That night when they returned to the mansion everyone was elated by the news of Skylar and Remy's engagement. Kat, having already known about the surprise, literally pounced on Sky the second she told everyone. Thankfully Gambit had been behind her and managed to support both of their weight keep them from toppling to the ground. Remy set his now fiancé to rights just as Kat grabbed her left hand to inspect the ring which was elegant and classy and much bigger then Sky had imagined. Everyone including Rogue had come up to them with words of encouragement and a fond embrace or two. Champagne was opened and everyone toasted to the upcoming nuptials of their friends, Remy, using his slight of hand, managed to drink Skylar's to hide her impregnated state. They weren't big on formality nor overly fond of taking things slow so they decided on a quick engagement and would be married in a month. They had no idea how much the next month was going to suck.
(3 weeks until the wedding)
"Remy…Remy…has anyone seen Gambit?" Skylar leaned over the banister on the second floor to yell down to the group of students sitting and playing video games in the living room. No one answered her, they didn't even bother looking up to acknowledge her presence. Sky sighed and continued on in her search for her future husband. Making sure to not jostle the box she was carrying around she knocked on every closed door in the mansion hoping to find Remy behind one of them but came up empty. Finally exhausted from an entire night of searching for him Sky sat in the kitchen toying with the lid of the box and watched the clock tick away. It chimed half passed three and as if on queue Remy, Logan, Kurt, and the rest of the boys all stumbled into the kitchen clearly intoxicated and uncaring of the late hour. Sky sat up on the bar stool and waited for one of them to speak up about where they'd been. Kurt, clearly the wisest of the drunken fools took one look at Sky's pissed off expression before disappearing in a cloud of smoke. Scott tiptoed past her, grabbed a bottle of water from the fridge and left almost as soon as he'd appeared. Everyone else stayed simply to see how the situation was going to play out. Gambit unafraid or oblivious to his fiancé's rage sauntered up to her, gave her a peck on the cheek and began looking through the pantry for a snack. Sky reigned in her temper and calmly turned to him. "Where were you tonight?"
"Hm? Oh bachela' party. One last night of freedom before I marry da girl of my dreams."
"What did you boys do?" Remy shrugged and gave up his search in the pantry and began rummaging through the fridge.
"Went to a firing range, ate a steak, drank at a bar, ya know men stuff." Sky got up and went to stand behind him as he searched the kitchen in search of food. Gambit turned around and took her in his arms blatantly drunk and aroused meaning one thing.
"Did you guys end up at a strip club?" Gambit looked embarresed for a moment having been found out but then tried to dismiss it.
"Têtue it's a bachela' party dat's whatcha do. Don' worry I didn' touch no body." The tension that filled the room was suffocating but the bachelor party boys weren't going to miss a second of Sky's wrath. Sky pushed away from Remy and crossed her arms over her chest.
"Do you remember what you and I were supposed to do today?" Gambit scratched his chin and shook his head, "didn' t'ink we had plans tonight Skyla'." Sky, unable to control her temper any longer, snapped and reached her hand into the box pulling of a large slice of red velvet cake and smashing into Remy's face before storming out of the kitchen. Remy slept on the couch that night and the next day after Skylar had dismissed her biology class Remy was standing in the doorway look pathetic and apologetic. He waited for her to let him come in before shutting the door behind him and hanging his head in shame.
"I'm sorry Skyla' Remy forgot all about da cake testin'. I shouldna' gone out wit' da boys yesterday."
"I'm not mad about you going out with them I just wish you would have told me. I wasted the entire evening looking for you when I could have been working or doing something else for the wedding." Remy nervously held out his arms and waited for Sky to come into them, which she did. He held his fiery girl in his arms and stroked her curly red hair all the way down the length of her back.
"Let's go wit' da red velvet cake." Sky laughed and kissed the love of her life on the tip of his nose. "That's the one I wanted too."
"So you're not mad at ol' Remy?"
"No I'm not," Sky pulled away and picked up the papers she was getting ready to grade, "besides I'm sure my bachelorette party will be ten times worse." Skylar left Gambit sputtering about her future bachelorette party and started walking to her lab to work.
(2 weeks until the wedding)
Skylar was sitting in the living room typing up a science journal entry and watching Kurt and Kat play Mario cart on the Wii when Kat, without even turning away from the game said, "Gambit's looking for you."
"How did you…?" Suddenly Sky heard her named yelled out in a thick Cajun accent and then Remy was on her clutching a phone with white knuckles and causing her to jump and he yelled her name again. "Hi love…what did I do?"
"I jus' got off da phone wit' my fatha'. He said he can' wait to come to da weddin'." Sky smiled sheepishly and shut her laptop incase Remy was in a throwing mood.
"That's great I'll be sure to add him to the guest list."
"Why did you invite him Têtue?"
"He's your dad Remy I know you may not have the best relationship with him but he deserves to see his son get married."
