Disclaimer: All characters in this fiction belong to the X-Men franchise and Marvel Comics, yada yada yada. Also, lyrics used are the property of country artist Tim McGraw. The song is Real Good Man and you can find it on his newest CD "Tim McGraw & the Dancehall Doctors," it's a great CD so go buy it!

Author's Notes: I heard this song and the story totally wrote itself. The lyrics are soooo Lance and Kitty! 99.5 WBEC FM is, as far as I know, a fictional radio station just as the "Lonesome Dove Dedication Hour" is. If there is such a radio station or radio show, please know that the similarities are accidental.

During the "song" anything you see in [] is Kitty's thoughts, actions or words, {} indicates Rogue's thoughts, actions or words.

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Dedicated to Kitty

Arriving home from school, Kitty and Rogue entered their bedroom to see a single sheet of paper lying in plain sight on Kitty's bed.

She looked over at Rogue to see if her roommate knew anything about the paper that hadn't been there when they left for school and got a shrug in answer.

Curious, Kitty set her books down on the bed and picked up the paper.

"99.5 FM. 9 o'clock tonight. Be listening," she read aloud from the note.

Puzzled by the cryptic words, she turned the paper over looking for something more.

Rogue moved to stand beside her and take a closer look at the note.

"Do ya recognize the writin'?"

Though Kitty thought it looked vaguely familiar she couldn't place it and answered Rogue's question with a slow shake of her head.

~*~*~

At five to nine that night, Kitty turned her radio on to 99.5 FM.

Rogue groaned aloud from her bed as she heard the station identify itself as "99.5 WBEC – We be Country for New York."

Kitty, who actually knew country music to be very good, just glared at her friend with the silent order that Rogue could leave if she didn't like it.

Just as Kitty had known she would, her roommate only rolled her eyes and made no move to leave the room.

They were both too curious to know who wanted Kitty listening to this station at this time tonight and why.

Soon something called the "Lonesome Dove Dedication Hour" began and Rogue buried her head under the pillows on her bed to block out the music.

Kitty ignored the other girl and listened to the to the DJ reading off special dedications to the sappy songs listeners had requested he play for their special someone.

Forty minutes into the show Kitty and Rogue both jumped as they heard one particular introduction from the DJ.

"This one goes from Lance to Kitty in Bayville. Lance wants you to know, Kitty, that he's not gonna give up on you just yet because he knows he can prove to you he is a real good man at heart."

"Lance? God, he just doesn't stop!" Rogue said in response to the sentimental words.

Kitty just shushed her and listened breathlessly as Tim McGraw's Real Good Man started to play.

Girl you've never known no one like me ["True," Kitty sighs]
Up there in your high society [I am not high society]
They might tell you I'm no good [That they do]
Girl they need to understand
Just who I am
I may be a real bad boy
But baby I'm a real good man

I may drink too much [Like, I hope that's not true] and play too loud [Another truth]
Hang out with a rough and rowdy crowd {"Got that right," Rogue muttered}
That don't mean I don't respect
My Mama or my Uncle Sam
Yes sir, yes ma'am [That's a bit of a stretch for Lance.]
I may be a real bad boy
But baby I'm a real good man

I might have a reckless streak [Dreamy sigh]
At least a country-mile wild
If you're gonna run with me
It's gonna be a wild ride {"Sh-yeah right," Rogue scoffed}
When it comes to loving you
I've got velvet hands [Huge smile from Kitty]
I'll show you how a real bad boy
Can be a real good man

I take all the good times I can get
I'm too young for growing up just yet [Sad, but true]
Ain't much I can promise you
'Cept to do the best I can [Awwwwwwwwwwwwww, Lance!]
I'll be damned
I may be a real bad boy
But baby I'm a real good man

I may be a real bad boy
Oh but baby I'm a real good man
Yes I am

"Don't tell me you're gonna fall for that?!" Rogue demanded as the song ended and she saw the emotions misting her friend's eyes.

Before Kitty could answer their bedroom shook as only one thing could shake it.

Lance!

Gasping his name, she leapt from the bed to go stare outside her window, knowing her beau was out there.

Her wide eyes scanned the grounds twice before spotting him standing all alone outside the fence, lurking in the shadows and staring up at her.

He looked so cute out there in his torn blue jeans, black tee and brown vest that the sight of him combined with that touching song tribute made Kitty melt.

Literally, in a way.

Before she knew it, her whole body had phased through the window she'd been leaning out of and she went tumbling into the bushes below.

"Oh, brother," Rogue exclaimed as she leaned out to look at her fallen friend.

"I'm ok," Kitty called out, thoroughly embarrassed.

While she just lay there regaining her breath, Rogue rushed to shut down Logan's nighttime security setup for the school grounds, not wanting Kitty blasted by anything as an intruder.

Rising slowly, Kitty brushed herself off and looked over at Lance, who'd jumped up onto the fence at her fall to make sure she was ok.

Knowing that Rogue would have taken care of the booby traps awaiting intruders, Kitty ran across the grass to her boyfriend.

He hopped down to stand a little nervously before her as she came to a stop.

"So…um…did you like the song?"

His hesitant question made Kitty all gooey inside and she threw her arms around his neck before pulling his lips to hers.

After a long kiss that Lance had only just recovered from his surprise enough to return, Kitty pulled her lips back to stare up into his warm brown eyes.

"That was, like, the most romantic thing ever!"

Feeling cocky now that his plan had worked as well as he'd hoped it would, Lance returned the smile before bending to claim another kiss.

The second kiss, which had promised to be longer and hotter than the first, was brought to an abrupt end by the sprinklers being turned on and Logan turning on the outside lights like an overprotective father.

Sighing and shivering from the cold water she'd been doused with, Kitty phased Lance through the fence.

Reluctantly she left him there with a promise to meet for a date the next day and a third quick, brief kiss.

She entered the institute, glared evilly at a grinning Logan, then phased through every barrier between the foyer and her bedroom.

Once back in her room, she flopped down on her bed with a dreamy sigh.

Seeing that, Rogue stifled a groan and rolled her eyes.

"How can I not love him after that?"

This time Rogue didn't bother to stifle the groan. She let it out loudly and shook her head at how easily Kitty had been swayed by a corny song dedication.

She went to bed denying to herself that even she would love to have a guy care enough about her to do something like that.