"Johnny, ya know Remy can't be lettin' ya kiss his girl," the Cajun replied coolly, despite the shock he felt. All eyes were focused on the man that was never supposed to wake up again.
"You promised you'd take care of her, mate. Not marry her."
"Remy will take better care of her if he does marry her. Dat's what Remy intends to do."
"You know you can't be faithful to any woman. How long will it be before she bores you and you have to go find someone else for your pleasure? I'm guessing that's already happened. If I know you, you've had a bachelor party with at least one stripper."
"Two," Bobby chimed in. "And you can't blame Remy for Rebecca and Isabella. They were school girls! Do you know what school girls can do to a man?" Remy glared at Bobby to silence him.
John looked at Remy and smirked. "I think I've made my point."
"John, you've been in a coma for two years. You can't possibly expect Rogue would've waited for you to wake up. You weren't even supposed to wake up." Remy gave a heavy sigh and continued, "Now, mon ami, if you will let us finish this now." Remy turned back towards his bride to find she was missing. No one had noticed her slip away while watching the men argue.
Pyro smirked at his friend. "Guess she was waiting for me after all. If she wasn't, she'd still be here getting ready to say 'I do.'" Remy was about to run off to find Rogue when Wolverine grabbed him.
"Give her time, Cajun," he growled. "You too, fire boy," he yelled when he saw John try to sneak away.
"You need to be tested anyway, John," Professor Xavier said. Both he and Hank came over to John and started to lead him towards the infirmary. "You really weren't supposed to wake up, so we need to make sure that you'll be ok."
"There will be a wedding," Remy said to the priest, eyes narrowed. "You just be waitin' for Remy ta call ya and let ya know when." Remy stormed off, most assumed he went in search of a bar, while everyone else left the scene in deep conversation about what was going to happen.
Xavier led Hank carrying John, who was too weak to walk on his own by the time they got to the exam rooms. They found Rogue in the waiting room. She sat with her knees to her chest and her arms wrapped around her legs. Her dress was wrinkled and her veil was lopsided on her head, showing her curls that were beginning to fall out of their arrangement.
"Wait here just for a moment Rogue. We need to ensure that john is alright," Xavier said, unsurprised by her presence here.
"Wait!" John said weakly. "Can't I just talk to her for a mo-"
"John this can't wait," Hank interrupted. "I would assume you'd like to live long enough to talk to her." The three disappeared behind an exam room door.
Rogue sat in silence, watching that door. She needed to talk to John, but she knew Remy would never give her time alone with him. Xavier helped with that. He made sure all minds were focused on the arguing men, giving time for Rogue to escape and come down to the infirmary.
"She didn't know exactly how to feel about her situation, but she admitted to herself that she was relieved to not be married yet. The tears of joy in her eyes as she walked down the isle also held some sorrow. She cared for Remy, but she felt that she was marrying him for his benefit more than her own. That's when she realized that while she cared for Remy, she did not love him. She had been waiting for two years for John, without realizing it.
The door opened, stirring her from her thoughts. Hank and Xavier walked out, nodding for her to go into the room. She walked to John's bedside and tried to find something to say. She couldn't think of anything else to say except "How ya feeling"
"Physically horrible, but mentally much better. You came to me once, I think." She nodded and he continued. "I saw you as a light or something. It helped me; it was so dark where I was."
"Ya gonna need a nightlight now when ya sleep?" Rogue joked. Pyro laughed a little too.
"I might," he said. Suddenly he got very serious. "I'm sorry I ruined your wedding. I didn't realize how long it had been. I should have known better than to expect you to wait for me."
"You did ruin mah wedding John, but without you doing that, Ah would've made the biggest mistake of mah life," she said. She took his hand in hers and squeezed it gently. "Ah don't think Ah ever stopped waitin' for ya, John. Mah mind told me to marry Remy, but mah heart always wanted you."
"Don't you love Remy?" She shook her head. "Do you love me?
"Ah've always loved you," she responded and bent down, gently kissing his lips briefly.
"I love you, too, Roguey," he whispered, getting a smile out of her.
"Ah told ya not ta call me that." They kissed again, much more passionately this time. A voice from the door interrupted them.
"You've kissed Remy's bride, mon ami. Can Remy have her back, now?"
A little longer this timeā¦.I'm on a roll. I wasn't expecting an update so soon. Enjoy.
