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Title: Afraid To Be Hurt
Author: Alex Quinn v Fandom: X-Men
Pairing: Logan/Hank
Summary: Hank confronts Logan when he discovers his fears about being hurt, or others being hurt because of him and his past. Only to have something surprising happen.
Archive: Mpreg, WWOMB, others ask first.
Rating: NC17
Parts: 1
Status: WIP
Series/Sequel: None as of yet.
Website: None
Disclaimer: Just the usual I don't own anything but this meager story hoping to please.
Authors notes & Warnings: I don't have a bata, and I'll usually come up with an interesting name for the original characters. Just remember that's all it is nothing more.
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Hank walked into the den to find Logan lying sprawled across the couch, and to make him start to worry the TV wasn't on as usual whenever the other mutant was in there.
"Logan, is there something bothering you my friend?"
"Nah," Logan said letting out a deep sigh not moving.
"I take it there is not anything good on since the TV is off?"
"Hmm, oh I didn't even bother to check and see," Logan said shifting to sit up letting Hank sit next to him.
"Are you certain there in not something bothering you?" Hank asked looking concerned.
Logan let out another sigh and looked away.
"Logan, please I am your friend you can tell me anything?"
"Yeah I know Hank, and thanks," Logan said moving to rest his head in his hands with his elbows on his knees letting out yet another sigh.
This got to Hank and he lifted an arm to tenderly caress Logan's back only he jumped back to get to his feet and moved towards the doors.
"Logan, are you alright?" Hank asked jumping to his feet alarmed by his reaction.
"Yeah. . . Yeah I'm fine. It's just. . . I just can't," he said and went to leave, but Hank rushed to his side and stopped him from leaving.
"Just what, Logan?"
Logan looked up into Hank's kind face his eyes shinning with unshed tears.
"Look, I'm just tired ok? Not sleepin well lately," he said and tried again to leave.
"Then you should have come to me my friend. I will help you," Hank said reaching out to touch him and again he pulled away.
"Please don't. . . I can't. . ." Logan said tensing thinking, 'please just let me walk away?'
"Can't want Logan? You don't want me to touch you?" Hank asked getting really worried by now.
"No. I just can't."
"Can't want Logan? Are you afraid of being hurt? Or of others getting hurt being with you?"
"Both."
"You have nothing to worry about. I will never hurt you, and I know you would never hurt me."
"Not me Hank. . ."
"Ah I see. Logan, we are safe here. No one will. . ."
"That's not true Hank. They came here before and took some of the kids. They got hurt because of me."
"Logan, please calm down. That is in the past. You yourself have helped add to the security here. No one can do that again."
"Yeah, I know. . ."
"But?"
"But I'm still . . ."
"Worried?"
"Yeah, and it's bugging the hell out of me."
"Then let me help you my friend?"
"Hank, I. . ."
"It is alright Logan, I want to be here for you no matter what," he said and slowly lifted his hand.
Logan let out a shaky breath reaching to take Hank's hand to place it against his cheek as he closed his eyes.
Hank smiled to tenderly caress Logan's cheek; he then pulled him into a tender embrace holding him close.
"It will be alright my friend," he said softly to give him a hug then let him go.
"Will it?" Logan asked looking at him.
"Yes. Trust me," he said holding a hand out to him.
"Trust. Ok," Logan said to reach out and take his hand.
"Come?" Hank said smiling then led him to his room.
"Now what?" Logan asked still nervous.
"Would you let me hold you?" Hank asked moving to sit on his bed.
"Just hold me?" Logan asked not moving from the door.
"Yes. Unless you. . ." he started to say, but Logan interrupted him.
"No, you can hold me," he said and moved to stand next to him.
"Then that is what I will do," Hank said and pulled Logan back into his arms.
Logan let out a sigh and tried to relax, but couldn't.
"Logan, would you be more comfortable lying down?"
"I'm not sure."
"We can try, and if you're not comfortable then we can find another way."
"Ok."
Hank just smiled and stood when Logan stood back. He then lay down and held an arm out to him.
With a small sigh Logan slowly laid down letting Hank hold him again.
