Don't Be So Hard On Yourself: "Rocky Road"
Summary: Takes place after the events in the first two stories.
Rating: PG 13
Scott laid back on his bed tossing and turning. It's been over a week since that night with Jean but he could still smell her scent on his bed. He thought back to that faithful morning, after they almost ahem.
It was 7 am and the faint sounds of someone walking woke both of them up. It was probably one of the other guys going to the bathroom. Still, it freaked both of them out. Jean quickly grabbed her clothes and managed to make her way back to her room before anyone noticed.
Scott could hardly believe at what almost happened. But then he kicked himself for what happened next, or rather what didn't happen next. Realty set in and they were both unsure as to what to do next. The week was filled with awkward "hi's" and they purposely avoided each other. But the past week had been busy. After their first mission, the professor saw it as an opportunity for improvement. The whole week was spent training in the danger room. The professor eventually eased up on them and they were going back to a more regular training regiment.
Scott knew that the eventual "talk" with Jean would have to happen eventually. But his mind was plagued with doubts and fears. Was it really just the heat of the moment? Did she want him to make the first move? Did he wait so long that he blew his chances? Scott grew tired of these questions. He got up and made his way down to the kitchen to get a late night snack. But when he arrived, he realized someone was already there.
It did not help Scott to see Jean fully bent over, wearing a tight pair of shorts, looking for something in the fridge. Scott wanted to turn around and run. The professor said Scott naturally shielded himself from telepaths. He was the only person in the house who could sneak up on Jean, something Bobby (the resident clown) asked Scott to do frequently. But Scott was getting tired with these games; he decided to stop being Scott Summers and start acting like Cyclops, leader of the X-Men. He has trained himself for battle against mutants more powerful than he. Surely, he can have a conversation with Jean. He cleared his throat to indicate that he was in the room.
Jean was startled and turned around to look at Scott. It was at that moment that "Cyclops" disappeared and poor Scott Summers returned. Jean had a spoon in her mouth and she was holding a carton of Rocky Road ice-cream. Jean was certainly surprised to see Scott, in his boxers no less. "Great" Jean thought to herself, how could she possibly go back to sleep now. There was an awkward silence.
"Fine you caught me, but it was Bobby who finished the chocolate chip." Jean said to try to break the tension. It worked and Scott let out a small smile.
"Care to join?" Jean asked, offering Scott a spoon. Scott accepted and they both sat down on the counter facing opposite each other, eating right out off the carton.
"So.."
"So.."
"Can't sleep?"
"Yep. You?"
"Yeah."
"So.."
"Alright, are we ever going to talk about this?"
"Talk about what?"
"You know what."
"The fact that we almost.."
"Oh you mean, the night you came into my room and tried to rob me of my innocence."
"Your blaming me!" Jean was getting mad and this only made Jean look more beautiful. Scott finally let go and let his emotions take over. "ME !I thought we went over.." But before Jean could finish her sentence. Scott dove in and kissed her passionately. Jean let her spoon fall in the carton of icecream as Scott's lips touched hers. Jean was caught completely by surprise. She was speechless.
"Umm.."
"You had a little ..icecream drool..(pointing to the side of her lips) .. so I just."
"Umm.. a napkin would've okay but.. thanks I guess." Jean said with a blank look. Then she quickly threw herself over the counter and pounced on Scott, locking her lips onto his. In the process, she knocked both of them over. Jean used her TK to keep them and Scott's chair suspended in the air. She gently lowered herself and Scott down. Now Scott was on his back, lying on the floor with Jean on top of him.
"You had a little something too." Jean said with a wicked smile.
"Thanks" Scott said with a big smile. "Nice trick you pulled there.. I'm glad all the training we put in this week paid off."
"Typical Scott to think of training during off hours."
"Well, I know a certain telepath who can make me change my mind." Said Scott as he flipped Jean over and now laid on top of her and kissed her. That night, they didn't do much in the way of talking. And the next day, Bobby opened the freezer and grew angry that someone let the Rocky Road melt and then put it back in the freezer.
Authors' Note: I planned a 3rd story but never got around to it. This one was actually quite different from what i had planned. I started to read some of the lines from the previous two stories and managed to type this up pretty fast. Hope you enjoyed.