Drabble, Surprise, Surprise, Lester/Helen, 15

[fredbassett]

Title : Surprise, Surprise
Author : fredbassett
Fandom : Primeval
Rating : 15
Characters : Helen/Lester
Disclaimer : Not mine no money made, don’t sue.
Spoilers : None
Summary : Written for rodlox for the primeval_denial  challenge:drabble, for this pairing and the prompt ’uh – oh’

“Mrs Cutter, what an unpl ... unexpected surprise.”

Helen Cutter regarded the chained man with the sort of expression normally reserved for something adhering messily to a shoe. “Nice try, James, but you’re not quite so cocky without your trained pitbull for back-up, are you?”

Lester stared past her shoulder, a smile quirking his bruised and swollen lips. “Don’t be too sure of that. And who says he’s not around?”

The hairs on the back of Helen’s neck started to rise, but she was damned if she’d give him the pleasure of looking round. She had more pride than that.

Comments

[thefakebook.livejournal.com]

Lester... chained. Bruised and swollen lips.

*brainsplode*

And I lovelovelove him being snarky even at such a disadvantage. And now Lyle needs to show up, dispatch Helen and then have his way with James!

[fredbassett]

As a mental image, it appealed to me, too. *grins*

[verito295.livejournal.com]

*guh* *is ded*
Lester, chained, bruises...
*melts away*

[fredbassett]

LOL, are we being shallow again?

[verito295.livejournal.com]

Are we never not shallow?
I had not realised we'd picked a time per week not to be. :D

[lukadreaming.livejournal.com]

Ooh heck! And here's another where I want the what happened next as well *g*.

[verito295.livejournal.com]

And call me sick but I want to know the before too!

[fredbassett]

I always thing drabbles have worked, when people want the front and back story, so thanks!

[adafrog.livejournal.com]

Well done.

[fredbassett]

Thanks!

[bigtitch.livejournal.com]

Great fic!
And I'm going to join in with the crowd and want the front and back story to this!

[fredbassett]

Lol, maybe :)

[deinonychus-1.livejournal.com]

heehee, lurking trained pitbulls ftw.

[fredbassett]

*grins* She might regret that comment.

[reggietate.livejournal.com]

You can't put a good Lester down, even if he's chained to a wall :-)

[fredbassett]

Very true!

[telperion-15.livejournal.com]

Yep, chained, battered Lester is...well, GUH, for lack of a better term! *fans self*

[fredbassett]

*fans you with ma floppy ears*

[rodlox.livejournal.com]

nicely-written.

though I suspect I'm rather lost - is this part of the S&S-verse, with the chaining and pitbulls?

Helen, we've talked about ths...pride is a bad thing, it makes Nick fall.

[fredbassett]

Not specifically. It just bunnied me from the prompt. It could be any 'verse in which Helen gets the drop on Lester.

[rodlox.livejournal.com]

ah.

(not sure why Helen would chain him, though - thought chains were more Leek's thing) ;)

I love the ficlet, though. don't get me wrong.

[fififolle]

Ooooooooooooh :D
Very nice *g*
I mean, er, poor Lester.

[fredbassett]

Lol people round here are just a teensy weensy bit sick.

[fififolle]

Tell me about it. And I you just encourage them *g*

[mysteriousaliwz.livejournal.com]

Takes more than a few chains and bruises to subdue Lester *g*

[fredbassett]

Yep, still a force to be reckoned with. And don't forget the pitbull. *grins*

[rospberry.livejournal.com]

Wow...and er...wow. He's down but most certainly not out.

[fredbassett]

Good description!

[knitekat.livejournal.com]

Snarky Lester even when battered and chained! Helen should learn that pride comes before the fall (or trained pitball).
Hmmm.. Lyle reaction to a chained Lester... zones into happy place..

[fredbassett]

He certainly wouldn't be pleased.

[neferitiel.livejournal.com]

and then she died! *.* right?

hmm... Lester must looked damn good though ...

[fredbassett]

Close, but not quite.