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.