Disclaimer: I don't own Veronica Mars or the song "Far Away" by Nickelback, which is only used in the title.
Notes: Brook from OTH is on the show as all there friends but was best friends with Veronica until Logan and her broke up and Brook started going out with Logan. Veronica finds out she is pregnant with Logan's child but at the same time Logan is already moved on but still likes Veronica. Veronica leaves town so the baby won't get in the way of Logan and Brook's relationship. It has been 2 years since anyone has heard from Veronica. No mention of Keith in here but he didn't die and Weevil won't be mentioned for a while. Also Parker is not mentioned.
Veronica- 21, 1 kid, job: waitress, lives: New York
Logan- 21, no kids, dating Brook, job: part time actor and director, lives: Neptune
Wallace- 21, 2 kids (twins), married to Jackie, job: gym teacher and part time mechanic, lives: Neptune
Mac- 20, no kids, married to Piz, job: computer programmer, lives: Neptune
Piz- 21, no kids, married to Mac, job: substitute teacher, lives: Neptune
Brook- 20, no kids, dating Logan, job: designer, lives: Neptune
CHAPTER 1:
Mac is 21 today. Veronica was going to call her. She had been dodging it for the past 2 years but felt it was time to make contact with at least one of her friends.
Mac was having a party and everybody was there, Piz, Logan, Wallace, Jackie, and their kids Alicia and Andy (age 1), and Brook. So far they were just talking about high school memories but whenever the name of Veronica came up Logan had been able to dodge the subject. Ring, ring, ring.
"Oh it's mine," Mac said as she took her cell phone out, "Hello?"
"Uh hey Mac it's Veronica."
"Veronica?" Mac yelled, she almost fell out of the chair because of shock. Everybody looked at Mac when she yelled out Veronica's name.
"Um can you get to a spot that's well not where anyone else is, Mac?" Veronica whispered.
"Uh yeah sure," Mac said as she went out of the room, "So how are you?"
"I'm doing pretty good, I just wanted to call and wish you a happy birthday."
"Well thanks Veronica…" A child cut off Mac on the other side
"Mommy, can we go to the park now?" said the child
"Maybe in a couple hours, why don't you play with your toys for a little bit." Veronica said.
"Uh Veronica who was that?" Mac asked shocked.
"Okay, I will tell you but you can't tell anyone. She is Azura Skye Mars, she is my daughter and she is two years old and she is Logan's daughter too," Veronica said pretty darn fast. There was a long silence, "Uh so I'm going to go now I'll call you soon."
"Wait Veronica, don't you think Logan should know? I mean it has been two years and no one knows why you left and the reason why has something to do with Logan. I'm pretty sure he would want to know."
"I will, sometime just not now. Look I gotta go. I'll call you tomorrow and maybe you can visit us sometime!" click
When Mac came back into "the party room" the whispering had stopped and everybody looked at Mac.
"Yeah so are you guys ready to um eat cake?" Mac said slowly and not looking up but she could still tell that everybody was staring at her.
"So when are you going to tell us about the phone call from Veronica?" Wallace said.
"Um all she wanted to tell me was that she wished me a happy birthday…."
"And what else?" Logan said impatiently.
Mac looked up at Logan, totally forgetting about Azura. "Um…just that um she wanted me to uh send some pictures to her," Mac said lying and everybody could tell. "Piz? Can I talk to you a lone for a sec?" Mac said as she left the room and Piz followed her.
"What about Veronica?"
"She will call tomorrow and could you bring up a subject so everybody will forget that Veronica called?" Mac asked with a puppy dogface.
"Okay yeah sure but you are going to tell me about this tonight.
2 months later: Mac and Piz had visited Veronica and Azura 4 times and are going to stay with them half the summer.
At Mac and Piz's house:
Ding dong"I'll get it.," Said Mac. When she opened the door it was Logan and Brook. "Uh hey guys, what are you doing here?"
"Well we just decided that we would go to New York with you, I mean if you guys are going there like 4 times in 2 months, it is probably very cool," Brook said, "So when are you guys leaving?"
"Tomorrow at 3:00 in the afternoon, but Logan don't you have to tape something?" Mac said hopefully.
"No, well we will meet you guys here at 2:30ish tomorrow. Common Brook we better start packing." Logan said. They said there good-byes and Mac closed the door. Mac went to the phone and called Veronica.
"Veronica, we will have 2 extra visitors coming with us tomorrow."
"Who?" hissed Veronica.
"Logan and Brook." Mac said sheepishly.
"What are you thinking? What if they see Azura? Why did you invite them Mac?" Veronica said frantically.
"Hey I didn't invite them! They kind of just invited themselves and we can dodge them! We can just say we are going shopping or going to check out computers excuses like that. But this will also be he perfect time to tell Logan" Mac said
"What no! We can just dodge them. Well we will see you tomorrow, wait a sec Azura wants to say bye too."
"Buh Bye Auntee Mac" the little girl said
"Bye guys! Now I have to go see you tomorrow!" click
"Where's Mac and Piz?" Azura said
"They said they would come after they got settled in at their hotel room. Just be patient." Veronica said. What if Logan sees Azura? What if he sees me? Then he'll ask why I left! I can't think about this right now, Veronica thought. Ring ring. Veronica went to pick it up.
"Hello is this Veronica?" Mac voice came through the phone.
"Yeah so when are you guys going to be here?"
"We just got a cab, so we will be there in around 15 minutes. See you girls soon."
"Bye Mac." Click
Knock, knock"Auntee Mac and Uncle Iz are here mommy!" Azura came rushing out of her room. Veronica opened the door.
"Hey girl! Where is Piz?" Veronica said excitedly.
"Hi! Oh and he got a flu the night before we left. He will come in about a week." Mac replied.
"Auntee Mac!" Azura said racing out of her bedroom of the "crapy" apartment building.
"Hey girlie! How about we go get some ice cream and let your mommy have some time to peace and quiet." Mac said while smiling at Veronica.
"Yeah!"
"Okay, just as long as you guys aren't out too long," said Veronica, "and Mac, make sure you don't see Logan or Brook."
"Okay Veronica I get the point, now let's go Azura." Mac said.
"Auntee Mac there is people staring at us!" Azura said as they got their ice cream. Mac looked around. It was Logan and Brook.
"Let's turn around and see if they come and talk to us."
"Do you know them?"
"Yeah I do but don't tell them about mommy, okay?"
"Okee-dokey!" But Brook and Logan were already walking over.
"Hello Mac! Who is this?" Brook asked.
"Auntee Mac my ice cream dropped!" Azura said but then got shy from the "strangers" and hid behind Mac."
"Who is that?" Logan asked.
"A daughter of a friend that I don't get to see a lot."
"What friend?" Brook asked suspiciously.
"Oh just someone Piz and I met from when we first came to New York. Well we gotta go. I will see you guys at the hotel when I get back." Mac said and left them bewildered.
Knock, knock"Hey baby!" Veronica said opening the door.
"We have a problem," Mac said as she stepped in the door, "they know."
Okay guys now I am going to need some ideas! So review.