FREAKY FRIDAY
(The movie that inspired this story)
Control.
That's all that Ororo Munroe ever wanted in her life. It was very rare a moment to see her out of control. Except when she went through that rebellious stage, where she had that disastrous Mohawk. She had even attacked Wolverine, who was now one of her best friends. Of course they later found out that the Shadow King was the one responsible for the whole fiasco. She remembered how difficult it was to get back in the good graces of the team, especially with Logan.
Logan was a mutant, and his entire skeleton was laced with a rare metal called adtimantium. Ororo Munroe who was given the codename Storm, because of her powers to control the weather. She could control it, be one with it, and when angered enough she could use it as a weapon. When the Shadow King took possession of her body, she had used her power as a weapon. Though no fault of her own she struck Logan down with a bolt of lightening. If it wasn't for his healing factor, he might've died that very night. This was one of the main reasons that it took Logan so long to forgive Storm. In the end he decided to forgive her, and they've been close since then.
Storm hated that she lost control, even though she was possessed by a strong entity such as the Shadow King. Which is why she was here at Xavier's School for gifted Mutants. It was here that they learned to control their powers that separated them from the rest of humanity. Again the key word here is control, and Storm vowed never to lose control of her powers ever again. It wasn't easy, but for the sake of the team she had to maintain control. That was a promise that she made to herself.
…………….
Control.
That's all that Logan ever wanted in his life. He wanted to control the beast inside. He was frightened to become a bloodthirsty lunatic, ravaging out of control. It was bad enough that he didn't know anything about his past, and yet his past was always trying to catch up with him. How many loves did he lose, because of his shady past? How many of his friends lives were constantly threatened? How many times were his friends hurt, because he wasn't able to keep his animalistic side in check? How many times had he hurt the ones he loved? How many times did he hate himself, for being just like the one person in the world that he couldn't stand named Victor Creed? How many times has he lost control, not even remembering what was said and done? It was questions like this that plagued his mind on a daily basis. Questions that he had, but he had no answers at all.
If he didn't retain control over his emotions, then would the beast inside would come out. That's was one of the main reasons that he stayed at this school. He had been in many different confrontations with his teammates, because they were afraid that Logan would lose his self-control. They had come to love and trust Logan, but deep down in their hearts they still viewed him as a wild card. There were only two people that he could think of that never judged him, at least never to his face. These two people were always open and honest with him. If there was ever a time that he acted like a jerk, then these two people never hesitated to let him know. These two people were Jubilee, who was more like a surrogate daughter, and best friend. She was brave enough to stand up to him, whenever he was in beast mode. She was never afraid of him though, even when she had every right to be.
Then there was Ororo Munroe, goddess of the weather. She was the only one who could possibly get under his skin. She seemed to know whenever something was troubling him. She had always provided a shoulder for him, in his darkest of times. He had to admit that at times he would purposely try to provoke her, just to see what her reaction would be. Some times she would just overlook his stupidity, and talk to him until he finally told her what was wrong. Then there were times when she would get pretty upset, and she would display it by lightening up his little metal butt with a bolt of lightning. Which was why he loved her so much. She would take crap from him sometimes, but if he ever pissed her off enough then she'd definitely let him know.
He didn't care if anything ever happened to him, but if those two were ever to get hurt then he would just die. He couldn't imagine anything ever bad happening to either one of them. Those two ladies deserved the world, but it was always beyond his reach to give it to either one of them. He decided to take Storm out, because he knew that Jubilee had other plans for the night. So he decided to take Storm out for a picnic. He decided to take Jubilee out some other night. He hoped she wouldn't be too up mad, at his last minute plans, but he had already bought the food. So he left his room, to put all the food into the car. She was going to love this; after all he was rarely spontaneous. She would probably think that he fell down and hit his head, but only time would tell. Today was a day that he was going to enjoy himself, and nothing was going to spoil it for him. That was a promise that he planned to keep.
