knitekat: (Lester: down but not out)
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Title: Lies
Author: knitekat
Word Count: 100
Characters: James Lester
Rating: 12
Disclaimer: Primeval belongs to Impossible Pictures. Certainly not me. Writing for fun and will replace.
A/N: For the P100 challenge 272: Keeping Secrets. Part of my Dreams Of Yesterday drabble series. Thanks go to the wonderful Fred for looking at it for me.


James sometimes wondered when his life had become one lie after another.

He'd lied to Steff about his job, never mentioning the blood on his hands.

When he took charge of the anomaly project, he'd lied about what they did and promised to be home more.

He was still lying now. To the public about the anomalies and creatures. To his people, pretending everything was fine when he was breaking inside.

He'd lied for so long, James wasn't sure he even knew what the truth was any more.

So it was almost a relief when Abby finally made him stop.

Date: 2012-07-21 03:10 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] judithjohn.livejournal.com
OH!

Real intrigue here!!

Date: 2012-07-21 06:41 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] knitekat.livejournal.com
Glad you liked the intrigue (or attempt at *g*).

Thanks for reading.

Date: 2012-07-21 03:21 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] aunteeneenah.livejournal.com
What! What did she do?! Come on, more. so very interesting.

Date: 2012-07-21 06:43 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] knitekat.livejournal.com
Abby 'made' him talk - about some things anyway ;) It probably ties in with Walls of Jericho? (maybe). More will be coming - this series is almost 18 months old and still going strong.

Thanks for reading.

Date: 2012-07-21 03:26 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lukadreaming.livejournal.com
Yay for Abby! I can believe she'd be the one to get through to Lester.

Date: 2012-07-21 06:45 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] knitekat.livejournal.com
*nods* Abby FTW! She's the only one I can think of who had a chance.

Thanks for reading.

Date: 2012-07-21 03:48 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] talliw.livejournal.com
Keeping secrets can destroy everything. It's good that Abby forced him to give them up.

Date: 2012-07-21 06:47 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] knitekat.livejournal.com
*nods* James' is learning that, but he's only given up some secrets to Abby.

Thanks for reading.

Date: 2012-07-21 04:09 pm (UTC)
ext_27141: (Lester Phone)
From: [identity profile] telperion-15.livejournal.com
Wibble! *hugs James* It must be such a difficult line for him to walk...

Date: 2012-07-21 06:48 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] knitekat.livejournal.com
Sorry. *joins in the hugs* It is, but James is an expert at it.

Thanks for reading.

Date: 2012-07-21 04:16 pm (UTC)
goldarrow: (Default)
From: [personal profile] goldarrow
Nice one!

Date: 2012-07-21 06:49 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] knitekat.livejournal.com
Thanks, glad you liked it.

Date: 2012-07-21 05:57 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] entorien.livejournal.com
*Hugs Lester*

Very nice!

Date: 2012-07-21 06:52 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] knitekat.livejournal.com
Lester needs hugs. *hugs him*

Glad you liked it and thanks for reading.

Date: 2012-07-21 09:05 pm (UTC)
clea2011: (Default)
From: [personal profile] clea2011
Good for Abby in getting him to talk about Steff. Nice drabble.

Date: 2012-07-22 04:38 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] knitekat.livejournal.com
Abby was the only one who could and, no matter what James pretends, he knows he needed to talk.

Glad you liked it and thanks for reading.

Date: 2012-07-21 09:56 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] freddiejoey.livejournal.com
This is such a powerful drabble. Lots of suppressed emotions that need release.

Date: 2012-07-22 04:40 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] knitekat.livejournal.com
*blushes* Thanks. James keeps far too much suppressed, although Abby's helped him release some of those emotions.

Thanks for reading.

Date: 2012-07-21 10:25 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] joshinator.livejournal.com
Pretty awesome!

*hugs Lester*

Date: 2012-07-22 04:40 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] knitekat.livejournal.com
*blushes* Thank you.

*nods* Lester needs hugs.

Thanks for reading.

Date: 2012-07-22 02:29 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] adafrog.livejournal.com
Poor James.

Date: 2012-07-22 04:41 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] knitekat.livejournal.com
Definitely, I've been very mean to him in this series.

Thanks for reading.

Date: 2012-07-22 03:14 am (UTC)
celeste9: (primeval: lester)
From: [personal profile] celeste9
Aw, poor Lester! All those secrets would really take a toll. Good thing he's got Abby! I can totally see her being able to get through to him.

Date: 2012-07-22 04:43 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] knitekat.livejournal.com
*nods* I've been mean to him. Keeping Steff's illness/death a secret is the one really taking its toll. It is a very good thing he's got Abby, although I doubt he'd want to tell her the first secret ;)

Thanks for reading.

Date: 2012-07-22 04:56 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] dreamer-98.livejournal.com
Poor Lester. The lies must be exhausting to keep up with.

Date: 2012-07-22 04:44 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] knitekat.livejournal.com
Definitely. *nods* But I imagine Lester's rather used to keeping them by now.

Thanks for reading.

Date: 2012-07-22 10:59 am (UTC)
fififolle: (Primeval - Lester Mammoth BFFS)
From: [personal profile] fififolle
Aw, that's so sad and poignant. I'm glad Abby is there for him.

Date: 2012-07-22 04:45 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] knitekat.livejournal.com
Glad you thought so. So is Lester, just don't tell Abby that.

Thanks for reading.

Date: 2012-07-22 12:39 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] deinonychus-1.livejournal.com
Poor Lester, it's not easy *hugs him*

Date: 2012-07-22 04:46 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] knitekat.livejournal.com
Lester quite agrees. He's not too keen on the hug (but needs one).

Thanks for reading.

Date: 2012-07-22 03:52 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lsellersfic.livejournal.com
I was wondering when this series would come back around to the Abby/Lester interactions.

Date: 2012-07-22 04:47 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] knitekat.livejournal.com
Hee, I do need to write more of their adventures in the past/future - and reunite them ;)

Thanks for reading.

Date: 2012-07-22 04:18 pm (UTC)
cordeliadelayne: ([primeval] wrappedup!claudia)
From: [personal profile] cordeliadelayne
Aw, go Abby! Poor James.

Date: 2012-07-22 04:48 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] knitekat.livejournal.com
*nods* Abby will make sure James is OK, no matter what James says ;)

Thanks for reading.

Date: 2012-07-23 08:01 pm (UTC)
fredbassett: (Default)
From: [personal profile] fredbassett
James can rely on Abby, whether he wants to or not.

Date: 2012-07-23 09:51 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] knitekat.livejournal.com
James is slowly learning that, he certainly trusts Abby.

Thanks for looking at it and for reading.

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