"Is this alright?" Hank asked softly a few minutes later.
"Yeah."
"Good."
Several minutes later Hank smiled hearing soft snoring and knew Logan had fallen asleep.
The next morning Logan woke to the feeling of being nice and warm as well as being completely comfortable. It made him wonder then as he went to move and couldn't he nearly panicked.
"Oh I am sorry my friend. Do you need to get up?" Hank asked.
"Hank?" Logan asked confused.
"You fell asleep as I was holding you last night, so I thought it best to let you sleep."
"Oh yeah right."
"Do you need to get up?"
"Yeah nature's callin."
"As I had thought," Hank said and let him go to get up himself.
"Hank, I. . ." Logan started to say.
"Do not worry about it Logan, I do not mind holding you."
"You don't?"
"Not at all. In fact I enjoyed it," he said with a smile.
"I liked it too," Logan said with a smile.
"Hmm, well let's go up for breakfast?"
"Sure."
For the next few weeks they just spent time being together, and at night Hank would hold him.
"It's getting late Logan," Hank said walking into the den.
"Yeah it is. Well?" He asked sigh getting to his feet turning the TV off.
Hank just smiled and led the way down to his room. Once inside they changed to lie down.
A few hours later Hank woke to the sound of Logan whimpering in his sleep. He just shifted to rub his back and arm. His breathing got rough and he moaned out.
"Hmm, no! No more!"
Hank frowned to hug him close rubbing his back to jump as he cried out.
"Ah!"
He woke and struggled in his arms.
"Logan, its ok you’re safe," he said but he just fought harder.
"No!"
"Logan, its Hank. It's ok your safe," he said and held him close.
"Hank?" He asked sounding strained.
"Yes. It's ok."
Logan squirmed and sniffed.
Hank just hugged him close then held his head still as he leaned close for a tender kiss.
"Hmm, more please?" Logan moaned clutching into him.
"As you wish," Hank said softly to kiss him again.
Logan moaned again parting his lips to deepen the kiss making Hank moan this time.
"Hmm, that's nice. . . real nice," Logan said smiling as they broke to breathe.
"Yes it was. More?"
"Oh yeah," Logan moaned meeting him in another deep kiss.
The one kiss turned too many and Logan began to caress Hank all over.
Hank then began to caress him in return as the kisses turned passionate.
"Hmm, oh Hank!" Logan moaned feeling him caressing his ass with his hand down his sleeping pants and boxers.
"Hmm?"
"Make love to me?" Logan asked.
"Are you certain?" He asked pulling back to look him in the eyes.
"Very, I want you in me," he moaned then kissed him as passionately as he could making him groan into his mouth.
Hank then rolled them so he was on top and he first shed his shorts then both Logan's pants and boxers.
"May I taste you first?"
"Gods yes!"
Hank just smiled to kiss him again then slowly worked his way down his body to take his hard cock in his mouth and sucked slightly. He then reached in the bedside table drawer and grabbed the lube to carefully stretch him. Once he was ready he moved up and slowly guided his way into him making them both groan.
"Oh yes! Feels so good Logan!"
"Gods yes! Oh Hank!"
As he began to move they both moaned more only to kiss each other deeply groaning into each other's mouths as they came.
"Hmm, that was amazing," Logan said with a grin as Hank broke the kiss.
"Really?"
"Oh yeah."
"Share a shower with me?" Hank asked getting to his feet.
"Sure."
After their shower and Hank was dry they climbed back into bed.
~ ~ ~
For the next few weeks they would either just hold each other close in comfortable silence, or would make love to share a shower to curl together and fall asleep.
Logan would avoid talking and try to end the conversation by kissing Hank deeply. Most of the time it worked but, then one night he refused to be swayed.
"Logan, we must talk," Hank said avoiding the kiss.
"Why can't we just make love?"
"I will make love to you all night, but first we need to talk."
Logan sighed to get up and grabbed his loose Japanese pants and put them on.
"I care about you deeply Logan, but we need to talk."
"About what?" Logan asked not looking at him.
"I think you know as well as I do my friend."
"I don't care much for talkin," Logan said and went for the door only Hank got up and stopped him.
