Walk in the Park

[goblover.livejournal.com]

So at this point it's like writing or doing Chemistry work. And writing always wins! I'll be driving in my car and going "Oh what a great idea..." and then having to write it down somewhere so I don't forget it. This is one of those things.This was written down as 'Tony park'. Hopefully it's a little better than that.

Title: Walk in the Park
Pairing: Josie/Tony
Disclaimer/ Notes: Not mine, PG. Oh, and any Stephen mentioned is Stephen Fry.

He sat on the bench and waited. He couldn’t remember the last time he had set foot in a park. He didn’t exactly have the time or desire to do so, and it wasn’t like he had a fond appreciation of the outdoors.

 

He had to thank Stephen for this one. It’s not like he was the most reputable man in England. Tony's character was in the gutter for quite some time and it was hard work to fix that. Especially with Josie.

 

Josie wasn’t at all taken with Tony’s advances over the years. But he did tell her once that all he had time and persistence on his side. That had made her laugh. She was always so professional around him. He liked to say that was because she was older than him. That would get him a punch in the arm and a “Shut up you!”

 

He would call her by her real name just to annoy her. Or maybe it was to flirt with her. It was the same thing most of the time.

 

Sometimes he’d call her Wendy-lady and she would call him Peter. They would fool around and he would whisper his schemes to whisk her off to Neverland. J.M. Barrie may not have known it, but he was writing that story for the two of them.

 

He shuffled his feet on the ground and glanced at his watch. He did wish she would show up. It had taken a bit of bribing on Stephen’s part to get her to come. Apparently there was a lot of talk on how he had changed and he wasn’t the old Tony. He was thankful Stephen had done the talking. His own opinion probably wasn’t worth much but Stephen’s meant a lot more.

 

It was by the most beautiful of coincidences that he glanced up the moment she came into view. There she was, perfect as ever. He could just hear her laugh echoing through the corners of his mind. Being the perfect gentleman that he wanted to be, he stood up and waited for her.

 

Unsure of how to greet one another, they stood smiling at each other for a long time. The goofy smiles never left their faces.

 

“Hi!” Tony finally blurted out.

 

“Oh come here,” she pulled him into a giant hug. He was tempted to kiss her but he fought that urge quite well.

 

They walked through the park and talked. Their pinky fingers ended up linked together in a faux hand holding position. At some point they stopped for coffee. He tried to stay involved in the conversation but he kept drifting off and thinking about the sparkle in Josie’s eyes. When he snapped back into the conversation, he’d be sure to say something ridiculous to let her know he wasn’t listening.

 

“What do you think, Tony?” Josie had just unknowingly given him the perfect setup.

 

“Well I don’t know many hippopotamuses that wear trousers.”

 

There was that laugh again. God, she was wonderful.

 

Josie asked for the time and said she had to be going. Tony eagerly offered to walk her to her car, or home, or drive her home. She smiled and said he could drive her home.

 

They held hands on the drive home. He didn’t kiss her goodbye. He would wait until the next time.

 

She had found her way back to Neverland. He was to be rescued. Maybe he could grow up.

Comments

[iamcrazyodo.livejournal.com]

I really liked the Peter Pan analogy. I've always thought there's something very boyish, childish about Tony, but in the best sense of the words; there's some kind of innocence and a deep desire to have fun, or create fun for that matter. That such lightheartedness seemingly cohabits (cohabited?) with a certain darkness notwithstanding.

oh, and that last line? Great ending!

I would also like to take the opportunity to point out that any appearance by Stephen Fry in a fic is bound to score major points with me. ;D

[shinigami518.livejournal.com]

*melts into a puddle of goo*

This is such a nice story. Really perked up my morning, that's for sure.

I did enjoy the Peter Pan analogy, too.

[chuckney.livejournal.com]

Really, really liked this. I agree wholeheartedly with iamcrazyodo, even with all the innuendo at stuff Tony always struck me as a very innocent person. I know that's a contradiction but it's difficult to explain.

"He didn’t kiss her goodbye. He would wait until the next time."
I like the fact that they don't kiss. It keeps their meeting tentative but at the same time promises that things will be fixed eventually. Great job :)