I don't own anything X-Men…..well apart from a few comics, figures, busts, dvds….etc…
Characters are not mine…..except Joey :P
"Yeah, I'll explain when I come over." Scott said over the phone. "Just give me an hour and I'll be there. Bye." Scott put the phone down and started pulling some clothes out his backpack. He dropped them onto the bed and looked at the picture he found between them. He smiled and put it in his pocket. He walked out of the room and over to the living room, sitting on the couch. He switched on the TV and lay down on the couch. A few minutes later there was a knock on the door.
He sighed as he got up off the couch. Even now when he lived a less than a mile from the mansion, he still didn't have peace. He opened the door to find a young boy around four years old. He had bright blue eyes, brown hair with a tint of red when the sun hit it and a small smile.
"Hi, I'm looking for Mr Summers cause my mommy told me he could help me with numbers." The boy stuttered a bit.
"Well I think you have the wrong person because my name is Cyclops and I don't help people with numbers." Scott said then he smiled. "My only job is playing baseball with my son."
The boy jumped up and grabbed onto Scott's neck shouting "Daddy" countless times.
"Hey I missed you." Scott said hugging his son.
"Scott would rather play baseball than teach math?" Jean said sarcastically. He offered a smile to her.
"How did you get down here so fast, I was coming up." He asked lifting his son onto his shoulders.
"Kurt got us down." Jean said. "And as soon as he heard you were back he wanted to see you."
"You did?" The boy nodded hugging him tighter.
"Where did you go Scott?" Jean asked.
"Just around, sorry for not telling you I was leaving."
"Its not me you should be apologising to." She said. "When are you coming back to the mansion to stay?"
"I don't know. Someday."
"The day that maybe never come. Scott listen, me and Logan really do love each other."
"But you still love me."
"Of course I do, as a friend." She said. "I would feel a lot happier of you came home."
"Not right now Jean. I still need some time." The boy climbed off Scott's shoulders and started tugging at his arm.
"Come on dad, I want to play baseball."
"Okay, go get your stuff and I'll be right out."
"Okay, bye mommy." The boy said hugging her.
"Bye Joey." She said and gave him a kiss.
Joey ran off into the boathouse.
"Remember teach him some math." Jean said and hugged Scott and kissed his cheek. Although they had split up they remained close. Best friends who were completely honest with each other.
"Okay I will. I'm not letting our child grow up dumb." He said letting go.
"I better go, I've got a class soon."
"Right I'll see you later then."
"And Scott think about what I said." She said and Scott nodded. She left walking over to the figure a few yards away. Scott recognized it at Kurt then walked back into the house.
Joey threw a glove over to Scott. "Come on Dad!"
"Lets go." Scott said smiling at his son. Joey was the only reason why he came back.
"Hey, where were you?" Logan said coming down the stairs.
"Just taking Joey down to Scott's." Logan kissed her.
"Finally came back then."
"Yeah he got back this morning." Jean said. "Listen can we talk later, I've got a class."
Logan nodded and kissed her again then watched her go.
"Dad when are you coming back to live with us?" Joey asked waiting on lunch that Scott was making.
"Joey, we've talked about this before." Scott said. "I just need to get some time away from there."
"Is it because you don't like my other daddy?"
Scott dropped the dish on the table and turned round to Joey. "What did you say?"
"Logan, you know my other daddy."
Scott could feel tears in his eyes and he sat down beside Joey. "Joseph listen to me. I'm your only father. No one else, not Logan, not anybody. You could be the only child I have."
"But mommies and daddies are suppose to stay together!" Joey said.
"Not all of them son."
"I want you and mommy to be together again."
"I do too." Scott sighed. "Let's just have some lunch ok?"
The boy nodded and looking out to the window to the beach. "Daddy can we go out to the beach after lunch?"
"Maths first, beach later." Scott said putting a plate of food down.
Joey sighed. "Okay then." He started to eat his lunch and Scott sat down beside him to eat his own. Every time he looked at Joey he saw Jean. He had Jean's face, her smile but not her eyes. He could only presume they were like his before his mutation. He already knew Joey was a mutant, his form of mutation however, he didn't know. He hoped his mutation wouldn't be a curse like his own. He wouldn't want Joey to go through what he did.
"Daddy why are you crying?"
Just then Scott realised tears had been falling from his eyes. "I'm not, just my eyes are a bit sore." Joey nodded and continued to eat.
After Joey has his first lesson in maths, he fell asleep next to Scott on the couch. As Scott watched TV he thought about what Joey said about Logan. His other father. Was Logan replacing him? What kind of sick joke was playing? It made him want to rip out Logan's heart and feel his last beats in his hand. He stood and putting a blanket over his son. He looked down at him and for once he didn't see Jean, he saw himself. This was his and Jean's son. No one else, and especially not Logan. Scott looked at his watch. One-thirty. He had a class in thirty minutes. He picked up his communicator.
"Hey Ororo could you do me a favour?"
Scott picked up his bag and headed to the door. "Thanks Ororo, just got my days mixed up." He said.
