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[smuttyfantasyrecs]

John Wick

🦋 alone together 🦋

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🦋 can it wait 🦋

@reevesdriver

🦋 bedroom window 🦋 wedding bells 🦋 burning desire 🦋

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[justsomerandomfanfic]

I Just Want To Say...

THANK YOU to the fellow writers, creators, authors, and artists that are listed below! You guys have inspired me on so many levels! Your work, art, and fanfics always bring a smile to my face, I love reading them so much. I hope you guys keep creating more amazing works and continue to inspire and make others smile too! I'm rooting for all! And I can't wait to see what you all do next! - Chloe <3

I implore those who see this post, to check out these fabulous creators, give them love!

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[toomanystoriessolittletime]

It’s fanfic appreciation day so lemme appreciate the heck out of you all talented people

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[allie1804-fan]

NEW BEGINNINGS

Summary: Keanu is dating Emily a 37 year old scriptwriter. One day their desire to have a family together is sparked and a rocky journey to that destination begins.

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New Beginnings Baby Drabble 

New Beginnings Baby Drabble No2

LA

It was a sunny Saturday afternoon in May and the party was in full swing with people spilling out from the house onto the patio which bordered a large garden. The soundtrack  outside was a hubbub of adult voices mingling with the excited screams and laughter of small children running about through a water sprinkler in the sunshine. Inside the house, the volume was lower and there was a decidedly female skew to the voices which oohed and aahed over a tiny baby, just 1 week old.

Emily and her boyfriend Keanu had just arrived at the party being held at their good friends’ home. John and Chloe’s were holding a birthday party for their 4 year old  son Jamie who was Emily’s godson.

Chloe steered them through to the kitchen to get them a drink and say hi to John who was getting ready to barbecue.  As they wandered out to the patio, Keanu was almost knocked flying by the whirlwind that was little Jamie, shouting out his name excitedly and throwing his arms around his legs.

“hey little guy, happy birthday!” Keanu greeted him warmly. The two had a strong bond. Ever since he’d been going out with Emily and been introduced to Chloe, her best friend from college about a year before, he’d hit it off with Jamie and they’d babysat him quite often to give his parents a break. Story-time with Keanu was Jamie’s favourite thing and they’d bought him a gift which followed that theme.

“Are we allowed to give him his present yet?” Keanu asked Chloe, keen to see if he liked it.

“Sure, we decided to let him do it individually rather than have a long session opening everything so that’s fine”

“You want your present now Jamie?” Keanu asked lifting him up in his arms.

“Yeah” Jamie shouted throwing his arms in the air in excitement.

“All right” Keanu  agreed, walking over to a bench in a quieter area of the patio,  setting the little guy down and beckoning over to Emily to bring the gift she was still carrying. Jamie tore open the parcel with enthusiasm, revealing a plush toy monkey and the book “Monkey See Monkey Do”

“Cool, thank you Uncle Keanu and Aunty Emily” he said politely. He called them aunt and uncle even though they weren’t.

“Will you read it to me?”

This was directed at Keanu who looked up at Emily as he answered.

“yes sure – you go and see your girlfriends hun, I’ll stay here and read with Jamie”

Keanu lifted Jamie onto his knee and opened the book, starting to read and do actions with the toy. Emily wandered back to the house and through to the quieter living room where several women were still taking turns holding the new born.

Emily softly greeted her friends not wanting to disturb the baby.  Emily was a screenwriter and most of the group were connected through either their work or their studies several years earlier at UCLA.  Emily had recently turned 37 and was well established as a writer, mainly for films though she sometimes made a foray into TV which was how she’d met Keanu when she was working on a script for a show called “Rain” around a year earlier.  Half her cohort of friends were fully involved in their careers and another half, like Chloe had started families. Sam was the latest to join the mummies group and it was her little boy Jake that was inspiring all the cooing of the ladies, even those like Emily who had no children yet and didn’t even know if she ever would want them.

“Do you wanna hold him Emily?”  Katie, who was currently having her cuddle on the sofa, asked her.

“Sure but don’t, you know, disturb him or anything. Knowing me, you’ll hand him over and he’ll start crying!”

“Nahh – he’s just been fed and is super chilled out”

Sam nodded “She’s right, he seems pretty chill most of the time but after a feed he’s super chill, come on sit here and Katie can slide him over”

Emily acquiesced and sat alongside Katie, making a cradle shape with her arms ready for the baby.

