The Professionals Drabble-and-a-half: Birthday Stakeout

[kat_lair]

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Title: Birthday Stakeout
Author: kat_lair / Mistress Kat
Fandom: The Professionals
Pairing/Characters: Bodie & Doyle or Bodie/Doyle depending on your goggles
Rating: PG
Word count: 150
Disclaimer: Not mine, only playing

Summary: Someone gets a creamy surprise ;-)

Author notes: Happy Birthday margaret_r! You’ve been such an awesome beta and friend that pushkin666 and I decided to treat you to some drabbles and ficlets. We divided six of your fandoms between us and each wrote you three things to enjoy on your special day <3 Here’s the third and final one from me!



“The scumbag’s never going to show up,” Doyle grumbles. The house across the street remains the same it’s been since they got here hours ago: dark, quiet and unoccupied.

“Probably not,” Bodie agrees placidly.

Doyle narrows his eyes suspiciously. Usually, Bodie is the first to start complaining about the pointless stakeouts. “What’s up with you? You look like the cat that’s got the cream.”

“Do I?” Bodie hums contemplatively. “Well I fully expect you to share so that’s not far off, mate.”   

“Share what?” Doyle is getting more irritated by the minute. This is not where he wanted to spend tonight.

Bodie doesn’t answer, instead fishing a box out from the footwell and passing it over.

Inside, there’s a cake covered in whipped cream. It looks a little battered from being stashed under the seat, but delicious nonetheless.

“Dig in, birthday-boy,” Bodie says with a grin, handing Doyle a fork.



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Comments

[margaret-r.livejournal.com]

And what a finale it is! This is gorgeous. I can just see them sitting there gorging on cake:D I hope the scumbag didn’t turn up*g* Being Bodie and Doyle I think I’ll put on my slash goggles;)

You both have made my day with these little stories. I love all of them, couldn’t pick a favourite if I tried. Thank you both so much:D

[kat-lair.livejournal.com]

I'm sure Bodie and Doyle managed to enjoy the cake in peace for once without being interrupted by crooks or terrorists.

Thank you very much. We're very happy you have enjoyed your birthday treats which you more than deserved for putting up with out incessant bete needs... <3

[moth2fic.livejournal.com]

These have been delightful, even for people who don't have a birthday!!

[kat-lair.livejournal.com]

They were tons of fun to write so glad you enjoyed them too :)

[pushkin666.livejournal.com]

Oh that was just lovely, and see you can write Bodie and Doyle. That's three Pros fans that like your drabble and a half. Very in voice.

[kat-lair.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much. I'm glad the voices are right, considering I'm barely familiar with the canon...

[moonlightmead.livejournal.com]

Ooh, this is lovely! The footwell? Heh. Absolutely, thinks Bodie, and what is wrong with stashing it there?

(Btw, it definitely reads as slash to me, but then this is Pros, and I can't help it, even before remarks about cream and sharing enter the picture!)

What a great present!

[kat-lair.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much! I'm happy you enjoyed this :)

And footwell is a perfectly logical place to keep all sorts of things; cake, extra guns, lube...

[sc-fossil.livejournal.com]

That is a sweeeeeet birthday pressie!

[kat-lair.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much :)

[milomaus.livejournal.com]

Birthday cake, Yay!!!
Such a lovely ficlet!!!

My mind is way too dirty, manipulated by all the fabulous fic I'm reading every day. Cream on cake wasn't what I expected at all.*gg*

[kat-lair.livejournal.com]

Thank you muchly! And lol, I knew people's minds would go straight to the gutter as a result of the summary... :D

[minori-k.livejournal.com]

Awww! It's sweet! (Oh? Is it a pun?) I love it :-) Thank you for sharing!

[kat-lair.livejournal.com]

Glad to have shared the sweetness, thank you for your comment (and puns)

[sw33n3y.livejournal.com]

What a delicious treat you've cooked up here. The cake being worse for wear after being stashed under the seat (probably during a car chase) is so them. :D

Happy Birthday, Margaret_r!

[kat-lair.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much. Yes, I thought that proper storage of baked goods wasn't as high on Bodie's list of priorities as the potential of watching Doyle lick whipped cream of his fork... Messier the better ;)

[sw33n3y.livejournal.com]

the potential of watching Doyle lick whipped cream of his fork... Messier the better

Now there's an idea. :D

[kat-lair.livejournal.com]

Hee, I'm sure it would make a fun ficlet too!