Thanks to the Emo princess, Michan, Reeny and Diaz F for their reviews

Reeny: there may be something special for this day in this fic, but maybe it won't fall the right day in the reality.

Diaz F : trouble ? with me ? never lol

Here is the continuation, enjoy…and review lol

Wen


The same evening, some days before Christmas, they were together in their bedroom, alone. Jean let Scott take her into his arms, her lover's scent was engulfing her up, inebriating her senses. The pressure of his arms was almost making her faint, the simple fact of touching him was awaking a blaze of intense desire within her. When he kissed her, she felt like an electrical shock was running through her whole body, taking her into another world where nothing else mattered more than them. She slipped her arms behind his neck and brought his body closer to hers. He tightened his embrace around her waist, beginning to glide his hands under her clothes. They weren't just spending their time by kissing and making love…No, most of the time, they only touched each other for physical contact, but often, this common passion which was consuming them, was giving way at their insatiable and uncontrollable desire.

Because of this fiery kiss, she was feeling his heart beating wildly under her hand she had laid on his chest, which she had undressed with the help of her telekinesis.

I love you she sent to him trough their bond, not wanting to break their contact.

Scott pressed her against him a little more. Nothing was more important than the sensations he was awaking within her, she gave way to the pleasure and to his increasingly ardent kisses, and surrounded his hips with her legs as they were leading more or less successfully toward the bed.

You're my world, my heart, my soul, I couldn't live without you, never ever He sent back to her before laying her unto the bed.

The feeling of her body against his was arousing as the last clothes quickly joined the other ones on the floor. Both of them were surrendering themselves to each other, desiring each other with the same fervour. The young woman was giving way to the tenderness of her mouth capturing his, awaking each part of her skin into a desire without age…Until it was pitch-dark when they fall asleep, sweating, tightly intertwined in one's arms.


When Jean awoke, she found herself alone in the bed. The lights of the bathroom were switched off, she searched Scott trough their bond but couldn't locate him, he was obviously blocking her out. Surprised, she shrugged, preferring that than not feeling him at all, and stood up to take a shower before dressing up and going down to the kitchen where she met Ororo and Logan.

- "Hi" she said as she headed towards one of the counters of the room "Have you seen Scott? I haven't been able to find him"

- "Gone for Christmas shoppin'" grumbled Logan his nose in the newspaper.

- "Don't worry Jean, Hank went with him with an image inducer, he had shopping to do too" quickly added Ororo even before Jean could let show her anxiety for knowing that he was gone alone.

- "Who's the telepath in the room?" asked the mutant by pouring herself a mug of coffee, reassured to know Hank with him, Scott was able to defend himself, but she couldn't help to be afraid after what Magneto had done to him..

Logan drank a gulp of his coffee and glanced toward the two friends.

- "It never occurred to ya to make purchases alone for the sake of surprises?" he grumbled again.

- "Of course it did," answered Ororo "but contrary to men, women don't do it the day before Christmas"

- "Huh huh…" slightly coughed Wolverine.

- "Ok, except if we've 'forgotten' something, this happens to everybody" answered Jean, feeling targeted.

- "Oh yeah, going through the snow to the mall in order to buy a surfer's outfit, this really happens to everybody"

- "It was more than eight years ago" she defended herself "Alex had decided at the last time to spend Christmas here, so I had extenuating circumstances" she said with confidence, a smile on her lips.

- "If you say so…"

Storm shared a smile with her best friend, before that last comment sank herself again into her smoking cup of coffee.

Alex was coming this year, and she had yet made her purchases with Scott. She asked herself for some minutes in addition, why he hadn't awoken her so she could come with him, but finished by dropping it and went to the laboratory as soon as she had finished her breakfast.

When Scott and Hank came back from the mall, the young man seemed to be satisfied, but didn't want to say anything to Jean, promising her she would understand later as he warmly welcomed his little brother who had arrived some minutes before.


By evening, the big room was seething with excitement. All the students who had stayed at the Institute were gathered with the adults around an enticing Christmas' dinner, and were casting impatient glances toward the imposing decorated Christmas tree which stalk was surrounded by a mountain of gifts. As a matter of fact, the families of the young mutants who weren't going home for the holidays had sent presents at their child, brother, sister, or other relatives. And moreover, the students had prepared gifts for their friends, as the professors had done, which only added to this impressing heap.

For this annual party, everybody was wearing nice dress clothes. Scott couldn't turn his eyes away from Jean who had slipped on a long dress of crimson velvet along with a tidy chignon tied into her hair and had adorned herself with earrings matching with her necklace… Both of them offered by the young man years ago. Her abdomen was flat again and the clothe was perfectly fitting her; she was divine and he hadn't restrained himself to tell her.

When the dinner was finished, the students rushed over to the boxes and if Jean reached to recuperate the one destined to Scott, it was only thanks to her powers. It was a wonderful jacket of black leather, thicket. Scott slipped into it, and it appeared to fit him perfectly. He kissed Jean in thanks and dropped a word in her ear:

- "It comes in the nick of time, because for my present, I would like to give it to you in more intimate setting. How about a walk in the moonlight?" he asked to her.

- "Of course" she smiled "I'll fetch my coat and I'll join you at the entrance"

Outside, the sky was clear, the moon was spreading the soft light that the sun was sending back to it, and this was giving them an excellent visibility thanks to the snow that had fallen some days before. Amara had made it melt in several paths which let them walk the feet on a dry ground.

Staying in a peaceful silence, Scott and Jean walked hand in hand to their place, in front of the lake.

The view was superb…the place was perfect. They stopped and Scott delicately kissed the young woman.

- "Are you ok? Not too cold?" he asked.

- "No, I'm fine"

He had kept her hands in his…It was the perfect moment. He had imagined it hundreds or even thousands of times, but, without fully knowing why, he was extremely nervous. He took a deep breath and began to speak

- "Jean, you know that after we met, even before I could see you, I fell madly in love with you" he said to her.

The young woman's heart tightened up. She had felt Scott's fright and was guessing what was about to happen, but she didn't say anything, and let him carry on.

- "I love you more than my own life, I could never live without you. I wanted to do this after my return from Hawaii, during our dinner, but my plans were somewhat opposed." he said with an oblique smile. He sighed deeply and carried on "Well, I'll go ahead and just say it" he resumed by kneeling on the ground before her, freeing one of Jean's hand for pulling out a little velvet box "Jean, I want to spend every last second of my life at your side."

The young woman had tears in her eyes and her breath utterly taken away.

- "Jean Grey, will you make me the happiest man of the world and marry me?" he asked by opening the little box, revealing a splendid ring, similar to the one he had bought four months ago and lost in that fateful plane crash.

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