Note : There it is, chapter 30. It's big for me, I mean, it was supposed to be a 10 chapters story, but it got so long… I'm not going to say the characters aren't mine. I'm going to say they are mine, and we'll just see what's going to happen. Hell, maybe I'm even making money on this! *chuckle*. Now you guys have been great all along, always reviewing and helping me with my English grammar…So I feel like giving you a treat, and finish this with a double-lengh chapter. I also want to name all of you, and thank you personnaly for reviewing the story (in order of last appearance…)

Tammy : I'm glad you loved the thing, you said it often, and I appreciate a lot… Hope you'll like the following story, give me a few days to work it out…

ishandahalf : You made me smile the whole way, with your !, your … and your general exclamations… I did have the urge to end this in disaster, but since I promised a happy ending (kinda quick, though), there it is. There will be a sequel, though, and it maybe won't be as pretty! But please don't guillotine me, have pity…

spacemonkey : Glad to hear that! Thanks!

LinkinPark4ever : I don't think insurances would pay to replace a motorcycle you obviously blew off yourself. Mine wouldn't. Hell, they don't even want to replace a cracked windshield without me paying half of the price…

crazytook : another loyal reviewer. I love the way you actually list what you liked in the chapter… Helps me see what I do best (and what I do wrong?)…

Ladystrider77 : Oh, please don't feel bad! I really appreciate it, it can only help me make my stories better… Thanks for the encouraging!

T. : Brief, but heart-warming. Thank you for your constant presence!

Lucky439 : Yeah, mean cliffhangers… Gotta love those.

Becki : Don't be mad! I'll write more, promise…

Tammy : Bad, bad Sinister… I know, but he my favorite bad guy. Don't know why, though…The eyes, I guess *grin*

lil : I'm thinking, I'm thinking! And it's all getting out of my head at once!! AAAAAH!

Yasei Raiden : yup yup yup, another loyal reviewer… Loved your commentaries, always encouraging.

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Me AKA Clay rocks : Clay? Wow… Thanks for the review, and nice (former) name!

Warmer Than Fire : If you guys keep telling me my English is good, maybe one day I'll believe it! (you haven't heard my magnificent French accent when I talk. And by the way, Remy's accent is nothing like French! I don't know where they took it, but it's not French!)

Tom : there is the rest! Now read… lol, I'm kidding. But if you read, review! Lol

Roguechere : oh please don't be mad. Promise I won't hurt Remy, I already did in PointBlank and I still feel bad about it. (was that a shameless plug to my other fics? Mmm, shame on me!!!!!!!)

Twisted Rain : yeah, the dreams… Well, I already explained in some chapter why I thought they had stopped, but anyways, I think what happened to Remy compensated for that lack of explanation… did it?

Kaitland : Ruin Remy and Rogue's hapiness? Who, me? Naaaaaaaah! Not in Through Time, at least.

Homegirl2 : Always fun to see another reader. Thanks.

Haeniliel : Hey hey, salut! Merci pour le review!

Tia : hope you've read up to this one! Thanks!

Jean1 : Well I liked the time travel too, but it didn't fit in the rest of the story plot… Maybe in the next fic, we'll see!

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I hope, oh I hope I haven't forgotten anyone… If so, I'm so sorry!

Okay now it's very late (or very early) and I haven't over-read this, so there must be tons of mistakes… Put the blame on tiredness…And I'm going to bed now.

Enjoy!

Chapter 30 (finaly)

A new beginning (I know, I know, it's a cliché, but it's over 1 in the morning, couldn't think of anything better…)

Many weeks passed without any improvement of Remy's powers, with the exception of the blowing of the remote control and a spicy gumbo that had made quite a mess in the kitchen. The bursts of powers had stopped for about two weeks, though, and no further incidents had been reported in the mansion. Remy's mood had improved with time, and things were going quite normal, considering the events of the past months. Maybe we could lead a normal life? Would the bad guys and bad luck leave us alone, leave us some time to actually live our marriage?

That was what I wanted. I got even more.

I stared a the small desk calendar in my shaking hands, unbelieving. I counted again, tears in my eyes. And counted a third time.

Forty-two days.

I looked at the small greenish box on my night table. What had went wrong? Then I frowned.

Why was I taking these anyway? I had a small smile. Because we hadn't had the time to talk about it yet. "Well, we're going to have to talk about it now, sugah" I said to the calendar. A small maowing answered me from the floor, where Thing the cat was sitting next to my feet, big yellow eyes intent on me. I bent down to pet its head, and it purred instantly, pushing its head hard against the palm of my hand.

Forty-two days. Could I only be late in my periods? No, I had never been. Especially with birth control pills…

I smiled again, unable to control myself, but the smile quickly faded.

What would he say? Would he be happy? Shocked? Scared? I bit my lip. Unhappy? Angry?

