Walking into the kitchen wing of the mansion, Gambit set his mug of coffee down on his desk before he sat and started up his lap top. Plugging his computer into the printer, he opened the files he needed and began to print them. Watching them spit out one by one, he took another sip of his coffee and let out a sigh. He was on his fifth cup and it was just past one. His phone rang and he set his mug back down, knowing full well who it would be. Taking his phone out of his pocket, he was surprised to see his father was calling.
Pressing 'ANSWER', he dipped his brows as he put the phone to his ear. "I can' talk right now." He said, looking back at the papers that kept printing. "I'm busy workin'."
"Den y' jus' go right on and keep workin'." Jean-Luc said. "I ain' callin' y' anyhow. I be callin' dat beautiful grand daughter o' mine."
Gambit smirked. "Well, she ain' no where 'round." He said, clicking on the second set of papers to be printed. "Ain' no tellin' where she is."
"Y' jus' let her roam 'round?" Jean-Luc asked.
"She get outta dis place wit' all dese people here, I be impressed." Gambit said, taking the stack he had just printed and placed them on the desk.
He heard his dad chuckle on the other end and smiled, himself. "Wha' y' got planned fo' t'day?" He asked.
Setting the phone on the desk, Gambit turned the speaker on. "Headin' t' de zoo after I finish dis paperwork." He said, taking the stack and straightening them up as he tapped them on end before lying them back down.
"De zoo be a big hit?" Jean-Luc asked.
"A'ways a big hit wit' her." Gambit said, reaching for his coffee. "She like de giraffes."
"Dey be beaux animaux."
"I t'ink dey weird lookin'." Gambit said, hearing him laugh on the other end.
"Dey t'ink de same t'ing 'bout you." He said, making Gambit smirk.
"Pro'lly." Gambit replied, taking a sip of coffee. "Comment est tout le monde?"
"Fine. Everyone be fine." He said, a bit of silence before he continued. "Dere be a bit o' rough 'n tumble two weeks ago b'tween de clans, but it be fine. Bella Donna sort dat all out. Fo' de most part, we get along fine. Dere be a few young'ns dat'll try t'eir luck, once in a while, but dey soon find out dat ain' acceptable."
"Learn de hard way." Gambit said, watching the printer spit out the last paper.
"Oui." Jean-Luc said. "How dat bride o' yo's?"
"Très bon." Gambit replied. "She act'lly outta town."
"Pourquoi?" His father asked as he selected the third pages to be printed.
"Business." He replied as the printer pulled the first sheet of paper and did its thing. "Expectin' her t' call soon."
"Den I bes' get m' ass off o' de phone den." Jean-Luc said with a light laugh. "Y' have Leila call me later. I ain' heard her voice in too long."
"D'accord." He said, setting his coffee mug down. "Talk t' y' later."
"Bye, son." Jean-Luc answered before he hung up.
Lightly tossing his phone on the desk, he ran his fingers through his hair before he leaned back in the chair. He had to print five more pages before they could head to the zoo.
"Need some water." He said to himself as he looked at his coffee mug.
With his phone ringing again, he glanced at it and saw that it was Rogue calling this time. Leaning forward, he grabbed his phone and slouched back down in the chair as he answered it.
"Bonjour." He said, with a smile.
"Hey." He heard her say on the other end, knowing she was smiling.
"Y' sound in good spirits." He said, crossing his right leg over his left.
"Well, ah am." She said. "Just got back from meeting that kid and her parents."
"So it be a girl." He said, straightening the pages as the last spit out. "How dat go?"
Rogue sighed. "Well at first, tha father wouldn't let us get a word in edge-ways." She said. "But then the girl just had enough and told her parents off. Her mother's all for lettin' her come check us out, which is what she's gonna do."
"So den, de trip cut short?" He asked, leaning over and pressing print for the next page.
"Mm hmm." She answered. "Everything went so smoothly, ah just might be back before or on Wednesday."
