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Warning: You may or may not want to reach through the computer screen and strangle this Logan. He's not the greatest, nicest guy we all want to imagine he is in this story, so I just need to warn you there.
Marie awoke to her mattress jerking.
She groaned and rolled onto her back as an energetic 4 year old girl threw her body across Marie's torso. She let out a "oof" as the air was knocked out of her and grabbed the little body before squeezing her tight, "Mornin' munchkin...why are you up so early?"
"Daddy's coming today!" squealed the little girl as she threw her hands up in the air.
Marie's eyes popped open. That reminder provided a jolt more powerful than any espresso shot could deliver.
She cleared her throat and forced a smile onto her face as she sat up, "Well, let's get breakfast and get you ready for your daddy then, OK?"
"OK!"
Marie got up with her daughter and began going about their normal morning routine. Mother and daughter stood side by side in the mirror, brushing their teeth and washing their faces, with the little girl mimicking every single movement her mom made.
She didn't need to mimic Marie's mannerisms for people to know that she was her mother's daughter. She was a spitting image of her in almost every way except her eyes.
After Marie had the chance to shower, she got her daughter dressed and took her downstairs for breakfast. She had just sat her daughter down at the table with a bowl of oatmeal when Jubilee came bounding in, "Morning, chica. Morning Jamie! How's my most stylish little buddy?"
"Morning Auntie JuJu! I'm wearing the shoes you got me for my birthday", said Jamie as she put her foot on the table.
"Ah ah, munchkin. Foot off the table." said Marie firmly.
Jamie pouted a little bit and took her foot down, "Sowwy mommy."
"It's ok, munchkin. Just finish your breakfast. Daddy will be here in an hour." Marie turned to Jubilee, "Would you make sure she finishes eating so that I can go finish packing her up?"
Jubilee nodded, "Sure thing..."
Marie turned to leave, but Jubilee cleared her throat, glanced back at Jamie, then rushed across the room so that she was standing directly in front of Marie, "You OK?"
"Why wouldn't I be?"
Jubilee raised a brow, "Cause...you tend to be a little tender on days when you know he's coming. You wanna go out for lunch after he picks Jamie up?"
"Thanks Jubes, but I got other plans. It's really no big deal!" Marie let out a soft laugh as she patted her friend on the shoulder, then turned around and walked away.
She'd gotten so good at lying to everyone. She was now at the point where she could look even the professor in the eye and fool him into believing just how "fine" she was.
The truth was, Marie was not "fine". She never would be again.
An hour later, she sat on the front steps of the mansion with Jamie, her Dora the Explorer suitcase and her booster seat. Marie's stomach flipped when she saw the Chevy Avalanche truck pull through the gates and down the driveway.
It parked in front of them, and, before Logan was able to fully get out of the car, Jamie was sprinting down the stairs and across the driveway toward her father.
Logan smiled and clapped his hands together before catching his running daughter and tossing her in the air. He kissed her cheek and held her, "Hey kiddo. You've grown."
"I have?"
"Yep. You're gonna have to start carryin' me around soon."
Jamie laughed, "I can't carry you, daddy! You got metal inside you. You're too heavy!"
Logan kissed her and shifted her in his arms before slowly turning his eyes to look at Marie, who was now standing at the bottom of the steps holding the suitcase and booster seat.
He slowly walked forward while still holding Jamie, "Heya Marie."
"Hi Logan."
"You doin' alright?"
Marie nodded, "Yeah." The two stood looking at each other for several moments before she cleared her throat, "Um. Here's her bag and her seat. Did you want me to put it in the car for you?"
"Uh...yeah. That'd be nice...it would give me the chance to go say 'hi' to Chuck."
Marie nodded as he carried Jamie into the mansion while the precocious 4 year old chattered away, oblivious to her parents tension.
By the time they returned, Marie had installed the booster seat in the back seat of the truck and put the bag in.
Logan put Jamie in her seat and fastened her in before closing the door and looking at Marie. She quickly grew uncomfortable with the way he looked at her, so she quickly spoke, "Um, she's been having a rough time with her allergies, so I packed some Children's Benadryl just in case. The dosage instructions are in the bag."
