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If her arrival had been met with cautious optimism, then her exit had been met with stony condemnation.
When Lynn was three, Logan announced that he was going to be a daddy again. I clearly remember the warm glow coming off him...that Becca seemed to suck into herself. She increasingly refused to participate in group activities. We all knew she was a mutant but never knew what her particular mutation was.
After the initial giddiness at being at a school for mutants, Becca had slowly drawn into herself. Lynn refused to spend time with her mother and as soon as she could crawl, she'd follow Bishop, crying until he picked her up. He seemed to accept the baby's affection readily, giving Bobby stony glares when he tried to bribe her into letting him be 'favorite uncle'. The little girl would spend time with her Daddy when Becca wasn't around but for the most part she stayed with Bishop.
She potty trained by 1 and was reading at 3. Rogue remembered coming across them in the kitchen, his gun spread across the kitchen table, her pudgy face inches from a manual on field stripping rifles, the Cat in the Hat sitting to one side. Becca had walked in and almost lost it on Bishop for exposing her chld to such violence. Lynn had screamed in terror when her mother tried to snatch her away, latching on to the large black man like her life depended on it. If the Professor had not intervened, Rogue had no idea how things mgiht have turned out. The powerful telepath did not look pleased to be dragged away from his study and everyone heard bits and pieces of the resulting arguement.
Exactly a year to the day, Becca left. The spectacle of her departure was painted forever in Rogues mind.
Betsy, her own burgeoning motherhood barely visible, stood motionless in the shadows. Bishop stood on the staircase, holding Lynn as they stared with stony eyes. The air was popping with ozone around Storm, making Bobby and Colossus' hair stand on end as they bookcased her.
Becca hadn't looked at any of them. She'd come straight from the suite she'd shared with Logan for the past 4 years where the twins could be heard faintly crying. Her exit lasted all of 20 seconds. She didn't even take anything with her except her coat.
Bobby jumped as Storm turned on her heel and stomped directly to the Danger Room. Bobby went immediatly to the infirmary, seeking medical assistance for the zap he'd received as Storm turned. Hank said it was lucky Bobby was a walking snowball or he would have lost a sizable chunk of his posterior. No one had ever seen Storm so close to losing control. But Rogue thought she understood where Ororo was coming from.They both wanted children so badly and here was this woman, throwing it all away....
She knew Storm had tried to talk to Becca a number of times. Becca had made promises and finally had been quite rude ( from Remys' account as told to him by Storm) telling Storm she had no business interfering as she had no idea what it was liketo be clung on every fucking day with the whining, the shitting and Logans' fucking socks all over the place.Storm had calmly replied she wished she was so lucky. And so Becca left the next day. And the Danger Room was out of order for a week after that.
Jubilation Lee and Katherine Pryde arrived in the same cab from the airport the next day-. Logan still hadn't left his rooms, Rogue, Remy and Bishop had lingered around the door, sending warmed bottles in with Lynn. Kitty marched right past a startled Remy and phased into the suite without knocking. She opened the door for Jubilee who promptly slammed it shut again behind her. There was a lot of yelling for about 10 minutes, some minor explosions and somethimg shattered. Jubilee emerged in a perfect fury and ran back to the cab. Gravel flew as it sped down the driveway
Rogue cautiously looked in the room with Remy and Bobby who'd been attracted by the comotion. Logan sat on his bed, his face burried in his hands. Kitty sat beside him, obviously offering comfort just with her presence. The place was a wreak, only the twin bassinets in the corner stood untouched. Shredded clothing covered the bed and floor. A large picture frame lay facedown on the floor, the glass obviously shattered out of it. Cautiously, Rogue stepped over the threshold. The two figures on the bed didn't acknowledge her presence so she continued to the fussing babies. A wide eyed Drake was close behind her, and picked up Mary as she picked up Katy. Kitty nodded imperceptively, catching Rogues eye as she passed. That day and many after, Rogue would rock Katy to sleep for her afternoon nap as Logan resumed what was left of his life.
