Summer Heat.
Author: AmberEyes
E-Mail: Ambereyeslovesthenighthotmail.com
Spoilers/Continuity: The first X-Men movie
Disclaimer: I don't own any of these characters; they belong to Marvel Comics and Stan Lee, much to my disappointment. I'm just using them for my own purposes.
Rating: R rating for sexuality.
Pairings: Rogue/Logan (of course)
Jubilee Lee/Remy LeBeau
Scott summers/Jean Grey
Category: Romance
Archive: WRFA (also posted at www.Fanfiction.net )Summary: Set a year after the first movie. Summer vacation is upon the mansion and being in love (or at least having sex) is on everyone's minds. It's just the difficulties that everyone has getting there that's the problem… It's really a PWP but hey you'll never know if you like it unless you read it right?
Author's Note: The way this story works is kind of weird but bear with me. Its three parts set over one summer in the X-Men Mansion focusing on three couples in three months. June focuses on Rogue and Logan, July focuses on Remy and Jubilee and August Focuses in Scott and Jean but all three stories show the progress that the couple from the last story has made, their still in it, and what their going through. I hope this is okay. Feedback, please…. I live off of feedback and if I don't get it I'll slowly fade away into the shadows never to be seen again……No, really I won't but give me feed back please because it lets me know what the hell I'm doing and if I'm doing it right.
By the way, marks like this () and italics, in this fic mean telepathic speaking or thoughts between Jean, the Professor or anyone else.
III
August
2:00 A.M
"Scott!"
"Humph?"
"Are you awake?"
"Yeah baby but can't it wait until morning, I'm really tired?"
"What the hell do you think Summers?"
Scott sat straight up in bed, wondering when he'd started co-habituating with Logan when he realized it was Jean barking things at him. He rolled over and flicked on the light, blinking at the harshness then looked at Jean. She was sitting up in bed, both hands wrapped around her stomach as she tried to force the breath out of her body. "Time to play huh?" he said, trying not to panic, Jean wasn't due for another three weeks in actuality. Jean looked at him, clearing thinking it was a stupid question, and tried to breath again, as she leaned back against the head board.
"Honey your sure its not false?" He asked, pushing her hair over her shoulder for her so it wouldn't be in her eyes. " I mean, it could be right?"
Jean reached out and grabbed his hand tightly squeezing his fingers, crushing them together as the contraction ebbed around her, forcing three words out at him. "Get… Ororo… NOW!"
Fearing for his life and other valuable body parts, Scott nodded and slipped out of bed, grabbing his robe, and making sure his glasses were in place as he did so. "I'll be back as soon as I can", he leaned over and kissed her forehead. "Love you"
"Get …the… hell… away from me" She ground out, gripping the sheets in her fists tightly as Scott winced and hurried from the room.
Oh, this was going to be a real pleasant experience, Scott could tell already.
Down the hall in his room, Remy and Jubilee were reluctantly, parting company for the night as they always did at that time. " I don't want to go", she whispered, kissing him again, as he walked her to the door." I'd rather stay here with you then go back to listening to Kitty snore any night"
" And Remy would rather have you stay", he said, holding her tightly as he kissed her hair " But if da teachers catch us, then we both be blackened catfish Non?"
"I know", she said, moving away and slipping on her robe before tying it tightly around her. " But I still don't like it"
" Remy don't ether", he whispered, slipping a shirt on over his boxers. "But at the da moment, we don't have no choice" He laughed and opened the door, then leaned against it "Besides, it's add a bit of suspense don't ya think?"
" That's not what I'd call it", Jubilee said with a grin as they kissed one final time, and she headed out the door. " We're still on for tomorrow night?"
"Yup", Remy said "You, me, da couch and the TV with nothin on"; he raised an eye brow and wiggled it at her. "Hopefully us too"
Jubilee sighed, mock seriously and turned to leave. " Your insatiable, has any body ever told you that?"
"All da time', Remy said with exaggerated sadness. "But I don't listen none, puts me out of da mood"
Jubilee shook her head and after peeking out the hallway stepped out, blowing a final kiss at Remy as she did so, knowing he would watch until she got to her room at the end of the hall. She'd taken about two steps when Scott almost plowed her down in his haste to get to Ororo's rooms in the east wing with the youngest children. " Hey!", Jubilee called, not even realizing that her and Remy's cover had been blown. " What's happening?"
She turned back to Remy as other students began poking their heads out of doors to see what the commotion was. He looked as perplex as she until realization began to dawn on them.
" Jean", they both said at once, hurrying up the hall to the commons room where the other students were beginning to gather.
On his way down the hall, Scott didn't answer, just plowed ahead, trying to remember who's boneheaded idea it had been to give senior students their own rooms, especially students like Remy LeBeau who flirted with everything that moved and thought sex was as casual as an intimate body locking hand shake .
Mine
A familiar pissed off female voice sounded in his head and he winced knowing he wasn't helping the situation.
Sorry Honey, he thought as he knocked on Ororo's door loudly, trying to wake the Weather Witch up. I didn't mean it
At the moment I don't care what you mean, just get back here fast with Storm.
The look on Scott's face when she opened the door told Ororo he meant business . "I'll get dressed and grab my things" She said, turning from the door quickly. A moment later she was back, and they hurried back down the hall back towards the Summers/Grey rooms.
Twenty minutes later in the commons room, Jubilee and Remy were curled together on the sofa tiredly, with the other students that had chosen to stay up and wait for news. Even the Professor was up; seated with a few of the oldest student discussing plans for the next year of their lives, college, joining the team or both if they wanted. "What do you think is going on?" She said to Remy, as she leaned her head against his shoulder.
" Don't know P'tite", he said with a yawn, wrapping an arm around her shoulders. " Probably a lot of da yelling and swearing, not mention some pain on Scott's part." He picked up his deck of cards from the coffee table, and shuffled them quickly, about to ask if anybody wanted to play a game of poker while they waited when Storm hurried by the door in one direction followed by Scott. They stopped a few feet away and talked in hush tones for a moment that the students couldn't hear. A calm fell over the room as they all waited to hear the news but instead Scott and Storm both hurried down the hall again back to Jean.