As Katie manoeuvred little Jake across to Emily, she felt his weight in her lap and his warmth seep into her chest. As she breathed in his baby smell, something inside felt different from any other time she’d held a baby in her arms. She remembered a story from her childhood about a dragon called Ignis who was frustrated because he couldn’t yet breathe fire. Once the spark from a volcano had got inside and lit his fire, he felt the warmth spread through him and bring him to full life. Right then, as she looked down at Jake, she felt that same kind of spark within. She took a sharp breath in trying to hold back the tears that threatened to spill out.

“Ahh there she is” a deep voice spoke. It was Keanu who’d finished his story-time with Jamie and had just come in to find Emily, the little lad still on his hip.

Emily looked up and smiled brightly, tamping down the emotion but it was still palpable to Katie who looked from Keanu to Emily with a knowing smile.

“These guys will be next, mark my words” she teased looking from one to the other, each with children hugged close to their bodies”

Both Emily and Keanu blushed and he laughed, his hand over his mouth. “I don’t know about that. Anyway John told me to come and tell you guys that food is ready out on the patio”

Most of the ladies got up and Emily passed little Jake back to Sam, offering to bring her a plate to save disturbing the baby. Keanu grabbed her hand and they went out to get food. Once Emily had taken Sam her food, they mingled with the other guests for the rest of the party and tried to put the awkward moment out of their minds though the subject was never far from Keanu’s thoughts even as they chatted to the other guests.

He was almost 20 years her senior but when they’d met through the script she was writing, he’d felt an instant attraction. He’d dared to ask her out and was delighted when she’d said yes. After only a few dates, he knew it was getting serious for him and he told her  he’d understand if she thought it was best to bow out now because of the age gap. He didn’t want to trap her in something she would want to escape later on.  Her reaction was etched in his memory. Her hand cupping his cheek she’d laid her heart on the line

“Keanu, I, … I think I’m falling in love with you and, frankly I couldn’t care less about your age, I just want to be with you. Is that OK?”

His lips had crashed to hers in an instant and they’d not looked back since. They had talked about whether she wanted kids and she’d said then, at 35 that, whilst she knew her body clock was ticking on, she still wasn’t sure if she wanted them or not. He was happy either way and if she did decide she wanted them she’d be open to alternative ways to parent than having their own kids. There was no pressure on either of them.

But that day at the party, everything changed.

[johnsbleu]

ficsnroses replied to your post “Hold My Hand: John Wick x Reader Chapter 75”

Aww! I adored this chapter. It’s so beautiful to hear them talking about getting married and having babies �� seems like a LOT is gonna happen real soon and I’m so so so excited! Really nice to see Tess and Jimmy in this one as well. As always, thank you so much for this! ��

thank you so much!!! 💞💞

[ladyreapermc]

Do we have news on ficsnroses?😪😭

She’s working on a new blog since tumblr is being a dick and isn’t answering her emails @staff get your shit together!

As soon as she’s ready and has a new url we’ll reblog everything and let everyone know. We all love her and miss her!

[ringa-starr]

For being so nice and cute, copy this to 10 other bloggers that you think are wonderful. Keep the game going and make others feel beautiful. ❤️

[ficsnroses]

nO! I Love your headcanons!! anything you have in that marvelous brain of yours I will take happily thank you

[bxcketbarnes]

Home Invasion

Pairing: John Wick x Reader

Words: 1200+

Author’s Note: Here we are again... with another John fic! I am falling down a rabbit hole of Keanu/John/Johnny and I am o k a y with it. ‘Cause goddamn he is a fine man. So cute, so humble. Anyway! I hope you all like this. It’s adorable with a hint of angst maybe? I mean, someone almost dies so I would think that’s angst, but what do I know lmao

You wake up to John's hands pulling you closer to his body, a delight hum leaving his lips. You turn over to face him, seeing his honey brown eyes already open. "Morning, love," you whisper as the sun peaks through the somewhat closed blinds.

"Sweetheart," John mumbles in a husky voice and you shiver a bit at how much deeper his voice is in the morning. "You sleep okay? You were whimpering."

Your fingertips dance along his chest, humming softly. "Eh, I had a bit of a nightmare but nothing too major," you tell him and John presses a kiss to the top of your head.

"You know…" he trails off and you tilt your head up to look at him. His eyes meet yours and move some of your hair from your face. "Now that we're engaged and plan to get married next year, I've been trying to find a way to get out."

