Kurt paced the beach nervously.

Kitty was sitting nearby watching him pace.

"Are you ever going to talk to me?" She asked quietly and at long last.

Kurt stopped pacing and shot her a brief glance before looking away. "We've been talking since Logan dropped us off."

And it was true. She had told him how Sinister had impersonated Scott and manipulated her while the weapon was affecting her mind. She had left out some of the more cruel details of her abuse of Sinister and, like a gentleman, Kurt had refused to bring up her attempt at cannibalism. She was thankful for that, because most assuredly, she would have eaten Numbskull.

Kitty had even reminded Kurt what Numbskull's true purpose was. Right before he went to 'sacrifice' his 'son' Numbskull, the birdman, had screeched. Kitty had assumed that Sinister had bred him just for that purpose; To be a living counteragent against the WEED.

And Kurt had explained as gently as he could that Kent was not their son, just another deception.

"Right." Kitty looked away.

Kurt sighed loudly and made a set of three toed tracks over to her. He dropped down on to his knees in front of her. He looked exhausted.

"I'm sorry." He shrugged. "I know I'm making this awkward."

Kitty lowered her eyes. She hadn't felt awkward until now.

"But these feelings of mine, especially the old ones …" He smiled at her and she let her vision relax just a but. His features softened and blurred slightly.

"They are very strong, even now." Kurt continued.

And Kitty saw something odd. She tried to follow Kurt's words but she was distracted. It was like she was looking through him, as though his face was a mask that was wrapped over the real him beneath.

"I have great love for you Kitty. I always have."

Kurt's features began to float and blur but she could see him more clearly than she ever had before. He seemed to radiate the love he felt for her like it was heat coming off his skin.

"And I can't help but feel like … Like the love I have indulged in this week was false or coerced." His head fell slightly to one side. "And I feel guilty." He admitted quietly. "Guilty that I have enjoyed such an indulgence under such pretences."

Kurt grimaced slightly and dropped his eyes.

And Kitty realized what he was saying. He had no issues with his own feelings or emotions. He felt as though he had played with hers!

Kitty took a deep breath, still focusing on the love that she felt coming from Kurt. Then, suddenly, somewhere inside, she gave herself permission to exist beyond words.

And suddenly, Kurt shown to her … like the sun.

"And I vant you to know that I would never, under any circumstances, vant … to hurt you."

Kitty took an inadvertent breath.

"Kurt." She whispered, drawing near to him and pressing a finger to his lips. "I haven't done anything that I'm ashamed of. Or anything I didn't want to do." She shook her head slightly and then leaned in close to kiss him on the lips.

Just as he began to respond in kind, the moment was split by the heavy hum of the Puddle Jumper.

"For crying out loud Elf! Give it a rest." Logan laughed to himself as he set the Jumper down nearby. "As though it's any of my business."

Kitty and Kurt shared a guilty smile and began to head, still holding each other, toward the landing sight.

Epilogue:

Kurt came through the door in a whirl of activity compared to Kitty's staunch and somber mood. Things had been good between them since they returned from the island but now she was unsure.

"You vont believe it!" He said quickly. "The Professor can't help him! He still thinks he's our son."

"Kurt?" She ventured.

"I spent three hours talking to him this afternoon. We had brunch, and he kept telling me things that he thinks he knows from the future!"

"Kurt." She said too softly for him to hear.

"Like, for example, he says that Kelly's Heroes is my favorite movie. I told him I had never seen it, and he says – Oh, vell, it will be your favorite movie someday. - And he just ignores me when I argue." Kurt was unpacking his bag while he spoke. "So they're going to train him, at the mansion." He paused for a second. "Vouldnt it be something if he became an X-man?"

Kitty stirred up her courage and put all her trust in Kurt. She knew that his first reaction would be honest and true. All she needed to do was watch and he would reveal himself and his feelings.

"Kurt." She said softly, catching his attention, and letting him know it was serious and important by her tone.

Kurt stopped and eyed her, waiting.

"Kurt, I've just come from my doctor." She bit her lip slightly, as she had in her youth, before confessing

"Kurt, I'm pregnant."

She watched him closely for any sign or indication of his mood or feelings.

Kurt seemed almost frozen for the longest moment before … He slowly broke in to a warm, generous and inviting smile.

Then somewhere inside Kurt a familiar joy spun, glided and soared through his soul.

A father! I am going to be … someone's father!

And Kitty, healed by Kurt's reaction, was surprised to find herself not only wrapped in Kurt's arms, but also spinning, gliding, and soaring throughout the width and depths of her soul as well.

The End … For Now.