I walked in the door to the sound of Sherlock's voice.
"John...John...John!"
"What?" I exclaimed.
"Have you sent that text yet? I told you to send it thirty minutes ago."
"I wasn't here Sherlock..."
This wasn't the first time he hadn't noticed my absence. I walked over to my arm chair and slumped down, taking notice of Sherlock. His curly hair was rumpled up and he had on his blue robe. He was so attrac- wait, I stopped myself. I couldn't think of Sherlock in that way. I shook my head and reached for the paper. I soon felt that someone was watching me and when I looked up Sherlock was standing above me looking down.
"John, why?" he asked.
Why what? I thought to myself. He was always rambling on about things. He leaned down further and I shifted uncomfortably. He was so close, and the warm scent of Sherlock filled my senses. Sherlock was completely unaware of the awkwardness of the situation and I cleared my throat loudly, trying to catch his attention.
"What is it John?" Sherlock snapped as if I had just asked the most horrid question.
"It's just that... You... I thought... Never mind" I mumbled and stood from the chair. I walked into the kitchen and turned on the kettle. I stood waiting and watched Sherlock. He had now moved from his position above the couch and was pacing the room. He had a focused look, most likely on the brink of solving a case. He held his hands in a steeple just below his mouth... That mouth... My mouth.
"Stop it John!" I heard myself say out loud. Whoops, I quickly looked over at Sherlock. To my relief he was still pacing, un-phased by my blurting. I turned to the kettle and poured myself a cup of tea. I was just about to ask Sherlock if he would like some, when he suddenly burst out with excitement.
"Out John!" he yelled. "We must go out!"
"Where?" I asked, confused as always.
"To dinner of course" he responded.
Dinner? Like a date? No of course not! We went out all the time, this had nothing to do with dating. I felt a wave of disappointment, why was I disappointed? Sherlock and I were just friends and that's all we would ever be.