He loved kids, I knew he did. But he had never expressed the wish to have his own…

I jumped when I heard the door open, and Remy came in. He stopped in the doorframe, looking surprised to see me there, as I turned on my heels and dropped the calendar on the floor. I quickly bent to pick it up and put it back on the desk, and lifted my head to meet a questionning stare.

"It's not dat I don' appreciate havin' a beautiful woman in m'room, but aren't ye supposed to go shopping with Ro? She's waitin' f'you downstairs."

"Yes, well, Ah was just getting ready tah go… Remy?" He had already turned towards the open closet and was fumbling in the various boxes, down on his knees.

"Ye know where I might'ha put my old t-shirt? I was keepin' it for paintin', and Logan and I are gonna help Scott repainting his bedroom."

"Ah threw away the old thing, it was full'o holes… Remy?" He turned and glared at me.

"You threw away my old t-shirt? I had it since I wa'twenty!" He turned back to rummage some more.

"Yes, Ah could tell so…Remy?" I heard him mutter under his breath, something like "I must have some other stuff in dere…", and I lost patience. "Remy!" I snapped, louder than I wanted. He glared at me again, eyes red half hidden by the auburn locks hanging from his forehead.

"Quoi! What! What's wrong?" He got up, half raising his hands in a protective reflex. "What did I do?"

"Remy, Ah have something to tell yah, and yah won't listen!" His brows went up, and the hands raised a bit more.

"Hey, woah Roguey, I couldn't guess. What's goin'on?" He was sincere, and I relaxed.

"Sorry. Well… Ah… Ah wanted… to ask…" I stammered. How the hell was I to ask such a thing? He cocked his head to the side, waiting, but my sentence was cut short by the entering of Ororo, popping her white head in the opened door.

"There you are, Rogue! I've been waiting for you for the last ten minutes! Aren't you coming with me?"

"Yeah, of course… Remy, Ah'll talk to yah later, okay, sweetie?" He shrugged slightly as I came on tiptoe to brush a kiss on his cheek. He quickly put an arm around my waist, and his eyes plunged into mine.

"Is somethin' wrong?" He was serious. Remy wasn't the kind of man to be played with.

"Nothing's wrong, Ah just need to talk to yah about something, but it can wait tonight. Nothing's wrong, I swear!" I repeated, and the frown dissapeared from his face. He kiss me on the lips, and let me go.

"Have fun, then."

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Ororo and I were sitting at a small table, sipping on coffee, chatting about everything and nothing. I raised to my feet. "Ah'm getting something to eat." She just nodded and I walked to the glass counter, my mouth watering in front of the numerous cakes in front of me.

Ororo's brows flew up and her eyes went round when she saw the piece of cake I brought back. The Triple Chocolate Sensation Cake almost filled the whole plate, and what space was left had been filled with chocolate ice cream. She didn't say a word as I devoured my prey, and just watching going through the whole cake. When I ran my finger in the plate to get the chocolate crumbs, she errupted into laughs.

"Goodness, Rogue, you look like you haven't eaten in months! You eat almost as much as Jean since she learned she was pregnant!"

I choked on my mouthful and coughed and gasped under Ororo's stunned face. She pushed a glass of water towards me and I took several gulps of it, flush fading from my face. I opened watering eyes to meet a piercing blue gaze.

"Is it something I said?" I gasped a little more and blushed, eyes down on my plate.

"Maybe" I whipered, a lump in my throath. Ororo kept silence and looked at my face, hawk eyes reading my features. Then she opened her mouth without letting a sound. It took her a few moments to finaly get some words out of it.

"Oh my… Oh my, Rogue! Are you pregnant?" I shivered and my fists balled as I switched into defensive mode.

"Yah say it like it's a problem." She closed her mouth and put her hand on mine, her eyes suddently sad.

"No! Of course not! No, darling, a baby is a beautiful thing… You just took me by surprise, Rogue."

"Yah're only the first on today's list. Ah have a few other heart attacks to provoque." I lifted my eyes to meet hers. "Ah'm not sure yet, it's only that my periods are late, and they never were… Don't tell anybody before Ah'm totally sure." Ororo frowned.

"Remy doesn't know?" I shook my head in negation. "Why?"

"Because… Ah don't know. Ah don't know how he would react. Ah don't even know if he wants children." The lump in my throath tighten and my eyes watered. Ororo saw it and smiled, putting a hand on mine.

"Oh, darling, I wouldn't be worried by that. Though it may be a good idea waiting to be sure to tell him, otherwise you could find yourself married to the most dissapointed man on Earth."

"What do yah mean?" A grin spread on her face.

"Remy is the best friend I had for a long time, and we talk, Rogue. And he says to me things he wont say to you, because he's not sure of your reaction." I frowned.

"He never said he wanted children."

"That's the thing he won't say to you, darling. Because he doesn't know about what you want." I relaxed.

"Sometimes I wonder how we would manage without everyone telling us what we think in each other's back. Ah like to think we have great communication sometimes, but there's always something to proove me wrong." She squeezed my hand.

