Morning-

"Marie get up! Its almost 11 we over slept get up!" Gambit rustled her awake

"I know you're in her gumbo! I need to repay for all the fun I had last night"

"Merde! Marie get up" she awoke to an impeccant face

"I always like Cajun food" Rogue understood the reason for the upset look

"Oh shit Remy you got to leave" she said gathering her things

"Don't worry about me you're still naked"

"Oh shit… here go out of window I think Ororo's room is above us" pointing to victorian style windows.

"What about you?"

"I'll be fine, he won't kill me"

"Good point" he gave her a rushed kiss and left out the window. Fast as her limbs could move Rogue got dressed, granted her shirt was inside out and backwards and her draw string in her sweat pants was gone- she was still dressed none of less. Logan hopped the corner claws exposed.

"Hey Logan how's it going" Logan was taken back by Rogue uncollected image he retracted his claws to look away. "I've seen you in while…" she chatted on trying to act collected as her feet ran towards exist.

She made a sprint to room trying to avoid the genral public; Rogue was inches from her door when her phone rang.

"Hello" Rogue answered

"I'm in town for a couple of days on business, if you're still in you can meet me at the Sace Hotel, room 816 after 9" click the phone went to dial tone and a small smile played on Rogues mouth.

Ooooooooo

Old Time Talk-

Ororo's room was darkened by her heavy drapery, she sat at her desk finishing up some paper work. When an aerating tapping came from her balcony doors, she approached it with casion opening the blinds first. There leaning against the door tapping his hand on the glass was Remy. She opened it with a questioning look for her old friend.

"I was going to pick the lock" he side with a smile " Figured you wouldn't be to impressed"

Ororo laughed long at Remy. It had been years since they last saw each other and after everything they experienced together he could still make her laugh harder then anyone. "Do I want to know?"

"Ah depends am I talking to a good friend or a team leader?"

"With you does it ever matter?"

"True" he stepped into the room

"I was with someone."

"Never seen you shale windows for a girl before"

"Did more then shale walls"

"Really"

"You told me I was damaged. That I locked myself away she help me find the key" it was true Ororo helped Remy heal once she was unsure what would happen if he fell apart again.

"Meaning…" Ororo was trying to hide her hopeful grin, getting Remy to admit some stuff was worse then pulling teeth.

"It looks like I might stick around" Remy said fixing himself on Ororo's bed picking at chips on the night stand. Ororo smile beamed the room. For one her friend was coming back and two- Remy found someone.

"This is serious. Then I guess you have no choice but to start at the beginning and tell me the whole thing" she curled up next him full of interest.

OOoooooo

Shower surprise-

While Rogue was showing her thoughts consisted of Remy and their great night they share. The water crushed against her skin reminding her of Remy's blissful touch, she stood in the shower letting the water take her as he imagined the future nights with Remy. It was incredible the way he made her feel emotionally and physically. She had spent the whole shower wondering how he was able to come in and make her life feel worth while.

"He's simply amazing" she said to herself as she wrapped the towel around herself. It was only going to get better from here on out, with the meeting setup for tonight life looked promising. She Opened washroom door to see; her curtains drawn, rock music playing and a two person picnic set up on her floor

"What?" 'A another indoor picnic perhaps' she danced in her towel loving life when the door opened and Bobby came in holding a two vases full of lilies her dreams perished.

"Rogue! I didn't think you would be finished so soon…"

"Bobby what are you doing here?"

"I wanted to show you that I was serious. So I was thinking we could have an indoor picnic? Seeing how you haven't been well lately"

"Bobby all this really sweet but"

"I even got you Arnolds burgers" he pointed to mouth watering burgers, they didn't smell as sweet as they did that day from Remy "Plus I downloaded your favor songs"

He was trying, Rogue had to give him that. It as late in the game but he changed his pace and willing to do things right.

"Bobby…Why now" her tone was loaded with insecurity

"Because I am not afraid anymore I understand what I have to do and I'm willing to do it and more if you give me a chance?" like the good old days Rogue thought

"Remember when we went out after curfew to the fair you were so scared we would get caught…"He crossed his arms with a smug look on his face. "You looked amazing that night" he picked up a bear of Rogues bed "I won you this giant pink hippo, rode the Blur a Turn eighteen times…." Rogue cut in "Even when it started to rain we still kept riding we were the last people in the park…" Bobby finished the story happy that he was getting to Rogue "Then Logan hunted us down and we" Rogue picked it up "Did triple danger room sessions for a month" He got the smile out of Rogue that he was hoping for.

Those were the days Rogue missed, she truly loved that time in her life the most it was hard to understand how everything changed so fast.

Bobby inched closer to her taking up a lily off the floor

"So what do you say Rogue do you want to go out with me, on this junior picnic?" he handed her the flower.

