Life In The Fast Lane

This is a sequel to Shameless. As mentioned before, all X-Men characters are not mine, and only the other characters are. NASCAR stuff isn't mine either, along with anything else that you recognize from elsewhere. If you want this, let me know, and take it, just give credit where it's due.

Recap of first story.

Scott decided to make a friendship with Marie after Logan left the first time, so she wouldn't be lonely. After a while their friendship bloomed, and they hung out a lot. Once Marie was finally able to control her mutation, Scott and her took their relationship to the next level, despite Scott still being with Jean at the time. Logan returned the day they first made love. Jean was furious at Marie stealing Scott from her, and Logan was ok with it. Everyone went on a mission with The Brotherhood to Iowa to keep the peace with the FOH, but it ended badly when Marie was abducted. She was rescued and the FOH lost a lot of members, and the mutants lost two, Toad and Jean. They had the funeral for Jean. Scott and Marie were married a week later. Marie became pregnant shortly before the wedding. For the honeymoon, they went to Daytona Beach and partied it up with a bunch of NASCAR drivers, and watched the Pepsi 400.

Now on with the story, this will take place roughly 5 years later.

Chapter 1

"Scott, everything will be fine, we will make it on time to Daytona, we always do. Ro and everyone else will take over for our classes til we can have time for a to come back. Everybody will be watchin you drive out there on the track. Now lets get everything we need ready to go, and lets get goin."

"I still can't believe that Ryan was able to get me a ride this soon. I also can't believe he was able to pull strings to get me straight into The Nextel Cup, instead of doing the ARCA, Busch, and then Cup. Oh god, I am nervous as hell here. What if I screw up? What if I am not good enough for all the other drivers?"

"You will be fine, don't worry. Everyone there loves us. We have partied with them for a few years already, and went vacationin with them as well. Krissie and ah have forged a great friendship. We are goin shoppin on Tuesday, while you guys get your butts out to California. Don't even think of worryin, we will be fine, and make it there in one piece. When it comes time for the Pocono race, Krissie wants to visit The Institute, and meet Charles and a few others. Ah may just bring her along when we are on our first break."

"Whatever makes you happy love. I am happy as long as you are."

"And ah am happy."

"Good, why don't you show me how happy you are?"

"Sorry love, will do on the flight down to Florida, not now."

"Deal."

Once they got all their luggage down to the garage, and got it loaded into the trunk of Scott's brand new Flame Red 2010 Dodge Charger R/T, everyone was there to send them off, even Alex Logan Summers was there to see his parents off. He will be going with them when they go to Atlanta. So he has a whole month of being without his parents. Uncle Logan and Aunt Ro told Scott and Marie that they would keep an eye on him. Once Scott and Marie got going down the road, Scott instantly floored the accelerator to get to the private airport quicker so they could have their "Mile High Club" status renewed. They got to the strip in record time, and were off to Florida.

"Oh god, I don't know if I can do this. I know that you have reassured me many times, but I still can't believe that I will be racing in just a couple short days. Can you?"

"No, ah can't believe it either, but you will be, and you are goin to be great out there. Trust me on this, there will be no problems."

"I wonder what sponsor Ryan has chosen for me, and what my number is going to be."

"Ah wouldn't know, but ah think it will be great. Ryan was gracious enough to pick you first when he formed this team. With all the up and comin drivers, he chose you. Don't that mean anything to you all Sugah?"

"Oh it means a lot to me. Anyway, why don't we renew our "Mile High Club" status?"

"Ah thought you'd never ask."

They renewed their status, and were just finishing up when the plane landed right off the track. Ryan was instantly there when he recognized the plane.

"Don't look like you will be getting in any practice laps today Scott, looks like you will be wanting to sleep instead."

"Very funny Ryan. I will be ready to go in a few minutes. I want to see my car."

"All in due time my friend, all in due time. First a lot of us want to induct you into the racing family."

