Chapter 3
You woke up with an empty bed, that with only you lying down makes it seem bigger, without your roomie that could give you his warmth or his warm kisses, for a few moments you forgot what had happened the previous events, with tiredness you had to get up to get ready for the day, the first thing you did was to see the watch on your wrist that you rarely take it off, you try to be aware if something happens, but only look at the hands of the clock that move as the seconds pass, everything looks good, for the moment .
Anyway, now you have to worry about other things, maybe you don't know this new Logan (in your mind you tell yourself you should stop calling him that, he's not a new Logan, he's just a different one) But the one in your world would definitely rather burn alive than team up with Wade or should you now call him Deadpool?
You open your bedroom door to go to the kitchen, according to your watch at this time Wade should have already left for his job selling cars, however, you don't know if Wade would put on his uniform and go back to work, you don't think that after his multidimensional mission, he would want to go back to his regular job, who greets you first is Mary in the hallway, who makes little sounds with her paws when she walks.
Still with drowsiness in your being, you receive the puppy in your arms, for a Wade variant she is too sweet and calm, she says good morning in her way licking you with her face "Good morning, Mary," you whisper with a husky voice, she answers you with her licks and you let out a giggle, one thing she and Wade have in common is that they are affectionate.
As you walk holding Mary, slowly waking up, you remember the fleeting kisses you had with Wade, they were the first times you kissed him and it felt delicious, god, how could he and you not do this before? You had slept peacefully entwined next to him, you just hope that's an everyday thing.
You're relieved to see that the kitchen or living room isn't on fire, Wade may have wanted to come back as Deadpool in a big way and can commit any mischief his head can imagine, you don't care but maybe Logan does, not for nothing do you have a spare fire extinguisher.
You watch Logan having breakfast , if you can call it a cup of coffee and toast, reading the newspaper without much hassle, you stand for a few seconds watching him while you stroke Mary's furry head, you have to buy her some toys and a bed.
You don't know how to interact with Logan alone, Wade is nowhere to be found and it doesn't surprise you, you intuit that he must have quit the car company or just started having fun with his new facet of the mercenary back "Good morning," you say to the man sitting at the table, you put Mary down and immediately Logan also replies with a good morning, not looking like a morning person.
He doesn't even look at you, focusing on his newspaper and drinking coffee from one of your favorite mugs, it's specifically the mug you got last Christmas, one with a pun written on it 'You are X-cellent' in Logan's hands as if nothing happened and you don't try to scold him for that, there's simply no need to fight when he should be adapting to this new universe, you walk to the fridge to prepare something to eat, sleeping with Wade's love made you hungry.
Taking out enough ingredients, you walk to the stove to start cooking, it does not go unnoticed you when you see the bottle of your favorite liquor empty in the cupboard, without a drop, you know who it is, Wade knows perfectly well that this liquor is saved for special occasions, so, this Logan is a complete drunkard from start to finish?
"You seem to be adjusting well," You turn to look at him clutching the empty bottle, he was also watching you and only smiled slightly.
"You have a good taste in liquor," he tells you bluntly, you let out a sigh shaking your head, another cheeky one in the house, wow, no wonder he can deal with Wade.
When you think of your rommie you get curious about where he might have gone, the possibilities are endless "Do you know where Wade has gone?" you ask and he grunts waving his newspaper so it doesn't crumble.
"He went to quit his damn job, he said he was going to see his friend," he answers you are less pleased, but you settle for his answer and go back to cooking.
"Okay, I think we should start cleaning out the room where he keeps Wade's junk, it could take all day..." you inform him watching the pan heating up the food, you hear Logan get up from his seat to leave your cup in the sink, to be his first day in your apartment he moves freely as if it were his own, you leave him again, the important thing is to rest when there is no imminent danger, you have many doubts about the Logan you have next to you washing your cup in silence, you wanted to ask him who he was in his world, to know what kind of Logan he was, what person he is. It also seems right to you not to approach him with overwhelming questions to be in this new universe.
"I won't stay for long" he opines finishing cleaning the cup, you look at him sideways noticing that you should also buy him decent clothes, Wade's pajamas only look good on him, and seeing Logan with flashy logos is not usual, you smile at that but your smile fades as you catch what he tells you, you are ashamed that you were not quick to respond as he stares at you looking for an answer.
"If it's about the stay I don't mind, maybe Wade does, but he's the one who offered it to you so I don't see the problem, you can stay as long as you want, no pressure," you tell him sincerely if he feels uncomfortable as a third wheel when you and Wade just got together as a couple doesn't downtrends, but you mean it you don't have any problem, he doesn't seem as unruly and troublesome as you sensed with his grumpy side that he devotes to Wade.
