Summary: Sorta, kinda AU. Post-X3, the professor, Jean and Scott are all alive, not dead. Scott watches Jean late at night while she's working and thoughts of her, their past, present and future invade his mind.

Chapter 2

Scott's POV

3 years later...

It was our third year anniversary as a couple and to celebrate it, I arranged for us to go to dinner and bought two tickets to a Nickelback concert, Jean's favorite band. I waited for her in the living room dressed in a pair of casual jeans and a white long-sleeved polo dress shirt with a t-shirt underneath. I don't know why I was so nervous, it's just another night out with Jean, I told myself. I finally calmed down when Jean descended from the stairs wearing a skirt and a blouse. I met her at the bottom of the stairs and took her hand and linked it through mine as we left for our date. I took her to a five-star restaurant.

"Scott, this is wonderful but you shouldn't have, this restuarant is expensive." She said as we walked into the restaurant, hand in hand.

"You deserve the very best Jean and money is no object." I told her as I placed in our reservations to the Maitre'D.

Then he went to go seat us on our table. I pulled the chair up for Jean as she sat down. I then sat down across from her. I ordered lobster for both of us and the waiter brought us a bottle of champagne as we waited for our orders to arrive. I opened the bottle and poured some on her glass and did the same for mine. Our food arrived shortly after and we started eating. Jean spoon-fed me some of the food on her plate as was our custom everytime we go out together. After dinner, we headed to the concert venue.

At the concert...

We gave our tickets to the ticket takers and walked towards the setting we picked a spot near the stage just far enough from the speakers, and it enabled us to clearly see the band members.

"Scott, oh I love Nickelback!" Jean exclaimed excitedly.

"I know." Was all I said as I kissed her on her left temple.

"I love you." She whispered.

"I love you, too." I whispered back.

The band started playing and Jean and I listened intently to the music and swayed to the beat. I had my arms around her from behind and she had her arms over mine as she laded our fingers together. There was a 20-minute intermission after the first set and I told Jean that I was going to get some water for us. While I was getting water, I saw the band's lead singer, Chad Kroeger (not sure if I spelled his last name correctly), standing in a corner. Then an idea popped into my head. I started walking towards Chad and introduced myself. We shook hands and after the introductions, I told him about my idea and he agreed to do it. I smiled and thanked him as I made my way back to Jean. I handed her her water bottle and she drank half of it.

Soon, the band started their second set and played a new song. After the song, Chad, the lead singer, picked up the mic from its stand and asked everyone for their attention. Of course, everyone paid attention to him.

//What's going on?// Jean asked me through our link.

//Don't know.// I sent.

Chad started to speak so we all listened: "The next song we're going to play is special because this was requested to me by a friend and asked me to dedicate it to someone very important to him. To Jean Grey, this song is for you and your boyfriend, Scott Summers asks: Will you marry me?"

Then the band started playing "Far Away". As they played, Jean turned around to face, wonder in her eyes.

"Scott... what... what was that?" She asked, her eyes starting to tear up.

I reached into my pocket and took the velvet box out that's been weighing down on my pocket for a while now. I opened it and showed her the platinum diamond ring and started saying, "Jean Grey, we've known each other for years and have been together for three years now. I love you and I know for a fact, that you're the only woman that I see myself with now and forever. Make me the happiest man in the world and say you'll marry me." I finished waiting for her answer. Jean was silent for a time and that made me a bit nervous and anxious. Finally, she started to speak.

"Oh Scott, I love you, too and I don't see myself with any other man but you. Of course I'll marry you." Jean said with a smile, as she reached up to wipe away her tears.

I smiled back as I slid the ring on her finger and we hugged each other, the music just a drone in the background. After our date, we went back home to the mansion and told everyone of our very good news. Everyone went up to us and congratulate us and the students and the rest of the staff threw a small impromptu celebration for us. After the celebration, Jean and I retreated to our room and had our own celebration on through the night. Exhausted, we both laid down on our bed, Jean laying her head on my chest.

"I love you so much, Scott." She told me as she looked up at my face.

"I love you so much too, hon." I said back, playing with her beautiful red hair.

X1 Timeframe

The school has been officially a school now since we have a lot of mutant kids coming in, making it busy for all of us. The teaching is split up between Ororo, Jean, the professor and I. I'm teaching Math and Mechanics; Ororo's teaching English and History; Jean's teaching Chemistry and the professor's got Physics and Psychology. Hank had left to become the mutant ambassador in the gov't (not sure if I'm right on this one, so please just go with it) while Warren's now the President of his father's company. Bobby's still here with us and is one of the students, even though I'm just about a little older than he is. This transition made it hard for Jean and I to spend time together, alone than we used to when we only had a handful sutdents. I'm always busy with grading papers, same with her, DR training and missions and so is Jean. Plus, she's also got the Mutant Registration Act to worry about, we all do. But she's our representative and that put the weight of the mutant community in her shoulders. I wish I can take some of those weight and help her, but I can only show her my support. But our relationship's still strong until Logan, or the Wolverine as he calls himself came along. He and Jean had this instant attraction to each other, and that worried me a bit. I once saw the two of them holding hands right after Jean has just read his mind. Jean had this guilty look on her face as she quickly took her hand from his grasp and I was a bit worried, but she left and walked towards our room looking at me. I stayed back and looked at Logan.

