Just a quick little drabble for a prompt that I saw in the Sherlolly tag on tumblr.
"I'll be right back with those test results, Sherlock. Did you want me to get you a coffee while I'm out?" Molly Hooper stopped to look back at the consulting detective on her way out the door.
"Yes, please; black with—"
"With two sugars I know. I'll be right back then." The detective quirked the corner of his mouth up a little bit and got back to work.
John Watson sat there forgotten by both people but perfectly content just watching them interact. It was quite strange to him actually. Sherlock used to just brush Molly off and focus solely on whatever he was investigating but now that seems to have changed. Could those walls he built up be coming down?
"I do wish you would stop staring at me like that. It is quite annoying." Apparently John wasn't as invisible as he thought he was.
"Sorry, it's just weird to see you acting so differently than normal."
Sherlock turned to face John, "I haven't been acting 'differently' at all."
"It may not seem that way to you but to others there is definitely a change in how you act. For one you aren't so much of a smart arse anymore and you also are treating Molly differently."
"How so?" Now John had Sherlock intrigued, he couldn't see how he was treating Molly any different than he normally did.
John stood up and paced while he spoke, "I have noticed that this all started after you faked you death. For one thing you don't just acknowledge her; you used to just glance at her for a second but now you pay more attention to her while she talks. As for another thing you both seem a lot more comfortable with each other. She stutters less and is a lot more confident now plus you also treat her nicer than you had in the past."
"Alright I don't see how that is such a big deal. Those are only a few slight behavioural changes, nothing worth fussing over."
"No there's one more thing that has changed between you two and I think that this one is the most obvious; you are both physically comfortable with each other."
Sherlock sighed, "So?"
"Not only do you allow her to be close to you while you work but you also let her occasionally lay her hand on your shoulder or arm when you are examining things. And don't think I haven't seen the times when your hands brush up against each other which is too frequent to be classified as 'accidental.' Sherlock Holmes I think you have feelings for Molly Hooper!"
"Hmm, how intriguing. I never looked at it that way. I guess you are right."
This caused John to stop in his tracks and for his jaw to drop down to the floor. There was the sound of footsteps down the hall but neither really paid attention to them. The door opened and Molly came back in with a piece of paper and two coffees.
She looked between John and Sherlock puzzled, "What? Did I miss something important?"
I should go to bed now but I will post more later. Leave a review please!
Tata for now!
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