Your eyes widen and sit up slightly, your hand pressed against his chest. "Really?" You ask and John nods his head, a smile on his lips. "John, this… but this is your life."

He nods his head slowly and licks his lips. "I know, but I don't want you to live in danger for the rest of our lives. I want us to have a normal life where you can live fear-free. We can have normal lives," John explains and your heart flutters.

"You'd do that for me?"

"In a heartbeat, my love," he says before leaning forward to kiss your lips. You hum against his lips, kissing him back while running your fingers through his hair.

You pull away from the man and nuzzle your face into his neck. You drape your leg over his lap and one of his hands move to the back of your thigh, gently caressing the skin. "I'm so in love with you," you whisper to him and John hums, dragging his fingertips up and down your thigh.

"And I with you, sweetheart. You're the best thing that's happened in my life," John mumbles against your skin, pressing a soft kiss to your bare shoulder.

You let out a deep breath, your hands resting against his chest. "Well, I guess we should get up then," you giggle and start to move away from your fiancé when his hands wrap around your waist.

"Wait-"

"Nuh-uh!" You laugh and slip out of his embrace, standing up from the king-sized bed. "You've got stuff to do today, so c'mon."

John lets out a grumble before throwing the blankets off of him, swinging his legs over the side of the bed. "You're right, you're right," the man exclaims and you grin while walking towards his side.

"I'm always right, baby," you wink before heading into the bathroom, shutting the white door behind you.

Your fiancé lets out a laugh and stands up, his eyes staring at the door. "You're gonna be the death of me, love, I swear!" John heads towards the kitchen and decides to start breakfast, see if he can get it done by the time you're done your shower.

The hot water cascades down your body, feeling your muscles relaxing the longer you stand under the showerhead. Once you're completed with your shower, you turn the water off and furrow your eyebrows at the sound of something breaking in the house.

"John?" You call out while sliding the shower door open, stepping out before wrapping a towel around yourself.

The man doesn't answer and you start to panic just a little bit. You slowly open the bathroom door, hearing grunts before a gunshot goes off. A gasp leaves your lips as you crouch a bit, rushing towards the end stand that has one of John's guns in it.

The weapon shakes in your grasp, holding the towel against your body as you walk towards the open bedroom door. You glance over the railing, looking around downstairs for anyone when a man gets thrown against the wall. You jump once more, falling on your ass as you examine the man who's wearing a ski mask.

"John?!" You call out again and your fiancé runs towards your voice, coming into frame. "John! W-What's happening?"

"Everything's okay! Just some… unwanted guests. Lock the door," he tells you before he gets trampled by a guy.

You're frozen in place, watching the two go at it as the stranger pulls out a knife. He goes to plunge the blade into John when you fire the gun. "Get off of him!" You yell while standing up, beginning to descend the stairs.

"Y/N," John pleads before punching the guy in the face. He whips his head around to look up at you. "Get upstairs. I can handle this."

Your eyes met his, seeing the look of pleading in them as you begin to head back up the stairs. You're chewing on your bottom lip as John springs up from the floor, getting into a fistfight with another henchman.

The gun in your hand still shakes a bit as you watch the scene unfold and you release a breath of relief when John kills the man. You turn to head back towards the bedroom when you run into something solid. A gasp leaves your lips as one of the henchmen stands in front of you.

You raise the gun to shoot at him when he slaps it out of your hand. It flies into the bedroom, your eyes dancing towards the weapon before looking back at the man. You quickly rush towards the gun and get tackled to the floor.

The masked-man turns your body around before straddling your waist. You panic and still try to reach for the gun, your fingertips grazing the handle. "You shouldn't have gotten involved," the guy growls while pulling out a knife. Your eyes widen as you let out a panicked scream, managing to reach the gun just as the henchman lifts the knife.

You grab the gun and quickly shoot the man before he has the chance to stab you. A grunt comes from the guy's lips and clenches his chest before falling to the side. Tears stream down your cheeks as you watch the life fade from his eyes. You're breathing heavily, staring at the blood that's now stained on your towel as John runs into the room, his eyes going from the body to you.

"Sweetheart," he mumbles and kneels beside you. "Hey, you're okay," John whispers and gently takes the gun from your hands. You swallow thickly and look up at your fiancé.

