Chapter 10: With or Without
Jean quietly stepped into the kitchen, wary of the various smells wafting from the room, none of which (surprisingly) were the scents of burnt food. She had Jack resting on the side of her hip, one arm around him. He smiled sleepily as they walked into the room.
Logan was busy at the stove, when he turned around to face his family, two plates in his hand. "'Mornin'. Now siddown so I c'n serve ya yer breakfast." He smiled at the two with a wink.
Jean took a seat after setting Jack down in the little booster seat on the chair to her left. The little boy leaned forward against the table. "Mommy I want ceweal."
Jean smiled, patting his hand. "Alright honey, I'll get you some." She started to get up, but Logan gave her a warning glare and made her sit back down.
"No, no, no. I'm takin' care o'you this mornin' darlin'. Lemme get Jack's cereal." He looked to his son, crouching down so he met Jack's eye level. "Ahright Mad Jack, you want Kix, Cheerios, or Life?"
"Umm..." Jack looked up thoughtfully, his bright green eyes gleaming. "Cheewios." He grinned, tiny little fangs poking out.
Logan nodded, ruffling Jack's soft brown hair. "Okay kiddo."
Jean looked at the plate of food infront of her. There was some kind of omlet, along with three strips of bacon. Logan also left her a cup of coffee, one milk and half a sugar, just the way she liked it. "Mmm, this omlet smells great Logan, what's in it?"
He handed Jack his cereal and a spoon, then took his seat beside Jean and began digging into his own food. "It's a veggie omlet. Ya told me you liked that stuff."
Jean smiled and cautiously took a bite of her food. "Mmm, this is good."
Logan grinned. "What'd ya expect?" He winked, shoveling more of his bacon and cheese omlet into his mouth.
Jean leaned over to him, kissing Logan on the cheek. "Thank you for this. It was really sweet of you."
"Don't go spreadin' that around, I've got a reputation to uphold." He laughed gruffly with a wink.
After finishing off her own breakfast and giving the bacon to Logan, Jean suddenly realized the large amount of food he seemed to be consuming this morning. She hadn't said anything, but figured it was due to the loss of his healing factor and the need to refuel his body. Jean thought about asking Hank about that later.
Jubilee stepped into the kitchen, rumaging through the cupboards until she pulled out a granola bar. She looked over at Jean, Logan, and Jack and smiled. "Hey guys."
"Good morning Jubilee." Jean greeted the girl.
"Mornin' Jubes."
As Jubilee started to leave the kitchen, Jean called her back.
"Oh, Jubilee, I was wondering if you could watch Jack for a few hours?"
The girl took a bite of her granola bar and thought for a moment. ~Hmm...do I have anything ta do today? I was gonna go to the mall...eh, later though...so...~ She smiled at Jean, motioning for Jack to come toward her. "Sure, I'll take him."
The little boy smiled, hopping off his chair and jumping into Jubilee's arms. "Juby!"
She waved back at Logan and Jean one more time, and carried the little boy out the door. Silently, Jubilee prayed to be free of any repurcussions of the events last night. She definetly didn't want *that* happening again, she had felt guilty enough already.
"You better behave Jack!" Jean called after her son as they dissappeared out the door.
After breakfast, Logan went to the parts shop for more tools to work on the motorcycle he was repairing. Meanwhile, Jean had gone to the med lab to talk to Hank.
Beast leaned against a table, looking at Jean thoughtfully. He half smiled to assure her that nothing was wrong. "It's alright Jean, I'd expect him to be eating more than average right now. His body feeds off anything that Logan consumes in order to replenish his healing factor."
Jean nodded, crossing her arms. "Hank...what would happen if he went off the medication for one night atleast?"
Beast had a calculating look on his face. "Well, I don't know if I'd reccomend that Jean."
She sighed. "He hasn't been the same after being on those pills. He seems tired all the time, and slowed down. I know the meds take a toll on Logan's healing factor, but I'm not sure this is good for him even though he is dealing with it." Jean paused for a moment. "Do you think the nightmares would return?"
Hank nodded with a slight frown. "Most likely, unless the medicine has already stopped them from returning completely." He shrugged. "We can give it a try. But just like the first night he was on the pills, you'll need to keep an eye on him. Logan's body may go through withdrawal. Have you talked to him about this?"
Jean shook her head. "No, but I will Hank."
"Alright, well as long as he is informed." Beast went back to his work, checking blood samples and all that.
Jean left the infirmary, wondering if she was doing the right thing after all.
