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Dixie Dead Shake - Aftermath
Kane and Jean finally make it back to their hotel afterwards.
Kane put down his phone as they reached the hotel room. It was madness to think they'd only been in town for three days considering how much had happened. He had reached out to the Hudsons to let them know what happened, and Heather's blistering rant had been clearly audible for Jean to hear.
"Yeah, Heather is a peach. Sorry to cut the vacation short, Jean. They want me to head up to get checked out by Department H officials as soon as I can. I suppose I should book some time with Stark and Banner as well." He said with a rueful shrug. "I really liked this room too."
Jean sat down on a bench, glancing around. "Doesn't have to be tonight, does it? We barely got to spend any time here."
"We'll leave in the morning, if that's ok. I have at least some leeward. Especially when I point out I was kinda dead at one point."
"As a doctor, I can vouch if necessary," Jean said. She smiled softly. "They should give you at least a few days of sick leave."
"I would think grief but-" Kane suddenly stopped and slumped into a chair. "Fuck, I'm so sorry, I died and you spent the whole time with me. Jean, I didn't mean to do that to you."
Jean was quiet a moment. She stared down at her hands, still streaked with his blood. Her outfit was covered in blood, tears, and dirt.
"It wasn't your fault. It was Selene's."
"Was it? I mean, she was the direct result but this was the path I chose. We chose." He let out a long breath. "Got to be honest, Red, this is a road that maybe leads to one of us watching the other die permanently. You sure this is really what you want? I'd understand if not."
"Do you want that?" Jean said curiously. "I knew what the risk was when I signed up to be an X-Man, and as a doctor. Sometimes people don't come home. But that doesn't make me want to stop doing either."
She took his hand, lacing her fingers within his. "And it's the same with this."
"OK. If you're down with this, how can I do anything less?' He gave her a grin; his face showing no signs of the injuries she saw him take, a perfect set of white teeth framing his smile. "So, I guess you're stuck with me. I still think you could have done better." He joked.
Jean gasped. "Are you insulting my romance choices? How rude," she said with a smirk.
"Hey, I live with this guy 24/7. I know all his annoying tricks and habits." Kane said, sighing, enjoying the banter without the omnipresent dread he'd lived with for months. "So, I mean... we could go get a bite or drink, but last night in New Orleans for now..."
Silent for a moment or two, Jean's expression seemed a bit unreadable before she glanced over. "What do you want to do?" she said.
"You're the one with the new lease on life."
Kane gave her a long look up and down. "Sorry, I know this is a cliche of all cliches, but I know exactly what I want to do right now. But... I want to point out-" Kane said, pausing. "I mean, we've had sex once. Without my powers. But now that they are back... it's a bit different, if that makes sense?"
"Oh?" Jean said, bemused.
***
"Oooooh."
"Yeah, we are not getting our security deposit back on this room." Kane commented, as they lay together naked in the ruined bed.
Jean brushed strands of hair out of her face with a laugh. Her skin glistened with sweat, cheeks flush.
"Y'think?" she mused.
"I consider it money extremely well spent." He said with a laugh. He felt like himself for the first time in ages, he had a beautiful girlfriend that he was able to properly be physical with. At this point, the only thing that could make this moment better was a stack of pizzas teleporting in.
"A recoop for the vacation from hell," Jean said. She paused thoughtfully.
"If you got kidnapped during your duties to Canada does that mean you still have to serve somewhere else? Can it be...Hawaii?"
"This is the Canadian government. It's more likely Sudbury or Moosejaw where they pick up the tab for a room at the local Holiday Inn. But if you want to go to Hawaii, I can make that happen." Kane let his mind drift. "You wearing a tiny bikini. Me watching you wear a tiny bikini..."
Kane put down his phone as they reached the hotel room. It was madness to think they'd only been in town for three days considering how much had happened. He had reached out to the Hudsons to let them know what happened, and Heather's blistering rant had been clearly audible for Jean to hear.
"Yeah, Heather is a peach. Sorry to cut the vacation short, Jean. They want me to head up to get checked out by Department H officials as soon as I can. I suppose I should book some time with Stark and Banner as well." He said with a rueful shrug. "I really liked this room too."
Jean sat down on a bench, glancing around. "Doesn't have to be tonight, does it? We barely got to spend any time here."
"We'll leave in the morning, if that's ok. I have at least some leeward. Especially when I point out I was kinda dead at one point."
"As a doctor, I can vouch if necessary," Jean said. She smiled softly. "They should give you at least a few days of sick leave."
"I would think grief but-" Kane suddenly stopped and slumped into a chair. "Fuck, I'm so sorry, I died and you spent the whole time with me. Jean, I didn't mean to do that to you."
Jean was quiet a moment. She stared down at her hands, still streaked with his blood. Her outfit was covered in blood, tears, and dirt.
"It wasn't your fault. It was Selene's."
"Was it? I mean, she was the direct result but this was the path I chose. We chose." He let out a long breath. "Got to be honest, Red, this is a road that maybe leads to one of us watching the other die permanently. You sure this is really what you want? I'd understand if not."
"Do you want that?" Jean said curiously. "I knew what the risk was when I signed up to be an X-Man, and as a doctor. Sometimes people don't come home. But that doesn't make me want to stop doing either."
She took his hand, lacing her fingers within his. "And it's the same with this."
"OK. If you're down with this, how can I do anything less?' He gave her a grin; his face showing no signs of the injuries she saw him take, a perfect set of white teeth framing his smile. "So, I guess you're stuck with me. I still think you could have done better." He joked.
Jean gasped. "Are you insulting my romance choices? How rude," she said with a smirk.
"Hey, I live with this guy 24/7. I know all his annoying tricks and habits." Kane said, sighing, enjoying the banter without the omnipresent dread he'd lived with for months. "So, I mean... we could go get a bite or drink, but last night in New Orleans for now..."
Silent for a moment or two, Jean's expression seemed a bit unreadable before she glanced over. "What do you want to do?" she said.
"You're the one with the new lease on life."
Kane gave her a long look up and down. "Sorry, I know this is a cliche of all cliches, but I know exactly what I want to do right now. But... I want to point out-" Kane said, pausing. "I mean, we've had sex once. Without my powers. But now that they are back... it's a bit different, if that makes sense?"
"Oh?" Jean said, bemused.
***
"Oooooh."
"Yeah, we are not getting our security deposit back on this room." Kane commented, as they lay together naked in the ruined bed.
Jean brushed strands of hair out of her face with a laugh. Her skin glistened with sweat, cheeks flush.
"Y'think?" she mused.
"I consider it money extremely well spent." He said with a laugh. He felt like himself for the first time in ages, he had a beautiful girlfriend that he was able to properly be physical with. At this point, the only thing that could make this moment better was a stack of pizzas teleporting in.
"A recoop for the vacation from hell," Jean said. She paused thoughtfully.
"If you got kidnapped during your duties to Canada does that mean you still have to serve somewhere else? Can it be...Hawaii?"
"This is the Canadian government. It's more likely Sudbury or Moosejaw where they pick up the tab for a room at the local Holiday Inn. But if you want to go to Hawaii, I can make that happen." Kane let his mind drift. "You wearing a tiny bikini. Me watching you wear a tiny bikini..."
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