"I-I had to…" you trail off and John shakes his head, wiping the tears from your face.

"I know, I know. You did good," he reassures you and helps you off the floor. John kisses your forehead as you try to level your breathing. "I'm gonna call, someone, real quick. Have them remove the bodies. You wanna take a relaxing bath? I know you just got out of the shower but-"

You nod your head, gripping his arms and you let out a huff of breath. "Yeah, yeah. I think I'm gonna do that. Join me afterward?" You ask him innocently and John snickers before nodding his head.

"Yeah, I'll see you in there."

-

Tagging: @lovefilledtragedy​​ @ficsnroses​ (i hope this is okay)

[omg-imagine]

Happy New Year lovelies! Wishing you all a safe, healthy, and prosperous 2022 🎉💗

also special shout out to my bff on the interweb @ficsnroses for keeping me sane for yet another year !!! you da best homie 💖

[toomanystoriessolittletime]

Hey Steph! Hope you’re doing well. I’ve only recently watched John Wick (tragic, I know - so long deprived) but I wanted to read some fic for him and saw you reblog some. Do you have any other JW recs? Thank you my angel 🙏🏻💕

- @nothoughtsjustmeds

Hiiii"

Yes I have. So many.

Might I interest you in some of mine? lol I wrote A LOT for Keanu's characters in general and I'm planing to go back to it and also finally finish those Wip's I have in my drafts.

There are soooo many talented writers for John. Have some of my faves

The Brooklyn Baby Series by my sisterwife @ladyreapermc which had me screaming with every part (big age gap fyi) Also Check out Demon John in her master list!

Primed to sin by @fanficsrusz is a Priest AU so.... 😏

@ficsnroses whole Masterlist. But especially One night

If you have a week or two to spare you have to read @the-darklings Children of Ares which I am OBSESSED with.

That old feeling by @omg-imagine Just.... The Yearning..... Check out the rest of the masterlist too!!!

But baby I'm better by @fortheloveoffanfic 🤤

One cappuccino and a chocolate brownie please by @keanureevesisbae is giving me cavities if only this about it

Check out all the master lists of the people I tagged cause this premium content lol

I'm sure I forgot people so if you have anything to add and recommend? Doooo it!

[cherry-gemz]

Happy Birthday to the most breathtaking human to ever walk this planet. Wishing him a day of love and laughs. He’s one of movie stars that I would probably die of happiness if I ever got the chance to meet irl.

Going to spam this day full of all things Keanu. Join me in telling me your fave Keanu movies, fics, prompts, or whatever your heart desires!

Asks are open now, including anon! 🖤 🍒

Let's party Keanu babes! @keanureevesimagines @keanuquotes @keanureevesisbae @overheardatthecontinental @toomanystoriessolittletime @marissat1998 @keanucharles09 @fortheloveoffanfic @ficsnroses @keanu-reeves-fanblog

[penwieldingdreamer]

🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷Send this flower to 10 mutuals to let them know you love them 🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷

Oh thank you so much, darling ❤️❤️❤️ right back to you.

I'm tagging @ladyreapermc @toomanystoriessolittletime @meetmeinthematinee @ficsnroses @fanficsrusz @littlefreya @dancingwendigo @fortheloveoffanfic @iworshipkeanureeves @omg-imagine @eevee-of-rivia @fickensteinn @henrythickcavill @hnryycvll @deathonyourtongue @wondersofdreaming @wanderinglunarnights @nuns-and-roses @radaofrivia @mypoisonedvine @princess-of-riviaa @yoursecretsmutblog @fics-not-tragedies @the-darklings @viking-raider @chamomilebottom

[allie1804-fan]

Ile de Re (Chapter 1)

I wrote this fic  last year, mostly while on holiday on this lovely island.  If you are on Archive of Our Own, you may have seen it before. Written before Matrix 4 was announced and before Covid so sorry that the timelines are no longer realistic!

Summary

Keanu meets a chef to help him prepare for a movie role. Events conspire for them to spend even more time together than they planned and despite the large age gap, romance ensues.

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April 2020

Keanu hung up the phone and quietly fist pumped to himself. He’d just had news that a new project had been green lit. It was one he’d been collaborating on for some time - where he’d play an American chef, somewhat down on his luck who was establishing a new restaurant in a rural French town. The thing that thrilled him most was that the project afforded him the chance to finally learn how to cook – at least a bit - because he’d need to demonstrate some skill in the film itself and to ‘find’ his character he wanted to understand more about the craft of being a chef – especially the passion that drove them.