"Bon." He said, knowing he would have to think of something quicker than planned for their anniversary.
"Now what time tomorrow or Wednesday, ah don't know. We'll just see how things play out." She said, changing the subject. "Did y'all already head ta tha zoo?"
"Non." He said, straightening the stack of papers on the desk before setting them down in a seperate pile. "Need t' get some last minute t'ings done fo' school. We goin' after."
"And how long's that gonna take?" Rogue asked. "Ya know Leila ain't very patient."
"Oui, she take after me." He said with a smile. "I be a'most done. Just got t'ree mo' pages t' print. She playin' right now, so I got time."
"Ah miss y'all so much." She said. "Ah can't wait ta get home."
"Y' be home soon." He said.
"Ah know." She said, letting out a sigh. "Did Leila complain about wakin' up in her own bed and not our's?"
Gambit shook his head. "Non. She didn' put up a fuss. She know how de game be played." He said. "Didn' even bring it up."
"She probably forgot." Rogue said.
"Dat girl be smart. Don' fo'get t'ings dat easily." He said. "Can' believe she startin' school."
"Ah know." She said. "Ah want her ta stay my little girl."
"Me too, chere." He said, taking the papers and printing the next set.
"Tha woman Jean hired ta teach all tha little ones seems nice." She said.
"Only met her once." Gambit said.
"So have ah, passin' her in tha hall." Rogue lightly laughed. "She has a little boy, same age as Leila."
"Dat be de rumor." Gambit said. "Sure dey b'come friends and run 'round causin' all kinds o' trouble."
"Gettin' inta trouble. That sounds familiar." She said, and he knew she was smiling.
"Oui. She take after you." He joked, hearing her laugh.
"Yeah right. Ya wish." She said, still chuckling before she let out a sigh. "Well, hun, ah'm gonna let ya go. We're gonna grab a bite ta eat here in a bit. Have fun at tha zoo."
"A'right. I talk t' y' later, den." He said, sitting up in the chair. "Love you."
"Love ya, too. Bye." She said, hanging up.
Setting his phone down on the desk, he clicked on the next set of pages to print. Only one more set after this and then they could head out. As the pages printed, Leila walked into the room and he looked at her and smiled.
"Well, dere's my li'l girl." He said with a smile as she walked over to him.
"Are you done?" Leila asked, looking up at him.
"Oui. Jus' got one more set o' pages t' print after dis." He said, picking her up and sitting her on his left knee. "I jus' talk t, Mommy. She be comin' home t'morrow."
"Really?" Leila's eyes went wide with excitement, making him smile.
"Mm hmm." He said as the last page printed and he chose the next set to be printed. "Wha' y' been doin' all day?"
"Well, I was with Bobby on the patio playing cars." She said, reaching over and touching the desktop, feeling the smooth, cold wood underneath her fingers.
"An' den wha'?" He asked, starting to put the pages in order as the last page printed, stapling them together.
"Uncle Kurt told me a story." She said, sliding off his knee and watching him staple the papers.
"Oh? Wha' story he tell?" Gambit asked.
"About a boy named David." She said, looking up at her dad. "He fought a Giant named Goliath and killed him."
Gambit smiled, knowing what she was talking about. "A boy did dat? He musta been a mutant, no?" He suggested, looking at her out of the corner of his eye as he stapled another stack.
"No, he wasn't." Leila said in all seriousness. "He had a slingshot and hit him right here. Between the eyes!" She gestured with her hands on her forehead.
"How big was dis Goliah homme?" He asked.
"Taller than you." Leila said reaching up as high as she could on her tip toes. "As tall as the ceiling!"
Gambit widened his eyes in surprise. "Whoa! Dat be tall." He said, the last page printing. "Push righ' here fo' me."
Picking her up, he held her over the desk and she pushed on the stapler and stapled the small stack of papers.
