A/N: Here is Chapter 14! I do not own X-men Evolution!
Chapter 14:
Jean felt like she was glowing as she was now 34 weeks into her pregnancy and found out her and Scott were expecting a girl. The red headed telepath walks into the kitchen to see a 28 week Rogue drop her spoon on the floor. "Drats!" Rogue curses, then she glares at the spoon on the floor and just sits on her chair sadly.
"Need help?" Jean asks.
"No ah don't need help!" Rogue looks up.
Rogue has been stealing Remy's shirts as she did not like any maternity clothes she found, which made Remy buy extra shirts and sweatpants just so she can be comfortable. Her curls were in a messy ponytail on top of her head and she had a tub of ice cream on the table next to her. There were only very few things she could keep down and french vanilla ice cream was one of them. "Here, it's not good to bend down at this stage. Drink plenty of water too." Jean offers her a new spoon, using her powers to put the dirty one in the sink.
Rogue mumbles a thank you and spoons ice cream in her mouth. "Have you found out the gender of your baby?" Jean asks as she sits next to the southerner.
"We're findin' out today. Ah wanted ta wait a little longah but Remy seems antsy ta know what we're havin'." Rogue says with a mouthful of ice cream in her mouth.
"He seems very excited," Jean smiles. "Scott's been excited too. Hopefully Logan doesn't keep our husbands too long in the danger room."
"Me too or ah'm waddlin' mah ass down there." Rogue nods.
Jean looks at Rogue curiously. "So, did Hank tell you you have hyperemesis gravidarum?"
Rogue nods. "Though there have been some foods ah can keep down so it's not all that bad. How come you're all fahne?"
Jean gives her a comforting smile. "Well, all pregnancies are different, I guess I have it easier."
"Why can't ah catch a break?!" Rogue huffs. "The othah day ah burst inta tears when ah looked at mayself in tha mirror. Ah feel bad fo' Remy but at least he knows how ta help and comfort meh."
"It wasn't all that easy in the beginning for me. Though I am grateful for Scott's help. I wonder how their Danger room session is going?" Jean puts her chin in her hand.
Meanwhile in the Danger room…
"Guys! Pick up the pace! We're almost there!" Scott yells. "Move it or lose it people!"
"Je vais lui botter le cul s'il crie un autre mot." Remy mutters under his breath as he dodges obstacles.
He throws some cards, exploding the guns on both sides of the hall they were running down. Remy dodges robotic arms as he runs, glaring at the back of Scott's head. The team finishes the session, some grumbling as they exit the danger room as Scott announces the next Danger room session to be the same time tomorrow morning. "Don't be late!" Scott calls out to everyone as they're leaving, then he spots Remy. "Hey, Gambit. That means you too!"
Remy makes a face then turns his head to Scott. "Ah so t'morrow I shouldn' help m' wife wit' anyt'in' she needs before I come down, good t' know."
Scott let's out a sigh. "No, of course you can help your wife just make sure you're here before the session begins."
Remy leaves without responding, wanting to go see how Rogue was, but also was excited to see the results on the gender of their baby today. He finds his wife bent over and looking a bit in pain which made him rush up to her. Rogue looks up and gives a slight smile. "Hiya, sugah. Don't mahnd meh, the baby's just kickin' ma lungs."
"Y' sure y' okay?" Remy asks her, placing a hand on her stomach.
Rogue nods reassuringly. Remy let's out a sigh of relief, then grins as he felt movement under his hand. "Seems like someone is very active t'day."
"Yeah, but at least ah was able ta keep ma ice cream down. This babeh is kickin' ma butt though." Rogue makes a face at her stomach.
Remy gives her a sympathetic smile. "Well why don' I get changed an we can go see Hank 'bout the gender, hnh?"
"Eager ta know?" Rogue smiles.
"Very much." Remy bends down and places a kiss on her belly.
Rogue couldn't help but smile. They go back to their room where Remy gets changed out of his uniform and into a pair of jeans and a t-shirt. Rogue sat on their bed and waited, rubbing her belly as she wondered what they could be having. Remy helps his wife up and they both head downstairs to Hank's lab.
Hank, expecting the southern couple, looks up and smiles, greeting the parents to be as they entered. "You guys ready to find out the gender?" He asks.
