A/N – I just wanted to apologize in advance that I might be a little slower on the updates on this story since I've been working more on my Dangerous Curves Ahead story the past two weeks. At least this update is a pretty long chapter with a lot going on to tide you all over if I'm a bit later than a week with the next update. Hopefully it won't be much longer than a week, but I guess I've been more motivated to work on the other one since I've been getting so much more of a response on it. I know there are a lot of people reading this one too and I do appreciate it, I just don't seem to get as many comments/reviews as the other story. If you haven't read the other one yet, you should check it out too. It will give you something to do while you wait for the next update over here.

And I guess I picked the title to this one because there really is so much going on in this chapter I couldn't come up with a good title for it. I'm really bad at titles!

Disclaimer: All original VM characters belong to Rob Thomas (I can just take credit for the not so nice ones I created.)

Chapter 11 – Chaos

Logan was still gone when Norris dropped Veronica off at the house. She was a little surprised that he wasn't home yet, so sent him a quick text message and then went to take a shower. She had just finished her hair when she heard the sound of the gate opening and shortly later heard his footsteps coming up the stairs. She'd stopped by Monique's earlier in the week to pick up a new dress for the night. She'd wanted something stunning to wear to make her feel more confident dealing with Alexis all evening. She walked out of the bathroom as he walked in the bedroom door.

Logan froze in his tracks when he saw her. The dress was a bit more form fitting than other dresses she'd worn recently, and only came down to mid thigh. It was styled similar to a bandage dress, though covered a little more skin than some of those. It was a vibrant blue and showed off her cleavage and her curves quite nicely. She smiled when she realized Logan was actually speechless. She gave him a questioning glance and slowly walked closer to him.

"You like?" She said a few feet from him, doing a little spin so he could see the back which also had a large cutout section running down between her shoulder blades to the small of her back.

She saw his eyes get darker as he finally regained enough composure to take a step toward her. She'd curled her hair, but left it down, so she wouldn't have to worry about a style that would get messed up dancing. He quickly pulled her in for a passionate kiss, running one hand up into her curls and the other down her back, pulling her snug up against him. She laughed against his mouth while they were still kissing, and then tipped her head back to look at him.

He shook his head at her. "You're expecting me to make it through dinner and dancing with you looking that smoking hot?" he finally moaned as he gazed lustfully into her eyes.

She smiled deviously and nodded, reaching down to remove his hand that was against her back and twirling away from him. "Go get changed so we can go," she said with a little wink.

He still seemed to be completely entranced by her, and stood there just staring at her for a few more minutes before he finally shook his head. "You're a cruel woman, you know that?"

She smiled ruefully at him. "You can punish me for it later tonight," she said as she took a step back toward him and ran her hand slowly down his chest. He took a deep breath and tried to step toward her to pull her in again, but she kept her arm firm against his chest and shook her head. "Trust me, I'll make it worth the wait," she added with another little wink. She gave him a little shove, and then walked purposefully by him toward the door. "Don't keep me waiting, Romeo," she called out in a sultry voice as she left the room and headed back downstairs. She could hear him let out a frustrated sigh as she left, which caused a satisfied little smile to form on her lips.

Logan was downstairs a short while later, changed into expensive dress slacks and a button down shirt. He'd also shaved off the scruff that he'd left on for meeting with Troy in the morning. He was thankful to see that she'd put a jacket on while she was waiting for him so he was able to resist the urge to throw her over his shoulder and just take her back up to their room. He was definitely going to have a hard time keeping himself under control at the club with her dancing in that outfit in front of him. Good thing the club has several dark corners I could sneak her off to. "You look absolutely amazing tonight, if that wasn't obvious from my reaction upstairs," he said with a sly grin as he reached the bottom of the stairs. He was rewarded with a loving smile and a quick peck on the lips before she took his hand and pulled him toward the garage.

He was trying to behave during dinner, although his hands had traveled up her thighs several times, earning him a few slaps on the wrist and scolding looks. She tried to keep his mind occupied with other things besides groping her by asking what he spent the afternoon doing.