Remy looked at Jubilee, the cards forgotten. "Wonder what dat was about?"
" I don't know", She said wide awake as she took the cards from his hand and began to deal them to the other students.
Suddenly there was the sound of a distressed and angry female voice resounding through the hall.
" WHAT!!!!"
9: 30 A.M
" So it was false huh?" Marie said, buttering her toast, then sliding the butter to an exhausted looking Ororo a few feet away.
" Yup", Jubilee said, taking a bite of cereal and catching Remy's eye down the table where he was seated with Iceman and Colossus. " Completely"
" Ah can't believe Logan and Ah slept right through it", Marie said with a laugh as she drank her coffee ' Ah didn't hear a thing and our rooms a lot closer then Remy's. What's this made it, three, four, times?"
" Four, chica that I've counted at least", Jubilee muttered, pushing her empty bowl aside, her appetite gone. " And what's worse is Scott caught me coming from Remy's room, so we got in trouble for that first thing this morning from the professor."
" Really?" Marie said with a wince.
" Uh huh", Jubilee shuddered, remembering. "I was sure Scott would forget with all the commotion last night but no, this morning he grabbed both of us as soon as we'd woken up, and hauled us in front of Xavier. Then the professor gave us a lecture on birth control, and on being young and responsible adults, making proper choices. He said, we should have exercised more restraint or at least caution and talked to Jean before we did anything serious. The message was we should try to set better examples for the younger students. He even said I should talk to Jean about going on the pill, just in case. He ended by saying we could continue together but we have to maintain separate rooms at all times, and go off campus if we want to have sex. I've never been so embarrassed in my life, I wanted to crawl into the floor and die."
"I wonder if he did that to Jean and Scott when they were students." Rogue asked.
"He didn't have too", Jubilee reminded her "Jean is five years older then Scott, she probably had her own apartment that they could go too when they wanted to be alone"
"Good point", Rogue said with a frustrated frown as she buttered her toast.
"What did Remy have to say?" Kitty put in from beside Rogue as she listened in.
" Not much", Jubilee said miserably, letting her head drop to the table. " He answered the Professor's questions and that was about it", She sighed feeing her eyes tear up. " I know he'll break up with me now for sure"
"No he won't, I don't think the Swamp Rat is like that", Rogue said, slipping an arm around her friend's hunched shoulders. " It couldn't have been that bad"
" It was", Jubilee said " And just when I was really happy"
" Hmm", Rogue said as she refilled her coffee cup and Jubilee's. " At least you get to see your boyfriend Jubes. Ever since Logan stared going out on missions again, we hardly get any time together. We haven't,", she coughed " You knowed, in almost two weeks. Ah'm gonna go stir crazy soon if we don't get to spend some time together alone."
" So tell him" Jubilee said.
" Ah can't, he's workin so hard, ah know he'd be disappointed" Marie sighed " Ah guess its all part of the job if ya want to be an X-Men" Jubilee and Kitty both nodded, they knew it was true . To be part of the team meant having to sacrifice things, personal time, relationships, even lives, if it meant the betterment of society for all mutants.
"It's kind of romantic." Jubilee said, feeling better for the moment. She smiled dreamily at her friends. "It's like your two orbiting moons in the night sky, always coming close to touching but never actually coming in contact with each other as you pass."
Marie rolled her eyes to the ceiling and turned to Kitty. "Ya been lending her your Harlequin Romances again haven't ya Sugah?"
Kitty shrugged around and tried to speak around a mouthful of hot coffee. "She found where I hid them in our room."
"Hey!" Jubilee said. "I am right here, and I still think it's romantic."
"Yeah well." Marie said with a frustrated sigh. "You take romance all you want Jubes, all I want is Logan."
"So", Kitty said, moving on to a happier topic as the mood at the girls table was rapidly becoming more morbid by the minute. "Everybody ready for the baby shower?"
"Ah am", Rogue said "Am not sure Logan's too happy about going though"
"Yeah Remy wasn't pleased about it ether" Jubilee said "I think it's a guy thing, really. A baby shower just seems too feminine for them I guess"
"Scott's going", Kitty said as she played with her fork. "And he seems fine"
"What's that say about Scott?" Jubilee said raising a manicure eye brow. "That he's feminine"
"No!" Kitty said sharply. Kitty had a huge crush on Scott and didn't make any qualms about it to anyone. "You're just mad because he busted you and the Cajun, that's all"
"Maybe", Jubilee said sulkily.
"Anyways", Rogue said "He's the father; he has to go the shower"
She glanced at the clock and rose dusting off her hands. "Ah gotta go, Ah'm meeting Logan in a few minutes at the gym."
"First day back to training, huh?" Jubilee said as she finished her coffee. "What about the arm?"
"Its fine" Rogue said as she hurried off "Ah got the go ahead from Jean to go back to working out yesterday."
"If Logan will let you." Kitty called to her friends retreating back.
Logan was pacing the gym when Marie ran in a few moments later, hastily tying her hair high up on her head as she did so. "You're late", he said, crossing his arms over his chest.
"Ah know Sugah but Jubes was upset about something and I didn't want to leave her" She said as she started warming up, and stretching out.
"Problems between her and the Cajun" he said, following suit.
"Something like that", she said, not wanting to betray Jubilee's confidence. She began stretching her arms out "Did you know we missed yet another false alarm last night?" she asked.
" Really?" Logan said "Bet Scooters having a hell of a morning then"
"Ah don't know but Storm looked like hell this morning" Rogue finished and moved on to working on her calves. She looked at Logan stretching, feeling like she hadn't seen him in weeks. He looked tired to her, even though she knew that with his healing factor that was almost impossible, and she knew he could use a break from work. She sighed, feeling frustrated. She was sick and tired of seeing him but never seeing him, it was ridiculous and it was starting to get to her. She wasn't naïve enough to think that they could spend all their time together but anytime would have been preferable to what they were doing, or not doing in their case. The last day they had seen each other and actually spent time together was when they had gone shopping.
