Black and Blue Heart<br>by PEJA<br><a href="mailto:makebelievearchive@gmail.com">makebelievearchive@gmail.com</a><br><br>Author's websites: <a class="snap_shots" href="http://www.squidge.org/peja/cgi-bin/viewuser.php?uid=1">http://www.squidge.org/peja/cgi-bin/viewuser.php?uid=1<img class="snap_preview_icon" id="snap_com_shot_link_icon" style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND-POSITION: -1128px 0px; MIN-WIDTH: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; MIN-HEIGHT: 0px; LEFT: auto; FLOAT: none; BACKGROUND-IMAGE: url(http://i.ixnp.com/images/v3.43.0.1/theme/silver/palette.gif); VISIBILITY: visible; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; MAX-WIDTH: 2000px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 14px; MAX-HEIGHT: 2000px; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; PADDING-TOP: 1px; BACKGROUND-REPEAT: no-repeat; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: 'trebuchet ms', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: static; TOP: auto; HEIGHT: 12px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; TEXT-DECORATION: none; cssFloat: none" src="http://i.ixnp.com/images/v3.43.0.1/t.gif"></a><br>
Fandom: Primeval (New series that started this week on AmericaBBC here in Austin)<br>Pairing: Nick Cutter/Stephen Hart<br>Portrayed by: Douglas Henshall/James Murray (I've included the rest of the series cast at the end)<br>
Category: slash<br>Rating: FRAO<br>Status: complete<br>Spoilers: for "Series 1 Episode 1" <br>Series/Sequel: HAHAHA...what do you think I am...a glutton for punishment?<br>Brief Summary: Nick discovers that his wife may still be alive. What does this mean for the relationship between him and Stephen. this is all cannon accept for the Nick/Stephen that's all in my dreams<br>
Warnings: would the warning that PEJA is writing again be pertinent?<br>Notes/acknowledgments: Writing this to introduce a new list<br>General thanks to all of you folks who are requesting short fics and improvs in the various fandoms. You're keeping the words flowing.<br>
Disclaimers: <br>Archive: Yes, but ask first, include the complete story and provide a URL to the archive<br>Forwarding to other lists: Okay, but keep my name and headers attached. A heads up would be nice as well.<br><br>
<a name="cutid1"></a><br><br>Naked as the day he was born, Stephen Hart grimaced at his mirror image, his haunted gaze tracing the dark bruises tattooed over over half his body. "Oh man," he grumbled, twisting around so he could examine the large patch of blue-black on his left shoulder with gentle fingers, wondering what part of the day's abuses caused that particularly nasty bit of damage. "No doubt about it. I am going to be black and blue forever."<br>
<br>"Good thing you look good in black and blue." <br><br>Stephen twisted just a bit more, enough to locate his boss and lover, Nick Cutter leaning idly with his hip against the door frame. "Yuckity yuck. Very funny.....Been there long, have you?"<br>
<br>"Long enough to have some rather inspiring, lascivious thoughts cross my mind." Nick sauntered across the room to stand behind Stephen. "Your arse is damn appealing in that shade of bruise." His arms wrapped around the younger man and he bent to drop a kiss on the crook of Stephen's neck, careful to find an unbruised bit of skin. <br>
<br>"You're a bleeding laugh riot tonight, are't ya?" Stephen slipped out of his embrace, grabbing a large bath towel and wrapping it around his nudity. <br><br>Arching a sandy brow, Nick crossed his arms over his chest. "Problem?"<br>
<br>"Why does there have to be a problem?" Stephen grumbled, heading for the bed he shared with the great man. "Why can't I just be tired and leave it at that. I fought a freaking dino today and damn near lost. Do ye kean that? Might be I'm bleeding freaked out by that, you think?"<br>
<br>"Oh, aye," Nick was upon him in an instant, turning him onto his back and framing his face with his hands as he loomed above. him. "I ken that right and proper, I do. Bloody hell,twas me the creature was intent on devouring before you crashed into it with the bleeding car. You saved my life."<br>
<br>Stephen's grim expression softened as he cupped Nick's face with a gentle hand. "You can't be sure of that."<br><br>"Ye think not?"<br><br>Stephen sighed. "I think we're running out of time. Helen..."<br>
<br>"Helen has nothing to do with us, Stephen. You said it yourself. She didn't come back. I...wasn't important enough."<br><br>"And you? I overheard Claudia debriefing Captain Ryan, Nick. He said you refused to come back until he announced he would na leave you there." Tears well in his eyes. "Tell me, Nick, if that damn grunt had na been determined to stay on the other side of the rift with you, would you nay have stayed as well? Would ye nay have left me behind while you chase after the elusive Helen?"<br>
<br>"I would have found a way back, Stephen. I swear, I would have come home to you." he sighed raggedly, dropping his head until his forehead rested on Stephen's. "I...I just need to know... why? Why I wasn't enough. I need to know why I couldn't hold her love."<br>
<br>"Because you want her back?" Stephen murmured brokenly. "Love her."<br><br>"Lord, do look the fool to you." Nick rasped. "I want to know so I don't make the same mistake with you, idiot. Because I love you. You, do you ken? I love you." <br>
<br>Stephen met his gaze, tracing his lower lip with his thumb. "And I love you too."<br><br>Nick chuckled. "so why are we talking." He claimed Stephen's lips with a gentle kiss, asking for permission and getting it as the younger man wrapped his arms around his back and drew him down more firmly over his bruised but lusting body<br>
<br><br>PRIMEVAL CAST<br>Ben Miller - James Lester<br>Lucy Brown - Claudia Brown<br>Andrew Lee Potts - Connor Temple<br>Hannah Spearritt - Abby Maitland<br>James Murray - Stephen Hart<br>Douglas Henshall - Nick Cutter <br>
Juliet Aubrey - Helen Cutter<br clear="all"><br>-- <br>PEJA<br>The wwomb archive <a href="http://www.squidge.org/~peja/cgi-bin/index.php">http://www.squidge.org/~peja/cgi-bin/index.php</a> accepts all fandoms, all genres. Come create your personal page with us<br>
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