"I spent some time with Carmen, Weevil, Elijah and the baby," he explained as he tried really hard to focus on her face and not her cleavage. "I offered to take Elijah to the park for a while and then we went over to Mac and Dick's house. I thought Carmen and Weevil would appreciate an afternoon of just focusing on them and the baby. I know they missed him while they were at the hospital, but he seemed to be feeling a bit overwhelmed with the new baby being there and the offer to go the park really cheered him up. We had a lot of fun at the park and then he took a nap at Dick's, while Dick and I played video games for a while. How'd your afternoon with Norris go?"

Veronica told him about Jenny and the information they got about the time Corina was probably taken. Logan laughed a little about her picking up on the lie the girl told. "I don't remember you pulling any stunts like that in high school? Although we got into plenty of trouble even when your dad knew where you were," he teased as she finished her story.

Once they reached Growlers, he parked the car and then went around to open her door for her. He held out his hand for her and then as she stood up, he gently pushed her up against the side of the car and kissed her deeply again, "You are so sexy," he whispered in her ear as he grazed his lips against her skin.

"You're pretty sexy yourself," she purred back at him, enjoying the feel of his body pressed up against hers for a few moments. "We'd better head inside though and join the rest of the party."

He moaned softly against her neck then whispered back, "There's only one place I want to be inside right now."

She laughed and shook her head before pushing him away from her. "You're just going to have to wait a little longer for that." She gave him a devious smile and then started walking toward the entrance to Growlers.

Logan quickly followed her, not really sure he could stand to let her out of his sight for the rest of the evening. She's enjoying this a little too much. He caught up with her and wrapped an arm around her waist right before they walked into the club.

The club was very crowded, and it took them a little while to find their way back to where the others were already sitting. Alexis and Casey were out dancing, but they found Tyler, Vanessa and Mac sitting at the table talking as they walked up. Tyler gave Logan an uneasy glance as he saw him approaching the table. Vanessa was thrilled to see them and hopped up from her seat to give them both a big hug. Her belly was slightly larger than the last time they had seen her, but she still looked absolutely beautiful. She quickly introduced Tyler to Veronica and took her seat back down beside him.

Mac stood up next and also gave them each a hug. "You look amazing Veronica!" She practically squealed as she greeted her. Veronica smiled and thanked her before taking a seat at the table too. Logan leaned in and asked if she wanted a drink, then asked the others if they needed anything and headed to the bar to collect a round of drinks. He was definitely giving Tyler a bit of a scowl, and Veronica noticed that Tyler relaxed quite a bit when Logan finally went off to get the drinks. Once he was gone, she saw Tyler lean in toward Vanessa and give her a kiss on the cheek before he wrapped his arm around her to pull her a little closer to him. Vanessa smiled back at him and gave him a quick kiss as well. Veronica felt a little better seeing the two of them together, especially since she wasn't picking up any signs of tension. Well no tension between the two of them, the tension between Logan and Tyler would likely need a very sharp machete to cut through.

Logan came back a short while later with their drinks and passed them around the table. After Veronica had taken a few sips of her drink, Logan asked her if she wanted to dance. She was impressed that he'd let her sit as long as he had since she knew he was anxious to get her on the floor where he'd have a legitimate reason to have his hands all over her. As they started to walk out to the dance floor, Alexis and Casey were on their way back to the table and crossed paths with them. Alexis had her arm wrapped around Casey's waist and a huge smile on her face.

"Wow, you're rocking that dress Veronica," Alexis said with a friendly smile and a very bubbly tone. "Thanks so much for coming. I'm so glad you two could make it." She gave Logan a quick hug, while Casey gave Veronica a big smile and then hugged her as well.

"Well I was going to ask for a birthday dance with Logan, but with how hot you look in that dress I doubt I could pry him away from you." Alexis said teased with a sly smile. "Have fun you two." She took Casey's hand and led him back to the table.

"She seems to be in a good mood," Veronica commented as they found a spot on the floor to dance. Logan nodded, but he seemed to be more focused on watching Veronica in her dress than caring about Alexis's mood.