Ever since then the only time they had spent together was at meals, and at night. With Marie starting to study for her fall classes, and Logan exhausted from training, evenings were spent one of two ways, sleeping or… sleeping. Since Marie had never been with anyone else, she'd never understood how important sex was in a relationship, now she did, Logan had spoiled her she was beginning to think; and it was killing her that the closest she'd gotten to him lately was feeling the heat that came from him as he lay beside her, asleep in bed. She missed him, and she felt selfish thinking that because she knew how hard he was working for both them and the team. She knew he'd never say anything to her but that he must have been noticing as well.
She smiled as an idea began to form in her mind, she didn't know if she could pull it off but it was worth it to try and get some time together. Jubilee's words were ringing in her head and she decided to take her friends advice, in her own way. She could be honest with Logan, she could ell him what was wrong, and how she felt and hope he understood.
Or she could take him by the hand, lead him off somewhere quiet and have her way with him until they either couldn't move, or even see straight.
Marie rapidly began to like this plan as it formed.
It would give them both the rest and relaxation that they needed, and the time together.
Plus it would stop her from climbing the walls and baying at the moon.
"Okay", she said, stopping and standing up straight, Jubilee was right she needed to be honest with him, to some minor degree.
Minor being the key word.
And then she'd caveman tackle him and lead him off for her own devices.
"That's it"
"What's it?" he asked, looking at her in concern.
"This.", she said frustrated, taking him by the hand and starting to lead him off.
"Marie we just got started." he said, looking over his shoulder at the gym, clearly confused.
"We've started and finished", she said as they reached the gyms doors. "Ah'm not working out today and nether are you"
"Oh really." he said annoyed she was making decisions for him.
"Yes, really", she said, and then stopped; she didn't want to start a fight with him, that wasn't her goal at the moment. "Look Sugah, Ah haven't seen you in days, except to work out or when you're asleep and when I do your normally headed to the jet to go somewhere on a mission."
"So?" he said with a shake of his head. "It's not something I can control Marie"
"Ah know", she said, stepping up close to him. "But I miss you Logan, Ah feel like I haven't been close to you in weeks" She trailed a finger down his chest. "Ah want to spend sometime with you."
"I know babe", he said taking her in his arms. "I miss you too, it just with the baby coming Scott's been relegating duties so he can stay close to home. I don't think he realizes how much work he's putting on people."
"Exactly", she said "And it gonna be the same after too with Jean on leave." She reached up and wound her arms around his neck. "So let's just take today for us, lets go into the city or for a motorcycle ride" She looked up at him with a saucy smile "Or better yet, let's just go back to bed. We need this Logan, so let's just take the time while we have it."
She could see he was rapidly warming up to the idea of them spending time together, just the two of them. He looked down at her with a serious look on his face. "So what exactly did you have planned darlin?"
Marie smiled, and cocked her head. "I was thinking, you, me, alone, and…" She leaned up and whispered something in his ear that made his eyes go wide. "That is if I can convince you to let our training session slide for a day."
"What training session?" Logan said blurrily.
"The one we're not going to have today." She said as she pressed herself against him suggestively.
She didn't need to tell him twice.
"Alright", he said shaking his head with an exaggerated false sense of duty. Then without warning he scooped her up in his arms easily, swinging her around in a circle, thankful she was completely covered and flipping her scarf over her mouth he kissed her. She wound her arms around his neck and kissed him back, pressing her chest against him, trying to get closer. They broke apart, and she leaned her forehead against his, trying to catch her breath, her entire body throbbing.
"Ah want you so badly right now", she said, her voice shaky. "Ah need you so badly Logan, right now"
Logan smiled and setting her on her feet, took her by the hand and began to lead her towards their rooms. "Then let's go darlin, before Scooter finds something else for me to do"
Outside the manor, Jubilee sat on bench in the gardens and tried to read her latest borrowed Harlequin Romance novel unsuccessfully. She kept seeing the professor's disapproving gaze and she felt the same embarrassment come flooding back again. She'd been so upset she'd bolted from the room, before she and Remy could talk. With a sigh, she dropped the book to her lap, she supposed it could have been worse; none of the other students seemed to know they'd gotten caught together. She knew that they probably weren't the first couple to get caught but it was still the worst thing that ever could have happened to her.
She felt someone sit down beside her on the bench, and looked up to see Remy sitting beside her with a worried expression on his face. "Hey", she said setting her book aside and waiting for the worst. "What's up?"
" Remy be coming to ask you da same thing P'tite" He said concerned. " Remy noticed that ya looked upset at breakfast. It be because of da talk the professor gave us, non?"
She nodded and looked at the ground." I've never been so embarrassed, I just wanted to curl up and evaporate"
He reached over and stroked her hair, pulling her close against him. "Nothing to be embarrassed about chere, Prof's just looking out for da school's reputation that's all. It doesn't change a thing between Remy and you."
" Really", she said, leaning her head against his shoulder. " I thought you were gonna be mad at me"
" Now why would you think that?", he asked looking down at her.
"Because I'm the reason we got caught" she said "If I'd been quicker then we'd have been safe."
He shrugged and kissed the top of her head. " Remy thinks you should know him better dan that . It was both our faults Jubilee, can't do nothing about it now."
" What are we going to do?", she asked " If we have to go off campus now?"
" Don't know", he said " But we'll figure something out."
She looked up at him and they kissed as he tightened his arms around her reassuringly. " Everything' ll work out", Remy said " You'll see"
Upstairs Scott making sure Jean was comfortable in their rooms for the day and trying not to make her mad for fear of concussion from flying objects. As it was the bruises inflicted by her the night before would probably last until after the baby came along. "How do you feel?" he asked her as he tucked the blankets around her.
" Fine" She said, untucking them absently " Tired, and more then a little embarrassed last night was a false alarm again ." She sighed as he sat down beside her on the bed' "And I don't understand who Storm seems to think I need to stay on bed rest, I'm fine."
