Chapter 28
Gambit was the first to wake up that morning with a banging headache. He groaned, remembering all the booze he'd drunk. His arms stretched and he felt like something was missing. Facing the cursed sunlight, he looked to his side seeing his king size bed empty.
Though, once he heard movements over by the other side of the room, Gambit 's eyes fixed on the still tired, still exhausted Rogue. She got up without even looking at him. He wondered what had happened towards the end of last night (as he couldn't really remember) and he why Rogue was on the sofa.
She looked at him. It was only for a brief second, but in that second Gambit saw the complete and utter hurt in her eyes. What had he done? He tried to remember. Rogue had already walked out of the room. He cursed under his breath in French as he rubbed his face harshly with his hands. He then fell back into his pillows and drifted off without realising it.
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Rogue came down stairs in a foul mood and a face that warned everyone off from her who'd she'd passed. She went straight for the kitchen and found just who she was looking for, and somebody else.
"Tante." Rogue got the attention of the woman cooking breakfast, completely ignoring the man who sat down with a newspaper and a cup of coffee in hand.
Tante turned around with a small smile on her face, which was lost when she saw Rogue's tired and don't-mess-with-her mood.
"Why honey child. What happened to ya?"
"Have you got any paracetamol or aspirin?"
"Did dat boy do dis? Has he been keepin' ya up when you've been busy-"
"Do ya have any aspirin?" Rogue pushed with a slight snap in her voice. Both Tante and Jean-Luc were taken back and looked at her in surprise. Rogue didn't want to be mean or horrible to Tante, but she hadn't slept well and woke up too early and remembered something foul.
Tante turned to the cupboard and brought out the pills. Rogue took them and attempted a smile that didn't work.
"Ya know child if-"
"Thank ya Tante." Was what Rogue said loudly and clearly so as to end the subject and ask to be left alone.
"Dat boy of mines messed up den? Knew he would." Said Jean-Luc, returning to his newspaper.
"Jea-Luc." Tante said, hissing at him.
"What? De boy's well beneath her. She can do with someone betta. I just just as much last night-"
As Tante was about to speak to defend the boy, Rogue came back down stairs after hearing what was said and glared at Jean-Luc who looked up at her.
"Ya had no right sayin' dat ta em."
Jean-Luc shrugged.
"It's de truth, mon cœur."
"Don't call meh that! Ah ain't ya heart. And that's not true. The truth is ya a man blinded by his own ego and corrupted by power. Ya don't care what ya gotta go through or how many life's ya ruin just as long as ya get what ya want. Even if it means ya own sons suffer."
"But Remy ain't mon son chérie," simply stated Jean-Luc.
"Jean-Luc" Tante gasped at him.
"Non, he ain't." Rogue said. "And I'm rather glad. Ya lucky Henri turned out alright. Most likely cause he had Remy and a good few cousins lookin' out for em. Ah'd be worried 'bout em bein' blinded by ego and corrupted by power like ya. But ya boys are nothin' like ya and it's a blessin'. Ya stay away from em Jean-Luc. Ya stay away from ruinin' mah man who'll always be mah man and who'll you will neva be, so stop with ya flirtin and names for meh. Remy loves meh for me, not mah power like ya do. And if ya ever try puttin' ya son out like dat again, ah'll personally make sure that a few more of ya dirty tricks ya used or are usin' against de guilds are revealed."
Jean-Luc was almost scared by the threat, but held a smile.
"Ha, ya go ta one meetin' and ya think ya can turn de courts against meh? A LeBeau's been runnin' dis guild for centuries and I've been runnin' the thieves guild for de past twenty years. Ya think ya got anythin' over twenty years of loyality, den ya must be mistaken, or way over ya head. Who is it dat has de big ego now?"
"Ya right, ah don't have that much pull on the courts. Yet. But Tante's teachin' meh. And speakin' of Tante, how long she been a valid member of de higher courts?" Rogue asked, not hiding a smug grin from her face. Jean-Luc lost his and Tante raised her eyebrow, impressed. "Lot longer then you've ever been king ah'd say. And since she's higher then ya in power and been in that power for longer, well... Ah don't think ya stand a chance against her. Oh and just remember, she just heard everythin' ya said 'bout sabotagin' ya son and tryin' ta get with de External's representative for power. So if ah was ya, ah'd keep mah mouth shut 'fore ya end up unconscious while ah spill all ya dirty secrets ta the courts. Doubt ya luck will see ya by a second trail."