After dancing for a couple of songs, they decided to take a break and visit with the others. When they reached the table, Veronica decided to take a quick trip to the restroom and Mac said she'd join her, so the two of them left the others at the table. On the way to the restroom Veronica caught site of Tommy and Kennedy near the bar. The two of them were talking to each other and hadn't noticed Veronica as she walked by them with Mac. They were talking somewhat loudly to hear each other over the music. Veronica heard Kennedy say she'd need at least 15 minutes and not to screw it up. Well that's a bit curious. They continued on their way to the ladies' room without being spotted by either of them. When they eventually made their way back to the table, they found only Logan and Dick there talking at the table.

"Is everyone else out dancing?" Veronica asked as she took the seat next to Logan, watching as Mac sat down next to Dick and gave him a big kiss.

"Tyler and Vanessa are out dancing, but Tommy stopped by and he and Alexis went out on the patio to talk for a few minutes and Casey went to get her another drink."

"Was Kennedy with Tommy?" Veronica asked curiously. Logan shook his head and gave her a concerned look. "I saw Tommy and Kennedy talking to each other when Mac and I headed to the restroom," she explained seeing his reaction to her question.

Veronica glanced over toward the bar and spotted Casey and Kennedy talking. Oh this can't be good. Casey took a shot that Kennedy handed him, and then she pulled him out to the dance floor. Veronica nudged Logan and then pointed toward Casey and Kennedy. He shook his head again and his look became even more concerned.

Tommy and Alexis appeared at the table as Casey and Kennedy were starting to dance to their third song together. Veronica noticed that Dick gave Tommy a disapproving look right before she noticed that Alexis seemed a bit more out of sorts than she did earlier. Her eyes were definitely glassier and she seemed to be stumbling a bit when they walked over to the table. Tommy had wrapped his arm around her waist to help steady her and get her to the table without stumbling. After they sat down at the table, it took her several minutes to realize Casey wasn't there waiting for her. "Where's Casey?" she finally asked, to which the other four just shrugged.

"Maybe he's in the men's room," Tommy said as he put his arm around her and smiled at the others.

Alexis didn't seem convinced though and turned to scan the club for him. Veronica noticed the second her eyes landed on the two of them on the dance floor by the way her posture changed. Kennedy seemed to have intentionally positioned them, so Casey's back would be toward their table and he wouldn't be able to see when Alexis returned. Kennedy had one hand twisted up into his hair and the other hand up under the back of his shirt. She placed a couple kisses along his neck as they danced suggestively together. Veronica was a bit surprised how friendly Casey seemed to be getting with Kennedy as well.

Alexis turned back to the table and announced that she needed to use the restroom and quickly stood up to leave the table. Veronica watched her head toward the ladies room, but then saw her changing course and headed back out to where Casey and Kennedy were dancing.

"Oh shit," Veronica blurted out, which of course got everyone's attention. She pointed to Alexis who was quickly closing the distance to the other two. Tommy jumped up and went to intervene, with Veronica, Logan and Dick quickly following behind him. He wasn't quite fast enough though and Alexis pushed Kennedy away from Casey and yelled out a few expletives before punching her in the face.

"You bitch!" Kennedy yelled back, as she held her hand up to her bloody nose, "You're going to pay for that!" Kennedy shoved Alexis, and given her impaired state, she staggered a bit before regaining her balance.

By that time, they'd all made it to the area with Tommy grabbing a hold of Kennedy and Logan grabbing a hold of Alexis to pull them away from each other. Dick waved at the bouncer that was on his way over, to let him know they had it under control.

"I think it's best if you two leave," Dick said in an angry voice to Tommy and Kennedy. Tommy didn't argue, and turned Kennedy toward the door.

Casey seemed completely dazed and confused about what had just happened. Vanessa and Tyler had noticed the commotion and came over to see what was going on as well. Alexis pushed Logan's arms off of her and stormed over to Casey, shoving him in the chest, causing him to stagger a bit as well. "What the hell were you doing with that slut?" she snapped at him. He just shook his head and still seemed to be completely confused about what was going on.

"Lexi, I…." he stuttered out, "I don't know." He rubbed a hand over his temple looking as though he was still trying to process what was going on.

"I want to go home," Alexis said as she turned toward an equally shocked and confused Vanessa. "Please take me home Nessa," she pleaded with her sister. Vanessa put her arm around her and started back to the table where they'd left their coats. Tyler followed closely behind them after looking uncertainly at the rest of them.

