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Chapter 6

As Gambit made his way down the stairs, he could hear a lot of commotion, happy commotion. Moving towards the game's room to say hi, he couldn't help but feel nervous.

When he entered the room, everyone stopped talking and stared back. He noted Bobby and Warren with disgusted looks and Scott had a hard face while Forge and Bishop frowned at him.

"Bonjour." He stated simply, getting ready to walk out. A screech stopped him cold as a ball of energy threw herself at him. He smiled down. "Missed me, petite?"

Jubilee looked up at him, her grin splitting her face. "That obvious?" She hugged him one more time before pulling him to the couch she had been occupying with Wolverine. She sat in the middle.

On a chair that had been moved to face the couch, Kitty and Piotr waved. "It is good to see you again, friend." Colossus nodded.

"Good morning, friend. Morph here was just telling us about his amazing adventure throughout Europe." Kurt pointed to a Gambit who was waving a little too enthusiastically.

Gambit managed to smile. "Please, homme, you're going to ruin my rep dere." He joked, still feeling out of place.

Bobby and Warren were sitting on the carpet, close to him. He heard Bobby mumble, and by Logan's small growl, he figured it wasn't appropriate.

Morph cleared his throat. "You know, I couldn't find any bathrooms up on the Eiffel Tower, but I really had to go. So I decide get as close to the end as I could and let loose. So then I see these police officers making their way to me while everyone's screaming, so I decide to hide myself in this little shop up there and change into donkey. It was hilarious; no one knew what to do..."

Gambit felt himself begin to relax as Morph kept going on about his grand escape from the zoo and so on. He looked over to Logan. Jubilee had herself wrapped around him, and he was looking at her with such tenderness. He felt the pit of his stomach plummet. Jubilee had grown into a woman now, and legally there wasn't any reason why they couldn't be together. As he wondered how much longer he would have the chance to be with Logan, to be with someone who wouldn't hurt him, Logan raised his head and smiled, eyes locking for a brief moment before turning back to Morph.

He didn't know how long he'd been there, listening to everyone catch up, when Jubilee decided to stand up, grabbing his arm to pull him along. "Hey, Remy, before I forget… I know this is stupid, but you know that jewellery chest I have that comes with a lock? Well, I kinda forgot the key inside before closing it when I was packing. Could you help me out?" She was beaming at him.

Gambit smiled back. "Sure, chère, no problem. Dis is child's play for ol' Remy."

"Make sure you count your jewellery after, Jubs." Rogue told her from her seat on the floor. She was snuggling Bobby as they left. "Never trust a thief."

The two made their way up the stairs to the second floor where Jubilee still had a room. She motioned for him to walk in first, and when she followed him in, she closed the door behind them. Gambit turned, eyebrow quirked to hide his apprehension. Jubilee crossed her arms.

"Logan told me not to scare you too much, but I want to know your intentions." She began.

Gambit suppressed the urge to smile sadly. "No worries, chère. Remy, he not get between de two of you. If you here on visit, den Remy'll give you space. I won't fight you for him, chère. Remy, he not good enough for Logan, he knows dat. Remy, he stays as long as Logan'll have him."

He was surprised when Jubilee lost her smile, tears sprigging to her face as started to hug him. "No, no, no. You can't say that Remy. The two of you are like my big brothers. I gave my shovel talk to Logan this morning; you can't take this too seriously." She sniffed then, and Gambit held her tighter. "You should have heard what he said about you. I just wanted to make sure you were on the same page. Logan's the settling kind of guy, you know." She finished, giving him a cold stare. Gambit nodded and Jubilee hugged him again.

"Come on, petite, it's lunch time and Remy's famished."

The two made their way to the kitchen where everyone else started to settle for a Jean-cooked meal. When he sat down, Jean began to pass the bowls of soup. "Oh, I'm sorry Remy. I must have miscalculated. I'm one portion short, but you don't mind, do you?"

Gambit nodded. He'd already expected as much. As he started to stand, he heard Logan growl. "Soup ain't a really meal, darling. I'm getting some steak. Anyone else in the mood for The Grill? Gumbo?"

"I am terribly sorry Jean, but I myself am like Logan. I need something higher in protein to sustain myself. Piotr, Morph, the two of you have just come in from a long flight, correct me if I'm wrong, but wouldn't you rather a little more meat?"

Piotr and Morph smiled apologetic as they stood, Jubilee already at the door. "Hey, don't tell me I'm going to be the only girl going?"

"Don't worry, I'll keep you company." Kitty jumped at the chance as Morph took the appearance of some blond haired woman.

"Ack, sorry friends, but this seems to be quite amusing." Kurt piped up as Storm stood to follow.

Gambit smiled. He'd expected as much from Jubilee, but the sight of so many of his family joining… He shook his head. Maybe you do still have a place here, Remy.

*Morph comes from the 1992 animated TV show