Jubilee's Room,
Jubilee was in the room, getting ready for her first real date. She would have no chaperones, and no big guys scaring away her date. Wolverine was the first one with a negative response, when he learned that she was going on this date. He even went through one of his berserker rages, when he found out that she was dating Hank McCoy. Wolvie went on and on about their age difference, and his blue fur. However, Jubilee stood her ground, and told Logan to back off. She was in love with the doctor, and Logan could not understand why. So she had just explain to him that she loved the person Hank was, and he in turned loved her back. So with that Logan gave these two his blessings. He had always thought that Jubilee had a small crush on Gambit, but to his surprise he finds out that it was Hank instead. The thing that confused Logan was the fact that Hank was a medical doctor. So he had to be smart enough to know that you don't date a young child. So what if Jubilee was 22 years old now, she was still young in his eyes. Nevertheless, he gave them his blessings.
So the last two weeks has been rocky at best, but now things were starting to get back to normal. She was exited to be dating someone as smart as Hank. They were already very best friends, but she really fell for him the day she saw him cry. It was also a bad day for her as well. She had just been in a bad fender bender, which had left her car totaled and her neck hurt. While walking to her room in a funk, she heard the soft cries that shook her bones, tearing at her heart. She walked up to his door quietly, putting her ear on the door to listen to the sounds coming from the other end. Normally, she would've knocked before entering, but on that day she decided that she was going to barge right in.
The moment she opened the door, Hank immediately jumped off the bed, trying to hide the fact that he was crying. Jubilee tried hard to remember if there was ever a time when he did cry, and she could remember none. Not even when Colossus died. She looked at his huge form staring out the window, but did not speak a word. Instead she walked right behind him, and gave in him a huge hug from behind. At that moment no words were said, only comfort was given. Jubilee knew that she was doing the right thing.
After what seemed like hours, Hank finally turned around to face Jubilee. His fur wet from tears. He looked down at Jubilee and finally a small smile crept on his face. He was glad that Jubilee was his comforter, but it still wasn't enough to ease the pain in his heart. In an instant, he slumped to his feet, hugging on to Jubilee's legs. He began crying all over again, and Jubilee soon found herself on the floor as well. She continued to hug and console Hank. Regardless of what she said, he was still in a world of hurt, and not knowing why hurt her just as much.
"Want to tell me about it big guy?"
"She's gone."
"Trish?"
"Yes."
"You really loved her huh?"
"Yes."
"I'm sorry. It's all my fault."
Hank pulled back from her, staring intently in her eyes. Jubilee could see that he was obviously confused. So she began to tell him the things that her heart had been too afraid to admit before.
"I never really liked Trish. She was always so perfect. Everytime that she was here, you'd totally ignore me. I don't know what hurt me the most, the fact that you would always love her, or the fact that you'd never love me."
"Jubilee…"
"Wait, before you say anything else let me finish. I know you think that I'm too young for you, but you're one of my best friends. I hate to see you like this, with so much pain. You have no idea whatsoever how that makes me feel, to see you like that. Why do you put yourself through so much grief, when Trish never loved you in the first place?"
"She did."
"What?"
"She asked me to marry her, and I said yes."
"Oh. So why were you crying?"
"I was happy."
"Happy tears. I see. Well I guess I'll just go then. Congratulations on your engagement I hope you're happy."
"Jubilee… Wait."
"No Hank, I've already said too much as it is. I just want you to be happy, and you are. I mean look at you, you're crying happy tears."
"You know that I can't be happy if you're not."
"It shouldn't even be about me right now. You have big plans to make, and a tux to buy. So I'll just leave."
"Why didn't you tell me this before Jubilation."
"Would it matter?"
"Yes."
"Hank you're a doctor, and I'm a teeny bopper. You like Mozart, and I like N Sync. You're a man, and I'm just a child. At least that's what everyone here calls me. So I didn't tell you, because I already knew that it wasn't going to go the way I wanted."
"You could've tried."
"Why so that I could be shot down, like I just was? No thanks."