"Are you okay Casey?" Veronica asked, growing concerned that something didn't seem quite right about the entire situation since his behavior seemed really off. He gave her a puzzled look and shook his head. She wrapped her arm around his waist and gave Dick and Logan a worried look. "Come on Casey, let's get you back to the table." Logan walked closely on the other side of Casey in case he needed any more assistance. He had also noticed that something seemed to be wrong with him.

By the time they made it to the table, the other three had already grabbed their stuff and left. Mac gave them all a questioning expression as they walked over, apparently not getting much information out of the others before they left. Dick pulled Logan to the side while Veronica helped Casey into a chair.

"Dude, you need to talk to Lexi," Dick told Logan in a concerned tone. "She was in here last weekend with Tommy and was definitely really high on something, and I'd be willing to bet he gave something to her when they were on the patio. You know better than I do about some of her past problems. Hanging out with a Fitzpatrick who has easy access to all sorts of illegal drugs is not a good combination, man."

Logan shook his head, not really wanting to get involved. "Why don't you talk to her?"

"I did last weekend and she just brushed me off," Dick replied, "You know she'd listen to you though."

Logan sighed and looked back over at the table. "I'll think about it, but I'm not sure right now she'd listen to me either."

They moved back closer to the table. Mac had gotten Casey a glass of water. He had his elbows up on the table with his head resting against his hands. Veronica stood up and walked over toward Logan, leaning closer so she could talk to him without everyone overhearing. "There's something really odd going on with this entire situation. I'd be willing to bet that Kennedy put something in that shot she gave Casey. What do you think she was up to? Just trying to piss Alexis off knowing she was here for her birthday?"

Logan shrugged, "Seems like a lot of work to just piss her off, not to mention she's the one that got punched in the face."

Mac stood up and walked over to them, "Dick and I are going to give Casey a ride home since he came with the other three and seems really out of it now. I think we might just take him back to our place so we can keep a close eye on him."

Veronica and Logan agreed that they thought that sounded like a good idea. They told Mac to let them know if there was anything they could do.

"So, this night has turned out pretty unexpectedly," Veronica said after the other three left. "Or is this how Alexis's birthday parties always turn out?"

Logan shook his head, still not quite believing how the night had gone. "No, this is definitely not a normal occurrence." He took a moment to look her over again from head to toe and back up again. He gave her a suggestive grin. "So are you ready to blow this pop stand and head back home so I can have my wicked way with you?"

Veronica gave him a sly smile and wrapped her arms around him, grinding up against him. "Are you sure you don't want to stay and dance some more with me?"

He leaned down and gave her a deep passionate kiss while he ran one of his hands all the way down her back to squeeze her ass.

"I'll take that as a no," she said with a laugh as their mouths separated. He nodded and placed a few kisses down her neck and along her collar bone.

"Maybe we should go find a dark corner of the club," He moaned against her skin, "I'm not sure I can make it all the way home."

She shook her head and pulled away from him. "Come on Romeo, what I want to do to you, I don't want to do in some dark corner of the club." She reached out and grabbed his hand and pulled him toward the door.

Logan had seemed fine when they left the club, but she noticed he seemed to get a bit quiet once they were driving and he was occasionally fidgeting with the steering wheel. She thought maybe it was because they didn't get to spend much time with Vanessa and Tyler to see how things were really going between the two of them.

"Hey, maybe we should see if Vanessa and Tyler want to meet us for brunch in the morning." She suggested, thinking that might help if that's what he was worried about.

"Yeah, that sounds like a great idea. I'll text her when we get home."

She kept watching him and didn't notice any change in his demeanor. Something else must be bothering him. "Is everything okay, you seem a bit distracted?" ...and not in a good way.

He shrugged and sighed. After a few more minutes of silence he finally spoke, "Can I ask your advice on something?"

"Of course, you can always ask me anything Logan," she quickly replied, surprised that he felt like perhaps he couldn't.

"It's about Alexis," he added, realizing that he probably should have clarified that at the start.

That explains his hesitation. "Sure, even about her." She tried to sound understanding at least.

