Chapter 8:
"My daughter?" Logan asked once he could trust his voice again.
"Yes, your daughter." Ororo answered.
"And now is the time I'm finding out about her?"
"Yes." Ororo said quietly.
"Why?"
"Well because I was scared to tell you about her." Ororo said.
"When did you find out you were pregnant." Logan asked.
"The day Danielle came. Hank told me a few hours before I left."
"Why didn't you tell me before you left? When things were good?"
"I wanted to wait until later. I wanted to set up a nice romantic dinner, the right time. But it never came. That night when you and Danielle slept together, you caused my heart so much pain who couldn't believe. Believe me when I say this Logan, but no matter how much I wanted to tell you, my heart wouldn't let me. It wouldn't let me stay and tell you that I was having your baby. It wouldn't let me stay and let you witness the birth of your daughter's birth. It wouldn't me stay so we could carry out our wedding. At that moment...it hated you so much. But at the same time it loved you to a point that you wouldn't believe. It didn't matter what pain you caused me, I still loved you. I still love you." Ororo had tears rolling down her cheeks.
"And believe when I say this Ororo. I still love you. For the past four years I kept on loving you no matter what. I always hoped that you would return. That's why I divorced Danielle. I made the mistake in sleeping with her, I know I did. It's my fault, but that still doesn't tell me why there is another kid I have that I didn't know about. I never stopped thinking about you. But my guess is that you forgot all about me. I hope you had a great time down where ever you were." Logan said. His voice got louder. "Believe it or not I was worried about you. I never heard anything about you and I'm pretty sure that no one else did either."
"Well guess what? You're wrong. Didn't you ever get suspicious about the trips everyone took? Well they were coming to visit both N'dare and me. And as for having a great time, I didn't. It was hard living there by myself. I did have help from my neighbors and some of the people over here, like Scott, Jean, and even Diana and Kevin. They came whenever I needed help. You can asked Charles, he came as soon as he heard that I was in labor. He tried to get me to call you, and tell you about the baby, but I didn't. He asked what I was going to do, and I said I was going to forget. I wanted to forget the missions we went on, to the times we made love, right down to every kiss we shared." She started to cry even harder. "I managed to put you in the back of my mind, but I could never forget, being that the man I wanted to forget was also the father of my child.
"Logan take a guess on who's eyes she has. Yours. N'Dare has your eyes, and it made it harder. I would look into her eyes and see you." Ororo whispered.
"Answer this, if you wanted to forget me and everything we've been through together, then why did you come back to the place where all of it happened? Where all of those memories would come back?" Logan asked in a very angry tone of voice.
Ororo sighed. "I did it for our daughter."
"What are you talking about?"
"I was asking N;Dare what she wanted for her forth birthday. She said that she wanted to meet her father."
"She did?" Logan asked.
"Yes, She did. She loves you Logan. So instead of standing here and arguing with me, why don't you take some time and get to know your daughter, so you can love her back." Ororo suggested. She stood there waiting for a reply, but Logan just stood there speechless. She left the Rec Room leaving Logan alone. He was still in shock.
He left the Rec Room and went to th garage. He got hon his bike and took off. Ororo, who was on top of the roof watched Logan leave. After about ten minutes of wiping away her tears and collecting herself, she went inside. On the way to her room she met N'Dare. "Mommy I like it here."
"You do?" Ororo asked as she knelt down in front of N'Dare.
"Yeah." N'Dare said. Where's daddy?" she asked out of no where.
Ororo took a deep breath and let it out. "Do you know that man I said was just a good friend?"
"Is that Daddy?"
"Yes. It is."
"Well where is he now?"
"He went out for a while." Ororo said.
"Is he mad at me?"
"NO. Why would you think that?"
"Because I heard you fighting about me" she said. This made Ororo's heart drop.
"Well, listen to me, and I want you to remember this. No matter what anyone tell you, I LOVE YOU, and I know that your father loves you too. I know that, that is never going to change." N'Dare smiled.
"You guy are just the people I was looking for." came a voice.
They both looked up and saw Diana walking towards them. "Kevin and I were going to take Abigail to the park and we thought she might have more fun with N'Dare and Sadie."
"Do you want to go?" Ororo said.
"Can I?"
"Go get your shoes on and get Sadie also." Ororo said.
"Thank you Mommy." N'Dare said. She ran off to her room.
Ororo stood up. "How are you doing?" Diana asked her.
"Fine. Why?"