Rogue couldn't hold back the smug grin and neither could Tante. She hadn't even taught the girl that much, but already, she was implementing the laws. She was proud of her work and the girl. Rogue straightened, not breaking Jean-Luc's eyes contact.
"Leavin' em alone, or y'all be facin' mah wrath. Got it?"
Jean-Luc gingerly nodded his head before Rogue turned around with the pills. She was so happy and impressed at herself for just putting Gambit's father, the king of thieves, in his place. She wondered if she'd used the guild laws too much though
"Nar," she thought in her head as she slowly made her way back to Gambit.
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Gambit was slow at getting up when he heard the door opening. He rubbed his eyes and started to sit up, looking at Rogue. She met his eyes and her face was unreadable at first. He followed her movements of her entering the bathroom and coming back out with a glass of water. She sat close to him on his bed after that. Gambit wasn't sure what was going on with her and if he should be preparing for a hit. Rogue passed him the water and two pills.
"What is it?" He asked dizzily.
"Aspirin, to help with tha hangover."
Gambit took the water and pills and downed them in one gulp before looking back to Rogue who still wasn't giving anything away. Expect, she was nervous as she played with her hands.
"What happened chére?" Gambit asked, watching her closely.
"Why don't you tell meh?" Rogue fired back in not a playful way.
Gambit gulped down more of his water and avoided her eyes before asking quietly: "Guessin' I'm in trouble?"
Rogue shrugged her shoulders.
"Depends. What do ya remember?"
Gambit looked away from her and down to his hands. Should he lie to her or tell her the truth? What was the truth anyway? He didn't completely understand it himself... Oh wait, now he remembered. But he couldn't just blurt that stuff out to Rogue, could he? When he looked back at her, he had a feeling that she knew already. Gambit gulped down, but not on water. Again, he couldn't met her eyes.
"I, errr, I... I was waitin' for ya. Outside de meetin'... It was takin a long time."
"Ah know. It was killin' meh too havin' ta be stuck in there and bein' dictated to on how to live mah life and what ah should do and represent and...stuff."
"Stuff?" Gambit asked noticing Rogue's discomfort as she looked down at her own hands. He'd rather change the subject anyway. "What stuff?"
Rogue shuck her head. "Court secrets... Besides, ya tellin' meh 'bout what happened ta you. Where'd ya go? Why'd ya go?"
Gambit felt a big ping of guilt now as he knew he might of been bored, but his chére had to suffer more and get her ear bitten off. He felt lower than he had done yesterday. He looked away from her.
"I went out for a few drinks."
"A few?"
"Yeah. A few... But it ended up bein' a lot."
"Sooo, why'd ya go out drinkin?"
Gambit let out a huff.
"I don't know. Just... Stuff. Just... Felt like I needed a way out."
"From ya father?" Gambit looked at her puzzled.
Rogue looked at him with pity in her eyes.
"Ah know what he said ta ya Rems." He saw hurt and sadness flash into her eyes. "He said ya weren't good enough for meh... And ya believed em..."
Gambit said nothing. Didnt know what to say.
"Remy, Dontcha remember how ma pa-... How he used ta say ah was no good for ya and dat you'd leave meh...?"
Again he said nothing.
"Ah was gonna push ya away cause he'd said those things and ah thought they were true... But you showed meh they weren't. Ya stuck by meh and told meh ya loved meh... This ain't any different from that situation Rems. Only we've been swapped 'round. Don't ya see dat we both had or have tha same problems with our families? How thy're always puttin' us down? Ah remember tha first time we really got ta know each other and we bonded over our no good parents and havin' bad up bringin's. Well, this just brings us closer. Makes us know and understand more. Or it should... Ah know that when mah-... "
Rogue looked away for the moment as she talked of a part of her past Remy didn't fully know about.
"When he upset meh ah'd run away and hide and cry mah eyes out... There were times where ah cut mahself and attempted suicide 'cause he made me feel so low... It neva happened though. Course not since ah'm still here. But each night, when ah ran off ta that nice place in the woods ah showed ya, and hope and pray and beg for someone ta come rescue meh... Looks like, after all those years of wishin', ah finally got that...That was mah way a copin' though... the cuttin'... With you Remy, ya run away, get yaself drunk inta oblivion, flirt with a load of girls and, from yours and Julian's minds, ah know ya used ta be an extreme gambler which almost got ya killed a good amount of times... Please don't go disappearing off like that again!" Rogue pleaded, placing her hands on his chest. "Cause all what ya papa said was wrong... Remy do ya really think ah'd care 'bout what ya papa says? Even consider any bad words he has ta say 'bout ya when ah already know the really you much more than he has?"