He nodded slowly, "Alright...Marie, I-"
She quickly opened the back door to speak to Jamie, "Hey baby girl. You be good for daddy, OK?"
"OK mommy."
Marie kissed and hugged her, "I'll see you in a few days. Have fun."
Jamie smiled and waved, "Come on, daddy! Let's hit the road!"
Although he was preoccupied with the fact that he'd unsuccessfully tried to talk to Marie, chuckled at Jamie's demand. He watched Marie rush away, then slowly climbed into the drivers seat and looked at his daughter in the rearview mirror, "All fastened in, kiddo?"
"Yup!"
"Are we ready for an adventure?"
"Yup!"
Logan smiled, "Alright then, darlin'. Let's hit the road!"
Marie watched the truck disappear from sight and let out a shivering breath. She always counted it as a big accomplishment when she managed to make it through a brush with Logan without a major meltdown.
Speaking of meltdowns, Marie was late for her first therapy session.
An hour later, she sat nervously in a well-decorated office in a nondescript medical complex somewhere in Westchester. A tall woman with red hair entered the office, immediately making Marie tense.
The smiled and extended her hand, "Hi. You must be Marie. I'm Doctor Jennifer Stewart."
"Nice to meet you."
"Would you like a bottle of water before we begin?"
Marie nodded as Doctor Stewart walked over to a mini fridge and pulled out a bottle of water before handing it to her.
She sat down across from Marie and picked a notepad and pen up off of a nearby table, "So, why don't we start by you telling me why you're here?"
Marie laughed nervously and looked down at the bottle of water in her hands, "I think, the question is...why am I just now deciding to get counseling. People who've had lives like mine should be federally mandated to attend therapy."
Dr. Stewart let out a soft, brief laugh before slowly clicking her pen, "Rough childhood?"
"...yes. Followed by a rough adolescence, young adulthood...and, lemme tell ya, this whole adulthood thing isn't turnin' out to be so great either. My life has been pretty out of control.."
The doctor furrowed her eyebrows thoughtfully, "Can you think of a specific instance that you felt sent everything spiraling out of control?"
Marie took in a deep breath and looked up, "Well, I'm a mutant, and my powers emerged in the most inopportune of times..."
"Have you made peace with who you are?"
She nodded, "Oh yeah. I'm fine with my mutation now. I'm in control. It doesn't control me anymore."
"So, would the emergence of your powers not be a tipping point?"
"It was A tipping point...but it wasn't THEtipping point."
Dr. Stewart nodded, "Alright. Tell me about THEtipping point of your life. Tell me where things started to turn."
Marie closed her eyes for a moment as she transported herself back in time, "Eight years ago...after I ran away from home. I met this guy...this mutant...Logan...in Laughlin City. I stowed away in the back of his truck, but he found me and almost left me on the side of the road."
"Then what happened?"
She smiled a little at the memory as she spoke, "Then...he gave me the ride of my life." Dr. Stewart raised her eyebrows, prompting Marie to stutter, "I mean-no-not in that way-I mean-later on-he did-we did-I mean-ah...let me start again. Logan took pity on me, and gave me a ride."
Dr. Stewart nodded, "Alright."
"After that...he saved my life. Literally. He fought for me...risked his life for me...and of course, like an idiot, I became enamored with him because of that."
"It sounds like he's important to you."
Marie relaxed a bit as she sat back in her seat, "I hate to admit this to anyone...but, it's completely true. He's shaped and molded my life more than anyone else has."
The doctor nodded, "Sounds like you two have quite the story."
"We do."
The doctor's pen hovered over her notepad, "Why don't you just start wherever you feel comfortable?"
**************SEVEN YEARS AGO****************
Marie was sitting in an empty classroom with her Calculus book and several balled up wads of paper as she worked through her homework. She'd been living in the mansion for nearly a year, and now, advanced Calculus stood between her and her long overdue high school diploma.
She groaned as she tore another piece of paper out of her notebook and balled it up before tossing it over her shoulder. When she didn't hear the soft *tap* of the paper hitting the floor, she glanced behind her and saw Logan there, in all of his ruggedly handsome glory, holding the piece of paper.
