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Jean sucked in a slow breath through her nose as she inspected herself in the mirror, fluffing her veil one last time.

"Are you ready sweet heart? They're waiting…"

She turned and looked at Scott with a big smile. "Am I ever!"

Scott held out his hand "I don't know if that's a trick question or an exclamation…"

Jean giggled and placed her gloved hand in his with a big smile.

"Shall we… Mrs. Summers?"

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"Cole, sit down baby. Y'got ants in your pants?"

"Yup!" He laughed, hopping in his seat. "I wanna eat!"

"Soon enough Sport." Joseph smiled at the rambunctious little boy from his seat across the table.

Bobby tapped the microphone next to the head table and cleared his throat. "Excuse me… may I have everyone's attention?"

"Is Bobby sayin' we can eat now?!" Cole flopped down in the chair with an exaggerated sigh.

"I am pleased to announce the arrival of the bride and groom… Ladies and Gentlemen… Mr. and Mrs. Scott Summers."

The crowd clapped. Rogue craned her neck to watch the two walk into the reception.

"She looks… so beautiful…" Rogue shook her head as she stared. Of course, Jean had always been beautiful. Perfect really. Which was one of the main reasons she'd disliked her so fiercely when they were
younger.

Remy wagged his eyebrows "Too bad she's married…"

After Scott and Jean took their seats, they announced the start of the meal. Cole was beyond ecstatic.

"I want chicken! An'… an' mash'atatoes."

"Okay." Rogue chuckled. "Ah'll get you some. You stay here."

After a few minutes, Rogue returned with two plates, setting the lesser of the two down in front of Cole.

"There y'go Sugah. Plenty a'mashed potatoes." She sat down next to him and started cutting his chicken as he licked his lips excitedly.

"You look hungry!" Sarah smiled, setting her wine glass down and Cole nodded his head.

"He's got a bottomless pit for a stomach." Rogue said with a laugh. "But it ain't spicy, so ah wanna see all of it gone."

Joseph smiled as he cut his fish. "He doesn't like spicy food?"

"No. The opposite. He won't eat unless it's dipped in cayenne. Ah suppose it's a curse from raisin' him in the south." She shook her head, setting the knife down and handing Cole the fork.

"Ain't a curse. S'good taste." Remy said with a nod.

Sarah shrugged. "Just… put some pepper on it or something."

Remy dropped his fork on his plate and gawked at her with a look of disgust.

"What?!" she shrugged. "Pepper's spicy."

Kurt shook his head and laughed.

The sound of ting-ing glasses interrupted their conversation as everyone turned their attention to the happy couple, watching them exchange a kiss.

The meal was interrupted another four times before the speeches started. Cole sighed impatiently as Jean stood at the mic. gushing about her new husband.

"Momma…" He whispered. "I'm bored."

"Me too p'tite." Remy leaned over to whisper to him with a smile.

"Don't encourage him." Rogue rolled her eyes before leaning over to her son with a smile. "Ah'm pretty bored too…"

Cole giggled and Rogue shook her head. "An' if ah have t'see them kiss one more time…" she made a gagging sound which caused Cole to giggle louder.

Rogue raised an eyebrow, realizing that Bobby had announced the start of the dance. "Don't worry baby. It's done now."

Kitty skipped over to their table. "Who wants to dance with me?"

"Pete's over there hun." Sarah pointed with a smile.

"He won't. Says he's too clumsy." Kitty frowned before stretching out her hand. "Come on… some one come dance! It's the Spice Girls…" She whined.

Sarah stood up exchanging a smile with Gambit. "Alright. Let's go."

Kitty giggled and skipped out to the dance floor along with Sarah.

Joseph smiled. "You made it Cole!"

Rogue laughed, running her hand through his auburn hair.

"Y'think they'll play the train song?" He looked up at his mom with excited eyes.

"Don't know baby." She smiled at him. "But ah promise, if they do… me an' you are gunna be tearin' up the dance floor like a couple a'pros."

He smiled and looked out on the dance floor, sipping his Sprite eagerly.

"Train song?" Joseph leaned over and whispered in her ear. "What's that?"

"Locomotion." She grinned. "He's… in love with trains. Anything t'do with trains."

He chuckled, watching the excited young boy as he struck up a conversation with Storm.

"So do I get a song?" He whispered, keeping his eyes on Cole.

"'Scuse me?" She raised an eyebrow.

"He gets the train song… do I get one…" Joseph leaned in with a grin. "Anna?

