In the garage (For a Gambit application)

[caldecottsugah]

Rogue has been spending what spare time she can in the garage working on machines. The only vehicle in here she won't touch is Logan's motorcycle - he takes care of it himself and gets grumpy if she changes things on it without asking first.

She's tuned up most of the vehicles in the garage over the past few months. Right now, though, she's spending time beneath her Karmen Ghia. Her baby hasn't needed anything special but spending time with her car helps her ignore everything else. Ignore the fact that Piotr and Kitty are oh so very happy. Ignore the fact that she's re-applied for law school. Ignore the fact that she and Bobby.... Ignore the fact that she hasn't seen Remy in months. Ignore...

Well, she's ignoring a lot in bonding with her car.

Cars are simple and understandable.

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[http://users.livejournal.com/_steelmagnolia_/]

The look in his eyes changes her thoughts. The distance between them is gone and she wraps her arms around him, leaning her head against his shoulder. "Ah missed yah."

She hopes he didn't try her room. it's empty now that she's moved her things down to the boathouse.

[acesupyersleeve.livejournal.com]

"missed you too chere."

Wrapping his arms around her and pulling her in close.

"seems you gon' and moved on me though. Room's empty."

[http://users.livejournal.com/_steelmagnolia_/]

This always feels so right. It always feels so right and it always ends up with things going so badly.... Carefully, she pulls in a breath, bringing in the scent of him as she does so.

"Ah needed some space. Ah moved out tah the boathouse." Rogue swallows, not wanting to get into how she asked Piotr to choose and he chose Kitty.

[acesupyersleeve.livejournal.com]

He had missed her more than anything, it had hurt to leave, but her knew it was for the best. He hoped that she would forgive him someday.

Not knowing what to say, and not feeling he had the right to pry, he just nods, running his fingers through her hair, careful not to touch any exposed skin.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_steelmagnolia_/]

Rogue closes her eyes and stays there with him.

She should pull away. They're not together. He doesn't want to be with her. But right now, this is soothing. It makes her feel better, more grounded.

[acesupyersleeve.livejournal.com]

Not really knowing what to say, he just stood there for a moment holding her close, breathing in the scent of her.

"how things been around here? Same old?"

[http://users.livejournal.com/_steelmagnolia_/]

"Ah'm..."

Rogue leans back from him, "Ah haven't been doin' so well." The expression on her face is a little worried.

[acesupyersleeve.livejournal.com]

A flash of concern in his eyes

"hows that?"

[http://users.livejournal.com/_steelmagnolia_/]

"Ah'm ..." Rogue pauses and swallows, "Ah seem tah get mahself intah the worst romantic situations." She's not looking up at his eyes any longer.

[acesupyersleeve.livejournal.com]

His mouth now in a thin line, trying to hold back the flood of jealousy. Through his own doing, he had no right.

"chere, I.. 'm sorry" he finished lamely.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_steelmagnolia_/]

"No reason for yah tah be. Ah shouldn't even bein' talking to you about this. It isn't fair to you." Rogue squeezes his upper arm lightly and takes a step back from him.

[acesupyersleeve.livejournal.com]

"Righ' Dere's a lot of thing that aint fair, don' mean we don' try an help."

[http://users.livejournal.com/_steelmagnolia_/]

A faint blush finds her cheeks.

"Ah..." Rogue clears her throat, "Ah'm not sure what you can do something about it..." Ignore the fact that she still has the charred Queen of Hearts on her dresser.

[acesupyersleeve.livejournal.com]

"maybe not, but I gon' be here for a while yet, you lemme know."

[http://users.livejournal.com/_steelmagnolia_/]

"You're staying for awhile this time?"

Rogue smiles at him, truly taking a step back from him, putting some space between them before she forgets that she should.

[acesupyersleeve.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, I gon' stick around for a bit. Never know when I migh' be needed again."

[http://users.livejournal.com/_steelmagnolia_/]

"Uh-huh."

Rogue gives him a look. It is a familiar look. "Don't know when somethin' will catch yer fancy and you'll end up in who knows where, either."

[acesupyersleeve.livejournal.com]

he just shrugs a bit, looking solemn, not really knowing to say. He has always had itchy feet, and a love for excitement. Leaving always hurt, but it was worth it it to come back to the one of the few places he could call home.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_steelmagnolia_/]

Rogue rubs the flat of her chest just below the hollow of her throat. It looks like a gesture that is more habit than anything, about the place a necklace might hang if she were wearing one. For a little bit, she doesn't know what to say either. It makes everything feel tight, a little hard to breathe.

"You're here now." And that is certainly a good thing.

[acesupyersleeve.livejournal.com]

"I am. And 'm glad to be back. Crazy as it sounds, I missed it. An' I definitely missed you."

[http://users.livejournal.com/_steelmagnolia_/]

And she really doesn't know what to say about that.

He's charming and she wants to smile at him, she wants to have him wrap his arms around her. She also knows that so far, every time, all they've managed to do is hurt each other.