A/U: Reviews would be nice.. it will fuel me to write more. Hahaha.
"Can't sleep,Red?" Logan walked into the kitchen and head for the fridge. It was a very hot night and he had been tossing and turning in his bed. He noticed how thin Jean's nightdress was and he secretly thanked the humidity.
"Yeah. The weather is bothering me. I'm thinking about waking up Ro" she grinned as she dug her spoon into her tub of heavenly chocolate ice cream. "Want some?"
Logan leaned against the counter with a beer in his hand and shook his head "Never been a sweet tooth kind of guy" he replied grimly and took a swig out of his beer. It has been pretty quiet for the past week. The students had all gone back home for their term break, leaving Logan, Jean, Storm and Hank. Scott and the Professor had gone to D.C for a Mutant Right's Convention.
"So. Emma is with Scott huh?" he broke her train of thought and watched Jean took mouthfuls of ice cream with interest. Things are different here in this timeline. He didn't have his adamantium claws, which something he was trying to get accustom to. And having his favourite red head alive and well. Everything he ever knew was erratically erased and the future was reset.
"You seemed surprised" she eyed him curiously. She and Scott had decided to break the engagement off. Things haven't been good between them. Scott hasn't been supportive with her decision to control the Phoenix. He made it clear he wanted the Phoenix gone. He even consulted the Professor behind her back to make him change her mind. But the Professor knew best than to cage the beast. He promised Jean he would do everything in his power to help her go through this difficult period. Things got worse when Emma joined the Institute. She tolerated when Emma kept throwing herself onto him. But finding them locking lips in the kitchen late at night was the last straw. She had thrown Emma against the wall with her telekinesis and gave Scott a mental stunt, not before telepathically telling him it was over and breaking off the psy-link between them. The old Jean would have been all forgiving but the recent surge of power in her had changed her into a confident woman. She felt like she didn't have to cower behind Scott or anyone. She could take care of herself. She liked this new change in her.
"Pretty much" he shrugged and stepped closer to her. "If ya wanna talk…" he trailed off mid-sentence when Jean laughed. "Whats so funny?" he cocked an eyebrow.
"You. The Wolverine. Never thought you were the 'pour-my-heart-out' kind of person" she made an open-inverted gesture with her hands. Jean stood up and put away her ice cream.
"Just lookin' out for ya Redd" he gave her a small smile. He didn't want her troubled emotions to awaken her inner demon. He knows what happens when Jean Grey gets pissed. The Professor seemed to be doing a good job so far to help her control the Phoenix. It had been a team effort to make sure they didn't step on her tail. But he had to give her credit on how calm she had been, handling her relationship issues. He watched her as she neared him.
Jean gave him a reassuring smile and placed an innocent kiss on his cheek. "Thank you for your concern Logan" she said quietly and patted his arm "Good night".