Two months later
Eve sat in the middle of the group of children, watching them play. Oscar sat next to her, close enough that she could feel his warmth. Although he was 18 years older than her, she couldn’t help but notice her attraction to the quiet man. Scott had told her that just after the rescue mission, his girlfriend of five years had ended things between them, saying that it was time for things to end before they destroyed the friendship they had shared for many years. He had understood and had walked away with dignity, knowing that she was right. They had loved each other, but it hadn’t been the same kind of love as it had been when they had first become intimate.
For the last two months, Eve had found herself joining Oscar and the younger children on their excursions to the park about two times a week. It would have been every day, but she found the rest of her time taken up with training for the team and learning who her parents were. When ever she wasn’t available, Colossus would take her place, making him the target of the group of seven children who wanted to build the first, human juggle gym. He loved it and would have gone even when she was there, but understood that this was the time she needed to learn to become her own person, not what those who had kidnapped her wanted. She was learning what it was to be human. So far, she found that she liked McDonald’s french fries.
She couldn’t help but steal glances at Oscar every so often, admiring how well he was with the children, wondering how he felt about her, and trying to picture him with their own children…
She had to shake her head slightly, trying to figure out where that idea came from. Did girls her age normally begin to wander about children? Would she even be able to have one of his children? As far as she knew, Victor had never been able to impregnate anyone, and with all the women Logan had in his long life time, he was only able to find two women who could have his children. Her mother was now a healer, but she wasn’t born that way.
She wondered if it was just as hard for women? Maybe it was harder.
It didn’t matter, anyway. He probably didn’t look at her like that at all, but more like the daughter of a close friend. She didn’t understand why the prospect that he would actually care for her could be so damn scary. She had never been afraid of anything before, and it wasn’t like she had never had a lover. Hell, she had spent most nights in the bed of one of the most dangerous men alive since she was a little more than fifteen. But this was different, somehow. This wasn’t just because she longed for someone and he was the only one who would take her. She liked the kindness he showed to everyone, even knowing that they could hate him for just being who he was.
“Hey Eve,” Oscar said, quickly grabbing her attention. She must have been allowing her mind to wander too far. He had startled her and she now realized it was getting dark. She smiled at the man in front of her, showing that she was paying attention. He smiled back, standing quickly and reaching a hand out to her. “Why don’t we get the kids back and you and I will go catch a movie or something?”
She felt her heart flutter and wondered if maybe he really did feel something for her.
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