Title: In the Garden
Author: Peachy
Email: kkeene@bradley.eduTeaser: The four guys chatting away while fixing up the garden
Rating: PG
Genre: drama
Notes: Comes after fic: The Storm
-----------------------------The four boys spent their day fixing up Storm's garden, replanting flowers, pulling weeds and fixing the damaged plants from yesterday's hail.
"It is so hot out here!" Christopher exclaimed. Bobby tried to cool him down by cooling the air but it didn't help. It was a scorcher!
"Ow! If I see another thorn again I'll give these plants real hail!" Bobby said sucking on his already bruised thumb.
"Gambit?" St. John asked.
"What?"
"I was curious, why did you cover for me yesterday?"
"That's what friends are for."
"Yeah but I was the one who dared you to do it. It's partially my fault."
St. John, in Gambit's drunken state, dared him to kiss one of the professors and so he chose the beautiful yet unavailable Ororo. Bobby knew it was a bad idea but didn't stop it. He wanted to see what would happen just as much as the rest.
"No, it is 100 percent mine, because I didn't have to do it. It's okay. Don't let it bother you."
"Thanks," St. John smiled at his friend.
"Don't mention it - She has great lips."
St. John smiled at that remark. Bobby and Christopher could have cared less.
"So, how pissed was Jubilee?" Bobby wanted to know.
She took it pretty well yesterday and her usual vocal outbursts weren't there. That made Bobby even more curious and worried.
"How do you think she took it? Like any girlfriend whose boyfriend kisses another woman. When she knew it was a dare though and lightened up pretty quick when I told her what I dared him. I still got a bruise on my arm prove it." St. John stepped in.
"Ow!" Christopher was pierced with more thorns as well.
"Nothin' the Remy charm and a few roses here would fix in a heart beat." Gambit searched for a few perfect flowers for his girl.
Storm came out to check their progress.
She felt a thousand times better. These guys didn't mean anything by what happened yesterday. Gambit said he was drunk and on the whole when he apologized she had to look back and laugh. He said sorry for coming in inebriated and kissing her. He, in his sober state, realized that they as a couple wouldn't work out and that she was beautiful but - how did he put it? Oh... Sorry mama, unfortunately I am all ready taken, it just wouldn't work out. You'll find another man and move on.
It was funny looking back on it, but at the time she was still mad. She just grinned and accepted their apologies, wanting to be left alone.
Her garden was coming along well. They must all have a hidden green thumb.
"You guys are doing a great work. Thank you!"
She heard another 'ow!' from a thorny plant that stabbed another one and smiled. Just deserts.
Gambit took his flowers to Jubilee, who melted back to him like butter. She was never really mad since the instant she found out it was dare. She played many similar games before herself. Remy was hers and she need not worry about anyone else.
All was right in the world at the mansion again.
The End