"But isn't he going to spend Christmas with his family?" his mother said, obviously horrified.
"No, but he likes it here in--"
"Alexander, let me talk to him," she interrupted firmly. Scotty knew that voice: It was the Voice of Mother, not to be defied.
"Yes, ma'am." Scotty gave in, knowing futility when he saw it. He looked over at Kelly, carefully typing away at their report at the room's only desk. "Kel, my mom wants to talk to you."
Kelly looked up, surprised, and pointed at himself. When Scotty shook the receiver at him again, he came over, nervously looking at the phone as if it might explode in his face.
Clearing his voice, Kelly took the phone. "This is Kelly Robinson."
The pause on this end lengthened and the confusion on Kelly's face increased. "No, ma'am, I don't mind you asking. I don't have any family-- No, ma'am, my parents died a number of years ago, so I'm used to-- Yes, ma'am. No, ma'am. Really, Mrs. Scott, it's not necessary-- Yes, ma'am. Yes, ma'am. Yes, ma'am."
It was like watching Kelly on the court without being able to see his opponent. And this opponent was obviously winning.
"All right, Mrs. Scott. Thank you. Do you want to speak to Alexander again? All right. Thank you, again."
Kelly hung up and turned a bemused look on Scotty. "Apparently, I'm spending Christmas at your house."
This is the effect 'feel-good' movies strive for. And frequently disappoint.
You, though - this little conversation is a gem and a triumph, and you've got me smiling all the way to bed.
Sigh, I'm all happy. Kelly and Scotty are happy--what more is there. I really liked the progression of this story, using Mom's in Philly as their touchstone when things were rough.
Kelly's need for structure and family evolving into his love for Scotty until the time when Scotty knew that he and Kelly could be together without it being one-sided and demanding.
Loved Scotty's anger at Troy and his thoughts about the letter opener!lol. You explained their psyches so well, Kelly's fragileness, his glossy exterior hiding a wealth of pain and Scotty's sweet nature and caring attitude over the intense anger he had at their betrayal.
Very good indeed, Stanley.
Dawn
From: Jo Pierce Date: 02/19/2007
I read this in the Yuletide archives a few months ago - but wanted to post a comment here too.
So glad that you reposted this, and hope that you will write more I, Spy fanfiction. I enjoyed this a lot; you have your characters down (although I am relatively new to I Spy-dom, I can still read this as completely believable!)
Cheers! Thanks for writing!
From: Kos Date: 02/19/2007
Someone on our Robert Culp board (Culpalicious) posted the link to this I Spy archive site, so I checked it out. Hit "Random Story" and got this one, and I'm forever glad I did!
You're a wonderful writer, and know Scotty and Kelly very well. I have to admit, I'm not sure if I would've continued reading it if I'd known it was slash. For some reason, S/K has never appealed to me. However, you lead up to it so well and so in-character, that it wasn't startling in the least for me. In fact, it was quite believeable.
I'm looking forward to checking out the remainder of this site, and hope to find more work by you. It's very refreshing to find a fanfic author who writes so well technically, has stories that move along well and knows the characters so well. I wish I could write Kelly and Scotty, but I'm still too new to I Spy to give it a try.
I hope some day I can write them even half as well as you do! Thanks again for a great story!
