Chapter 2

A/N:See first chapter for disclaimer and summery.


"So, like where are we going?" Kitty questioned and Marie gave a deep sigh."Now we have to go back to the house and have a little after funeral party." She didn't sound happy at that thought. Logan came up behind her and placed a hand on the back of her head and she automatically leaned into his body. "We don't have to go if you don't want to, you know." Marie gave a small smile. "No, I want to. I want to get some things out of my room." She heard him whisper, "Okay."

"So there WILL be food there right?" Again this came from Kitty and they all laughed at her. She gave an indigent look. "What I can't help it if I'm hungry." Jubilee gave an indelicate snort. "For a minute there I thought they were going to ask us to leave."

"Well, its not our fault we found some things funny and they act like..." Marie was cut off when Logan said "Act like One-Eye." Smirk firmly in place. "Well, yes, but you could be a little nicer to him." Marie reprimands him. This time it was Logan that gave a snort.

"The day that boy can shave is the day I'll cut him some slack." He retorted. She knew what he was referring to. Scott always looked like he never grew a beard and he looked no older than three girls did. She once told Jean that she should suggest that she talk him into growing some stubble so Logan would quite picking on him.

Logan reached into his pocket for his car keys and opened the passenger door and helped Marie into the car and then unlocked the rest of the car and waited for the other two to get in before heading over to the driver side and got in himself.

Jubilee reached up from the backseat to change the radio station. "Don't even think about, Banana" Logan warned and Marie hid her face by looking out the window. Logan often commented on how all the yellow Jubes wore made her look like a banana. Jubes hated all rock and roll but she and Logan loved it. A trait she was sure of that be longed to him. Jubes and Kitty were more the pop music sort.

"Awe! Come on, man! We have been listing to this music since we got here, its time to switch." She complained. "Any more complainin' and y'all don't eat." He threatened. The two girls sat back with a huff. Unseen to them Logan slid his hand over to Marie's and reached for her hand. She twined her fingers with his and gave his hand a squeeze.

Mrs. D'Ancanto watched her daughter and her friends as they made their way to the car they drove. Marie looked happy with her new friends, that thought she couldn't deny. She saw the way the man acted with Marie and the way she seem to lean into him unconsciously. And she felt a little envy when she saw that he opened the car door for her and waited for her to get in. She thought back and realized the only time her husband did that for her was when she was in labor with Marie and the had finally reached the hospital.

The interaction between her daughter and her friends made the decision to get re-acquainted with her daughter more stronger and she worked on strengthening her courage.