Author: Makes Rain Woman (makes_rain_woman@h...)
Title: House Arrest; this is chapter 4.
Fandom and Genre: X-Men romantic slash
Disclaimer: The X-Men belong to Marvel Entertainment Group and 20th 
Century Fox, not me!  Nor do I have any stake in the Cartoon Network 
or "Dexter's Laboratory".  I'm not making any money, just having 
fun.  No copyright infringement is intended.
Pairing: Wolverine/Gambit
Rating: NC-17 (YES!  Really it is!)
Summary: Wolverine and Gambit are kicked off the team and Cyclops 
sentences them to stay home while the X-Men are on a mission.  Bet he 
never thought this would happen...
Feedback: is very nice! :)
Archive: Please ask me first! :)
Lots of love to Bobbi, Rebop, Peg, Lee, and Chris for all their 
support!
 
 
Contrary to popular belief around the mansion, Remy LeBeau was not a 
high maintenance man when it came to his appearance.  A quick shower 
and shave, blow-dry and comb, throw on some clothes (and everything 
looked good, no worries there), and he was ready to go.  The only 
reason he was ever late to a morning appointment was because he 
simply hated to get out of bed.  Knowing just how fast he could be 
when he needed to, he'd had no doubts that he would make it to the 
kitchen first and get breakfast cooked for him.
 
No doubts until now, when he stood before the sink, toothpaste in 
hand, and realized that he'd left his toothbrush upstairs in Logan's 
bathroom.
 
"Oh LeBeau, you so smooth," he laughed to himself as he searched the 
vanity drawers for a new toothbrush, already knowing there wasn't one 
there.  Skipping brushing this morning was just not an option.  Jean-
Luc had put hundreds, maybe thousands of dollars into Remy's pearly 
whites, which had been anything but after ten years of neglect.  The 
countless hours in the dentist's chair were among the many memories 
Remy preferred not to revisit, so he had brushed and flossed 
religiously ever since.
 
As much as he hated to lose the race, he had no choice but to go and 
retrieve his toothbrush.  He ran a hand through his auburn locks, in 
deep thought.  They weren't even a full day into their relationship, 
but it was already clear that each of them maintaining their own room 
was not going to work.  He walked out into his bedroom; it was 
slightly larger than Logan's, and, naturally, decorated better.  
Maybe he could convince Logan to move down here with him.  / Provided 
I have the courage to ask. /
 
After Rogue had shot him down on the offer to share a room not once, 
not twice, but three times, his confidence in being a good partner 
had wavered.  Then again, Rogue had weakened most aspects of his self-
esteem.  Looking back now, he could see that all the effort, all the 
work and dedication he had put into trying to save their love had 
nearly destroyed him.  Why he'd let her walk all over his heart so 
often he wasn't sure.  He was sure that she'd return from this 
mission and come crawling back to him, begging for forgiveness, 
swearing she hadn't meant it when she'd said "Ah really mean it this 
time!"  But this time, there was no way in hell he was taking her 
back.  Not now that he finally was happy.
 
He'd gone to Logan's room the previous night with the intent of 
splitting a pizza and sharing a few beers, nothing more.  But he 
loved the turn of events!  Logan - the real Logan, not the complete 
bad-ass he always pretended to be - was everything Remy had ever 
dreamed of and more.  Remy really wanted to kick himself for never 
having realized that Logan was interested in him all this time (all 
these YEARS!)...but a man who could hide his thoughts from telepaths 
could obviously keep his feelings from an empath as well.  There was 
no way Remy could have known.  
 
Remy had been able to tell from day one that Logan was bisexual.  It 
all came out in his body language and the way his eyes lingered on 
the spandex-covered male bodies a little longer than a straight man 
would deem appropriate.  Early on, though, Remy had doubted Logan 
would ever admit this to himself, much less act on it - he was so 
completely in love with and devoted to Mariko, despite the distance 
between them and all their problems.  Believing that Logan would 
eventually marry her, and hoping he would, as it was so obvious how 
much he loved her, Remy had settled into the heartache of chasing 
Rogue.
 
Then, Lady Mariko died.  It was the only time Logan had ever 
broadcast his emotions openly enough for Remy to pick up on them.  
The thief had never experienced such pain before; it had completely 
overwhelmed him to the point of tears.  He still bought Jubilee a 
lovely gift every so often in gratitude that she'd never told anyone 
about the sobbing mess she'd found him in that day.  During his 
crying fit he'd come to the painful conclusion that Logan would never 
recover from his loss enough to love again.
 
