The morning sun was bright and warm, and the skies were a crisp fall blue. Not that Ororo could see any of this from the underground medical room she was in, but she didn't need to see it, she could feel it as she stood in the corner of the room sipping her coffee. These were the types of days that Alexandria lived for, the kind of days where the two of them would just take off and fly above the trees of the woods, the house, and the lake. Ororo wondered if Alexandria could feel it too. Could she feel the fleeting warmth of the last few warm days of fall?

"Come on baby girl. You've slept long enough dear one."

Images of the fight flashed in Alexandria's mind. The Collector, Erik, her father, Elizabeth, her mother. They were all in her dreams. She tried to fight against the dreams, against the images but they kept coming, repeating themselves over and over again. She was stuck in an endless loop, a Monday night instant replay that pointed out every little detail she missed while living it. A play back with out sound until now. Now she could hear what was going on. She could hear the snikt of her father's claws, Erik's voice in her head, the collector laughing just before aiming his slivery ribbons at her mother.

"Momma!" Alexandria shouted as she sat up in the bed sucking in air.

Ororo rushed over to her daughter and wrapped her arms around the girl. "Shh, it's ok baby girl your home. It's all over now. Momma's here."

Alexandria wrapped her arms around her mother as tightly as she could. Tears rolled down her cheeks as she buried her face in her mother's hair. She was afraid that this was just part of the dream. Afraid that if she let go and opened her eyes the images would start again.

"Your home now, Alexandria." Ororo whispered into her daughter's ear as she stroked her hair with one hand and rubbed small circles on her back with the other. Slowly she felt her daughter begin to relax. She pulled back a little and looked into the child's eyes. She wiped away the tears that rolled down her soft cheeks and smiled at her. "Good morning, baby girl."

Alexandria looked up at her mother and reached a trembling hand out to touch her face. She was real. The tears started a new as she hugged her mother again. "I thought I'd never see you again." She whispered.

Ororo could feel her daughter tremble and just held her as she whispered soothing words to her. "I would have moved heaven and earth to get you back my dear girl, and we very nearly did."

"Did we get him, Momma? Did it work?" Alexandria asked as she pulled back a little. Her mother cupped the side of her face as she nodded.

"I'm very proud of you, Alexandria, you showed great bravery in what you did." Ororo said before kissing her daughter's forehead.

Alexandria smiled a little. Hearing her mother say that she was proud of her meant a lot. More then her mother could even know. Slowly the world around Alexandria started to come into focus. She looked around the room and only saw her mother, but Jean's favorite black sweater was on a chair near her bed.

"Momma, where's Aunt Jeannie?"

"I'm right here sweetie." Jean walked over from the doorway and hugged Alexandria just as fiercely as Ororo had. "I felt you waking up and your mom's relief. Thought I'd come down and see how my littlest wind rider was."

Alexandria smiled and started telling her mothers all about her time in the other realm. Neither woman missed the soft twinkle in the young girl's eye as she talked about the young man they had meet briefly while staring open mouthed at a not dead Logan. They also noted the soft loving tone in Alexandria's voice as she talked about seeing her father again and the time they spent together.

"Where is daddy? He.. He did come back didn't he?"

Logan was making his way back up the stairs after lurking unnoticed near his daughter's medical room. He'd heard her scream out for her mother and had rushed down the stairs. He had watched as Ororo comforted their daughter as she cried, hid when he smelled Jean coming, and then heard his daughter ask for her other parent. Logan knew he shouldn't have felt hurt over the fact that Alexandria had asked for Jean and not him, but the fact remained that he was.

He walked into the rec room and right passed Remy as he walked out onto the patio. He slipped a cigar from his pocket and lit it. He stood there leaning forward on the stone railing of the patio and looked out over the grounds. He watched as a group of kids, which included Jubilee and Kitty, play near the edge of woods. His eyes seemed to fix on one kid in particular. A little boy with wild black hair and a scruffy build. His movements were graceful and slick as he moved in and out of the tree line. He seemed to literally pounce on the Lockheed as he and the girls played tag with Kitty's little purple dragon.

An open bottle of beer appeared in front of him and Logan took it with a thankful nod. He'd smelled the Cajun coming and half smiled to himself. Even after all this time their scents, their mannerisms, were still the same. He hadn't known, or rather hadn't felt just how badly he had missed his friends until he was with them again.

"Dat be your boy out ther' homme." Remy said as he leaned again the stone railing next to Logan.

Logan watched the boy closer. He had some how known that. The boy looked like his mother. He had her grace, her coloring, her eyes. Logan took a long drink from his bottle and then a long drag off his cigar.

"The petite, she is awake mon ami, why you not wit' her?" Remy asked once he was sure he wasn't going to get a reply form his feral friend about his son.

"'Ro and Jeannie are with her. She don't need me hoverin' too." Logan answered after taking another drag on his beer.

Remy nodded. After all the years of drinking, and covering for each other, and of just being friends he was one of the few people who could read between the lines with Logan. "She still love you, Wolverine. She love Jean too. Remy not going to lie to you mon ami, tis not going to be easy for anyone, but t'ose two kids still goin' need all t'ree of yous."