"You're exhausted" Scott said, shaking his head at her in amazement. "And besides she said it's just for today, you'll be up and around for the shower tomorrow" He smiled and nodded to the nursery to his left. "And just think, soon it'll all be over and the baby will be here."
"It is all I'm thinking of" She said as she swiped an Oreo off a near by plate. " But that's only because it means I'll be able to see my feet again and I'll be able to fit into my cloths again."
Scott laughed. " Come on, your excited and you know it"
Jean smiled at him and took his hand." Alright, I am but at the moment my body is overshadowing things as it slowly expands." She reached up and ran a hand over his cheek as he reached up and held it. "I love you."
He kissed her and stretched out beside on her on the bed, kicking off his boots and curling up beside her with her hand resting warmly on her stomach. "I love you too", he said feeling the baby kick under his hand.
Jean smiled at him, covering his hand with hers. "Don't you have a meeting now with Charles?" She asked, leaning her head against his.
"Its not important." he said, pulling a blanket around them. "It can wait, he'll understand; I have other places to be."
"Really". She said playfully. "Like where?"
"Here", he said seriously, looking up at her. "With you."
"Good answer Summers", she said with a laugh, as they kissed and she laid her head sleepily on his chest with a yawn. "Very good answer"
Meanwhile down the hall Marie and Logan had made it to their room but just barely. She kissed him through her scarf , pulling him as close as she could as she pulled the t-shirt he was wearing over his head and tossed it over his shoulder, never to be found again. "Logan", she whispered as they tumbled back onto the bed, missing and sliding off on to the carpeted floor in a heap.
He rolled as they tumbled, so she was lying on top of him, still fully clothed, and they both laughed as she looked down at him, her hair cascading across her cheek and his neck. "Oops", she said as she settled on his chest comfortably. "I guess we over shot a bit."
"Oh yeah", Logan said as he sat up abruptly, wrapping his arms pulling her into a sitting position with him, so she was seated in his lap with her legs across his. "Who says darlin?" He quickly unknotted the scarf at her neck, pulling it away and holding it between them he kissed her, as she wound her arms around his neck and pressed herself against him.
She could feel how aroused he was against her lap, and she ground against him slowly as he groaned against her mouth. She reached between them and stroked him with a gloved palm, letting her fighters take hold of him gently through the denim jeans he wore as she fondled him.
"Marie, darlin", he said as he responded to her touch, his body hardening even more so then it already was. He wrapped his arms around her tighter as he cupped her beast in his hand through her shirt, feeling her heart thump strongly under his palm as he massaged her. She arched against him as her body came to life as well. Reaching up she cupped his hand with her own, holding him against her as they continued to kiss heatedly. He could feel her need, could smell the arousal coming off of her and its heady scent was driving him crazy. While his mind was still coherent he pulled back, kissing her one final time.
"What-?" She said in a glazed voice, looking worried. "What's wrong?"
"Nothing", he assured her as he reached up and behind them to the bedside table. He pulled out a soft pair of leather gloves, two bright blue gauze scarves and condoms. Tossing the latter items on the bed, with the exception of one scarf, he pulled on the gloves before returning to her. "Just wanted to get these while I have the chance."
He took her chin in his hand, caressing her jaw as he stared into her eyes. "Now", he said as he took up the scarf. "Where were we?"
"I can't remember", she said shakily as she leaned against him.
"Well, I do." He said as he began to touch her again trough her v-necked workout shirt. "I think, maybe, we were about here." He laid the scarf on her neck and kissed her, nipping lightly. "And here." He reached up and caressed her through her shirt again. "…And here" He slipped a hand into her shirt and freed one of her breasts, holding it in his palm, as he laid a second scarf over it and took her nipple in his mouth. She gasped as he began to suck gently on the materiel, rolling his tongue over her as she laid her hand on the back of his head and encouraged him on.
"Lo-Logan", she said, tossing her head back as he continued to torment her. "Ah don't think we got this far yet"
He looked up at her devilishly for a moment, and her stomach did an excited flip. "Well, we have now", he said as he dipped his head again and resumed his work.
She reached between them and began to stroke him again, going further this time, undoing his zipper and reaching inside his jeans to free him from his shorts before beginning to caress him with a hand again. "Logan, don't stop", she said as her body arched again, close to release. "God, don't ever stop."
"I'm not darlin." he said as he pulled back and helped her pulled her shirt over her head, followed by her bra. He grinned when he saw she was wearing a sheer body stocking on underneath her cloths, and hauled her against him, letting his arms lock around her again as he leaned her back against his arm, and trailed kisses up her collarbone and neck. "Marie", he said against her collarbone.
"Hmm", she said leaned her head back in pleasure.
Logan lifted her in his arms, startling her as she let out a surprised shriek. "I think we need a change of scenery babe" He lifted her carefully and set her down on the bed, joining her, an instant later after he helped her pull off her shoes, and then his. "Much better", he rasped as he settled down beside her, and kissed her through a ready scarf again. He helped her pull off her stretch pants, tossing them aside as he removed his own jeans, until she was clad in only her body stocking for safety. Then he reached down through the opening in the fabric he knew was there, and began to stroke her centre, finding her hot and ready for him.
He dipped his fingers in and out of her, teasing the taunt straining bud that he knew controlled all she felt, until she was gasping his name and begging him not to stop for anything. He teased her flesh mercilessly as she cried out in pleasure, straining against his hand as her climax took her over. He kissed her again, feeling her body shake in release in his arms and then quiet as her breathing returned to normal.
Before she could fully recover, he fumbled for a condom packet beside him, struggling to get it open; he was so close to the edge himself until he finally tore the wrapper with his teeth in exasperation.
With a soft laugh Marie took it from him, reaching down to cup him with a soft hand, as she slid the condom into place easily. Inwardly she marveled that six months before, she'd have had no clue what to do in a situation like this, now with Logan however, she was getting plenty of practice. She began to stroke him, traveling up and down the hard length of him, as she heard his harsh intake of breath.
