Thanks for the reviews. Remy is here! About time, eh? Hehehe! Hope you love this chappie.
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Chapter 7- Remy is back, chere
Three days from the reunion and I'm freaking out. Maybe I really am excited. I really want to see Remy.
How would he look? Handsome? No doubt. His eyes. I want to see those. I miss gazing into those enchanting orbs. But then again, do I really want to see him? The reason I broke up with him wasn't a nice one.
How did we break up? You don't want to know. Oh you do?
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I could tell things weren't as smooth as before. Since the New Orleans episode, we scarcely went for trips together.
"Chere, Remy has a surprise."
"What?" I ask. He just grins.
"Shut y'r eyes, mon belle."
I shut them. When he tells me to open them, I am looking at a sleek, shiny black and green helmet.
"Remy!"
"Now y' can ride." He says softly. I hug him. He tightened the hug and whispers into my ear. "Chere, desole. Remy lied."
I pull away and stare at him. Lied? About what?
"Chere, Remy doesn't have a cousin that owns money."
"Oh that." I wave my hand. "Ah knew yah were lying." Remy nods.
"Mais Remy is telling de truth about de other cousin."
"Ah don't really care, Remy. Kurt is just making a fuss."
"Mais Remy might be dangerous, chere."
"Ah'll take that chance." I say and kiss him.
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"You never told us why you guys broke up. Spit it out."
"Yeah, spill." Lexa agrees.
"No."
"Yes."
"Fahne. On one condition, yah guys don't force meh to see him, cause ah know yah will."
"Ok. Whatever. Go on."
"Absolute busybodies." I say. "Well, Remy said…"
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Remy said, "Chere, Remy won't be here fo' a couple of days. Need to go out of town."
"Why?"
"Got business." Was the short reply.
I couldn't leave it like that, could I? Well, I did.
"Ok."
"Y' not going t' ask where Remy is going?"
"Yah'll tell meh anyway."
"Oui. True." He said and laughed. I could never forget the grin on his face.
"So, where to?"
"Secret."
I hate it when he keeps secrets from me. Feels like he can't trust me or something.
I asked him on the way back to Bayville why he never talked about his father, Jean-Luc. He just mentioned his name once and that was it. Remy shook his head. So I left it there.
I asked him again.
"Jean-Luc? He isn't Remy real pere. Remy was an orphan when Remy met de homme. Was about four. Living on the streets, pick pocketing. Then, Remy tried to pick his pocket. He caught me but took pity. Took Remy in."
"So, Henri isn't really yah brother?"
"No. Why?" Remy sounded protective.
"Nothing. Don't worry. Ah don't lahke him."
Remy smiled and kissed me.
"Au revoir chere. See y' soon."
"Can't yah stay longer?"
"Non, chere. Remy made a promise to mon pere. Remy must go now."
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"Then, what happened?" Lexa asked impatiently.
"The story is long, ok? Ah need water."
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But I saw him the next day, talking to someone urgently on the phone.
"Bring him to the warehouse. Get somet'ing out of him. Punch him, kick him, beat him to a bloody pulp. Just get somet'ing out of him!"
I hear the murmur of the other person on the line.
"Look! Get the information out of him, ok? Remy says get it done. Henri isn't very patient, y' know dat very well. Understand this, we take no bullshit. Make sure he tells de truth."
I was scared. This was not the Remy I knew. "Remy?"
Remy whipped around in panic. "Chere? Chere!" I could sense the nervousness in his tone.
"Who was that? What were yah doing?" I edged towards him.
"Chere, y' shouldn't have come. It's dangerous."
"Remy, tell meh!" I say. I can feel tears coming. They came. One. Two. Three tears. Oh no, they're coming. Four, five, six…
"Chere, y'r not supposed to know anyt'ing."
"Remy, yah have to tell meh." Tears are streaming down my face. My cheeks are wet. I wipe the tears off. They're burning. I plead with him. "Please."
Remy looks on the ground and sighs. He sets me on a bench and sits down next to me.