He went to his office and pulled out his laptop, opening a file holding details of some chefs who Erwin’s team had tracked down that fit the bill in terms of the knowledge they had and their personal experiences. He dropped an e mail first to a chef names Yves Le Gouhier and another to a woman called Claire Bonnevin. They each had restaurants in LA but were French natives who had trained at home before heading to America to open restaurants of their own. He hoped that the guy would say yes since he felt he’d probably relate better to his experience however he checked out both of their bios and looked at restaurant reviews on line.

A few days later, the decision was made for him as to who would give him the coaching as Mr Le Gouhier was out of town for at least a couple of months, establishing a new restaurant whereas Ms Bonnevin was able to fit him in for some daily ‘classes’ starting the following week. Whilst mildly disappointed, he also recalled that he’d actually eaten at Ms Bonnevin’s place once and had really rated the cooking which mixed homespun flavours with Gallic finesse - the seafood there was to die for.  He responded quickly in the affirmative, and ever the perfectionist, asked if there was anything he needed to bring or any preparatory work he could do before Monday. Claire replied that if he could let her have a working copy of the script and tell her what his favourite meal was before the weekend – they could work on the skills he’d need to demonstrate in the film and, depending on what the meal was, also aim to make his favourite meal to a good standard by the end of the week. If he had some friends who’d like to eat what he made, then he should ask them if they were free.

“What a question!” he pondered, thinking about what his favourite meal was. Keanu was a man who liked to eat - so much so that he needed the counsel of his trainer Denise to keep off the pounds in between films! Would it be a good steak with garlicky greens and crushed potatoes?, veal with a cream and mushroom sauce, roast lamb with flageolets and dauphinois potatoes – this task was just making him hungry!  He decided on the latter thinking it would be a challenge and fitted with the style of cooking they had at “Le Chat Botte” which was Claire’s restaurant. The pressure of feeding something he’d made that wasn’t bacon and eggs or a peanut butter and jelly sandwich was both thrilling and unnerving. He messaged his sister Kim, his mother and friends Rob, Alex and Josh who were all pleased to be free although they joked that they might need to go to Macdonald’s to fill up afterwards!

Monday came around and Keanu pulled up at “Le Chat Botte” at 9am prompt. Entering via the service entrance as instructed, he walked into a spotless kitchen with gleaming stainless steel work stations, hobs and ovens  ranged along one wall and a large wooden kitchen table in the centre which had 2 sets of chopping boards in different colours along with a variety of knives, spatulas and other cooking implements arranged side by side in the centre of the table. No-one was in sight though Keanu could hear the sound of a voice coming from an adjoining room. Walking across the kitchen he stuck his head round the door of what turned out to be an office where he saw a petite, dark haired woman he recognised (from her bio) as Claire Bonnevin  - she was speaking to someone on the phone in French. She raised her hand to him in greeting, mouthing sorry and hurried to complete the call.

“Oui, Oui, je te rapellerai demain  - mon nouvel client vient d’arriver, oui oui c’est lui, donc il faut que j’accroche.  D’accord d’accord, je sais. Au revoir”

Claire turned to Keanu blushing - she had the distinct impression that he’d understood that she’d just referred to him in her conversation.

“so sorry about that – that was my restaurant manager back home in France just giving me an update on my dad  - he’s not been too well recently so we’ve been talking every day” Her English accent was excellent with only a slight gallic note.

Keanu stuck out his hand

“Nice to meet you Ms Bonnevin and no problem – you didn’t need to rush them off the line on my account”

Claire smiled and shook his hand, “I heard you were impossibly polite! – of course I did, I was eating into your paid time – nice to meet you too by the way. Keanu grinned - Claire could feel the colour rising in her cheeks again  - she wasn’t exactly sure why - maybe it was the directness of his gaze or the brilliance of his smile.

“So, are you ready for your training?”

Keanu chuckled and responded with what he thought was the expected reply “hell yeah” but Claire didn’t react, “maybe the Matrix reference was unintentional” he thought – she was pretty young after all, (her bio said she was 35) so maybe she was one of the few whom it had passed by!

“So let’s go through to the kitchen and get started” she said leading the way back to the room where Keanu had entered earlier.

