Ch:3
In the morning Jean had gone downstairs to get some coffee where she caught Logan in the kitchen reading the newspaper. She smiled at him slyly when he looked over at her.
"Mornin' Jean." Logan nodded towards her.
Jean grinned, grabbing a coffee mug. "Coffee?"
Logan shook his head, eyes remaining on the newspaper. He was wondering if Jean was going to say anything about last night, or ask him when he left.
Jean took a sip of her coffee, then suddenly her eyes went wide and she started going out the other kitchen door. Jean fumbled for a moment before making an excuse to leave when Logan looked at her. "I uh-....I think I'm gonna finish my coffee in the garden, it's nice out."
Logan watched as she took off. ~Nice out? It's like 35 degrees and there's snow on the ground.~ He wondered why she seemed so flustered, then Scott entered the kitchen. ~Hmm..that's why she left.~ Logan's eyes drifted back to the newspaper.
Scott walked in, dressed nicely and looking oh-so-propper. He opened the refrigerator and grabbed a bottle of orange juice. After he'd poured his glass, Bobby ran through the kitchen, snatching it off the counter.
"Thanks for breakfast man!" Bobby said before finishing the entire glass in one gulp.
Scott turned, glaring at the teenager that had stolen his o.j. "Bobby! What the hell-"
Bobby merely waved and started to run out the door. "No time to chat man, I gotta womp Beast with a mega snowball!"
Logan just finished reading the paper and figured he'd try and catch Jean outside. He got up and headed for the door when Scott stopped him.
"Hey, have you seen Jean around this morning?"
Logan inwardly rolled his eyes. "Nope." He said gruffly, then pushed passed Scott and went out the door.
~*~*~Outside, Bobby, Hank, Ororo, and Peter were all having a gigantic snowball fight like little kids.
Bobby had just creamed Hank with a humungous snowball, using his powers.
"Hey Bobby! I thought we weren't using powers!" Hank yelled, tossing a snowball half his size at Bobby.
It was a gigantic free for all, but Ororo co-erced Peter into helping her get Bobby. With Storm's help, Colossus gathered up a huge pile of snow and snuck up behind Bobby while he was being distracted by Hank. He dumped the huge pile on top of Bobby, making him fall on the ground.
Bobby frowned, shaking out of the snow and started bombarding the other three with smaller snowballs.
During all this chaos, Logan had managed to find Jean sitting on the front step, drinking her coffee and watching the snowball fight.
"Hey." Logan said, taking a seat by Jean on the step.
Jean smiled, taking another sip of her coffee. "Hi Logan."
He sighed. "Look Jean, you and I both know that yer avoidin' Scott right now." Logan paused. "Is it 'coz I was in yer room last night?"
Jean took in a deep breath, then sighed, staring at the others in the snow again. She looked down, then back at Logan. "No, it's not because of that." Jean smiled wryly. "Truth is, I couldn't care less if Scott knows about that now." ~What I'm not telling you Logan, is that I think I'm falling in love with you....and I think I'm afraid to just let it happen.~
Logan grinned. ~Maybe she don't care about Scotty as much as I thought, unless...she's just saying that so I don't feel bad or somethin'. Naw, Jean ain't like that.~ "So.....why are ya avoidin' him then?"
Jean began biting her lower lip again, obviously a nervous habit. "I...I don't know." ~But I *do* know, atleast I think I do....~ "I guess...it's because of the dream I had." Jean shrugged. ~Yeah that, and the fact that I think Scott is so jealous that he hates you for all of this when really he should be mad at me.~
Logan nodded solemnly.
Jean put down her coffee mug and suddenly wrapped her arm around Logan's and stood up, dragging him to his feet. "C'mon, let's go join in the snowball fight."
Logan shook his head. "Nah, not me." He grunted.
"Whats'amatter? Too macho for a childish little snowball fight?" Jean teased. Her true guess was that Logan had never been in a snowball fight in his entire life. She sort of felt sorry for him about that, and now she had just teased him about it. She smiled, tugging his arm in the opposite direction. "How 'bout a walk then?"
Logan half-smiled and started walking with Jean so she wouldn't have to drag him the whole way. "Ahright, I'll go fer a walk."
Inside the mansion, Scott watched through a window as Jean took Logan's arm in hers and the both of them started walking down a snowy path. If it weren't for Scott's ruby red glasses, you would have been able to see the menacing glare he gave Logan.~*~*~
In the morning Jean had gone downstairs to get some coffee where she caught Logan in the kitchen reading the newspaper. She smiled at him slyly when he looked over at her.
