Author's Note: This is my first story, I hope you like it. The first chapter is pretty short because I want to see if anyone likes it. Please review, whether positive or negative I would love to hear it. I did use some lines from the show, but the rest is original. No beta edited this so any mistake is all my fault.

Disclaimer: I do not own Veronica Mars in any way, shape or form all rights belong to Rob Thomas and Warner Brothers.

"So I'm heading out."

Keith, brushing his teeth, looks out, surprised at her appearance. "Hmmm." Veronica smiles and picks up her phone. She sees that she has a new voice mail message. She dials to get it. Logan's voice comes through the speaker.

"Ah! Veronica's voice mail! So, where are you, Veronica? Out digging through someone's trash..."

Keith, still brushing his teeth, looks out and notices as she bites her thumb and shakes her head, "Something wrong, honey?" Veronica drops the phone and presses a button.

"No."

An automated voice becomes audible "Message saved."

Later that night at the Mar's apartment

After solving Bonnie's case of who slipped her RU-486, and choosing to not cube Madison Sinclair's car, Veronica is laying in bed with her phone in her hand. Her thumb is hovering over the play button, and after a few moments of hesitation she presses it.

Logan's voice is playing again, "Ah! Veronica's voice mail! So, where are you, Veronica? Out digging through someone's trash, maybe? Interrogating one of your friends? Beating out a confession? You know, if you dig deep enough, you're gonna find that everyone's a sinner. Judge not, Veronica, et cetera, et cetera." Veronica's lips contort into a frown, but when she's about to delete it, the message takes a turn.

"All right, stay on message, Logan. Okay, honestly...it's encouraging that someone still has such high expectations of me Veronica; I would give anything if I could take back that night in Aspen. I'm sorry it causes you so much pain. I'm sorry it happened. And I really love you, Veronica" The line goes dead, and the automated voice comes back asking what she would like to do with the message. Veronica's mouth has fallen open, and she plays the message four more times, before she finally closes it. She has the sudden urge to drive to Logan's penthouse, and jump into his arms. She grabs her keys, but the sudden wave of fear that Logan is having a drunken one night stand takes over. Plus she doesn't know what she would say when she got there. So she puts down her keys and gets ready for bed. When she finally turns off the lights that night, and closes her eyes no image of Madison and Logan fill her mind.

Earlier that same night at Logan's Penthouse

Logan is lying in bed nursing a bottle of whiskey while memories of Veronica circle his mind. Suddenly his door opens and Dick jumps onto his bed "Dude get your sorry ass out of bed, and clean yourself up because tonight you're going to get laid. I met this smoking hot chick at a party a couple of weeks ago and she coming over tonight, plus she is bringing her sister who might I add is practically her twin."

"No thanks," Logan mumbles.

"You sure? We're thinking about going to the swim team's beach blanket blow-out. You can wear your t-shirt that says, "I'd rather be home crying."

Logan sighs heavily and lays back down as Dick leaves. Sometime later there is a knock on the door and the sound of shoes flood the entrance way. Dick comes into Logan's room again and hisses "Get out of bed now." Dick then decides to grab Logan's whiskey and take it out of the room with him. Logan groans, but finally makes his way to the living room just to throw himself onto a couch.

It isn't until Dick starts talking does Logan notices a women about their age, and a girl who looked to be about 11 staring at him. "Ladies this is Logan, he doesn't normally look like this by the way. Uh, some chick ripped out his heart and stomped on it. And Logan this is Melinda and Heather Button."

"Which one is mine?" Logan asks wryly. 20 minutes later Dick and Melinda are wrapped around each other whispering dirty things, while Heather is touching everything within sight.

"It's a true fact. The swim team is crazier than any frat on campus. They're wild men." Dick exclaims audibly.

"It's a party on the beach, like with a bonfire and stuff? I want to go so bad."

"So, let's go." Dick says with a "duh" expression. Melinda however is subtly glancing at Heather. Logan realizes what is about to happen, and is already making a get away to his room. Before he can make it Dick pops up, and suggests, "Logan could keep an eye on Heather. Right Logan?"

"No way in fu…" Logan starts, but is cut off by Dick's warning look. Logan slumps in defeat as Dick picks up Melinda, and carries her out of the penthouse. He turn to Heather and commands in a tired tone "You can order a movie if you want. I'm going to bed. You scroll through like that and click on whatever you want to see; try to stay out of the porn though."

"Gross. Can I order room service?"

"Sure. Yeah. Whatever." Logan saunters back to his room, and lies in his bed staring at the ceiling.

Next morning at Mar's Apartment

Veronica wakes around 9am satisfied with the amount of sleep she had gotten. She quickly gets ready before heading out to the kitchen. Her dad who is making a breakfast of eggs and bacon, smiles at her warmly. Veronica sits down for all of 5 minutes to eat before she heads out. As she opens the door she turns back to her dad, "I'm probably going to crash at Mac's tonight. I have classes all day, plus I'm working a case for a friend," she says with a tilt of the head.

Keith gives her a questioning look, but nods his consent. Usually he would have questioned her about the case, and why she would need to crash at Mac's, but he hadn't seen her this happy in days so he decides to let it go.

Neptune Grand

Veronica makes her way through the lobby towards the elevator. Once she is in she presses the penthouse button, with unfamiliarity. After getting off the elevator she shuffles to his door with a nervous look on her face. After a few minutes she timidly knocks on his door. Veronica can hear footsteps approaching the door, and a voice call out "Did you order more room service?" Veronica immediately recognizes the voice as Logan's, and expects Dick to answer him or open the door.

However what she doesn't expect is a female voice to call back, "No!" Veronica is mortified; there she is standing there in front of her ex-boyfriends hotel room holding a gift for him, only to be crushed with the knowledge that another girl is in there with him. Veronica runs toward the elevator, not realizing that she dropped the gift. Once she is safely outside the hotel, and in her car Veronica breaks down.

Inside Logan's Penthouse only moments after Veronica left.

Heather is on the couch getting ready to start the her movie again when Logan comes in asking, "Who was at the door?"

"I don't know. Some girl." Heather replies dismissively.

"What did she look like?" He asks out of curiosity, thinking Dick may have sent him an escort.

"I don't know, blonde and short…Oh and she had a black bag on her shoulder I think."

Logan eyes widen immediately, "Did she leave?"

"Yeah, when I looked through the hole she was already leaving." As she finishes Logan makes a mad dash towards the door, and swings it open swiftly. He looks up and down the hall for any sign of Veronica, but all that is there is a small box with a familiar red bow on top.