Rogue didn't even realize what she'd said until Logan's reaction. She returned his soft smile but said nothing more on it. Evan after so long, he still hurt over the loss of Jean. In a way she was surprised; Logan was someone who tended not to get attached. Yes, everyone knew about his attraction to Jean but not everyone knew how much he'd really cared for her. Rogue only saw a glimpse of it in the way he'd responded to her casual and flirty comment.
"I'd be lyin' if I said I wasn't," she said at length. Being held tighter only made her grin return. She'd had such a crush on Logan for the longest time, and by the time they parted ways, both without knowing how long it would be before they saw each other again, the crush had matured into love for a true friend and a deep respect. Those feelings hadn't left even a little.
"Oh Logan, I've missed your broodin' ass. Missed the rest of ya, too." At the mention of Bobby, she shrugged noncommittally. "Bobby's okay I guess. I was expectin' less of a warm welcome from him when I got back, but you know Bobby. Unless you've tried to blow him up, which I haven't yet, he don't hold a grudge." She took in a deep breath of the cold air, not caring too much about the neighborhood. She felt quite safe. "I didn't leave on great terms. I was goin' home for the summer an' promised to stay in touch with everyone. But then I just disappeared. Never called, never wrote. Nothin'. I expected him to be mad at me but he wasn't. 'Sides, I think there might still be somthin' goin' on with him an' Kit." She looked down. "I don't need no romantic complications right now. Got enough goin' on." Remy briefly came to mind but she quickly pushed thoughts of him aside.
Rogue shook her head, unable to really understand Ororo's point of view either. "I know she's all concerned about Lorna, but really? It's one kid versus a whole school in danger. Maybe it sounds cold of me, but just let him take her, is my thinkin' on it. I figured it was pretty good common sense. And Sean Cassidy as her second? The hell is that? I get he's got a past with Xavier an' all, but he knows nothin' about any of us or what we been through. Why not choose someone who's been there for awhile and knows a thing or two about a thing or two?" She sighed. "I got some anger I need to deal with, apparently."
At the comment about having more of him in her than he thought, Rogue's answering smile was passive. If he only knew. And she wanted to tell him eventually. She'd have to. She knew this clarity wouldn't last. There had been moments of it, granted none this long, but they never lasted. Sooner or later the memories in her brain would get tossed around like clothes in a dryer and she's lose herself once more. Knowing that made her rest her head against his shoulder. "I think it's gonna take somethin' bad happenin' for anyone to realize they've let the devil in the door. An' I hate to see it happen, but we both know it will. Guess all we can do is be ready to take him down when the time comes."
Without a second thought she added, "I don't need anybody else right now." When he called her Marie, it made her smile with nostalgia. Remy called her by her first name as well, but it was so different. Remy. If things had been different...but then maybe they weren't supposed to be. Maybe she was only supposed to get him up here. What did she know?
"That sounds fantastic," she laughed. "Why stay there? Come stay with me. I got a place near town. It's clean and it don't smell bad. I just moved in so the room that was gonna be my piano room can be yours." It may have sounded like she was joking, but she was serious. "I already know you're a slob so that'll come as no shock. I got a confession, though. I sleep naked so don't come in surprisin' me at night."