"Dere. T'anks fo' yo' help, petit. Y' ready t' go t' de zoo?" He asked.
"Yes!" She said, her excitement suddenly overflowing.
"Den, le's gat'er everyone up and get goin'." He said, setting the papers down in a neat stack and turned his laptop off before he picked Leila up and head out of the room.
Mentally sighing, Rogue pushed her rice around on her plate before taking her glass of water and taking a sip. "Is something the matter?" Charles asked, getting her attention.
She smiled and shook her head. "Ah'm just exhausted. Still tryin' ta catch up from the time change." She said, stabbing a piece of her grilled chicken and taking a bite. "Ah'm sorry ah ain't much of a travel partner."
"Please." Charles said with a smile. "You're much more exciting company than Scott, but don't tell him that."
Rogue chuckled. "Ah can only imagine what that guy talks about." She said, letting out the sigh she had been holding back and keeping in her mind.
Charles kept his eyes on her and continued to smile. "There's something bothering you." He said. "You know you can always talk to me."
Rogue smiled sincerely at him. "Ah know, Professor. And thank you." She said, looking down at her plate. "Ah really am just tired."
Charles nodded and she knew he understood. "Then we'll have to get in bed earlier tonight." They were quiet as they ate before Charles' phone rang. "Excuse me." He said, taking his phone and answering it. "Charles Xavier."
Rogue listened as she continued to eat, stopping to take a sip of her water.
"Dani." He said, causing Rogue to listen more intently. "Not at all. We can leave tonight." Taking out a pen from his breast pocket, he took out a business card and turned it over. "What is your address?"
Rogue smiled at his being formal. He had already pinpoint her using Cerebro, but this was a wiser choice of going about picking her up.
"Absolutely. I'll get the plane tickets ready and we'll pick you up on the way to the airport." He said, placing the pen back in his breast pocket. "No. Your mother doesn't owe me anything for the tickets."
Rogue liked this girl already.
"Alright. We'll see you later this evening. Goodbye, Dani." Charles said, ending the call with a smile. "Well, it looks like there will be three of us flying home tonight."
"So it's tonight then." Rogue said, seeing Charles nod.
"Dani wants to get out of here as soon as possible." Hs said.
"Ah don't blame her." Rogue said, stabbing another bite of grilled chicken. "Her father's an ass. Ah hope she ain't livin' with him."
"I don't think so. I heard her mother in the background." He said, looking at the address he wrote down. "It'll be a late night for all of us."
"Ah suppose sleepin' in ain't gonna happen tomorrow, either." She said with a shrug. "Tha life of a mom."
Charles smiled. "But it's a wonderful life, I'm sure." He said.
"Ah ain't complaining one bit." She said.
"It's hard work and you're a wonderful parent." He said, making her smile.
"Thanks." She said, resting her chin on her left hand looking down at her plate before she made eye contact with Charles. "Well, ah'm done whenever ya are."
"Then, let's get the check." He said, waving the waitress down.
After leaving, they head back to the hotel where they packed up and got ready to head home later that evening. Rogue decided to head out and check out the mall. She decided she could bring something home for Leila.
Heading inside, she walked through a department store, checking out a few dresses, before she head into a kids store. Walking around, she finally saw a giraffe plushie that was two feet tall. Smiling, she knew that was the one to get as she walked over and took the giraffe before getting in line.
When it was her turn, the man working the register smiled at her. "How are you doing today?" He asked, taking the plushie and scanning the tag with the scanner gun.
"Ah'm doin' great, thanks. How about ya self?" She asked, seeing the man look at her and smirk.
"A lot better since you walked in." He said, typing in a few keys before looking at her. "That isn't the right accent to be way up here."
Rogue shook her head. "Ah'm here on business." She said seeing the man nod as he put the plushie into a plastic bag.
"Five thirty-two." He said, looking over her face. "That's a shame. How long you staying?"
