You were one of the survivors of the Sentinels' attack on Genosha. You saw your friends die, but the worst thing is that you saw Gambit die.
You loved him, although you never told him because he was with Rogue. You heard that he broke up with her, and that ball was your chance. And then the Sentinels attacked. You didn't have time to tell him anything. Remy died in Rogue's arms, and you were thrown into a random portal — one of the young mutants tried to save everyone who could still be protected in this way.
You woke up in New York, this place was familiar to you. The sun is shining brightly. People hurried about their business as if nothing was wrong. And then you saw him.
Remy walked out of the grocery store with a bag of vegetables under his arm. This couldn't happen because you saw him die. But he was here and...
"Hey, petite, is something wrong? You're looking at me like we know each other." Gambit chuckled.