Disclaimer: see ch 1

Warning: mention of spanking, brief mention of sex

"Hey, how was your first day back to school?" Scott asked as he heard his brothers noisily enter their suite.

"Fine. How's Nate?" Gabriel asked.

"I'm right here, Uncle Gabe," Nate said as he carefully left the bathroom. "I'm more sore than I thought I'd be, but I'm ok."

"Beast let you go, then, huh?" Alex asked, leaning against the doorway between the suites.

"Dad snuck me out. He's a total badass now. Nothing like at home." Scott gently smacked the side of Nate's head. Nate simply grinned in response.

"Where's Emma?"

"Gone, Lex."

"It's still not fair that she and Psylocke got to stay here with you, but Dad went postal on me for-"

"Yeah, this suite you guys are in? Mine. I live here with my kids. You live with Dad in his suite. Dad has rules and you broke them."

"But-"

"Alex. Even I wasn't dumb enough to sneak Maddie into my room in Dad's suite during the night-"

"You snuck her in after getting back from the conception of your kids," Chris said, coming into the suite with his sons. Scott winced.

"I'd hoped you'd forgotten about that."

"I'm fairly sure that was the longest week of spankings you got."

"You gave him a week, but I got strapped?!"

"Yes, and that ended your punishment quickly. Scott had the fire in his ass reignited every night. He had to-"

"D'you think we can stop talking about it?" Scott requested, face red. Chris shrugged.

"Sorry, kid. Where's Emma? I thought she was helping you while I got the packing removed?"

"She left."

"She left?"

"Yes, Dad. She still has a job, remember? The bar?"

"Oh. I thought-"

"She's pissed with me, but she's still helping with the kids and Nate. She said she'd stay until Nate felt like he could travel home safely, but since the FoH is taken care of as best we can right now, she's done."

"Have you had sex?" Gabriel wondered out loud. Scott's blush returned and Chris rubbed his eyes, careful of his nose.

"Scott Christopher-"

"It's really none of anyone's business," Scott snapped.

"I'm with Dad," Nate said, also blushing. "Do you guys think maybe we can talk about anything else?"

"How was school, boys?" Chris asked, putting a hand on Gabriel's back.

"School is school," he shrugged.

"Anyone say anything to you?" Alex looked away and Chris briefly closed his eyes. "I'll talk to your principal tomorrow."

"It's not a big deal, Dad."

"The hell it isn't," Chris said, glaring at his middle child. "You two don't deserve to have people treating you like second class just because you're different. I will not let it happen under my watch." Chris stormed into his suite, pulling his phone out of his pocket.

"Go Grandpa," Nate grinned.

"I sincerely hope you two don't have to go through that," Scott said, glancing from his playing toddlers to his time traveling son.

"Nah. Someone gets the bright idea to turn the Institute into a school by the time we start."

"Good. I'll get on that. See if I can switch my degree, I guess… What do I teach?" Nate just gave his father a toothy grin. Scott rolled his eyes.

"Da, ew!" Scott grabbed a diaper and wipes and walked to the Twins. He sat and pulled the younger Nate into his arms, laying him down on the floor.

"So embarrassing," Nate mumbled.

"What is?" Gabriel asked, making himself comfortable on the couch.

"Dude, I'm getting my ass wiped over there."

"You are twenty five. He is one. There's nothing wrong with it," Scott said as he secured the clean diaper around his toddler's waist.

"Still embarrassing that you got me exposed to the world-"

"The world? You mean your father and uncle, both who change your diaper? Seriously?"

"Now what's going on?" Chris asked as he entered the suite again.

"Nate's embarrassed that I'm changing Nate's diaper." Chris raised his eye.

"I'm not going to comment on that. Scott, you have a DR session. Get dressed. I've got the kids." Scott frowned.

"No I don't. There's nothing on my schedule-"

"I just checked while coming up from Med Lab. You're signed up."

"Huh. Alright, I guess. I'll see everyone at dinner." Scott kissed the heads of his toddlers and squeezed Nate's shoulder as he walked by to change in his room. He pulled on his uniform and switched his glasses for his visor before stepping out.

"Cy'op!"

"Da-dee! Cy'op!"

"Daddy is going to work as Cyclops," Scott smiled. "Be good for Grandpa and your uncles."

"They always are," Chris told him as he lowered himself to the floor to play. "Go on, Scotty. We'll see you in a bit." Scott nodded and left the suite, heading down to the Danger Room. He glanced at the schedule to confirm and saw that he was, in fact, signed up for the simulation room. Frowning, because he did not remember signing up for an individual session, he walked in. The room was dark, except for a burning candle on a set table.

"Hello?"

"Hi, Scott," Jean said as she appeared from the darkness. Scott noticed she was wearing a dress that enhanced her assets. He narrowed his eyes in confusion.

"Jean? What's going on?"

"I wanted to see what we've been missing. We've never had a chance to explore us."

"Because you were with Duncan, then you hated my dad, and then I met and married the mother of my children. And let's not forget you started dating and then got engaged to my best friend," he said, stepping backwards towards the door.

"Warren will understand. He always understands. You and I would be so perfect together. Your children are already genetically mine-"

"This again? Jean, I'm really not interested in pursuing anything with you. Even if you weren't engaged, I'd still not want a relationship with you." He saw Jean's eyes flash and felt himself sailing through the air, hitting his head against the wall.

"I tried doing this the easy way," she growled. "But just like your son, you make everything so difficult." She raised her hand and Scott, dazed from hitting his head, could barely blink.

"Did you actually think that would work?" Scott asked, slightly slurred.

"I don't… What-?" Scott gave a smile and tapped his temple.

"Everyone forgets this. Unless I want you in, you won't get in. You, Xavier, Betsy…"

"But I've-"

"And then I learned you ruined my life in the future," he said, shrugging. "You've been mostly cut out after my trip with Nathan. You couldn't tell?" Jean's eyes went wide and she took a step back.

"You-" The doors burst open and Nate walked in, eyes furious.

"Nathan," Scott grinned. He looked at Jean and his grin shifted to a smirk. "My kids have full access. He heard and saw everything." With that declaration, Scott closed his eyes and slumped over.