"I know that, but you need to talk about things if you are to leave them in the past."
"The past is the past Hank, nothin can or will change that. So why should we talk about it?"
"You need to. . . exorcise them if you will. Only then will they stay in the past and you will be able to be free of them."
"I just don't think I can Hank," Logan said eyes loosing focus.
"I will be here for you every step of the way."
"But what if I. . . if I get violent?"
"There are precautions we can take if you are worried about that."
"Then I want you to do it. I don't want to hurt you."
"Very well. Let us go to the lab."
"Why there? Can't ya come up with somethin in the danger room?"
"Yes, but I have to get what I need from the lab first. Would you like to meet me in the danger room then?"
"Yeah."
"Very well then I shall meet you in there."
"Thank you," Logan said leaning close for a tender kiss then left.
Hank let out a sigh to head to the lab and grabbed what he needed then met Logan in the danger room.
"Ok now what?"
Hank moved to the control panel and activated one of the floor panels.
"Please lay down on that?"
Logan nodded to lie down and tried to relax.
Hank then moved over and carefully restrained him.
"Do you think these will hold?" Hank asked moving back.
Logan tested them and nodded.
"Yeah."
"They do not remind you of. . . ?"
"Nope."
"Good let us begin," he said and dimmed the lights to move next to him again.
~ ~ ~
Scott was heading to the shower room to change when he heard a loud howl from Logan and ran to the doors to the danger room, but they refused to open.
"Damn it!" He swore then rushed to the observation room.
As he looked down he saw that Logan wasn't alone that Hank was with him. He also saw that Logan was strapped to the floor keeping him from moving. He looked to be pissed to the point of being feral.
'What in the hell is Hank trying to do?' Scott thought.
He then headed up to talk to Charles.
"Hmm, I believe that Hank is trying to help Logan come to terms with his past. I'm not at all surprised that he is highly aggressive. It would have surprised me even more that he wasn't," Charles said leaning back in his chair.
"Will he be ok though?" Scott asked moving from the window back to the chair in front of Charles' desk.
"Hank knows what he is doing Scott. He will be fine."
"Good. Well, I'll just go for a jog then," Scott said to leave.
Charles let out a sigh and returned his attention back to his work.
~ ~ ~
Down in the danger room Logan let out a deep sigh and went boneless.
"Logan?" Hank asked worried.
"I'm fine," he said sounding worn out.
"Are you certain?"
"Yeah. Just very tired." "Well then, I will remove these and I will help you shower then to bed."
"Hmm, good idea," Logan said and smiled.
Once clean and back in bed he curled up close to Hank totally relaxed.
"How do you feel Logan?"
"Comfortable and completely relaxed."
"I'm glad," he said and caressed Logan's back to hug him close.
"Hmm, you said that you care deeply for me."
"Yes I do."
"Just how deeply?" Logan asked lifting his head to look into his eyes.
"I love you Logan."
"You do?"
"Yes very much so."
Logan swallowed before he smiled.
"I love you to," he said and they met in a passionate kiss.
"Hmm, I did say that I was going to make love to you all night," Hank said as they broke the kiss.
"Yeah you did."
"Feel up to it love?"
"Oh yeah," Logan said and kissed him deeply.
Hank made love to him all night and they slept the day away.
~ ~ ~
A few months later.
Logan was walking outside along one of the trails then came to a stop feeling something odd. Not feeling it again he started to walk again only to have it happen again a few minutes later. With a frown he turned and headed back to the mansion and went down to the lab.
"Logan, are you alright?" Hank asked looking up from his work.
"I'm not sure."
"Oh?" He asked rushing to his side.
"Somethin's not right."
"Then let me scan you?"
"Yeah sure."
Hank ran the scan and frowned. He checked it again and got the same results.
"What's wrong with me Hank?" Logan asked frowning as the bed rolled out.
"It is not bad Logan, just very surprising," Hank said moving to his side and helped him off the bed.
"Oh?"
"Please come over here and lay back?"
"Sure."
He frowned again as Hank pulled his shirts up and unfastened his jeans to carefully spread some cold gel across his belly before running an ultrasound scan of his abdomen.