Logan, perilously close to climax, reached down, catching her hand with his own for a moment as she continued to stroke him, and stopped her with a shaking hand. "Darlin", he said with a gasp. "Your killing me here."
She laughed as he bent low and kissed her again through the gauzy scarf, and then with one subtle movement sheathed himself comfortably inside her. They lay still for a moment, joined together, as they kissed and then Logan began to move slowly. She gasped and dug her fingernails into his shoulders, arching her hips against his as she buried her faced, in his scarf covered shoulder. Feeling her blood quicken, she arched her leg over his hip, drawing him closer still inside her as she felt herself build to anther climax. She clutched him closer, feeling him move faster, knowing he was as close to release as she was. She gasped his name again and again as she felt herself go over, giving in to her urges, as she met his thrusts wholly. A moment later she cried out as her climax hit her, sending her flying into the abyss. He gave one final thrust and joined her, his body shaking as he came with a cry.
They lay there as their bodies came down, and after a moment, he rolled to the side to avoid crushing her. Then he pulled her close as he pulled a blanket over them, and they fell into an exhausted sated sleep together.
Jubilee sighed and tossed down her book again as Remy began kissing her neck slowly. "You're distracting me." She said softly after she read the same page for the third time.
Remy laughed as he wrapped his arms around her. "Dat's the idea chere"
Jubilee chuckled softly. "Well it's working."
"Good." Remy said as he took the book out of her hand and tossed it aside casually. "Remy's sure he can find other ways to entertain you, that ya'll like much better." As he said this, he tipped her chin towards him and kissed her, leaning back against the bench and drawing her close against him.
Jubilee wrapped her arms around him, letting herself fall into the kiss, her book long forgotten as she let her mind go blank except for everything she was feeling. She kissed him back, only vaguely aware that a few feet away a group of students were playing touch football, and could have easily chosen that moment to ridicule the both of them for the night before.
A moment passed and, nether wanted to pull away so the kiss continued, deepening as they both gave into totally to each other. She reached up to stroke his hair; he settled his hand at her cheek lightly.
When they finally broke apart, both were breathless and fighting for the supposed "Control" the professor had lectured that morning to them about. "Now dat's what I like." he said seeing her smile. "Remy don't like to see his girl frown."
Jubilee blushed, still not used to him calling her his girl and they kissed again slowly. With a sigh she broke away and picked up her book. "Sorry baby." she said "I have to go; I'm helping with the food for the shower this afternoon."
He nodded and rose, winding her arm over his with a flourish. "Remy'll walk you to the kitchen den." He winked. "Maybe Remy should ask if he can help, cook up some of ma spicy Cajun Gumbo."
Jubilee laughed as they walked. "Honey, I think she has enough heartburn as it is no offense."
"None taken." he said mildly "But everyone knows a good spicy dish be a good way to bring da baby on fast."
Jubilee looked at him sideways as they reached the manor and he opened the door for her." Don't tell Jean that, you'll wind up locked in the kitchen, cooking all day."
Remy laughed and shook his head. "Nope I got other plans chere."
"Like what?" She said as they entered the foyer.
He grabbed her playfully and kissed her neck again. "Like getting back to distracting you."
Jubilee laughed again and kissed him back as they started to walk towards the staff kitchen where she knew the others would be waiting to start baking for the upcoming shower. As they turned a corner and kissed again, they almost bumped straight into The Professor and Storm, who were standing in the corridor talking as they emerged from the Professor's office.
The two adults watched the teens come down the corridor and Jubilee felt her face flush as they passed. She smiled shakily as the Professor acknowledged them with a nod and Storm smiled comfortingly at them. Since Storm was in charge of the dorms and the students in them, Jubilee had a sinking feeling that they had been talking about her and Remy again.
She glanced sideways at Remy and saw he was looking at her casually as they walked. When he saw she was looking at him, he pulled her close, wrapping an arm around her shoulders protectively and nonchalantly kissed her temple, leaning his head against hers. Jubilee felt her mood improve a bit as she saw the Professor smile her and turned back to Storm, saying something as he moved on in his wheelchair. Storm for her part turned and headed in their direction, passing them as she headed for the kitchen where she was in charge of the cooking.
" Remy,", she said as she passed them and reached the kitchen doors. pauseing . " Jubilee, are you coming to help?"
Jubilee smiled and gave Remy one last lingering kiss, before turning and following Storm inside. " See ya later."
Remy nodded and called after her, " Alright, meet me later in da games room like we planned?", she nodded as she went and he turned to leave, wondering what he could do to help remedy the situation that they were in. An idea began to form in his mind and he smiled as he turned to walk away. He had a plan that could work out well if he could pull it off, it would be a challenge but nobody ever said Remy LeBeau wasn't persistent.
With a whistle he set off for his room and the privacy it entailed. He had calls to make and people to blackmail.
Inside the kitchen, Jubilee, Kitty, and Storm were busy getting the ingredients for cheesecake ready, along with several of the other students when Kitty looked up from the cookbook she was leafing through. " Hey.", she said, closing the book and hopping off her stool to get a bowl from the opposite counter and noticing that they were a member short. " Where's Rogue, isn't she supposed to be here?"
Storm shrugged and continued to mix ingredients together in a big mixing bowl as she did. " I thought she was, she volunteered to help, but I haven't seen her or Logan all day. I guess she found something else to do. "
Kitty and Jubilee locked eyes for a moment then as Kitty passed Jubilee she leaned in close to her friend so only she could hear. " Something else to do or someone else to do hmmm?"
Jubilee laughed so hard she almost dropped the measure cup she was holding into the batter. " Really."
Meanwhile upstairs Marie and Logan were still in bed, lying together in the dim room as they tried to catch their breath from yet another whirlwind session of love making. Marie had never felt as content in her life as she did, lying in the dim room with Logan, listening to him breath as he stroked her hair. She rolled over so she was facing him, and kissed him again through a scarf, before settling against him with a blanket between then for protection. " This is nice.", she said with a yawn.
