A Year Passed. Very quickly. Between the missions they had to go on.. being part of the X-men and teaching life was busy.
He was sure it was even busier for Marie since she also had to add single parent to her list. Although many helped out and watched over the baby, she was still very protective.
Logan spent a lot of time with Marie and Julien. When the baby started talking one of his first words was calling Logan dada.
"No Julien, Logan is not your daddy." Marie was quick to correct.
He was annoyed when the baby said the same to Scott and the Professor.
But he wasn't the only one spending a lot of time with Marie. There was still Scott. Oh how Logan hated Scott. Even if he was great with Julien... and Marie.
He though Scott's feeling for Marie were one sided... until one night... It was two days after young Julien's second birthday.
A party had just been thrown for the toddler the day before he would actually turned two. Everyone knew that Marie did not like to celebrate on the actual day since it still caused her too much pain being that it was the same day her husband was killed.
Logan had gotten the kid a little electric toy motorcycle that he could play on when he was a little older. Marie had kissed him on the cheek and hugged him later while she thanked him.
The wad of cash he spent on it had definitely been worth it.
But now here he was sitting in a dark room. Anxious.
More so than he had been in a long time... He didn't know quite what he was doing there but he did know how it came about...
Logan had been watching a hockey game when he heard the knock on the door. He knew it was her. If not for her scent then for the way she tapped on his door. "Come in kid." he said loudly over the sound of the TV., not bothering to turn the volume down. She did.
"Hey Logan."
"Hey kid." she scrunched her nose at that comment, something he was used to.
He reached over, grabbed the remote and turned the television off. Knowing she had something to say. Luckily it was commercial time so he could act a little more patient then he felt. She sat down on the bed.
"Just wonderin', Julien and I were about t'head out, there is the circus in town and I thought he would get a kick out of it." Marie started to twist her hair in her fingers. "I was wondering if y'wanted t'go with us?"
He sat more upright in the bed and turned to face her.
"Don't think so Marie, I am sure there are others that would love to go with you, been waiting for this hockey game for a long time." his gaze making its way back to the TV. Logan noticed her disappointment as she got off the bed.
Marie then turned around and gave him an evil grin.
"I am sure that Scott probably will be glad that y'aren't comin' since he is the one taking us."
"Scott is taking you? Why didn't you didn't say anything about that?"
"I didn't say anythin' because I thought y'would say no," She frowned slightly "might as well told y'anyway since the result was the same."
"Well have fun, sure the one eye will be loads of fun." he tried to sound nonchalant but his words came out in a hiss.
"I'm sure he will." she looked in the direction of the television "well don't let me keep you from your hockey game.. I know how important they are to you."
With that she softly closed the door behind her. And that was when he started to think he had made a mistake.
For the next thirty minutes he tried to get back into the game but he found he no longer cared. Turning the TV off, jumping out of bed he grabbed his jacket and headed out of his room.
But it was too late, they had already left. And for some reason he didn't feel right about following her to where they had gone. Logan ended up in the front room. Luckily for him it was the weekend so not many kids were around as he had the room to himself.
Watching the front door as if he was a father waiting for his child from a date. Although he was no father and Marie was definitely not on a date with Scott.
People would come and go from the room but he would ignored them until they went away, not caring how they took his rudeness. They were used to it anyway.
He found himself waiting an hour, then two, then another and another until the sun that was pouring through the windows faded away and was replaced by the dusk and then darkness. Logan didn't know why he was so anxious with Scott being out with Marie. They had been out together before.
This instance though he was filled with such anxiety. Usually when he was feeling like he was Logan would take the motorcycle out for a spin, but this time he didn't want to move in case she came back while he was gone.
He was only vaguely aware when Ororo came in and turned a light on. She didn't so much as flinch when she saw him there, sitting in the shadows.
"Waiting for someone? she asked in her musical happy tone of voice.
"What makes you say that?" he asked her gruffly.
"Well I have been by this room several times, and your eyes seem always in the regional direction of the garage." She gave him a slightly bemused look. "You could have gone with them you know... Although I am sure Scott is glad that you didn't."
"What do you mean by that?" he asked scrutinizing her with his eyes.
Ororo sat down in a chair opposite of him even though she knew he wanted to be alone.
