My husband and my best friend

AN: Ok this chapter is set almost a year after chapter eleven. Jean and Logan will make a return in the next chapter.


My husband and my best friend


It had been almost a year, eight and a half months to be precise, since Scott and Marie had gotten married. A lot had changed at the mansion, for example, Bobby and Jubilee had gotten married six months ago, at Christmas. Kitty was six months pregnant and was glowing. John loved her rounded stomach.

Ororo and Warren had been dating nearly as long as Scott and Marie had been married. Kitty wasn’t the only one who was pregnant, Rini was almost nine months, and was cranky and prone to tears due to hormones, which had Alex on edge, much to his older brothers amusement.

Scott and Marie eventually did fall in love six months after being married, it took that long for them to realise it. Rini and Alex admitted to also being in love a couple of weeks later, after being married just over a year.

Currently everyone was in the dining room eating breakfast, or at least most were, Marie on the other hand looked like she was going to be ill at any given moment. She looked dreadfully pale and tiered.

Scott sighed and said “Marie love, please this has been going on constantly for the last three months. And as much as you’re going to curse me for being insulting when I don’t mean for it to sound like an insult, but you’ve gained weight as well. And before you start sprouting crap about me accusing you of being fat, I’m not.”

Marie sighed and pinched the bridge of her nose and replied “Yes I am more then aware that I have gained weight, that I’m tiered and am constantly feeling nauseous an unable to keep most of what I eat down. So what is your point, what are you suggesting here?”

Scott sighed and replied “I want you to come with me after breakfast and see Hank. I want him to examine you. I’m worried about you Marie; you’re one of the healthiest people I know. But recently you been tiered and sickly, you hardly have any strength what so ever. Please just let Hank check you over” he pleaded with her.

Marie sighed once again before conceding and nodded her agreement. She would go for Scott’s sake. She hated seeing him so worried and wound up, she loved him far too much to continue putting him thought all the stress of worrying about her.

So after breakfast, Scott and Marie made their way to the medical bay. Hank had gone a head to set up everything he would need in order to examine her. He had inkling as to what was the matter with the beautiful and compassionate southern belle. It seemed it was rather catching with the adult females in the mansion.

Scott held Marie in his arms when they reached the med bay before going in. He told her as he broke away from their kiss “Listen love, no matter what is wrong with you, we’ll get though this together, and I will be with you all the way. I love you.”

Married sighed and leaned into his touch, as she rested her cheek on his shoulder and her arms around his neck. She replied “I love you too, and I don’t want you to have to worry about me, I’m sure I’ll be just fine, I’m a big girl Scott.”

Scott reluctantly nodded. But still he worried and would continue to do so until Hank had managed to confirm what was wrong with his beloved wife. He truly was terrified for her. He couldn’t lose her, as he realised it would hurt ten times worse then what Jean’s betrayal had.

Scott led Marie inside of the med lab by the hand. Hank looked up from the computer screen he had been looking at when the double metal doors opened. He beamed and said “Ah Scott, Marie, finally you’ve both arrived. Now Marie lets get you settled onto a bed, so we can find out what’s wrong with you. Honestly you really should have come to me sooner.”

Marie nodded and smiled slightly, taking the scolding for what it was; Hank was worried about her, just like everyone else in the mansion was. She sighed and took off her shoes before climbing onto the bed and laying back.

Hank then went and retrieved a syringe. As soon as Marie saw the needle on the end of the syringe in question, she paled and gritted her teeth. She hated needles, absolutely loathed them.

Scott saw her reaction to the needle. He grimaced sympathetically knowing exactly how much his wife loathed anything to do with needles. If anything made her skin crawl, he knew it to be a needle.

Hank also saw the look that crossed her face at the sight of the needle. He nodded and said apologetically “Ah yes, I’m sorry about this Marie, I know you don’t like needles. But I need to take some of your blood to do the test on. I promise I’ll try to make it as quick and painless as possible. I only need to do it twice.

Marie nodded and sighed as she leaned back on the bed and closed her eyes. She felt Hank after a few seconds dab an area on her forearm with a cotton wool swab, with an antiseptic alcohol. He then placed the needle to her forearm and pressed down on the plunger on the syringe.