He took a deep breath. "Dick mentioned that she was there last weekend with Tommy and appeared to be pretty high on something. I think she probably took something tonight with him again, but it sounds like she was even worse the prior weekend."

Veronica nodded, "yeah, I sort of wondered that about her tonight also."

"She actually got into trouble with drugs at UCLA which is why her parents made her transfer to Hearst. Jackson and I talked about it a little, and he was always worried she was going to relapse and get into trouble again. I think her parents made her do a little bit of rehab, though she never really wanted to talk about it." He paused a moment and then continued. "Dick mentioned something to her last weekend, but she just blew him off. He thought I should say something to her, but I'm not sure if I should get involved." He hesitated again for a moment then sighed and continued. "I sort of feel like I owe it to Jackson to say something though and to try to keep her out of trouble, but I'm worried about whether that's going to bother you."

Veronica reached over and gently put her hand on his leg. "She's still your friend, and if it really is something that could be a big problem for her, maybe you should at least try to see if she'll listen to you. I understand why you would be concerned."

He turned for a moment to look at her to check her expression and gave her a grateful smile. She could tell he was really worried about it, maybe even more than he was letting on, and wondered if there was more to it than he had told her, but that was between the two of them and she decided she'd let it go. Maybe a leopard can change its spots.

When they arrived home, Logan sent Vanessa a quick text about brunch as they walked in from the garage. She replied back a few minutes later that she'd love to meet them for brunch, and they picked a café that Logan knew Veronica really enjoyed. Veronica had grabbed a quick drink of water and was walking back out from the kitchen to where he was standing in front of the breakfast bar.

"Is it finally time for me to have my wicked way with you?" he asked as he gave her a lustful gaze and moved closer to her. He wrapped his hands around her waist and pulled her in for a deep kiss. His hands were soon moving down to her hips and then he lifted her up and set her on one of the stools by the breakfast bar. He told her to wait there for a minute, and went over to where the control panel on the wall was and started some music that played through out the house speakers.

He walked back over to her and reached out his hand for her. "May I have this dance?" She smiled as she realized the song was the one he'd picked for his dedication song to her when they first got back together. He pulled her over to the living room area and they started dancing and kissing, with quite a bit of groping as well. Logan quickly found the zipper on her dress and before she knew it, the dress had fallen down to her feet and she stepped out of it as they kept dancing. She started working on the buttons of his shirt, and after she'd only gotten a couple of them undone, he impatiently pulled the shirt off over his head. Soon he had moved her over toward the couch, and they fell on it together as the song ended and another one began to play. She was way too lost in the moment with him to even notice what song was playing next. After thoroughly ravishing each other on the couch, they ended up falling asleep there, their naked bodies wrapped together under a blanket Logan had grabbed from the back of the couch right before he fell asleep holding her tightly.

Veronica woke up to a very strong smell of coffee in the morning and realized she was still on the couch. She could hear Logan getting coffee mugs out of the cabinet and then a moment later he was in front of her holding out a mug for her. She pulled the blanket around her naked body and reached for the cup. He gave her a wicked grin and pulled the cup slightly away from her. "What happened to my always naked edict?" She shook her head at him and gave him a little glare, holding her hand out for the cup. He finally relented and handed it to her, then leaned in and kissed the top of her head. She took a few sips of the coffee, then set the mug down, shed the blanket, and ran up the stairs naked, laughing as he chased her all the way to the shower.

After fooling around in the shower, they had to rush a bit to get ready to go meet Vanessa and Tyler for brunch on time. They were a little surprised they still arrived at the restaurant before the others and requested a large table in case Alexis joined them too. They'd decided on the way over in the car that if Logan could get a moment alone with Alexis, he'd talk with her about his concerns, but if not he'd wait until another time, since he didn't want to worry Vanessa with it given she had enough to deal with already with her pregnancy.

Shortly after they had been seated, Vanessa and Tyler arrived. They came in the door holding hands and looked like a couple that was really in love. Veronica was happy to see that they seemed to be getting along really well.

"No Alexis?" Logan asked as they sat down.

Vanessa smirked and shook her head. "No she was a little tied up from last night still." She giggled a bit, "perhaps literally tied up."

