Rogue passed by the Mall. After a talk with Kitty on her phone, Rogue took a day off for today to sort out her thoughts. Her roommate sounded really worried at first, but then calmed down when she heard Rogue's voice.
Flashback
читать дальше"Oh my God! Like Rogue! We've been like soo worried!" shouted Kitty, more hyperactive than usual. "I woke up and you were gone! Like where are you? I'll like come and get you!.."
"Kit, breathe. Ah'm okay. Ah needed a brake and Ah didn't want to trouble you."
"But are you allright now?"
"Yeah, Ah'm fine. Could you tell to Prof that Ah'll be back in the evening?"
"Like, ok. If anything happens call us, will you?"
'"Yeah, Ah will. Bye."
"Bye!"
End of Flashback
After a talk with her new friend Jean-Luc Rogue decided that maybe – maybe - he was right and she should give Remy another chance. After all they met in very strange circumstances, and actually had no time to even have a talk.
And right at the moment she made this decision Remy appeared in front of her. Rogue's heart stopped.
"Marie... I've been lookin' for you."
"You were?.." 'He looks nervous', she thought. 'Breathe Rogue, just breathe.' "Why?"
"Because..." 'I can't tell her about Jean-Luc, not yet.' "I wanted t' apologise. I'm really sorry, cherie.I didn't tink strait. Your words hirt moi and I wanted t' show you my feelings for you... I'm really a fool! Please forgive me."
'He speaks from the first person. He must be very serious.' thought Rogue.
"Give me a chance, Marie. I like you and I want you t' be happy, and I... I don't want you t' hate me."
"Okay."
"I understand if you don't want t' see me ever again... What did you say?"
"Ah said okay." Remy couldn't believe his ears, he looked straight in her eyes and could tell that she meant exactly what she said.
"You did? Oh... you have no idea how happy you made me! Thank you!" Remy carefully took her hand hoping she wouldn't reject him, she didn't. “I promise, you'll not regret dis!"
"Ah hope so, or Ah'll send Logan after you." the only thing she managed to say before he kissed both her hands. Her cheeks got pink, she wasn't used to such things.
* * *
After a long silent walk Rogue and Remy entered a park and set at the bench by the river at the place where no one could see them.
"Why are you here?" she asked after long silence.
"What d' you mean, chere?"
"Why do you work for Mags?"
"What... do you remember from... that night?"
"Wha...?” Rogue looked at Remy for a moment then turned away. ”Well... “her cheeks grew hot. “enough... Ah mean... What do you mean?"
Remy sighed.
"You see... It's a long story..."
"Ah'm not in a hurry right now."
"Okay, but promise dat you'll listen till de end."
"Ah promise."
"As you can guess, I was born whit' dose eyes," he pointed on his red on black once. "I never knew my real parents. I remember only living in de streets pickpoketing strangers till I was caught by de leader of de Thieves Guild. He took me in, gave me food and home. He taught me different t'ings and raised as son, he adopted moi. I was happy and did my best for him t' be proud of moi. And one day he... made a decision which changed everything. You see, in N'Orleans, where I came from, dere is another Guild, Assassins. And for a long time there is a war between our guilds. And moi pere decided to marry me and daughter of leader of Assassins to stop de war. I was against dis, but I couldn't change anything..."
Remy laid his head on hands on his knees. Rogue put her hand on his head. She felt really sorry for him. Being in such debt he couldn't go against people who saved his life and took care of him.
"So that's why you went to Las Vegas? To get a life before you get married." she thought for a moment. "Oh God, your marriage was supposed to happen in a week after that day! And because of me..."
"Non," Remy corrected her looking straight in her green eyes."Thanks t' you."
"But you didn' really wanted to... Ah mean you weren't serious... than..." she blushed what was noticed by Remy. He smiled.
"Yes, I was." He stated seriously.
"What?" Rogue shocked stared at him.
"I really meant it. Dose words you said about my eyes, you were de first person in a long time who said dem. And I felt really happy. The way you acted around me, quite different from the way other people do…”
"Ah was drunk, if you didn't notice! Ah wasn't myself. It wasn't me!"
"Yes, it was you. The real you." he smiled and kissed her palm. "And right then and there I, no, my heart understood dat you're de one made for moi. And the night after that proved I was right.” he smiled slyly at her and she hid her red face in her hands.
“Oh, God! Don’t you dare to mention this!”
“Why?” he sat closer to her and tried to take her hands away from her face but she straggled back. “Dat night was amazing. I’ve never felt like dis before. “ he tried to look at her face but she didn’t give in. And then he used the only thing that could get her attention. “And I can tell, Remy had a plenty of girls in his life.” And it worked.
“That was mah first tahm, jackass!” she furiously punched him in ribcage and accidently fell on top of him. Her shocked emeralds stared at his onyx eyes.
“I know.” He felt her breath on his face. She was so close, but he couldn’t move. He could scare her and this is the last thing he wanted to succeed. “And I meant it when I said that. Dat night was amazing. And I’ve never felt like dis before.”
Rogue nervously sighed and sat near Remy and looked away. Remy sat up too.
“Do you regret dis? About what happened between us?” he sincerely looked at her.
“Ah don’t know.” She answered after a long silence. “It’s hard to take it in. Everything happened so fast and unexpected…” he heard her sobs and even though he couldn’t see her face, he knew she was crying. Remy carefully drawed her up to him, sat her on his lap and hugged. “Ah’ve never hoped to be able to touch anyone and now all my world is upside down.”
“Shhh, Cherie…” he said soothingly and rocking her to calm down. Marie hid her face in his chest. “Everything’s gonna be okay. We’ll take it slowly, step by step. I promise you, everything’ll be alright. Just calm down. I can’t bear hearing you crying.”
“It’s not like Ah cry every day, swamp rat.” She grumbled. “Or…” she looked at him shoked. “Ah knew it! Ah felt someone watching me while Ah was in my room! It was you! You’ve got stalking problem or something?”
“I was worried ‘bout you.” He answered. “You didn’t eat and didn’t talk. I was really worried, so as your friends.” Marie laid back on his chest and inhaled Remy’s scent. Spices and tobacco. “Hey, chere. I see you’ve got a pet name for Remy already?” he asked jokingly and got another hit in a ribcage.
“You push it, Cajun.”
R&R!!!