Marie cringed and turned her head, so she was facing Scott, as she could feel her blood being drawn from her. It wasn’t the most pleasant of sensations to say the least. She winced then sighed in relief when she felt him finally remove the needle from her forearm.

Marie took a deep breath knowing he was about to repeat the same process as before. Once he had, he handed Marie a piece of cotton wool to wipe up the access blood from the needles entry.

He told her as he took the blood he had taken to one side “Ok Marie I want you to lay there for the next five minutes in case there is any dizzy spells from the blood I’ve just taken from you. I then want you to relax, until you return here at eleven. It’s just gone nine, so that gives you a little under two hours to relax.”

Marie nodded and lay back as she finished using the cotton wool to clean up the access blood from her forearm. Five minutes later Scott led her out of the med bay and back to their room, to relax and wait until they had to return to the med lab, when Hank would have the result from his tests on Marie’s blood.

Scott allowed Marie to sleep until ten minutes before her appointment. He then led her back to the medical lab. When they arrived Hank looked up and beamed. He commented “I’ve been expecting you two.”

After Marie has settled on the bed again Scott asked “So what did you find Hank? What is wrong with her?” Hank grinned and replied “Well, Lets just say this, our dear Marie won’t be dieing any time soon, at least not of any fatal diseases.”

Scott and Marie sighed in relief and exchanged and a happy and relieved glance. Marie asked “So if it is nothing fatal that is going to kill me, then was is making me so ill?”

It was then that Hank began to beam like a lunatic. He rubbed his hands together excitedly and replied “It nothing life threatening, nothing that won’t go away in six months time.” He trailed off here when he saw the stunned look upon Scott’s face. Apparently he had realised and understood what Hank had been hinting at. But Marie hadn’t and frowned in puzzlement.

Hank quickly went on to explain “Marie what I’m hinting at here is, that what you suffering from will go away in six months time, if my calculations are correct from just how long you’ve been ill, then I’d say your about three months long. To get to the point you have joined the club with the other women of them mansion. You and Scott are going to be parents. In short you are pregnant Marie. Congratulations, you two.”

Marie was stunned, while Scott was grinning like a mad man. Seeing as he had figured it out before Marie had, and he had had a moment or two to think about it. He grabbed Marie by the face and placed quick and loving kiss on her lips.

Hank chuckled at this, especially at the dazed looked upon Marie’s face. But that soon changed, as slow smile of delight started to appear. A moment later she like a squeal and jump on Scott. He just about managed to grab hold of her before she fell off the bed.

He laughed as she started raining kisses all over his face. Hank laughed delighted at their reactions, Marie’s especially. He was so thrilled that the news was accepted so wholeheartedly and with such obvious delight.

After a moment Marie and Scott turned to face Hank. Hank noticed there were tears in Marie’s bright green eyes. Scott looked no better off either. Hank smiled and said “Ok now I need to give you a scan. Because your three months long, I want to check how things are coming along. You are three months along and already showing, that is leading me to believe there maybe more then one baby.”

Marie nodded. Hank then turned and walked over to the other side of the med lab, he retrieved the scanner, a scanner that had been getting one hell of a work out over the last nine months, what with Rini’s pregnancy then Kitty’s and now Marie’s.

He returned to them five minutes later, after setting up the ultrasound equipment. He turned to Marie and asked her “Could you please lift the both of your blouse and reveal your stomach Marie?” Marie nodded and proceeded to do just that.

Hank handed a tube of gel to Scott and told him “I want you to squirt some of this onto her stomach.” Scott nodded and took the tube. He then uncapped the tube before squeezing some of the white jelly like substance onto her stomach.

Marie hissed from between clenched teeth and shot her husband a glare of annoyance at how cold the gel was against her warm skin. Scott sighed and commented “Not my fault, it wasn’t my decision to design the gel so it was cold straight out of the tube.”

Hank chuckle as Marie huffed and squirmed against bed as the cold gel remained on her stomach, still cold to the touch. He commented sympathetically “Not to worry Marie, it will soon warm up as soon as it gets some friction behind it.”

Marie grumbled something low enough, that neither man heard her. But each got the general gist that whatever she had uttered under her breath had been less then flattering, to either man.