Gambit's eyes filled with tears. He couldn't keep it back anymore. He'd suffered years of abuse and torture, not in the same way as Rogue, but all the same. He'd only ever had Henri to share it with who knew what he felt, but it was hard talking to his brother about this stuff. Especially since he was Jean-Luc's favourite compared to him. Henri didn't have it as bad as him. Still doesn't. No one else in the family would understand and no one outside it too. Then he met Rogue and she understood perfectly. He hated it as he was used to his routine of sucking it up, getting wasted and forgetting all 'bout it. He hated taking the chance of having someone know his vulnerability. But it was Rogue and he really didn't care about looking weak in front of her. Of course, he wanted to come across as strong and manly in front of her, but there were just somethings about her, them, that just told him it was better to share and be truthful than to keep from each other and lie. They'd already tried that and that had never ended up going well. So he opened up to her. Of his fears.
"It's not just dat Rogue... Yesterday, and the day before. Most likely today too... Ya gonna be busy... Off havin' an important life without me... I love ya Rogue, and I don't wanna hold ya back... But I don't wanna lose ya either..." Rogue let go of a jagged breath she didn't know she was holding. "But I feel like I already am." He shuck his head. "I can't work without you Rogue. I can't... Can't live." He looked down and away from her, a tear falling from his eye.
Rogue sort of understood. She hated seeing him cry, but wanted to ask: "Is that why ya ran off ta...Ta a strip club...? Ya were...mad and upset with meh...?"
He looked at her as if he'd just seen her fall and break her leg and she seemed to get smaller to Remy as if she was fading from him. Rogue had actually curled up tightly into a ball, a way of trying to protect herself, although it wasn't a very effective one. A tear rolled down her check.
"Do you know what ah was thinkin'...?" Rogue's voice broke under her tears. "Ah'd come back afta tha meetin', planin' ta sit down with ya and have us decided where we'd be goin' and when and how long for and when ya wanted a holiday and where ya wanted it. The courts were tryna decide all this for meh, but ah told em ah wouldn't do any of it without ya by mah side and we both agreein' ta it. Ah told em dat were gonna decided what we do cause, if it wasn't for ya, ah woulda been dead ages ago...Ah was comin' out ta get ya and tell ya all this. But then ya just disappeared and ah waited for a long time cause ah couldn't find ya anywhere in the house or garden and ah was worried. Ah was panicking. Ah didn't know ya papa said any of that stuff to ya till this mornin'. So ah wasn't just worried 'bout ya, ah was scared and angry at ya too. Especially angry when ah hear ya went out on the town...At a-a strip club... Ah-ah didn't know what ya were doin' out on the town without meh. Without tellin' meh. Ah-ah thought ya might have been on some job, but then when me and the big guy came ta get ya..." Rogue shuck her head. "Ah found ya in that strip club Remy. A strip club with some girl hangin' offa ya and tryin' ta make a move on ya... Do ya know how that made meh feel...? How much it hurt to feel like ah was relivin-..." Rogue turned her head away from Gambit as she felt her tears about to all come bursting out at once.
She couldn't let that happen. Couldn't break in front of him. She couldn't be near him. He was making her this way. Rogue slipped down so that she was off the bed and sat on the floor. She still needed to talk to him, but she needed to be as far away as possible.
Gambit stretched over the bed, moving so he was on his stomach and turned her chin to look into his eyes.
"Reliving what chére?" He asked, as if dieing for punishment.
He already had an idea what it was, but somehow, he just felt dumbfounded. Rogue closed her eyes and shuck her head, not wanting to go back there. Not again.
"Rogue, tell me. Tell me what ya were relivin'. Tell me what I did. Please Rogue. Chére."
Rogue met his pleading eyes. How could she deny him.
"When ah saw ya with that woman... Ah remembered the girl you said ya cheated on meh with the night before our wedding day." A tear slipped from Rogue's eye again.
Gambit's frown deepened As he reached out and caught the tear wiping it away. Rogue continued
"W-when ah saw you...with that... " Rogue looked away, unable to meet his eye through shame. She picked at the carpet. "Girl, ah just... Ah thought... Ah thought ah was just a challenge to you after all..."
