I do not own the rights to Veronica Mars. This is fanfiction based on the characters created by Rob Thomas.

Two months later, Mac and Dick have been dating regularly. He has gone to each doctor appointment and has been there for Mac every step of the way. They were walking down the street eating ice cream.

"So I've got a surprise for you when we get to my house." Dick was grinning and looked proud of himself.

"What have you done?" Mac was smiling back at him. "Should I be scared?"

Dick laughed. "Terrified." He leaned down a placed a quick kiss on Mac's lips.

"Dick! Dick Casablancas!"

The couple turned to see who was calling Dick's name. Both their faces fell when they saw Madison Sinclair walking towards them. She came up to Dick and threw her arms around him in a hug.

Dick didn't hug her back, but pulled away. "Hello Madison." He gestured to Mac. "You remember Mac from high school."

Madison looked at Mac. "Oh hello. Wow, you're pregnant. Who got you knocked up?"

Dick laughed. "That would be me."

"No way. There is no way you would knock up this piece of trash." Madison was shaking her head.

Dick put an arm around Mac. "Actually. Mac and I having a baby is the best think I've ever done." He kissed the top of her head and Mac smiled up at him.

"I can't believe you are breeding with her. I would think you would want better genes for you children."

Mac started laughing so hard that she had to cover her mouth with her hand.

"Goodbye Madison." Dick and Mac continued to walk down the street. "So what was so funny?"

"Nothing." Mac was still giggling.

When they arrived at Dick's, he was giddy again. "So, are you ready for a surprise?"

"You said I should be terrified, so no."

"I was joking." He pulled her up the stairs and stopped in front of one of the guest bedrooms. "Close your eyes."

"No. If I'm walking into my doom, I want to see it coming."

Dick rolled his eyes. "Just close you eyes weirdo." He opened the door and walked her into the room. Once the lights were on he came to stand behind her. "Okay. Open."

Mac opened her eyes to see a beautiful nursery with crib, changing table, dresser, and a rocking chair. Tears came to her eyes and she felt herself start to cry.

"Oh no, your crying. You don't like it." Dick looked worry.

"I love it Dick. It's perfect." Mac quickly kissed him and then walked over to examine everything.

"So, I've been thinking." Dick put his hands in his pockets. "You have that one bedroom apartment and I have this huge house. Maybe you might want to move in here. I want to be with you and the baby. I want to help with getting up in the middle of the night and changing diapers." Dick paused for a moment. "What do you think?"

Mac turned around. "Plus side. I'm pregnant and can't lift heavy objects so you and Wallace are going to have to move me in." She was smiling.

"Really?"

"Really."

The baby is already three days late. Mac was laying in bed wishing and praying for sleep, but she was so uncomfortable that sleep wouldn't come. Dick was next to her and have been fast asleep for three hours. Mac felt a wave of pain rip through her stomach. She looked at the clock to begin timing the distance for the next one.

Mac went down to the kitchen after her next contraction and had started the stopwatch on her phone. She figured if the contractions were at 15 minutes, then she wanted to eat something before they left for the hospital.

Dick came down after Mac had several food items on the counter and was eating. "What are you doing up? Are you okay?"

"Just needed…" Mac gripped the counter hard as another contraction came.

"Mac!" Dick was at her side rubbing her back. "I'm guessing that you are having contractions."

Mac was taking deep breaths and nodded her head. She looked at the stopwatch. "There only eight minutes apart, so we still have time."

"I guess your trying to get your last meal in before we go to the hospital."

"Exactly." Mac turned to Dick.

After Mac ate, they took showers and got dressed to head to the hospital. Mac called Veronica as they were heading to the hospital. "It's go time V!"

Logan and I are on our way. Baby time!

After another 8 hours of contractions without any drugs, it was time for the delivery. Mac decided to have Dick and Veronica in the room with her.

"Veronica. Remember, you promised me."

Veronica nodded.

After pushing for 15 minutes, Mac was holding her newborn son on her stomach. "Hi little guy." Mac felt tears fall from her eyes and she was smiling.