"Kevin and I heard the fight you had with Dad." she mentioned.
"You too?"
"Who else heard it?"
"N'Dare." Ororo said. "She asked if Logan was mad at her, and of course I said no."
"Well, where is he now?"
"He went off on his bike." Ororo said. "Now that's a good thing. I don't think that we can hold a conversation without it turning into a fight. He's too angry at me."
"Give him some time. You know that he's someone who doesn't like change all that much. He didn't like that fact that I was dating Kevin but now he's happy."
"And I'm happy for you as well. As for Logan. I'll give him some time. That is the only thing I can do."
Diana and Kevin left with N'Dare, Abigail, and Sadie. Ororo decided to go and spend some time with everyone else, being the she some free time. Later on that night Logan returned at around midnight. He park his bike in the garage and he went inside. He was taking one last check on all the doors, making sure they wee all locked and the alarm was set on all of them. He took off his helmet and looked around. The last door he was checking was the front door of the mansion. He looked thought the glass and saw Ororo sitting on the steps in her pajamas. She was watching Sadie run around a bit. He thought about their 'talk' earlier that day and she was right, he had o know his daughter. He shouldn't be mad at her because it was his fault she left in the first place. He opened the door, stepped outside and closed the door without letting Ororo know. He stood there for a moment before speaking up. "What's her full name?"
Ororo looked up and behind her and saw Logan walking over and sitting on the step next to her. "What?"
"N'Dare, what's her full name?"
"N'Dare Gabrielle Monroe. I named her after my mother." Ororo said returning her attention to Sadie.
"That's a nice name. What about her birthday?"
"She's turning four on Saturday." Ororo said.
"That's Independence Day."
"Yeah. Charles said that I could throw a party for her." Ororo said.
"Hey if you want I'll help you throw the party." Logan said after a minutes of being quiet.
"Really?" Ororo said as she finally looked at Logan.
"Yeah. I mean she is my daughter right?"
"Yes, she is." Ororo said.
"Well... Do you think that you can go to the mall with me so I can get her something. I don't know what kind of stuff she likes."
"Sure."
It was quiet for a few minutes before Logan spoke up again. "So, when did ya get the dog?"
"Sadie? Actually, Charles got her for N'Dare's first birthday" Ororo said. "So she's about three years old." She yawned.
"You look tired."
"I am."
"Why don't you get some sleep." Logan said as he stood up. "I'm going."
"Don't worry. I'll go in, in a minute. I have to get Sadie."
"Okay." Logan said. Ororo hesitantly reached up and hugged Logan. He was surprised at first but then he returned the hug. "I missed you Logan."
"I missed you too 'Ro." Logan said.
"She pulled back just enough to see Logan's face. "I love you 'Ro."
"I love you too Logan." she said. She reached up and kissed Logan on the lips. It was gentle yet firm. She pulled away leaving Logan surprised. She walked off to get Sadie without looking back. Logan went inside and was walking towards his room when he past two rooms. One was Ororo's attic bedroom and the other was N'Dare's room. He opened the door and was able to see clearly because the night light was on.
He walked over to the side of the bed and bent down to look at his daughter. She had a lock of white hair in her face and so he pushed it behind her ear. Meanwhile Ororo was walking inside and set the alarm and then walked upstairs. She went to check on N'Dare. As she was nearing her door she saw the door was opened. She walked over to the doorway and smiled at what she saw. Logan gave N'Dare a kiss on the forehead before he stood up. Sadie went to her bed in the corner of the room and Logan looked at Ororo. "Hey I was just..."
"It's okay." Ororo said. She walked over to N'Dare's bedside and gave her a kiss on the forehead as well. Ororo grabbed Logan's had and pulled him out of the room closing the door behind them. They stood outside her door and Logan noticed a certain item on Ororo. It was the necklace he gave her on that Christmas before she left. "You kept this?" He placed his hand on the necklace.
Ororo touched Logan's hand. "I could never take this off. There are two things you gave me that I could never give up. This and our daughter. I know I gave up the ring but..." Logan placed his finger on her lips.
"I want to give you so much more." Logan said. He placed his hand on her cheeks and leaned down to kiss her. He kissed her the same way she kissed him five minutes ago. She wrapped her arms around his waist and returned the kiss. He started to pull away but Ororo deepened the kiss. They went up to her bed and made love for the past years they missed.
Hope you liked it. Sorry this chapter was so short. Next Chapter coming soon. Please review.
