Chapter 11

Walking outside with Mercy and Olivier, Elena looked around. "Man this place is huge."

"Well it has ta be we train a lot." Elena turned to find herself face to face with a red headed woman, a streak of white in her hair.

"What do you want?" Elena seethed.

"Just ta say that I'm sorry..."

"For what, crippling my husband or trying to kidnap my son?"

"...Both I had to rush to get Remy out of the way before that car crushed him, and I don't know what came over me in Paris..." she gave a small smile and took a step forward looking at the baby. "He really does look like Remy..."

"Don't!" Elena hid Hunter with her body, glaring at the red head.

Rogue looked at her feet and hugged herself, lifting her eyes to Elena again seeing all the hatred within them Rogue whispered, "I'm sorry." Then took flight.

"Ack...I can't wait ta get out of here." Mercy whispered.

Since she couldn't talk to the wife, Rogue decided to try her luck with the husband, sneaking into the med lab, Rogue looked around apparently Hank had left for a Twinkie break. Quietly stepping within Remy's room, Rogue watched him as he slept soundly.

"If ya looking for Hank he went for coffee." Remy told her, his eyes still closed. Not hearing a response he continued. "What do ya want Rogue?" Hearing her gasp Remy slowly opened his eyes.

"Nothing really, I saw your...wife outside, tried ta apologize to her...she's still kinda mad at me." She chuckled softly, then looked at the floor.

"D'ya blame her?" Remy inhaled deeply then grimaced as he tried to get more comfortable.

"Not really, what I did was stupid I don't know what came over me...I'm really sorry Remy." She said walking over to his left side. "So...how long have you two been married?"

Remy lifted an eyebrow then closed his eyes. "Close ta seventeen months...Why do ya wanna know, in fact why do ya even care?"

"I've always cared Remy, truth is I nevah stopped loving you."

Remy's eyes snapped open. "Still don't explain why ya acted so crazy in Paris."

"I...I don't know I just saw ya were so happy at the museum, I couldn't stand the thought of...it's just that you're happier with her than ya ever were with me probably cause of what she could give ya and I couldn't." Rogue stared at him tears filling her eyes. "When I saw ya with the baby, somethin' just snapped in my head...ah forget it I'm just talkin crazy." Rogue sniffed desperately trying to hold back her tears.

Remy frowned and gawked at her. "Ya couldn't stand da thought?...Are ya insane what the fuck is wrong with ya..." Remy looked around then back at Rogue breathing deeply he yelled. "YA COULDN'T STAND DA THOUGHT?"

"Remy..." Hank asked coming into the room concern written on his face. "Rogue you shouldn't be in here." He scolded.

"OF WHAT?" Remy continued.

"Rogue get out...Remy you have to calm down..." Hank tried to calm his patient.

Remy slowly sat up ignoring the tremendous amount of pain he felt. "NON..." He breathed. "Non let her fucken answer, I gotta hear dis." Remy hissed through his teeth. "Ya-couldn't-stand-da-thought-of-what?" he repeated.

"Of...of ya..." Rogue looked away. "...lovin someone else." Rogue sobbed.

"Rogue you really have to leave." Hank moved beside her to guide her out.

Pushing passed Hank, Rogue added. "I'm just really sorr..."

Now extremely pissed, "GET OUT!" Remy yelled grabbing his side and bending forward groaning out in pain.

"Remy..." Rogue looked at him panicked.

"Rogue if you don't leave, I'm dragging you out...now go." Hank warned as he shoved her out of the room into the hall. "I'm sorry but I think it's best that you not come in here again." Hank told her then hurried to Remy's side giving him a shot of morphine to help ease the pain and checking his wounds.

After having a chat with Hank, Logan made his way up the stairs, down the corridor and kicked open the eighth door to his left. Scaring the hell out of the occupant within that was sitting on her bed. "What the hell is the matter with ya?" he barked at the girl.

"What...what happened?" Rogue asked panicked thinking that they were under attack.

"Hank had ta cut into Gumbo again, he tore open his stitches, he's got internal bleeding now. Ya just had ta piss him off even more didn't ya?" Logan growled.

"I didn't mean to...I can't help how I feel Logan I still love him..." Rogue yelled.

"Ya gotta face facts darlin' he ain't gonna leave Elena for ya, he loves her to much." Logan yelled back hoping it would get through her thick head.

"Don't ya think I know that Logan...damnit he's still so mad at us because of Antarctica and now I've lost him forever..." Rogue held her head in her hands and cried, Logan sighed and sat next to her.