Dick pressed a kiss to her head. "You did great babe. I love you."

Mac looked up at Dick. "I love you too." It was the first time they had ever said that to one another, but she meant it with all of her heart.

The nurse went to take her son away for him to be checked out. "We'll be just across the room mommy."

The nurses were checking him out when the one nurse came and whispered in the doctor's ear.

"Miss Mackenzie, we are going to need to take your baby for some more tests. He has an irregular heartbeat. While this is common, we need to take extra precautions to make sure everything is okay."

"Can my friend stay with him please?" The doctor nodded. Mac felt fear radiate through her. "Veronica."

"I'll stay with him the whole time." She gave Mac a confident smile.

Mac laid back on the hospital bed and started to cry.

"Mac. It'll be okay." Dick placed his hand on her face, but she saw worry in his eyes.

Mac was watching the clock waiting to see her son again. He was taken away 47 minutes ago, but it felt like hours.

The door to her room opened and the baby was brought in with Veronica behind him.

"Hey Mackie. He checked out healthy and all is good. Plus they won't have to take him out of your sight the rest of the time you're here."

"Give me my baby." Mac extended her arms as Dick picked him up out of the bassinet to place in her arms.

Dick looked at his son. "I have to say Mac, we made a beautiful baby." Dick leaned down and placed him in her arms.

"Yes we did."

"Shouldn't we come up with a name for him?" Dick picked up the babies hand.

"Remember Ronnie can be a boy's name." Veronica said from the end of the bed.

"While that's an excellent name, I think I'm going to let Dick have the name he wants."

"Seriously?" Dick looked shocked. "Richard Casablancas, III?"

"I actually decided to let you win about a month ago, but was enjoying driving you crazy with weird names." Mac laughed. "We're going to call him Tripp like you suggested."

They had been home two weeks and Mac couldn't believe how happy she was in her new life. She walked into the living room to find Dick reclined on the couch watching TV with their son sleeping on his chest.

"So I realized there is something I never told you, and I think you should know."

Dick turned the TV off and looked up at Mac. "Is this something serious?"

"Yes. It's kind of going to blow your mind." Mac made an uncomfortable laugh and sat down at the end of the couch.

Dick stood up and put the baby down in the bassinet before sitting down next to Mac. "Okay?"

"So, you know how I had Veronica promise to stay with Tripp when he was taken out of the room after he was born." Mac looked down at her hands.

"Yeah. I know you were worried. There isn't anything wrong with Tripp."

Mac tensed at that. "No, his perfect. But, I was switched." Mac took a deep breath and turned to Dick who looked confused. "When I was born, I was switched at the hospital. My parents aren't my biological parents. It was discovered four years later and since everyone was attached, we weren't switched back." Tears stung her eyes.

"Oh Mac." Dick pulled her towards him and hugged her. "When did you find this out?"

"Veronica found out during our junior year of high school. It's kind of what made us friends." Mac pulled back after a few moments. "So, the next part."

"There's more?"

"Yes and this is the part that will blow your mind." Mac was breathing to calm herself. "I know who I was switched with." She put a hand on Dick's cheek. "Madison Sinclair."

Dick's mouth fell open. She could see he was working out something in his brain. "Well now I understand why you were laughing so hard when we ran into her."

Mac nodded and laughed at the memory.

"I'm guessing she doesn't know."

"I don't know if she does or doesn't. But my parents don't know I know and Mrs. Sinclair and I have this unspoken understanding. So this needs to stay between us. Okay?"

"Of course."

Tripp began to cry and Mac stood up to get him. She unbuttoned her shirt and began to feed him. "Are you okay Dick?"

He turned to look at her. "It should have been you. In high school, it should have been you."

"What?"

Dick began to play with the baby's foot. "I dated Madison in high school because my dad told me to. If you hadn't been switched, then I would have dated you."