Jean quietly stepped into the kitchen, wary of the various smells wafting from the room, none of which (surprisingly) were the scents of burnt food. She had Jack resting on the side of her hip, one arm around him. He smiled sleepily as they walked into the room.
Logan was busy at the stove, when he turned around to face his family, two plates in his hand. "'Mornin'. Now siddown so I c'n serve ya yer breakfast." He smiled at the two with a wink.
Jean took a seat after setting Jack down in the little booster seat on the chair to her left. The little boy leaned forward against the table. "Mommy I want ceweal."
Jean smiled, patting his hand. "Alright honey, I'll get you some." She started to get up, but Logan gave her a warning glare and made her sit back down.
"No, no, no. I'm takin' care o'you this mornin' darlin'. Lemme get Jack's cereal." He looked to his son, crouching down so he met Jack's eye level. "Ahright Mad Jack, you want Kix, Cheerios, or Life?"
"Umm..." Jack looked up thoughtfully, his bright green eyes gleaming. "Cheewios." He grinned, tiny little fangs poking out.
Logan nodded, ruffling Jack's soft brown hair. "Okay kiddo."
Jean looked at the plate of food infront of her. There was some kind of omlet, along with three strips of bacon. Logan also left her a cup of coffee, one milk and half a sugar, just the way she liked it. "Mmm, this omlet smells great Logan, what's in it?"
He handed Jack his cereal and a spoon, then took his seat beside Jean and began digging into his own food. "It's a veggie omlet. Ya told me you liked that stuff."
Jean smiled and cautiously took a bite of her food. "Mmm, this is good."
Logan grinned. "What'd ya expect?" He winked, shoveling more of his bacon and cheese omlet into his mouth.
Jean leaned over to him, kissing Logan on the cheek. "Thank you for this. It was really sweet of you."
"Don't go spreadin' that around, I've got a reputation to uphold." He laughed gruffly with a wink.
After finishing off her own breakfast and giving the bacon to Logan, Jean suddenly realized the large amount of food he seemed to be consuming this morning. She hadn't said anything, but figured it was due to the loss of his healing factor and the need to refuel his body. Jean thought about asking Hank about that later.
Jubilee stepped into the kitchen, rumaging through the cupboards until she pulled out a granola bar. She looked over at Jean, Logan, and Jack and smiled. "Hey guys."
"Good morning Jubilee." Jean greeted the girl.
"Mornin' Jubes."
As Jubilee started to leave the kitchen, Jean called her back.
"Oh, Jubilee, I was wondering if you could watch Jack for a few hours?"
The girl took a bite of her granola bar and thought for a moment. ~Hmm...do I have anything ta do today? I was gonna go to the mall...eh, later though...so...~ She smiled at Jean, motioning for Jack to come toward her. "Sure, I'll take him."
The little boy smiled, hopping off his chair and jumping into Jubilee's arms. "Juby!"
She waved back at Logan and Jean one more time, and carried the little boy out the door. Silently, Jubilee prayed to be free of any repurcussions of the events last night. She definetly didn't want *that* happening again, she had felt guilty enough already.
"You better behave Jack!" Jean called after her son as they dissappeared out the door.
After breakfast, Logan went to the parts shop for more tools to work on the motorcycle he was repairing. Meanwhile, Jean had gone to the med lab to talk to Hank.
Beast leaned against a table, looking at Jean thoughtfully. He half smiled to assure her that nothing was wrong. "It's alright Jean, I'd expect him to be eating more than average right now. His body feeds off anything that Logan consumes in order to replenish his healing factor."
Jean nodded, crossing her arms. "Hank...what would happen if he went off the medication for one night atleast?"
Beast had a calculating look on his face. "Well, I don't know if I'd reccomend that Jean."
She sighed. "He hasn't been the same after being on those pills. He seems tired all the time, and slowed down. I know the meds take a toll on Logan's healing factor, but I'm not sure this is good for him even though he is dealing with it." Jean paused for a moment. "Do you think the nightmares would return?"
Hank nodded with a slight frown. "Most likely, unless the medicine has already stopped them from returning completely." He shrugged. "We can give it a try. But just like the first night he was on the pills, you'll need to keep an eye on him. Logan's body may go through withdrawal. Have you talked to him about this?"
Jean shook her head. "No, but I will Hank."
"Alright, well as long as he is informed." Beast went back to his work, checking blood samples and all that.
Jean left the infirmary, wondering if she was doing the right thing after all.