He is silent again probably thinking about your words, you take the opportunity to place your freshly prepared breakfast on a clean plate, and he does not leave the kitchen when you go back and forth to prepare the rest of your breakfast, like making your morning cup of coffee.
"If you want..." you find it hard to say it, to propose to him an alternative, it's risky but not crazy, you fill yourself with the courage to blurt out the following "If you really don't want to be here the academy can welcome you with open arms, there's no doubt about that," you suggest him almost as if you were offering him an olive branch as a sign of peace, but it seems you were wrong because he shakes his head crossing his arms, frowning at what you said, at that moment you thought you had screwed up but it didn't go far.
" No " is the only thing he manages to say and you understand, you take a sip from your freshly brewed cup of coffee waiting for your freshly made food to cool enough you stand next to him who is still in his reflective state, and you have seen that expression before with other mutants who have doubted the veracity of the academy, but seeing it in Logan's gestures gives you more reason to have him stay in your apartment, in a gullible way you think it might do him good company mutant like Wade and you, people who were not close to the Logan of this universe as the other X-men.
"It's okay," you assure him "I...never met you if that's what you're wondering, well, you know, we never spoke but I knew I owed you respect like all the other mutants" you reveal to him with the intention that you can get to know each other more, since he'll be here indefinitely why not? plus he seems willing to chat with you as he doesn't growl or evade you, he just stays deep in his thoughts, with no hate or resentment in the misunderstandings that may be your words, just...introspective.
"Thank you," he thanks you dryly "but I'm not that Logan that everyone should idolize," he comments bitterly, with a resentment you hadn't heard from him before.
You shrug "I guess not, but I appreciate you saving my timeline, even though it's not yours" You go back to speaking truth to him.
"You're welcome," Logan said, letting out a sigh at the talk, more relaxed as he gave you a tiny smile.
You smile back at him, you think you can get to like this Logan.
Wade arrived a few hours after the breakfast and light conversation you had with Logan, surprisingly you got along well, more than you expected. Although he may have balked at cleaning up Wade's trash he didn't object completely when you accompanied him, when you helped him throw some things away, as you are both mutants with quite a bit of strength on Logan's part the cleanup wasn't as thorough.
You no longer asked about his past and he became interested in yours, you answered him as best you could, you have nothing to hide and you like to chat with him because of his wittier jokes than Wade, the new mercenary found them in his base of operation being dismantled, he faked a disgusted squeal at how clean the place looked.
"Until you finally show up," you call him already with a smile on your face happy to see him, you try not to be so obvious by taking a look at how he looks in his freshly washed suit, he enters the room taking off his mask, in less than five seconds he was already by your side to kiss you on your cheek, you let out a small laugh at his rough lips tickling your face.
"How did you sleep, my Pookie?" Wade asks you in a honeyed voice and you look at him with a mocking look, of course, you like that Wade is affectionate with you, and that his nicknames are creative but you can't deny that he can go overboard, plus a new sense of embarrassment comes over you when you notice the look Logan gives you both, obviously disgusted by Wade's cheesiness.
"I slept well, thanks for asking," you reply with warm cheeks, his growing affection for you comes to stun you "Logan and I were cleaning out this storage room" you inform him pointing to the bearded man who gave Wade an indecipherable look, it's as if he completely changed his demeanor when your other roomie arrived.
Wade notices it instantly and does not hesitate to stand behind you putting his arms on your shoulders as if it were a living cape, you are comforted to have the arms of your roomie/boyfriend, but Logan does not feel the same tenderness to see you in the arms of another man. He curses himself when he falters and sees you at night, and he lets his guard down with Wade and accepts to stay in this place, he knows perfectly well that he can manage alone in the streets even if it's an unknown universe, he doesn't recognize if it was the ecstasy of the moment that made him follow Wade and go to eat Shawarma and get to your apartment, or the idea of being able to see you again.
How could he not get angry? It makes his blood boil to see that you are happy with a life without him, in that you are not you, he has only known you for a couple of hours and the similarities are obvious, but, he discreetly enjoys seeing this version of you, seeing you relaxing in this apartment with a newly adopted dog and a home life that you can do whatever you want, makes him appreciate and realize that this is his second chance, his second chance to not only live like a true X-men but to appreciate you as the person you are.