But as they say (whoever 'they' are), time heals all wounds.  There'd 
been a million setbacks along the way, but slowly, surely, the light 
had returned to Logan's eyes...and those eyes began to wander again.  
Remy had to give Logan credit - he was a very difficult person to be 
sneaky around, but Logan had apparently been admiring him from afar 
for quite some time.  In his own defense, though, he had been a 
little preoccupied with trying to give Rogue the incentive to learn 
to control her powers, or least wear a collar once in a while.  
Nothing had ever worked, not even the night he'd bared his soul and 
told her how much he wanted to get married and raise a family...
 
Remy snapped himself out of his musings.  None of this was solving 
the dilemma of his missing toothbrush.  Frustrated at himself for 
sometimes having the attention span of the child he'd never gotten to 
be, he started toward the door and opened it to find a very smug-
looking Logan in the hallway.  / Merde. /
 
"Hi, cher."
 
Logan smiled broadly and gave Remy his toothbrush.  "Hey, Rem.  
Thought ya might need this."
 
Remy sighed and smiled.  "T'ank you, Logan.  I'll only take a 
second, 'k?"  He rushed off to the bathroom.
 
"Take yer time," Logan replied, entering Remy's bedroom and taking it 
in.  The room was a little cluttered, but not messy.  Three bookcases 
packed full with more books in piles throughout the room, beautiful 
paintings on the walls and propped up in corners, a very high quality 
stereo system and stack upon stack of CDs.  Logan gritted his teeth 
at a memory of Rogue, after one of the many times she'd dumped the 
Cajun, making the snide comment that he'd probably stolen everything 
he owned.  Stupid bitch.
 
He heard a swish and spit and then Remy came back into the 
bedroom.  "So cher, who makes breakfast now?"
 
Logan had been pondering that himself since he'd stepped out of the 
shower and noticed a second toothbrush in his bathroom cup.  He 
leaned against one of the corner posts of Remy's bed.  "We could go 
out."
 
"Non," Remy laughed, lifting his sunglasses off his dresser and 
putting them on.  His face grew very stern.  "'I want at least one of 
you at home at all times!  And you can only go out for 
emergencies...or groceries, maybe.  But this is a punishment, darn 
it, not a vacation, and don't you forget it!'"
 
Logan barked with laughter.  "Shit, forgot about that.  Ya do a good 
Cyke, Remy."
 
Remy snorted and tossed his glasses aside.  "T'anks.  Could do it 
perfect if only I had somet'ing stuck up my ass."
 
"That can be arranged."  Shit.  The words wore spoken before Logan 
had even realized he'd thought them.
 
To his credit, the thief did manage a quick look of shock, but then 
he just grinned and closed the distance between them in just two 
graceful strides.  "Hmmm, someone woke up wit' his mind in de 
gutter."  Remy braced one graceful arm against the bedpost above 
Logan's head and leaned inwards, trapping him.
 
/ Christ!  Does he have any idea what he's doin' to me?! /  Logan 
felt the room temperature begin to rise.  "Is that a problem?"
 
"Au contraire, I rather like it."  Remy brought his sharply chiseled 
face so close to Logan's that their noses nearly touched.  A slow 
heat burned in his luminous eyes.  "But what makes y' so sure I'll 
let y' be on top?"
 
"What if I ask nice?" Logan growled soft and low, tilting his head up 
and capturing Remy's mouth, the tingling traces of cinnamon 
toothpaste mixed with Remy's own unique flavor re-igniting the fire 
in his belly.  He smiled inwardly as Remy's surprised gasp turned 
into a pleading whimper, begging for more.  Logan gladly obliged, 
deepening the kiss, plundering Remy's mouth with his tongue.  In a 
surge of bravery he slid his hands under the hem of Remy's well-worn 
denim shirt to massage the tender flesh at the small of his back.  
With every kiss, every touch, every sound of pleasure that escaped 
Remy's lips, Logan became less nervous, and wanted, needed Remy even 
more.  And his resolve to take things slow was gradually slipping 
away.
 
