Chapter 6

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


Logan looked wearily at the people that remained in the house. He would have rather told Marie that he wanted to go home and eat at their favorite B-B-Q place and then later take her to her favorite ice cream parlor, but this was important to Marie therefore important to him as well. Besides it wasn't like he was going to let her go by herself. Over his dead body would she go anywhere here without him. He looked around as he watched the two other loud charges talking and eating the food like well...animals. Oh, to be young.

He watched as her family moved quietly away from the girls and how some of them threw scandalized or disgusted looks and felt rage boil up inside of him. How could any of them turn their back on Marie? She was sweet and nice and kind and beautiful, and she was braver than hell. She hitched a ride all the way from Mississippi to Canada (Alaska?) with strangers and with the added danger of her being a mutant. Then she went and hitched a ride with him. His girl had some stones. He gave a snort and felt a surge of pride for the girl.

He saw a teenage boy in the corner giving Marie a glare that was part angry and part hurt, he wasn't dressed like everyone else, he was wearing jeans and sneakers and a T-shirt. The Wolverine picked up the scent of anger directed at her and he walked over to where Marie was at the table that was set up with food. He came up behind her and placed a hand at the small of her back and dropped a kiss on her head.

He leaned down and whispered, "Hi." Marie looked up at him and gave a small smile that was only for him and traced a gloved finger along the left side of his jaw. "Hi, yourself." He put his arm more around her waist, so that his hand was resting on her stomach and leaned down again. " Who's that boy in the corner?" Marie looked up from the ham slices and looked around.

She felt Logan's breathe move her hair as he said " The left corner in the living room." Just then Jubes and Kitty came over in time to her say " It's David." Logan noticed that there was some pain in her voice. The two girls noticed Wolverine's grip tightened on her waist.


Mrs. D'Ancanto watched the scene from the kitchen. She saw the way he seemed to hover around her, as if he was afraid that something was going to happen to her. And all the thoughts a mother had about something bad happening to their daughter came back in full force.

She saw the way that Wolverine put his arm around her daughter and how Marie touched his jaw, an intimate gesture that shocked her mother. She saw her daughter look up from the food and her friends eyes followed the paths that Marie's did, she watched as she said something and saw her friends get a surprised look on their faces.

She looked in the same direction. "David." She whispered in surprise. She turned to look at her daughter and her friends and saw that they had moved to a couch that had been vacated. She wondered if her daughter would tell her about her life now.


Meredith looked on with disgust as she watched the man and her 'niece'. Meredith was not one used to having to wait for what she wanted. It was usually given or taken. She took another sip of the tea and looked on. She knew that she was going to have to bide her time while they were here. She wanted this man and she was going to have him, no matter what.


I didn't think she would have the nerve to show up here. David thought angrily. He thought she wouldn't come, but he overheard some of her relatives talking about her and that she had brought some friends. David's eyes widen in surprise as he saw the scruffy looking man kiss her head and put an arm around her. He also noticed that both of them were wearing gloves, as well as the other two girls.

He had been here for half an hour and he already didn't like those girls, they were too loud. The one in yellow was sarcastic and filthy mouthed and the brunette one had a mischievous look in her eye. He watched as her mother moved closer to them and asks them a question and Marie nodded and her friends made room on the couch for her. For some reason the room was eerily quite.


Logan lifted his head as he heard feet moving their way and saw that it was Marie's mother. " Marie?" Her mother asked tentatively. Marie looked up from her plate "Hmmm?" Her mother clasped her hands together and took a deep breath. " I was wandering if it would be okay to tell me what you've been doin' this past three years." Marie passed a look to Logan and they seemed to come to an understanding. " Jubes, Kitty, could you please move down some?" The girls nodded their heads, " Of course, Rogue." Kitty said.