"Jubilee…."
"Save it Beast. I really wish you the best."
Jubilee turned her heels in one swift motion, and headed for the front door. Suddenly she felt a large hand grab her arm, and turn her around. She stood staring at Hank's chest, too afraid to meet his eyes. She had embarrassed herself, and she felt that he was about to give her some long boring lecture about infatuation.
As if sensing her fears, Hank lifted her chin with his index finger. Blue eyes staring at blue eyes, tears slowly falling from both.
"Maybe I'm looking at the best right now."
"Yeah I know it's only as a friend though. Best friend."
Before she could say another word, Beast pulled Jubilee into his arms. His mouth crushing into hers, and she ran her fingers through the blue hair on his chest. Likewise Hank felt her shaking, and tightened his grip on her. He linked his arms around her waist, and began nibbling her neck the smell of Pantene shampoo washed through his senses, and he pulled back. He looked into her eyes, knowing that he had just changed the course of his life.
"What about Trish?"
"I'll tell her the truth."
"Which is?"
"I'll tell her that I'm in love with a woman, that I thought I'd never have a chance with."
"What?"
"I always thought that you'd thought of me as a bit of a bore."
"No duh. I do, but I have always loved you."
"I always thought that you were a bit smitten with Wolverine."
"No way, He's a little too hairy for me."
"Oh and I guess I'm not?"
"Yeah right."
"So why me?"
"I find intellectual men sexy as hell…."
"HEY! Just because you're my girl, doesn't mean that I want you talking like Logan. I'm going to teach to be a refine young lady, and not a brute."
"Being brutish has its advantages."
"That's it, no more road trips with Logan."
"Aw come on."
"No. Besides you'll be with me. Do you have a problem with that?"
"The only problem I could ever have, is losing you to Trish."
"Not going to happen."
"How can I believe you? You were crying happy tears remember."
"You still don't believe that I was a dirty old man, who has been secretly pining over you for years? Didn't you even notice that Trish looks similar to you, only with longer hair? Didn't you ever notice how much fun we used to have together? I fell in love with you three years ago, but I always thought that I wasn't any good for you."
"Funny, I always thought that I was no good for you."
"I guess we both were wrong."
"I guess so."
"I have a confession to make, before this goes any further."
"So do I, but you go first."
"O.K. Earlier when you walked in, and I said I was crying happy tears, I lied."
Jubilee's mouth dropped about ten inches to the ground, as she tried to soak up some the information that was given. She couldn't ever remember a time when Hank had lied to her. She didn't want to start off this relationship with a bag of lies. So she listened as he explained why he had lied.
"Jubes…. I wasn't crying happy tears."
"You weren't?"
"No, I was crying because I had said yes to a woman that I didn't love. I was crying because I thought that I was going to live the remainder of my life without…without you in it. I just said that happy tear crap, because I didn't want to scare you away. When you came in I just wanted you to hold me, and then you did. Lord knows I wanted you kiss you right then and there, and then I realized that I was a dirty old man. You were here to comfort me, and I was thinking about how bad I wanted to kiss you. I felt so ashamed."
"So how do you feel now?"
"I still feel like a dirty old man."
"You shouldn't. There's nothing dirty about you. So you like younger women, who cares? The only thing that I'm concerned about is that you follow your heart. If you really love Trish, then I'm totally fine with that. I just want you to be happy. Just follow your heart."
"I am."
Hank gathered Jubilee in his arms once again, and began kissing her with a growing need. She ran her hands through his hair, and bit at the bottom of his lip. Being a beast by nature, Hank took this as a challenge. So he pushed her into the far wall, and showed his two lower canine teeth. Grasping in surprise Jubilee tried running, but he caught her around of her waist. She tried squirming, loving the feel of his against her skin.
He came closer, teeth sharp and white. She thought that he was going to kiss her, but he surprised her by gently kissing her neck. While he nuzzled her neck, he suddenly spoke out.
"I vant ta suck yer blood."