Rogue raised an eyebrow as she handed him six dollars. "Leavin' tonight." She said, watching him type the amount in and the register drawer pop open.
"Maybe we could have dinner and I could get you to change your mind and stay for a few more days." He smirked, holding her change in his hand as he closed the register drawer.
Holding her hand out, Rogue smirked back. "Ah know ya see this ring." She said as she turned her hand over and cupped it, letting him know she wanted her change.
"Married or engaged?" He asked, placing the change in her hand.
"Happily married." She said, pocketing the change. "And if ya wanna meet a woman, a toy store ain't a good start. These women are already taken. Later, hun."
Grabbing the plushie she just bought, she walked out of the store and shook her head lightly. Ever since she had gotten married, men were on her constantly, asking her out and hitting on her every time she was alone or with Ororo or Jean. The huge rock on her finger didn't matter, apparently, and it was sad.
"No one has respect for marriage any more." She said to herself as she walked into a lingerie shop.
"Yook!" Madison yelled, her thumb in her mouth as they parked the stroller at the glass.
"How cool!" Kitty matched her daughter's enthusiasm. "You like the big kitties, huh?"
Madison nodded as she pointed to the tiger that walked up to them. "Dat t'ing is huge." Craig said, watching as it paced back and forth at the glass before looking at them again.
Leila walked up to the glass and pressed her face against it and her palms. She watched as the tiger looked at her before it jumped against the glass and roared, causing her to jump back and scream as she ran to Gambit and hugged his legs.
"Hold me!" She said, lightly jumping.
He smiled as he picked her up. "Can' get y', petit. Dat glass be super t'ick." He said, kissing her cheek.
"Even if it did, I'd fight it off o' ya. So would your daddy." Logan said, poking her with a grin, causing her to giggle.
"Ain' not'in' gonna happen t' you." Gambit reassured her as he put her back down.
"I believe the Zebra enclosure is next." Storm said, as they made their way over to the next exhibit.
Walking on to a wooden deck with railing, they stopped at the edge and looked at the Zebras that stood a good distance away. "Horsies!" Madison said, pointing.
"T'ose are Zebras." Craig said, kneeling down beside Madison and pointing. "What color are dey?"
"Bwack and white!" She said with a smile.
"Y' got it." Craig said, kissing her forehead. "Good job."
"I wanna go to the next one." Leila said, pulling on Gambit's T-shits tale.
Holding his index finger out, he nodded. "We get dere. Hold on." He said, as they walked to the next enclosure.
It was the monkies. They watched as they jumped and swung around on their make-shift jungle gym.
"Jump aroun' like Uncle Kurt, no?" Gambit said with a smile as he watched them swing some more. "T'ink y' could do dat, petit?"
There was no response.
"Petit?" He asked, looking down to his right and then left seeing she was gone. "Leila?" Panic set in as he looked around frantically. "Where's Leila? See where she go?"
Storm looked around. "Leila?" She called out.
Gambit walked back toward the entrance of the Zebra enclosure. "Leila?" He called out, looking left and right.
As he walked down the way, Gambit kept his eyes open as he searched for her, walking up to a random couple. "Y' seen a li'l girl. 'Bout dis tall wearin' a pink shirt with cats on it?"
"No, I'm sorry." The man said as they walked passed them.
He asked a few more people before he turned around and looked at Logan. "I got her scent." Logan said as they head off toward a section they hadn't been to yet.
"She love de giraffes." He said, stopping and heading down the fork in the path. "Gotta be dere."
Following right behind him. "Definitely came this way." Logan said as they walked up the way.
As they walked up to the Giraffe enclosure, they saw Leila opening the gate to go feed them "Leila Noel!" Gambit called out to her as he quickly walked over and grabbed her arm. "Why y' go runnin' off like dat?"
"I wanna see the Giraffes." She said, as he knelt down and placed his hands on her arms.
