crack_van | Not on Holiday by Foxcat (G)

Pros is back in the

crack_van... *g*

Fandom: THE PROFESSIONALS
Pairing: Bodie/Doyle
Length: Short story
Author on LJ:

foxcat74
Author Website: Story list at Palelyloitering
Why this must be read: Because Foxcat writes wonderful Pros, with vivid little touches that bring not just the characters but the whole story to life. In this case the lads have just finished chasing terrorists through a seaside town, and Doyle is waiting for Bodie to turn up. You can not only see him waiting, you can feel his day and the world around him, tinged with slight melancholy because... well, you'll see. *g*

Excerpt: He sat down on the low sandstone wall outside a faded booth advertising fishing trips around the bay, looking at his watch one more time. Quarter past ten now. He sat still, watching the children enjoying donkey rides over the green and families playing cricket or rounders, resolutely ignoring the grey clouds looming above. He didn’t move or turn his head when Bodie lowered himself down next to him, nudging him with his foot as he nodded towards a stall a few yards down the road.

“I don’t know about you mate, but I fancy an ice cream before we head off.” Bodie rubbed his hands together appreciatively. “Clotted cream vanilla with a flake stuck in the side and more clotted cream on top. My favourite.”

Doyle looked at the spots of rain that were beginning to darken the concrete pathway in front of them. “It’s freezing.”

Bodie shrugged. “It’s summer in England. Ice cream on the beach, what more can you ask for? It’s like being on holiday.”

Not On Holiday