Logan Jr. stopped dead in his tracks when he noticed his Uncle Remy standing by the house talking to someone he didn't know, but had a feeling he should. He watched the man closely with his little ten year old head tilted to the side. The way he moved, the way he stood, kinda reminded him of the way he moved and stood. Logan Jr. didn't even notice when Lockheed landed on his head. The little dragon craned his long neck over the top of Logan Jr.'s head and looked the boy right in the eyes. They stared into each other's eyes unblinking until the sounds of laugher made them both look over at the girls standing near the trees.

"I think Lockheed is jealous of whatever it is that took your attention away from him, little brother." Kitty said as she walked over to Logan Jr. "What are you looking at?"

Logan Jr. pointed at the patio near the house. "Who's that man talking to Uncle Remy?"

Jubilee smiled as she walked up behind him. "Don't you recognize him, Logie?" She asked as she watched Logan and Remy on the back patio. "That's your..."

"Hey Logan." Kitty said quickly, cutting Jubilee off before she said something she shouldn't. "didn't you tell Rogue that you'd give her a hand with lunch today?"

A light went off in Logan's eyes and he seemed to forget all about his question. "Oh yeah! I'm going to watch little Raven and make sure she doesn't put cheerios up her nose while Aunt Marie makes hamburgers and hot dogs and tofu for momma on the grill."

"Well," Kitty said as she removed Lockheed from the boy's head. "You'd better get a move on."

Logan Jr. nodded and then with out another word took off towards the kitchen door. Kitty and Jubilee stood there and watched him until he made it around the corner of the house. Then Jubilee turned to the brown haired woman standing next to her and planted her hands firmly on her hips. "What'cha go and do that for?"

Kitty turned and looked at her friend and sighed. "Jubes, don't you think something as important as introducing Logan to his father should be handled by Ororo?"

"Oh," This time the flicker of understanding lit up Jubilee's eyes. "yeah guess you gotta point there Pride. Guess I'm just over excited about having Wolive back and feel like tellin' everyone."

Kitty nodded and smiled at the other woman. "I know the feeling. Although, I don't think anyone is as excited to have him back as Lexie."

"So is he coming?" Alexandria asked she tried to bat Hank's hands away from her.

Jean laughed as the big blue beast tried and failed repeatedly to get a blood pressure cuff on the spirited teen's arm. "Yes, Lexie, I just sent for him and he's on his way. Give the man time to get down here from the rec room patio."

"And please child, will you let Henry exam you." Ororo added as she stood at the foot of Alexandria's bed with her arms crossed across her chest.

Alexandria giggled and then wrapped her arms around her big furry uncle. "Sorry Uncle Hank."

Hank smiled as he finally began to give the young girl the once over. "Quite alright my dear. I fully understand you enthusiasm. The whole house is in a great and joyous up roar over having Logan and Elizabeth home. In fact Jubilation and."

"Jubes is here!" Alexandria said with a wide smile.

Hank chucked. "Indeed she is. She and Emma helped us to find you."

Alexandria couldn't hide the surprised looked on her face as she looked over at Jean, who was leaning against Ororo, who had her arms wrapped around Jean's waist. "Ms. Frost is here?"

Jean nodded and gave Alexandria a warm smile that let her know she was ok with Emma being there. "She helped us get you back, sweetie, that alone makes up for a lot."

Ororo hugged Jean closer to her as she explained to Alexandria how Emma and Jubilee had come to the mansion with news and how Emma and Jean had used themselves as decoys for the gatekeeper and his brother.

Alexandria looked stunned. "You risked yourself getting caught by those monsters for me?" She asked as she looked into Jean's deep green eyes.

"Of course I did sweetie." Jean said as she walked over to Alexandria. She cupped the side of the girl's face and kissed her forehead and then smiled down at her. "I'd risk everything for my children and you know that includes you."

Alexandria reached up and hugged Jean's neck. "I love you too, Aunt Jeannie."

Jean pulled away from Alexandria at the sound of a soft knock at the door. She walked back over and stood next to Ororo as the door opened. Logan stepped in and smiled at the sight of Alexandria, who's face seemed to be beaming.

Alexandria would have bounced right out of bed at the sight of her father if it hadn't been for Hank. "Your still connected to the IV, Lexie. Not a good idea to be leaping around right now."

Alexandria gave her Uncle a sheepish grin. "Sorry Uncle Hank."

Ororo looked over at Logan and smiled warmly at him as he made his way toward their daughter's bed. "Alexandria, why don't Jean and I give you a moment with your," Ororo paused for a moment. The words sounded so strange but felt good to say. "father. We're going to go up and check on the other children. Your sisters and brothers have been waiting to come and see you."

Ororo, Jean and Hank left, leaving Logan and Alexandria alone. Alexandria found herself unable to stop staring at her father. There was something bugging him and she knew what it was. "I'm sorry I didn't tell you about them. I just didn't know how."

Logan nodded. "It's ok kid. Not something I would have been able to explain either."

"What happens now, daddy?" Alexandria asked. Her eyes never leaving her father's. "Your not going to take off are you?"

Logan sat on the bed next to her and gathered the girl in his arms. "I can't answer about what happens now, Lex, but I know I ain't going no where little darlin'. I promise you that."

Alexandria snuggled into her father's hug and laid her head on his chest. She could hear the sound of his heart, feel his warmth, smell his scent. She felt safe and loved. This was better then any dream she had ever had of him. It was better because this was real. She really had her daddy back. But what did that mean for the only family she'd ever known? Alexandria might have only been a child but she saw the handwriting on the wall. Things were going to change. She only hopped it would all turn out ok in the end.