" What is?" Logan said, looking down at her.
" You, me, alone.", she said, curling against him.
" Yeah it is." He said, rolling onto his side, so they were both facing each other. He reached out and " You were right Marie, we needed this."
" Ah know." She said confidently.
" Oh really." He said with a laugh as he playfully made a grab for her. ' You knew did you?"
" Ah did!" she said " Ah just didn't know how to tell you."
" Never be afraid to tell me anything", he said seriously " If it bothers you or if it effects us."
She smiled at him again , relived. " Ah love you Logan."
He kissed her hair as he breathed in her scent. "I love you too, Marie."
It was the first time, to his recollection that he had said that to her, or anyone for that matter but it was true. He loved her, he'd never felt as protective of anyone as he did for her. Right from the moment he'd said he'd take care of her at the train station, up to saving her from Magneto, leaving and coming back, he'd loved her although he'd have never admitted it until a few months ago. Now he'd be willing to walk through hell and back again to be near her, the thought of being without her scared the hell out of him.
Marie snuggled against him. " Lets go away this weekend.", she suggested.
" Where?' He said with a laugh as he lit a cigarette.
" Ah don't know.", she said honestly. " And really Ah don't care, as long as its just the two of us."
" I can't darlin as much as I'd like to." he said with a sigh as he took a drag.
" Why?", she said, stealing his cigarette, much to his surprise and taking a puff before handing it back to him.
" Scooter's got me going to San Francisco, some mutant he wants to me track down is there. I'll be gone a few days, he told this morning after breakfast. I'm sorry babe"
Marie felt disappointment course through her and she tried to hide it unsuccessfully. " Its ahright Logan, its only a few days. Ah understand."
" Good.", he said stubbing out his cigarette pulling her close against him. " Now enough of that, its still two days away, so we've got time to make up for."
After that nothing was said for long time, because it really didn't seem to matter what they spoke, their bodies said it all.
3:39 AM.
Scott!
What?
Wake up!
Scott opened his eyes with a groan as he turned on the light and looked over at Jean. She had her eyes closed as she breathed through a contraction. He groaned again and before she could speak to him non-telepathically he'd sat up and bent low over her rounded stomach, until he was only a few inches away and knocked gently like he was knocking on a door. " Kid, this is your father speaking, I'm gonna level with you for once. Your killing me here. Did you hear that? I know you did, your killing Daddy and you're not even old enough to date or steal the car yet. For the love of everything holy, please ether be born or let Mommy and I get some sleep."
He sat up and looked at Jean. Who was leaning back against the head board, with a bit of a stunned expression on her face. " What?", he asked worriedly.
" They stopped.", she said with a tired smiled. " For the moment."
" Good.", he said settling beside her and taking her hand in his. " Now let's just wait and see what happens"
The words were barley out of his mouth when he watched an odd expression cross Jean's face. " What?" he said. " Another contraction?'
" Nope.", she said mildly. " My water just broke, that's all."
She turned and swatted him upside the head with a pillow as she felt her first real pain come on. " Nice move Summers."
Four hours later, Marie sat in the downstairs commons room with a group of the older students, and Logan as they waited for news from upstairs. She leaned against Logan and tried to stay awake as Remy dealt another hand of Poker around the table. Jubilee was asleep on the sofa behind them while the Professor was reading a book to some of the younger students and fielding questions about what was happening with vague answers.
" So much for the baby shower.", she said to Kitty as she folded another hand to the cheating Cajun with the cocky smile.
" Maybe not." Kitty said taking a sip of tea from her mug. " It may just be, that the baby is actually at the baby shower."
" True." Marie said, watching with satisfaction as Logan cleaned Remy out for another round. " It would make things interesting."
" And fun." Jubilee said groggily as she woke up and came over to sit beside Remy. " Baby's are so cute, especially the little one's."
" Ah know.", Marie said with a smile as she stole a sip of Logan's coffee. She winced as the bitter taste of Southern Comfort mixed with Java covered her tongue. He caught her eyes as she coughed lightly and moved the drink to his other side absently, out of her reach. " Ah love being around them, especially when Ah can hand them back to their parents."
" Amen to that." Kitty said as they waited for Remy to deal the next hand.
Up stairs, Jean was trying to focus and breath like Scott was instructing her but she was rapidly growing weary of both Lamaze techniques and Scott's helpful but constant nattering. " How you doing?", he asked as he helped her sit up, for what seemed like the millionth time.
"No better then the last time you asked." she said as she accepted another ice chip. "Where'd Storm go?"
"To get more blankets," he said as he mopped her damp forehead with a facecloth. "She said to try and relax,"
"I am relaxed," She panted through gritted teeth as another contraction built. "I don't think I can be any more relaxed."
Scott smiled and patted her hand." If you say so, Honey."
"Don't patronize me!" she gasped, grabbing his hand and squeezing hard as he winced. The contraction began to fade and Jean slumped back on her pillow, wondering why she had let Ororo talk her into a home birth when she could have gone to a hospital and at least had some decent pain killers. Even the lab downstairs would have done, but no, she'd let Storm convince her that she and Scott's rooms would be more comfortable for her, that it would make thing easier. The good thing about being telepathic was that she could hold off some of the pain to a degree but it was still a terrible strain on her system to do so.
A moment later, Ororo hurried backing with a stack of blankets in her arms. She set them down on the near by desk "How are you doing?" she said to Jean as she checked her heart rate.
"Would you two please stop asking me that!" Jean said. "I'm in the process of passing another human being through my body, how the hell do you think I'm doing!?"
" So the same, huh?", Storm said as she helped her sit up and get more comfortable. She placed a hand on Jean's stomach and felt gently before moving to the foot of the bed" I'm going to see how you're doing, Jean, so take a breath and relax, okay?" A moment later she looked up with a smile as she settled the blankets back around her friend. " I don't think it'll be much longer, an hour maybe." She stood up fully and raised an eyebrow at them .