"Nuh uh. If you bite me you big hairy ape, I'll paf you clear into the next century!"
Taking that as a cue, Hank lightly bit into Jubilee's neck. The sensation of it was not what she expected. Instead of pain, she felt sheer delight and pleasure. He bit at her lower lip, satisfied that this was happening to her. Hank then lightly kissed the area that he bit, and whispered something soft in her ear.
"What did you say?"
"I said that I love you."
"Why?"
"For you being you."
"And I love you for being the smart intelligential man that you are. Plus I love a man with big feet."
"What is Logan teaching you?"
"He's teaching me that I should follow my heart, and I am."
"Good."
As the night wore on they talked as never before, and learned more about each other than they ever had before. Jubilee sat on Hank's bed as he called Trish to tell her the bad news. As it turned out, Trish always suspected that Hank was in love with someone else. She said goodbye with no tears, and no regrets.
Now as it seemed she was scheduled to go to an upscale restaurant, and she wanted to look classy and eloquent for her date. Storm helped her dress into a beautiful red gown. Her shoulders were bare, so Storm chose a beautiful lace scarf, to drape around her shoulders. She wore long stiletto heels, and her hair was swept into a nice French twist. After Storm finished putting on her makeup, she couldn't help but notice that she looked ten times older.
As Hank waited downstairs for their date, Jubilee walked out of the room slowly. She had butterflies in her stomach, and she seriously doubted that she could even walk straight. She walked down the stairs as gracefully as she could, and was surprised to see everyone in the entire mansion waiting to see how she looked.
Immediately she heard an onslaught of whistles and hand claps. She felt embarrassed, and was about to turn around and go back to her room. However, something stopped her. It was his eyes and the way that he looked at her. It was him that made her want to move forward, and so she did. She felt just like a princess going to a royal ball, and Hank was her prince charming. She latched on to his arm as he lead her to his car. She knew that tonight was going to be a night to remember, because she was with the man she loved. A man she's been in love with since the first time she met him. Nothing was going to change that.
(The movie that inspired this story)
Control.
That's all that Ororo Munroe ever wanted in her life. It was very rare a moment to see her out of control. Except when she went through that rebellious stage, where she had that disastrous Mohawk. She had even attacked Wolverine, who was now one of her best friends. Of course they later found out that the Shadow King was the one responsible for the whole fiasco. She remembered how difficult it was to get back in the good graces of the team, especially with Logan.
Logan was a mutant, and his entire skeleton was laced with a rare metal called adtimantium. Ororo Munroe who was given the codename Storm, because of her powers to control the weather. She could control it, be one with it, and when angered enough she could use it as a weapon. When the Shadow King took possession of her body, she had used her power as a weapon. Though no fault of her own she struck Logan down with a bolt of lightening. If it wasn't for his healing factor, he might've died that very night. This was one of the main reasons that it took Logan so long to forgive Storm. In the end he decided to forgive her, and they've been close since then.
Storm hated that she lost control, even though she was possessed by a strong entity such as the Shadow King. Which is why she was here at Xavier's School for gifted Mutants. It was here that they learned to control their powers that separated them from the rest of humanity. Again the key word here is control, and Storm vowed never to lose control of her powers ever again. It wasn't easy, but for the sake of the team she had to maintain control. That was a promise that she made to herself.
…………….
Control.
That's all that Logan ever wanted in his life. He wanted to control the beast inside. He was frightened to become a bloodthirsty lunatic, ravaging out of control. It was bad enough that he didn't know anything about his past, and yet his past was always trying to catch up with him. How many loves did he lose, because of his shady past? How many of his friends lives were constantly threatened? How many times were his friends hurt, because he wasn't able to keep his animalistic side in check? How many times had he hurt the ones he loved? How many times did he hate himself, for being just like the one person in the world that he couldn't stand named Victor Creed? How many times has he lost control, not even remembering what was said and done? It was questions like this that plagued his mind on a daily basis. Questions that he had, but he had no answers at all.