"He was at da first one."
"Well I want him at this one and since I'm the bride I get to have whatever I want so you'll just have to deal with it." Gambit threw the phone at Sky hitting her right in the stomach and just as she winced and placed a hand over her mid section Remy ran over to her side and placed both hands on her torso spitting out apologies, "Are you alright Sky? I'm sorry Têtue." Kurt and Kat paused their game and turned to look over at the couple.
"What's the big deal Gambit it barley hit her?" Remy looked at Sky then back to her friend, "Jus' shouldn't be getting' so worked up over nothin' chat." Remy climbed onto the couch next to Sky and pulled her against his chest so he could kiss her all over and rub her still flat belly. Kurt smiled at the two of them as Kat rolled her eyes and made gagging noises.
(1 week until the wedding)
The night of the awaited bachelorette party was upon them and Gambit was still having a hard time coming to terms with it. Kat had mentioned how Sky was when she was younger but he had never seen that side of her and while he wanted to witness these alleged nights of drunken revelry he was praying that for tonight those urges had passed. Remy was pacing the length of the foyer as the girls had all agreed to gather there at nine so the limo could drive them around the city, apparently no one had wanted to be DD. Surprisingly all of the girls in the mansion had dressed for clubbing even Jean and Ororo wear dressed to kill. Catcalls and suggestive comments were made by all males present excluding Charles and Beast of course. Finally Skylar and Kat sauntered down arm in arm and missing enough clothing to send Remy into a full on panic. Kat was wearing a short, backless, black dress and easily five inch heals she was decked out in gold jewelry and her eyes held wicked intent. Skylar, still not showing any signs of pregnancy, had donned a pair of black shorts that scarcely covered her bottom and a navy blue halter-top that left little to the imagination. Remy could tell with just one look she had on no bra or underwear which according to Kat was her signature look back in the day. No panties, no bra, no regrets. Even Sky had put on some strappy heals even though she'd never worn heals around the mansion before. Her hair had actually been straitened and clung to her in the most alluring way. Remy would have been floored if she hadn't been dressed this way to go out leaving him behind.
"What are you ladies gonna be doin'?" Thank God it was Logan that had asked since Gambit would have sounded jealous doing so.
"Dancing, drinking, talking about you boys, you know girl stuff." All the girls giggled as they began to walked out the door. Remy grabbed Skylar's arm so he could speak to her before she left, "Skyla' you know you can't drink right?" Sky cocked an eyebrow at him, "Babe you know our kid is going to be a mutant right? I don't think a few drinks this early in the pregnancy is going to hurt it."
"Skyla' promise you won' drink. T'ink of da little one." Sky hugged her beloved Cajun, "Remy I'm a doctor I know what I'm doing. I can't promise I won't drink but my latest experiment is an all-natural pill that protects the fetus from absorbing alcohol when the mother does." Gambit just stared at her with a puzzled expression, "it's a pill that protects the baby when I drink." Remy, though not happy with the idea, agreed to let her going knowing he wasn't going to win the argument, besides if their was one thing in this world that he trusted it was Skylar's science. Sadly at a quarter to one when none of the girls had arrived home or even checked in with anyone Gambit began to get panicky again. It took no time to round up Logan, Scott, Kurt, Beast and a few others to go out and look for the ladies. Luckily it didn't take long to find them, unfortunately it was at the hottest night club with the worst reputation. Club M as it was called was a mutant friendly club so Beast and Kurt were able to get in without a hassle. The second the guys entered half of the woman were on them trying to enticing them to dance with them or slip away to a secluded place, some people got off on sleeping with a mutant. Logan spotted the girls first and headed over to the booth they'd laid claim to. Kat, surround by empty shot glasses pouted at the men as they headed over, "you guys are party crashers you know that? Don't you trust us to make good choices?" In unison the men all replied "no" and Remy scanned the table for Skylar but she wasn't there. "If you're looking for Sky she's on the dance floor. I so missed seeing her like this." All eyes were on the dance floor and Remy quickly located his woman dancing between two men swaying her hips and losing herself to the music. Gambit marched across the club and yanked her away from the boys glaring at them when they tried to protest his chick snatching. Skylar gave him a lazy grin and ran her palms up his chest, "you look so much like my fiancé…if you promise not to tell him we could have some fun together." Remy, applaud by her blatant flirting pretended to go along with her drunken game. "Really what kinda fun?" Skylar giggled and slowly started to undo the buttons of his shirt, "well I'm gonna dance on top of the bar and you can dance with me."
