A dark pit seemed permanently lodged in my stomach now, and a thin blade of icy pain pierced through my heart with every beat. Thoughts of Alan and Ma...dison flitted across my brain, but I shoved them aside. I needed to think about what to do - of how to be - next. What does my life look like now? What about Alan? Do we stay together? Should I cheat on him? What would that accomplish? And if I left him, then he’s just free to be with her and I’ve got… nothing. And then my brain showed me an image. I had to fill water from handpumpand sweep the whole house. Reena and Salman came down at 8. They lookedlike they had sex all night long. Salman was looking light headed andjoked with me that I was much tighter than Reena. I blushed and Reenagave me an angry look. I had prepared breakfast and Reena made thechildren ready for school. I went with the kids to drop them andintroduced myself as their 2nd mother at the school. I came back andfound Reena and Salman locked in a room again. I made the. " and I typed out my phone number. Then I added, "I don't have to log off, call right now."I instantly looked at my wireless phone, currently sitting on its base right next to my computer. I kind of expected it to ring instantly, but about a minute passed and nothing happened. Paul wasn't typing anything either. Disappointment suddenly hit, hoping that he wasn't one of those guys who gets a phone number for phonesex then never dials it. I can't explain that phenomenon, but it's happened a few. " Even as Cyclops gave the order, he knew they were facing someone who was not only able to take down Rogue, but left no trace of doing such an arduous task. With Rogue, one would at least expect a collapsed building or three.Minutes passed, finally Lorna Dane, daughter of Magneto opened her eyes, looked at Cyclops and shook her head in the negative. Phoenix was next and she simply said, "Sorry Scott" and looked back to the still unconscious Phillip. Not waiting for the two X-men who were.