If he didn't retain control over his emotions, then would the beast inside would come out. That's was one of the main reasons that he stayed at this school. He had been in many different confrontations with his teammates, because they were afraid that Logan would lose his self-control. They had come to love and trust Logan, but deep down in their hearts they still viewed him as a wild card. There were only two people that he could think of that never judged him, at least never to his face. These two people were always open and honest with him. If there was ever a time that he acted like a jerk, then these two people never hesitated to let him know. These two people were Jubilee, who was more like a surrogate daughter, and best friend. She was brave enough to stand up to him, whenever he was in beast mode. She was never afraid of him though, even when she had every right to be.
Then there was Ororo Munroe, goddess of the weather. She was the only one who could possibly get under his skin. She seemed to know whenever something was troubling him. She had always provided a shoulder for him, in his darkest of times. He had to admit that at times he would purposely try to provoke her, just to see what her reaction would be. Some times she would just overlook his stupidity, and talk to him until he finally told her what was wrong. Then there were times when she would get pretty upset, and she would display it by lightening up his little metal butt with a bolt of lightning. Which was why he loved her so much. She would take crap from him sometimes, but if he ever pissed her off enough then she'd definitely let him know.
He didn't care if anything ever happened to him, but if those two were ever to get hurt then he would just die. He couldn't imagine anything ever bad happening to either one of them. Those two ladies deserved the world, but it was always beyond his reach to give it to either one of them. He decided to take Storm out, because he knew that Jubilee had other plans for the night. So he decided to take Storm out for a picnic. He decided to take Jubilee out some other night. He hoped she wouldn't be too up mad, at his last minute plans, but he had already bought the food. So he left his room, to put all the food into the car. She was going to love this; after all he was rarely spontaneous. She would probably think that he fell down and hit his head, but only time would tell. Today was a day that he was going to enjoy himself, and nothing was going to spoil it for him. That was a promise that he planned to keep.
Jubilee's Room,
Jubilee was in the room, getting ready for her first real date. She would have no chaperones, and no big guys scaring away her date. Wolverine was the first one with a negative response, when he learned that she was going on this date. He even went through one of his berserker rages, when he found out that she was dating Hank McCoy. Wolvie went on and on about their age difference, and his blue fur. However, Jubilee stood her ground, and told Logan to back off. She was in love with the doctor, and Logan could not understand why. So she had just explain to him that she loved the person Hank was, and he in turned loved her back. So with that Logan gave these two his blessings. He had always thought that Jubilee had a small crush on Gambit, but to his surprise he finds out that it was Hank instead. The thing that confused Logan was the fact that Hank was a medical doctor. So he had to be smart enough to know that you don't date a young child. So what if Jubilee was 22 years old now, she was still young in his eyes. Nevertheless, he gave them his blessings.
So the last two weeks has been rocky at best, but now things were starting to get back to normal. She was exited to be dating someone as smart as Hank. They were already very best friends, but she really fell for him the day she saw him cry. It was also a bad day for her as well. She had just been in a bad fender bender, which had left her car totaled and her neck hurt. While walking to her room in a funk, she heard the soft cries that shook her bones, tearing at her heart. She walked up to his door quietly, putting her ear on the door to listen to the sounds coming from the other end. Normally, she would've knocked before entering, but on that day she decided that she was going to barge right in.
The moment she opened the door, Hank immediately jumped off the bed, trying to hide the fact that he was crying. Jubilee tried hard to remember if there was ever a time when he did cry, and she could remember none. Not even when Colossus died. She looked at his huge form staring out the window, but did not speak a word. Instead she walked right behind him, and gave in him a huge hug from behind. At that moment no words were said, only comfort was given. Jubilee knew that she was doing the right thing.