"Y don' ever run off." He asked, his voice stern. "Y' can' jus' go wanderin' off whenever y' feel like it. Don't y' EVER do dat again. Y' understand me?"
She was quiet as she looked down at the ground, a frown forming on her face.
"Yes sir?" He asked, making her look at him. "Yes sir?"
"Yes sir." She said, quietly her bottom lip quivered.
Letting out a sigh, Gambit pulled her close and hugged her tight, his voice going back to normal "Scared me good, girl. Couldn' find you. Can' be runnin' off like dat. Someone coulda snatched y' up an' take y' away from me." He said, pulling away and smiling as he placed his hand on the side of her face. "If dat happen, I be sad fo' de rest o' my life. Yo' my baby girl. Love y' mo' dan anyt'in'."
Leila sniffed and blinked tears away that had formed. As they trailed down her cheeks, Gambit sighed as he wiped them away before he stood and reached in his pocket and took out a ten.
"Le's go feed de Giraffes, eh?" He said, placing his hand on her head as he opened the gate and walked with her up to the Giraffe keeper. "However many dis'll buy, mon ami."
Taking the ten, the keeper gave Leila ten special crackers for the giraffe. "There you go." He said.
"A'right, here dey come. T'ink dey know y' got de food." Gambit said, picking her up and holding her close to the railing. "Don' let dem lick yo' hand off."
Leila giggled as one giraffe came over and took the cracker from her hand with its tongue. "That's one gross tongue." Logan said, crossing his arms over his chest.
Looking over his left shoulder, Gambit smiled as he saw Logan, Storm, Kitty and Craig coming up behind them. "I'm so glad you found her." Kitty said as they walked up and stood beside Gambit, watching Leila feed the Giraffe.
Madison giggled when Leila squealed at the Giraffe's tongue. "Ew!" Leila said, holding her hand up and starting to laugh as she handed a cracker to Gambit. "Madison can have that one."
"Well, aren' y' sweet." He said, kissing her cheek as he handed it to Kitty.
Taking the cracker, Kitty knelt down and handed to Madison. "What do you say to Leila, since she let you have one of her crackers for the Giraffe?" She asked.
"T'ank you." She said, thumb still in her mouth.
"You're welcome." Leila said back as she fed another cracker. "There's another one! Daddy, we have to feed that one, too!"
"Den, hold on t' t'ose crackers an' wait until it comes over here." Gambit said. "Daddy don' got no mo' cash. Y' done run me dry."
Craig picked Madison up and walked her to the railing. "Hold it out." He said, watching Madison put her arm out as the Giraffe walked closer to them.
When it took the cracker, Madison giggled as she retracted her hand. "Did it get ya?" Logan asked with a smile.
Walking up to Gambit, Storm placed her hand on her back. "Are Giraffes your favorite animal?" She asked.
"Uh huh!" Leila said, letting the Giraffe that just came over, have her last cracker.
"They are beautiful, aren't they." Storm said with a smile.
"Did y' know dat Tante Ro be from where Giraffes come from?" Gambit asked.
Leila raised an eyebrow. "The zoo?" She asked, making them laugh.
"Non." Gambit said, tucking hair behind her ear. "Giraffes and Tante Ro bot' from Africa. Dat be on de ot'er side o' de world."
"Like China?" Leila asked.
"Jus' like dat." Gambit nodded. "Maybe I take y' an' Mommy t' Africa one day."
"Yeah!" Leila said with excitement as she reached out to pet the Giraffe, but he moved back from them.
"They only want the crackers." Logan said, placing his hands in his pockets. "Don't like to be touched."
"Wanna cwacker." Madison said, looking at Craig.
Craig looked at Kitty. "Y' got any cash on y'?" He asked.
"Here." Logan said, giving the keeper a five.
"Thanks, Logan." Kitty said, placing her hand on his forearm.
"Any time, kid." He said as he walked away and toward the exit.
