Logan was relieved that he wasn't alone for his day in court.

Despite the fact that Jean had brought an entire entourage of supporters, he felt completely confident having Marie and Charles sitting behind him. When Jean entered the court room, Logan was relieved that looks couldn't kill, because Marie would have melted.

When the judge arrived and got things underway, of course, Jean's lawyer attempted to drag Logan through the mud, noting his own childhood (or lack thereof), his cage fighting past, his temper, his womanizing ways and his lack of a "proper home" for Jack to come visit him in.

They were successfully deconstructing his character and things were starting to look bleak. Marie watched Logan's head drop as he began losing faith in his ability to ever be apart of Jack's life.

She pursed as she watched Jean's lawyer pace in front of the bench, "Your honor, my client can provide a proper home and proper care for her son. Miss Grey currently provides Jack with two nannies, his own room and attends the finest preschool courses in the state. It's highly doubtful that Mr. Howlett would be able to provide his nomadic lifestyle and inconsistent employment status."

Marie watched Logan's lawyer shake his head, then whisper something in his ear. Whatever he said, made Logan sigh and rub his forehead. Suddenly, an idea popped into her head.

"He can provide the same for Jack...better," she said as she stood.

All eyes in the courtroom snapped to her. The judge furrowed his eyebrows and cleared his throat, "I am aware of who you are, but I need to know why you're here and why you believe your outburst is relevant to this hearing."

"Logan is my personal bodyguard...and my fiance."

Logan had to keep from whipping his head around at that declaration. There was a flurry of whispers on Jean's side of the court room as Marie stepped forward, "Logan and I can provide a healthy, happy, two parent household for Jack. I know you mentioned that you were aware of who I am...so you should also be aware that we can afford to hire help and provide Jack with everything he'll need if Logan is granted visitation or joint custody."

The judge crossed his arms, "Why wasn't this information revealed in your motion, counselor?"

Marie spoke up before Logan's lawyer could, "Because we were hoping to keep our engagement private and out of the tabloids, your honor. I value my privacy and rarely allow information concerning my private life to be made available to the public."

The judge nodded and jotted down some notes before telling Marie that she could take a seat.

The day seemed to drag on until, finally, the judge called for a recess. When they went out into the lobby, Jean and her "crew" glared at Logan and Marie as he pulled her off to a empty side room.

She figured he might be a little upset at the predicament she put him in, so she held up her hands as soon as the door was closed, "Look, before you say anything...I panicked. I knew you were losing the case and I was just trying to help. I know how much Jack means to you and I couldn't watch you lose him before you even had the chance to get to know him. I'm so-"

Logan cut her off by holding up a hand, "Just...stop talking."

Marie looked down sadly, but gasped when Logan grabbed her face and planted a loving kiss on her lips.

When the kiss ended, he looked into her eyes, "You're fuckin' brilliant, you know that?"

She laughed a little, "So I've been told..."

Logan sighed, "The only thing I regret is that now...you think the only reason I wanna marry you is so that I can see Jack..."

She blushed, "You actually wanna marry me?"

He grabbed her around her waist and yanked her body to his before kissing her deeply. Marie giggled against his lips as she wrapped her arms around his neck. They were so lost in their kiss, they didn't hear it when his lawyer entered the room.

He cleared his throat and knocked on the door, successfully gaining their attention, "We're ready."

Back in the court room, the judge clasped his hands together and leaned forward, "I find that the complainant was misled into signing away his parental rights, therefore, I declare the termination agreement to be null and void. Now, being that the complainant has had no contact with the child in question, I find that it is my responsibility to ensure that the transition go as smoothly as possible. This court orders that the complainant be allowed unsupervised visitation with his father for a minimum of three days per week. The visits will only be allowed during the day until the child is more comfortable and adapting well to the visitation arrangement. At that time, the court will modify the visitation agreement to include overnight visits, then eventually, we'll settle on a joint custody arrangement."

Jean's lawyer stood, "Joint custody? Your honor that's-"

"That's reasonable, counselor. What your client did was disgusting. In my line of work, I've seen thousands of fathers do their best to get away from their responsibility, but here, you have one man who desperately wants to do whatever it takes to be apart of his child's life and you were scheming to keep him out. That's my decision and it is final. Good luck to you all."


Two years later...

Marie sat with Jack on her lap, reading him a bed time story in his room at her house, "Do you know what that word is, Jack?"

"Dat's Good."

"Right! Good night..."

Marie looked up to see Logan leaning against the door frame with his hands in his pockets. He wore a content smile as Jack hopped down off of Marie's lap and hopped into his bed. Logan walked over and kissed his son on the head, "Night kiddo...see ya tomorrow."

"Ni-ni daddy!"

He walked over and helped Marie out of the chair before rubbing a hand down her pregnant belly, "Thank you."

She led him out of Jack's room and smiled as she closed the door, "Thank you for what?"

"For makin' my life so damn perfect."

They started to kiss, but Jubilee's voice interrupted them, "You guys! The movie is about to start! Get your lovey dovey asses down here!"

Logan sighed as Marie laughed and led him toward the stairs. Despite the fact that he and Marie were now married, had joint custody of Jack and were expecting a child, he couldn't escape movie night with the girls.

The End


Review please! I know it was a little short, but I do hope you enjoyed it! I will be (hopefully) posting a new fic soon. It'll involve an arranged marriage and it'll be inspired by some of my favorite romance movies! Stay tuned!