Title: Summerside Roadhouse #7: Hello Kitty, Goodbye Marie
Author: Cassandra Lee
Email: cassandralee1120atyahoodotcom
Disclaimer: I own nothing, but the plot.
Archive rights: DDFH, WRFA
Rating: PG- 13
Summary: Marie and Logan grow further apart as Scott and Kitty get closer.
A/N: Okay I know the title isn't that great but it's all I could come up with!! Thank you to all the folks you have given me wonderful feedback. I hope you guys enjoy this one!
FF.NET FOLKS! Ya'lls reviews are wonderful. This is the last chapter I have written for this series. The next one is at least half way done but I'm trying to finish "Lost in Finding The Way" before I finish this series
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"Oh God!" JJ exclaimed when he walked into what is now Kitty's room. He walked over to Kitty who was stretched out on her bed eating. "What the hell are you eating?" JJ asked after setting the box he was carrying down.
Kitty looked up at JJ and grinned. "I'm eating cannonball olives. Want one?" Kitty giggled at the look on his face.
"PHEW! Kitty those olives are rank!" Marie said when she walked in.
"I can't help it! I'm craving something salty," Kitty said biting down onto an olive.
JJ plopped down next to Kitty on the bed and picked up one the pregnancy magazines she had spread around her. "Why couldn't you have wanted some watermelon with salt on it?" he asked.
Marie let out a groan and said "JJ!"
"Some watermelon sounds wonderful! Do you think we could get some?" Kitty asked.
Marie gave JJ a look that said 'See what you've down now.' "What? I didn't know!" he told her.
Scott walked in carrying the small T.V. in his hands. His nose scrunched up at the smell when he entered the room. "JJ get off your sorry ass and help," he said putting the T.V. on top of the dresser.
"I'm taking a breather," JJ told him without looking up.
"Kitty were are you going to want the crib to go?" Scott asked.
"Over by this wall, and I want the rocking chair to go by the window," Kitty told him pointing a the places she was talking about.
"Marie, do you think we'll be able to get that watermelon anytime soon?" Kitty asked sweetly.
Marie was trying to get the window to open, so the fresh air could push out the smell. "I don't know Kitty it's almost dark, and you know everything closes with the sun on Sundays," Marie told her.
"If JJ would help me get the last of the stuff out of the truck, you two could go and get some things from the store," Scott suggested.
"Sounds good to me, I need to go to the store anyway," JJ said. "Kitty, this magazine is a bunch of crock it's says that the mother shouldn't have sex until six weeks after giving birth," JJ looked up at Kitty and grinned. "I guess we all know what your doing if you have a babysitter after that."
Kitty used the magazine in her own hand and hit JJ upside the head. "You beast!"
Scott walked over hit him on the foot. "Get up you little pervert!! Let's finish up," Scott said. He followed JJ out the door shaking his head back and forth.
As they walked out, Jack walked in with a legal pad full of drawings on it. "Okay Kitty, I have it all figured out. When Logan gets back we will move the speakers that are hanging up under your room and move them to different places. Luckily, your room is over the pool tables so we won't loose the sound over the dance floor."
"Thanks Mr. Summers, it means a lot that you're doing all this for me," Kitty said.
"No problem, like I said I talked with Logan and he'll be back sometime next week we'll get to work on it then," Jack told her.
"I'm not worried, I have two and half months before the baby is born so you shouldn't be into much of a hurry."
Jack nodded his head and walked towards the door. He paused just before leaving and said, "By the way Kitty, if your going to be living here you should call me Jack."
Kitty looked as though she wanted to cry. Instead she silently nodded and said, "Okay."
Marie smiled at her dad as he left the room. She walked over and sat next to Kitty on the bed. "What are you going to do when Logan gets back?" Kitty asked.
Marie shrugged her shoulders and said, "I don't know, I'm leaving next weekend for school so more then likely I'll be gone by then," Marie told her. Then she whispered, "Hopefully."
"Well its not like your moving to another country, you'll still be here on weekends," Kitty told her.
"I don't want to talk about this right now," Marie said getting up off the bed.
"Marie why don't you just forgive him," Kitty said, "He said that he wanted to be with you."