Tyler looked a bit uncomfortable and shook his head.

Vanessa noticed the confused looks from Logan and Veronica so decided to explain. "On our way out of Growlers last night, we ran into Tommy who said he was really concerned about Lexi. He must have shoved Kennedy into a cab and sent her packing or something since she was no where in sight. He convinced Lexi to let him come home with us, and they were still recovering in her room when we left a little while ago."

Veronica noticed Logan looked a bit concerned about that development, but he didn't say anything about it. Veronica thought back over the night's events again. Now I wonder if Tommy wasn't the one orchestrating all of it to get Casey out of the picture. Kennedy could have just been a convenient pawn for him to use, versus her being the one that set it all up. Veronica's thoughts on the situation were interrupted by the waitress coming over to check on them to see if they were ready to order.

Vanessa talked a bit about things they'd been doing to get ready for the baby and then nudged Tyler and said he should tell them about his exciting news.

"A good friend of mine from high school recently moved back to California, and he wants to start his own charter boat company, so I'm going to go into it with him as a full partner. I'll be in charge of the boating side of things, and he'll handle the business side of things like advertising and reservations." Tyler explained, mostly looking at Vanessa as he spoke. He still seemed to be quite terrified of Logan, but glanced at him a few times as he explained their plans for the new company. Vanessa seemed really proud of him, and smiled lovingly at him as he spoke. "I'm going to focus more on that for now, and put the band stuff on the back burner for a while. With the baby coming in a few more months, and the new business, I decided that would take a lower priority for now." He gave Vanessa a loving smile back, "Maybe after little Jackson is older, I'll be able to teach him how to play guitar though." Vanessa leaned over and gave him a quick kiss on the cheek when he was finished talking.

The rest of the meal went well, with Vanessa sharing some other stories of visits with her parents and how they seemed to be genuinely excited now about becoming grandparents. Logan and Veronica said they'd try to get over to Catalina again in a few weeks to see them again and spend some time with them on the island as they parted ways after they were all finished eating.

Logan had sent a text to Weevil when they were done eating to see if they could pick up anything for the new parents to help them out. Weevil asked if they could pick up a few groceries and some lunch for them, which they happily agreed to do. Logan sent a text to Weevil when they arrived at their house so if anyone was asleep the doorbell wouldn't wake them up. Weevil met them at the door with the baby held snuggly in his arms and whispered that Carmen had just fallen asleep with Elijah in their bedroom and gestured for them to come in. Natalia was still a bit awake, which was why he was walking with her to keep her from waking the other two up.

"She's so beautiful," Veronica whispered to Weevil as she looked at the tiny little baby.

"You can hold her," he whispered back, as he grabbed one of her arms and positioned it so he could pass the baby off to Veronica.

Veronica was a bit nervous at first, but she'd held Dillon's niece when she was just born, so she quickly started feeling comfortable with Natalia too. She carefully went over and sat down on the couch with her and Logan followed her over and sat down next to her and wrapped his arm around her, looking down at the little baby. The baby was quickly starting to doze off, and after a few minutes she'd fallen asleep in Veronica's arms. The three of them sat in the living room in silence at first and then Weevil noticed the bags that Logan had set down when they came in and got up to take them into the kitchen. They'd picked up a big container of lasagna that Weevil and Carmen could easily reheat later if they wanted to, so he put that in the fridge since Carmen and Elijah were napping. He returned to the living room a few minutes later to find Logan asleep too with his head resting up against Veronica's shoulder and Veronica sitting comfortably just watching the baby sleep in her arms.

"You look like a natural," Weevil whispered as he sat back down in a nearby recliner and winked at her. "I think you need one of your own."

She smirked and slowly shook her head at him. Someday maybe, but not too soon.

Weevil leaned back in the recliner and Veronica noticed after about five minutes that he'd fallen asleep too. She sat quietly just watching Natalia sleep. She was so tiny, but you could already see a lot of Carmen in her features. After about 30 minutes, Veronica heard footsteps coming down the hallway and looked up to see Carmen coming in the room with a surprised expression on her face. She shook her head when she saw Weevil and Logan were asleep. She reached down and grabbed the remote and flipped on something with the volume turned down so they had something to watch without disturbing the baby or the guys. Carmen snuggled up next to Veronica, and leaned over to trace her fingers along the baby's cheeks.

