[Author's Note: I know, flowers, such a fail cliched theme, but I have a reason; the title of a story I read in English the day I wrote this was called "The Flowers". Coincidentally, the story I read in English is not at all related, not even including any romance at all. Oh well, comment and tell me what you think!]
Roses
I looked down at the roses in my hand as I walked down the street. They pricked my fingers, but I didn't mind it due to all the times I had used the needle, though I hadn't in a while. Buying the flowers had just been an impulse; I had been going on a walk after arguing with Watson about going to the wrestling ring again. He really didn't like it when I went, but sometimes I just wanted a physical challenge and not just the mental challenges my work gave me.
I was taking a walk to give Watson the time to cool down when I saw someone selling flowers on the side of the road and I decided to buy a bouquet of roses. I walked back up to our rooms, hiding the roses behind my back. The fact that Lestrade had seen me buying the roses flashed through my mind. Fortunately my face had remained impassive as he assumed I had bought them for a "Lady friend" as he put it. I internally sighed, what would have happened had he known. With that thought in mind I walked in the door, passing Ms. Hudson and into our main room.
Watson turned towards the door as I walked in, he wore an impatient and worried look "You didn't go back to the ring, did you?"
I sighed audibly "Why must you always assume the worst?"
"Why are you holding your hand behind your back?" he asked exasperated, ignoring both my sigh and my question.
I walked up to him and slowly removed my hand with roses from behind my back. I held them out to Watson, "I was going on a walk and I saw someone selling them, I thought you'd want a few." I blushed as he held out his hand and took the roses from my by then heavily pricked hand.
He then took one look at my hand and sighed good-humouredly "Can you go on a single outing without hurting yourself?" he teased. We both laughed as he went to get some medicinal cream for my hand.