"Is dat all pet?" Sky gave him and wink and sauntered over to the bar where she effortlessly climbed on top of it as if she's done it a millions times and started dancing uninhibitedly, looking over her should occasionally to beckon him forward. Finally doing what she wanted Remy walked over to the bar drinking in the exquisite site of his lover forget for a moment that she didn't recognize him as her fiancé. Remy offered his hand up to hers unprepared for her to take it and leap into his arms. Gambit bent down to kiss her only to have her push his face a way. "I thought you wanted to have some fun?" Sky made a face Remy could only describe as offended and slapped him across the face. "I'm getting married in a week. I just wanted to dance with you the only person I plan on kissing is Remy Etienne LeBeau so you can find some other floozy to grind on because I'm taken." Remy was stunned for a moment before erupting into a fit of laughter at his indignant bride to be who was trying her hardest to wiggle out of his grasp. Storm came up to them and placed a reassuring hand on Sky's shoulder, "I think it's about time for us to leave. Kat has already passed out and Jean can't carry her and watch over Rogue." Kurt grabbed Kat and carried her piggy back out of the club, Logan had his arm around Rogue to forcibly guide her out. Everyone was filing out and Remy started walking out with Skylar when she began to throw a fit. "Têtue would you stop dat thrashin' before I drop you." Sky gasped and hit him hard in the chest, "how did you know what my fiancé calls me? Oh my god you're his clone aren't you? Does that mean I get two Remy's to love me because I'm ok with that. I've totally had that fantasy before and let me tell you it is so hot. Why are you frowning at me? You're supposed to be groping me and biting my lip and throwing me on the bed so you and the other Remy can have your wicked way with me." Gambit squeezed Sky's ass and tossed her into the back seat of the car he'd driven to the club. Skylar, refusing to wear her seatbelt or lacking the knowledge of how to use it, sat forward and continued to talk about all the sexual fantasies she had about two Remys in great detail. Gambit while not thrilled about making love to Sky when she was clearly to drunk to remember it ended up exactly how Sky wanted him. All over her.
(1 day until the wedding)
The mansion was all a buzz with excitement about the upcoming wedding and as people were rushing for last minute preparations Skylar was anxious over the families arriving that day. Remy had begrudgingly agreed to pick up his father that morning and now they were going to great lengths to ignore each other. Sky's family was due to be there in less than fifteen minutes and she had neglected to tell everyone that her five older brothers would be coming as well as her parents. Her brothers had been made aware of her mutant status and the fact that this was a school for mutant youth and they still demand to go to the wedding so they could meet her soon to be husband. While her brothers had always been sweet and doting to her they had managed to scare every single boy she'd ever had a crush on in her youth. They had detested Michael and didn't want her to marry him which they were elated to know didn't happen until they found out he was the one who broke it off and then they tracked him down and broke several things of his though no charges were ever filed. Skylar loved her brothers dearly and was overjoyed to have them at her wedding but in the back of her mind she feared for Remy's life. Suddenly the door bell rang and Sky practically jumped from the shock of it. Remy called out to her from the second floor, "Is dat your parents Skyla'?"
"I'm pretty sure it is."
"Let dem in I'll be dere in a second." Skylar crossed the room to through open the door and was met with her family's signature greeting, yelling. Her brothers practically pushed their father into the wall so they could get their hands on their little sister all the while smiling and shouting pleasantries at her. Sky was nearly crushed when they passed her around like a rag doll hugging her then throwing her into the arms of the next available brother. Finally they had had their fill of her and allowed their father and mother to plant kisses on her and give her tender words. The commotion had brought several people in at a dead run including Kat who, the second she saw Sky's family squealed in delight and threw herself on the closest O'Riley boy which happened to be Ian. Her brothers had always been protective of Kat and often looked to her as a younger sister as well so when she hugged them they naturally hugged back. Sky's mom having thoroughly hugged her daughter and Kat began scanning the foyer, "So where's Remy then lass I can't wait to see him again." As if on queue Remy made his way down the stairs and greeted his future in-laws. "Clara, Liam it's good to see you again." Just as Remy was about to reach out and shake her father's hand Sky brother descended upon him like the plague. Skylar was pushed away from him and nearly tumbled to the floor as they all tried inspect him and judge if he was worthy of their little sister.
"UhTêtue a little help please." Sky tried her best to over power her brother's but all five of them were over six feet tall and build like a prizefighter. They merely swatted her away like a bug and began their interrogation of her fiancé.
"So how long have you been sleeping with my sister?"
"What makes you think you're good enough for her?"
"What the hell did you just call her?"
"Just 'cause you're a mutant don't think I won't kick your ass." It was Skylar's mom that eventually parted the boys and enveloped Gambit into a tight motherly embrace as she scolded her sons for their rude behavior. "You lads best be leaven' Remy alone now. He's not like that pisser Mike so you can save your snide comments for another day because this is your sister's moment." All the boys hung their heads in shame as their mother lectured them Skylar walked over to Remy and wrapped her arms around his waist. Remy whispered low in her ear, "you never said your brothers were coming Skyla'."
"Surprise." Remy snorted and grabbed her waist tighter.
"Dat better be da last surpriseTêtue." Skylar leaned into the love of her life and sighed, "I hope it it."