My goal, a collection of 15 "drabbles" , each one focusing on a different pairing from the show, using all 6 members of Mutant X. Will contain both male and fem slash as well as hetro pairings.

J/L

"Candle Light"

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She sat across from him, her hair shining in the candle light. Her cold blue eyes warmed slightly as he reached across the table and took her hand.

"We can't pull this off anymore, Lexa." Jesse whispered as he stared into her eyes. "Bren and Shal are eventually going to figure out that we are together."

"It's not the time to tell them." she glanced down at the table for a moment. "We are supposed to be trying to find Adam and trying to figure out how to stabilize new mutants. We shouldn't be involved in a relationship right now, and they won't like it if they find out that you and I are breaking a rule that all four of us agreed to."

"They may have chosen to put their relationship on hold for now, but I don't want to do that. Hell, I'm pretty sure that they are still going together behind the scenes. Why should we let them tell us when we can or cannot start our relationship."

"You made me promise that I would start being a part of the team. I can't do that if I spend half my time causing trouble among the team. Shal and Bren expect us to wait, and we are expecting them to wait. It does no one any good if we all decide to break a rule that all four of us agreed to." she shook her head slightly. "It is all pointless you know. None of us are ever going to be able to wait that long. We may never find Adam or the cure."

"And the fact that we may never find the cure is why I want to move forward with our relationship." Jesse argued. "I don't know how much time you and I have left together, none of us really know how much time is left. I may not have to worry about my powers killing me, but there is always the possibility of me being killed in a battle, or even me dieing of a broken heart if I loose you."

"We aren't talking about something simple here. If we get involved with each other the way you want to there will be far more strings attached than any of us realize. How would you manage to do your job if you lost me after we made that kind of commitment? How would I manage to do my job if I lost you." she paused for a moment and wiped back her tears. "It is dangerous for us to get involved like that."

"I don't think that I'm really asking that much of you, Lexa. It is just one simple question that I want you to answer, and I want you to answer it the way you want to answer it; not the way Shal or Bren would want you to answer it."

Lexa took a hesitant breath and looked at the diamond ring that was sparkling in the candle light. "Yes, I'll marry you."