Rogue lifted her head up so he could see her face. See her hurt. See her seriousness. She wanted to see if he'd give anything away.
"Ah thought that, yesterday mornin, when we touched, ah thought when ah first saw ya with dat girl..." Rogue struggled, knowing she wasn't making much sense. "When ya walked away from meh afta ah got outta tha meetin' ah started havin' doubts then. Remy, ah thought that cause ya touched meh that mornin' ya were done with meh..." Rogues bottom lip trembled."Ah thought... For just a moment or so, that that was it... You'd beaten the challenge and ya wanted another one... Ya didn't mean it when ya said...ya loved meh... For that moment Remy, when ah stood at the entrance of that stirp club and saw you and her together, mah heart broken in two... "
Remy looked down, tears streaming in his own eyes as he felt like this was the worst thing possible he had ever done that he seriously regretted doing. He really could not remember that far into the night. Had he done it again? Had he betrayed the woman he was sure he loved? How could he betray a woman he loved like that? How? He was so fucked up in the head, he didn't deserve her. He ran his hands through his hair stressful. his hands shaking.
"I'm... I'm so sorry Rogue... I'm so sorry... I know sorry ain't good enough... But I'm sorry."
Rogue saw that he couldn't remember. She didn't mean to hurt him, but now she had. She knew this was mean and uncalled for since he was played by his father, but she still felt hurt by him. This was exactly what she was feeling before she learned the truth. So it was time to tell the truth.
"Ah got ma heartbroken when ah saw her get real close ta ya and she started whisperin' somethin' in ya ear and... Kissin' ya. Ah was hurtin'. And angry. So ah marched across the dance floor and was 'bout ta rip you from her grasp and beat ya from here ta the institute, then let Logan at ya... But then ah heard, saw what ya did..." Gambit looked up at her, his tears dieing away.
He looked her in the eye and he saw something...warm there. She didn't meet his eyes just yet.
"Ya. Pushed her away, and started yellin' at her... Tellin' her ya had a woman back home. Someone ya loved with all your heart... Ya rejected her and started callin out for meh..." Rogue looked to him now her face had dried.
Gambit's mouth hung open in silent surprise. Rogue's small peek of a smile, turned into a hearty grin.
"The slut made a move on ya again, and ah ended up throwin a drink in her face and tellin the skank to do one. Then, when ah turned back ta ya you were so shocked ta see meh. Ah didn't know if ta be happy ya chose meh instead of some perfect stick figure even when ya were totally out of your head on alcohol or angry ya took off to a strip club lookin for booze and pretty bodies when..." Rogue looked away slightly embarrassed as her cheeks turned pink." Ah would have happily entertained ya... If ya let meh... Since now ah can touch." Rogue now looked from her bare hands to Gambit wanting to see how he'd reacted.
He hadn't seemed to move. His bottom lip was still open and he was still staring at her as if he couldn't quite make out what she was.
Rogue wondered if anything she had just said had sunk in. Her cheeks burned red though at not having a reply. Rogue stood up, brushing herself down as if she was dirty and began walking away, wanting to get away from her embarrassment. Then she felt strong arms around her waist which pulled her back, and she ended up falling into Gambit's lap. He'd moved himself so fast that it came as such a shock to Rogue. Rogue looked up into Gambit's happy and excited eyes. And then his lips came crashing down upon hers. She wanted this kiss him so badly. It was hard to kiss like this without hurting their necks though, so Rogue turned in his arms. It was hard to turn as his grip became iron around her, but she did and he lay back. For a few moments, they just got lost in each other, exploring mouths and bodies and only parted when they were desperate for air.
"Rogue... Mon Chérie. Mon cœur. I only have eyes for you. I left... Cause I was scared that I was forcin ya inta bein in a relationship with me. Scared that you thought you had to be with me because I stopped them from cutting off your head and because you were scared. I thought it'd be awkward for us to break up and live in the same house, work in the same guilds...chére, I did believe what my pére was sayin... Ya too good ta love a low life swamp rat like me... Not after all the trouble I've put you throug-"
"Stop! Stop right there cause ya talkin a loada bull...! Remy, I love ya with all ma bein'. If ah didn't wanna be with ya ah wouldn't be. But Remy... Remy ah love ya so much. Ya can't do that ta meh again. Ya can't disappear and drink, please...ah hate alcohol." Rogue said closing her eyes in defeat, and Gambit understood why.
