Rogue walked silently through a park eating an ice cream, Gambit at her side. She was starting to wonder if inviting him along was such a good idea. She had agreed to being friends with him in the hopes that if she just spent some time with him it would make it easier for her to resist his flirtations. But it wasn't. It was nice to be around him again, she had missed him terribly over the years, but when she was with him she forgot to be wary of him. They sat down on a bench to finish their snack.

"So Anna, what have you been doin' these last couple of years? Seems like a lots since I been gone," Remy asked staring into her lovely green eyes. She looked different, her hair was long and curly, the way he liked it. It had been short and straight when he left. But it wasn't just her looks that were different it was something else.

"Not much has changed really. Jus' me Ah suppose,"

"Sure is a lot of changes wit you. Your powers an' dat guy. I hear you been datin' a lot since I left,"

"Who told ya that?" she asked eying him warily. The cold air wiped her hair into her face and Remy couldn't resist pushing a lock behind her ear. She jerked back as though he had slapped her.

"Bobby tol' me, he said since you got control of your powers you been goin' out pickin' up men," Remy tried not to sound so accusatory, but jealousy got the better of him, and bitterness filled his voice. He didn't like that other men had touched her. Other men had, and he hadn't.

"So," Rogue snapped. Angry at his accusatory tone. "What did ya expect me to do? Sit around alone cus Ah didn't have you?"

"I don' know, but I didn' expect you to be datin'. I thought-"

"Ya thought what Gambit? That Ah'd be here waitin' for ya. As if my powers would have even made a difference,"

"It might have,"

"Don't kid yah self. You saw this comin' an that's why ya left,"

"How can you say dat chere? You know I want you,"

"Yeah, in your bed. Ah want more than that now. That's why Ah've been datin' a lot. Ah want a decent relationship with a decent man," Gambit reeled back as though she had slapped. Anger darkened his face.

"An' you're gonna get dat by pretendin' your not a mutant. Now dat you can trick people, why not, eh?"

"It's not like that Gambit. Ah'm just tryin' ta give mahself a chance,"

"Why can't you give us a chance den, Anna,"

"Dammit Remy! You left meh, remember? So stop actin' like this is my fault. We had our chance and you ruined it. Gawd Remy,"

Rogue turned away from him and began walking away. Tears stung the back of her eyes, tears she swore she would never shed over him again.

"Anna wait," Remy said grabbing her arm. Rogue turned around, with all her grief and pain that he had caused showing plainly on her face, and Remy found he couldn't face it. He stared at the ground.

"I'm sorry, Anna,"

"Ya can't even look meh in the eye when ya say that? You're a coward Remy," Rogue turned and walked away. Remy watched her retreating figure and felt a tight clenching pain in his chest. It was hard to breath and wondered if this was how she had felt when he had left.

-

Later that day Rogue sat in Storm's hospital room, with Jean going over pictures of flower arrangements. Now that she was doing better Logan had agreed to let her take part in some of the wedding plans, as long as she didn't get to stressed. Rogue was supposed to be helping her pick out flower arrangements for the wedding party, but she found her mind wandering to a certain Cajun swamp rat who she was so over. Really she is. Even if she can't stop thinking about him.

"Anna? Did you not here my question?" Ororo asked.

"Huh?" Rogue snapped herself out of her thoughts and forced herself to pay attention to the catalog in her friends hands. "Sorry sugah, mah mind must have wandered. What'd ya say?"

"Are you o-kay, Anna? You seem distracted. Logan said you had lunch with Remy today, did he upset you?" Storm and Jean each pinned her with a questioning stare. Rogue squirmed under their glares.

"No it aint nothin' like that,"

"You know you can tell me, Anna, I've felt that we've become close since Remy's departure, and although he is my friend, so are you," Ororo said.

"You're feelings are so tumultuous I can feel them raging even now, maybe if you talked about it, it would help you feel better," Jean said with a kind smile.

"Oh, Ah've just been so confused since he got back. Ah want him, every time Ah look at him, but Ah hate him every time Ah look at him. Ah miss the way things were between us. We always had such fun, and Ah want that back, Ah want my friend back. But it's had when Ah want him for sex too. Especially when that's what he wants,"

"Well why don't you?" Jean asked.

"Why don't Ah what?"

"Have sex with him. If that's all you really want then why not just do it and get it out of your system?"

"It's not just that," Rogue let out an exasperated sigh. "Ah want my friend back. But Ah don't think I can forgive him for leaving meh, especially when I don't really know why he did it,"

"Well maybe-" Jeans words were cut short by a knock at the door. Bobby poked his head in.

"Sorry to interrupt ladies but this just came for you, Anna," Bobby said handing Rogue a large envelope. Inside was pictures of her and Remy in the park, and a letter. The letter read: My darling Anna, we will be together soon. If that guy in the park touches you again I'll gut him like a fish. I love you more than words can express. If I couldn't have you I'd die. Soon my sweet.

"This guy is a loon," Rogue said crumpling up the letter and tossing it in the trash.

"Maybe we should try and figure out who this guy is, Anna," Jean said, worry creasing her brow.

"Ah'm not worried about it. He's just some psycho, what can he do?"

"It is rather strange that he has been able to leave these packages for you, all over and no one has noticed him," Ororo commented.

"What can this guy do to meh? Really? Ah doubt he knows Ah'm a mutant and if he does Ah doubt he is one, so Ah'm not really worried,"

"But Rogue..."

"Stop worryin'. Ah'll be fine, as soon as Ah figure out what Ah'm goin' to do about Remy"