As was Remy's.  The Cajun moaned in response to Logan's touch.  Remy 
twined one hand in the thick black hair at the nape of Logan's neck 
and let the other fall to Logan's waist.  He impatiently tugged the 
flannel shirt loose from Logan's jeans, sighing when his hand finally 
made the sin-to-skin contact he so desperately needed.  His fingers 
whispered feather light up Logan's flank and chest, brushing softly 
against one hard nipple.  Remy felt the growl his action caused 
rumble in his partner's chest as much as he heard it from deep in his 
throat.  That primal sound sent a shiver up and down Remy's spine and 
his swollen cock strained against the confines of his jeans in 
response.  He pulled Logan closer and felt Logan's erection rub up 
against his thigh.  Remy let his fingers trail down the firmly 
muscled torso and began working open the top button of Logan's jeans.
 
But fear returned.
 
Remy stopped as soon as he felt Logan's body tense up.  "Cher?  You 
OK?"  He opened his shields just a bit and sent out a gentle calming 
wave.
 
Logan sighed, relaxing under Remy's influence.  "Sorry, Remy.  Didn't 
mean ta freak ya out like that."
 
"Did I do somet'ing wrong?" Remy asked softly, his tone indicating 
that he was convinced that he had.
 
"Hell no, Remy!  Why would ya think that?"  But Logan already knew 
the answer: Remy had never been able to do anything right in Rogue's 
eyes.  The thief put up a good front, but deep inside his self-esteem 
had been shattered.  Logan made a mental note that they would have to 
work on that.  "Trust me, you're doing everything right.  Jesus, I 
want ya so bad I can almost taste it!"
 
"But...?" Remy urged, his expression a mix of curiosity and concern.
 
"But that's just it."  Logan forced himself to meet Remy's eyes.  "I 
don't want us to get caught up in th' heat of the moment and end up 
regrettin' it, ya know?  We agreed ta take things slow an' I don't 
wanna break that promise."
 
To Logan's surprise, Remy let out a sigh of relief mixed with 
laughter.  He gave Logan a fierce, loving smooch.  "Ah cher, je suis 
desole!  Dis all feels so right, so comfortable, I forget dat it's 
new and you don' know how t' read my intentions yet."
 
"Which were?"  Logan was more than a little curious...and relieved to 
see that they were still apparently on the same page.  Why rush fate?
 
"Well," Remy purred, one hand running lazily down Logan's 
chest, "seeing as how dere's all dis pent-up sexual frustration here, 
I jus' t'ought I'd see what I could do about it.  Take matters into 
my own hands, so t' speak."  His hand cupped the bulge in Logan's 
pants and gave a quick squeeze to accentuate his point.  "Mais, if y' 
don' like dat idea..."
 
The rest of his comment was cut off in a soft moan as Logan's fingers 
teased his hard on in return.  "Ooooh, cher, seems as t'ough y' DO 
like de idea..."
 
"That I do," Logan murmured, placing his free hand behind the nape of 
Remy's neck to help pull that lovely Cajun mouth down on his.  Remy 
had conceived the perfect solution: intimate, romantic, not an earth-
shattering act but a million times better than each of them 
retreating to their own bathrooms.  This would take the edge off just 
enough for them to be able to think about other things...like 
breakfast.  More like lunch now at the rate they were going.
 
With agile, experienced fingers Remy unbuttoned Logan's shirt with 
flicking his tongue in and out of Logan's mouth, taunting, teasing.  
Logan removed his hand from Remy's crotch long enough to pop the row 
of snaps running down the front of his shirt, and then they were bare 
chest to bare chest again, grinding against each other, both grinding 
at the sensations.
 
"Where?" Logan rasped.  Floor sounded good, shower sounded better.
 
"Bed," Remy breathed, pulling Logan away from the bedpost as he 
moved, crawling backward onto the mattress with a dancer's grace.
 
Bed sounded perfect.  Logan followed his lover to the head of the 
mattress on hands and knees, a soft growl in his throat like an 
animal that wasn't quite tame.  "Thought ya said somethin' 'bout 
satin sheets, Rem," he teased, running his palms over the smooth 
cotton duvet, the cloth cool against his searing skin.
 
"Satin SHEETS, cher," Remy emphasized, a sly smile on his lips as he 
pulled off his shirt.  "Soon as I find a down-filled satin comforter 
I'll get one."
 
"Maybe I'll get ya one fer Christmas," Logan offered, stripping off 
his own shirt and tossing it on the floor to join Remy's.
 
Remy reached out and pulled Logan up against him.  "Hmph.  Dat's a 
romantic present, bed linens.  Ain't dat for de eighth anniversary or 
somet'ing?  Gifts should have a little more oomph, n'est-ce pas?"
 
