Title: Pride (part 3)

Fandom: X-Men Universe comics / movies

Pairing: Jean G./Emma F.

Rating: R

Notes: Bit of a surprise in this chapter or not. Hope you like it, lol. Wasn't quite expecting this but oh well. Wrath is next, home stretch, thanks for reading, commenting, reviewing, PMing.

Disclaimer: I don't own these characters, but I do love them.

Jean takes a deep exhausted breath as she falls back against the pillows on Emma Frost's bed.

The blonde slowly pulls her mouth away from the redhead's center after watching the woman orgasm for the umpteenth time. She licks her lips savoring the taste of her.

Jean covers her eyes with her forearm as she catches her breath. Emma lays her head on her stomach.

"Em…..." She says out of breath.

"Yes Tiger." The blonde says as her hand softly caresses the redhead's torso.

"How strong is your diamond skin?"

Emma furrows her brow and looks up at Jean. "That's a random question. Why do you ask?"

Jean swallows as she puts her arm down on the bed and looks into the blonde's eyes. "Because Scott and Logan are standing outside your door."

Emma puts her head back down on Jean's stomach and speaks softly with slight amusement in her voice. "My skin is impenetrable. But there is nothing to worry about… we won't be disturbed."

Jean caresses the blonde's soft slightly wet from sweat hair. "How do you know that, you can't even use your powers right now?"

Emma sighs softly. "This isn't my first rodeo Tiger. Men are at a loss when it comes to situations like this. If I were a man we might have a problem. But, those two know who's in here as well as what's going on. They'd be fools to interrupt."

Jean exhales from her mouth and reaches for Emma's chin so she can look her in the eye. "What IS going in here?" The redhead says, her eyes suddenly full of fear and confusion realizing that she and Emma had something much more than just sex. She couldn't read her mind but she'd heard what the blonde had said in the bathroom a few hours earlier.

Emma takes a breath and averts her eyes as she sits up. "I… honestly don't know." She sighs. "What do you think this is?"

Jean cups her cheek softly so she can look into her eyes. The redhead brings their lips together softly then pulls back as she gazes at the blonde. "I love you." Jean says softly but firmly.

Emma can see the fear in Jean's eyes.

The blonde just stares at her. Jean can't read the expression on her face. A few seconds pass and the redhead's eyes start to water as she speaks up again. "Do….do…you love me too Emma?"

The blonde smiles softly as she wipes a tear from Jean's cheek. "Come now Tiger, someone like me isn't worthy of your tears. Don't cry." The redhead closes her eyes and tries to turn her face away. Emma takes her face between her hands.

She softly brushes her lips against Jean's. "Look at me Tiger. Please."

The redhead opens her tear welled eyes and stares into the blondes azure orbs. "I wouldn't be here with you if I didn't feel something for you, truly. But I can't say that its love, because…." The blonde pauses with a sad laugh. "I honestly don't know what love is. The only thing I know… is that you're the closest I've ever been to it."

Jean leans forward bringing their lips together passionately. She pulls away from the kiss as she caresses the blonde's hair. "Someone who doesn't know what love is wouldn't have asked for my heart." Jean says as Emma looks down. The blonde sighs and takes the redhead's hands in hers.

"Tiger I…I have something I need to tell you." She says staring into their hands. Jean gives the blonde's hands a soft squeeze. Emma slowly exhales a breath from her mouth.

The blonde was genuinely afraid. She needed to come clean with her would be lover before things went any further, but she couldn't find the words. She wanted Jean to know about the contract she made with Hugo, about the collar around her neck, and about her past, about everything, but all she could find was the sound her heart beating and her chest aching.

They sat there in silence for two full minutes until Jean spoke up. "It's okay Em really." The redhead says releasing one of Emma's hands and cupping the blonde's cheek. "I heard you earlier when you said this was a lot for you. I know it is." She says smiling at her. "This would be so much easier if you weren't wearing that collar. You sure you can't take it off just for a minute? I'll be gentle I promise. Are Hank's tests really that important?"

Emma shakes her head. "Tiger…."

Jean interrupts her as she looks past her. "They're leaving. I can't believe it. They're really leaving." She returns to Emma's gaze. "I guess you were right." She says noticing that the blonde's head is down. The redhead takes a deep breath suddenly remembering why she came to the blonde's apartment in the first place.

"Oh God, I'm so sorry Em. I'm so sorry." She quickly pulls the blonde into her arms. Emma is completely surprised as Jean strokes her hair and gently rocks her in her arms. The blonde tries to pull away and Jean squeezes a bit harder holding her still. "It's okay, I'm here for you."

Emma smiles and giggles a bit. "What are you doing Tiger? Sorry about what?"

She feels the redhead's chest tighten. "About Scott." Jean says softly as she kisses the top of her head.

The blonde forcefully pulls away from her worried lover. "What exactly are you talking about?" Emma asks.

Jean stares into her eyes as her own eyes well with tears. She bows her head.

"Talk to me Jean."

The redhead sighs finally meeting the blonde's eyes. "He….he….raped you, because of….me."

Emma smirks and shakes her head. "Oh please Tiger don't be silly. Scott has never….."

"I saw it in his mind. He wanted to hurt you. He hurt you because of me. I'm so sorry." Jean says as Emma furrows her brow.

