Scott, Ro, Jean and Logan sit quietly, each lost in their own thoughts. The waiter brought over the drinks and Alison is into her third song before the silence is broken by Jean.
"You never answered my question. How do you two know each other?" Scott sighed knowing that there was no escape from her questions. He could either answer them now or he would have to answer them back at the mansion later.
"We met in a bar; pretty much like this one. She was doing a show, we bumped into each other and we hit it off. That's about it."
"That's about it?" Jean repeated. "What about her get away weekends to Vermont and your movie mania weekend?" Jean said sarcastically.
Ororo and Logan looked at each other in uncomfortable silence each wondering how to avoid this conversation.
"That's none of your business." Jean blinked in surprise at Scott's answer.
"Not my busi…." Jean started only to be interrupted by Scott.
"No, it has nothing to do with you. We weren't a couple then and we aren't a couple now. I don't need to explain myself to you." Scott stated simply.
Logan spoke before Jean could respond.
"Watch it one-eye." Scott didn't bother to respond. Just kept his gaze on Jean; waiting for her response.
Jean sat staring back at Scott, tears gathering in her eyes. Before she could think of anything to say in response to his statements, Storm placed a hand on her arm.
"Jean, why don't we take a break? Let's go to the women's lounge for a few moments." Jean looked at Storm and saw the compassion in her gaze; she nodded her head in agreement. Turning toward Logan she motioned for him to slide out, so she and Storm could exit the booth. Logan slide out and stood in silence as Jean and Storm slide out and walked away. Watching for a few moments as they headed to the women's lounge, he then turned to Scott.
"Make you feel good kid? You enjoy twisting the knife and hurting Jeannie, Summers? How much longer are you going to make her pay?" Scott looked up at Logan.
"Fuck you Logan. I don't want Jean to hurt or pay for the past. Because it is just that...the past." Scott looked over at Logan as he slid back into the booth.
Both sat in mutual silence, Scott gazing at the stage. Logan looking at Scott.
"So if you don't want Jeannie to hurt, what do you want?" Logan broke the silence with his statement.
"Nothing, I just want to be left alone to live my life."
"You're a fool, giving up a woman like Jean."
Scott snorted and gave a derisive laugh.
"A woman like Jean? What type of woman would that be Logan? The kind who would flirt and kiss another man without thought or regard to the man she is supposed to love?" Scott took a sip of his drink. "Jean and I are done." Logan snorted.
"You are going to throw away Jean over some flirting and one harmless kiss? You're a bigger fool than I thought." Scott looked at Logan for a moment and then took another sip of his drink. Placing both elbows on the table and lowering his drink back down he leaned forward toward Logan.
"Some flirting and a harmless kiss? No, I'm not throwing Jean away for that; I chose to walk away from Jean because I can't be with a woman who didn't respect me or the life we had built together enough to keep herself in check." Scott leaned back and slide out of the booth. "I've moved on; she needs to accept that." Before Logan could say anything else Scott walked away.
Ro stood silently as Jean blotted her face with a moist paper towel. She didn't know what to do; Jean was tearing herself apart and she felt helpless to stop it.
"Did you know?" Jean's question startled Ro.
"Know what?" She asked.
"About Scott and that singer?" Ro shook her head.
"Jean don't do this."
"How can I not, Ro? Tell me how not to care that he's been with that woman!"
"You don't know that." Jean shot Ro a look of disbelief. "Fine. He probably has, but Jean the two of you were over. You had moved on to Logan and Scott moved on as well."
"I know that Ro. That doesn't stop me from feeling this way."
"I am sorry that this is upsetting you. But Jean, you must stop doing this to yourself. I know you love Scott and you want to be with him again, but you are pushing too hard. You need to give him and yourself time to get used to each other again. The two of you have spent over a year apart. You are not the same and Scott is definitely not the same man that you knew. Take the time to get to know him and allow him to get to know you again and then maybe you can get back what you had or maybe even something better."
Jean looked at Ro for a few moments before she moved over and sat down on couch that had been placed on the women's lounge.
"How do I do that Ro? How do I not push when I see him with another woman and it's tearing me up inside? When every time I try to speak with him about us he just shuts me out? I feel like he's built this wall up between us and the only way I am going to get through it is to knock it down." Ororo sighed and came to sit next to Jean.
"When has pushing ever worked with Scott? You are going to have to be patient and allow thing to happen on their own. Besides I think you are worrying too much about Scott and Alison." Jean frowned at Ororo.
"What do you mean?" Ro smiled.
"Well, what man do you know brings another woman along if he's planning a romantic outing?" Jean grinned in response.
"None." Ro nodded.
"That's right. If Scott had wanted to spend the evening with Alison; he wouldn't have invited me to come along. So you need to pull it together, relax and just try to have a good time for the rest of the evening."
"You're right, Ro."
Ro waited as Jean stood and went to check her face in the mirror, apparently satisfied by what she saw she headed for the door.
"Okay, lets go have some fun."