Chapter 8, you Jott lovers!

Chapter 8

Scott was pulled out of his slumber by gentle hands snaking around his waist, and he moaned in displeasure as his eyes fluttered open. He saw Jean, in her pajamas smiling with her full lips. It was pitch black out; Scott could make out nothing, other than Jean and of course… her beauty…

"Scott still loves me even after I woke him up?" She whispered softly, her voice sounding melodious. She parted from Scott to snuggle under the warm covers and then she kissed him tenderly on the cheek.

"Scott will always love you… no matter what." Scott said soothingly as he wrapped his powerful, yet gentle arms around her and pulled her close. He kissed her head and made her utter a sigh of content. "Did you have another nightmare?" He breathed softly.

"No…" She smiled into his chest and nuzzled closer "I just didn't want to sleep alone… is that okay?"

"That's no problem for me" he said quickly. He waited a few moments and he felt Jean relax into his arms. He himself began to get drozy again… sleep pulled at his eyelids until his shut them completely.

"I love you…" he whispered, not sure if she could hear.

Silence passed.

"I love you too, Scott…" he heard Jean utter before both of them were consumed by the comforting darkness of sleep.

Kitty quietly flickered on the television and vaguely regarded it – for her real attention was pulled to watch Jean descend down the staircase. Jean was still in her night gown (and yet, so was herself) but Kitty came to the conclusion that Jean was on 'cloud nine' because she didn't even notice her 'phasing friend' laying in the couch. This is obviously a Scott doing, Kitty thought as she fought back a grin. She had to prove to the others that Scott and Jean were romantically involved, her social status in the mansion depended on it. She wasn't called the Gossip Queen for nothing!

Kitty jumped up and followed Jean to the kitchen. She quickly glanced at the clock – 8:10 am. Yes, she did wake up early to chase Jean (the 'early bird'). She scowled, thinking of all the sleep she could be getting on this fine Sunday morning… at least she wouldn't have anyone else up to bother them... this better be worth it, she thought bitterly.

Kitty cleared her mind as best as possible, hoping that Jean wouldn't pick up on her stray thoughts. That was the thing with Jean – she didn't scope your mind without permission, but she did catch thoughts here and there if they were projected loudly. So, if you kept your 'thoughts' to yourself, Jean wouldn't gather anything worth it.

"Good morning, Kitty," Jean recalled pleasantly facing the counter. She stuck a piece of toast in her mouth and with a wave of her hand, the second piece floated towards Kitty. "Toast?"

"Yeah," Kitty grabbed it out of the air and watched Jean smile at her. Kitty almost felt bad at that moment; bothering Jean about Scott would just pry the telepath out of the happy stage she was in. Yet, Kitty decided to persist onward.

"Hey Jean… tell me something…" Kitty started slowly. "You and Scott have been real close lately…"

Jean took the piece of toast out of her mouth and raised an eyebrow. "Kitty, if this is about me and Scott…"

Jean paused while she heard someone rumble down the stairs.

Damn it! Kitty swore. This always happens, someone interrupts anything good that's about to happen! Like last night – Scott was so close to admitting –"

Scott walked through the kitchen doors and his face lifted when he saw Jean. Kitty realized since she was sitting in the far corner, Scott couldn't see her unless he turned away from Jean, which wasn't going to happen. Kitty shut her mouth and held her breath to see what Scott would do.

It all happened pretty quickly, Jean didn't have enough time to warn Scott about Kitty's presence, and Scott swooped down to the surprised Jean and gave her a kiss on the lips. He parted lips and cooed to her in his normal greeting: "Good morning beautiful…"

Kitty broke in giggles and watched Scott spin around to face her with his mouth open in shock.

"You guys are so caught!" Kitty exclaimed, marveling in the sight of the two lovers. "I knew it all along!"

"Uh… Kitty, I didn't know you were there!" Scott blushed feverishly like a little boy caught in the cookie jar. Kitty was actually somewhat surprised that Scott showed that much affection for Jean, he always seemed to be the stern, introvert type that chose exercising over romance. Not that he had to – Kitty did think he was very handsome, too old for herself, though. He was tall, muscular, has a chiseled smooth face that even her friends talked about. His best feature was his charming smile that rarely appeared; it mostly showed up when his favorite red head was around. Jean totally deserves him! Kitty thought smiling.

"Scott!" Jean growled and playfully pushed him out if the way. Jean sent him a telepathic note: 'Remember what the professor suggested, we should get it out in the open…'

'Yes, but slowly – and Kitty is not a good person to start off with!' he retorted back, looking concerned.

'I don't think we have a choice, love…' Jean replied and felt his mind sigh, showing her that she could continue talking with Kitty.

"Yes, Kitty, you caught us…" Jean caught Kitty's gaze and she sat down in the chair beside Kitty. The young mutant was having a hard time containing her glee and her excited thoughts were pouring off her like waves.

"We've been dating now for little over a week, and we wanted to keep it quiet… at least until we were ready to tell everyone." Jean turned to Scott. He smiled half – heartily.

"We were wondering if you could keep it quiet -" Scott mumbled, turning his face away to hide his embarrassment.

"- until tonight… I think we were planning on telling everyone, anyway. It's fair for you guys to know, too" Jean finished Scott's sentence.

Kitty let these words sink in. They weren't even putting up a fight – like – what was that all about? She was looking forward for pleas and even bribes, but from these two, she didn't get any! Kitty pondered on this thought for a split moment, and then decided it would be best if she stayed quiet for the sake of Scott and Jean's relationship. Everyone would know by tonight, anyways…

"I'm so happy for you guys! I mean, I saw it coming from a mile away! How could anyone not tell this was coming!" Kitty stopped talking as she got a questionable glance from Scott that expressed his embarrassment and anxiety. She smiled and announced reassuringly: "Don't worry you guys, I won't tell anyone."

Jean scanned Kitty's mind to see if she was telling the truth, and from what Jean could tell, Kitty was.

"Thanks Kitty, we'll tell everyone about this by tonight… we promise." Scott grinned and kissed Jean on the cheek, making Kitty giggle.

"I don't think she's going to tell anyone," Jean expressed to Scott after Kitty left the kitchen. Jean kissed his cheek and left her head snuggled below his chin, while Scott gently stroked her back.

"I hope not," Scott replied. "Now all we have to do is figure out how to tell the mansion…"

Jean giggled; "you make this sound like we're getting married or something!"

Scott smiled and locked his eyes with her. In her eyes, he saw all of Jean – from 12 year old Jean to the beautiful Jean he saw now, all of her traits were there for him to explore. He knew Jean probably better than anyone else, and she knew him inside and out. And deep inside her eyes, he saw how much she loved him and how they both knew that they would be together for ever.

Scott kissed her on the nose and whispered: "Maybe that will be next."

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