The blonde takes a deep breath as she tries to figure out what Jean is talking about. "Exactly when do you think he….." She pauses. "Wait, Tiger is that why you came here tonight." Emma's eyes widen as she takes slow deep breaths realizing what Jean was saying.

"Jean, did you force him…..?"

The redhead's eyes get large as she shakes her head. "No! No I would never do anything like that."

The blonde takes a relieved breath. "Alright, I'm listening."

The redhead swallows hard. "I'm so sorry Em."

"You've already covered that." Emma says quickly.

Jean sighs. "I heard him yelling when he left your apartment. I thought it was odd, so I scanned his mind. That's when I saw what he had done to you. But there was something else….something I hadn't expected."

Emma raises a curious eyebrow as she waits for the redhead to finish.

"He knew….about us. I mean he's known about you and I from the very beginning since before even we knew."

The blonde squints her eyes. "I find that hard to believe."

"It's true. I….I used to dream about you especially after that mission when you…when we kissed." She sighs as she averts her eyes. "Scott used to complain about me talking in my sleep. I honestly couldn't keep you off of my mind. I thought if you started counseling him that… you and I would have a reason to spend more time together."

The blonde rolls her eyes. "You can't expect me to believe that. You shut me out Jean. Do you know how cold your mental wall is? Do you?"

"I know Em, I didn't know what else to do, alright. I didn't want to cheat on my husband and I certainly didn't think he'd cheat on me. Look Scott knew I wanted you. So he took steps to get to you before I did. He heard you, the same way he heard me. He was drunk tonight right?"

The blonde closes her eyes trying to process what she had just heard. "Yes, but his drinking is nothing new."

"You haven't noticed how different his behavior is?"

"Who doesn't act differently when they're drunk Jean, he's no exception."

Jean sighs. "In all the time you've been seeing him, you haven't read his mind when he's…?"

The blonde interrupts her. "His drunken thoughts were of no interest to me. What did it matter?"

Jean huffs. "His intuition increases substantially when he's intoxicated. It might even be a latent mutant ability. When he assaulted you tonight… he… was thinking of me. He wanted to hurt me. He cried because he knows you didn't want him. Because he knew you wanted me."

Emma takes a deep breath. "That doesn't explain why you…."

"I saw you crying. I thought it was because of what happened between you two." The redhead says as she looks into Emma's eyes. "I'm….I'm glad he didn't hurt you." The redhead's eyes suddenly flash deep amber gold. "I would have killed him if he had."

Jean blinks her eyes rapidly as they become emerald green again and shakes her head. She cocks her head to the side seeing the blonde smiling.

Emma cups her jaw. "You….saw me? Through the walls?" Jean smiles shyly.

"It was…." The redhead says as Emma interrupts her with a kiss.

"I know who it was Tiger. It's sweet." She looks into her eyes for a moment. "Thank you."

Jean sighs as the blonde claims her lips once again. "Em, what happens now?" The redhead asks.

The blonde takes a deep breath. "We need to clear things up with the boys. Then you and I can continue where we left off. Where are they?"

Jean tilts her head and furrows her brow. "Emma I don't think that's a good idea they were both livid, beyond livid really. I think we should give them some time to cool off."

Emma smiles. "Nonsense, this is the best time to speak with them. It would be detrimental to give them more time to get angrier." Jean shakes her head as the blonde gets out of bed. She reaches out and grabs her wrist. "Emma, you weren't in their minds, their furious with us. Especially you. And Logan sure he's calm when he's around me, but the man is literally a killing machine."

The blonde quickly overtakes the redhead straddling her. She stares down into her green eyes a look of complete confidence on her face. "I believe I'm the only one in this room with a PHD in Psychology and 25 years of hands on experience with every manner of emotional turmoil the beings on this planet could conjure. Of course telepathy is useful, but the fact that they walked away speaks volumes. Don't you think? Trust me lover it'll be fine." The blonde moves to get off of her.

Jean takes Emma's face between her hands. "I do trust you. I need you to know that."

The blonde leans down softly kissing the woman beneath her. "Then get dressed."

East End of the Institute

The two women end up outside Scott's apartment on the other side of the institute. Emma softly whispers into Jean's ear. "You're completely sure they are both in there."

The redhead nods as the blonde takes a deep breath. Jean grabs Emma's arm. "You should really take off that collar. I'm serious." Emma taps the redhead's hand comforting her.

"It'll be fine, I promise. Now if you wouldn't mind continuing your breaking and entering streak we can get this over with." Emma says.

Jean looks into her eyes as the door suddenly unlocks. The blonde smiles and slowly turns the doorknob. The stench of alcohol is over whelming. Emma covers her nose. So does Jean. "This isn't right Em. Something isn't right." Jean says under her breath.

They hear a loud pronounced grunt and head toward Scott's bedroom. Emma puts her ear to the door. She can hear an all too familiar sound. The blonde turns to Jean. "You don't have to go in with me if you don't want to. Are you sure you want..."

The redhead takes her hand in hers. "I'm with you Em."

Emma turns the knob and gently nudges the door. The blonde has a deadpan expression on her face as Jean's jaw hits the floor.

Scott looks over at them. "How do you bitches like it huh?" He says as Logan plows and thrusts his cock in and out of Scott's ass.

TBC….