"Because there's a lot more to it than that," Marie said throwing her hands up in frustration. She walked over to the window stared at nothing in particular.
"Like what? He turned you down by saying you were to young? He gave you the impression that him and Jean were a couple? All those things are fixed and over with." Kitty slowly got off he bed and walked over to the window by Marie. She put an arm around Marie and asked, "I thought this was the moment you were waiting for?"
"Kitty it just hurts too much and I don't want to let it go that easily," Marie said laying her head down onto Kitty's shoulder.
"You shouldn't hold grudges Marie it isn't healthy," Kitty told her.
"When did you become so motherly?" Marie asked.
"I don't know, it just sorta happened," Kitty told her smiling.
"Oh great just what we need around here...more chick moments," JJ said as he and Scott entered carrying the crib.
They laid the crib flat on the floor where Kitty had told them. Scott stood up and reached for his back pocket where he kept his wallet. "Here's some money for the store,"Scott paused when he saw JJ hold out his hand, "I don't think so, you not trust worthy." He handed Marie the money and continued speaking, "Buy whatever you need and what Kitty wants. I'll stay here and put the crib together and carry the rest of the stuff upstairs."
"Okay," Marie said counting the money. "What do you want?" she asked Kitty.
"Thanks Scott, you're a sweetie," Kitty said as she followed Marie out the door.
Scott grinned and watched them leave, he turned around coming face to face with a smirking JJ.
"What?" Scott asked.
"Nothing. Just please tell me you are not falling for Katherine Pryde," JJ said.
"Hell no, what would make you think that?" Scott said walking past JJ to the crib. He started inspecting it and figuring out how to put it together. "JJ you are a pervert. She's only nineteen. And," Scott said turning his head to look at JJ, "she's pregnant."
"She won't be in what like a month or something?"
"JJ get the hell out of here and go to the store with them," Scott told him.
JJ turned to leave, he hollered out to Scott from down the hall. "Big brother's smitten with the Kitten!"
Scott stood up and marched to the door, but JJ had already left the apartment. Scott walked back to the crib and started trying to put it together.
"Hey, Scott?" Jack called out from the living room.
"Yeah?"
"I'm going to the station to play some cards with Tony, alright."
"Okay. The others went to the store, I'm gonna stay here and finish some of this," Scott told him.
"Sounds good, son, see you later."
"Bye Dad."
Scott went back to work hoping he would be free to work without any interruptions. As he was about to put two ends together he heard Kitty call him from the hall, "Scott, would you come help me?"
He dropped everything and ran to the hallway. He was greeted by Kitty carrying a rather large box. "Kitty, what were you thinking? This is to heavy for you to lift," he said taking the box from her.
"I wanted to help get the rest of the stuff from downstairs," Kitty told him following him back into the bedroom.
"I thought you were going with JJ and Marie?" Scott asked.
"JJ told me you would like it if I stayed and kept you company," Kitty said sitting back on the bed.
"He did what?" Scott asked, turning abruptly to look at her with a shocked face.
Kitty laughed and said, "I'm only kidding Scott. Marie decided she wanted to go to the Super
Wal-mart in the next town. And I don't feel like walking all over Wal-mart."
"Oh," Scott said. He looked at the boxes scattered all over the floor. "If you'll tell me where you want some of this stuff, I'll put it up for you."
"I like the sound of that! Me as the boss and you as the worker," Kitty told him. She settled down her side with pillows surrounding her. "Okay let's start with the book shelf," she said.
Scott got busy with Kitty giving him orders on where to put stuff. When he finished with the boxes he put the crib together for her. When he was done, he stood up and looked at his watch. "What is taking them so long?" he muttered.
"What time is it?" Kitty asked.
"8:30. They've been gone for two hours now," Scott said.
Kitty let out a yawn and Scott asked, "Are you tired?"
"No, well a little. We've been at this since 2:00 this afternoon."
Scott watched as she closed her eyes for a moment then she reopened them. Kitty looked up at Scott with a smile on her face. "Let me see your hand," Kitty commanded sitting up.
Scott held out his hand, and asked, "What for?"
"You'll see," she said taking his hand.
Scott's eyes went wide when she placed his hand on her stomach. He waited but nothing happened.
