Post series, Veronica is in the FBI, Lamb not dead. Other characters included.

Chapter 1

Veronica, dressed in her navy blue work suit pushes through the heavy doors to the conference room at the FBI in Los Angeles. She takes her seat amongst her co-workers, and next to her friend Sarah.

"You came in late last night V, who were you with?" she inquired, "Spill, I want all the details."

Sarah reminded Veronica a little bit of Lilly. Although very dedicated to her work, when you get to know her she warms a bit. Especially when they talked about guys, Veronica could the similarities personalities.

"I wasn't with anyone; yesterday was the sixth anniversary of my friend's murder. I was drinking in her memory. I can still see her lifeless, bloody at night sometimes, especially this time of the year. I just wanted to be able to sleep." Veronica explained. Sarah knew everything; Veronica told her it when they were swapping stories about why they chose the FBI.

"Oh, I would have gone with you, just so you could talk about her. I like hearing stories from your past, they're entertaining." Maybe she shouldn't have said that, but she didn't like the idea of Veronica drinking alone in a bar with previse old guys that could take advantage of her; but then again even being wasted she could take them down with a whip of her Taser that she always has on her. Even when she carries her gun. Sarah had always thought that odd but never questioned it.

"Ladies and gentlemen, it is that time again. Assignments!"

Their boss handed everyone assignments except for Veronica. She also noticed that Seth was not here yet again. Oh well, his fault.

"Veronica, I have a special assignment for you. I need you to transfer a witness. I'm choosing you because you are familiar with the territory. You will find the man's alias in here but not his picture; he prefers to remain anonymous to everyone. I am the only one who knows him personally; I'm the one who faked his death. He's testifying against a known mob down there. I'm sure he'll fill you in more when you meet him on the plane. Here's you boarding pass and information, Seth Davidson will be accompanying you there, he's picking up the witness now." Veronica flipped through the file of the witness, he reminded her of someone from her past. The reason she could had a hard time dating now, three years later.

"Okay, I'll be leaving now then. I got a plane to catch." She saluted him as she left, he got a chuckle out of it.

Great! Seth Davidson! He could not take the hint that he was really only rebound for her. She was not into him. Academy- one time fling.

Veronica's go bag was already to go and sitting in the trunk of her car. She tried to focus herself, she was going to be going home, but she was going there for work. It didn't matter, she would see her dad, and she hadn't seen him since he came to visit her a few months prior. She checked in and barely made it on the flight before takeoff. She was in search of her seat when she ran into Seth.

"Finally, Veronica. I was about to go stall the pilot." He was laughing at her, god she hated him, "Come on we're over here." Seth was motioning her to follow him, and reluctantly she did. She was looking down at her feet when she came to her seat.

"VEORNICA! Veronica Mars!" she looked up at the man she was supposed to sit next to, her witness.

NO WAY! This can't be possible.

"Deputy?" She spoke so low she could hardly hear herself.

"You two know each other?" Seth decided he wanted to join in the conversation.

They both ignored him, to them he was not there, they were not on a plane, they were nowhere, just the two of them. Veronica took a seat next to her former friend, her former nemesis, her former lover.

She tried to stay strong; she didn't want Seth to see her cry. "They told me you were dead."

"I know, I was not expecting you to be my escort," god even now she could hear the sarcasm and humor as he said 'escort'. "But I won't lie; I was hoping it would be you. I have something that you gave me that night that you visited me in the hospital," he reached into his small duffle that laid there beneath his feet only to pull out a picture frame. Veronica couldn't hold it in anymore, despite Seth witnessing all of this; the tears began to well in her eyes when she saw what it was that he was holding.

"You kept it? All these years?" she had a weak smile on her face, "why, Lamb?"

"Because it reminded me of you. It reminded me that you are the reason I woke up, despite being told that you thought I was dead. I was in a coma for a year Veronica but I always only heard you telling me that I needed to wake up; that there was tons of time for doing nothing at the office," he laughed a bit, "I kept it 'cause I needed it, 'cause I needed you."

She was surprised by his honesty, but after all he did have a near death experience, that must have changed some part of him.

"Plus I missed that incredible sex we had in my office after you broken up with Logan." There he is! There is the Don Lamb that I knew and loved. Seth snickered, and she turned to glare at him.

"I'm proud of you, Blondie. FBI, wow! You did it." Lamb sounded legitimately proud of her. "Yeah well you kind helped with that, didn't you? Don't even try to deny it Deputy; I got the letter as proof! So you did like when I corrected you, when I proved you wrong." She smiled at him all too proud of herself for that one.

The plane took off and the talked the whole way, well the whole hour it took. While they were exiting the cabin Don Lamb took Veronica's hand, surprised as she maybe she didn't pull away, but interlocked her fingers with his. Veronica was teasing Lamb about his hair and how long it was, she didn't like it like that. The two bickered like an old married couple, they joked about the past that was between them.

"Remember when I got you to admit that I was smarter than you? Remember?" she cooed at him.

"Yeah I also remember the reason why you were in my office that day too." Seth then interrupted, "Is that when you two slept together?"

"No," the two said simultaneously. "She was 17, I was 27. I was also the Sherriff, and that is against the law. They couldn't have stuck you with someone smarter Blondie?"

"I was as mad you when I found out I was working with him on this, but then I saw how devilishly handsome our witness was, and then I didn't really care." Veronica winked at him, "So Seth, are we renting a car or how are we getting from here to Neptune?"

"Easy, the Sherriff and one of his Deputies are picking us up."

Veronica and Lamb froze where they stood. But Seth continued to walk and talk, "Sherriff Mars, and Deputy Sacks, I believe. Hey Mars, Are at all related to the Sherriff or is that just a weird coincidence?" he finally realized they had stopped, "What?"

Veronica turned to Lamb, "Mars, I haven't seen Sacks or Keith since the day I was knocked out. I don't know what to say. " Veronica took his hand in hers and pulled him closer to her. She put the other on the side of his cheek and said " I will be with you every step of the way, I will be there right by your side when they see you. Okay?" He nodded in agreement and the he gently kissed her on the lips. Her lips, how he dreamed about her lips every night praying they were not a dream of his like all the others. He took her in, every bit he could. When they needed a breath they pulled a part, Lamb looked up only to see his former boss, Veronica's father, Keith Mars Balboa County Sherriff standing with Agent Davidson, and Deputy Sacks starring at the two of them. "Veronica, I think your dad is going to shoot me now," he whispered to her.

She looked at him questioningly; his eyes were looking past her. She followed them. When she turned around she saw her father so she did what any daughter who hadn't seen her father in a while would do; she ran to him giving him the biggest hug the petite blond could give. "I've missed you so much Daddy!"