At that time, Krissie came up to them and grabbed Marie's arm, and they took off somewhere. Ryan led Scott to the track entrance, and got him in, and they walked to the garage area. Once they got there, everybody in the garage looked up when he came in and waved at him, then got back to work. Ryan's crew came up and patted Scott on the back and asked how things were going.

"How is Alex doing? Is he here with you?"

"No Matt, he isn't here with us, he is at home, and he is doing great. He will be coming with us when we go to Atlanta though."

"Good, I hear that Montgomery Lee Petty is asking about him."

"Oh, she is, isn't she?"

"Yes she is, maybe once Alex is grown up, there could be a pair between the two?"

"Why don't we just wait and see what goes on, eh?"

"Oh alright, deflate my fun, why don't you?"

"That was my plan."

"Ha ha ha. Anyway, lets get you introduced to your car?"

"Sounds good to me."

They walked down the garage area some, saying hi to the various drivers and crew they met along the way. When they reached Scott's car, he was amazed at the appearance of it. There in the area sat a 2010 Dodge Charger with the number 65 on it. And proudly sponsored on the car is Dr. Pepper along with Alltel, Mobil 1, and Miller Lite.

"How do you like your car Scott?"

"I love it, can't wait to take it around the track."

"She is ready to go if you wish to make a few laps now."

"Really?"

"Yea, get yourself suited up and take her around."

"I will."

Once Scott got suited up and into the car. Marie and Krissie showed up to see him take her out for a spin.

"Oh my that is a sweet car. Ah am glad that you were able to get it ready in short order for Scott."

"No problem Marie. It was no trouble. Roger had about 5 extra cars on hand this year, so I bought them, and made this team. All of my adjustments and modifications are on the cars. If there are any problems with it, have him come to Matt or myself and it will get fixed."

"Aight, will do. Thanks for givin Scott the opportunity to do this."

"Anytime. Now lets get out at my pit box and watch him run?"

They all went to Ryan's box and climbed up on top of it to watch Scott with the car. Ryan had hooked up to audio to his car and handed a headset to Marie so they both could speak to him. Ryan then got a stopwatch to time him. Once Scott passed the start/finish line, he started the clock. No one spoke to him the entire lap he was timed. When he passed the line again, Ryan stopped the watch, looked at it and almost had a hear attack.

"My god, he is faster than what I am on this track. He ran a 47.8. Damn. Your husband has potential to be a great driver Marie."

"I know, he likes to prove that he lives vicariously when he takes his bike out and it only takes him a matter of a few minutes to get into town, while it takes the rest of us about 10 to 15. He may be a force to be reckoned with, in the garage and out on the track. He may modify your modifications to suit him."

"He better not do too much of it. I will make sure I am there while he doing this to ensure that it will pass inspection, before and after the race."

"Ok. Want to go shoppin Krissie?"

"Sure, lets let these guys to their own stuff, meet you back here later love."

"Yea, later."

Scott came back into the garage, and started to look over the car, Ryan walked up to him and gave him a pat on the back.

"Damn man, you are faster than I am here. Don't want to show up your boss, now do you?"

"Now why would I want to do that?"

"I don't know, you did a 47.8 out there. Now lets see if we can get some of your views and opinions on my car, and make them equal, so we have a fair chance of getting a top 5 finish for Penkse and Newman Racing, eh?"

"Sounds like a good idea to me. I don't need to make any adjustments on my car at all, and if I did, I would approve them with you first. I am well aware of the rule book and the violations if I do something I shouldn't."

"Good, now lets get on it?"

"Lead the way."

this story may just be a few chapters long, I am going to try and get all the races or just the highlights of them all in that amount of time. And this is still a Scott/Rogue story, with a NASCAR twist to it. They will still be teaching at the school, in the off times from racing. I may have it later that he won't do the entire schedule or I may keep it that he will finish it off and try for Rookie of The Year. And this is Erin Crockers' first year in Cup as well, so those two will be vying for the prestigious trophy . Update will be up soon.