Her father was a drunk and she was scared they might turn out like her mother and father. Well that wasn't going to happen. From that day forwards he was completely off alcohol. Rogue reopened her eyes as she continued.
"Ah hate it when ya not there. Not by mah side... Remy, it killed meh the Otha night just ta see ya with another woman... Ah dont think ah could live without ya... Ya mean too much for meh ta ever care if ya good enough or too good for meh... Remy, do you love me as much as ah love you?"
A joyful grin spread across Gambit's face as he ran his hand through her hair and his other down her spin.
"Even more than you could ever know."
When Rogue smiled, Gambit took that smile with his lips and they began kissing each other long and passionately again while their hands explored each other's bodies, now starting to go under the clothing they wore.
Then there was a knock on the door.
"Hey Rogue, ya awake? It's Merci. I got some clothes here ya can borrow for shoppin' today."
They both drew apart and looked at the door as Merci spoke. Rogue looked back down at Gambit, seeing his smile fade and hope crush inside of him. She realised what was hurting him and what she could do to make it stop. Rogue sat up in his lap, and he began getting up too, only Rogue stopped him from sulking off anywhere by staying firmly in his lap.
"Mecri, ah can't do shoppin taday. We're gonna hav eta go another day." Gambit turned to look at Rogue, not sure if he was hearing right. She was staying? Choosing him over... Clothes?
"What?" Mecri yelled bursting into the room and regretting it when she saw the two so close together.
She blushed red and Rogue chuckled at her embarrassment. Gambit just smiled as he realised that his Rogue had chosen him and was going to spend the day with him. He wrapped his arms around her waist and couldn't help but place butterfly kisses down her neck. That snow white skin was just too much of a beautiful tease to pass up. This just made Merci more embarrassed.
While looking away Merci said; "but Rogue ya need clothes to live in. Something other than borrowing my clothes. Not that I mind but-"
"She's right chére. You should go clothes shopping. I'm sure de thieves have an unlimited amount of money for ya ta spend with de money they got back which ya stole."
Rogue slapped him in the arm that encircled her waist.
"Oh stop. Ah'll borrow some of your clothes for taday and we'll have a chill out day. How's that sound?" Rogue asked looking back into those beautiful red and black cheeky eyes.
"Anythin with you sounds good." And he began kissing her neck again.
He hit a sensitive point which made Rogue giggle and try to get away, but Gambit just pulled her closer to his chest.
Merci cleared her throat and Rogue couldn't help but laughed at how embarrassed the poor girl was. But she couldn't get Gambit off her, and she didn't want to.
"Sorrah Mecri, not taday."
"But we only got mornin ta shop. That ain't enough time as it is. Ya got the thievs meetin in de afternoon and-" Gambit stopped kissing her, but still kept his head in the hook of Rogue's shoulder.
"Well cancel. Ah got a date with mah sick, hungover boyfriend and we ain't had a good decent day alone til ah ran away from em ta get mah head nearly chopped off."
"But Rogue, they're not gonna be happy. And he dunt look sick at all. Quite the opposite."
"Yeah, that's cause ah'm here and lookin afta em. Ah don't care. No offence ta you or tante, but at tha end of the day, ah ain't de court leader. Ah didn't agree ta de job. Ah didn't take the External's job. Ah might be her treasure or whatever and ah will look after all de guildes, but ah'll do it in mah time. And if the higher courts still gotta problem with dat , then ah will walk. Walk from dis guild, walk from every guild and not have anythin ta do with de courts. So if they all wanna come ta our door and tell meh what ah have ta do or what ah can and can't do, then they can simply do that. But they'll be explainin' ta the External why ah left all the guilds, and ah don't think that will go down very well, do ya?"
Merci shook her head, then smiled.
"You two make a really cute couple. I'm happy for ya."
"And you and Henri are cute too. Ya'll have ta tell meh some time how you two got together and stuff, and as for the shoppin, sorrah."
"Don't worry bout it. But ya will be shoppin' with me soon and that ain't a suggestion. As much as ya say you'll leave, which ah really dont want ya too, ya aint gotta choice."
"Alright, how 'bout in de afternoon then, non?" Gambit input.
