02-22-2019, 05:52 PM
(This post was last modified: 02-22-2019, 05:57 PM by Ivan Sarkozy.)
Ivan felt worry in the pit of his stomach. He wasn't sure why, exactly. Danya's answer had seemed purposefully pleasant enough. Friendly and appreciative too.
But she had the gift of understatement. Hah! Gift. Girl was brilliant. Like he was playing Connect Four and she was playing chess. He smiled weakly. She also liked to catch him off guard.
Suddenly he felt as if he was standing outside a house they were about to raid. He's at the door, looking at his team, making sure everyone's in position. Cuz, you know, in his dream he's also SWAT trained. And probably a negotiator. And whatever else is super cool.
Ivan Sarkozy to the rescue!!! Whatever he'd need to be, he'd be it. Idiot.
Cept he's lookin down and realizes he's naked and holding a nerf gun. And he's leading the raid?!?!?!
And as he falls, wound gaping, he sees Danya looking at him with a half smile, one eyebrow raised, as if to say "What, did you think it was all legos and stories?"
Yeah, maybe morning was a bad idea. Too late tho.
But he wasn't gonna back out now. Pride, if nothing else. And he wanted to see Zara. She didn't know he was her father, not yet. He needed to have a relationship with her first. And Danya wanted that for her.
So ok. She had done this alone for five years. He owed it to both of them.
Though that he would have helped from the start, had he known, he tried to ignore. Maybe later. IF they ended up being something.
So guts churning, he knocked on her door. Door open. Smile but definite stress. Quick peck on the cheek. And then he's sitting with Zara at the table while Danya finishes getting ready. Carpool is coming (something they didn't have when he was a kid) and she has a presentation. Zara needs her breakfast.
And Ivan is the clueless lug.
Can I be SWAT again?
But she had the gift of understatement. Hah! Gift. Girl was brilliant. Like he was playing Connect Four and she was playing chess. He smiled weakly. She also liked to catch him off guard.
Suddenly he felt as if he was standing outside a house they were about to raid. He's at the door, looking at his team, making sure everyone's in position. Cuz, you know, in his dream he's also SWAT trained. And probably a negotiator. And whatever else is super cool.
Ivan Sarkozy to the rescue!!! Whatever he'd need to be, he'd be it. Idiot.
Cept he's lookin down and realizes he's naked and holding a nerf gun. And he's leading the raid?!?!?!
And as he falls, wound gaping, he sees Danya looking at him with a half smile, one eyebrow raised, as if to say "What, did you think it was all legos and stories?"
Yeah, maybe morning was a bad idea. Too late tho.
But he wasn't gonna back out now. Pride, if nothing else. And he wanted to see Zara. She didn't know he was her father, not yet. He needed to have a relationship with her first. And Danya wanted that for her.
So ok. She had done this alone for five years. He owed it to both of them.
Though that he would have helped from the start, had he known, he tried to ignore. Maybe later. IF they ended up being something.
So guts churning, he knocked on her door. Door open. Smile but definite stress. Quick peck on the cheek. And then he's sitting with Zara at the table while Danya finishes getting ready. Carpool is coming (something they didn't have when he was a kid) and she has a presentation. Zara needs her breakfast.
And Ivan is the clueless lug.
Can I be SWAT again?