"Jean-Luc, mon pere, isn't a good man, chere."
"Not a good man?"
"He kills people, chere. Lots of people want him dead too. They've got him. They kidnapped mon pere. We tried everyt'ing possible. That time we went back to New Orleans was to check on Tante Mattie. Remy wanted to make sure she was safe. She doesn't know a t'ing, chere. She t'inks Jean-Luc took us here to set up a new company. Jean-Luc deals with guns, drugs… dere's a whole lot more, chere."
Surprisingly, I don't feel afraid. I hold his hands tight in mine.
"Then we found out he wasn't kidnapped. He knew we didn't agree to most of his plans. He knew dat we would try to stop his plans. He was trying to smuggle some drugs into de country. Henri et Remy stopped de dealers in time. Jean-Luc was furious. Henri was hospitalized. Jean-Luc hit him with his belt buckle."
"Yah didn't get hit?"
"Henri said Remy had nothing to do with it. Jean-Luc didn't believe him though. Jean-Luc wanted money but the savings in the bank were empty. He had used it all. So he planned this. He said de bad guy wanted us to pay ransom. Henri just found out de truth. He told Remy de moment Remy came back from New Orleans."
"Remy, ah didn't know…"
"Non, chere. Y' wasn't supposed to. It's ok. Jean-Luc was willing to deceive his own son. His own flesh and blood, chere. He must be stopped."
"Ah agree." I still felt uncomfortable about Remy's phone conversation.
"Y'r wondering about de phone conversation? The man we caught was after Henri. He was holding a gun to his head when Remy saw him."
It seems believable.
"Remy, ah'm so sorrah."
"Non, chere. Remy is sorry. Remy should have kept it from y'. Remy thought y' wouldn't understand."
"That's silly."
"Now Remy knows." He said. We shared a brief kiss and parted ways.
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The next time I saw him, he was holding a gun to a man's head. It was in the warehouse. I found it and waited for Remy to come. I screamed. I was frightened.
"Chere, what are y' doing here?"
"Remy? What are yah doing?" I back away and run. But Henri blocks my path.
"What are y' doing?" He hissed. I shake my head. I turn back to Remy. His hands are shaking. He looks pale.
"Remy, don't. Don't do it."
"Remy has too."
I look closer at the man on the ground. I've seen him before. No he isn't Jean-Luc. He came to the school before. Remy's so called uncle.
"He killed my father." Henri said angrily. "He should die."
"Remy, no."
The man's hands and feet were bound, so there was no way he could escape. He pleaded with Remy through silent eyes.
"Do it, Remy. He killed Jean-Luc."
Remy closed his eyes. His finger reached for the trigger.
"Remy! No! Remy!" I try to stop him but Henri grabs my arms and holds me back. I struggle. "Remy, don't do anything stupid. Remy! Ah love yah!"
But the bang was heard. The shot didn't come from the gun in Remy's hand, but the one in Henri's. Henri produced a gun from his jacket and fired. My mouth dropped open. Remy stared at me. The sound of the gun going off still rang in my ears. I dropped to the ground, crying.
"Chere!" Remy ran towards me. He kneeled beside me. "Chere…" He kisses me gently but I pull away.
"Ah had enough, Remy. No more of this. Ah can't take it. It's the last straw."
"Chere? What are y' saying?"
"Ah can't handle this. Ah'm sorrah. Goodbye."
I just couldn't keep all those secrets. It was too much. Remy caught my arm and pulled me back for a kiss. One last kiss. I kissed him passionately just as he did. He hugged me tight.
"Je t'aime, chere. Je t'aime."
"Ah love yah." I whisper before running away.
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"Hello." A deep masculine voice says.
It's lunch break, so Danni and the other are out. I look up from my file. The pen in my hand drops onto the ground. I stare at the man.
"Miss me, chere?"
"Remy." I manage to say.
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Finish.
Hahahahaha.
Ok, ok, I lied. Moving on.
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"Remy." I manage to say.
"It's been a while, chere."
I shiver. He still calls me that.