After what seemed like hours, Hank finally turned around to face Jubilee. His fur wet from tears. He looked down at Jubilee and finally a small smile crept on his face. He was glad that Jubilee was his comforter, but it still wasn't enough to ease the pain in his heart. In an instant, he slumped to his feet, hugging on to Jubilee's legs. He began crying all over again, and Jubilee soon found herself on the floor as well. She continued to hug and console Hank. Regardless of what she said, he was still in a world of hurt, and not knowing why hurt her just as much.
"Want to tell me about it big guy?"
"She's gone."
"Trish?"
"Yes."
"You really loved her huh?"
"Yes."
"I'm sorry. It's all my fault."
Hank pulled back from her, staring intently in her eyes. Jubilee could see that he was obviously confused. So she began to tell him the things that her heart had been too afraid to admit before.
"I never really liked Trish. She was always so perfect. Everytime that she was here, you'd totally ignore me. I don't know what hurt me the most, the fact that you would always love her, or the fact that you'd never love me."
"Jubilee…"
"Wait, before you say anything else let me finish. I know you think that I'm too young for you, but you're one of my best friends. I hate to see you like this, with so much pain. You have no idea whatsoever how that makes me feel, to see you like that. Why do you put yourself through so much grief, when Trish never loved you in the first place?"
"She did."
"What?"
"She asked me to marry her, and I said yes."
"Oh. So why were you crying?"
"I was happy."
"Happy tears. I see. Well I guess I'll just go then. Congratulations on your engagement I hope you're happy."
"Jubilee… Wait."
"No Hank, I've already said too much as it is. I just want you to be happy, and you are. I mean look at you, you're crying happy tears."
"You know that I can't be happy if you're not."
"It shouldn't even be about me right now. You have big plans to make, and a tux to buy. So I'll just leave."
"Why didn't you tell me this before Jubilation."
"Would it matter?"
"Yes."
"Hank you're a doctor, and I'm a teeny bopper. You like Mozart, and I like N Sync. You're a man, and I'm just a child. At least that's what everyone here calls me. So I didn't tell you, because I already knew that it wasn't going to go the way I wanted."
"You could've tried."
"Why so that I could be shot down, like I just was? No thanks."
"Jubilee…."
"Save it Beast. I really wish you the best."
Jubilee turned her heels in one swift motion, and headed for the front door. Suddenly she felt a large hand grab her arm, and turn her around. She stood staring at Hank's chest, too afraid to meet his eyes. She had embarrassed herself, and she felt that he was about to give her some long boring lecture about infatuation.
As if sensing her fears, Hank lifted her chin with his index finger. Blue eyes staring at blue eyes, tears slowly falling from both.
"Maybe I'm looking at the best right now."
"Yeah I know it's only as a friend though. Best friend."
Before she could say another word, Beast pulled Jubilee into his arms. His mouth crushing into hers, and she ran her fingers through the blue hair on his chest. Likewise Hank felt her shaking, and tightened his grip on her. He linked his arms around her waist, and began nibbling her neck the smell of Pantene shampoo washed through his senses, and he pulled back. He looked into her eyes, knowing that he had just changed the course of his life.
"What about Trish?"
"I'll tell her the truth."
"Which is?"
"I'll tell her that I'm in love with a woman, that I thought I'd never have a chance with."
"What?"
"I always thought that you'd thought of me as a bit of a bore."
"No duh. I do, but I have always loved you."
"I always thought that you were a bit smitten with Wolverine."
"No way, He's a little too hairy for me."
"Oh and I guess I'm not?"
"Yeah right."
"So why me?"
"I find intellectual men sexy as hell…."
"HEY! Just because you're my girl, doesn't mean that I want you talking like Logan. I'm going to teach to be a refine young lady, and not a brute."
"Being brutish has its advantages."
"That's it, no more road trips with Logan."
"Aw come on."
"No. Besides you'll be with me. Do you have a problem with that?"
"The only problem I could ever have, is losing you to Trish."
"Not going to happen."
"How can I believe you? You were crying happy tears remember."
"You still don't believe that I was a dirty old man, who has been secretly pining over you for years? Didn't you even notice that Trish looks similar to you, only with longer hair? Didn't you ever notice how much fun we used to have together? I fell in love with you three years ago, but I always thought that I wasn't any good for you."