Logan laughed.  "Fine.  A comforter an' some body butter."  He began 
kissing a wet hot trail down Remy's throat.
 
Remy groaned and shivered.  "Mebbe.  What flavor?"
 
"Strawberry."
 
"Mmmm, now you talkin', cher!"
 
Logan chuckled again, but his laughter progressed into an aching sigh 
at the sensation of Remy's hands at his crotch, working open the 
buttons one at a time, then tugging at the snug boxer briefs.  When 
his cock finally bobbed free from the prison of his clothing, it took 
all his willpower to keep from coming in Remy's hands right then and 
there.  He heard a soft murmur of delighted approval, and then he had 
to clasp Remy's shoulder to steady himself as those nimble hands 
began stroking him.  Strong sure hands with lightly work-roughened 
skin.  Logan let out a long moan, then realized he wasn't holding up 
his end of the bargain.
 
"Slow down, Remy."  He quickly unbuttoned and unzipped Remy's pants, 
relishing the Cajun's sexy gasps.  He pushed the red silk away from 
Remy's throbbing erection.  "Damn," he breathed, spellbound.  Long 
and lean and very sexy, like all things Gambit.  He had to fight back 
a sudden urge to take Remy's dick in his mouth.  Instead he wrapped 
his fingers around it and gave one firm experimental stroke.
 
"Mon Dieu, Logan!" Remy hissed.  He eagerly resumed his caresses to 
Logan's cock.  "S'il te plait, don' stop, cher!"
 
They paused only long enough to strip off their pants, then quickly 
settled into a sensuous tandem, fisting each other in rhythm, holding 
on to each for support, lips locked in a heated battle whenever they 
could catch enough breath.  But the heat between them soon raged into 
a fever, and the need for release became greater than the want for 
finesse.
 
"Fuck, Remy!"  Logan could feel his orgasm building, dangerously 
close.  He gripped Remy's shoulder harder, not wanting to bruise the 
satiny flesh but at the same time not caring too much if he did.  He 
also tightened his fingers around Remy's erection, precum lubricating 
each stroke.  His own cock burned.  "Remy...God...please, harder!"
 
"Ahhhh, mon cher, mon coeur, dat feels so good!"  Remy immediately 
fulfilled Logan's request, taking a snugger hold on his cock.  His 
free hand found purchase again in Logan's hair; he braced his 
forehead against Logan's, struggling to maintain his position.  His 
already ragged breathing became shorter and faster as climax 
neared.  "Oh, oh cher, ooooh, Mon Dieu!"
 
And he came, back arched, head suddenly thrown back, hair dampened 
dark by sweat, and a scream escaping him that could only be described 
as the voice of a horny angel.  His seed erupted fire hot over 
Logan's hand.  Logan was positive he'd never experienced anything 
even half this erotic in his entire life.
 
Then the emphatic backwash swept over him, Remy's orgasm projected 
into his mind and body and heart and soul in crystal clear 
perfection, and it pushed him over the edge.  The release rocked his 
entire being; he heard himself roar, heard Remy cry out when he felt 
it too.  Remy's hand kept moving, hot and slick with Logan's own 
cum.  It felt to both of them as if it would never end.
 
Eventually, the squall began to die down, their bodies relaxed.  They 
held each other for long trembling moments, Remy's slow Acadian drawl 
whispering a beautiful hybrid of English and French, Logan's rough 
Canadian accent surprisingly tender.  
 
At long last, Remy caught his breath.  "Merci, cher.  Mon Dieu, dat 
was good!"
 
"God, was it ever!"  Logan lifted his head off Remy's shoulder and 
pulled back, smiling at the sight of those sated red eyes.  "We 
shoulda done that years ago.  Sorry I've been so blind."
 
"Pffft.  We'll jus' have t' make up for lost time now, non?"  His 
grin was wicked, but his eyes held softness and affection.  "We 
needed dat, cher."
 
"Yup.  And I need another shower.  So do you, it looks like," he 
noted, running a hand down Remy's sticky, sweaty torso.
 
"Oui.  We could take one together."  Statement, suggestion or plea, 
it was hard to call.
 
"That sounds real nice," Logan sighed.  He kissed Remy softly.  "You 
lead th' way."
 
Remy laughed as he eased himself off the bed, knees wobbly.  "You 
jus' wan' to take advantage of de opportunity t' see my ass, cher."
 
