A Simple Bike Ride-Part 2



Jubilee held tight to Remy as the bike sped down the mountain road. She pressed her cheek to his shoulder blade, hiding her face from the wind in an effort to let her eyes stop watering from the wind beating them constantly. He was warm and strong, she could almost feel the muscles flexing under the skin slightly and it only made her want him to hold her and protect her more than she already did.

With only him as her companion up here in the mountains, she thought she was dreaming. This was something that she had only hoped to dream at night in her sleep. She never thought she would ever be so close to him. So close…

Remy pulled the bike over on the side of the road, then coasted slightly into a break in the trees lining the left side of the road. Shutting off the engine, he waited for Jubilee to climb off before doing the same.

"Why are we here?" she asked.

"Ju will see, Remy got sometin' ta show ya," he said with a smile.

Heading down a path, Remy led her deeper into the mountain forest. A path he knew so well, and a girl he wanted to know more. It all seemed so surreal… Here he was, leading this sweet little woman that had managed to capture his heart and hold it, down a path only he had ever walked. He hadn't even brought Rogue here when he was with her.

When they reached the cliff, Jubilee's breath caught in her throat at the pure magnificence of the sight of the forest stretching out below them. She could just barely see a small cabin a few hundred yards away, nestled in a small clearing. She couldn't help but stare at the sight of the river weaving it's way through the trees and down along the cliff wall's bottom.

She stopped just a foot from the edge, staring out over the forest and feeling like she were the ruler of it all. It was an amazing feeling, but not nearly as amazing as when she felt Remy's hand touch her shoulder.

"Ju like it, petite?" he asked in a soft whisper.

She nodded, "It's beautiful."

"Not as beautiful as ju are, though…" he said softly, his free hand pulling off his sunglasses so that he could look down at her.

Jubilee's heart skipped at beat and her eyes widened. He didn't just say what I think he said… Did he?" she thought even as she turned to look up at him. Her breath caught again as she looked up into his eyes. His eyes were full of longing and his fingers gentle as he slid them up over the side of her neck to slide around the back of her neck and slip his fingers into her soft hair.

She couldn't speak, only look up at him in disbelief.

Remy regretted his words almost as soon as they left his mouth. She didn't respond at all, only to turn and look up at him with blue eyes wide and disbelieving.

"You're only saying that to make me feel special…" she said softly.

"Non petite, I say it because it's da truth… Nuttin more beautiful or more special den ju, dat's da truth," he replied just as softly.

He could tell she was confused. His sudden softness to her had probably thrown her off just a bit, but he didn't mind that at all. It was getting easier and easier to see himself telling her he loved her.

Thunder rumbled overhead, and he was forced to look up at the sky, away from her beautiful face. "Hmmm… looks like a storm… tink we can make it back to de mansion before de heavens open up on our heads?" he asked.

Jubilee looked up at the darkening sky. "I dunno…it looks like it's right on top of us… really close to letting go as it is… But we should try to get back before it rains… or else we risk being stranded out here with no shelter."

Now, no one ever said Mother Nature doesn't have a sense of humor, because just then, the skies opened up and a torrent of rain fell onto them. "Damn it…" she heard Remy mutter as he took her hand before she had a chance to collect her thoughts.

She let him pull her down the path, along the cliff's edge for God only knew where. She didn't care where he was taking her, really… as long as he was there with her. "Where are we going?" she asked anyway.

"Did ju see dat cabin out in de woods?" he asked her over his shoulder.

"Yeah, what about it?"

"It's mine, chere… we be safe from de storm dere."

"Oh."

After about twenty minutes of running/walking through the forest toward the cabin, they finally reached the clearing. Remy opened the door and picked her up before she had the chance to step inside, carrying her in the door and dropping her gently on a large comfy sofa, laughing all the while.

"Well, dat was fun, no?" he asked as he looked down at her, breathing hard.

Jubilee laughed, looking up at him. "Things always seem to be fun with you around, Remy LeBeau," she answered, standing up.

Remy looked down at her and smirked. "Ju say it like it's a bad ting…" He chuckled and brushed the pieces of hair that had fallen from his ponytail out of his face.

"Thank you, Remy…" Jubilee whispered softly.

"For what, petite?" he asked as he brushed a piece of hair from her blue eyes.

"For being nice to me… I know you didn't mean what you said out there on the cliff, but thanks anyway. It's nice to feel special, even for only a moment…"

Remy grabbed her hand in his and pulled her back to him as she began to walk away, holding her against him in a gentle hug. "I wasn't lying petite… I would never lie bout dat… Not to ju."

Jubilee smiled despite herself. "I'm sure…" she said softly, "that any woman would be honored to hear that coming from you." She laid her head against his chest and smiled as he moved his arms to hold her