"She stopped! She was kicking like crazy!" Kitty told him. With his hand still on her belly Scott sat down next to her on the bed.
Still holding his hand, Kitty removed it and waited. She looked at Scott and smiled. "Just wait she is always acting up at night she'll start again."
"What does it fe..."
"Oh! Here it is," Kitty said and placed Scott's hand back on her stomach.
Scott waited but nothing happened. "Here let me lay back down, maybe that will help. I want you to feel her," Kitty said. She laid back down on her side, and not wanting to object to anything Kitty suggested, Scott scooted up behind her and used his elbow to prop up.
"Have you thought of a name?" Scott asked.
Kitty shook her head no and said, "I'm open for any suggestions. Do you have any?"
"No," Scott said yawning.
"I'm so glad to be here Scott. It got to be real lonely at my house, there were times I didn't think I had anybody," Kitty told him.
"Well, you have Marie she'll be there for you always, and me...I'm here," Scott said. He decided to lay his head down on the pillow. He made himself comfortable, but still kept his hand on Kitty's stomach.
Kitty thought about what to say next, she never thought that Scott Summers would be laying next to her like this much less saying that he was there for her. "Yes you are here," she said. She turned her head slightly towards him and said, "Scott?"
"Yeah?"
"I never thanked you for what you said to me at Bobby's funeral. I really needed that, so thanks," she told him. Kitty laid her head back down and closed her eyes.
"Your welcome," Scott whispered. "Hey Kitty I was thinking..."
"Yeah?"
"You should name her Katie. That way your names would go together."
"I like Katie, it's nice"
"Yeah, Kitty and Katie sounds really good together."
Kitty laid there for a moment thinking about the name Katie. "I guess she's not going to kick for you, Scott, I'm sorry."
Kitty waited but didn't get an answer. She turned to look at Scott. She had to bite her lip when she saw that Scott had fallen asleep. She went to wake him up, but he looked so peaceful. 'Like a little boy,' she thought. She turned back around, and looked at Scott's hand as it tighten around her stomach. She thought about what Ororo had said at the doctor's office. Kitty thought that this moment definitely went into the great memories category.
She smiled and whispered, "Yep, great memories." Placing her hand on top of Scott's, Kitty also found sleep.
"Where is everyone?" Marie asked as she a JJ carried the bags into the kitchen.
"Dad's truck was gone so he's probably not here," JJ commented.
Marie walked silently towards Kitty's bedroom to see if anyone was there. She smiled with delight at the sight of the two sleeping on the bed. Marie quietly turned out the lights and shut the door.
"Are they back there?" JJ asked.
"Yeah, they are both asleep on Kitty's bed," Marie said grabbing some groceries and putting them up.
JJ let out a 'hmph' and opened the refrigerator door. "What do you think about that?" he asked.
"I don't know," Marie said shaking her head, "I'd hate to have to kick my brother's ass if he leads her on."
"Speaking of kicking someone's ass I heard you let Jean Grey have it," JJ said sitting down on a chair.
Marie tried to suppress her grin and nodded her head. "We exchanged a few slaps."
"Why?" JJ asked.
"She said the wrong things and it pissed me off," Marie told him. She turned to look at him with a suspicious look. "Why are you asking?"
"I heard you two got in a chick fight over Logan," JJ said with a teasing grin on his face.
Marie raised her eyebrow at him and put her hands on her hips. "No, we did not have a chick fight over Logan."
"That's not what I heard," JJ said walking into the living room. Marie followed him waiting for him to explain. "I remember last Christmas thinking something was going on between you two, and then Jean came along and you were always in a pissy mood after that."
"Well, you're wrong, there was nothing going on between Logan and me," Marie told him, "And there never will be."
JJ just shrugged his shoulders and turned the T.V. Then as Marie left the living room he said, "I'm just being honest at what I saw and what I saw makes me think you like Logan...a lot."
Marie ignored him and continued putting up groceries. She was mad at herself for giving herself away. JJ's comments made her wondered who else noticed her feelings for Logan.
The next Friday..............................
"Are you all packed?" Scott asked Marie.
Marie was putting the last of her clothes in a box on her bed. "Yeah I just left out the things I will need tomorrow before we leave."
