Title: All That She Wants
Author: Imerald
EMAIL: darkragesgirl@hotmail.com

Summary: Marie feels that something is missing in her married life.
Rating: R
Disclaimer: All X-Men characters belong to Marvel and Fox; this piece of fan-written fiction intends no infringement on any copyrights. I don't own any of the rights to Ace of Base either.
Archive: If you want my fic, contact me and I'd be more than happy to let you put it on your site!
Feedback: Please? This is my fist X-Men story.
Notes: Logan and Marie are living in an apartment, not very far from the mansion. So, yeah...that's the only note I have.

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Marie sat in her room listening to the radio, sighing happily. She couldn't believe how her life had changed. It had been a year since she and Logan were married. She couldn't have been happier, yet something was missing. She didn't know what, but something just wasn't there.

 "And now here's an oldie . . . 'All That She Wants' by Ace of Base."
  "All that she wants is another baby . . . yeah . . . "

Marie closed her eyes, listening to the bouncy tune that flooded her room. Getting up and turning the radio off, she sighed, still knowing that there was something missing. She grabbed the TV remote and fumbled with the channels, she snorted, seeing that the only decent thing on the tube was Jerry Springer and then all the wonderful news channels that bashed mutants. She sighed and watched the flickering box, bored. That's what she was, bored. If Logan wasn't back in the next few hours, she was going to die of boredom. The television produced a loud chanting sound, catching her attention. Jerry Springer had appeared and his audience was going nuts.

"Hi! Welcome to Jerry Springer. Today we're going to deal with women who want children, but their lovers just don't want any."

Marie was definitely interested now. For some odd reason, she felt as if this show was sent to her as a sign. That's what she was missing . . . A baby. She never really thought about having one before, but the thought of cradling something in her arms every night. A part of her, and Logan.

  "She tried to poke a hole in my condom."

She looked over at the drawer. He kept them in there. She bit her lip, thinking about it. <I should probably talk to Logan first> Making a swift movement with her thumb, she flicked the TV off and crawled into her bed, waiting for her husband to return home.

******

A tiny burst of light sliced through the dark room, as Logan cracked the door and crept inside. He stopped for a moment, listening to his wife's breathing. He could smell the soap on her body, he deeply inhaled and pulled off his shirt and pants, crawling into the bed. He wrapped an arm around her protectively, Marie's eyes fluttered open and she gave him a warm smile, pulling herself closer to his warmth. Wrapping his strong arms around her, he planted a soft, gentle kiss upon her forehead through her scarf. He loved having her in his arms, she was so small, yet she could be so deadly. His eyes slowly started to close and his body relaxed, falling asleep with his love.

Logan woke up to the smell of bacon, rolling over and taking a second to rub his eyes, he sat up and walked into the kitchen. He leaned against the doorframe, watching Marie run around in her red, silky, pajamas he had bought her for her birthday. Marie turned around and smiled lovingly at her husband, "Good morning, sugah."

"Mornin' darlin.'"

"Sit down. Breakfast is almost ready."

Logan sat down and watched his Marie move across the kitchen. <God, she's gorgeous. I could take her right here on the table> He grinned and then looked down at the table, trying to hide his smile. Marie put about five slices of bacon on his plate, as well as a nice piece of ham. She then took a seat across from him. He smiled at her and started to gnaw on a piece of bacon.

"Logan?"

"Hmmm?"

"Do you think there's something missing in our life?"

Logan picked up his bacon, knocking one of the slices off onto the floor. He growled, "Yeah...A dog."

Marie smiled and poked at her ham with her fork, "That's not what I had in mind, sugah."

"What did you have in mind?"

Marie took a deep breath, not knowing what his reaction was going to be. "A baby."

Logan nearly choked on the bacon he had in his mouth. He regained his composure and swallowed the chunk of meat in his mouth. "A baby, huh?"
She nodded.

Logan sat back in his chair and shook his head. "I'm not ready for a baby. Besides darlin', it would just make your life complicated if you had one. You're going to school still."

"But I'll have already graduated when its born."

Logan shook his head, "No. No baby. We can get a dog. They're like kids."

Marie looked at him, her eyes starting to fill up with tears. "I'm not hungry anymore." She got up and left the table, slamming the door to their room. She sat on the bed putting her head in her hands, hearing the man's voice on the television in her head.

"She tried to poke a hole in my condom."

To Be Continued......