"You're welcome. I think I got it right," she smiled lifting her glass to his, "let's toast to family," she offered as she clinked her glass against his.
"The classes will be like the mutant ones you had when you went to school, except advanced. we call them the X-Men classes," she said then thanked the server for bring them beer snacks.
Jean paused, grabbing a few snacks then popped them in her mouth. She was surprised at how easy it had become to talk to her brother-in-law.
The ache she felt when she lost Scott, didn't control her thoughts anymore. Today, she had a reminder, Alex. She smiled even though she wanted to cry.
"It's just so weird, she began, "I expect Scott to walk in any minute. I'm not use to seeing you without him.