"Hank?" Logan asked noticing that he was concentrating on a certain spot.
"I am almost done," Hank said and Logan noticed that his hands were shaking slightly.
"What is it?" Logan asked again getting worried.
"This," Hank said turning the monitor so he could see for himself and couldn't believe his eyes.
"But?" Logan asked clearly looking at the tiny baby that was growing within his body.
"It seems that you have s fully functional uterus my love," Hank said smiling.
"But, isn't this really odd?"
"Yes, but it could be from many things. I will have to run several tests," he said to save the image and cleaned him off.
"But Hank, I've had sex with. . . men before. So why hasn't this happened before?"
"That I am unsure of. There could be many factors involved."
"So now what are we going to do?"
"Have a child. That is if you want to carry it full term?"
Logan felt it move again and tenderly placed his hand over it to smile. He then took Hank’s hand and placed it over their child to see him smile feeling it move for himself.
"Yeah, I want to," he said with a smile.
"Oh Logan, I love you," Hank said gathering him in his arms for a tender hug.
"I love you Hank," Logan said hugging him back.
~ ~ ~ Three months later.
"Logan, get suited we have a mission," Scott said walking into the den.
"Oh, sorry Slim, but I can't go," Logan said not moving.
"What?" Scott asked with a frown.
"Hank would have my hide if I did so, I can't go."
"Why not?"
Logan sighed and carefully got to his feet making Scott start to worry again as he noticed that Logan's stomach was slightly swollen.
"We were goin to wait a little longer before we said anythin, but I'm pregnant with Hank's baby,"
"You’re kidding?" Scott asked giving him an odd look.
"Nope. Here feel?" Logan asked moving to Scott's side and took a hand to place it on his belly to feel the baby kick.
"Oh my god, you are pregnant!" Scott gasped shocked.
"Yep."
"But how? No wait I think I've got a pretty good idea how, but. . . ?"
"Hank's still not really sure if it's part of my mutation, or from some experiment."
"So how far are you?" Scott asked and carefully felt along Logan's belly trying not to let his hand wander too far only to pull back blushing.
"Six months," Logan said with a smile.
Both turned as they heard Hank walking in.
"Logan?" Hank asked moving to his side.
"Its ok luv, I just broke the news to Scott."
"Don't worry he's staying here. In fact I'm going to take him off the team for now."
Logan frowned but gently rubbed his belly to feel the baby move.
"I won't risk either of you Logan," Scott said having seen his reaction.
"I know. Thanks."
"You’re both welcome. I've got to get the rest of the team together," he said and went to leave.
"Scott, be careful," Logan said with a frown.
He tuned and saw the look on his face.
"Don't worry, I will be," he said and left.
"Logan?" Hank asked.
"Just a feelin that's all luv," he said to pull him close.
"I see."
~ ~ ~
The mission nearly went completely wrong, but having been warned Scott was able to keep the team alive and in one piece then home safely.
~ ~ ~
"What happened?" Logan asked as he saw Scott heading to the shower room and the condition of his suit.
"Everything that could of happened. . . I'm just glad you warned me to be careful."
"Same here. What about the rest of the team?"
"Fine. They've already showered and headed up."
"Ah," he said then left to head to the kitchen.
"There you are Logan," Charles asked moving in.
00.....................0000000000000 "Oh?"
"I just had a long talk with Hank."
"About?"
Charles just gave him a smile.
"Should we head to your office then?"
"Only if there isn't anything you need right now?"
"Only some water," he said and grabbed a cold bottle of water from the fridge then followed him in and saw that the supports were on the one chair.
Charles waited until he was seated and comfortable.
"How have you been feeling?"
"Fine."
"You’re not showing very much yet," Charles said looking Logan over.
"Hank said that's because I'm carrying towards my back. I will start to show during the last two months."
"Is there anything you need?"
"Well, we're going to need all the things for the baby."
"True. I'm sure I can get Ro and Scott to go and get everything for you both."
"That would be great," Logan said to frown and gently rub his belly.
"Problem?" Charles asked worried.
"Just kicking."
"Ah. Does that often?"
