-1Chapter Eight- Quality Time

The sun peaked through the green leaves, it's rays reaching the bench where James Bond sat dressed in a grey t-shirt, faded blue jeans and black shoes- his navy zip top was folded neatly beside him along with a pink hooded top belonging to his daughter on top.

Wearing a pair of designer shades, he put his back against the table top of the bench with his bare arms crossed as bare arms crossed as he kept a close eye over his six year old daughter who was celebrating her birthday while her father was on leave- the first time he had been home for a birthday; James trusting Aidan to buy a present for the young girl who was at the moment, playing on a climbing frame, wearing denim shorts with rips in the legs and a yellow sleeveless top.

It had been almost three weeks since M had been to visit in person and had put him on a Leave of Absence for the duration of his recovery but also in the hope of him spending time with Kaley, who felt insecure because she was too young to understand why Bond seemed so distant around her- M noticing this and putting her plan to get the father and daughter together.

After being sent to a psychiatrist at M's request for the first tome since his post mission assessment after Vespers death, they had discovered that James was suffering from acute depression and so he was ordered to take leave in order to attempt to treat his depression and get over it in some sense. This was the first outing he and Kaley had been on since his diagnosis and it was the first time he had taken the girl out like any other father and daughter.

James still felt detached from the little girl- it was expected after not being fully aware that his grief had let to a kind of depression which had been unnoticeable- and he still could not look at the little girl in the eye, but his attitude toward her had changed significantly; he was now giving her weak smiles and had began to take an interest in her activities- all alien to him and new- or even giving her a small hug or appreciative gesture behind Aidan's back as he was still fighting his inner demons that came back to haunt him still when it came to Vesper- knowing that it would take some time.

James was still lost in thought when Kaley, who had grown tired of the climbing frame, ran over excitedly- unaware of her father's distance- out of breath and smiling from her morning on the climbing frame but eager to play with her father.

Jumping onto the bench beside James, Kaley stretched over him for a bottle of water as James came out of his thought and brought a hand up to remove the shades from his blue eye, giving Kaley a small smile as Kaley looked up to him as she generously gulped down some water.

"Have you had enough?" he asked lightly as Kaley rubbed her mouth with the back of hr hand. Kaley shook her head.

"Come and play," Kaley said simply, nodding to the brand new Frisbee beside James under their tops.

Since the beginning of his leave, James had noticed that Kaley had began to come out of her shell more than before because this was the longest amount of time which James had spent at home in some time- the most usually would be about a week where M had given him a deserved break from paper work and assignments before going back to the hectic life which one possessed as a spy.

But he noticed also that the more he spent time with the little girl- the more Aidan would tell him about routines which James could not understand- the more he began to realise just how much of Kaley's life he had missed; how much he had missed of her beginning to learn new, exciting things about the world, learning to walk and talk as well as so many other things which he had failed to be there for.

But now was different. Now, he realised, he had been given a second chance with the little girl who he had felt so strongly towards as the nurse placed her in his unknowingly gentle arms in which the small girl had slept in while grasping his little finger in her small curled up fist.

Kaley watched him innocently waiting for his reply, noticing the slight frown on his face as he looked off somewhere as if not being in there in spirit, but he shook it off as he let out a small sigh and looked into the six year old's blue-slightly green coloured eyes for the first time, seeing the innocent light within them which made him feel warm.

"Alright,but you'll have to remind me of what I'm supposed to do with a Frisbee- I haven't played with one in quite some time."

The smile that she gave him made his heart melt as the six year old jumped off the bench and came around to his other side and took the Frisbee and her top.

"Come on, daddy!" she said gleefully as she took a few steps away from him motioning to the wide space nearby.

James sighed and reached for his own top and the water bottle, as he placed his shades on his t-shirt to make sure that he didn't lose them, and with a stretch of his arms and legs, got up and held his hand out for the little girl to take- which she did as she dragged him toward the wide plain of lush green grass in the warm sunlight as James followed obediently.

It was getting late and Aidan had asked James to be home with Kaley at six because that was when they were going to order a pizza, so James gave a mock groan as Kaley begged for a few more minutes of play as the sky became blood red in colour as the sun began to set.

"Just five more minutes, please?"

"No, Aidan wants us both home by six and we are already late." James said as he began to pick up their things as Kaley pouted, making a face.

"But-"

"No," James persisted much strongly.

"Okay," Kaley answered sadly, her shoulder's sagging as she held the now dirty Frisbee in her now dirty hands. She had wanted to play with him a little longer because this was the first time she had been with him by themselves ever and she wanted to make it last.

James saw the dissapointment in her face as he stood waiting for her, understanding her dissapointment; they had been having fun and Kaley contained so much energy that she couldn't get out in just a day of play. That's why, he had come to realise, Aidan had respectfully declined the offer to come with them in order not only to get everything done, but to have a least one day of proper rest from the energetic little girl.

"We can come again tomorrow and play but we need to get home alright?" James negotiated, seeing Kaley consider the notion before nodding

"Okay," she agreed as she pouted, taking his hand that he had held out. "Can we play Frisbee or go swimming?"

James looked down and considered her question.

"Alright, we'll see tomorrow."

"Yeah," the little girl smiled as they made their way through the now half empty park as parents began to usher their children back home.

At a moment's thought, James bent down and suddenly scooped the little girl up in his toned arms as she squeeled gleefully as she tried to wriggle around after he had picked her up from behind- both wearing their tops as the air became cooler.

"Daddy," Kaley pouted as she put her arms around his neck as she held the Frisbee while sitting in the crook of his arm.

"Do you prefer to walk?"

"No," Kaley smirked as James raised his eyebrow curiously as they went home.

A/N: Finally! I hear you cry! I know that it took long to get that part of the story over but they still have a long way to go but this is where we skip ahead a few years to get to the real gritty stuff and we shall see what "PROJECT ACTURUS" really is and if Bond can really stop SPECTRE's plans… again…

Well, the first time for me because I hardly know anything about them because I have only read "Casino Royale" and "Live and Let Die" so if I make a mistake shoot a little site known as "Wikipedia" if the info I have is wrong :P

… Okay,see y'all later… And if I don't then Merry XMAS and see you in the New Year if I don't update sooner…