Rogue could feel herself shaking as she sat at the dinner table with most of the other mutants. Jean was out of town on some big political thing with the Professor and wouldn't be back until Monday. She had marked today as the day to announce to everyone in the house that she was pregnant. It was a Thursday night so the majority of them would be home and not out running around doing whatever weekend plans that they had. She had initially planned to wait and let everyone figure it out on their own, but she had grown tired of the whispers.

She pushes around the food on her plate. Ororo had made dinner, a lovely meal of pot roast and potatoes along with an array of fresh vegetables. It was great, one of Rogue's favorites in fact, but the anxiety that was building up in her chest was making it hard to keep her food down. She could feel Remy watching her out of the corner of his eye. He knew nothing of her plans, she couldn't bring herself to discuss it with him.

She looks around the table before taking a deep breath and saying the two words that she was dreading voicing the most. "I'm pregnant."

As soon as the words leave her mouth, the room goes quiet. She wasn't sure that she had been that loud when she had made the revelation. Amara and Jubilee share a bewildered look. Jamie was grinning like the Cheshire Cat, at least one person was glad to hear the news. Rouge would have to say that Scott was the most taken back by the news. He sat with his mouth open, reminding her of a gaping fish. The smug look on Remy's face said that he was more than a little proud of that. Remy clears his throat, leaning back in his chair. The look on his face said that he was daring anyone to say something negative to her.

"Is it a boy or girl?" Jamie asks, breaking the silence.

Rogue lets out the breath that she didn't realize she was holding as Remy replies. "A girl."

"Aww man." Jamie says, pouting like a small child who just got told they had to wait until after dinner before they could have another cookie. "I hoped it would be a boy."

"We can still throw the football around with her." Remy says, giving the boy a smile. "She'll probably be a better catch than y'."

A small laugh goes through the room. Everyone was still clearly trying to wrap their minds around what Rogue had just said. She could see Amara and Jubilee looking down at their phones, no doubt texting each other whatever snide comments that they weren't brave enough to say out loud.

"Do you need anything?" Tabitha asks, surprising Rogue. The two girls didn't have much of a relationship, not big enough of one to warrant the question. "I can help get you bottles or diapers or something."

"That's very generous, Tabitha." Storm says, speaking up for the first time that evening. "Perhaps, Rogue can make a registry and we can throw her a baby shower."

"I'm already planning it." Kitty says, smiling animatedly as she talks with her hands. "Everyone is invited. I don't want none of you guys skipping out because you think it's for girls only."

"I want to help." Jamie says eagerly. "I can decorate."

"Fine." Kitty says, rolling her eyes. "Just, try not to make a mess when you do help."

"I vant to help too." Kurt chimes in. "We should pick out some games."

"I'm happy for you." Says Rahne, who rarely ever spoke more than a few words at a time.

For the most part, it seemed that people were supportive. Rogue felt that the conversation would change as soon as her and Remy were no longer within earshot. She doubted that anyone would say anything around Laura either. She was eternally grateful for the girl's loyalty throughout this experience and everything that had been happening.

Logan is in the garage working on his motorcycle when he hears the car pull up into the driveway. Wiping his hands, he throws the oily red rag onto the floor before going to see who had shown up. He had figured it was one of the kids who had forgotten a book for their class, seeing as it was almost 9:30 and the majority of the kids were at school. He was sure Remy was somewhere around, working on his online college class or sleeping.

He makes it to the front door as the knocking starts. One whiff tells him that it's Mystique on the other side of that door. He was about to turn around and walk away when he hears her threatening to break in if they don't open the door.

"What do you want?" He asks in a gruff voice as he opens the door.

"What's this about my teenage daughter being pregnant?" She asks, trying to push her way past him. He steps in front of her to block the way. "I can't believe the irresponsibility that you are displaying in this place. How can you let this happen?"

"That's a lot of talk for someone who let a group of teenagers live on their own in a shit hole." He mutters. "Who told you about Rogue anyway?"

"It doesn't matter who told me. What matters is that she is pregnant, and I am here to get her. She needs her mother."

"She doesn't need parenting advice from someone who threw her baby off a bridge." Logan says, crossing his arms over his chest. He wasn't going to let her take Rogue anywhere. Her place was in the mansion with people who saw her as more than a pawn to be used in their games.

"Don't be so dramatic." She says, waving her hand like it would make the situation disappear. "She needs to be with someone who has given birth and knows what it's like to carry a child."

"She will be just fine here with people who actually care about her."

