The Reception

It's amazing how you can speak right to my heart
Without saying a word you can light up the dark
Try as I may I could never explain
What I hear when you don't say a thing

The smile on your face let's me know that you need me
There's a truth in your eyes saying you'll never leave me
The touch of your hand says you'll catch me whenever I fall
You say it best when you say nothingat all
-Alison Krauss

Ten minutes later everyone was seated in a room that the adults had fixed up to be the reception hall. Dinner was mostly over when Pete stood calling the attention of the room. "Apparently I'm supposed t' do a toast," he said lazily. "I'll say this, Remy, that girl over there is by far the only really good thing to come into yer life, take care of her." Pete gave a slight shrug. "Personally, I don't see what she sees in ya. But I wish you kids all the best of luck. To the married couple." He sat down as everyone touched glasses.

"And now the bride and groom will share their first dance as a married couple." Remy stood and bowed to his wife gallantly.

"Chére?" he asked. She smiled placing her hand in his.

"Ya remembered?" she asked surprised as she heard the song that was playing: Bon Jovi's "She's a Mystery" which had been playing the first time that they had danced together.

"Of course Remy did." He drew her into his arms. "Besides, dis song describes y' to a T."

"I still don't know what to call her

She says that words don't mean a thing
She changes her name every day
And lies all the time
I feel lucky to call her mine"

He twirled her before drawing her back to him. The on lookers watched the couple as they danced in perfect harmony. The love they had for each other was evident simply in the way they held each other.

"She's anything in the world
That you cannot explain
But when she throws me a smile
It's fire in the rain"

"Mrs. Remy Lebeau," Remy drawled dipping her and pulling her back up for a kiss. "Ah like de sound of dat."

"Ah never thought about that... Now Ah'm Marie LeBeau... or Rogue LeBeau... either way it just doesn't sound right."

"Y' know y' like de sound of it just as much as Remy," he chastised.

"Maybe," she smiled.

"She's a mystery

There's no defense
It's innocence
But she won't let you see
'Cause she's a mystery"

"She's beautiful," Betsy smiled.

"Yeah," Logan said.

Betsy smiled touching Logan's arm. "You okay, tough guy?"

"She's like the daughter I never had," he shrugged. "Now she's married... to that... pretty boy."

"Oh, admit it, Logan, you like him."

"Like is a strong word..." Logan paused thoughtfully, "maybe tolerate would be better."

Betsy shook her head with a wry smirk. "Fine, tolerate. Tell me, would you pick any other man for her?"

"No," he allotted, "that doesn't mean that I have to like him."

"Of course not."

A table away

"Look at them," Jubilee sighed watching the couple dancing. "They're just so darn adorable."

Bobby rolled his eyes. "Completely," he said in a slow drawl. He was presently playing tug of war with Lockheed.

"And just think, Bobby, one day that could be us."

Bobby let go of the rope and Lockheed fell off the table. "What?"

Jubilee burst out laughing. "Your expression..." She giggled some more. "God, that was so worth it!"

"There are days I really don't like you," Bobby said.

In the back of the room

"Is that a gun in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?" Kitty asked arching her eyebrows as she hugged her boyfriend.

"Both," he said kissing her forehead.

"Which leads me to a question. Why do you have a gun?"

"That's a long story."

Back on the dance floor

"Never in a million years did Remy t'ink dis would have happened," Remy whispered as the couple swayed together.

"Ah know," she murmured back. "This was definitely unexpected. If someone had told meh when we first met that Ah was gonna marry ya, Ah would have laughed mah head off."

He smiled. "Ah know what y' mean. Dis was trés unexpected."

"Very." He lowered his head and their mouths met. He pulled away looking down into her eyes as the two swayed together. "Twenty minutes."

"Quoi?"

"Twenty minutes, then we make our escape."

He laughed. "Sounds good. Je t'aime."

She kissed him on the chin. "Je t'aime aussi."