"You and Remy have a great relationship, Rogue, and I've never seen you both as happy as I see you now. But you're right on that point: you both could talk more of what you want and don't want. But that comes with time, Rogue. And you haven't been married a year. Give it time."

"I guess yah're right." I pushed the chair back and got on my feet in the same time as her. "But first of all, Ah have something to pick up at the drugstore."

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I gently closed the bathroom door, hands shaking. In a few hours, I would know. And Remy would know too. I walked up to the bed to pick up the clothes I had bought, and was putting them in the closet when a small knock was heard on the already opened door. Jean popped her head in.

"Dinner's ready, Rogue."

"Comin'." I rolled the plastic bags in a ball and threw them in a corner to dispose of them properly a bit later, and walked out of the room. In the hallway, though, I heard someone keeping pace with me, and soon a strong arm crept on my waist and drove me near. I turned in his arms and lifted my head to meet the burning embers of his eyes. He smiled.

"Thought y'could get awa' from me, chérie?" His mouth was inches from mine, and I shivered with pleasure.

"Even if Ah wanted, Ah couldn't be away from yah very long, sugah." The mouth approached again, and a wave of heat crushed on my inside, raising gooseflesh on my arms. He saw it, and grinned before bringing his lips on mine.

The world stopped turning everytime we kissed, but the emotions of the day had worn me out, and the secret I was keeping from him for the moment made me feel guilty. Tears welled up in my eyes and I clung to his shirt, as his breath mixed with mine. I felt my back meeting the wall, and my hands went down to circle his waist. His hands cupped the back of my head, and he drew back, gasping for breath, as my head slowly stopped spinning. He put his hands flat on the wall each side of my head and looked into my eyes, irises glowing like fire and chest heaving. "Rogue, chérie…" His voice was husky, and the sound of it sent a second bolt of desire through my stomach. I cut short before he could say some more.

"Ah'm hungry, dinner's ready." He grinned and a spark lit his eyes.

"J'ai faim aussi*, chérie." I blushed at the double-meaning, and put my hands flat on his broad chest, gently pushing him away.

"Ah'm hungry… for food." He pouted in mocked dissapointment, and I chuckled. "Ah'm keeping yah for desert." A devilish grin made its way on his face, and with a hug, we headed downstairs towards food.

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The dinner was torture. Ororo kept kicking me in the chin and winking all along, and I could feel Remy patience slowly crumble as he notice something going on between her and me. He wasn't the only one to notice, too, and curious glares followed me out of the dinning room. I went up the stairs and into the bathroom, heart beating wildly. It stopped when I looked at the small plastic stick I held in my hand, and I held my breath, not knowing if I was happy or not. Then the excitement slowly made my heart beat accelerate again, and I threw the door open, to fall in face to face with my husband, standing in the bedroom, arms crossed on his chest.

"Rogue, you mind tellin' me what's been goin'on with'ye today?" He raised a brow, waiting, and I couldn't help smiling.

"Sure, sugah, but maybe yah rather sit down." He genuinely looked surprised at that, but stayed standing.

"I rather stand, thank you… what's goin'on, f'God sake?" He uncrossed his arms, annoyed, and I smiled even more, a little bit nervous.

"Well… Remy, sugah… Ah'm pregnant." He did sit down at that, and quite hard, and the mattress gave a squeak under his weight. His mouth was slightly open, his eyes huge, and his face gone blank, all color fading from his cheek. He looked alarmingly pale, and I made a few steps in his direction, unsure if he was going to faint or…

"Pregnant?" A weight made its way in my tummy, settling on my stomach and staying there, and growing bigger by the minute. He didn't look happy, or mad, or upset. He didn't look anything, just shocked. "Ye're sure?"

"Well Ah bought a pregnancy test and it was positive, but Ah have…" He interrupted me my grabbing my arms and kissing me soundly on the lips. My eyes popped open with shock, and I drew back. "Sugah?"

"Rogue! Oh mon Dieu, Rogue! C'est magnifique! Merveilleux! Tout ce que j'ai toujours voulu…**"

"English, please, Remy…"

He just gathered me in his arms and squeezed me tight, lifting me from the ground, laughing like a kid. I could swear I heard my ribs crack, but I put my arms around his neck, tears running down my cheeks. I enjoyed his deep laugh, and I noticed I haven't heard it in a while. It shook the walls around us and made my heart jump, drunk with happiness.

Okay, guys, that's it… *snif* The end! I did it! I finished Through Time!

I promise a sequel to it, though, so don't think I'm done with Rogue, Remy's bursting powers and the mysterious foetus growing in Rogue's tummy. *Sings boy scout's songs* Ce n'est qu'un au revoir, mes frères, ce n'est qu'un au revooooooooooir… oui nous nous reverrons, mes frères, ce n'est qu'un au revoir…

* I'm hungry too

** Oh my God, Rogue! It's georgous! (sounds right in French, not in English, I'm afraid. Magnifique and merveilleux are kinda synonyms in French, at least in that case) Wonderful! All I ever wanted…"