Rogue looked to him, raising an eyebrow but then said;"If your sure. Yeah, alright then." She turned to smile at Merci."How 'bout three ish."
"Sounds great. See you then. Oh," before Merci turned to leave, she lay down some nice clothes on the desk besides the door, winked at them, then took off.
"Ya know chére, ya startin ta sound more Cajun the longer ya here. Especially, when ya angry or in business mode. It kinda a turn on. So, what was dat ya were sayin 'bout ya willin ta do stuff for me?"
Rogue forced away her grin and swatted at his hand.
"That's somethin we need ta talk bout actually." Rogue looked down at her hands and frowned.
Gambit picked up what she was referring to.
"Remy, ah'm confused. Why aint ah absorbin ya?"
"I don't know. Maybe ya used it all up when ya kissed me."
"Ah ain't joking. Ah wanna know why all of a sudden ah can touch."
Gambit started to release his grip.
"Dis ain't movin' too fast for ya, is it? I don't want to-"
"No, No." Rogue said, turning around and wrapping her arms around Gambit's neck. "Ah just...ah don't wanna move too fast. But that dunt mean ah don't like kissin ya... Or cuddling up ta ya, or huggin ya, or... Makin' out." She said with her eyes wandering around. Looking anywhere but at him.
Gambit's grin just widened and widened. He wrapped his arms back around Rogue and pulled her closer to him.
"Well den, how bout we put on a movie, and cuddle up on the sofa? Then that could lead to kissin' and make out while were suppose ta be watchin dat movie."
Rogue giggled at that idea, then squealed as Gambit slipped off the bed, and picked her up bridal style in his arms. He carried her over to the sofa and lay her down gently, teasingly climbing on top of her. Rogue giggled again as they began making out once again.
But then, the angry father could be heard yelling and cursing about Rogue down the hallway, and he was getting closer. The kiss broke and both sat up pulling away from each other as Jean-Luc burst inta the room.
"Ya can't just cancel a thieves meetin. We agreed dis afternoon."
"Non, you agreed this afternoon, not meh. And besides, ah ain't stoppin ya. Go on and have ya little guild meetin without meh. Ah got more important things ta attend to."
Rogue then moved into Gambit's lap and started wrapping her arms back around his neck. Rogue even went as far as to kiss Gambit on the check, because she wanted too but also because it pissed Jean-Luc off even more and it made Gambit smug.
"Ya blowin off a meetin for em. He's-"
"Your son and ma boyfriend. Or should ah say the External's treasure's lover. Ah already warned ya downstairs that if ya do anythin else ta try and hurt mah man, then ah will take ya down. Ah'll attend one of ya guild meetins tamorrow, and if ya still don't agree with meh, then ah'll tell ya what ah told Merci. Ah'll walk. Then you can try explainin' that ta the External."
"Ya won't walk. Ya owe dis guild for stealin off em, and ya owe de External ya life, and she wants ya ta do dis so ya gotta do it."
"Ah dont owe ya's anythin. Ah gave y'all back tha money and stopped a thousand years old feud full of killin between tha guilds. And, in doin so, ah made up for mah wrong doin that away insteada payin for it with ma life. And as for the External, yeah she stopped ya's so ya could listen ta meh and appointed meh her treasure, but she neva gave meh a job. Y'all just made up dat job bit. So technically all mah debts are paid and ah owe yall nothin."
"Ya apart of des guilds now. There ain't no walkin way from em without death."
"Well, ya see, ah don't actually mind doin little jobs like checkin up on all de guilds, but if ah'm gonna be commended and order bout like some dog then an ain't gonna stand for it. Ah will walk away even if it means ah die. Just hope y'all have a nice time explainn ta the External bout mah death."
"You wouldn't walk. Ya man's here. Ya ain't gonna leave em. He ain't gonna let ya die."
"Non, pére. I'll walk with her. The External gave me freedom too ya know. I go wherever she goes and dat mean ya won't just be losin the External's treasure, y'all be losin ya best thief and a son. And if she does die, I die too." Gambit's red on black eyes looked dangerously scary as he glared at his father. Even Rogue felt uncomfortable being in his lap but didn't move. "Now, ya heard what my femme said. Get out."
Both watched him leave in a huff, then sunk down into the sofa. Gambit became more curious now as to what kept Rogue so long in the meeting yesterday. There was a hint of sadness coming from her which he didn't understand.
"Tell me mon chére, what happened in de meetin yesterday?"