Marie fought the urge to squirm in her seat as he sauntered toward her, "Hey kid. Homework givin' you problems?"
As usual, she almost forgot how to speak in his presence, but somehow, she found her voice, "Uh...yeah. Calculus."
"Hmph. Sounds fun."
Marie nodded, "I feel like I'm runnin' my own circus over here."
Logan cracked a smile...well, as much of a smile that Wolverine managed. His "smile" was actually more of a sexy smirk.
"So. What are you doin' wanderin' into empty classrooms?" she asked as she crossed her arms.
"Just checkin' in."
Marie tried not to sound too flattered as she spoke, "You're checkin' on me?"
Before he had the chance to answer, Jean poked her head in the door. She seemed to feign surprise at seeing Marie and Logan, "Oh. Hello. I was just coming down to start on some lesson plans."
When Marie saw the way Logan looked at Jean, her heart sank to the pit of her stomach. She closed her book and picked up her notebook, "It's alright. I was just on my way out..."
Marie would be the first to realize, but the last to admit that her school girl crush on Logan was becoming something far more serious. She was in love with him...but he never tore his eyes away from Scott's fiance long enough to realize or care about that.
Since she knew she had no shot in hell with Logan, she decided to divert all of that energy into something more productive...something like controlling her powers.
Months later, when she announced the news to Logan, he seemed happy for her, but that reaction didn't satisfy Marie. In her dreams, she had imagined that, upon hearing that she was finally touchable, he would rip every last shred of clothing off of her body and throw her down for hours of lovemaking.
No such luck, unfortunately. Instead, he gave her a tight hug, kissed her temple, and gave her some money so that she could go buy clothes regular "girls her age" wore.
Logan's desire for Jean seemed to grow every time she hesitantly rebuffed one of his advances or stopped him from kissing her RIGHT before his lips touched hers.
Jean was playing a sick game of cat and mouse with him, and she seemed to thrive on the attention he lavished her with.
Poor Scott was aware of the attention, and he'd practiced patience...until he caught Logan pressing Jean up against the refrigerator in an effort to tempt her into committing full-on adultery.
A fight broke out, and Marie was one of the first to arrive on the scene. Jean ended up having to use her powers to suspend both men in mid-air until they promised to calm down.
The next evening, on her way down to the kitchen, Marie heard Logan's distinctive rumble coming from Jean's half-open office door.
He was in the middle of a sentence when she stopped in the hallway to listen, "...I could be the good guy."
"Logan, the good guy sticks arou-"
Marie couldn't understand exactly why Jean's voice cut off in mid sentence until she heard the soft smacking of lips. She felt her stomach sink when she realized that Logan and Jean were now kissing.
Jean suddenly spoke up, "Logan. No. Really. I can't. Scott is a good man. I love him. I can't keep playing this game with you. This has to stop. Now."
Marie realized that their conversation was ending, so she hurriedly ducked into Storm's empty office across the hall in order to avoid detection.
When she thought she heard them leave, Marie walked back out into the hallway and nearly slammed into Logan's broad chest.
His arms were crossed, and he looked pissed.
Marie's eyes widened as she desperately attempted to think of a good lie.
"Logan! You scared me! I was just-"
"Save it, kid. I can tell when you're lyin'." He narrowed his eyes, "How much did you hear?"
She lowered her eyes, "Everything..."
Logan uncrossed his arms and let out a breath, "Oh..."
"Do you wanna talk about it?"
He shook his head and looked down, "No."
She sighed and nodded, "I understand..."
Marie didn't know what else to do, so she slowly stepped forward before wrapping her arms around his neck and giving him a tight hug. He slowly wrapped his arms around her waist and held her tight for a moment before she slowly started to let go.
When Marie released him from the hug, she almost squeaked in surprise as Logan's lips connected to hers in a cautious kiss.
At first, Marie thought about pushing him away. After all, this was obviously his knee-jerk reaction to Jean's rejection...this wasn't real.
But as she felt his hands snake around her waist and his tongue slip into the depths of her mouth, her knees weakened. All sensical thought and intellect was rendered inactive as he backed her up against the wall and continued kissing her.