"Yeah he's still pissed at that we screwed him over on that one, but darlin ya got Bobby now, and you're gonna lose the snowball if ya don't stop chasin after Gumbo...ya have ta understand that Remy doesn't love ya anymore alright..."

Rogue sniffed and looked at Logan then at the floor and slowly nodded.

Glancing up from her book Elena noticed her favorite red on black eyes peeking at her, smiling she stood and put the book down on her chair. "Now that was an extremely long nap." Elena grinned as she made her way to her husband. Carefully laying beside him kissing his cheek and nuzzling his neck. Elena interlaced her fingers with his. "Dr.McCoy said that he had to operate on ya again...I know this is a very stupid question but how ya feeling?"

Remy lazily opened his eyes, quickly closing them again he asked, "Whe...rr...Hhhunt..."

"Wow those drugs have got to be good if you're slurring your words..." She smiled then answered his question. "He's with Ororo and Mercy." Remy grinned and inhaled deeply. "You want me ta get Hank?" Elena panicked and started to get up but Remy held on to her shaking his head.

"Sst...tttayy..." He rasped. Elena lay back down while Remy leaned his head toward hers inhaling her sweet scent, refusing to let her go and fell in a peaceful deep sleep.

A few days later though he was still stuck in bed Remy was able to sit up without any help, Hank was very impressed at how quickly he was healing already. Xavier had made sure that Rogue stayed away from the Cajun. Sending her on a mission in Russia with Piotr. Remy laid Hunter on his back on the bed and tickled him, Hunter giggled and laughed while kicking his legs and flailing his arms.

"I take it that this little one is going to be a handful the moment he learns to walk." Hank laughed as he entered the room to check on Remy's wounds.

"Ya better believe it homme." Remy answered lifting Hunter to his full height. Then grimaced, "Oof I can't lift ya higher dan dat little man..." Kissing his head Remy sat him down on his lap, his right arm across his son's chest to keep him up, giving him a few toys ta play with. Hank noticed how Remy fisted his hands, but said nothing and continued wrapping Remy's knee with a bandage.

"Awww he is so cute." Jean smiled dragging Scott behind her, as well as another redhead. "You have a visitor Remy." She continued as she covered her eyes with her hands, "Where's the baby?" she asked and continued gibbering nonsense in baby talk.

"I can't leave ya alone for a few days..." Lapin asked eyeing him up and down. "Ouch...how da hell did ya manage all that?"

"Long story...don' ask." Remy grinned.

"Hiya baby...get over here." Lapin cried as he lifted Hunter and cradled him to his chest. Hunter screamed in delight at the sound of Lapin's voice. "Hey...where's yo maman?" he asked the boy.

"Ah Mercy took her inta town, she was going crazy in dis place...I'd have joined her but..." Remy smiled at his cousin, "I can't move." Looking up at Scott and Jean, Remy frowned. "Do ya really need ta be here?"

"No but I don't trust him." Scott pointed to Lapin.

"Me...sweet little innocent me?" Lapin grinned as he gently bounced Hunter on his hip while Scott scowled at him.

"Will ya get da hell out of here." Remy growled.

"Remy calm yourself we don't want a repeat of what happened a few days ago. Scott, Jean I highly doubt that Mr.Lapin will steal from us while Remy is in our care. Now will you please leave while I change Remy's bandages and clean his wounds." Hank asked patiently, as he started to unravel the bandages around Remy's ribs.

"C'mon Scott we should probably tell the Professor that we're going to have another guest staying with us?" She looked to Lapin.

"Ya better believe it chère." Lapin watched as they left.

"Hey Hank how long til I can get out of here?" Remy grumbled.

Hank smiled, "A few more days Remy, but you won't be able to move much."

Two weeks later

"Awwww, he's crawling...he's crawling yes he's crawling...come 'ere, come on sweetie come 'ere." Elena cooed and laughed as Hunter looked at her wide eyed, They were now in the rec room a huge blanket on the floor Remy sat on the couch, while Elena and Lapin were on the floor coaxing Hunter to crawl to them. Mercy, Henri and Olivier had gone back home.

The Professor chuckled at the sight when he entered the room. "At the rate he's going I'm sure he'll be walking soon enough." Remy chuckled looking at Xavier. "When does your flight leave?"

"Tomorrow morning."

Xavier looked at his watch it was getting very late. "And he's not tired yet?" Remy smiled and shook his head.

