Hi all! Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas! Thank you so much for all the wonderful reviews to this story! Response has been much more positive than I expected, so I'm thanking all of you lovely early reviewers with not one, but two chapter updates, one after the other! So after you read this, check your inbox again and find that you will have another chapter to check out! I hope you enjoy!
Another note: Not much Marie/Logan interaction in these next two chapters, but you will get some Marie/Victor! Don't worry, Rogan interaction is on its way!
TWO WEEKS LATER...
Marie felt as though she'd just laid down in bed when she heard her phone ring. She groaned and rolled over, stealing a glance at her alarm clock to realize that it was barely 6 in the morning. No wonder she felt like she just went to sleep...she had.
"What?" she croaked as she snatched her phone to her ear and rubbed her eyes.
The voice on the other end was recognizable, "Marie, get your ass up. I need you to open."
She furrowed her eyebrows, "Say wha-!"
"Jane is nowhere to be found, I need you to high tail it over to the diner."
Marie put her hand over her face, "Earl, I closed last night."
"Do I sound like I give a damn? You get your ass to the diner or you start looking for a new job!"
She sucked her teeth as he hung up in her face.
Marie swung her legs out of bed and began grumbling curse words as she stomped to her bathroom and turned on the shower. Her bad morning was made worst when the pitiful shower head barely provided enough pressure to wet her hair. She'd have to remind her lazy ass landlord to fix it...again.
After a frustrating shower, she walked back into her bedroom and stubbed her toe on the edge of her bed. As she hissed and hopped back to the bed, holding her throbbing foot, she cursed her life and what it had come to.
As she sat on the edge of her bed and surveyed the bruise forming on her toe, she glanced down and saw the small white card hanging out of her purse. Suddenly, something inside of her clicked.
What was she hanging around here for? A month to month lease on a falling apart trailer and a shitty job?
Before she could talk herself out of it, she'd grabbed her large bag out of the closet and started shoving clothes and toiletries in it.
As she called the bus station to see when the next bus was leaving to Calgary, she jotted down a note to Logan, her only friend in that God forsaken town. She knew he'd wonder where she disappeared to, so she made sure to leave him her number and whereabouts.
Within two hours, she was giving Laughlin City the finger and boarding a bus to Calgary.
Maybe she'd run into Victor there...
As she watched the scenery pass by while riding on the bus, she looked back down at the card.
"Creed Industries..." she murmured, then flipped it over. Her eyes widened as she looked at the name on the back. "Victor...Creed..."
Marie had no idea Victor was Victor Creed...the Victor Creed of Creed Industries.
Victor grumbled as he sat in his expansive, high rise office, cutting his nails. The problem with his claws were, he could grow them on command, but couldn't retract them, so he had to keep them trimmed to keep from freaking people out.
When he heard a knock on the door, he tossed the clippers back into his desk drawer, "Come in!"
His secretary, Raven, sauntered in and tossed a file onto his desk, "She's on the move."
Victor sat up and snatched the file open to look at the surveillance pictures of Marie boarding a bus. He cock jumped in his pants...every fiber of his being wanted her...needed her.
Raven rolled her eyes as she noticed his breathing quicken and watched him run a finger over the picture.
"Where's she headed?" he asked.
"Here."
Victor looked up with raised eyebrows and smiled, "Well, well, well...this might be easier than I thought."
His secretary sighed and began laying out messages on his desk. He noticed her bad attitude and crossed his arms.
She'd gotten seriously bitchy ever since he stopped having sex with her when the news that his prophetic mate had surfaced. He'd been waiting lifetimes for her and now, he would touch no one but her. As soon as he saw her picture for the first time, a desire was instilled within him that was so strong, it took over his entire being...just as it should.
"Make sure the surveillance team stays on her when she gets here. I wanna bump into her...soon."
Raven jotted down a note and nodded, "Anything else?"
Victor shook his head and waved her off.
As soon as the door was closed, he pressed a button on his desk that locked it, then quickly opened his pants. He sat back in his luxurious leather desk chair and closed his eyes as he took himself in his own hand, imagining Marie there with him.
He pictured her standing in his office, looking slightly unsure as he ran a hand down her body. One whiff of her scent told her that this was right...this was it. He could smell her ovulating. Her body was fresh and ripe. Ready for his taking and primed to conceive.
Just as he was picturing himself ripping off her clothes, Raven knocked on his door again. He cursed, stowed himself away and stalked over to the door to snatch it open.
"What?" he barked.
Raven must've known how mad he was for the interruption because she was trembling. She held up another picture, "Uh...the surveillance team said he's in Laughlin City and he's probably gonna follow her here. He knows where our offices are."
Victor cursed and glared down at the picture, "Logan..."
He knew the X Men were going to try to swoop in and save the day. He just didn't know they would use Logan...a feral who was just as dangerous and determined as Victor himself.
The evening after Marie left Laughlin City, Logan showed up at the diner for Marie's promised "hot meal". He was confused to find one of the other waitresses, Leslie, working alone.
"Hey Les, Marie around?" he asked.
She shook her head, "Earl called her this mornin', told her to come in to open, but no one's heard from her since."
Logan rushed out of the diner and hopped in his camper before rushing to Marie's trailer.
There, he found the note she left him. It read...
