"Jack you're shaking" Rogue said as her voice trembled.

"So aren't you" Jack replied. Rogue laid her head on Jack's chest as she tried to control her breathing. Jack pulled her close but tried to also be careful of her wounds.

"Jack, there's something I got to tell you, it's something I've been dying to tell you since I first laid my eyes on you, up on the boat deck" Rogue told him in a rushed voice.

Jack asked nervously. "What is it Rogue?"

"I love you Jack" Rogue told him sweetly.

"Oh Rogue ever since I met you I've wanted to tell you too but I got nervous, but I do love you and please come with me when the boat docks" Jack said to her. Rogue had never smiled like this in a long time. The same went for Jack also.

"Of course I will Jack" she said kissing him passionately once more. Just then Mary and Tyler walked through the door.

"Hey Jack I just wanted to see if it was okay to come in….." He stopped in mid sentence once he saw the two love birds laying in bed noticing and taking a guess what their activities were while him and Mary were gone.

"Well I guess there's no since in asking if she is okay now cuz she looks fine to me!" Mary exclaimed notice there position. Jack and Rogue started to laugh.

"Well right now has been awkward enough probably for all of us, We'll be waiting out here" Tyler said then him and Mary walked back into the living room. Once Mary and Tyler left the room Rogue and Jack began to laugh even more than before.

"Hey it could have been worse, your father could of walked in here" Rogue told Jack.

"Yeah, and how would we explain that? I tripped and fell like that and we both happened to be naked" Jack laughed back.

"C'mon silly I think we should get our clothes on just in case your father does make a guest appearance" Rogue said still laughing. They threw their clothes on and made sure it didn't look like "anything" happened. All Rogue had only her ripped gown but put it on anyways. They walked into the living room still giggling but trying not to. They walked out hand in hand and sat down on the couch together to join Mary and Tyler. Rogue and Jack wrapped there arms around each other holding each other close to one another close. Mary and Tyler looked at Rogue. They knew it must have been Aaron.

"What happened to you Rogue?" Mary asked firmly. Rogue signed. Then she began to explained everything that happened about her and Aaron. Mary walked over and hugged her friend.

"It's not your fault dear" Mary assured her. Rogue nodded. Silence filled the room.

"So….. I'm taking that you guys are an item now?" Tyler asked smartly to break the silence.

"I love you Hun" Jack spoke to her.

"I Love you too" Rogue replied then they kissed each other.

"Well I take it that's a yes" Mary said.

"Oh god I got to go check on Cosette and Emily. I don't want them to worry" Mary exclaimed.

"I'll go with you" Tyler told her.

"See you guys later" They said to Jack and Rogue.

"Finally more alone time with the woman I love more than anything else" Jack said grinning.

"Rogue remember the first night we met?" He asked her.

"Yes Jack quite clearly"

"Remember how you said you liked Art?"

"Yes"

"Well I want to show you something" he said taking her hand. He pulled a sketch note book which was covered by his Boston Red Sox Hat.

"Here are some paintings" He said handing them to her.

"Jack there beautiful…now what are these?" Rogue asked pulling out a sketch of what seemed to resembled her.

"Is this…?" She asked.

"Yes this is you. From the first night I met you. I remembered every single detail about how you looked and just had the need to sketch you out. You were all I thought about. It drove me crazy cuz I just wanted to tell how I felt and that's why I'll tell you again… I love you Rogue" Jack said to her.

"I love you too Jack" She replied. Jack pulled her close in an embrace until Rogue let out a yelp of pain

"Rogue please let me see your bruises please" Jack asked. Rogue nodded. He looked at her legs first. On her inner thighs you could see handprints of bruises where Aaron had pulled her legs apart. Around her wrists you could see cuts from where he held her down. Rogue started to cry as Jack checked her over.

"Rogue why are you crying?" Jack asked her in a concerned voice.

"It's all my fault! If I had never left London this would of happened and now Aaron will be after you and I can't bare the thought of anything happening to you" Rogue whimpered.

"Rogue Hun, I wont let him hurt you anymore, if he even thinks about laying a hand on you he'll be dead and for another thing, NONE of this is your fault, Aaron is a bad person. And if you weren't here we wouldn't be here. Unless you think we're a mistake?" Jack said.

"No Jack No! We could never be a mistake never! I just don't want him to hurt you!" Rogue said in tears.

"Rogue he wont' hurt me or you I promise and I will always love you no matter what!" Jack told her confidently.

"I love you too" She said hugging him.

No only what was Jack going to about the man who hurt his beloved Rogue?