Disclaimer: I do not own Logan or Gambit or Jubilee or any of the other X-men for that matter. I may put in an original character later on. Sheila and her brother belong to Amobea Queen.



Chapter One

Gambit yawned as he walked into the kitchen.

" Hi, Remy." Sheila greeted him, looking up from the comic book she was reading.

" G'mornin', petite." Said Gambit, pouring himself a cup of coffee.

" You slept late." Sheila informed him as he sat down at the table.

" Really? Quelle heure est-il?" He asked.

" It's almost one." Sheila said, with a smile.

Gambit's eyes widened then he chuckled.

" So it is. Where is ev'ryone else?"

" Jean, Storm and Rogue dragged Scott to the mall, Warren and Kurt were up really early and I don't know what they're doing, Devon's cruising around with Sean, Cody and Mike and the Professor is in his office. "

Gambit nodded and took a sip of his coffee before asking,

" Et ton papa?"

Sheila visibly stiffened and her eyes flashed angrily.

" He's taken Jubilee out on his motorcycle."

Gambit sighed.

" Listen, petite, it ain't his fault dat he wasn' dere fer yer childhood. Believe me, he wanted t' be. But he had t' keep you kids an' yo momma safe." He explained.

Sheila regarded him, angrily.

" He only visited twice a year. You saw us more than he ever did."

" Dat's cuz I don' got de enemies Logan's got. He counted on me t' make sure you guys were doin' okay when he couldn' risk it."

Sheila shook her head and stood up.

" I know that's just the excuse you all make for him, but I know that he just didn't care."

With that she walked out of the kitchen. Gambit shook his head as he watched her go.

*



" Thank you so much, Wolvie!!! That was so fun!!!" Jubilee exclaimed as she jumped off Logan's motorcycle.

Logan gave her a small smile.

" Glad you like it, kid." He said, as she gave him a hug.

They walked into the mansion through the garage and Jubilee saw Kitty in the hallway. She ran over to her and yelled over her shoulder,

" Thanks again, Wolvie!"

" Anytime, kid." He called back, smiling to himself.

He headed for the kitchen to grab some food because he hadn't had a chance to eat before taking Jubilee out.

He reached the kitchen and found Gambit there.

" Afternoon, Gumbo." Logan greeted him as he headed for the fridge.

" Bonjour, Logan. Had a little chat wit' yer daughter dis mornin'."

Logan's shoulders slumped as he pulled a beer out of the fridge.

" Bet she was happier to see you than she would've bin to see me." Logan muttered, sitting down at the table with his beer and the leftover pizza from the night before.

Gambit sighed.

" I'm sorry, mon ami, but she won' listen t' our reasons. She's convinced ya' never cared 'bout her." He said, sadly.

" I know what she thinks an' she's got my stubborness so it's likely we'll never convince her otherwise. I don't even know why we try anymore."

Logan looked up and Gambit saw the hurt in his friend's eyes, the pain he was trying to hide but couldn't.

" I'm sorry, Logan. I know how much ya' care 'bout her, even if she don'." Said Gambit, attempting to console his friend.

" You're more her dad than I'll ever be, Cajun." Stated Wolverine, bluntly.

" Oh, non, mon ami! Don' say dat!" Exclaimed Gambit.

" She cares 'bout you and yer there fer her. At least she's got one dad to love." Continued Logan, miserably.

Gambit was about to protest further but Logan silenced him with a look.

After a moment, he rose from his chair and said,

" I ain't hungry anymore."

He then left the kitchen. Gambit considered following but figured that Logan needed some time alone so he stayed where he was.