My husband and my best friend

My husband and my best friend


Marie moaned as she leaned over the toilet bowl. She sighed when she felt Scott moving her white streaks out of her face and out the way of the bowl. She almost whimpered in relief when she felt the sensation of a cool cloth against her heated skin.

Scott really was the best she silently thought. He had helped her so much over the past month since she found out she was pregnant and the morning sickness had become really bad.

Scott sighed as he rubbed soothing circles on his wife’s back. He had just received a message mentally from Charles, informing him that Jean and Logan had returned that morning, and weren’t alone, that they had two children and they were married.

Scott was surprised to discover he did not feel anything, no anger, no sadness, nothing what so ever. He knew that would not be the case as soon as he saw Logan again, the man just had this nack for annoying the hell out of Scott, even before he stole Jean from him.

He just had no idea how Marie would react to Jean and Logan’s return. He knew that she was over Logan. But would she be able to be in the same mansion as him and Jean, without wanting to cause either of them any physical harm?

He knew that his wife and love were not a force to be reckoned with when truly provoked. He knew this and knew not to cross that very thin line, and he was her husband. That had got to be saying something. He did not pity either Logan or Jean, if they somehow managed to rub her the wrong way.”

Five minutes later, after Marie had dried heaved a couple of times; she managed to shakily get to her feet with Scott’s help. She then turned to face the sink, while Scott flushed the toilet. She then turned on the cold water tap, before proceeding to wash out her mouth, then wetting her face.

She sighed wearily and breathed in deeply, as she closed her eyes. She commented “I surely do hope this morning sickness doesn’t continue for much longer. I’m starting to hate and dread waking up of a morning.”

Scott sighed sympathetically and rested his forehead against the back of her head, as he wrapped his arms around her waist and began to soothingly rub her upset stomach. Marie sighed and relaxed against his chest as he nuzzled the side of her neck.

Scott was dreading having to tell Marie what Charles had told him. Trust Charles to leave it down to him to have to tell Marie. The same thing happened when they were told of the contract that led them to where they were right at that moment.

Only now she was his wife, and now that he thought back on it, Charles had been right, it was up to him to tell Marie, she was after all his wife and soon to be the mother of his children. Scott sighed yet again thinking ‘If there is a god up there, then please have mercy. Don’t let her kill me; I’m the innocent party here’

Scott cleared his throat after placing a gentle kiss on her jaw line. He said “Marie love, I need you to clean your teeth and take a shower first, as there is something important that I have to tell you. But if I tell you before you do all of the other things I mentioned, then you’ll become distracted. Trust me on this; I have no idea whether you’re going to take this well or not.”

Marie frowned and turned to face her husband and asked suspiciously “Scott Summers, what are you not telling me?” Scott cringed and replied “Please just do as I say. I really do think taking a shower and brushing your teeth will be the last thing on your mind, especially after what I’m going to tell you.”

So Marie did what he told her to, managing to persuade him to stay and shower with her as well as scrubbing her back for her. Scott realised she might not be so sweet and civil towards him after he told her about two certain cheating ex’s return. He figured he better make the most of things whilst all was quite.

So twenty minutes later they both got out of the shower and brushed their teeth before they went into their bedroom and got dressed. It was then, that Scott had Marie sit down on their bed whilst he stood to one side on the other side of the room.

Marie frowned and asked “Why are you standing all the way over there, when there is perfectly enough room on the bed over here?” Scott grimaced and replied “Well, love that may have something to do with the fact I don’t much fancy the idea of being next to you once you’ve heard what I’m about to tell you.”

Marie smirked and said “Oh honestly Scott, come over here and sit by me, it can’t be that bad. Can it?” Scott snorted and replied “I have no idea, let’s just say I’m not exactly all that thrilled about it. So who knows how you’ll take it.”

Marie shook her head and rolled her eyes before asking “Alright, if I promise not to take out on you whatever your about to tell me, then will you come and sit by me?” Scott hesitated for a moment before reluctantly nodding and walking back over to her and sitting down beside her, but not right next to her.

Scott pinched the bridge of his nose and began to speak “There is no easy way to tell you this. So I’m just going to say it.” He continued when Marie nodded for him to go on. “Marie, whilst you were a sleep I received a mental message from Charles. He told me that less then two hours ago, Jean and Logan returned.”

He paused and eyed his wife, waiting to see what her reaction would be. Marie didn’t react at first before she shook her head and sighed. She asked “I wonder why they returned, I figured now that he had Jean he wouldn’t have had any reason to have to return. It’s not like he ever wanted to live here on a permanent basis?”

Scott shook his head and replied “I don’t know love. But I would have not been heartbroken if neither of them had ever bothered to have returned. I can’t help but think that when I look at them, I’m going to be able to see that day we caught them cheating on us, constantly.”

He added “But Marie, that’s not all. They’ve returned, but they aren’t on their own. Charles said they are married and have two children, Lara who is three and Matthew who is barely six months old.”

He watched Marie, as her eyes widened before she shook her head and sighed. She said “Would you believe me if I told you that I really don’t care as much as I feel I really should. I moved on with you Scott, I moved on because it is what I wanted. What Logan does now with his life, it is no longer any concern of mine. Can you honestly say you feel the same way when it comes to Jean?”

Scott replied honestly without hesitation “Yes I can honestly say I no longer care about what Jean does. I could never take her back or be that close to her ever again. She really hurt me when she cheated on me and left me for Logan. What made the betrayal even worse was the fact she could have chosen any one to cheat on me with. But no she had to choose the one bastard I can’t stand and who can’t stand me in return.”

Scott and Marie sighed when they heard Charles’s voice inside of their heads ‘Scott, Marie. I want you both to come down and come to my office, the rest of the X-Men are here waiting. And Logan and Jean are also here’

Marie sighed irritably and commented mentally to Charles ‘Charles I’m on my way down with Scott. But word of advice, make sure Logan keeps his mouth shut, as I’m not in the mood for either him or Jean. My morning sickness has gone way beyond being bad’

Charles replied ‘Of course I understand Marie. I’ll see you and Scott soon’ Scott added before the link was broken ‘We’ll be down in fifteen minutes, we’ll see you then’ Charles told them he understood and said he and the others would be waiting.