"Its fine Scott, I'll look after him." She whispered.
"Okay, I'll be back straight after my class." He headed out the door. "Thanks." With that he started his run up to the school.
All wasn't good when hr entered as the first person he ran into, literally, was Logan. The two men stared at each other for a few minutes then Scoot spoke up.
"You've got a lot of nerve you know that."
"Hey One-Eye, get over it. Jean is with me." Logan said.
"I'm not talking about Jean!" He shouted. "I'm talking about my son! My son Logan. Not yours. So don't ever give him the impression you're a father to him."
"Cyke, you're the one who left him for a week. Maybe little Joe thinks I'm a cooler guy than you are." Logan said. "He does seem to look up to me as a father, wouldn't blame since his real father takes off anytime he wants. I could be a replacement father, he does already call my dad."
Scott punched Logan good and hard on the jaw then attacked him to the ground. Logan quickly pushed him off throwing a punch to the stomach then head butted him. Scott felt his nose crack. "Ahh, you piece of shit!" Scott shouted and Bobby overheard while going to class.
Jean felt the anger and hatred of from both her and boyfriend and her ex-fiancée. Both of their strong feelings collided and Jean found it hard to tell whose feelings were who. It also puzzled her that Scott's feelings were as strong as ever in her mind and that the link was still there.
"Dr Grey." Bobby shouted. "Mr Summers and Logan are fighting, we can't separate them."
Jean quickly got up and ran out the door with Bobby. Scott and Logan were still on the floor brawling it out. Punching, kicking, few head butts but Logan finally wrapped an arm tight round Scott's neck.
"Kurt, get Scott out of there." Jean said then Scott was suddenly gone, a cloud of smoke surrounded Logan.
"Logan." Jean said kneeling down beside him. "What the hell happened?"
"He punched me, I punched back. Simple."
"Go back to your classes." Jean said to the students and they quickly scrambled away. "Logan what did you say to him?"
"Obviously he's not a good father if he just takes off without telling anyone including his son." Logan said truthfully.
"You idiot!" Jean shouted at him. "He had every right to hit you. Scott is a great father."
"You're sticking up for him?" Logan asked a bit hurt.
"Yes, why shouldn't I?"
Logan stood up and walked towards the stairs. "I didn't mean to hurt him Jean, just giving him something to think about."
Jean sighed and walked over to him sliding her arms round his waist. "I just don't want anymore trouble between the two of you." She looked into his eyes seeing the cut above his eye starting to heal. "Its not good for anybody especially Joey."
"Alright, I'll keep my distance next time."
"Thank you." Listen you go upstairs and get some rest. I'll be up shortly after my class." Jean kissed him softly on the lips then left for her class.
Scott sat on a bed in the lab holding several tissues to his rapidly bleeding nose. The tissues quickly soaked up the blood and Kurt handed him a few more.
"Kurt, please tell me that's only sweat I feel running down the back of my neck." Scott said a bit shaky.
Kurt looked round to see the top of Scott's shirt slowly soaking up blood.
"I'll get Dr Grey." Kurt vanished from the lab straight into Jean's classroom startling a few kids. "Sorry to interrupt, but Scott needs some medical attention." He quietly said to Jean.
"Class continue to work through the book, I'll be back soon." She said then vanished with Kurt.
"Scott what's wrong?" Jean asked when she entered the lab.
"My head is split open and my nose is broke thanks to your boyfriend." Scott said bitterly.
"Scott, shut up and let me treat you. Kurt could you give us some privacy?" Kurt nodded and vanished. Jean put on a pair of gloves.
"Okay, seventh and last stitch going in." Jean said stitching up the gash.
"Whoopee." Scott said sarcastically and Jean laughed. Scott smiled knowing that he could still make Jean laugh.
"Right that should do it." She said and started cleaning up. Scott sat up on the bed feeling a little dazed.
"Thanks." He said touching the back of his head.
"Anytime." She walked back over with a wet towel and started cleaning off the dry blood from his neck. "I think you should lay down for a while. Injury to the head makes you very light headed."
"Been here before Jean."
"I know, but just take it easy. Good news is you haven't got any damage to the brain or skull." Scott nodded then went quiet. "Scott, what did Logan say to you?"
"That he could be a better father than me. The prick." Scott said.
"Don't listen to him Scott. You're a great father. I know you are and Joey knows you are."
"Than why does he call Logan his other dad."
"What?!"
"That's what he calls him."
"Well I'll tell him to stop." Jean said and her thumb brushed against his neck.
"Jean, I still love you."
"Scott don't start this again." Jean said looking at the ground. "I stopped loving you a long time ago."
"I felt the link Jean and I know what it means. Only two people who deeply love each other can form a link."
"Scott stop it, you're only making it worse for yourself."
"You still love me Jean. Deny it all you want but you know it's true. I know its true." Scott said taking her hand. "Lets be a proper family. Me, you and Joey."
Tears started running down her cheeks. "Scott, I love Logan."
Scott took the hint and nodded. "I'm sorry."
Jean looked at him then pulled him over and kissed him.
END???