"Not so much right now, but did a few days ago."
"Oh?"
"The kid was in one of my moods," Logan said with a smile and just laid his hand over his belly.
"Well, we will really have our hands full," Charles said with a smile.
"That we will."
"Do you want everyone to know of your condition?"
"Not the kids. Just the adults."
"What of Marie?"
"She'll know."
"Yes, I'm sure she will."
"Well, I need to walk," Logan said carefully getting to his feet.
"Do you want someone to go with you?"
"I'll see if Marie is in the den."
"Alright, but if not then let me know."
"Sure," he said and left to head to the den and looked in to find here there with several of the kids.
"Oh, Logan, is there somethin you need?" She asked noticing him.
"Yeah," he said and went out in the hall.
"I'll see you guys later," she said and went out and over to him.
"Walk with me?"
"Sure," she said with a frown and walked next to him.
They went outside and once they were away from the mansion he let out a sigh rubbing his belly.
"Logan, are ya ok?" She asked frowning again seeing that his belly was slightly swollen.
"I'm fine. . . I wanted you to know somethin, but I didn't want to say it around the other kids."
"Ok."
"I'm pregnant."
"How?"
"Hank's not really sure. And it's his baby."
"Oh. . . so you two are together then?"
"Yeah."
"I see."
"Marie?"
"It's your life Logan."
"It bothers you?"
"A little. . . sorry."
"It's ok darlin, I understand."
"You do?"
"Of course," he just said with a small smile.
A few minutes later she snorted and laughed covering her mouth with a hand.
"What?"
"Mmm, Mmm, no I think I should forget that thought," she said blushing slightly not looking at him.
"Uh huh? What?"
She sighed and gave him a look so close to one of his that he smiled. She crossed her arms over her chest thinking it over.
"Well, I had thought that with you both being so fuzzy. . ."
"That we'd have a fuzzy kid?"
"Yeah. Sorry," she said glancing at him quickly to look back where they were walking.
To her surprise he laughed.
She laughed quietly.
"Hmm," he said stopping placing a hand to his belly.
"Logan?!" She asked getting instantly worried.
"Just kickin kinda hard," he said bending over slightly.
// Professor! // She thought to him.
// What is it Marie? Is Logan alright? //
// He's bent over slightly and said that the baby was kickin kinda hard. //
// I see. I'll send Hank out to you. //
// Good. //
"Damn!" Logan groaned wrapping both arms around his belly.
Marie looked around and frowned deeply not seeing anything for her to get him to sit on.
// Tell him to hurry! //
// Is he getting worse?! //
// Yeah. //
"Logan?!" Hank asked really worried seeing how he was to take him into his arms.
Logan just groaned.
He rushed him back to the mansion and the lab to examine him.
"What's wrong?" Marie asked getting really worried.
Hank frowned then moved to his side and gently moved his arms and gently rubbed his belly.
"The baby is stretching."
"Ah."
"Oh man that feels better," Logan said letting out a sigh when the baby relaxed.
"I'm glad," Hank said smiling.
"Well I'll just go and let the Professor know your both ok," Marie said with a smile and left.
Hank smiled to lean down for a kiss.
"Hmm, that's nice," Logan said with a smile.
"Just nice?" Hank asked and kissed him again.
"Hmm, very nice."
Hank just grinned.
"I'm tired," Logan said and yawned.
"Then let's get you into bed?"
"Sure."
~ ~ ~
"Well?" Charles asked as Marie walked into his office closing the door behind her.
"Their fine."
"And?"
"The baby was kicking then stretched."
"Ah. Are you ok with this Marie?"
"I'm not really sure. I mean I'm happy for them. . ."
"But you find it odd?"
"Yeah."
"What did Logan say when you told him that?"
"He said he understands."
"Good."
"Well it's getting late, and I'm tired," she said moving to the door.
"I'm sure you are after the mission. Sleep well my dear."
"I'm sure I will. Thanks," she said with a smile and left heading to bed.
~ ~ ~
For the next month and a half no one sees much of Logan since he had started to really show.
~ ~ ~
"Logan, are you in here?" Scott asked from the door to the sun room.
