Doing Things the Hard Way (Open to Avengers)

[fear_the_rider]

This scene takes place three days after this scene.
 

Tommy's bike pulled up out front of Avengers' Mansion at 8 am, giving him what he hoped was enough time to find his target and speak to her so that he could locate Joe before nightfall. He could be at the bar, hoping that Texas Marion might show up again but he didn't think he was quite that lucky. He could even be sleeping in his hotel room, but he needed to see his old friend. Tommy dismounted his bike and looked up at the fence that separated the mansion from the outside world. These people probably had no idea what it meant to go hungry, to want for something they couldn't have. Joe seemed more grounded than most, but he was still the kid of one of one of the biggest badasses of all time. 

Tommy didn't hate the Avengers but he was very sure that they had no clue what was really going on the world. They punched out the "A-List" bad guys and came back to this place for fun. Rather than knock on the door, Tommy had a better idea on how to get what he wanted: stick out like a sore thumb and wait for them to come to him. With any luck, he'd get the person he was looking for in short order.

So Tommy pulled out a cigarette, lit it and stared at the front door as several of the passerby noted the grungy looking biker out front of the mansion. Eventually, someone inside would get the message.

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[avengingwarbird]

Roxie silently just stared into her drink as she listened to Tommy, her mind a flurry of thoughts, her stomach tightening into knots. Was there even a chance between them? She didn't want it to be a two ships passing in the dark thing.

She wanted...well, him. But it was too early, wasn't it? And what if Joe wasn't ready? After all, he'd loved Melissa, and what happened to her...that wasn't the sort of thing that people tended to get closure on.

She breathed out a low, shaky sigh. "It's funny. For as long as he was away, I just assumed I'd never seen him again, that he'd moved on, that he wouldn't remember me." She looked up at Tommy. "Now that he's back, it's changed everything."

[fear_the_rider]

"Look, I ain't no authority on relationships because I've never really had one. But all of the good books I've ever heard of say that talkin' is a key. And that you shouldn't wait. You two should talk about it and see what happens." Tommy said with a shrug.

"Just don't wait too long. Tomorrow isn't promised to anyone and there's a lot of things that get left unsaid because we don't wanna be 'too forward' or 'we're not ready' or any other crazy ass reason people make up to avoid doin' what they want." he said.

"And that's all for this episode of 'Dear Tommy'. I should probably go. Take care, Roxie. I'll call you when I'm back in town." he said, rising from his chair.

[avengingwarbird]

Roxie rose as well, waving to Aaron to let him know that they were finished there.

"Do that. If I'm not at the Avengers Mansion, I'll be at my place. Either way, stop by," she said. Then she walked around the table and gave Tommy a quick hug. "And thank you."

[fear_the_rider]

Tommy returned the hug, surprised and glad at how things turned out versus how things had gone when they met.

"Anytime, Roxie. Be careful, though, and if you any Feds come by, call me. I'll deal with 'em." he said.