Hey Logan,
Sorry I didn't get a chance to say an appropriate goodbye, but I had to get the hell outta this place. I'm probably heading to Calgary. Look me up if you're ever there. I appreciate everything and wish we could have spent more time together, but I know how busy you always were.
I hope to see you again sometime...
- Marie
Logan pushed the beat up camper to its limit as he sped down the highway. There was no telling how much of a head start she had on him. In Laughlin City, he had a shot in hell of keeping Victor away from her. All faces were pretty familiar and he knew the entire town like the back of his hand.
Now, Marie was going to be in Victor's large, metropolitan playground.
He cursed to himself and shook his head. He had almost an entire year to get close to her...but he wasted it all away because he was afraid of getting too close to the young, pretty girl.
Bad things happened to the women Logan was around. His last relationship ended with his fiance and unborn child murdered. Obviously, Marie was the worst prospect out there, seeing as she was prophesied to carry the child of an evil, power hungry mutant.
The first time he met her, he marveled at how beautiful she was, inside and out. Her heart was kind and genuine, and, despite her sadness when they first met, her eyes sparkled and drew him right in.
He asked Chuck to send someone else up to protect her to avoid a "complicated situation", but Charles refused, knowing any of his other trusted X Men would stick out like sore thumbs in a town made up of lumber jacks.
Even if he couldn't have her, he had to make sure Victor didn't either. She was too good for what this so-called prophecy had in store for her. She deserved more...
It was after dark when Marie's bus finally pulled into the station in downtown Calgary. It was a beautiful city, but even Disney World could be frightening at night, so she quickly went about the business of finding shelter.
Luckily, a Holiday Inn was nearby, so she checked in and showered.
Marie laid down in the strange room and stared at the ceiling.
As soon as she fell asleep, she saw Victor, ripping off her clothes, licking up and down her body and forcing his way inside of her. Marie arched and moaned his name in her sleep as her body writhed around the bed, desperately in need of his rough, lustful touches.
Across the street, in an abandoned building, Victor's hired telepath sat with a surveillance team as she forced the erotic visions into Marie's dreams.
When Marie woke up the next morning, she had to take a cold shower. She'd never been horny like this before.
Of course, she had needs and wants like any other woman, but she was a virgin and wanted her first time to be special with someone she deeply cared about. This sudden uprise in lust within her was surprising.
She got dressed and went out to explore her new "home" and maybe find a job.
Marie began strolling the city, not really giving much thought to her direction until she stumbled upon a large high rise building with the sign "Creed Industries" out front.
"Well call this a coincidence..." she murmured as she contemplated going inside.
Her train of thought was interrupted when she suddenly spotted Victor coming out of the revolving door, dressed in a suit and a brief case in hand.
Marie's eyes widened as he looked down at his watch and began walking toward her. She quickly turned around, feeling stupid. Why would an important man like him remember some chick from a diner he met weeks ago?
The sound of her name being called surprised her, making her quickly spin around. The spin made her purse swing and hit another suited man, knocking a file clean out of his hands. The man cursed and quickly knelt down to pick up his papers.
Marie apologized and knelt to help him, but he rudely shooed her away.
"I'm really sorry...I'm so so sorry."
"Well you should be! It took me all morning to prepare this damn report. My boss is gonna kill me!" the man snapped.
Before Marie could say any more, Victor approached, "That's not how we talk to ladies...is it Kevin?"
The man, now identified as Kevin, finished picking up his papers as he stared wide eyed at Victor, "N-n-no sir..."
Victor narrowed his eyes and took another step toward him, "Now apologize..."
Kevin stuttered and cowered in Victor's shadow, "I-I-I'm s-s-sorry ma'am...very sorry..."
"It's OK-" but before Marie could say anymore, Kevin scurried away with his out of order papers in hand.
Marie finally turned to fully face Victor and almost gasped. It felt like a jolt of electricity shot straight through her. How could one man have such an affect on her?
"Hey..." she almost whispered as a blush crept across her face.
Victor smiled, "Hello Marie."
She let out a breath as she stared up into his green eyes, "You...you remembered my name?"
"How could I forget it? What brings you to Calgary?"
Marie fidgeted for a second, "Well...I guess I got tired of Laughlin City...just got here last night."
"I'm glad you decided to join the land of the living. This is a beautiful place...I'm sure you'll make a nice life here."
She nodded, "It's a gorgeous place."
He raised a brow, "Well, you probably need someone to show you around the city then..."
"Oh, I know you must be busy...I wouldn't want to impose-"
Victor shook his head and cut her off, "I'd love to take you out tonight...if you'd let me."
Marie stared at him for a few moments, then nodded, "OK...alright...thank you."
He smiled, "Where are you staying? I'll pick you up."
She blushed and looked down, "Um...the Holiday Inn on Hopewell..."
A soft, knowing smile crept over his face, "Alright...I'll pick you up tonight at 8."
As Victor slid into his awaiting town car, he got on the phone, "Raven, I just ran into her...get her a reservation at The Fairmont Palliser."
"But sir, there's a convention in town, it might be completely full!"
He growled into the phone, "I don't fucking care how booked it is, bribe them if you have to! The mother of my child is not going to stay in a damn Holiday Inn! She needs to be in a luxury suite by the end of the day."
"Yes sir."
"Oh and Raven...I hope you're in the mood for some shopping."
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