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Well, this is it. This is the last chapter. I'm considering a rewrite of the season finale with Evie. I don't know though. It seems a little redundant. I would have to leave my universe and alter theirs. I'm sure I'll come up with something.Thanks to all for all the nice reviews. I'll see you all again. Redhead2
Discoveries
Chapter 19
Hours later as the mansion was in full swing with wedding preparations the girls were excitedly talking as they prepared for the time when they would descend the stairs and come face to face with the beginning of the future they just witnessed.
"Even 20 years from now the guys still looked as hot as they do now." Jubilee spoke as she was fixing Kitty's makeup.
Jean stopped brushing her hair. "Scott's eyes are so beautiful. I can't wait to see them again. I have to wait 5 years."
"I'll see what I can do to accelerate the process." Evie smiled at her.
"Ah still can't believe Remy is actually goin' ta propose let alone us have those two beautiful kids." Marie turned in front of a mirror to check her dress. "Wait." Suddenly she froze in place. "We were married, weren't we?" Laughter rang around the room as everyone turned to see her horrified expression.
"Don't worry, Marie. If you weren't then, we will make sure you will be this time." Ororo passed her and touched her shoulder.
Evie turned to Kitty and smiled. "Thomas said that you enjoyed telling stories about your wedding. I hope we can make it even more memorable now and give you more stories to tell."
"Absolutely not," Kitty said emphatically. The room fell silent. "From now on, when all of our kids hear about today it will not be from me alone." She turned and caught Shalimar's eyes reflected in her mirror. "We will always tell them about our weddings, together." Shalimar stood and moved toward Kitty. She stood and they embraced as the entire room reached for tissues.
"Very well, that will be quite enough." Ororo took a deep breath. "We have much yet to do and it will not serve to have all our make up work ruined only to spend time on touch ups."
"I guess we really should come up with a routine, since we know we have to do this at least 3 more times," Jubilee assessed. "And that's just for us. I don't know if any of you caught on but I saw how some of our children looked at each other, Nadene and Thomas, excluded."
"Can we get through their births before you start planning their weddings, please," Marie puffed.
Downstairs, amid the hustle of preparation, most of the men were dressed and in the Library, having a drink to calm the nerves they'd never let show. "De girls were beautiful, weren't de?" Remy sat with his drink and seemed to be staring into space.
Suddenly his attention was captured as he heard the familiar snickt of Logan's claws. "Cajun, you had better be talkin' about our wives and not our teenage daughters?" Logan's growl was short lived as he saw Remy pull a charged card and glare back at him. Both men dropped their 'weapons' and chuckled.
"Our wives---," Bobby repeated his words. "They are beautiful and their going to give us all those beautiful kids. Suddenly I feel really old."
The men's jibes stopped abruptly when Jesse and Brennan came rushing into the room with their ties in their hands.
"Can someone please tie this damn thing?" Brennan face was almost comical.
"We both tried our own and each other's and we can't get them to look right," Jesse added.
Scott and Adam looked at one another then shook their heads as they got up and moved to lend some aid. Adam took the material Jesse held out to him and began to put it in place. "You know there was a reason I taught you guys formal behaviors."
Scott took Brennan's and smiled slyly as he first pretended to choke him with it.
"Adam," Jesse whined, "I know how to do it. It's just that I think they gave us the wrong ones or something."
Adam chuckled as he finished a perfect bowtie and turned Jesse to face the mirror over the fireplace mantle. "Nope, it's just the right size." He slapped Jesse's shoulder as they all watched both grooms turn a slight shade of pink.
Bobby came up to them with a drink in each hand. "Here, I think you both need these." He watched as they took the drinks and downed them in one gulp.
"Whoa, mon amis. If you do dat too often, we be propping you up at the altar."
"I am so nervous," Jesse admitted.
"What's to be nervous about? You know you'll survive the day. You'll even survive the next twenty years with Kitty. Stop sweatin' it."
Bobby and Remy laughed, joining in Logan's reproof.
Jesse turned to Brennan and raised an eyebrow. "How long before we do this for him?"
"Not long enough. He's gonna be a caged tiger. We'll probably have to chain him down just so he doesn't give in to the urge to run." Brennan tried his best to glare at Logan through his amusement.
Everyone just laughed all the more.
Adam turned to Brennan as he saw him reach for another drink. "You haven't seen Shalimar yet to discuss alternate honeymoon plans. What are you going to do?"
"Well actually, I have it all figured out. Jesse and Kitty are flying commercial to Australia. Shal and I can do the same thing and just head north. I called around this morning and got us booked on a flight to Juno and then passage on a Northern Lights cruise."
"Wait, Juno as in Alaska? And Shalimar doesn't have a clue about these plans?" Logan watched as Brennan just smiled. "You think you'll have a hard time dealing with me as a caged tiger? Bub, she's gonna tear you to pieces before you leave the mansion."
"No, see, this will be just our first honeymoon. While we're on the cruise she can tell me where else she wants to go and I'll take her anywhere. Except Hawaii. It'll be cool." Brennan smiled confidently.
"Cool? Man, it's gonna be down right cold. You're not me ya' know?" Bobby turned his hand as a very small snowball appeared and he through it at Brennan.
Aptly dodging the throw, Brennan flexed his hand as electricity flew into the air over Bobby's head. "I don't have to be you. I just have to make sure its cold enough. If the virus can't thrive, it can't infect, right? But don't worry. It'll be hot enough in our stateroom." A smile of anticipation crossed Brennan's face as the men poked fun at his enthusiasm.
