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NOW WHAT

Logan went looking for Marie after leaving Mystique in her cell. He was a little worried about what had happened and wanted to talk to her about it, to make sure that she was alright. But, instead, he found Gambit in the kitchen. Gambit just looked at him, as if trying to figure something out.

"What's with you cajun?" But Gambit just shrugged.

"Nothin' mon ami. You just missed her. She be upstairs in her room." Logan looked at him curiously.

"She be who you lookin' for, non?"

"Yeah, but-"

"She's worth the trouble, dat one. Wouldn't let her get away if I were you." he told him plainly, then walked out of the kitchen. Logan couldn't help but wonder what was going on. What was Gambit talking about, was he actually losing Marie? He went upstairs searching for Marie and his answers. He was about to walk in, when it dawned on him that he should probably knock. But there was no answer, so he slowly let himself in. He looked around and called out her name, but no response.

Suddenly, the bathroom door opened. Marie stood there in a small nightgown starring at Logan, who could only gawk.

"What'cha doin' here?" but he gave no answer, just continued to eye her. She quickly figured what was going on in his head and walked seductively towards him.

"Logan?" she touched his face then slightly slapped him.

"What'cha doin' here?"

"Oh, um." he told her as he stepped back scratching his head, trying to get some of his original thoughts back.

"Just checking on you."

"Didn't hear you come in." she told him plainly as she walked over to grab a brush.

"Then you're deaf." he told her with a smirk.

"Or you're sneaky for a guy with a metal skeleton." she retorted.

"Look, Marie-" she put the brush down and turned towards him.

"Ah know, ya thought she was me. Ah understand." she told him slightly bitter.

"Do you?"

"No. What about your senses? Isn't there something that made you think something wasn't right?" He made his way over to her.

"Yeah, but I thought it was that place. I found her in an awkward position. Just thought, thought that it was me worrying too much." They just sat there slightly awkward and Marie went and starred out her window.

"Logan?"

"Yeah darlin'?"

"So what now?"

"Well, you forgive me and forget this happened, or not." she turned towards him smiling gently. But the moonlight washing over her the way it was, with what she was wearing only furthered to put his mind in the gutter. Every animal instinct was screaming take her now. There was so much beauty, but so much pain.

"Ya really thought she was meh?" he smiled back at her.

"Yeah." She walked over to him and pulled him close.

"Ya really care about me?" she asked him, looking up into his eyes, hoping for the answer she had long waited for. But instead of answering her, he kissed her. It was nothing like anything she had ever experienced before, even from the kisses that he had given her. It wasn't just lustful, but loving. She began to giggle under his hold, so he pulled back and looked at her.

"Then what took ya so long?" he snorted in response, then lifted her up into his arms as she giggled and squirmed.

"I took so long, huh?" he told her as he dropped her on the bed, but she knew his plan and pulled him down with her. They sat there searching one another's eyes, hoping, aching that the other felt the same way. Then he kissed her.

"Marie?" he murmured against her lips.

"Mmhmm." she replied. He pulled back just enough to look her in the eyes.

"I love you darlin'." she didn't even take a second to think about it. He received no reaction other than, "I love you too."