I don't own James Bond, just having a little fun while I can.

Sorry for taking a while to get this up. Been so busy, I'm making a blanket for my Nan for Christmas, might post a pic of it on my tumblr. I'm going to be posting a Story for the 00Q reverse Big Bang sometime tomorrow, look out for it.

The Heart in the Storm

Chapter Twenty-Five

Q ran a hand through his hair messing it up a little. He was feeling a nervous as he waited for James to join him. They were going out for a meal. It would one of the few times that Q would be leaving the Villa since he got there. He was feeling a lot better that he had been. Still on the tired side, but he knew that would dog him for a little while longer. Q no longer felt dizzy or even sick. So he was hoping that he would be able to enjoy their date.

That was the reason why he was feeling nervous. James was taking him on a date, not just a meal out, but an actual date. He sighed as he looked down at what he was wearing, he was in light coloured clothing, and not the normal things he would wear. He was comfortable though, and for that he was thankful. He looked up as he heard someone walking towards him.

"Shall we?" James said as he held out a hand for Q to take.

Q smiled to him and nodded, taking a little calming breath as he took the offered hand and the two walked out of the Villa and towards the sea front. Q looked to the ocean as they reached it and smiled, "It's nice here, I have to admit." he had always loved the sea.

James chuckled, "That it is," he agreed as he wondered, "I hope you don't get sea sick."

Q laughed, "No I don't." shaking his head, "I'm fine on the sea, I've always loved the sea when I was a kid, boating trips were a must in my family." His voice soft as he thought of his birth family. "Every holiday we had together, we would always have a boat ride, I loved them."

"You haven't been on one since?" James asked, a little curious, but not really wanting to bring up any bad memories for Q.

"No," he answered him as he glanced up and added, "So I'm actually looking forward to our day out on a yacht. It should be nice and relaxing." He smiled.

James nodded as he let go of Q's hand and wrapped an arm around his waist, bringing the other closer to him, "Good, it should be a lot of fun. Never really took the time to have fun, or even a holiday. And I don't count after I was shot. I spent most of my time recovering." He chuckled lightly.

Q nodded and wrapped his own arm around James as they came to the sea front restaurant that James had booked for the two of them. They walked in and were quickly shown to a table that over looked the sea. Q couldn't help but smile as he looked out and watched the gentle waves. They ordered their food and waited a little while until it came.

"This is rather good." James nodded as he looked up from his meal and over to Q.

Q nodded in agreement, "It is. Though I have loved seafood since I was a child." He grinned a little.

"Not really my thing, but I don't mind trying something new every now and then." James smiled back at him.

"Crab and fish were a must at least once a week in my family. My dad worked as a fish monger for a while when I was really young. I always remember him bringing something back from work, and mum cooking it. The smells always remind me of them." He smiled softly at the memory. It had taken a long time for him to be able to eat seafood again, to put away the feeling of loss and remember them with fond smiles.

James smiled at him, "Its nice to have some good memories. My mother and father often travelled, and I couldn't always go with them. They would always make sure to call so I would be able to say good night. When they came back, they would always take me out some where, even if it was just something simple like a picnic somewhere, or a day out at the beach." He told him, a gentle smile on his face. It wasn't often that he thought of his parents.

They talked a little about themselves, without having to censure too much thanks to being away from work and away from those that could use it against them. They were surrounded by people not paying attention to them. They could talk about anything, apart from work, and they wouldn't be thought of as anything more than a holidaying couple. It was safe for them to talk about themselves, and to get to truly know each other. James paid for the meal when they finished with desert.

"Well, shall we slowly walk back?" James asked as he reached out a hand.

Q chuckled and nodded as he took it and the two of them walked out of the restaurant, into the warm night air. The sun was beginning to set over the ocean. Both of them captured by the sight, though Q a little more than James, who had seen it a number of times, though never really stopped to take it all in.

They walked slowly along the beach as Q stopped for a moment, he took off his shoes and held them in his hand as he told James, "take your shoes off."

James chuckled and smiled as he did as he was told, "Why are we doing this?" he asked.

Q shook his head and as soon as James had his shoes in one of his hands, Q took hold of the other one. Q stepped into the lapping water and pulled James to join him as the two of them walked in the water a little. "I always loved doing this, just to feel the ocean run over my feet." He said, not caring that the bottom of his trousers were getting wet.

James nodded and smiled, "All right." He smiled as he wrapped an arm around him and they walked a little more towards their Villa.

Q stopped and looked to the ocean, where the sun was setting. He pulled away from James a little as he smiled happily, he looked to James and then back to the ocean and the setting sun. "Beautiful isn't it." He said softly as he looked back, coming to a stop.

James smiled as he looked to Q and smile. The other was surrounded in the setting sun, "yeah, beautiful." Though he couldn't decide if he was talking about the sun set or Q.

James walked over to him and wrapped his arms around Q's waist as he pulled him against his chest. Q leaned back against him as they settled to watch the sun as it carried on its slow decent from the sky. The two were content and happy as they stood there, enjoying the time they could spend with each other, without having to worry about anyone else, or work.

Thank you all for reading so far, I do hope you are enjoying it! Thank you all for the wonderful reviews, you guys are awesome!