For the next 4 hours they talked through and tried out some of the particular skills that would be needed in kitchen scenes. Whilst they worked, they got to know each other a little with Claire wanting to find out about Keanu’s food knowledge and experience and Keanu quizzing her about her beginnings in the industry. He discovered that she grew up on a tiny west coast island in France called L’Ile de Re” where her Dad still owned a restaurant called, like hers in LA, “Le Chat Botte”.  He no longer worked as a chef there but lived in the little village where it was, hence the manager being able to keep Claire appraised of his health.  She’d learned her craft there and then moved on to train in Paris, New York and then LA to establish her namesake restaurant in the US.

For her part, from what Keanu said, she could see that despite not having grown up in a house where people had a passion for cooking, he nevertheless clearly had a passion for food  - from the humble sandwich to fine foods from around the globe. He was also a quick study, picking up the knife skills needed to finely chop onions and garlic on film that he’d need. She was a patient teacher, though she would occasionally break into French when she was struggling to communicate the exact technique such as when at first he couldn’t master the rotation of the knife needed to chop finely:

“tient tient, comme ca” she said, placing her hand over his to show how the blade needed to rock back and forth over the garlic.

At 12 they broke for lunch at which point Claire challenged Keanu to make her his best sandwich from the ingredients on hand. He asked her what she liked and created a layered club sandwich which she declared excellent. By the time he left at 1pm, Keanu was convinced that she was an excellent choice of teacher and one he’d enjoy learning from. He could hardly wait for the next day when they were going to study cuts of meat by going to Claire’s favourite butcher.

The week progressed with a mix of hands on cooking classes and continued trips to suppliers which served to explain the importance of provenance and quality ingredients. They also worked on timings  and started to plan the stages of creating the menu Keanu had planned for Friday’s lunch.

On Thursday Keanu tried out the dauphinois potatoes and was thrilled with the result - he was really starting to enjoy cooking and his rapid growth in skill. Claire praised him warmly and suggested he try a dessert as well for the next day.

“You could try something simple like a mousse au chocolat but I think you’re ready to really wow them”

“Oh yeah?” Keanu grinned “With what?”

“A tarte Tatin”

“What!, are you sure?”

“Absolutely – you’re an excellent student - let’s do one today together, you’ll master it I’m sure”

She showed him how to prepare the sugar and butter in a special tin that could go on the stove and then in the oven to finish. They prepped the apples placing them rounded side down in the tin and proceeded to caramelise the butter and sugar until it was a gorgeous molten mahogany. Then he learned how to make the shortcrust pastry using cool hands to rub the butter into the flour then bring it together to a dough which rested in the fridge. Once rolled out, he placed it onto the cooled apples, tucking in the edges round the sides. The result when they turned the tarte out (upside down to reveal the apples) was amazing – sweet, tender apples with the sugary caramel cut a little by freshly grated lemon rind and a melt in the mouth pastry to top it off.

“See!” she smiled, “I knew you could do it”

“No, you did it!” he grinned

“Well, OK so today we both did it but tomorrow it will all be down to you”

Friday came and Keanu got to the restaurant at 8am wanting to have as much time as possible to get everything perfect.

By 11.30 the lamb was resting, his gratin and tarte were in the oven and the beans were simmering gently.

The meal was beginning with a simple salade aux lardons  - it was time to dress it with the vinaigrette he’d made earlier. He started to toss it gently but some lettuce flipped out over the side

“Watch out you don’t drop too many said Claire – unless you want lots of children’ she laughed!

“What?” Keanu asked, shooting her a quizzical look.

“it’s a saying we have in France that the number of leaves you drop when you’re tossing the salad tells you the number of kids you’ll have.

“Oh right” he chuckled, “that’s cute, but it’s way too late for that”

“What do you mean?, you’d have time to have them if you wanted, surely”

“I’m too old Claire”

“What, you must only be what?”, she paused to look at him and consider his face “…. About 45”

“Ha ha” Keanu laughed heartily.

“No, I’m fifty five”

“Merde” she exclaimed “ce n’est pas possible!”

Keanu shook his head and smiled - he loved how she reverted to French when she was reacting spontaneously to something.  

“I’m afraid it’s true, so even if I had a wife or even a girlfriend, I still think it’s too late to be having babies. I might be dead before they’re 20 or 30.

Claire’s face clouded over

“Sorry I didn’t mean to be all maudlin” he said

“Don’t worry, it’s just my mother died when I was 25 so I know that’s hard – but people die all the time, young and old.