If her arrival had been met with cautious optimism, then her exit had been met with stony condemnation.
When Lynn was three, Logan announced that he was going to be a daddy again. I clearly remember the warm glow coming off him...that Becca seemed to suck into herself. She increasingly refused to participate in group activities. We all knew she was a mutant but never knew what her particular mutation was.
After the initial giddiness at being at a school for mutants, Becca had slowly drawn into herself. Lynn refused to spend time with her mother and as soon as she could crawl, she'd follow Bishop, crying until he picked her up. He seemed to accept the baby's affection readily, giving Bobby stony glares when he tried to bribe her into letting him be 'favorite uncle'. The little girl would spend time with her Daddy when Becca wasn't around but for the most part she stayed with Bishop.
She potty trained by 1 and was reading at 3. Rogue remembered coming across them in the kitchen, his gun spread across the kitchen table, her pudgy face inches from a manual on field stripping rifles, the Cat in the Hat sitting to one side. Becca had walked in and almost lost it on Bishop for exposing her chld to such violence. Lynn had screamed in terror when her mother tried to snatch her away, latching on to the large black man like her life depended on it. If the Professor had not intervened, Rogue had no idea how things mgiht have turned out. The powerful telepath did not look pleased to be dragged away from his study and everyone heard bits and pieces of the resulting arguement.
Exactly a year to the day, Becca left. The spectacle of her departure was painted forever in Rogues mind.
Betsy, her own burgeoning motherhood barely visible, stood motionless in the shadows. Bishop stood on the staircase, holding Lynn as they stared with stony eyes. The air was popping with ozone around Storm, making Bobby and Colossus' hair stand on end as they bookcased her.
Becca hadn't looked at any of them. She'd come straight from the suite she'd shared with Logan for the past 4 years where the twins could be heard faintly crying. Her exit lasted all of 20 seconds. She didn't even take anything with her except her coat.
Bobby jumped as Storm turned on her heel and stomped directly to the Danger Room. Bobby went immediatly to the infirmary, seeking medical assistance for the zap he'd received as Storm turned. Hank said it was lucky Bobby was a walking snowball or he would have lost a sizable chunk of his posterior. No one had ever seen Storm so close to losing control. But Rogue thought she understood where Ororo was coming from.They both wanted children so badly and here was this woman, throwing it all away....
She knew Storm had tried to talk to Becca a number of times. Becca had made promises and finally had been quite rude ( from Remys' account as told to him by Storm) telling Storm she had no business interfering as she had no idea what it was liketo be clung on every fucking day with the whining, the shitting and Logans' fucking socks all over the place.Storm had calmly replied she wished she was so lucky. And so Becca left the next day. And the Danger Room was out of order for a week after that.
Jubilation Lee and Katherine Pryde arrived in the same cab from the airport the next day-. Logan still hadn't left his rooms, Rogue, Remy and Bishop had lingered around the door, sending warmed bottles in with Lynn. Kitty marched right past a startled Remy and phased into the suite without knocking. She opened the door for Jubilee who promptly slammed it shut again behind her. There was a lot of yelling for about 10 minutes, some minor explosions and somethimg shattered. Jubilee emerged in a perfect fury and ran back to the cab. Gravel flew as it sped down the driveway
Rogue cautiously looked in the room with Remy and Bobby who'd been attracted by the comotion. Logan sat on his bed, his face burried in his hands. Kitty sat beside him, obviously offering comfort just with her presence. The place was a wreak, only the twin bassinets in the corner stood untouched. Shredded clothing covered the bed and floor. A large picture frame lay facedown on the floor, the glass obviously shattered out of it. Cautiously, Rogue stepped over the threshold. The two figures on the bed didn't acknowledge her presence so she continued to the fussing babies. A wide eyed Drake was close behind her, and picked up Mary as she picked up Katy. Kitty nodded imperceptively, catching Rogues eye as she passed. That day and many after, Rogue would rock Katy to sleep for her afternoon nap as Logan resumed what was left of his life.