Something Stupid

Soggy Socks

Narrator's POV

Stephen and Tony made their way down the isle of the mortuary along with everyone else after the ceremony had finished. It was raining hard outside.

"Dr. Strange." Stephen heard his name being called when he was about to walk out of the mortuary.

He turned around to see Olive, walking with a tall handsome man by her side. "Olive." He said. "How are you?" He asked.

"Honestly..." Olive sighed. "Fucking furious." She said. It was shocking to Stephen to hear Olive use that type of language. She was more soft and gentle. "I am totally uninterested in living a life without my little girl."

"Hm." Stephen nodded. "I understand." He said. He looked over at the man by her side. "Timothy, hello."

"Hello, Stephen."

"I'm sorry." Tony said, shaking his head. "Did you just say Timothy?" He looked at the stranger standing beside Olive.

"Ah, Anthony." The stranger said.

"Green?" Tony asked.

Timothy smiled at him, his eyes soft.

"Timothy Green." He looked at Stephen. "The Timothy Green?"

Stephen looked at Tony. "It's a long story." He said, looking back at Olive and Timothy. "I'm sorry about your loss." Stephen said.

"Thank you." Olive said.

"Dr. Strange..." Timothy spoke.

"Stephen please." Stephen said.

Tony looked at Stephen, making a what the fuck? face.

"Stephen." Timothy said. "I really appreciate you caring for my daughter the way you did. Thank you for being there by her side when I wasn't able to."

"It really wasn't any trouble." Stephen said. "She was a wonderful little girl."

"I'm sorry, is anyone gonna mention the fact that he tried to kil-"

Stephen placed a hand over Tony's mouth.

Timothy smiled at him. "She always spoke about how good you were to her." He said. "Something about a Mr. Giggles as well."

"Oh, yes." Stephen nodded.

"I heard you...quit your job at Metro General Hospital." Timothy said.

"Yes." Stephen sighed. "I've handled enough death for a lifetime." Stephen said. "And I'm definitely not ready for the ones in the future." He said.

"I see." Timothy said. "Well, if you ever want to get back into the medical field-"

"Oh, no. Not at all." Stephen said, shaking his head. "I can't handle anym-"

"Like I said, if you ever want to get back into the medical field, just give me a call." Timothy handed Stephen a small business card.

Little Smiles Clinic
Children's Pediatrics

Stephen looked up at him.

Timothy gave him a wink. "Come on, Olive." He said, taking her by the hand and giving her a kiss on her forehead before they both turned around and walked away.

"What the fuck was that?" Tony asked.

"Hm? What?" Stephen looked back at him.

"That pothead tried to kill you once, not to mention his sister did too." Tony said.

"People change Tony." Stephen said. "Believe it or not, Tim has completely turned his life around. Most likely due to Olive. I wouldn't know for sure." Stephen said, beginning to walk toward Tony's car. "I don't know their story."