Rogue stared at it and all its hidden meanings, she touched her stomach pondering what this would really mean for her, Bobby took her rubbing her belly as a sign he was desperate "You're hungry? So that yes then!" Bobby face lit up with relief, Rogue heart was pounding frightened by Bobby's overly excited mood. She kept telling herself 'Chose your emotion Rogue, stay calm.'

"I knew you wouldn't let us die I'll wait here for you to get dressed" he advanced the empty space between them to her lips like a bullet. Rogue backed up from Bobby path "I know I haven't given you the attention you need, that all will change you took the vale right? Do I even need to ask" and he kissed her on the lips. Straddled she attempted pushed him off of her but Bobby as determined to have a kiss he pushed back with more power nearly over powered her taking possession of her wrist pulling her tightly into him.

Scared. Bobby falling. Washroom.

Rogue was in the fiddle position on the bathroom floor reminding herself to breath. She sat up after a couple of minutes. Cracking the door she peeped out to see if he was still there. Bobby was motionless on the floor of her bedroom. She started to panic, assuming that her next stage of mutation was back. She wasn't overdone with dizziness and didn't take his memories, but took something because he is unconscious.

It wasn't her fault he had that the possessive look in his eyes. Rogue had seen it a hand full of times before. The day Remy introduced himself at the school meeting was one another was the times when the two of them would fight about girls he would become defensive when Rogue would ask about him being with other women. It made Rogue feel insignificant and her body reacted accordingly.

"Ok this isn't too bad, you can handle this, staying here won't help…." She got dressed and stood over Bobby's body. His chest was rising and falling, she let go the heavy relief that burdened her chest. As much as she hated it to admit it a passed out man was reason to see Hank.

"Ok step two- get him out of here without exposing my returning mutation." She pace back and forth for a few minutes trying to find away to lift him without injuring him further "Maybe I should leave and pretend I was never here?" she opened her room door poking her head out too see if the hall is clear for her slick exit.

"Rogue!" 'Oh crap' she thought and turned to voice

"Hey Peter" 'he's strong' "Hey would you mind helping with something?"

"No I would be glad to help" he turned from the doorframe he was standing at. 'room 114 Kitty's room…this day is full of surprises' she thought Peter made his way to her room he had a puzzled expression when he saw Bobby out cold on the floor.

"Ahh here's what happened Bobby surprised date me but I was in the shower so when I came out I was…naked… I guess it was a bit too much for him." she was impressed with how fast she came up with that lie, She had been spending too much time with Remy it .

"Oh I understand you would like me to take him back to our room?"

"If you wouldn't mind?"

"No problem" he picked Bobby up and threw him over his shoulder

"Do you think we could just keep this between us?" Rogue's secrets have been racking up all over the place.

"Yes that's fine; you are a good friend to me Rogue" he answered balancing Bobby

"Bobby has been speaking of you a lot lately, I'm so happy he is fully committing. He has made great changes for you Rogue specially after what happened with…. Well you know. I even helped him pick the ring…."

"Wait… Ring??" Rogue heart stopped and lost all feeling in her lower body.

"Oh…. I wasn't to tell anyone but what's one more secret between friends? Nice talking to you again" Peter voiced before leaving her room

Rogue was left gulping for air like a guppy fish. A ring, she couldn't believe her ears. She took a seat to catch up with her thoughts.

"Why is he now committed after everything after all the chances why now? Now that I found someone who treated her like royalty, Remy is…." She stood at attention "Oh shit Remy!"

She promised she would see him off. But how could she with so much on her mind? Sure Remy was breath taking, kind, good in 'bed' and always managed to put a smile on her face. Still she and Bobby have history together; he was an ass for a while but he came back, it seemed like he was trying to turn back into the old Bobby. The fun, caring strong guy she leaned on and learned to love. Now he has a ring a final sign of commitment and normality which she would need for her child sake. Remy was known for being a rolling stone. Would he ever fully committee to the life style Rogue needed of him? "Could I ask him to change his whole life for me? Or will he lie like all the others." In truth that's what happened with Bobby he was romantic when she got the cure sex was a daily task, then soon as he said those three little words it all changed he didn't come home as much he ignored her more as much as she thought of Remy would he cause her the pain.

Remy wasn't a meant to be her solution. She defiantly wasn't a Rogue when she's with him. It frustrated her when Remy would call her a Rogue as sweet as it sounded blasphemous.

With the way her life has been changing at alarming rates she needed someone who wanted she wanted if only she knew what that was….

"Oh what to do, are you a Rogue or a Marie?" she spoke into the mirror searching for answers from her dazed reflection.

OOOOO

Get In-

A gang of students headed to class rushed the elevator. Gossip of the student public seized the confined space.

"So did you her Mr. LeBeau was going to England I wonder if French will be canceled?" a group of girls chatted to themselves

"Hope so if he isn't there I'm not going" Kim said to her pack

"I bet half the class won't show"

"That's cause half the class is girls" 'HAHHAAAHAHAAHAHA' they laughed

"Its so sad how you guys play it up for him" a cocky boy in the corner with his friends stated

"What do you mean Brain? We do not" the girls look a back defensively

"Whatever when was the last time you guys put on a full face of make-up or got up early to do your hair…For a class?"