"You know Logan got back this morning," Scott told her. He walked from the doorway to stand next to Marie. At the mention of Logan's name, Marie's hands seem to slow down at what they were doing.
"He told me everything," Scott said quietly.
"Well, I'm glad he got it off his chest," Marie said angrily. She couldn't believe Logan would say anything. Marie turned to walk out of the room when Scott called after her, "Marie wait..."
"Scott, not now. Daddy wanted me downstairs and I have to go," Marie said turning to leave.
Marie passed Kitty in the hall without saying a word. Kitty saw Scott standing in Marie's bedroom door and asked, "What's the matter now?"
Scott shook his hand and said, "Nothing, I was just trying to talk to her about something that's not any of my business."
"This business wouldn't happen to be about Logan would it?" Kitty asked.
Scott nodded his head yes and Kitty said, "I think that this whole Logan thing that's going with Marie...well she's just going to have to work that out on her own time."
"You're right I shouldn't have tried to butt in," Scott said. He smiled at Kitty. Scott was thankful that nothing awkward had come between them since they fell asleep together. "You know Kitty, I talked with my boss and he told me that I can start looking for locations to put a branch of his business, so I'm going to be around a lot more."
Kitty held her excitement in and said, "That's great Scott."
"Yeah well I better head down stairs. I'll see you around," he told her walking towards the door.
"Okay," Kitty said.
Marie walked through the door and froze. She saw Logan standing behind the bar smiling and serving drinks. Marie had tried to avoid Logan since he got back and she didn't know what to say to him now that he was standing in front of her.
Marie began walking towards Logan, thankful that he hadn't looked at her yet. Marie thought that she would be able to pass by Logan without him seeing her but her dad walked up and said, "C'mon blue eyes I want us to dance one more time before you leave tomorrow."
Marie stood still as Logan turned to look at her. They both stared at each other for a moment before Marie decided to just keep walking. Logan watched as she walked around the bar and joined Jack on the dance floor.
"Need some help Logan?" Scott asked walking up to Logan.
"Yeah, you can help," Logan said. "Did you talk to Marie?" he asked.
"She didn't let me get very far," Scott told him.
Logan nodded his head and started drying a glass. He turned and looked at Marie, who looked to be having a good time with her dad at the moment. Logan served a few more drinks before asking Scott to watch the bar for him.
Logan walked over to Jack and Marie and tapped on Jack's shoulder. "Mind if I cut in?" Logan asked.
"No, Logan go ahead," Jack said stepping out of the way.
Marie glared at her dad, but he didn't seem to notice. She took Logan's hand and rested her other hand on his shoulder. She kept her head down not wanting to look him in the eye. "You've avoided me all day," Logan told her.
"I had a lot of packing to do," Marie said.
"Are you really going to leave?" Logan asked.
"Yes," Marie said finally looking up at him. "I'm only going to be a couple of hours away. I'll be home every weekend."
"I'm not talking about leaving here," Logan said using the hand he had placed on her back to pull her closer. "I'm asking if you really want to leave us like this?"'
"Logan, I'm sorry but no matter how much you say that there was nothing going on between you and Jean, it still looked as if something was there," Marie told him. Then she silently added, "And that hurt watching you together."
Marie didn't think it was possible but Logan pulled her in even tighter. She watched his eyes search her face and then he slowly began to say, "Marie, I've been in love with you since that first time we went to Gardner's pond. I thought I was doing a good thing by allowing you to grow up," Logan lowered his eyes from her gaze and continued, "Now I realize I was only being selfish."
"Logan..." Marie began.
Logan interrupted hearing the hesitation in her voice, "Marie, I love you."
Marie let go of Logan's hand and stepped back from his embrace. She could feel the back of her eyes burning with tears that wanted release. "I no longer feel the same," she told him.
Logan put his hands on his hips and looked at the other dancers dancing around them. He turned his eyes back to Marie and said, "If you leave without giving me any hope, I'll close the door on my feelings and never bring them up again."
"I'm sorry Logan, I hope we can still be friends after this but," Marie said finally letting her tears fall, "I can't give you any hope." Marie turned away from Logan not wanting to look him in the face and walked away, leaving Logan standing by himself amongst the crowd of dancers.