" So?", she asked as she began to gather up the necessary supplies and set them aside within close reach, for when she needed them. " Are you two ready to have a baby?"
Downstairs, Marie was dozing on Logan's shoulder while Remy and Jubilee watched TV with the Professor and the other students. " This is taking forever.", Jubilee muttered as she yawed and passed a hand over her face.
" It hasn't been any time at all." Marie murmured as Logan settled a blanket around her. " It could be hours yet sugah."
" Hours?", Jubilee said. " Ah, that's it I'm going to sleep." She turned to Remy and indicated to his shoulder with a manicured hand. " May I?"
" Of course chere.", he said wrapping an arm around her shoulders and pulling her close
" It could be worse ." Bobby said, from where he was sitting and flicking through channels on the TV. He found Star Trek, the Next Generation and settled in to watch it. " It could be another false alarm."
Marie shuddered and shook her head. " Don't even mention that word, you'll jinx everything."
The Professor looked up from the book he was reading and smiled at her. " I don't think that's possible at this point Rogue.", he said as he set the book aside and sat up straighter in his wheelchair.
Marie laughed and shook her head. " Professor, in this mansion, anything is possible."
" True." Xavier said as he looked at the clock. " Well", he said after a moment's pause " I don't know about anyone else but I could use something to eat or drink. If I can get any volunteers to help me in the kitchen, I might be able to whip us all up something to eat." A few of the older students, raised their hands and the followed the Professor out of the room to where the kitchens were located.
With a sigh Marie leaned against Logan again as he pulled a blanket around her shoulders . He pointed toward to Jubilee , who was now fast asleep, her head leaning against Remy's shoulder and stubbed out the end of the cigar he was smoking in a nearby ash tray before speaking. " Why don't you try and get some sleep too darlin?", he asked stroking her hair.
" Ah am.", she said curling against him and closing her eyes. "Or Ah would be if ma pillow would quit talking to me and let me go to sleep ."
" Very funny.", he said " Marie, do I look like a pillow to you?"
" Um hum.", she said with a yawn. " And a comfy one at that."
Comfy?
Logan had never thought in his life he'd ever get called comfy, and like it.
He shook his head leaned back on the couch and closed his eyes for a moment. When he opened them and looked down, Marie was asleep against his chest, snoring softly. He could hear her heartbeat, strong and steady and smell her scent, and in turn his scent on her, that signified that she was his. It was a strong feeling, knowing that he had the love of a good women like Marie and it wasn't something he was willing to lose. Especially because of something as stupid as bad scheduling on Scooter's part. Logan tightened his hold on Marie as he made a decision.
As soon as Jeannie was done popping out the mini-Summers, he and Scott were gonna have a little talk the upcoming weekend.
Upstairs, things were rapidly picking up as Jean's contractions were only a moment apart and she already started to push, gripping Scotts hand for dear life as the pains racked her body. " You're doing real good, Jean", Storm said, encouragingly, patting her leg from where she sat at the end of the bed. " A couple more pushes and it'll all be over, the baby's already crowing."
From where he was sitting, Scott could see a tiny head with a dusting of what looked like bright red hair, hurriedly pushing her way out of her mother. " Just a bit more honey," he said feeling himself tear up behind his goggles, as he slipped an arm around her shoulders and helped support her. " Just a little bit more."
An instant and one hard push later, as Jean let out an aggravated cry, their daughter slipped into the world and Storm's waiting, steady hands. Jean slumped back against Scott as Storm laid the baby on her stomach and began to clean her off. " It's a girl,", she said as the baby began to cry lustily. " But you already knew that didn't you?"
Jean laughed tiredly, with tears poured down her cheeks, as she reached out to touch her child for the first time. " We suspected."
Storm began to clean her off as soon as Scott had cut the cord, and then wrapped her in lavender blanket, settling her in the crook of Jean's waiting arms when she was done. " I'm just going to clean you up .",she said as she got to work . " And then I'll leave you alone for awhile."
Ten minutes later, after she'd cleaned Jean up and made her more comfortable, she stood back and watched them for a moment before whispering congratulations and slipping from the room, leaving them alone for the first time.
Scott leaned over and kissed Jean's temple, brushing her tangled hair out of her eyes as she watched her with their daughter. She smiled at him, still crying and smiled through her tears. " Hey,", she said after a moment as she watched the baby, sucking a dimpled fist. " Look what we did."
Scot laughed quietly as he reached out to touch his daughter's skullcap of red hair softly. " She'd gonna look like you, she even has your eyes." He leaned over and kissed Jean quickly. " I am so proud of you, sweetie.", he said as his voice broke and tried to control it. " You did so well."
She smiled up at him. " I love you.", she said leaning her head against his.
" I love you too.", he said as he reached out and traced the baby's fingers, marling at how small they were. " And her.'
They both watched as the baby opened her eyes and looked at them, with what Jean would swear later was an annoyed expression. " Hello," Jean said to her as Scott wiped the tears off of her cheeks. She turned to Scott. " What are we going to call her?", she asked.
" I don't know,", he said. " Something that sounds good with Summers I suppose."
" I like Cherokee .", she said " What do you think?'
" Cherokee Summers.", he said with a nod . " I like it."
He looked down at Cherokee as Jean slipped her into her father's arms and he walked her over to the window . "I promise to make things better for you then they were for me or your mom.", he said kissing the top of her head. " You have my word."
He turned back to Jean to speak and smiled, not surprised as he saw she was sound asleep, snoring softly. " Oh well.", he said " She needs her rest." Scott watched as the baby yawned. " And so do you." He walked over and laid her gently in the bassinette beside the bed and rose fully starching out his back as he looked at his sleeping family.
Back in the common's room the students were eating sandwiches, and drinking coffee and tea that they had made in the kitchen when Storm hurried in. Everyone stopped what they were doing and Remy and Wolverine, woke their respective girlfriends up as Storm grinned. " It's a girl."
Everyone one grinned and watched as Scott came down the stairs, looking exhausted but satisfied. " How are they?", Marie asked groggily. " Jean and the baby?"
