going to say anything, I took it upon myself to speak first.

"Is Veronica Mars here?"

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Author's Note: I don't have a flash back for the time that leo and meg spent together before she died. I do however have a companion piece to this fic that is all about them and that summer. I have edited that as well and the edited version is now posted! Its called 'the one you're with' read it and review it please!