Despite the fact that, in the back of her mind, she knew this wasn't right, Marie was in love with him. She couldn't say no to this.
She didn't WANTto say no to this.
Logan quickly took her by the hand and led her down the hall and up the flight of stairs to his room.
Once inside, he laid her on his bed and resumed their hot make out session. Logan's fingers gently roamed up her leg to beneath her nightgown to toy with the waist band of her panties.
Marie moaned as he moved his lips to her neck to suckle and kiss the sensitive flesh there.
As he kissed her neck, she felt him grab one side of the waistband of her panties in his fist and give a strong tug, ripping them off.
Her gasp was drowned out when his lips, once again, covered hers in a searing kiss.
Marie's trembling, inexperienced fingers began working on the buttons of his shirt, but he quickly raised up and yanked his shirt over his head before leaning back down to kiss her again.
She wrapped her legs around his body as she felt the hard line of his erection press against her core.
The sudden realization that she was about to lose her virginity to none other than Logan...the Wolverine, dawned on her.
Marie felt her entire body flush red as Logan helped her out of her bathrobe and nightgown, then knelt before her to open his pants and reveal his cock.
She tried to keep her eyes from widening as it sprang forward...eager and ready for her nubile body.
Logan slowly lowered himself back on top of her before reaching down to gently test her pussy for wetness. When her juices coated his finger, Logan grasped a hold of his cock and lined it up to her entrance.
Marie fought the urge to scoot up the bed as she felt him begin to enter her. Just when she started to get used to the feeling of him inside of her, she felt her barrier give way.
Logan stilled and slowly kissed her neck before slowly resting his entire length inside of her.
Marie gripped onto his arms so tight, she was sure any normal man would have bloodied nail marks there the next morning.
As he began moving in and out of her, Marie maneuvered her hips slowly upward in an effort to try to do more than just lay there. When she did, she must have excited Logan, because his thrusts increased in intensity ten fold.
She gasped as she felt him grind against her clit, inciting a shiver that traveled up her spine. Marie moaned as she wrapped her arms around him and crushed his body against hers as he continued thrusting into her.
After a few moments, Marie arched her back as she felt an orgasm rock her body. Logan buried his face in her neck and cried out her name as he came.
When they both recovered, Logan slowly rolled off of her and ran his hands through his hair, then covered his face. He seemed to be deciding what to say next.
When Marie looked over and noted his flustered demeanor, she felt her heart crack in two. He already looked like he regretted it and she was still experiencing after shocks from her orgasm. He could have waited until the next morning to get weird about it.
Marie quickly sat up, "I should get back to my room."
Logan nodded slowly, "Uh...yeah. Ok."
She quickly got dressed, then rushed over to the door. Just as she grabbed the handle, Logan stopped her, "Hey kid...you OK?"
Marie nodded, "Yeah. I'm fine."
**************END FLASHBACK*************
"Well. That sounds like a very...interesting way to lose ones virginity."
Marie nodded, "Logan's a do-first, think-later kinda guy."
The doctor furrowed her eyebrows, "Do you feel like he took advantage of you?"
She looked down on her hands, "Logan's a smart guy. He knew I loved him...he knew I'd jump at the chance to be with him like that..."
"So, it seems like there was a lot of tension between you two immediately after being intimate. What were things like in the days and months that followed?"
Marie laughed a little, "Tense. Definitely. I know he wanted to leave the school, but we had some...matters we needed his help on, so he was stuck under the same roof as me."
"And, his relationship with this...Jean, was it? How was that?"
Marie shrugged, "He played off his feelings for her pretty well. He even kinda had me fooled into thinkin' he might be over her..."
"You didn't think he was?"
"I know better than anyone...when you love someone, you can't just turn those feelings off. It takes time and work to get over being in love...and, even though he had time to get over her...he definitely wasn't puttin' in the work."
Dr. Stewart nodded, "So...then what happened?"
Marie sighed, "Then...Jean and her fiance finally set a date...and things got messy."
Coming up next:
Marie remembers she and Logan's second time, and they discover something that will change their lives forever!
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