"Yes it has."
He walks towards me and sits in a chair across from me. He folds his arms and looks at me. He is smirking.
How can he act like nothing ever happened? But he looks drop dead gorgeous. I am not kidding. God, he is hot!
"Yahr going to the reunion, aren't yah?"
"Oui, chere."
"So… How did yah know ah work here? Lexa tell yah or something?"
"Non." Remy takes something out of his wallet. A business card. Par Excellence. Par Excellence? That sounds familiar. No, wait a minute… !
I look up at him to find him smiling.
"Remy's own company, chere." He grins.
"Interesting." I see Danielle walking out the lift. She sits in her chair then notices my opened door. She knows I hate it when my door is left open. Her eyes bulge out when she sees Remy. I roll my eyes.
"Chere? Chere? Cherie?" Remy waves his hand in front of me. I look back at him.
"Sorrah. Ah…"
"Shall we talk? A café maybe?"
"Ah don't think that's a good idea."
"Talk about work, chere." Remy smiles. I blush.
And I thought he was talking about us!
"Yeah. Yeah. Work. But ah'm busy now."
Remy tilts his head to the side. Just then, Mr. Gerardo comes in.
"Rogue? Is the representative here? Oh… Mr. LeBeau, you're here."
"Oui, Remy is here."
"Excellent. Shall we talk business now?" Mr. Gerardo asks. Remy nods and looks at me.
"Mais de belle femme here says she is occupied at de moment."
He did not just say that in front of my boss!
"Oh that. No no, Mr. Gerardo, ah'm sure ah can cancel mah appointments."
"That's settled then. Come into my office, Mr. LeBeau. Please. This way."
My boss goes out but Remy lingers. "Chere, y' don't really have work t' do, do y'? Chere.. y' avoiding Remy?"
"No."
Yes. Very much.
Remy nods and heads out. I follow them, my feet getting heavier each step I take. Danielle is giggling on the phone. She looks guilty when I look at her. I guess Lexa and Wanda just found out.
/Riiing/
Yup, they did.
"Hello?"
"Rogue! Danni just said that…"
"Ah'm in a meeting, ok? We'll talk later."
/Click/
I glare at Danni who smiles sheepishly.
"Rogue! We don't have all day! Why are you standing there?"
"Coming, boss."
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"Of course Jean-Luc has set up many companies over de years, mais Remy wants to try somet'ing new."
"So yahr father has other companies?"
"Oui. Henri is running them now. He took over after Jean-Luc's unfortunate death seven years ago. Bravura Corp. is the name of the company. Heard of it?"
Damn! That's the company that stole my business deal!
"Yes." I say and give a fake smile to my boss. "Unfortunately." I add under my breath.
"So, Rogue? Will you have a problems doing business with Mr. LeBeau?"
"No. No. It will be fahne."
Just fine.
Remy smiles.
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I haven't cleaned the storeroom in ages, so it's kind of dirty and stuff. The storeroom is a tiny room just outside the kitchen. I open the door and go inside. The light doesn't even work anymore. I leave the door open to let in some light.
Wow, this place is really filthy. I carry box after box into the living room. Years of dust fly everywhere. Now my whole house is dirty. I sit on the floor and open a box. Just a few photographs of Kurt with me. Underneath the pile of photos, my yearbook. Hmm… I'll see that later.
What am I looking for? You'll see.
It's obviously not here in this box. And if you're wondering, I rode home in my bike yesterday too. I managed to wake up earlier than Wanda and Lexa and get to work today. John is back. He's in the Imperial Hotel, where I imagine Remy is. Wanda will move in with him, so it'll be Lexa and I. And when Pietro comes, it's just me again. Ok, next box.
After three boxes, I find what I'm looking for. I take it out from the box. I wonder if he still remembers it? It's still sleek, shiny, black and green.
What is it? My helmet.
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They're back…
"Rogue! So, like, what did he say?"
Shit, Kitty is here?
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Just so you know, the flashbacks in this story are not in order, so don't get confused with them. XD
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