Lewis Ficlet: Significance

[kat_lair]

Firstly, heads up Lewis fans on my flist! lewis_challenge is currently accepting prompts.

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People commenting on my drabble Deeper Meaning seemed to be of the opinion that James was being too cynical, that Robbie would indeed set out to decipher what he was trying to say... Hence, a continuation ficlet was born.


Significance – Lewis – hints of Hathaway/Lewis – 250 words – PG

That Hathaway had known about his birthday was no surprise, nor was the manner in which he’d acknowledged it: a rare sit-down lunch paid without a comment before Robbie had a chance to pull out his wallet and a gift left on his desk while he was out of the office. There was no card but Robbie didn’t need one to know who it was from. All of it was perfectly in character for James; unassuming and thoughtful.

Robbie slipped the slim parcel into his pocket and headed home. Like James, he didn’t want to call attention to himself by opening it at work, feeling an odd need for... privacy. 

Thirty minutes later he was sitting on his sofa, a tumbler of whisky in his hand and the crumpled wrapping paper on the floor. There was soft smile determinedly tugging at his lips. It appeared that his Sergeant was making good on his promise to improve Robbie’s musical education.

The CD sleeve was written in Hathaway’s familiar looping hand, which Robbie recognised from seeing it scrawled on countless notebooks, reports and whiteboards over the years.  He scanned the list of songs, unsurprised when none of them meant anything to him.

Knowing James, this was no random selection though. Robbie would have bet his badge that every song had been carefully picked for... Well, for what, Robbie didn’t know yet. But maybe he could puzzle it out, he thought, popping the CD into the stereo.

He was a detective after all.



Concludes here: Metaphor

Comments

[baskervwatson.livejournal.com]

*happy!!!* So fantastic! Love how you write and leave it at juuuuust a little cliffhanger to make us want more. Which is what I want. MOAR! T-T *so good*

[kat-lair.livejournal.com]

Aww, thank you so much. Been feeling a bit meh about my writing lately so lovely to hear you enjoyed this.

And yes, I am aware of being a tease. But there might be a little more if the boys co-operate...

[dominique012.livejournal.com]

Yay! :)

Knowing James, this was no random selection though.

I like that.

This is great, makes me smile.

[kat-lair.livejournal.com]

Smiling is good! Thank you very much for your comment, and especially picking a line, I do so love it when people do that :D

[grey853.livejournal.com]

Nicely done, thanks.

[kat-lair.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much!

[rawa-02.livejournal.com]

To be continued?

[kat-lair.livejournal.com]

Maaaaaaaaaaybe. If the boys co-operate...

[margaret-r.livejournal.com]

Yes! A great follow up:)

[kat-lair.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I was persuaded that Hathaway's case wasn't as hopeless as I thought it might be...

[mrs-sweetpeach.livejournal.com]

Oh, I *like* this. It's making me smile.

[kat-lair.livejournal.com]

Excellent, I'm always pleased to have made people smile, thank you very much!

[pushkin666.livejournal.com]

I thoroughly enjoyed this ficlet and I'm glad that you actually do have Robbie knowing that this wouldn't be a random selection.

Also, my own personal thoughts on this are that it doesn't need anymore but that's because I already have in my mind what will happen :-)

Glad you posted this hun.

[kat-lair.livejournal.com]

Well I was persuaded that James was being too pessimistic about the whole thing...

Hee. You know I'm working on a little continuation piece, but it's slow going at the moment.

Thank you darling <3

[veradee.livejournal.com]

A fantastic addition to your first drabble!

[kat-lair.livejournal.com]

Aww, thank you very much! I'm glad you liked it.

[hab318princess.livejournal.com]

lovely, feels spot on for them

[kat-lair.livejournal.com]

Aww, thank you very much. I'm trying to finish the third and final part for this...