A/N: This is pretty much just a silly fill in chapter. The next chapter is rather important to the story, so I didn't want to preface it with the small portion of this chapter that I had, but this wasn't long enough to publish on its own. So I padded it. Hence the goofiness.


"Happy Birthday Lilly!"

There was not a lot of interest in the adults wishing two year old Lilly a happy birthday. Instead Lilly immediately broke free of her place of honor atop Mommy's lap, and made a beeline for the pile of presents in shiny paper on the other end of the table. Just as she was about to collide with an unaware Piotr, she was scooped up into the air by her savior.

"Daddy! Down!"

"Watch where you're goin, kiddo, Colossus'll turn you into a pancake with those solid steel feet of his in no time." Logan deposited Lilly in front of the presents as Piotr rattled off a million apologies, few of which made it into his ears. Elle assured him it was not his fault, and soon everything was forgotten as bows and wrappers were flung into the air.

Lilly seemed more fascinated by the wrappers than the contents, so Elle had to assist her with unwrapping her presents. There were coloring books from Piotr, puzzles from Hank, toys from Jubilee and Remy, clothes from Ororo, and some new ABC books from Jean. Lilly had already gotten her present from Mommy and Daddy, and of course loved her new Kermit doll. The last box stumped her, though. It made a jingly noise when she picked it up, so she got really excited, but then when Mommy opened it, inside was just a pair of old keys. Lilly was one of the few babies on the planet that didn't like keys.

"Oi, what's the deal?" Logan got up from the couch, and snatched the box from Elle. "Hey, One-Eye, you were too cheap to get my kid a real present, you had to pull a rusty pair of keys from your pen drawer? I'll remember that when it's YOUR turn!"

"Calm down, Logan, that present's for the three of you," Charles explained, before the next mutant civil war began. "Scott and I thought that since you and Elle have moved forward in your relationship, it's time you stop having to share her little room. I had one of the suites on the third floor remodeled for you, giving Lilly a proper room to grow into."

Elle was nearly in tears, and hugged the Professor and Scott in thanks. Logan was equally impressed, and gave Scott a pat on the back. "Wow, didn't know you cared that much about us, Scooter. Thanks."

"Well, I was having trouble getting a good night's sleep since you moved in," he started to reply, though the glare he got from Jean convinced him to change direction. "You're welcome, Logan. There's a new convertible toddler-to-twin bed waiting in the room as well, a present from Kurt since he's away."

"Guess I'll have to go easy on the elf at our next pool game," Logan chuckled.

After the excitement died down and the room cleared, Remy plopped down on the couch next to Logan as he watched Elle and Lilly playing with her new toys. "So, mon ami, she likes her Daddy, non?"

"You better believe it, bub."

"It's good, Remy thinks. Better to have dis bond now, den later when you have to think 'bout what came before. To get serious for a bit, I remember what it was like before mon père pluck me from the streets. Not a life I recommend living, even for my enemies."

"At least you remember that far back," Logan admitted. "What I remember are glimpses. I know my real name, but you can say so-and-so was my father and I'm not going to know who you're talking about. The snow was my father, for all I care. I tell you now, though, whether she's my blood or not, Lil's not going through that."

Remy smiled, and patted his friend on the back. "You're a good man, mon ami."

"Yeah, well, don't tell anybody. Can't let them think I'm goin' soft."

"Au contraire, you fucking scary now. Remy pity de po' hommes dat come lookin t'date Mademoiselle Lilly. You gonna skewer dem before dey get de chance t'break her heart."

"Damn right."

"...Mebbe she should go for de femmes. Less hassle."

Logan couldn't help but laugh. "Do you ever listen to what comes out of your mouth?"

"What? Dey much cuter and dey not macho."

"Lil can decide for herself who she brings home for me to threaten," he said, putting his feet on the table. "Who knows, by then she might even be tough enough to make own threats."


"This is huge! Is it really all for us?" Elle marveled at the complexity of their new suite, as it was nearly a house within a house. The main door opened into a small room that could be used as a play or TV room, with the master bedroom on one side and Lilly's room on the other. The windows even opened onto a small balcony overlooking the estate.

"Yup, and the only others on this floor are Gumbo and 'Ro at the other end. We're free to make as much noise as we want." Logan snickered, tickling Lilly's chin and getting an equally evil sounding giggle in return. "That also means there's plenty of empty rooms for the eventual expansion of the family..."

"No." Elle came over and took Logan's partner in crime from his arms, earning two disappointing pouts. "I intend to be well into my twenties at least before I start this adventure over again. Now go downstairs and start bringing up some of our things."

"You sure? Wouldn't it be fun to-"

"Sure, I'll go talk to Hank. I'm sure the world is ready for pregnant men. You'd be the perfect specimen!" Elle's laughter followed Logan as he stomped down the hall.


A/N: No, I'm not going to make Logan get pregnant. XD But I read a really funny shortfic once where Ororo got him pregnant and it was hilarious.

There will be one more chapter and then the epilogue. They are written but the one is still a little rough.