"We do not!"

"Oh yeah then why don't you look like that in Hanks Chem Class, Strom's English class? Hmmh? No answer what I thought"

"We just like looking good, don't see you guys complaining about the way we look"

"Its girls like Rogue that give us a bad rap" the lead girl rolled her eyes "…did you see her fake 'oh I'm going to faint' shit? like whatever any excuse to touch. He's just to nice to say no."

"It's sad, He's such a sensitive guy" they sighed trapped in their own fantasies

"He's lucky is what he is"

"How"

"Chicks love him plus he has mad power" he was interrupted

"Ah have you not seen who he's going with? That's luck" the other teens looked confused, Brian pulled out a magazine "Betsey" the boys mouth watered "She is a sex machine slash part- time super model"

"Fuck that's like a dream. Eight hour plane ride with a model then get to say at her mansion with her…" the redhead said with a daydream look

"He's going to try to find the new cure duh" the girls tried to defend

"Yeah right that stuff is a myth it's a goose chase, I grantee you Gambit will only be chasing Betsey round ass" 'HHAHAHHAHAHAAAHHAHAHHAAH' it was the guys turn to laugh

Stuck in the Elevator- OOOOOOOoooo

"Well Remy that is a story" Ororo said stunned to here the woman was Rogue "….Do you know if she feels the same way?"

"She has too I can feel this…bond every time we touch or when were close I only feel her emotions no one else's not even mine excise anymore." He spoke with a new cheer in his voice it was like he was falling

"Sounds like you're in love my friend"

"Love's a strong word Stormy"

"You have strong feeling…"

Remy recapped his conversation with Ororo as he waited for the elevator, thinking about her advice. Most of Remy's best attributes are due to that woman, she helped him become a stronger man by showing him what he's been missing. It was only a matter of time until he was secluded to take off and he was on his way to the tar pit for a few last minute touches, after cleaning up from his late night adventures. He stood pressing the down button impatiently, in between shuffles of his cards.

'Don't be a coward LeBeau' the door dinged with a swarm of students rushing to get to class who came out at Remy at full force. Remy got in still shuffling the cards when he doubled looked to opposite wall. To Remy her skill as to hidden were remarkable its not often that he had to do a double look. For Rogue it was common over habit from her loner ways.

"Didn't think I would see you before I left" Remy started

"Didn't know that you were looking for me"

"Should I've been… you said you wanted to tell me something and I have something to say too."

"Remy before you…" With one stop left he pushed the emergency button the jerking movement startled Rogue. With his back to her, he compose himself before speaking

"When Ororo called me and asked me to join, it wasn't meant to be permanent. I didn't see it fitting into my future but something changed. Something changed within me" he turned to her.

"I came here for Ororo, I've stayed this long for you…." Rogue was tearing up she knew were this was headed she couldn't grasp the reality of situation. He took his hands in hers "I thought that I was falling but its bigger then that." He placed her hand to his racing heart. "When I picture my future you're always in it… But each time I see you run back to him, my future looks dimmer because I don't see you there with me can't you understand"

"Remy…." He put a finger to her lips lowering his head resting his forehead to hers, gazing at her with genuine eyes.

"Don't you get it Marie? I love you… I change it, I don't want to change it" time no longer existed to Rogue only the beating of her heart he said the words she wanted to hear. It wasn't coming clear to Rogue "….Do you want me here do you want me to stay?" he said it as a wish.

His warm breath tingled her skin, highlighting the cold on the tears that ran down her cheeks. He waited for her response he waited and waited he waited for an eternity

"Automatic Restart" a robot voice came on the intercom, the elevator dropped with a bit of a thud. Shifting the couple inside, even when Rogue broke eye contact to steady her self Remy velvet eyes didn't leave her, he was waiting. The doors opened and there was Hank, Ororo, and Logan awaiting Remy.

"Everyone alright?" Ororo asked the Restart had them on alert for an attack

Remy's back was turned to them he had Rogue pushed against wall he was waiting…. She opened her mouth to speak but only air came out of her flapping lips. Everything moved in slow motion for Remy, he put his heart into her hands only to be was left empty handed in return. There was no recover for this there was no going back, things were damaged forever.

"Enough said" he said to her. Remy had pride it was all that he had left now and he wasn't going to let her take it away from him too. He stepped out of the elevator brushing pass the leaders to taking the most depressing walk of his life. Betrayal and humiliation pumped in Remy's veins and joyless future filled his mind.

As Gambit walked pass the X- leaders Ororo was able to get a glimpse of his eyes, to anyone one else he would have seem care free. To Ororo his eyes carried loads of misshapen sorrow. Being there to help him mend his broken heart once she knew he was damaged goods again. Remy heart had closed.