I cried. Again. You... wow.

Okay let me write down what I have to say about this chapter.

I love Rogue and Storm relationship. I love how Storm is fiercely protective towards her sometimes like a mother, sometimes like a sister.

I love Storm and Hank since the comic.

I love how this chapter doesn't scare me. It's like I'm through riding the wave. I have that "calm" sense throughout the chapter.

But then Rogue must got herself injured. And then the whole "I love yous" with Storm. I understand why Storm is crying and laughing at the same time because it's Rogue. Yes, she would let you in her body but not her heart. Even if she did, she wouldn't tell you about it.

And this is where I started crying. The whole scene with Logan. The whole I love you. The you before and now. It just make me happy and sad. Happy because she finally tells Logan how she feels and sad because it takes a lot for her to tell Logan about it. The road that she has to use to get there.

And fuck it all Rogue, why must you love two men at the same time??

Yeah okay. I know that feeling too.

There. I really love it that you didn't make Logan say it back. Not because he's a coward but because he just doesn't know how to.

This is beautiful BB.

- Alia.

Author's Response: Once again (and for the last time, at least for a while!) thank you for your much beloved tears! Yes, I almost love the Storm/Rogue and Storm/Hank dynamic more than the Rogue/Gambit/Logan thing. Did Storm and Hank have something going on in the comic?! I didn't know that! Wow, yay. If I ever did a sequel to this, I can only imagine a Storm/Hank one, haha. And thank you so much for your reaction to the Rogue/Logan confession. And yes; this story imagines the possibility of genuinely loving two different people in two different ways, which are both, nevertheless, love. And thank you for enjoying the fact that Logan did not say it back; I can't really ever imagine him saying it to her, especially in this story where he's so internal. I like that about him, in that relationship; and I like that she understands that about him, too. Love that doesn't have to be declared in the conventional way is moving to me; love that can be conveyed through gestures and silent knowledge; I like that. Thank you so much for your always beautiful comments and reactions; I've thoroughly enjoyed reading them during the progress of this story. (hug) There's a silent gesture of thanks, from me! :)