AN: Assassin!verse – some happy, distant future. And since Agent K was never given a nationality, I've just decided he's Italian. Short based on the love padlock tradition (which Hubs and I did recently).
Caramia
The wedding had been nothing short of a stunning success. Although a small, private ceremony, given the relative wealth of the bride and groom, the cost of the event went well into the tens of thousands of euros and the party didn't end until the very small hours of the morning. And now, lounging in the honeymoon suite of the Hotel de Russie in Rome, the newly married couple sipped champagne and reflected on the events from the previous day.
"Who do you think will be next?"
"That's easy, Nicholas has lost it for that gorgeous Greek gal."
"Gorgeous?" A perfect blonde eyebrow went up.
Rolling his eyes, the groom kissed her bare shoulder and answered, "Gorgeous, but nowhere near as beautiful as my lovely wife. Which reminds me…"
Stark naked, the pale haired man slid off the bed and rummaged around in his monogrammed overnight bag.
Sitting up, the blonde asked, "What are you looking for? I'm fairly certain we used up everything last night."
"A one track mind with you, dear bride. No, I've got something special for you." He strode back to the large, rumpled bed and presented the young woman with an exquisitely decorated box.
Untying the ribbon and pulling off the lid, his former adversary shot him a confused look as she asked, "What are we going to do with this exactly?"
"When in Rome…"
Twenty minutes later, on a bridge overlooking the flowing Tiber, the blonde giggled in delight as they definitively shut the ornately inscribed padlock. Twirling the keys in his hand, her husband said, "Now, we toss these in the river."
"Remind me why?"
"In case our vows aren't enough, caramia, should there ever be a man who wants to take my place, he'll have to jump in and fish the keys out to prove his love."
Grasping his hand and looking into his dark grey eyes, she said, "There won't be another man."
AN: That was 18 kinds of smuff.