"She's my daughter." Mystique says, her voice expressing the vexation she held towards Logan. "I love her dearly. I know I wasn't the best mother, but she needs me now."

"If there comes a time that Rouge decides that she needs you, she will come to you herself."

Mystique places her hands on her hips. "I can't believe that you went and let that pathetic excuse of a man get her pregnant." She says, her voice filled with disgust. "He has no future, no degree. He's nothing more than a criminal."

"You're nothing more than a criminal." Logan points out. "I won't have you talking that way about Remy." He says, pointing a finger into her face. "He is a good kid, rough around the edges, but he cares for Rogue and is doing a lot to make sure that she is happy. Which is more than I can say for you. Now get out of here before I make you get out."

"My daughter will come to live with me." Mystique says, before walking back to her car. She slams the door of the car, making the tires squeal and smoke as she pulls out of the drive, leaving a mess on the concrete.

Logan closes the door, cursing her under his breath. She had lost her damn mind if she thought that he would let Rogue go with her that easily.

"I always knew y' liked me." Remy's voice says from the top of the stairs. He was wearing a shit eating grin on his face and Logan almost regretted saying what he did to Mystique.

"Can it, Cajun." Logan huffs, walking back towards the garage. "Go clean that mess off the driveway."

"But Mon Ami, don' y' wanna spend time with me? Imma god kid after all."

"Gambit, I swear I will lock you in the basement."

"Okay. Okay." He says, holding up his hands as follows behind Logan. "Remy's jus glad t' hear that y' care 'bout him."

"This is why Rogue is always calling you a pain in the ass." He says, pushing the door closed behind him as he enters the garage.

Remy stops short. "She calls me that?"

"I can't believe he actually managed to get her pregnant." Amara said, trying to keep her voice low so that others wouldn't hear what she was saying. She was sitting at her usual table in the back corner of the cafeteria chatting with Jubilee about Rogue's pregnancy. Laura knew that she probably shouldn't be listening in on other's private conversations, but this one was about her best friend and she felt entitled to know what other people were saying about her.

"I know." Jubilee says, blowing a large pink bubble with her gum. The popping noise it made when she bit into it made Laura inwardly cringe. "How does that even happen. Maybe it was some form of invitro fertilization or something."

"Where would be the fun in that?" Amara asks, taking a long drink from her carton of two percent milk. "I don't think they would intentionally get pregnant like that."

"I don't think that they would intentionally get pregnant at all." Jubilee says, with a shrug. "I suppose that they would have had to find a way to have sex. Think about it." She says, pointing her manicured finger in Amara's direction. "Remy has a lot of sex, apparently hes good at it because look what happened a couple months ago. That crazy ex of his had to come back for some more. If Rogue wasn't giving him any he would have left."

"True." Amara says, nodding in agreement. "The only reason his is staying with her now is because of the baby. He would probably be long gone if it wasn't for that."

Laura was about to get up and go tell them off when a loud bang echo's through the cafeteria. She turns around to look at what happened. Tabitha is standing in front of the other two girls, who look completely shocked at the sudden outburst. "Listen." The blonde says, leaning down so that she is eye level with the other two girls. "If I hear you say another word about Rogue, I will beat you." Laura could almost hear them swallowing hard. "What happened to her can happen to anyone, even you two. Its not easy and she's going through enough as it is. I don't want things to be made any more difficult for her, understand?"

The other two girls nod slowly. Apparently satisfied with the answer, Tabitha turns around and walks out of the cafeteria. Once she is out of earshot, Amara mutters. "God, what's her problem?"

A/N: I decided to add a few reactions to the news of the pregnancy. I also gave a couple hints on some questions that a few of you had. It took me a bit to decide how I was going to go with the story and ultimately decided this was the best way. How do you feel about the reactions of the mutants that we have seen so far? Do you think its strange that Mystique is suddenly interested in the future of her daughter? Do you think she will be back? Will Rogue decide to go stay with her? How do you think Scott will react to the news when Remy isn't around? Why do you think Tabitha is so defensive? That's about to be a fun little side story. Do you know girls like Amara and Jubilee? Let me know what you are thinking. I also have a little twist that will be coming in soon.

rbear1231- I understand that you don't like the reference back to "boy scouts" that's your right. However, Scott has been referred to as a boy scout since he was debuted way back in the 60's. So, that being said, I will continue to use the term for him in my stories. If you are uncomfortable with it, you are more than welcome not to read them. You should also consider that people don't always view boy scouts like you do.