Her brown eyes stared at the sleek black cell phone as his ring tone filled the moonlit room. Every deadly pause was like a tortuous wait, but she swore her heart began beating faster. With only a few more seconds left, before the phone would cease to ring, she made her move. Of course, it was the same moment she chose to flip open the slim device, an empty dial tone mocked her ears. She closed her eyes, willing hot tears not to fall.

“I love you…” Ororo whispered into the speaker, although she knew Logan would never hear her.





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