"Dick." Mac shook her head. "It wouldn't have been me. While I probably would have been the same person deep down, I would have been different too. Don't think about the 'what ifs,' it isn't worth the headache. Besides, what we have now is much better."

"I love you Mac."

"Good, because I love you too."

Dick leaned in and kissed Mac.

"Come on Mac. Veronica and Logan are fine watching the baby while we go out. Hell, they've been dying for a chance to babysit, so let's go woman." Dick was waiting by the door as Mac kissed the baby on top of the head.

"Call us if you need anything." Mac told Veronica.

She laughed. "I'm sure between me and soldier boy, we can take care of a six week old. Besides you and Dick need a night out for yourselves." Veronica gave Mac a wink.

Mac was wearing a long silky maxi dress that hid the little bit of baby weight she still had. "Ok Dick. Let's go."

"Finally." Dick went to the car and opened the passenger door for Mac. "My lady."

"Ok, someone is just happy that the doctor has cleared me for extracurricular activities."

Dick went around the car and got in. "I'm not even going to pretend that isn't true. I've thought about this for six weeks now."

"You mean watching me give birth to Tripp, didn't put you off sex even for a day."

Dick turned and gave Mac a goofy grin. "Maybe for about an hour or two."

"Perv. So what do you have planned?"

Dick pulled out of the driveway. "I was thinking we could drive into LA for a basketball game, then dinner, and I got us reservations at the Sunset Regent to stay tonight."

"What?!" Mac looked terrified.

Dick laughed. "Just kidding. I didn't plan too much, since I know you will probably want to be home early because it's your first time leaving Tripp. We are having dinner at your favorite restaurant here in Neptune. Then I thought we could get ice cream and take a walk on the beach. Just a couple of hours to ourselves."

"That sounds perfect." Mac settled back in her seat.

After a delicious dinner and ice cream. Mac and Dick were walking barefoot on an empty beach.

"Mac. Are you happy with me?"

Mac stopped. "Why did you ask that?"

Dick turned to where Mac stopped. He smiled at her. "I'm happy with you. In fact, since we've been together its' been happiest time of my life."

Mac smiled. "I'm the happiest I've ever been too."

Dick took a breath. "Well the reason I asked is because…" He dropped to one knee and pulled out a ring box. "Cindy Mackenzie, will you marry me?"

Mac's mouth hung open for a moment before she smiled and shook her head yes. "Yes. Yes!"

Dick placed a simple two-carat diamond solitaire ring on her finger. "I wanted to get something that you would love, so I got Veronica to help me pick it out."

Mac looked at her hand. "It's perfect." She placed a hand on his cheek and bent down to kiss him.

As Dick stood up he grabbed Mac by the waist and lifted her in his arms.

Six weeks later Mac, Dick, and Tripp joined Veronica, Logan, and Wallace at a popular brunch place in Neptune. They were discussing the upcoming nuptials when Tripp started to get fussy.

"I think he wants his mommy." Veronica was holding him and stood up to hand him off to Mac.

"Here Ronnie. I'll take him, so Mac can finish eating." Dick held out his hands to accept his son.

Logan had a confused expression cross his face. "Hi Mrs. Sinclair. How are you doing?"

Mac and Dick quickly turned around as Veronica sat down and looked up.

"I'm good Logan." She looked down at Mac. "How are you doing Cindy? I heard you had a baby."

Mac nodded towards Dick. "This is Tripp. He's three months old." Dick turned more in his sit to allow Mrs. Sinclair to see him more. "Would you like to hold him?"

"That would be lovely." Mrs. Sinclair smiled in excitement as she accepted Tripp from Dick. "He is beautiful. How are you two adjusting to parenthood?"

Dick placed a hand on Mac's shoulder. "Mac's a wonderful mother and I adore that little boy."

"I see you're engaged. Congratulations!"

Mac realized her left hand was resting on the back of her chair. She smiled down at the ring. "Life is good."

Madison walked up behind her mother. "Hi Dick and Logan." She was obviously ignoring all the other people at the table. "Mom we should be going." She noticed the baby her mother was holding. "Whose kid is that?"