"Non, but I am...Hey little man, ya crawl all da way here for me?" Remy grinned as Hunter grasped his leg. Smiling Elena stood and picked him up laying him on Remy's lap, as she sat beside him.

Yawning Hunter stared at his father as he listened to his heartbeat, slowly closing his eyes. Hunter didn't notice his mother pick him up, grunting Remy stood as well, "It was good to see you again Remy...I truly wish we could have had this reunion under better circumstances though."

"Yeah no kiddin...G'night Professor."

"Good night Remy." Charles smiled as he watched them go up the stairs Lapin was behind his cousin to make sure he didn't lose balance or fall Xavier then frowned as he felt that the young thief still didn't trust them he also sensed that the Cajun was hiding something, also at how angry he still was towards the X-men he also took note at how Remy kept fisting his hands, and decided to ask Hank about it in the morning.

That night in their room, Elena was caressing her husband's chest in sleep Remy wasn't sleeping so soundly.

He was on the lawn in front of the mansion holding Hunter underneath his arms while he tried to walk, Elena was on her knees clapping her hands to get him to come to her. Then all of a sudden the clear blue sky turned ash grey, thunder could be heard, lifting his son to his chest Remy looked around Elena came to stand beside him. Handing her Hunter, Remy heard the trees in the forest crash to the ground. Getting in front of the two to protect them from whatever was in the woods. Then everything became quiet, Remy couldn't sense his family behind him anymore, he looked back they were nowhere in sight, panicking he called out to them. Then he heard an explosion at the mansion entrance, he started running. When he got there, his face paled as he dropped to his knees Elena and Hunter looked as if they were torn to shreds. Elena's eyes were staring at him a trickle of blood oozing from her mouth. Remy couldn't breathe as he grabbed his head and screamed, shaking the earth below him, cars and trees burst into flames, the mansion's windows imploded as he screamed. When the X-men arrived to try and make him stop the destruction. They'd either burst into flames or be ripped apart.

Remy gasped as he woke and sat up, a cold sweat covering his body trembling he looked around and spotted the crib with Hunter sleeping in it Remy held his breath watching as his son breathed.

"Remy...?" Elena was woken up as well from her husband's antics. Quickly turning to his wife Remy stared in her eyes resting his palm against her cheek. "You okay?" she asked rubbing her eyes then took a breath. When she did Remy kissed her desperately pushing her on the bed, thinking that he was just in the mood Elena wrapped her arms around his shoulders enjoying the heated kiss, then she frowned. 'Why is he trembling?' She asked herself opening her eyes she broke the kiss and looked into his eyes, "Rem..." he was crying she'd never seen him like this before. "Rem what's wrong?" She asked looking at his trembling form. "Your scaring me please tell me what's wrong?" She pleaded as she held his face in her hands.

"I...I just need you..." he answered looking at her eyes.

Elena nodded. "Okay..." she whispered.

Lying on top of her Remy kissed her again not caring of the pain he felt he caressed her stomach and pulled down her boxers positioning himself at her entrance, waiting until she was panting and ready for him he then thrust himself fully within her, grunting Remy continued to push himself in her at a quick pace Elena gasped and held onto him tightly not caring if she didn't climax she was too scared for Remy. As he pushed himself further and deeper Elena moaned as she held him tighter, his teeth grazed her earlobe lightly, Elena gasped out bitting her lower lip as she arched her back, trying desperatly to supress a scream as she was about to release. His pace was now almost brutal, as he forced himself to go quicker, harder, and deeper until finally with a groan Elena felt his release. Remy lay on top of her breathing heavily, covered in sweat. As he moved to lay beside her Remy winced at the pain he felt from his injuries. Elena held onto him and rolled so that she was now straddling his hips.

"What is it?" She asked running her fingers through his hair, "Please tell me?" she whispered.

"It seemed so real..." He stared at the crib and grasped her arms.

"Ya had a dream?" Remy nodded. "What about?"

"I couldn't take it...I went crazy destroying everything, and killin anyone who got in my way..." He tried to get up but Elena held him down by the shoulders.

"Why?"

"Somethin bad happened I can't remember what but..." Elena saw the fear in his eyes, careful of his ribs Elena leaned down and kissed his lips softly urging him to continue. Remy looked in her eyes. "You and Hunter were killed..."

Getting up Elena motioned for him to stay as she put on her boxers, walking over to the crib she gently picked up her sleeping baby and carried him to their bed. Remy moved over watching as she lay Hunter above the covers between them and laid a few baby blankets on him. Remy lay on his side, holding his wife and son close, he wasn't getting any sleep tonight.