“Ain’t that the truth” Keanu agreed quietly, remembering his own past.

“and lots of guys have babies when they’re older. Maybe you shouldn’t rule it out”

“Maybe maybe, anyway, enough serious talk, we should raise a toast before our guests arrive”

He poured himself and Claire a glass of wine.

“Here’s to satisfied customers!” she said

“and here’s to you for being such an amazing teacher – I can’t believe you’ve got me this far so fast”

“well that’s really down to you” she replied, smiling, “you work so hard and learn so quickly, it’s very impressive”

“I don’t know about that!” he said blushing, “Anyway, let’s not get ahead ourselves, I haven’t served it yet!!

They put down their glasses and Claire went to see if the guests had arrived at the table they had set aside in the restaurant. Meanwhile Keanu busied himself with finishing the salad and carving the lamb which he was happy to see was just the right shade of pink. He put it in the warming oven and also took out the tarte Tatin praying that it would be as good as the one yesterday when he turned it out later. Finally, with the main course as ready as it could be, he took the salad and some French bread through to the dining room.

The meal went down a storm - at the end Keanu stood and raised a toast to Claire

“Thank you for all your kind words folks but we really need to toast this amazing lady who has taught this old meat head some cooking skill. He took her hand and placed it over his heart

“ thank you, thank you, merci beaucoups, I’ll be forever grateful!”

Claire laughed and blushed.

“Just wait until next week when we’ll have you working in the restaurant kitchen, then you might not be such a fan!”

He laughed

“That may be!”

They said their goodbyes to Keanu’s amazed guests and went to clean down the kitchen.

“How’s your dad by the way?”

“Oh about the same apparently – no better, but no worse, he just needs to take it easy and stay off his damn bike”

“Oh, a pushbike or a motorbike?” Keanu asked, his interest peaked

“A push bike – he’s not a racer guy like you!” Claire saw Keanu pull up each day often on different bikes so she knew about his passion for them.

“everyone goes everywhere on bikes on the Ile de Re” she continued - it’s a cyclist’s paradise with cycle paths across the salt marshes and oyster beds and through the forests. But he had a heart attack last year and whilst he is supposed to exercise, he just pushes himself too much and that worries me”

“Do you have any other family there to keep an eye on him?”

“No, I’m an only child and there are no aunts or uncles either.

“Is your father still alive? She asked.

“Yeah – well at least I haven’t heard otherwise! He left my mother when I was three and I haven’t seen him since I was 13.”

“Mon dieu that must have been tough growing up without a dad”

“Yeah well I had my mum and my sister - he wouldn’t have been a good role model anyway”

“I could see today that you adore Kim and your mother”

“Yeah, yeah  I do - family and friends are my rocks to come back to  - after every project that’s what I look forward to”

“You know you’re not at all what I expected!” Claire stated.

“Oh, how so?” he asked

“Well, a couple of people I mentioned you to said they heard you were a nice guy and very polite but I guess I just expected someone more ………..starry, you know!”

Keanu burst out laughing.

“Well I’ll take that as a complement” he said

“you should – you’ve made it a very easy first week of teaching” she smiled

“Well thanks” he said the colour rising in his cheeks.

They finished up in the kitchen and Keanu took his leave saying he’d see her at 9am prompt on Monday for his week in the working kitchen.  He’d enjoyed her company so much that he’d almost asked her to dinner but held himself in check. She was so much younger than him and he knew his feelings weren’t entirely platonic. She was very cute with olive skin, beautiful eyes and a slender yet not too skinny figure – he didn’t really have a type but she hit the spot with him. He’d just have to quash those thoughts, focus on the learning and keep things on a friendly footing.

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[johnsbleu]

I always look forward to you posting! Hope you’re having an awesome new year so far, and have fun writing! ❤️

thank you so much! i really appreciate that!!! 💕💖

[ladyreapermc]

#6 & #20!

6) If you had to delete one of your stories and never speak of it again, which would it be and why?

Maybe Meet Cute. Don’t get me wrong, I do like it. It’s really sweet, but I did write and post it when I was still too hesitant to write for Keanu, so it kinda feel like it’s missing something.

20) Are there any stories that you wished you’d ended differently?

I don’t think so. There are a couple of them (like this isn’t a rom-com) that I toyed with a different ending, but I don’t think I’d change any of the endings from my stories.