"Yup."  And he definitely enjoyed the view and Remy walked into the 
bathroom, tight hard butt flexing with each step.  He looked down at 
his twitching cock.  / Down, boy. /
 
"Cher?  Y' gonna join me or not?"  The shower was already running and 
steam began to drift out the bathroom door. 
 
Logan quickly composed himself.  "Right behind ya, Rem."  He went 
into the bathroom and stepped behind the shower curtain.  Remy was 
already shampooing, eyes tightly shut to keep the suds out.  Logan 
stood still and watched for a bit.  "Ya sure are cute all sudsed up."
 
"Pffft.  Quit being cute an' started bein' handsome at sixteen."  But 
he blushed a little anyway.  He tilted his head back to rinse.  "Help 
y'self to de shampoo, cher."
 
Logan was briefly distracted by the sight of that long graceful body 
arching under the stream of water.  "Huh?  Oh, yeah."  He squeezed 
out a palmful of shampoo and began working up a lather.  "Aw, 
cripes!  It smells like fruit!"
 
"Papaya," Remy clarified, wiping the water from his eyes and reaching 
for the conditioner.  "Gets rid of frizzies and fly-aways."
 
"Yer hair ain't like that."  Logan ducked his head under the water to 
rinse.
 
"'Zactly.  I `spose it would be silly t' ask if y' wan' some 
conditioner?"
 
"Very."  Logan grabbed the soap, which thankfully didn't smell like 
anything edible, just like soap.  He lightly soaped his body while 
Remy watched, entranced.
 
"You so beautiful, cher."
 
Logan froze, the soap paused just above his navel.  His heart melted 
at the sincerity in Remy's eyes.  But be damned if he knew how to 
respond.  `Thanks' was the cheap, easy way out; `You too' sounded 
lame, though Remy really was the beautiful one.
 
"Cher."  Remy's voice was low and soothing.  "No one ever said that 
to you before?"
 
"No...not...nothing like that," Logan stammered.
 
Remy pulled him into a wet, soapy hug, their bodies sliding together 
deliciously, and gave him a very soft, open-mouthed kiss.  "Better 
get used t' hearin' it, cher.  Now quit bein' a soap hog."
 
They finished showering and dried off, somehow resisting the urge to 
snap towels at each other.  After collecting their clothing from its 
various locations and dressing, they made their way down to the comms 
room.  Cyclops had indeed called in a report at 0700, and while he 
sounded disappointed that he'd had to leave a message instead of 
talking to one of them personally, he didn't seem angry.  He stated 
that the team had made it safely to wherever they were, and that he 
would be checking in at least once a day.  Nothing more.
 
"So, Logan, when y' got de beer las' night, was dere anyt'ing in de 
fridge dat looked good for a late breakfast or an early lunch?"  Remy 
flipped the switch for the kitchen lights and squinted briefly at the 
glare from the metal surfaces.
 
Logan shrugged.  "Dunno.  Wasn't thinkin' `bout it.  Ya sent me for 
beer, I looked for beer."
 
"Really got a one-track mind sometimes, don' you?"
 
Logan slapped him on the ass.  "Sometimes."
 
"Behave!" Remy warned, though he looked extremely pleased.  He opened 
the refrigerator door and sighed.  "One of us really needs t' go to 
de store."  He had better luck in the freezer compartment.  "Meat and 
taters," he announced, tossing a bag of hash browns and a package of 
beef sausage on the counter.
 
"Good enough."  Logan gave Remy a quick kiss on the cheek before 
gathering up the food and heading toward the stove.  "I'll cook this 
time, but I'm expecting somethin' nice an' spicy fer dinner."
 
"Heh."
 
"Hey, you have ta behave too!"  Logan hefted one of his cast iron 
frying pans out of the cupboard and set it on a burner to warm.  He 
glanced over at Remy, now perched on the countertop, swinging his 
legs back and forth.  For the first time Logan really noticed the 
shirt Remy was wearing.  "Never woulda pegged ya as a Western-style 
shirt kinda guy, Rem."
 
"Dis old t'ing?"  Remy picked at the shirt's already frayed 
hem.  "Did some cattle rustling wit' de guild.  My las' big job 
before de exile."
 
"An' ya had ta dress cowboy ta pull t'ings off?"  Logan quickly 
sliced the sausage with his claws and dumped it into the pan.  It 
immediately began to sizzle.
 