"Well it is no secret that you and Scott don't get along." she said softly
He snorted at the understatement.
"I am sure it hasn't been easy that Scott is in love with her." her words coming out so bluntly that he found himself sitting up straighter in his chair.
"In Love with her?" Of course Logan already knew but he didn't know that others did as well.
"Yes, must not be easy, you wanted to protect her and Julien, want her utmost attention... must be hard for you sharing her."
"In Love with her?" he repeated more to himself that her.
"I see the way he looks at her, I think I could be blind and I would still be able to decipher the way he feels toward her." her gaze not breaking from his own.
"She's not ready for that." he said quickly.
Ororo got up and started heading out of the room. But not before turning around and looking at him intently in his eyes. "It been two years Logan, I know how much she loved Remy, but it is best for her to move on, not to live in the past... Scott would make her happy, I think she is starting to fall for him already." He glared at her sharply with that comment. But it didn't deter her from finishing what she had to say. "Regardless of your feelings toward Scott, I know they would be good together... Maybe even heal some of each others wounds. Don't stand in there way Logan, they need one another."
He was about to reply but he heard Kurt call out for her, and she was gone. Logan was alone once again in the room. His gaze making its way to the general direction of the garage once again. He suddenly didn't know what he was doing. What was he waiting for her for anyway? She had gone out plenty times before, he didn't now why he was suddenly on the edge, his nerves in a bundle.
Getting out of the chair he headed back to his room where after turning the TV on, Logan sat down on his bed... before he knew it he was fast asleep. Waking up to the sounds of voices in the hallway he looked up at his clock, 1:32 A.M. the red light blared at him.
Logan was out of bed about to open the door... ready to yell at whoever had just interrupted his rare peaceful sleep when he recognized the voices.
Scott's and Marie's.
He took his hand off the doorknob and found himself frozen in front of the door. They were outside her room. He didn't hear Julien stirring which meant she had probably already put him to bed.
"No it fine Scott, Julien slept most of the way home anyway."
"Didn't mean to keep you both out so late."
He heard Marie laugh softy.
"Its ok I had a lot of fun, so did Julien," she paused as if thinking "we haven't done anythin' like that in a while."
"I'm glad you had fun."
There was some moments of silence.
"Well goodnight Scott."
"Goodnight."
She was about to open her door when she was stopped.
"Wait," He heard Scott say, what sounded like his arm reaching out to touch her. She turned back around. "I really like spending time with you Rogue"
"We like spendin' time with y'too Scott"
"But do you like spending time with me?"
"No you're a total bore," she started laughing probably from the expression on Scott's face "Just kiddin' Scott." Then she was serious again. "I really do like bein' with you."
"We could do this again if you like." Scott's words suddenly hesitant.
"No that's ok, one night at the circus will last Julien and I a long time."
"I Meant go out," ...Scott coughed nervously "maybe...maybe just the two of us."
"Ya mean like a date?" Marie's words almost coming out as nervous as Scott's.
"Yes, unless you don't want to."
"I don't know Scott, I haven't been out with anyone like that ever since, ever since... well not in a long time."
"It's not Logan is it?" Scott asked, fire beneath his words.
Logan's ears perked up at that.
"Why would y'say that?" Marie asked sharply.
"I don't know... forget it."
"It's forgotten." Logan heard her open her door. "It really is late Scott I think its time for me t'go to..."
And then her words were interrupted and Logan knew why.
Scott was kissing Marie.
He waited for her to push Scott away. Scream at Scott for kissing her again. That she wasn't ready, it was to soon. That she didn't care for Scott and that he shouldn't have done that.
But it never came. A couple long moments passed.
They must have parted for Scott started to speak, his words coming out slightly breathless.
"I'm sorry I have been wanting to do that again for a long time."
Marie answered, her words heavy with emotion.
"Scott stop apologizing."
He did. And they were kissing again.
Logan walked away from the door and rushed into the bathroom closing the door behind him. He wanted to yell, slash something or at the very least tear something to little bits with his claws.
Preferably Scott.
But he didn't do any of it. Instead he started screaming a bunch of profanities in his head. Each worse than the last. Logan then found himself standing in front of the mirror looking at his reflection.
He had no reason to be so angry.
Did he?