“She asked for a pony last Christmas, do you think I bought it for her?! God, I bust my ass on a daily basis for lousy tips… I can’t afford to get Jamie expensive toys, but I do with what I got. Now you mosey on in like some kind of year round Santa and give in to her fantasy. I worked hard to teach my daughter the value of things that money can’t buy… you’re ruining that. Stop trying to buy her… she needs a father, not an ATM machine!”

Hehe - genius. I love your Rogue. Very articulate. Strong. Not willing to take crap. And also, sometimes, wrong.

This was my favorite Marie moment:
“Are you lying again?”

“… Yes.”

That's so wonderful! I really dig that self-deprecating, humorous honesty. Heh. Oh, and if only Logan were to hear, I'm sure he'd fall in love, too.

Sweet at the end. I'm glad they made a go of it. I'm not entirely certain it was love that drew them together. In fact, I'm pretty sure it wasn't. But I can funnily enough see it working anyway - see the love developing because they both want family and stability and love so badly. Because they're both survivors, honest, compromising, and willing to work hard. They're both willing to listen, as evidenced in their second make-up conversation, and they're both open to love, too.

So...*hugs them*...this was rather wonderful. So glad it ended well, after you were so mean to them at first. :)