"Going to tell me to stay away from your girl?" He asked with a smirk.

"If I had to do that, then she wouldn't be my girl." I said back. And we just stared at each other. "It must just burn you up that a kid like me saved your life. Better be careful, I might not be there next time." I added, smirking.

He just looked at me.

"Oh and Logan," I started, my hand at the knob of his door, "stay away from my girl." I finished and closed the door.

After that night with Wolverine, Logan knew just the thing that would get on my nerves and he'd flirt with Jean any chance he gets to my annoyance. And to my surprise, Jean would flirt back at times and that just made me hate the guy even more and at times I just wanted to rip off my glasses and blast Logan towards the nearest wall. I felt then, that our relationship was starting to crumble and I was afraid of that because I don't know what I'd do with myself if I lost Jean. But I had to put those fears in the back of my mind and focus on what's happening at the moment. Senator Kelly's dead, Magneto has Rogue, me almost killing a lot of people at the train station when Toad took my visor off without me knowing and someone sabotaging Cerebro and putting the professor in the medlab. Jean, Ororo and I stayed by his side as Jean tried her best to treat him. I sat by his side when everyone left.

"If anything happens, I'll take care of them." I told him.

Then as I made my way out of the medlab, I saw Jean about to use Cerebro to find out where Magneto is. I sprinted down the hallway to try and stop her but I was too late, the doors closed just before I can get there. But once the doors opened again, I immediately went inside and saw my fiance almost on the floor.

"Jean, hon, talk to me." I pleaded as I held her face in my hands.

"I know where Magneto's going." Was all she said.

After that, I had to jump from Scott, the concerned fiance to Cyclops, the X-Men's field leader. We met in the war-room for about fifteen minutes to discuss our plan of attack.

"He's planning to turn the whole representatives of the summit into mutants." Storm said (not sure if that was her or Jean who said that).

After the meeting, we all went to go change into our uniforms and met at the hangar and boarded the Blackbird with Wolverine complaining about his uniform.

"Would you rather yellow spandex?" I asked him and that shut him up.

Jean gave me a pointed look for that. As we neared Liberty Island, I asked Storm for some cover so that we could pass the bridge undetected. Storm then created some fog and it was successful. The landing was kinda rough.

"You call that a landing?" Wolverine asked.

"Sorry." I just said ignoring him.

We got off the Blackbird and made our way towards the Statue of Liberty. As we got to the statue, and Logan passed through the metal detectors and managed to trip them then destroyed it by driving his claws through its sides. We all looked at him and as he retracted his claws, he left his middle claw for a bit. I just smirked and Jean just shook her head. We looked around inside the statue, and Logan used his enhanced smelling ability and could smell that someone was in the room with us. It was Mystique. Then Toad showed up. We fought them off before making towards Magneto was cooped up at. I felt like I was in a video game, like my moves were being controlled somewhat. As we approached him, he was ready for us, no suprise there. He had us trapped against the wall of the statue. He had Jean and I face each other and took my visor, so if I tried to even open my eyes just a little bit, I would kill Jean. Bastard. I then told Storm to blast him.

"I thought you lived at a school, we are in a copper made building Mr. Summers." He told me and that made me feel more stupid than I already feel.

He then proceeded towards his machine and lifted it up with Marie up to the torch. Now, of course I couldn't see all this since I was 'blind' but I can hear. Then Logan stabbed himself with his claws to break free and went after Sabretooth once he recovered. I had to admit, if he hadn't done that we'd still be stuck on the wall.

"Dropped something, bub." I heard him say.

Then I heard Jean ask me to open my eyes. "Jean..." I said in a tight voice.

"It's okay Scott." She told me then sent me a telepathic message to where I should open my eyes. I did and it was directed right towards Sabretooth, sending him outside the statue. Logan went after him and a fight broke out. I then blasted the metals that was holding Storm, Jean and I to free the three of us. Logan then came back after defeating Sabretooth. Then we watched as Magneto activated his machine. I was about ready to blast the machine, but hesitated fearing that I might hurt Marie, instead. So Logan, with Jean and Storm's power was levitated up to Magneto's machine. We watched as he struggled against Magneto. I put a hand to the trigger of my visor.

"Scott, wait." Jean asked me.

So I did, but I found a shot and I was going to take it.

"Jean, I have a shot. I'm taking it." I told her as I triggered my visor to open and released my powers. It was accurate enough to the point that I hit Magneto. It also stopped his machine from doing its job. After the Magneto incident, we all went went back to the mansion to get some rest.

The next day, Prof. X was talking to Logan telling him that he found something at Alkali Lake, in Canada. Logan went, taking my bike with him. I was glad he left, though I won't admit that to Jean or to anybody. But I was also kinda pissed off that he took my Harley. I get very possessive about my things and Jean usually teases me about my bike and the Blackbird, referring to them as the 'other women' in my life. Then Ororo, Jean and I were in the living room watching the news finding out that the MRA Bill wasn't passed because Mystique, posing as Senator Kelly, changed his mind.

"Son of a bitch." I whispered leaning back against the couch.

The mansion was a bit quiet again, well as quiet as it can around here anyway. But, most of all, Jean and I took this time to work on our relationship. We started talking about the wedding and it felt like things were getting better and back to normal.

To be continued...

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