"Yeah. You alone?"
"Yes."
"Come on in then."
Scott walked in to find him propped up in a chair and forced himself to keep from gaping at the sight of him.
"Looking huge?" Logan asked noticing the slight change in his posture.
"Yeah. How have you been feeling?"
Logan let out a sigh and rubbed his swollen belly.
"Tired most of the time. That and sore from not being able to sleep on my back or stomach."
"Well, your almost there right?"
"Yep. Few more days."
"Then why isn't there anyone out here with you?"
"Hank just went in to get me some water."
"Ah."
"Hmm, damn. . ." Logan groaned trying to shift, but seemed stiff and in pain.
"Need any help?" Scott asked moving closer.
"Yeah," Logan said trying not to look at him as he felt his eyes water from the pain.
"It's ok Logan," Scott said and helped him to shift into a more comfortable position.
"Hmm, thanks."
"You’re welcome. . . You’re getting really warm. Maybe you should go inside?" Scott said feeling his forehead.
"Is there a problem?" Hank asked walking in to find Scott there.
"He's getting really warm," Scott said standing to face him.
"Oh? Yes you are. Let's get you inside?" Hank asked to move close and felt his arm and forehead.
"Sure."
Scott helped Hank get Logan to his room then in bed and comfortable.
"Could you stay with him for a while Scott?" Hank asked.
"Sure."
"Thank you," he said and left.
"Do you need anything?" Scott asked sitting on the edge of the bed carefully.
"Some music?"
"Ok, what kind?"
"Japanese."
"Sure. How's that?"
"Hmm, perfect."
Scott just smiled to move back over and watched him.
Ten minutes later he carefully sat on the edge of the bed again when he noticed Logan frowning deeply and a hand went to his belly.
"Logan, are you ok?" He asked softly.
"Hmm, no! Oh man!"
"Is it time?" Scott asked and felt Logan's belly to find it firm and the baby was kicking a lot.
// It's time! Let Hank know! // Scott thought to Charles.
// Oh dear, he's on his way now. How is Logan doing? //
"Logan?"
"Hmm?"
"How are you hanging in there?"
"Ok. . . it hurts but not too bad yet."
// He said it hurts but not too bad yet. //
"Good."
"Let's get you to the lab love," Hank said walking in.
"Yeah," Logan said to cringe when Hank carefully picked him up.
Scott followed, and helped where he could.
"Will you be ok Slim?" Logan asked once Hank had made sure he was ready.
"Me?"
"Yeah."
"I'll be fine."
Logan just nodded to lay back and closed his eyes as a new wave of pain hit him.
"Want to hold my hand?"
"Don't think it'd be safe. Don't want to hurt ya."
"Let me worry about that," Scott said and took his hand and held it sitting on the stool next to the delivery chair.
"Thanks," Logan said giving his hand a gentle squeeze.
"You’re more than welcome," Scott said smiling.
"Hmm, how long do you think Luv?" Logan asked as Hank checked him.
"I'm not sure," Hank said as a look of surprise came to his face.
"What?"
"It just as I had thought. Your body has grown a vagina, so until your water breaks all we can do is wait."
"Wow. Ok," Logan said surprised.
"That's really amazing," Scott said with a smile looking at Logan's face and not lower.
"It's ok Scott, I don't mind if ya look," Logan said opening his eyes to look at him to find that he was sitting in a way where he wouldn't see anything, but still be able to look him in the eyes.
"Oh. . . that's ok."
Ten minutes later.
"Hank?" Logan asked getting another strong contraction.
"I know love, but we have to wait for your water to break."
"Can't you do it?" Scott asked.
"I will if I have to. . . I am not doing this to be mean Logan, but I don't want to rush the child."
"Yeah, I know. . . just really hurts," Logan said with a moan.
"I know," Hank said and grabbed a cloth to wet it with cold water then wiped Logan's face and neck off.
"That feels good," Logan said letting out a sigh.
Hank just smiled.
Another ten minutes Logan felt something odd and groaned feeling the next contraction stronger than the last.
"Oh gods! HANK!" Logan groaned to howl grabbing onto the sides of the bed tightly.