Just then the pastor who married Adam and Evie in the garden, walked into the library. All the men abruptly stopped their laughter and cleared their throats. Standing they greeted the man and moved into their places for the ceremony.
Since the stairs emptied almost directly across from the library doors the altar was set up at the far end of the library. Seats were staggered on both sides of the room to allow everyone a front row seat.
When everyone was in place, Charles and Adam stepped in front of Brennan and Jesse. Adam spoke first. "You both know that I could not love any sons more than I do you. I'm proud of you. You have grown far beyond the expectations I had for the confused, scared boy," he looked at Jesse, "and the street punk," he looked at Brennan, "I took in, so long ago. I'm very happy to be able to share this joyous time in your lives and I wish you only the best of all blessings as you begin the next phase in your relationships." One at a time Adam grasped their hand and embraced them.
He stepped aside as Charles began to speak. "I have come to think of you as my children as well. Kitty honors me like no daughter ever could and Shalimar easily clawed her way into my heart from the first time I met her. No father could be more pleased to know that his daughters have found men who will love them completely as I. My heart is contented to realize that my children are happy and my grandchildren will be loved and safe." Shaking each of their hands he moved back and surveyed the room making eye contact with each of his boys and Adam. Taking a deep satisfied breath he continued, "Well, if we are ready, I will call Jean and see how long we must wait." He closed his eyes and brushed her mind, Jean, my dear, everyone is in place here.
Thank you, Charles. We will be down directly.
Jean turned and looked at all the women before her. "They're ready. Are we?"
Fear suddenly crossed Kitty's face as she gasped and nearly fell to the floor. Marie, standing by her, was quick to catch her and lower her gently to a chair. "Suga', what happened?"
"This is it," she whispered. "He's really waiting for me?"
Jubilee crossed the room and knelt in front of her taking her hands in her own. "Kitty," but she noticed that Kitty seemed to be miles away. "Chica, look at me," she commanded. She saw Kitty's eyes quickly snap to hers. "You are going to be fine. We're all going to be with you."
"But, I've dreamed about this so many times. Jubes, am I going to wake up. Is this another dream?" Her whispers were heartbreaking. "I've had so many and each time I wake up---I wake up right before he kisses me. Please tell me it's not a dream." Her eyes pleaded with her friend.
Jubilee pulled one hand away and reached up to Kitty's shoulder. Suddenly everyone jumped with a start as Kitty yelled, "Ow," and rubbed her now sore shoulder. "Jubes, what was that for?"
"To prove to you that you aren't dreaming and after 7 years of progressively hotter dreams about Jesse," she smiled as Kitty blushed in front of the others, "he's really downstairs waiting for you to finally share that kiss. Now, enough with all this and let's go. After 7 years of hearing about it, I want to finally see it, too."
Kitty smiled and threw her arms around her best friend. "What would I ever do without you?"
"By now they may all think that we've changed our minds and decided to stay here so let's go before they come searching," Jean ordered. "Let's get into the hall and I'll call the professor to start the music."
As the girls descended the stairs each looked like an angel from Heaven to their men.
Marie walked in the lead. As he got to the bottom of the stairs, Remy winked at her and extended his arm for her to take. He led her to their place in the Library.
Jean descended like a bird and joined her husband and son as they walked to their places.
Ororo was stunning as she gracefully lighted the stairs. Logan met her with a soft kiss as she turned to walk with him.
Adam gasped as he watched his wife approach. Even carrying her infant daughter she looked as beautiful as she did the day of their wedding.
Jubilee smiled as she watched Bobby's eyes; his love and appreciation written all over his face. He almost tripped on his own feet as he went to join her.
The music changed and Adam stood proudly at the bottom of the stairs. Brennan shuffled his feet and adjusted his tux in nervousness.
No one could take a breath as Shalimar graced the stairs. She joined Adam as he folded her arm in his. He turned and smiled at her when he felt her shaking.
After what felt like an eternity, Brennan shook Adam's hand and watched as Adam removed her veil, kissed her and stepped aside. Brennan, desperately willing his nerves to settle, reached out his hand to take hers as he brought her to his side.
The music changed yet again and Jesse's knees nearly buckled as he saw Kitty come down. Charles was proudly waiting for her. She turned and leaned over to kiss him then laid her hand over his as he extended it to guide her.
Bobby was standing at Jesse's side when he heard his short ragged breaths. He nudged him to get his attention and whispered. "Hey, breathe, man, before you ghost on us." Without responding Jesse slowly inhaled deeply then stepped up to shake the hand Charles had extended. He was almost too nervous to smile when Kitty stepped up beside him.
As the bridal couples made their vows, each of the others renewed their love for each other in their own way; confident of a bright happy future for all of their families.
Thomas, who was seated in his father's lap and looking very handsome in his little suit reached out to the baby in the cradle next to him. "Dene," he called to her for the first time. Everyone smiled as she giggled in response.
Twenty years later a young girl fidgeted in her seat. "Hold still, Shawna, or your hair won't come out right."
"I'm so nervous," she said for the hundredth time.
"What do you have to be nervous about? It's Dene's wedding. You're only the maid of honor." her father teased as he looked over her shoulder at her in the mirror.
"Oh, Daddy, you just don't get it do you?" She turned desperate eyes to her mother. "Mom, do I really look alright?"
Her mother smiled proudly at her. "Sweetie, you look beautiful."
"Yeah, but will Mikey think so?"
"Absolutely," she smiled and hugged her daughter, "You're going to drive him wild."
"Hey, not too wild." Brennan moved in and hugged his wife and daughter, remembering a conversation from a long time ago that almost seemed like a dream. 'Ferals attract.'
The End (for now)