As the light changed from red to green to yellow and back to red again, I sat there thinking about life. Was it nothing more than a bunch of honking and yelling? Sometimes it seemed that way. - Deep Thoughts.

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6

Kitty tapped her foot with her arms crossed impatiently, checking her watch for the third time.

"Y'got somewhere to be?" Jubilee crossed her arms.

Kitty shook her head. "No… just… does anyone else notice he's like… ten minuets late?"

"Relax. You know first hand Remy's the king of bein' fashionably late." Rogue shook her head.

"Ain' dat late anyways." He grinned as he came to a stop behind the three women.

They spun around, Kitty throwing her hands in the air with a sigh. "It's been six months. You think the guy would wanna spend time with us."

"What's goin' on Cajun?" Rogue narrowed her eyes.

He took his sunglasses off, the grin on his face becoming smaller as he looked Rogue in the eye.

"Ah missed…" He let out a breath "Y'look good."

She crossed her arms "'Nuff with the charm Gumbo. Start explainin'."

He stared at her in silence for a moment before shaking his head.

"Y'shouldn' be here."

"Why?"

He took a step towards them, leading them inside the building and up two flights of stairs, stopping at his door. He unlocked the door and pushed it open, letting the three girls walk in ahead of him.

"This is your place?" Kitty looked around. "Not bad."

"Not good… but not bad." Jubilee added with a smile, giving Gambit a nudge to the ribs.

He smiled and closed the door behind him. "Thanks."

"Y'better start talkin' Swamp Rat. Ah ain't a patient girl." Rogue squared her jaw. "What aren't you sayin'?"

He pressed his lips together, looking at the other women with his brow knit. "Rogue… dis ain' easy fo'Remy t'say."

She raised an eyebrow expectantly.

"Ah wish y'wouldn't have come… y'make dis harder fo'Gambit." He let out a breath, running a hand through his auburn hair.

Before he had a chance to say anything else the door swung open. A small blonde young woman furrowed her brow in the doorway, looking at each of the women before scowling at Gambit.

"Thought ah saw you comin' up here." She crossed her arms. "What's dis?"

"Bella!" He squared his jaw anxiously "dese are Remy's friends. From d'institute. Ran into 'em earlier today."

The blonde smiled at the three girls, putting her hands on her hips. "Well ah'll be. Y'all are just in time."

He ran a hand nervously through his hair again.

"Ah'm Belladonna d'blushin' bride." She flicked her long blonde locks over her shoulder before wrapping her arms around Gambit. "Yo' here fo' d'weddin'… non?"

Rogue looked from the blonde to Remy, blinking blankly.

"Yes. Yeah… the wedding." Kitty smiled.

Belladonna giggled. "Well, yo'more den welcome t'come, ain' dat right Remy boo?"

Jubilee plastered a smile on her face and nodded. "Thank you."

Kitty smiled at Belladonna with a small breath "So when's the wedding again?"

"Saturday." She grinned. "Excuse mah manners… can ah get ya'll anythin' t'drink?"

Jubilee grinned politely. "Sure. A glass of water would be fine. It's awfully hot here."

"Tell dat to yo'streaked friend dere…" Belladonna's eyes fell on Rogue before moving down to her hands. "You do realize dis is New Orleans… not d'north pole. Ah think it's safe fo'you t'take off yo'gloves." She chuckled to herself.

Rogue tilted her head with a phony smile. "Thank you. Ah'll take that into consideration." She looked back up at Gambit as Belladonna scurried into the kitchen.

"You know what Belladonna… we'll have t'take a rain check on that water. We're… runnin' a little late." Rogue raised an eyebrow at Gambit with a silent look of displeasure.

"Y'all sure? Remy an' ah don' have anythin' planned… y'all are more den welcome t'hang out wit' us." She shouted from the kitchen.

"Yeah. We're sure. Thanks anyways." Jubilee said with a nod. "Have a good… wedding."

"Nice… weather and everything…" Kitty followed Rogue and Jubilee out the front door.

"Hope t'see y'all there!" She hollered after them.

"Ah'm gunna go say goodbye chère." He said to her, running a hand through his hair. "Won't be able t'speak to 'em long on Saturday."

She glared at him. "Y'better not be long."

"Bella… Remy ain' gunna see dem again. Ever. Jus' wanna say goodbye."

She nodded reluctantly, watching as he left, pulling the door shut behind him. He ran down the hall and down the stairs, catching up to them at the bottom.

"Remy boo?" Jubilee smirked.

"Gettin' married!" Rogue slapped his arm angrily. "What the hell!"

She punched his arm again causing him to grab the spot firmly with a frown. "See y'learned how t'use yo'new powers…"

She shook her head running a hand through her hair. "Ah knew it! Ah knew you were lyin' t'me on the phone."

"Mon ange… please." He took her by the shoulders "Remy tried t'tell y'fleur… but…"

"But nothin' Cajun!" She pulled away from him quickly. "Ah got nothin' left t'say t'you."

"Y'don' understand Rogue." He put a hand on her cheek feeling the pang of guilt flash across his eyes. He should have told her. "Ah…" He hesitated, unable to bring himself to say the words, settling for the next best thing. "Ah'm sorry."

She smacked his hand away. "Funny way of showin' it." She frowned.

He grabbed her arm before she could walk away. "Wait Rogue. Let Remy explain…"

"You had six months to explain Gambit. Ah'm done waitin'." She pulled away from him "Have a nice life."

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Oh no! What has Remy done now... (shakes head) Good goin' gumbo head. Well, for the sake of all you Romy die hards who send me threatening e-mails about prolonging the umph of the ROMY (which I'm just taking my dear sweet time with because I like to watch them squirm.) (Gambit and Rogue squirm... not the die hard fans) I will post another chapter very very soon.

R&R people! My head won't get bigger on it's own doncha know...:)
Later days!