"Oui.  Mon frere, Henri, was `spose t' lead de heist, but we 
discovered right away dat he was allergic to horses.  I took over, 
and he ended up driving de get-away stock trailer."  He smiled at the 
memory.  "Was pretty fun, really.  Different.  Nice change of pace 
from liftin' art and jewels."
 
Logan added the shredded potatoes and a handful of dried onion flakes 
to the frying meat.  "Ya miss th' Guild, Rem?"
 
"Oh, I do, cher," Remy answered passionately, jumping off the counter 
to get the coffee maker going.  "At least, I miss de old days, how 
t'ings used t' be.  Running de pack ain't nearly de fun of running 
WITH it."
 
After adding a generous amount of salt and pepper, Logan gave the 
contents of the pan a thorough stirring.  "Yer...wife in charge in 
yer steed?"
 
"Her an' Theoren, one of de t'ieves."  Remy chuckled as he poured 
water into the coffee maker.  "It's one o'clock on Saturday 
afternoon.  Do you know where YOUR estranged wife is?"
 
"Bite me, Gumbo."
 
"In de kitchen?  Kinky."
 
Logan sighed.  "You're terrible!"
 
Remy curled up behind Logan at the stove, wrapping his arms around 
his waist.  "Is dat a complaint?"
 
Logan turned his head and gave Remy a quick smooch.  "Absolutely 
not.  So after we eat, what's on tap for th' rest o' the day, 
darlin'?  I'm not too familiar with this lazy Saturday business."
 
The Cajun purred at being called "darlin'".  "Well, mon cher, mos' 
normal folks wit' lazy streaks watch cartoons on Saturdays."
 
"Sounds like a waste of time."
 
"Dat's de point."
 
Logan snorted.  "If you're gonna waste time, waste it drinkin' beer, 
bub."
 
"De originals on de Cartoon Network make more sense after a few."
 
/ God, if Jubes ever finds out about this... /  "OK.  We'll give it a 
try.  But if it sucks we're doin' somethin' useful, alright?"
 
"D'accord."
 
* * *
 
"Answer me one thing."
 
Remy lifted his head from its resting spot on Logan's belly, which 
made a surprisingly wonderful pillow.  "Quoi?"
 
"Why is Dexter th' only one in his family with a Russian accent?"
 
A warm, throaty chuckle.  "Dat I don' know, Logan."  He snuggled back 
against his lover.  "Dere, dat wasn't so bad, was it?"
 
Logan gently stroked Remy's dark red hair, as soft as spun 
silk.  "Nothin's bad with you around, darlin'."
 
Remy's breath caught in his chest.  "Oh, cher."  He twisted around 
and hugged Logan tightly.  "T'anks for indulging me a little."
 
"Anytime," Logan assured him.  He patted Remy's back.  "Now, lemme 
up.  Rain died down.  I'm gonna get the mail."
 
Remy moved just enough to let Logan get up, then plopped back on the 
couch.  "Jus' have t' be a little bit productive, huh cher?"
 
"Just a little.  This is all I'll do today, I swear!" he promised 
over his shoulder as he went out the front door.
 
Remy lay blissfully on the couch, wondering what they'd do once Logan 
returned.  A few more hours of talking would be nice.  With 
footrubs.  The mere thought of Logan's strong, strong hands massaging 
his toes made his entire body tingle.  / Let's see, I think I still 
have some of that peppermint foot lotion... /
 
SLAM
 
Remy was instantly on his feet.  He'd lived the in the House of Angst 
long enough to know the difference between an accidental door slam 
and one made on purpose.  But what in the mail could have made Logan 
that angry?
 
He quickly made his way to the foyer.   Remy didn't need to use his 
empathy to feel the waves of pain and anger rolling off Logan.  He 
knew his lover had sensed him but Logan made no acknowledgement of 
Remy's presence.  All of the mail had been dropped in a careless pile 
on the floor, except for the one envelope clenched tightly in Logan's 
hand.  Remy slowly inched closer, as if approaching a wounded animal, 
until he was able to see what the piece of mail that Logan was 
staring at was.
 
A letter addressed to Japan in Logan's handwriting.  Marked `Return 
to Sender' in Yukio's.  Yet again.
 
"Cher," he said softly.  "Let's go sit down and talk about dis."
 
Logan heard Remy's offer.  He knew he should take it.  But instead, 
he did what he was notorious for doing.
 
He pushed Remy aside and stormed off toward the Danger Room.
 
Big mistake.