Wade, on the other hand, is pleased to have you, that it wasn't too late to confess and have that privilege of being the one who can lay by your side at night, for him, he could be touching you as long as possible but he must recognize your limits, plus the same way the visit of a drunk Logan at night made him want to brag to your face that this version of you already has a partner, he may be speaking insecurity for him but he doesn't care.
"You have a lot of junk here, help me throw these guns away," you say to Wade holding a cardboard box with prototypes of old guns some of them are not even sharp or rusty anymore, a man who is still dressed in his suit makes a disgusted sound at the request, he doesn't like to get rid of things that can help him in the future.
He ends up carrying the boxes was Logan with little effort, as if he was carrying empty boxes instead of many things, leaving Wade and you in the room almost ready, he fearlessly steals a kiss on your lips that lasts a few seconds "I'm still surprised you know?" you tell him tasting the dry lips of your roomie.
“About what, that I look incredibly handsome in this suit?".
"Yeah, that too," you follow his joke at first "but I'm talking about you letting Logan stay, his not bad actually".
"Now you're flattering him? Ugh, I'm regretting it" he blurts out with some amusement but you don't know he means it.
You slowly undo the grip he has on you to continue cleaning "Well, tell me how it went today, Logan told me you went to quit."
Wade opens his mouth excited that you let him talk as long as he wanted to, he didn't do anything incredibly risky like take on the TVA but let's just say he had fun playing some harmless pranks on the car company.
At first, you bought this apartment because of the great desire to have a place to yourself, almost a decade living within the walls of the mansion were beautiful moments that you treasure in your heart, so much so that you will never be able to completely leave that place that you have considered your home, however, Wade came to stay in your life, you didn't even mind seeing him every day in the living room or just doing something silly, and now when you see the two men in front of you having dinner at the table that makes them look bigger, a smile comes over you, it feels good to not be completely alone.
Mary walks under the table looking for some leftovers to drop, you also smile to see her comfortable in the house, contemplating her new suit bought by Wade, you turn back to see the others at the table when you hear Logan nudge Wade a little hard "Well, you know what you'll do then?" you ask the two of them looking for answers, you have no idea what Wade can work if he decides not to pursue the mercenary thing and Logan you see him more as a lumberjack, working something away from the city.
Wade answers you first "The TVA said they will contact us at some point," he chews quickly and you look at him carefully, you are still not that informed about what those acronyms mean but Wade is referring to the linear time cops.
"They said that so you wouldn't bother again," Logan comments sipping from his beer, how he got it you had no idea, but you also look at him with interest in his words.
"They're not going to get rid of me that easily," Wade threatens lightly, with his new Marvel Jesus title he seems more animated.
"I bet not," you reply just as cheerfully, it's the first time in a long time the kitchen lights up with voices talking, if it's not Wade it's you talking to Logan if he liked the dinner, he nods uncomplicatedly, looking comfortable too,
"Why don't we go shopping tomorrow?" you casually suggest "Logan needs new clothes and Mary needs some decent bedding," you say to Wade who's already wide-eyed with surprise.
"What's wrong with my clothes?" the heavily scarred man asks you.
"It doesn't fit me, you're too fat" Logan insults him and you swear Wade would stick his fork in his jugular if it weren't for you stopping him.
You laugh at your scarred roommate's annoyed expression, you find it funny how someone can get on Wade's nerves when he's usually the one who gets on people's nerves.
At the same time that they argue with passive-aggressive words you decide to turn on the TV that is a few meters away from the kitchen table, the first thing that appears is the news channel, you don't pay much attention to it since you put it on to generate another type of noise other than your roomies fighting, until Wade says a "Shit, no way...".
"What's wrong, asshole?" Logan angrily questions him, you turn to watch the news to see what surprised Wade so much.
"A big fight occurred yesterday in which there were not many witnesses, but those who were able to be there have told us that the man called Derkpool, was causing several attacks on multiple red-clad criminals, the amazing thing about this is that he was not alone! as it has been stated that the famous Wolverine has returned from retirement!".
The spoon falls out of your hands in an oversight, seeing the driver talking about your friends made you flinch, they had never given Deadpool so much attention like that "Fantastic, now the press will be looking for us" Logan comments annoyed at the fact that he has drawn attention to himself.
"Damn them! they said my name wrong! It was on purpose" Wade points at the TV angry for another reason, you let out a sigh to then let out a laugh, this can be very good or very bad, the mutant community is not so loved by everyone and more by a large human sector, but what worries you the most is how the other mutants will react to know that 'Logan' is more than alive.