She caught herself before she giggled, a smile spreading across her lips as she ran her finger along the rim of her glass. "Ah think that can be arranged."

"Anna." She could feel him leaning in behind her and could tell who it was before he even uttered a word, but the sound of him calling her by her real name always sent a shiver down her spine. The same way
she imagined Cole felt when she called him by his full name. She looked over her shoulder at the gruff man in a suit standing behind her, letting out a low whistle.

"You lookin' mighty snazzy Wolvie."

Rather than frowning and grumbling something under his breath like he normally would, he gave her a smile.

"Care t'dance darlin'?"

Her eyebrows perked up suddenly and she looked back at the others at the table. "Did ah hear this right? Did… Logan just ask me t'dance?!"

"Don't rub it in kid. C'mon."

She put her bare hand in his and he shook his head. "Not sure I'll ever get used to that."

"You an' me both."

He led her to the dance floor, wrapping his arm around her small waist. "You look…" He shook his head. "You look really pretty."

She snorted. "Yeah… right. Thanks."

"Doesn't look like I'm the only one who thinks it." He looked past her, back at her table with a smirk.

"Yeah… don't… don't go all protective on me alright?"

"I think it's a little late for bein' protective. Besides..." He smiled. "Thought you liked it when I did that."

She laughed. "What has gotten inta you Wolvie?!"

His expression grew serious and she instantly regretted the question.

"You haven't told him yet… have you?"

"Tell… who what? Ah don't know what you're talkin' about." She shook her head and looked away, suddenly realizing the reason he'd asked her to dance. She couldn't just retreat in the middle of a song without
sending up a red flag and having someone question her on it. And the last thing she wanted to do was answer their questions.

"You know who." He said with a nod. "Y'had t'know I'd figure it out sooner or later."

She pressed her lips together, looking back over her shoulder at the table once again.

"Yeah. Ah… did."

"So you plan on tellin' him?"

She looked back at him, her eyebrows knit tightly as she shook her head. "Ah don't know. Ah… didn't intend on him bein' here. Never thought ah'd see him again." She let out a short laugh. "Y'must be even more disappointed in me now…"

He shrugged. "You're not the one that should be worried Stripes. Don't worry 'bout me Stripes." He smiled. "Anna."

She rested her head on his shoulder, visibly relaxed at his response. "How do ah tell him Logan? How do you tell someone that?"

"Couldn't tell ya if I wanted to kid." He rubbed her back. "Ain't somethin' I'd ever wanna hear."

"He's gunna get mad..." she whispered quietly.

"Think a'Cole. If there's any chance that his real Father would be there for him… you wouldn't wanna take that away from him just cause yer scared."

She pressed her lips together. "Ah guess y'right."

"You guess? No. You don't 'guess' kid. You know."

Rogue laughed and pulled back slightly to look him in the eye. "When the hell did y'get so damn smart?!"

He smiled. "Always been. Just hide it well."

"Real well." She chuckled.

The song ended and he gave her a discreet kiss on the forehead. "I know you'll do the right thing."

She nodded, moving back over to her chair silently.

"What was that all about?" Joseph asked, watching Logan head back to his seat next to Hank across the dance floor.

"Nothin' Sugah. Just… dancin' with an' old friend." She pressed her lips together. "Remind me to um… we need t'talk. Later."

He nodded, puckering his brow. "Is everything alright?"

"Yeah of course." She grinned, about to change the subject when Remy took her hand, planting a kiss on the back.

"Sorry mon ami…" He winked at Joseph. "Been dyin' t'do that."

Joseph squared his jaw and forced a strained smile.

"Remy." She pulled her hand away, noticing the tension instantly as if it were 6 years ago again. Gambit had always loved the fact that he could drive Joseph nuts with a single action. "What do y'want?"

"I want what he had." He jerked his thumb towards Logan. "T'dance with d'most beautiful woman here."

She closed her eyes and shook her head. "There are just… so many things wrong with that sentence…"

"Come dance avec moi… mon amie." He smiled and looked at Joseph. "If dat's alright with you Joe."

Joseph nodded with an uneasy grin. "Yeah… of course."

She led Remy onto the dance floor, taking his hand and wrapping her arm around his neck.

"Why do you do that?" She shook her head. "Y'did it then… an' apparently y'still do it."

"What?" He gave her an innocent grin.

"You know exactly what. Joseph has always hated the fact that you were mah best friend. Ain't no reason t'go an' make him jealous now."