"Mornin' Jean." Logan nodded towards her.
Jean grinned, grabbing a coffee mug. "Coffee?"
Logan shook his head, eyes remaining on the newspaper. He was wondering if Jean was going to say anything about last night, or ask him when he left.
Jean took a sip of her coffee, then suddenly her eyes went wide and she started going out the other kitchen door. Jean fumbled for a moment before making an excuse to leave when Logan looked at her. "I uh-....I think I'm gonna finish my coffee in the garden, it's nice out."
Logan watched as she took off. ~Nice out? It's like 35 degrees and there's snow on the ground.~ He wondered why she seemed so flustered, then Scott entered the kitchen. ~Hmm..that's why she left.~ Logan's eyes drifted back to the newspaper.
Scott walked in, dressed nicely and looking oh-so-propper. He opened the refrigerator and grabbed a bottle of orange juice. After he'd poured his glass, Bobby ran through the kitchen, snatching it off the counter.
"Thanks for breakfast man!" Bobby said before finishing the entire glass in one gulp.
Scott turned, glaring at the teenager that had stolen his o.j. "Bobby! What the hell-"
Bobby merely waved and started to run out the door. "No time to chat man, I gotta womp Beast with a mega snowball!"
Logan just finished reading the paper and figured he'd try and catch Jean outside. He got up and headed for the door when Scott stopped him.
"Hey, have you seen Jean around this morning?"
Logan inwardly rolled his eyes. "Nope." He said gruffly, then pushed passed Scott and went out the door.
~*~*~Outside, Bobby, Hank, Ororo, and Peter were all having a gigantic snowball fight like little kids.
Bobby had just creamed Hank with a humungous snowball, using his powers.
"Hey Bobby! I thought we weren't using powers!" Hank yelled, tossing a snowball half his size at Bobby.
It was a gigantic free for all, but Ororo co-erced Peter into helping her get Bobby. With Storm's help, Colossus gathered up a huge pile of snow and snuck up behind Bobby while he was being distracted by Hank. He dumped the huge pile on top of Bobby, making him fall on the ground.
Bobby frowned, shaking out of the snow and started bombarding the other three with smaller snowballs.
During all this chaos, Logan had managed to find Jean sitting on the front step, drinking her coffee and watching the snowball fight.
"Hey." Logan said, taking a seat by Jean on the step.
Jean smiled, taking another sip of her coffee. "Hi Logan."
He sighed. "Look Jean, you and I both know that yer avoidin' Scott right now." Logan paused. "Is it 'coz I was in yer room last night?"
Jean took in a deep breath, then sighed, staring at the others in the snow again. She looked down, then back at Logan. "No, it's not because of that." Jean smiled wryly. "Truth is, I couldn't care less if Scott knows about that now." ~What I'm not telling you Logan, is that I think I'm falling in love with you....and I think I'm afraid to just let it happen.~
Logan grinned. ~Maybe she don't care about Scotty as much as I thought, unless...she's just saying that so I don't feel bad or somethin'. Naw, Jean ain't like that.~ "So.....why are ya avoidin' him then?"
Jean began biting her lower lip again, obviously a nervous habit. "I...I don't know." ~But I *do* know, atleast I think I do....~ "I guess...it's because of the dream I had." Jean shrugged. ~Yeah that, and the fact that I think Scott is so jealous that he hates you for all of this when really he should be mad at me.~
Logan nodded solemnly.
Jean put down her coffee mug and suddenly wrapped her arm around Logan's and stood up, dragging him to his feet. "C'mon, let's go join in the snowball fight."
Logan shook his head. "Nah, not me." He grunted.
"Whats'amatter? Too macho for a childish little snowball fight?" Jean teased. Her true guess was that Logan had never been in a snowball fight in his entire life. She sort of felt sorry for him about that, and now she had just teased him about it. She smiled, tugging his arm in the opposite direction. "How 'bout a walk then?"
Logan half-smiled and started walking with Jean so she wouldn't have to drag him the whole way. "Ahright, I'll go fer a walk."
Inside the mansion, Scott watched through a window as Jean took Logan's arm in hers and the both of them started walking down a snowy path. If it weren't for Scott's ruby red glasses, you would have been able to see the menacing glare he gave Logan.~*~*~