Both nod, then Hank has Rogue lay down and pulls up the ultrasound monitor and scanner. He puts gel on her stomach then uses the scanner to move it around to get the image of their baby up on the screen. Remy and Rogue watch the screen in anticipation, then Rogue gasps softly when she sees the image of their baby. "Baby's looking healthy, measuring accurately to how big it should be right now," Hank smiles. "And it looks like you two are having… a girl! We'll be having two baby girls in the mansion."
Remy nuzzles Rogue affectionately, grinning happily. Rogue smiles as she nuzzles him back. After Hank gives them a picture of the ultrasound and does a check up on Rogue, the two go upstairs and to the nursery that was adjoined to their room. "Well ah guess we should start buyin' girl stuff." Rogue looks at the crib, basinet, and changing table.
"Guess so." Remy smiles, kissing her head.
They head out to town, Rogue looking through newborn clothes. Remy couldn't help but laugh at some of the shirts he found and showed them Rogue who in turn tried not to laugh and tell him it wouldn't fit their daughter when she is born. Once they figured out what they had left to get, they pay for everything then leave the store and walk down the sidewalk. Rogue makes a face as she sees posters of her old Principle Kelly running for Senator. Remy looks at her curiously then makes a face at what she was seeing. "Ah can't believe he thinks he can run fo' Senator." Rogue comments.
"Don' worry, cher, we'll be fine." Remy reassures her.
"Ah soah hope so. He made soah the whole school knew we were freaks." Rogue mumbles.
Remy was about to open his mouth but pauses when they both hear a rally being held outside for Kelly. He was yelling about how mutants should stay out of the educational system and out of Bayville and how they bring more harm than good. A few protesters were yelling no more mutants as they cheered him on. Rogue's hand went over her belly, while Remy glared and protectively put his free arm around his wife. He mutters under his breath in french then soothingly told Rogue to just keep walking.
Once they got back to the mansion and put everything in the nursery-mostly Remy putting the bags in the room as he didn't want Rogue carrying anything heavy, the two head down for dinner. Kitty was at the table asking Jean if she was excited to have her baby in six weeks to which the telepath replies she is both nervous and excited. Rogue bites her lip and plays with her food, not going unnoticed by her husband who placed his hand on hers that was on her belly.
That night Rogue dreamt of herself at the mansion, smiling and watching her husband playing with their toddler. It all started peaceful, then suddenly turned into a nightmare, Sentinels and mutant hate groups surrounding the mansion. They all surrounded everyone inside the mansion and forcefully putting power dampening collars on everyone. Rogue tries getting to her husband and daughter, who in-turn was protecting the toddler and looking for his wife. Rogue could feel protesters grabbing her forcefully and shoving her to the ground, a power dampening collar being placed on her neck as a Sentinel descends down upon her.
Rogue bolts awake screaming and panting, making Remy bolt up in alarm. "Anna? What's wrong, chére?" He asks, placing a gentle hand on her.
Rogue breathes heavily and shakes, running her hand through her sweat drenched hair. Her hand absently goes to her belly as she tries to control her breathing. Remy calls her name again, causing her to look over with wide eyes and into his concerned ones. "What happened? Y' okay?" He asks softly.
"Ah… ah had a nightmare…" Rogue breathes out, as she tries to find a comfortable position in her husbands arms.
Remy rubs her hand, his other hand going over hers that was on her stomach still. He places a kiss on her head. "Y' wanna talk 'bout it?"
"There was just so much… all the things that happened and could happen all in one terrible nightmare… A-ah'm scared… Scared that they'll come fo' all of us an' throw us inta mutant concentration camps or-or worse…" Rogue sniffs. "Ah'm scared our daughter will be taken from us. It just made meh remember that tahme befo' all this happened when ya know… we encountered our daughter and it just makes meh scared for the future."
Remy pulls her in closer, letting out a soft sigh. "'M sure we changed dat future, chère. An' even if it does happen again, it'll be me an' y' all de way. We won' lose each ot'er or our fille. 'M never leavin' y' side and I won' let anyone hurt our family. It'll be okay, Anna."
Rogue nods, burying her face into his chest. The two southerners clasp hands on her stomach, Rogue feeling her daughter kick under their hands. Remy smiles lightly into her hair. He soothes Rogue back to sleep until he eventually fell back asleep too.
End Chapter.
Je vais lui botter le cul s'il crie un autre mot= I'll kick his ass if he screams another word
A/N: I like to think Remy speaks french when Scott gets on his nerves only to piss off Scott more. Stay tuned!
