Out To Sea - Short_Affair 1/26

[glennagirl.livejournal.com]

Prompts: Raft, Pink
Word Count: 349
Reference to One Time
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Illya Kuryakin and Napoleon Solo had vanquished yet another THRUSH foe, freeing a scientist and his young daughter from the tyranny of imprisonment and forced employment with the supranational entity.  The four of them, agents and civilian father and child, were all enjoying a beautiful day in the home of a friend to Alexander Waverly.  The staff were all still on duty while the owners vacationed on foreign shores, pleasing Napoleon and Dr. Lorenzo.  Illya was less comfortable with the notion of servants at his disposal, choosing instead to fend for himself whenever possible.

At the moment he was watching Dr. Lorenzo’s daughter, a precocious four year old with blond curls; she was floating on an inflatable pink raft as her father swam alongside, vigilant to guarantee her safety. Napoleon was also in the pool, his winter complexion warming to the Caribbean sun and gaining color he would flaunt when back in New York’s cold weather.

Illya was lying on one of the chaises that surrounded the pool, braving the sun with suntan lotion provided by one of the house staff.  She had suggested he not stay in the sun longer than twenty minutes, noting how fair he was.  She also took note of the blue eyes; eyes that she thought were sad as he listened to her advice.  She was watching him now and wondered at his fascination with the little girl.  The blond wore a wedding band, perhaps he had family back home.

It had been two years since he last saw Marion; she had married and was now a mother.  He knew the child was his, had seen her once in the cover of night as he sneaked into her room.  Watching Lorenzo’s little girl created a yearning in the Russian’s heart that he hadn’t allowed himself to recognize up until now.  His and Marion’s daughter would look something like the girl on the raft, all pale pink skin and blond curls.

Napoleon looked up and saw his partner staring at Libby, the doctor’s daughter; he caught something in Illya’s expression that escaped description.

Comments

[lindafishes8.livejournal.com]

So glad for the taste of Illya and Marion's past here. So heartbreaking . Hope you do more follow up with their little girl. That being said,I liked this story.

[glennagirl.livejournal.com]

Thank you. The follow up is in my Vanya series, Secrets and C'est la Vie

:http://archiveofourown.org/works/460613/chapters/793803

http://archiveofourown.org/works/1938633/chapters/4187520

I do have ideas for more just haven't gotten to writing them down ;)

[lindafishes8.livejournal.com]

Oh boy. Thanks! *she rubs her hands together in anticipation*

[laurose8.livejournal.com]

Thank you for this little bit of a timeline I love. *inserts strong hints about moah HoV*

[glennagirl.livejournal.com]

Thank you. I really do have some ideas, but I've been running behind on writing for the past several months. Hopefully I can get them on paper...or a computer screen ;)

[jantojones.livejournal.com]

So bitter-sweet. I read 'One time' first and found it beautifully heart-breaking. This one was even more so. You certainly know how to tug on the heart-strings.

[glennagirl.livejournal.com]

Thank you, the tugging seems inevitable with our Russian. I hope you'll read the other related stories in the House of Vanya series. Also, the precursor to One Time is A Fragile Heart…

http://archiveofourown.org/works/250170