To Confess or Not to Confess

Chapter 4

Later that morning Jubilee got up enough strength to put on her cloths and head out to her car. Creed followed, smiling the whole way.

As she got into the car Creed leaned against the hood and said, "Ya know, frail... If the runt doesn't change his mind about wantin' ya, I'll be here."

She didn't say a word. She simply closed her eyes. Slowly she put on her seat belt and closed the door. She took one last look at the man who she had taken drunken pleasure in and had lost her virginity to. Mentally she cursed herself for being so stupid, started the car, and drove back to the mansion.

As she drove she tried to remember last nights events. All she could remember was playing a drinking game with Creed, him carrying her, and then waking up the next morning next to him naked. She shook her head in frustration, "I wish I could remember what all happened! I know the part of me sleeping with Creed is true. I still hurt down there. But what was the reason I slept with him?" she reflected back on their conversation when she woke up this morning, "He kept saying something about me wanting to make Logan think differently of me, but what did he-" her eyes widened in realization and she sunk lower in her seat, "Oh, crap... Now I understand." she wiped her hand down her face, "God I do stupid things when I'm drunk! And Creed is one of them."

Meanwhile, back at the mansion, everyone was up and roaming about.

Logan was working on his motorcycle in the garage, waiting for Jubilee to get home. He was worried about her not coming home last night, even though she said that she'd be at a friends house if she didn't make it back in time. He had this strange feeling that something bad happened last night. He was going to wait, until about 3 pm, and then go out and look for her.

Scott walked into the garage, "Hey, Logan."

Logan glanced over his shoulder for a moment and then went back to work, "Hey, Slim."

"Logan. Have you seen my spare car? The one I sometimes let Jubilee use on emergencies?"

"Yeah. Jubilee took it last night. She said that she had to get something from the store, but she hasn't come back yet."

"What? I'll go get the Professor, she may be in danger."

"Don't go just yet. I told her about Hank installing the new security system, she said that if she didn't make it back before then, then she'd stay over at a friends place until morning."

Scott nodded, "I do hope she gets back soon."

"Don't worry, Cyke. If she doesn't get back before 3, then I'm heading out to go look for her."

"Okay. Just make sure you tell us, so that we can have Jean or the Professor use their powers to locate her."

An hour later, Jubilee entered the gates of the mansion. She drove up and pulled into the garage. She was still in her own little world that she did not even notice Logan knelt down by his bike, until she got out of the car.

Immediately Logan caught Victor Creed's scent on her and whirled around. "Jubilee!" he shouted.

She jumped at the sound of his voice. Her hearted pounding, 'Oh, no!' she mentally screamed, 'I didn't see him when I pulled in. I'm so doomed!'

He got up and raced up to her, checking her for any signs of injury, and asked, "Are you okay?! Did that maniac hurt you?"

Jubilee gulped, it wouldn't help her to lie, because Logan could tell if she did, "Um... No."

He sniffed her. He caught the lingering scent of tequila on her breath and the smell of cigarettes and cigars on her clothes and the smell of sex. His eyes narrowed with rage and he roared with fury, "THAT BASTURED!!! I'LL KILL HIM!!!"

Normally Jubilee wouldn't stand up for her enemies, but she couldn't let them suffer the consequences of her actions. Even if they were scum.

"It's not what you think, Logan..." she said, lowering her eyes to the ground.

Logan's rage went silent, he turned to look at her, making sure that he heard right, "What?"

"He-He didn't rape me, Logan." tears threatened her eyes, her body slightly shook, "I-It was my fault..."

"Darlin'..." he murmured, reaching out to hold her, "It's not your fault that is raped you."

"I said that he didn't rape me!" she looked up at him. He looked more confused than ever. She turned away from him, unable to look him in the eyes, "L-Last night when I said I was going out to pick up something from the store... Well, that's not where I went last night. Instead, I went to a bar. I was still pretty upset about... About the conversation that we had early yesterday and I was hoping that I could get someone to buy me a drink. Victor Creed happened to be that someone."

"What happened next?" she hesitated, "Jubilee. What happened next?"

She turned back around to face him, still unable to look him in the eyes, "I got really drunk. I don't remember much, but when I woke up this morning I found myself in bed with him." she fell silent. She didn't have the courage to tell him the reason why she slept with her mentor's long time enemy.

Logan knew that there was something else that she wasn't telling him and he wanted to know. "Anything else happen?" she didn't answer, "Darlin'. There's something that you're not telling me."

"Logan..." she choked on her words, "Logan... I-I-I"

"You what?"

Tears swelled in her eyes, "I...I can't!" without warning she look off running straight into the woods, leaving a very baffled Logan. She couldn't tell him the truth, because she didn't even want to except it. She simply kept on running, hoping that he wouldn't follow. Unfortunately, he did.