Hank sighed and shook his head, as he powered up the machine. After a couple of minutes he turned to Marie and placed the scanner on her stomach, and began to move the device in smooth and gentle circles against the gel, as he spread it over her lower stomach.

Soon Hank had a clear picture, or as clear as an ultrasound scan can be. Soon all three could hear a loud beating sound that surrounded the room. Scott and Marie looked at Hank in wonder, Marie asked “Hank what is that noise?”

Hank grinned at Marie and replied “That sound is the beat of your babies hearts.” Scott pauses and froze before asking “Babies?” Hank nodded and beamed as he gestured to the black and white picture on the screen and said “There is one heart beat” he then pointed a little more further to the left and added “And there is the second, two heart beats, equals twins. Congratulations.”

Scott and Marie looked pale as they eyed the monitor. Soon they both became overwhelmed. Scott swallowed a lump in the back of his throat, while Marie had tears in her eyes. Both listen to the separate heart beats of their unborn children. They beamed at each other in delight.

Scott shook his head and commented “Geez twins, what are the odds?” Marie snorted and replied “Oh please, what do you expect; we’ve been at it like a rabbits ever since we got married, especially after that little competition of wills with Kitty and John, which we won, naturally.”

They looked up and smirked when Hank began to whistle and pay an unnatural amount of attention to a certain spot on the ceiling. Both silently swore that Hank was blushing, but it was hard to tell with all of the bright blue fur.

They watched in amusement as Hank busied him self with checking the monitor. He then nodded approvingly and smiled and commented “Yes everything seems to be healthy and perfectly in order.” He turned to face Marie when she asked “Hank, when will you be able to tell us what gender they are?”

Hank replied “As early as the end of next month. You’re already three months along as it is. When I am able to tell, do either of you want to know what you’re having.” Scott shook his head and replied “No I would like to be surprised.” Marie nodded in agreement and added “Yeah me too, I don’t care what gender they are, as long as they are healthy. That’s all that matters.”

Hank nodded and continued to scan her for a few more minutes before switching off the monitor and removed the scanner from Marie’s stomach. He then handed some tissue to Scott, to wipe up the gel from his wife’s stomach.

Whilst Scott was doing that, Hank packed up the equipment and put it away ready for next time. He then turned back to the couple. Marie had already replaced her blouse over her stomach and was waiting for what he would say next.

Hank removed his glasses and told the couple “Ok you two. I want you to come back and see me for check ups once a month, seeing as this is your first pregnancy, and you’re having twins, plus more likely then not, the twins in question are bound to end up being mutants.”

He added “I want you to stop going on missions Marie, at least until six months after you’ve given birth. I realise your ability to fly and your super strength, but believe it or not, they aren’t go to protect you or your babies in a fight, not whilst in your current condition. It’s also the same reason I’ve had the professor ban Rini and Kitty from missions.”

Marie sighed and nodded reluctantly. She hated not being able to fight and help out the others. She didn’t like to be left out, when she knew she could help. But she knew Scott would insist on it. He had authority over her, even if it was only whilst on mission. And as their leader, he had every right to refuse her. The fact he was her husband as well, would only strengthen his resolve to not let her go.

She was proven right when her husband and the leader in question nodded and said firmly “I agree Hank. I shall speak to Charles and inform him of what is going on, that Marie will be on mansion duty until further notice is given by me.”

He heard Marie sigh irritably from beside him. He turned to her and shook his head as he said to her “I’m sorry love, but that is my final decision and it will stand no matter what. You need to start thinking of your self and our unborn children. Yours and their safety come first no matter what?”

Marie nodded and grumbled “Ok. Fine you win.” Scott nodded and smile gratefully that she had decided to agree without a fight. He placed a gentle and quick kiss on her mouth and said “I’m glad you agreed so quickly and easily love. I a sure you I would not have hesitated to have allowed Charles to restrain you so your super strength would have been useless.”

Marie muttered under her breath, causing her husband to smirk and ask mock sweetly “What was that you said love? I could have sworn you just said something.” Marie shot him a look that would have been enough to even turn the bravest of people into stone.

Hank at to stifle a chuckle behind a blue fur covered hand, as he eyed the couple in amusement, both were darn right stubborn and hard headed as the other. That in his opinion was never a good thing.