Never Try to Hide Secrets

Chapter 38

Back at the X-Mansion, after Jubilee had left Bobby hanging on the phone, Bobby quietly put the phone down, and groaned. He sat on his bed with his head in his hands, thinking of what to do. He knew that he promised Jubilee that he wouldn't tell anyone that she was with Creed and what was going on in her life, but he couldn't help but feel like he wanted to tell at least someone.

A knock on his door brought him out of his thoughts.

"Who is it?" he called.

"It's Emma."

"Hold on." Quickly he put up his mental shield, so that she wouldn't be able to read his mind, he walked over to his bedroom door, and opened it, "Hey, Emma. How's my lovely girlfriend doing this evening?"

"Flattery, Bobby? That doesn't exactly sound like, unless you want something or…" she pushed her way in and closed the door behind them, "Unless you're trying to hide something."

"Me? Hide something?" he began to get a little nervous, "Come on, Emma. I know better than to keep secrets from a telepath, especially one as beautiful as you." He took her in his arms, dipped her, and gave her a passionate kiss.

Emma smiled at up at him and wrapped her arms around his neck, "You're an awful lair, Bobby Drake. You're keeping something from me because your mental shield is up. Now tell me what is the matter or I'll break through your shield and make you fall madly in love with Beast for an entire week."

"Okay! Okay." He pulled her back up, led her over towards his bed, and sat down, He sighed, "I just got a call from Jubilee."

"Oh, that's nice. It's been so long since we've last heard from her. How is she doing by the way?"

"Well… If I tell you, you gotta promise not to get angry and not tell the others."

She raised an eyebrow, "What's wrong?"

"Promise me, Emma, because right now I'm violating the promise that I made to Jubilee about not telling anyone."

"Fine." She sighed, "But if I don't like what I hear don't expect me to be all that happy."

"Deal." Bobby told her about the entire phone call and about the real reason why Jubilee left, he even told her about Logan working with Weapon X to capture Jubilee because of some deal. After he was done, he paused and looked into Emma's face, looking for some sign that she was going to blow up, "So… That's it. You're not going to scramble my brain now are you?"

Emma was quiet for a long time. She didn't speak one word or show any sign that she was angry, instead she remained calm.

"Emma?" Bobby was getting worried now. The only time when Emma looked or acted like this after hearing something bad meant that she was actually really pissed off.

"So… Let me get this straight." She said slowly. Bobby gulped nervously, "You mean to tell me that the real reason why Jubilee left was because Logan rejected her feelings, so she got herself drunk and ended up sleeping with Sabertooth. Feeling guilty she told Logan, who got mad, and threatened her life if she didn't leave. And now She's living with Creed, who they not only have Weapon X to deal with, but Logan as well, because he's angry enough with her to betray her to an organization that betrayed him so long ago?"

"Uh-huh."

"Bobby." She said sweetly and got up; facing him still, "Why the hell didn't you tell me this from the start!" she grabbed his throat and lifted him up.

"Hey (ack) I told you now (cough) didn't I?"

"A little too late, my love." She squeezed even harder, "Is there anything else that you'd like to tell me that you're diminutive brain forgot?"

"Oh, just one…"

"What?"

"She pregnant with Creed's child."

"What!" she dropped him down on his bed, trying her best to regain her lady like composure by taking deep soothing breaths, "I am going to ask Charles to see if I can use Cerebro."

"Wait! You're not going to tell anyone about this are you?"

"No, Bobby. I promised that I wouldn't and as you know, I always keep my promises. I'm simply going to use Cerebro to find her, so that you and me can go rescue her from this nightmare, and get to her before Logan and Weapon X do."

"Sounds like a plan."

"Yes. Now pack our things and ready a jet. As soon as I find out where she is, we're leaving."