His stare grew deep, causing her to shiver inwardly. "Every reason in d'world t'make him jealous."

"Remy." She looked away "Don't do that."

"Desole fleur." He looked up at Sarah who gave him a playful wave as she danced with Kurt. "Dat conversation looked pretty intense… looked like y'needed an out."

She smiled, looking him square in the eye. He always had been able to read her like a book.

"Guess y'right." She let out a breath. "But y'didn't need t'make him all jealous like that. That's the last thing ah need…"

"Wanna talk?"

She sucked in a breath and swallowed hard, shaking her head. "No. Not really..."

They swayed to the music silently for a moment before he raised an eyebrow. "Anna? What is it?"

She chewed her lower lip for beat before exhaling deeply and looking him in the eye. "Do you love her?"

He cocked his head and looked back at Sarah before meeting Rogue's gaze again.

"No."

"What about…" She cleared her throat uncomfortably. "What about me?"

He let his eyes scan her face. "You were Remy's best friend too chère. Remember? 'Course I do."

"No ah…" She shook her head. "You know ah don't mean like that. I mean... did you..."

His grip on her waist loosened slightly and he nodded. "I know."

Rogue pressed her lips together and puckered her brow "Y'know what," She smiled forcibly "That was a really stupid question. An' we were young. You don't have to answer-"

"Fleur." He looked her in the eye again. "How could I not?"

She squared her jaw, holding his gaze. "It doesn't even really matter."

"Long time ago Anna." He gave her an easy smile. "Y'right. We were young."

She nodded silently.

"Ain' no reason why we can't still be pals." His eyes twinkled. "Nobody knows y'like Remy."

She let out a small laugh. "Ah think the reason for it was that no one else would put up with you."

"Oh really." He laughed. "An' here Remy was, thinkin' it was you no one could put up with. Dat little Goth act wasn' exactly becomin', non?"

"Act?" She scoffed. "You better get your facts straight Cajun. That was no act. An' just because ah've ditched the look, doesn't mean ah've gone soft."

"Desole chère. Didn' realize y'were so... passionate about it." A slow grin traced it's way across his lips. Passionate was the perfect word to describe her. Her fiery temper, wild sense of humor, her likes and
dislikes... perfect word.

"Dat all dat's on yo'mind?"

Her smile grew stale and let her eyes fall to his shoulder. "Ah um... don't really remember."

Remy smiled, apparently accepting her response as the truth "Dat's what happens after y'have un enfant… makes y'mind go t'mush…"

She laughed. "Y'preachin' to the choir there Remy. Y'know ah once went t'work in mah PJ's?"

He laughed. "Oui?"

"On mah day off."

He laughed harder this time and shook his head. "Ahh fleur… Remy missed dis."

She smiled and tightened her hold on him.

"Ah did too."

He looked past her to Joseph and shook his head "An' who'dve thought d'two a'you…" He let out a breath "I hope he knows how lucky he is."

"Remy, what happened with Belladonna?"

He frowned and looked away, his jaw tensing at the very mention of her name. "Things… don' always work out d'way y'plan. Hein?"

She nodded waiting for him to elaborate.

"We were married too young. 'Least fo' her. She couldn' handle d'pressures of runnin' d'guild an' bein' a wife. So we decided dat Remy'd take over d'guilds an' we'd start a family. Someone t'take over when we
were done."

Rogue nodded again, hanging onto every word he said.

"Years of tryin'… Belle was devastated, though she wouldn' tell. Threw herself into work. An' any shred of relationship d'two of us once had just… died."

"Ah'm sorry."

"Don' be. Belle took over d'two guilds, which now both live in peace… an' Remy got d'boot." He smiled "Everyone got what dey wanted in de end."

"Except your Father."

"Well…" He glowered "Dere ain' much Remy could do t'give dat man what he wanted."

She smiled. "So why doesn't Sarah know?"

Remy looked shocked for a moment before a smile spread across his lips. "Little bit a mystery… makes life all dat much more excitin'."

The song came to an end and Rogue pulled away first, giving him a smile. "Thanks for the dance Remy. It was fun."

He watched as she turned around and headed back to her seat next to Joseph who wound his arm around her shoulders gently. "Dance ain' over yet chère." He whispered under his breath smiling at Joseph and offering him a friendly wave. "Not if I have anythin' t'say 'bout it…"

A/N -So... I'm not totally pleased with this chapter, but it's good enough. I could have procrastinated longer I'm sure... but what good does that do. Answer: none. :)

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