Dick laughed. "He would belong to Mac and me."

"You were serious? You and she had a kid? I thought you were smarter than that."

Veronica chimed in. "Actually Dick has become very smart over the past year. He finally quit dating bimbos and found a woman worth having a meaningful relationship with."

Mrs. Sinclair handed the baby back to Dick. "They are also engaged Madison. You should offer your congratulations."

Madison rolled her eyes. "Congratulations." She turned back to her mother. "Can we go?" Without waiting for her mother to answer, she turned and walked away.

"Excuse my daughter." She looked at Mac and Dick. "I truly wish the both you all the happiness. Congratulations again."

Dick leaned over and kissed Mac on the head. He whispered in her ear, "Are you okay?"

Mac turned to look at Dick. "I'm fine."

Logan looked at Wallace. "Do you ever feel out of the loop?"

"I've learned how to live with it because sometimes you just don't want to know." Wallace took a bite of a piece of bacon.

It's been one month since they ran into Mrs. Sinclair at the restaurants. Mac and Dick are laying in bed discussing the guest list for their wedding in two months.

"Do you want to invite the Sinclairs to the wedding? We could invite them as my guests." Dick was lightly running his fingers over her arm.

"I don't want to hurt my parents, plus it's such as small wedding. I just don't think it's a good idea."

"Mac, I've known them my entire life. I don't think anyone would be surprised to see them there."

Mac rolled over to look Dick in the eye. "They aren't the greatest people. I've kept an eye on them over the years and Mr. Sinclair did show up in an investigation that Veronica had last year. I just don't think it's a good idea."

"Ok then."

"Do you want them there?"

Dick smiled. "The only people I carry about being at our wedding is my family. That's you, Tripp, me, Logan, Wallace, and that blonde pixie that tased me once."

Mac laughed and leaned in to kiss the man she loved.

The day of the wedding was there. Mac was upstairs with me mom and Veronica. As her maid of honor, Veronica was wearing a grey short dress with her hair pulled up in a braided bun.

Mac was still wearing her button down top and was finishing getting her make-up finished by Veronica while breastfeeding Tripp. She looked over at the simple and classic white gown hanging on the doorframe to the bathroom.

Veronica pulled back. "Done. You look beautiful."

Mac looked in the mirror and smiled. "Perfect timing because I think this little fella is finished." Mac placed Tripp on her shoulder and patted his back until he burped. "Ok mom. Can you take Tripp so I can get into my dress?"

"Of course."

Veronica zipped Mac into the gown. "Mac. I know I tased Dick when I found out about the two of you, but I want you to know that I am so happy for you. I see how much you love each other." Veronica handed Mac her bouquet. "You look beautiful and I think it's time to get this show on the road."

"Please don't tase him again." Mac looked at herself in the mirror. "I clean up pretty nice." She turned back to her mother and Veronica. "Let's get me married."

The guests were seated and the music began to play. Mac took her father's arm and walked out towards the beach outside the home Dick and she shared. She did a quick scan of everyone in attendance and then locked eyes with the one person standing at the end of the aisle.

Dick was smiling and genuinely happy. When Mac reached him and took his hand, he leaned down to whisper in her ear. "You look gorgeous. I love you."

Mac looked up at him and whispered, "I love you too."

Two years later Dick was reading stories to Tripp as he put him to bed. Mac stood in the doorway enjoying her small family. After reading three stories Dick stood up.

"Good night little man." Dick kissed him on the forehead.

Mac walked into the room and kissed their son. "We love you."

"I love you too Mommy and Daddy."

Mac and Dick entered their bedroom. She turned around. "We need to talk."

Dick stopped. "No good conversation starts with those words."

Mac rocked back and forth uncomfortably. "I want to have another baby." Mac smiled in a hopefully way.

Dick laughed. "First, don't ever start a conversation with those words. Ever. You gave me a heart attack. Second, I want another baby too. So I guess we should start working on it." He wrapped his hands around her waist and kissed her.

The End.