After Madison fed the Giraffe, they left the Giraffe enclosure and walked down the path a ways. "We gonna hafta get back an' get everyt'ing cleaned up fo' Mommy." Gambit said as Leila rest her head on his shoulder.
"They headin' back tonight?" Logan asked as they stopped and sat down at a long picnic table in the food area.
"Wha' she tol' me." He said, taking out his wallet. "Whachu wanna eat?"
Leila smiled as he placed his index finger on the top of her head. "Um... A hamburger!" She said.
"Well, don' know if dey got dat, but I check fo' you." He said, looking at the small group. "Anyone else?"
"I will take a water, please." Storm said.
The others declined and Gambit walked off to get the food and drinks. When he returned, he smiled when he saw Logan holding Leila and she was resting her head on his shoulder.
"Hope I wasn' gone dat long." He said, setting the hamburger down and three bottled waters. "Now dis be de size o' hamburger Uncle Logan get, so we gonna share it. D'accord?"
Leila yawned as she sat up and looked at the hamburger. "Okay." She said, watching as he took a knife and cut her a piece off.
"Our plane leaves at nine twenty." Charles said, looking over at Rogue who had joined him in his room.
"Gonna be a long night." She said, tucking her legs under her on the couch and hugging one of the throw pillows.
"And a long flight, I'm afraid." He said. "We have a three hour layover in Houston."
"Dang." Rogue said, blinking a few times. "Well, ah guess ah better get a book ta read."
"With our new student, I'm sure you two will talk the time away." Charles said with a smile.
"Ah like her. She's spunky." Rogue said, smiling back as she looked at her ring. "She knows what she wants and it ain't in Washington."
"I want you to be her personal councilor." Charles said, causing Rogue to look at him.
"Ya want me ta be a councilor?" She asked. "Professor, ah'm honored, but-"
"This young woman needs someone to talk to who can relate to what she's going through." Charles said. "Plus, she'll be at that school all by herself with no one familiar in bounds. She'll feel small and out of place."
Rogue nodded. "If ya think ah'm good enough, ah'll give it a go." She shrugged.
"You're over qualified." Charles said, smiling at his former student.
The rest of the afternoon seemed to drag by, but they were finally heading to pick Dani up. When they arrived, Dani said bye to her mother before she got in the rental car and they drove off toward the airport.
"I've never flown before." Dani said from the back seat. "Is it scary?"
"Only if ya afraid of heights." Rogue said,winking at her from the rear view mirror.
"What's the school like?" She asked, as they pulled into the airport rental car drop off.
"It's huge." Rogue said. "Ah can guarantee ya gonna get lost a few times, but ah'll help ya find ya way, sugah."
They were quiet the rest of the time they entered the airport, got their bags checked and went through security. They hit up a souvenirs shop where Rogue got a book to read and Dani picked out a few magazines. Walking to the gate, they took a seat and waited for the plane to board.
"Ah forget how tedious public transportation can be." Rogue said, crossing her right leg over her left.
"What do you mean?" Dani asked.
Rogue smiled. "We have a private jet, but due to an emergency yesterday, it had ta go back home." She said.
Dani nodded. "So, this school is like, really rich?" She asked.
Charles chuckled. "I have invested in the school, yes." He said. "But telling you about it all will take the excitement away."
"Tell me, Dani." Rogue said, patting her thigh. "Ah wanna know about ya. Ya favorite hobbies, music, movies. Everything."
Dani shrugged. "I like to paint." She said.
"Oil or acrylic?" Rogue asked, and Dani perked up at the face that she knew the different mediums.
"Oil." She said. "Acrylic dries too fast and watercolors are...yeah."
Rogue winked at her. "Ah have a friend in Russia that paints. He use ta live at tha school." She said.
"Whoa, so people come from all over the world to this place?" She asked.
"All over." Rogue smiled.
Dani smirked. "You're definitely from the South." She said.
"Now what on Earth gave that away?" Rogue joked as they called for their plane to board.
