AND THEY LIVED HAPPILY EVER AFTER... with a little help
                      by Kathleen Garcia


DISCLAIMER:
All Excalibur, X-Men and X-Force characters are property of Marvel Comics.
John Constantine is property of D.C./Vertigo and Cole Cash (Grifter) is
property of Wildstorm Productions/D.C.  The only profit of any kind I am
receiving from this work of fiction is writing experience. I need it. 

For those of you who may be wondering, my line of continuity is as
follows:  It's been approximately 5 months since Pete and Kitty split up.
Kitty has returned to the American X-Men and Pete has been spending his
time freelancing and drunk (not necessarily in that order). I have chosen
to go along with the Marvel continuity of X-Force 94 & 95, which had Pete
meeting up with them in Genosha, BUT, I refuse to go any further because
we all know how it ends, don't we?  And, yes, I know the eyepatch was just
a goof for picking up birds (or so he says), but I felt it lent an air of
bittersweetness to my story, so I kept it in! He can always get it fixed.

WARNING:    
This story will have bits of EXPLICIT SEX. If you find such things as
consensual, loving sex between two adults offensive, read no further! If
you like that kind of thing... enjoy!

THANKS:
To Luba -- As you know, this is the first work of fiction I have ever
shown anyone. I couldn't have done this without your support, much needed
guidance, and constant cyber hand-holding. I only hope I made you proud.
To Martin -- I love you.
To anyone who reads this -- wow, thanks!

If you have any comments, please feel free to e-mail me at:  
makahu433@msn.com