"Logan?" Scott asked getting worried.
Hank rushed over and checked to find that the baby had shifted.
"We have a problem. The baby has shifted," Hank said feeling Logan's belly.
"Now what?" Scott asked taking the cool cloth to wipe Logan's face and neck off.
"I have to get the child to move or I will have to . . ."
"Cut it out!" Logan groaned.
"Logan, please I will not unless I absolutely have to," Hank said and pressed down hard and the baby shifted shifting lower.
"Oh gods!" Logan groaned letting out a sigh relaxing.
"Hank, what's that for?" Scott asked seeing him grab a long metal tool that looked a lot like a knitting needle.
"I am going to break the water. Logan this will feel uncomfortable I'm afraid," He said getting into position.
"Don't care, just do it," Logan said bracing himself.
Hank slowly inserted it then once he broke the membrane he withdrew it to set it aside.
"Oh," Logan said going slack jawed.
"Hank?" Scott asked with a frown.
"It's just the pressure being relieved, but now the hard work really begins."
"Meaning?" Scott asked.
"The contractions will get stronger now."
"Hmm, Scott?" Logan asked breathless holding out a hand.
"It's ok. I'm here Logan," Scott said taking his hand to give it a slight squeeze.
"With the next contraction I want you to push, alright love?" Hank asked looking up and into his eyes.
"Yeah," Logan groaned to push.
Scott held his hand softly speaking encouraging words. He then would wipe his face and neck off between contractions.
"How much longer?" Logan asked several minutes later.
"Not too much. I can see the head."
"Good," Logan said with an exhausted sigh.
"Now push hard love," Hank said placing one hand on Logan's belly above the baby and pressed down as Logan pushed.
"AH!" Logan yelled pushing as hard as he could to feel a pop sensation then Hank pulling the baby the rest of the way out.
"There we are," Hank said and quickly went to work cleaning his child to get a loud cry once he cleared the mouth and nose out.
"So, boy or girl?" Logan asked both sounding and looking as if he'd fall asleep any moment.
"A boy," Hank said with a smile.
"A boy," Logan said and gave into the sweet oblivion of sleep.
Hank then quickly finished cleaning his son to clean Logan and moved him to a bed covering him with a sheet and warmed blanket.
"He's big," Scott said with a smile as he stood over the incubator watching him sleep.
"Yes he is," Hank said looking down at his son with a tender smile.
"Congratulations," Scott said smiling.
"Would you like to hold him?" Hank asked reaching in to carefully pick him up.
"Not yet. I think you should," Scott said turning to check on Logan to find him waking.
"I think momma would though," He said with a grin.
"You’re lucky I'm in no condition to kick your but right now Slim," Logan said trying to sit up.
"No, wait let me help you," Scott said rushing over and helped him to sit up then tilted the back of the bed up rearranging the pillows.
"Thanks," he said then smiled as Hank brought their son over to carefully place him in his arms.
"He's perfect," Logan said cradling him in one arm while he held one tiny hand in the other.
"Yes he is," Hank said moving to stand on Logan's other side.
"Have you two thought of a name?" Scott asked.
"I have always liked the name James," Hank said.
"How about Henry James McCoy?" Logan asked.
At that he woke and just looked up at them.
"I think he likes it," Scott said smiling.
"Then Henry James it is," Hank said to walk into his office to fill out the birth certificate.
Two days later Charles entered the den to find Logan sitting in the new rocker feeding him while softly singing. He smiled and just watched.
"Want to hold him?" Logan asked looking up as he finished burping him.
"Yes, thank you," Charles said moving over to carefully take Henry into his arms.
"Thanks I need to stretch," Logan said and did so to get a chuckle from Charles.
"What?" Logan asked with a slight frown.
"It's amazing, if I had not seen you while you were pregnant I would never think you had carried him," Charles said looking at him then back to Henry.
"Ah," he said to smile.
"Well, he might if we decide to have another," Hank said walking in to wrap his arms around Logan pulling him into a tender embrace.
"Oh, ya think so?" Logan asked but was smiling.
"Well we'll see," Charles said smiling.
The End. . . . sort of.