"Funny, I always thought that I was no good for you."
"I guess we both were wrong."
"I guess so."
"I have a confession to make, before this goes any further."
"So do I, but you go first."
"O.K. Earlier when you walked in, and I said I was crying happy tears, I lied."
Jubilee's mouth dropped about ten inches to the ground, as she tried to soak up some the information that was given. She couldn't ever remember a time when Hank had lied to her. She didn't want to start off this relationship with a bag of lies. So she listened as he explained why he had lied.
"Jubes…. I wasn't crying happy tears."
"You weren't?"
"No, I was crying because I had said yes to a woman that I didn't love. I was crying because I thought that I was going to live the remainder of my life without…without you in it. I just said that happy tear crap, because I didn't want to scare you away. When you came in I just wanted you to hold me, and then you did. Lord knows I wanted you kiss you right then and there, and then I realized that I was a dirty old man. You were here to comfort me, and I was thinking about how bad I wanted to kiss you. I felt so ashamed."
"So how do you feel now?"
"I still feel like a dirty old man."
"You shouldn't. There's nothing dirty about you. So you like younger women, who cares? The only thing that I'm concerned about is that you follow your heart. If you really love Trish, then I'm totally fine with that. I just want you to be happy. Just follow your heart."
"I am."
Hank gathered Jubilee in his arms once again, and began kissing her with a growing need. She ran her hands through his hair, and bit at the bottom of his lip. Being a beast by nature, Hank took this as a challenge. So he pushed her into the far wall, and showed his two lower canine teeth. Grasping in surprise Jubilee tried running, but he caught her around of her waist. She tried squirming, loving the feel of his against her skin.
He came closer, teeth sharp and white. She thought that he was going to kiss her, but he surprised her by gently kissing her neck. While he nuzzled her neck, he suddenly spoke out.
"I vant ta suck yer blood."
"Nuh uh. If you bite me you big hairy ape, I'll paf you clear into the next century!"
Taking that as a cue, Hank lightly bit into Jubilee's neck. The sensation of it was not what she expected. Instead of pain, she felt sheer delight and pleasure. He bit at her lower lip, satisfied that this was happening to her. Hank then lightly kissed the area that he bit, and whispered something soft in her ear.
"What did you say?"
"I said that I love you."
"Why?"
"For you being you."
"And I love you for being the smart intelligential man that you are. Plus I love a man with big feet."
"What is Logan teaching you?"
"He's teaching me that I should follow my heart, and I am."
"Good."
As the night wore on they talked as never before, and learned more about each other than they ever had before. Jubilee sat on Hank's bed as he called Trish to tell her the bad news. As it turned out, Trish always suspected that Hank was in love with someone else. She said goodbye with no tears, and no regrets.
Now as it seemed she was scheduled to go to an upscale restaurant, and she wanted to look classy and eloquent for her date. Storm helped her dress into a beautiful red gown. Her shoulders were bare, so Storm chose a beautiful lace scarf, to drape around her shoulders. She wore long stiletto heels, and her hair was swept into a nice French twist. After Storm finished putting on her makeup, she couldn't help but notice that she looked ten times older.
As Hank waited downstairs for their date, Jubilee walked out of the room slowly. She had butterflies in her stomach, and she seriously doubted that she could even walk straight. She walked down the stairs as gracefully as she could, and was surprised to see everyone in the entire mansion waiting to see how she looked.
Immediately she heard an onslaught of whistles and hand claps. She felt embarrassed, and was about to turn around and go back to her room. However, something stopped her. It was his eyes and the way that he looked at her. It was him that made her want to move forward, and so she did. She felt just like a princess going to a royal ball, and Hank was her prince charming. She latched on to his arm as he lead her to his car. She knew that tonight was going to be a night to remember, because she was with the man she loved. A man she's been in love with since the first time she met him. Nothing was going to change that.