After they got on the plane and took their seats in first class, the pilot gave the instructions and the stewardess did her thing. After all that nonsense, they were taking off. Rogue looked at Dani, who sat beside her, and noticed her gripping the arm rests.
Smiling, she reached over and pat the girl's knee. "It'll be fine, hun. Don't worry." She said, noticing Dani calm down just a bit. "Once we get up in tha air, it'll be better."
"I've never flown, so this is crazy." Dani said, looking at Rogue before she looked out the window. "Thanks for letting me sit by the window."
"No problem." Rogue said, crossing her left leg over her right, not to crowd Dani.
When they were up in the air, they were allowed to use their electronics. Charles looked through his iPad, while Rogue pulled the book she had bought out and Dani looked through one od the magazines she had got.
"So, you said you're married?" Dani asked Rogue.
Setting the book down, Rogue looked at her and smiled. "Mm hmm." She said.
"How long?" She asked.
"Five years Wednesday." Rogue answered.
"Five years?" Dani asked. "Didn't you say you had a five year old daughter?"
Rogue smiled. "Yeah, well, she was a surprise." She said. "Just for tha record, we were engaged before we even knew about her."
"I'm not judging." Dani said.
"Ya wanna see 'em?" Rogue asked.
"Sure." Dani said as she leaned a little closer when Rogue took her phone out of her pocket.
Pulling up her gallery, she smiled seeing the first picture was of Leila. "That's my little monster." She said, handing the phone to Dani. "Ya can flip through 'em if ya want. There ain't anything indecent."
Dani smirked as she flipped to the next picture. "She's adorable." She said as she went to the next picture. "What's her name?"
"Leila." Rogue said, watching Dani's reaction to the pictures.
"Is this your husband?" Dani asked, showing her the picture.
Rogue shook her head. "That's Logan. You'll meet him. He's a little rough around tha edges, but he's a softie once ya get ta know him." She said as she went to the next picture of their day at the beach from this summer. "That's my husband."
"Damn." Dani said, covering her mouth. "Sorry."
Rogue smiled. "Ah've said worse." She said. "And trust me, ah have tha same reaction every time ah see him."
Going to the next picture Dani raised her eyebrows. "Is he a mutant, too?" She asked.
"Yep. Ya can't see it, 'cause of his shades, but his eyes give that away." She said, making Dani glance at her.
"What do you mean?" She asked. "Are they yellow or something?"
"Red and black, actually." Rogue shifted in the leather seat.
"Really?" Dani said, going to the next picture and seeing Rogue and him sitting on a swing with their daughter. "Oh, I see them now. Whoa, they're pretty awesome."
"It's good ya seein' this now. Some people meet him and think he's gonna eat their soul." She said, making Dani chuckle. "Ah'm serious."
"That's stupid." Dani said flipping to the next page and raising her eyebrow. "Did you know this was in here?"
Rogue looked at the picture and stifled a blush, seeing herself in a mighty revealing lingerie top and bottom. "Sorry. That was for my husband. He was choosin' what ah should wear for... Why am ah tellin' ya that?" She asked, chuckling with Dani.
"Sounds like you two are still in love." Dani said, flipping to the next picture. "I wish my parents were."
Rogue smiled warmly at her. "Sometimes it ain't that they don't love each other any more, it's just that they don't see eye ta eye." She said. "Trust me, just bein' married for five years had been a struggle."
"But you make it work, right?" Dani asked.
Rogue shrugged. "Well, yeah. We make it work because we love each other. That's why communication is so important in a relationship." She said, seeing Dani nod. "Here, let's get on ta a more enjoyable topic. Music. What kinds of music do ya like?"
"Rock." Dani said, handing Rogue her phone back.
"Alright. Classic or tha new stuff?" She asked Dani.
"Classic for sure." She said.
"Ah like ya more and more we talk, hun." Rogue said.