"She's so beautiful," Veronica whispered to her.

"Thanks," Carmen replied and gave her a warm smile. "You seem to be really comfortable with her. I'm so glad you both stopped by."

They two women sat there alternating between looking at the sleeping baby and watching some home improvement show Carmen had put on the TV. The baby actually woke up before the guys, and Carmen took her from Veronica so she could feed her. Carmen took her back to the nursery after she was done so she could change her diaper and brought her back out a few minutes later all swaddled up again.

"Any chance you could hold her again for a little while, so I can take a quick shower? I know I should probably just put her down in her crib, but I'd feel better knowing someone was watching her while I'm in there." Carmen whispered when she came back out.

"Of course," Veronica replied with a warm smile and reached out to take her again. Natalia was still awake and fussed a little when Carmen handed her off, but she quickly quieted down as Veronica shushed and rocked her slightly. Carmen gave her a grateful smile, and disappeared back down the hall again.

Veronica sighed contently. What a wonderful way to spend a Sunday afternoon. It still amazed her how wonderful all of her friends' lives had turned out and how lucky she was to be back with them all again in Neptune. Even though she and Logan still had some challenges to get over, the last month had been so amazing with him. She still had a hard time believing that in a few more months, Mac and Dick would also have a little baby in their life. She'd lost track of time just reflecting on things when she heard foot steps in the hall again. This time Elijah was with Carmen and gave Veronica a tentative smile and then noticed Logan sleeping next to her. His face lit up and he ran over and climbed up next to him.

"Unka Wogan," Elijah said in a quiet voice as he lightly shook his shoulder.

Logan woke up a bit confused about where he was at first, then smiled at Elijah and reached out to pull him in for a hug as he gave Veronica a sheepish grin. "I'm so sorry I fell asleep," he whispered to her realizing she was still holding the sleeping baby.

She smiled and shook her head at him, "You've had several tough nights lately, there's no reason for you to feel bad about that." She gestured with her head over to where Weevil was still asleep in the recliner too. "You weren't the only one who fell asleep on me either."

Logan smiled back and gave her a soft kiss on the cheek. He took Elijah out to the backyard to play for a while, so he wouldn't wake Weevil or Natalia. He mentioned the lasagna to Carmen on the way out. She whispered a quick thank you to him and warmed some up for her and Elijah to eat. Elijah had his on the patio with Logan and Carmen snuggled up next to Veronica and Natalia again to eat hers.

"You need one of your own," Carmen whispered to Veronica after she was finished eating.

Veronica shook her head, "You're as bad as your husband." Carmen smiled and nodded. "Maybe someday, but I think we'll be waiting a while before we take that step."

Carmen shrugged and smiled back, "Maybe when Mac has hers you'll decide you want to join the mommy club too." Veronica gave her a surprised look since she didn't realize that Carmen knew about Mac's pregnancy. Carmen gave her a conspiratorial smile and winked. "You know Logan will make an amazing dad, right? He's been so wonderful with Elijah, even if he was a bit terrified of him when he was a baby." She laughed softly, "Even Weevil was a bit worried he wasn't going to know what to do with a newborn when Elijah was first born, but he quickly figured it out. I'm sure Logan would be great too."

Veronica smiled smugly and shook her head again, "I've only been back a little over a month. I think we'll take it a little slower than jumping right into procreation already."

"We'll see," Carmen replied a bit skeptically with a mischievous smile.

They ended up staying the rest of the day with them, hanging out and helping with the baby and Elijah. Veronica was impressed with how comfortable Carmen and Weevil were with everything and enjoyed watching them work together to take care of the baby while making them feel right at home too. They even talked Logan and Veroncia into staying for dinner and watching a movie, before they finally let them head home for the night.

Logan noticed Veronica had a peaceful smile on her face on the way home, and gently reached over and squeezed her hand. "Someday?" He asked, not really needing to say more.

She gave him a loving smile and nodded. "Yeah, someday," she replied in a soft dreamy voice. He smiled back and intertwined his hand with hers as they drove the rest of the way home.