Natasha Romanova (redheadspy) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2009-05-28 05:53:00

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Old Friends
It was the one talk Natasha hadn't been looking forward to, but she had to do it. Boundaries needed to be set so they wouldn't be stepping on each other's toes, not that there would be much of it with Matt being in San Francisco, but they were both responsible for a young girl.

Natasha picked a small cafe in the Village. The place didn't hold any history for either of them, which was good. This was going to be hard enough without physical reminders of the past.

Natasha grabbed a cup of tea and a table while she waited.

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	nextgen_parent 2009-05-28 11:23 pm UTC (link)
	Matt nodded and smiled, a better smile than most lately. "He is, and I really am." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	redheadspy 2009-05-28 11:26 pm UTC (link)
	"He reminds me a lot of you." She fiddled with her cup. "Elektra's good?" See? She could be polite. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2009-05-28 11:58 pm UTC (link)
	"She's quite well, keeping very busy." Admittedly wasn't her best when last he was with her, but that kind of went without saying. "Tony and the mad genius racket all right?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	redheadspy 2009-05-29 12:05 am UTC (link)
	Natasha smiled. "They're good. Tony and I are doing rather well with this whole being married thing. Anya's starting MIT this fall and working at the company until then." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2009-05-29 12:20 am UTC (link)
	"Quite the built-in summer job. And I'm happy for you, Natasha," he says earnestly. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	redheadspy 2009-05-29 12:28 am UTC (link)
	"Yes, well she will be running it someday. Might as well learn how to do it now." She smiled at him. "Thank you. It means a lot, Matthew." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2009-05-29 12:40 am UTC (link)
	"Lucky for the company she didn't just want to be an architect." Matt was not trying to be sardonic. And he nodded a little. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	redheadspy 2009-05-29 01:22 am UTC (link)
	"I know. She's so wrapped up in it that Tony and I have to tell her to go do normal teenager things." She drained the rest of the tea out of the cup. "Is there anything else we need to go over regarding Eliza?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2009-05-29 02:30 am UTC (link)
	Matt smiled. "The harsh discipline you have to enforce. At least there's always shopping, apparently." "I think we've covered the most significant things, until she's got a chance to think over the options more. Would Anya's school be a good fit for her, you think?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	redheadspy 2009-05-29 03:02 am UTC (link)
	"It shouldn't come as a surprise that she's a workaholic and a shopaholic. Though I have no idea where she gets those from." "It could be," Natasha said. "Anya seemed to like it enough and it is one of the best private schools in New York. I'll take her for a visit and let her check it out." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2009-05-30 03:21 am UTC (link)
	"I'm shocked to Louis Renault proportions," Matt said with a small smile. "And that's a good idea." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	redheadspy 2009-05-30 03:30 am UTC (link)
	Natasha smiled. "That's still my favorite movie." "I don't want to pressure her or push her too much. If you want to send some information on schools out west, I'll make sure she gives them a look." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2009-05-30 04:04 am UTC (link)
	"Totally understandable. I'll send some over as soon as I can." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	redheadspy 2009-05-30 04:07 am UTC (link)
	She smiled. "Good. I should probably get going. I now have three teenagers in the house to ride herd on." And yes, that was more daunting task than any spy mission. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2009-05-30 04:23 am UTC (link)
	"I can only imagine." Matt extended hand, the extra breath almost completely undiscernable. "Good luck with everything, Natasha. Talk to you again sometime." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	redheadspy 2009-05-30 04:27 am UTC (link)
	Natasha took the hand and just held it, not shaking like she was supposed to do. The breath caught in her chest. "Thank you, Matthew. Take care of yourself." She smiled. Still holding his hand. "I suppose that's unavoidable now." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2009-05-30 04:37 am UTC (link)
	After a long pause that seems much longer, Matt finally managed a fairly inferior handshake. "Yeah, the thing with parenting; if you don't communicate, you're Doing It Wrong. Good bye." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	redheadspy 2009-05-30 04:40 am UTC (link)
	"Exactly," she said and finally managed to actually shake his hand. She released it. "See you later, Matthew. Have a safe trip home." She gave him a smile and then left the cafe. (Reply to this)(Parent)

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