He grinned, rather goofily if you asked Logan, and addressed the entire room, not just Marie. " Jean and Cherokee are fine, perfect in fact. Their both asleep at the moment."
" You named the baby, Cherokee?' Jubilee said as she woke up fully and saw Scott nod his yes.
" Good name.", Remy put in. " Strong."
Suddenly it hit Scott, he had a baby, a daughter and in twenty years or so, she was going to be dating, guys like Remy LeBeau, or Logan and there wasn't a thing he could do to stop it.
They students all watched as Scott paled, still with a goofy grin on his face and without a word he dropped to the floor in a dead exhausted faint.
" Great." Logan said from the couch. " Just what we need, Dopey Scooter."
" Don't you mean sleepy." Marie said as they rose and headed for their room to get some sleep, stepping over Scott on the way.
" No.", Logan said with a shake of his head as they headed down the hall. " Hey, I have a proverb for you Marie. If a Scooter falls in the mansion, in anyone there to pick his ass up off of the floor?"
"Logan!"
" Remy where are we going?"
" You'll see chere, just keep da blindfold on."
Jubilee sighed, the next day, as she allowed herself to be led from Remy's car into a building, having no clue where they were or why there were there. She'd trusted him enough when he'd told her he had a surprise for her in town but she wasn't as sure now. The blindfold totally blocked out her vision and she hadn't the faintest idea what was going on. She felt herself being led into an elevator and then into a room a few moment later.
" Okay stop." Remy said as he held her back. " Let Remy take the blindfold off."
He reached up and untied it, and for a moment it Jubilee was blinded as her eyes struggled to adjust but when they did she gasped.
They were standing in what could only be descried as the most gorgeous loft apartment Jubilee had ever seen. It was huge, and spacious with hardwood floors, and leather furniture. A massive bay window overlooked New York, and led to a small terrace. The living room had a widescreen TV and large couches as well as a recliner and a huge stereo while the kitchen was stainless steel and marble. Remy walked her around as she looked in awe at everything. Off to the right was a king sized bed with black silk sheets and a down comforter, and then off to the right of that was a master bath room.
Jubilee turned to Remy, " whose is this?" She asked curiously .
" Our hon.", he said watching as her eyes widened.
" Ours", she squeaked.
" Well", Remy said " Not exactly ours, you see Remy knew we needed to find a place, so I called my cousin Marc in New Orleans and asked him if he still had this place. He said he did but he don't use it much anymore 'cause his girlfriend lives in New Orleans. He's here once or twice a month for family business, so he said we could use it anytime we wanted as long as we keep in the fridge stocked and the place clean."
" You mean, you got this place for us?", Jubilee said as she looked around.
" If ya like it." He said and had just enough time to prepare himself before she launched herself into his arms.
" Of course I like it." She cried as she hugged him and he hugged her back. " I'm just in shock, that you actually went out of your way like this for us." She hugged him harder and kissed the base of his neck. " I really can't"
" Wasn't out of my way Jubilee", he said " Nothing is out of the way for us, girl don't you realize that by now?" He pushed her hair out of her eyes as he looked at her seriously . I love you Jubilee."
She smiled and hugged him again. " I love you too Remy." And she meant it, every word.
" So you want a tour?", he asked taking her by the hand. " Remy'll show you where everything is."
Jubilee nodded, and let him lead her off to show her the loft.
Meanwhile back at the manor, Marie walked beside Logan with a depressed air as they headed for the jet hanger. Logan was supposed to be gone for three or four days, more time apart that they didn't need, Marie thought as she tried not to cry. Logan, being Logan, noticed and wrapped an arm around her shoulders as he walked pulling her close. " Its only a few days." Logan said as they walked down the hall. " I'll be back before you know it babe."
" Ah know.", she said sadly. " Ah just wish you didn't have to go, is all."
" I know.", he said, adjusting his tote bag on his shoulder. " I know."
They entered the hanger, and found the jet ready and waiting for him, with Storm on board to pilot, Rogue knew.
She threw her arms around him and hugged him hard, wrapping her arms around him and kissing him through the edge of her scarf. He kissed her back and she sighed, feeling her eyes fill up with tears and trying to hold them back. Just then something caught her eyes. Sitting near one of the jet's wheel were three suitcases that she had never seen before.
" Logan.", she asked pulling back. " Whose are those?"
" What?", he asked, then looked over his shoulder. " Oh those, yeah, those are yours."
" Mine?" she said, wondering if he'd gone crazy.
" Yeah." Logan said with a smile. " You see I talked to Scooter, he must have been in a good mood because o the baby or something, anyways, I told him that we hadn't spent any time together and that the mission could go to hell. He said I could have the week off if I wanted."
Marie felt her heart jump in her chest. " Your staying?, then why are we here, and why do I have suitcases packed."
" Well that's the thing.", he said " Storm is going to San Francisco still, so I tagged us a ride. How do you feel about a week or so in the Golden City?"
" Just the two of us?", she asked hardly believing him.
" Just us.", He said " Completely alone, I have the hotel and everything booked."
" What about the baby shower?" She asked.
" It's been postponed until Storm gets back, so you'll be back in plenty of time. Come on what do you say?" he asked. ' It'll be your last chance for fun before school starts I guarantee it."
" Ah say, let's go before Scott changes his mind", she said taking him by the hand and starting to led him to where her suitcases were. She grabbed them and they started for the jet. " San Francisco is waiting for us and the summer ain't gonna last forever."
Logan laughed as they walked up the jet's ramp and it started to close behind them. " Yeah but what a hell of a summer it's been huh darlin?"
" Tell me about it?", she said " And here Ah was afraid it was gonna be boring."
" With us?", Logan said as Storm moved the jet off of the ground. " Never gonna happen darlin, never gonna happen in a million years."
Rogue laughed and shook her head. It had been a hell of a summer and while she was sad to see it start to draw to a close, she knew that it just meant the start of something new or in her and Logan's case the continuation of something new.
After all fall was just around the corner.
THE END