Chapter 1: One Heartless Detective
John was working at the surgery so he had asked Sherlock to babysit Rosie which meant Sherlock had called Molly to look after the young Watson whilst he was working on some samples with his microscope,
"Sound asleep and all snuggled in her blankie" Molly proclaimed earning only a grumble of response from the detective and she rolled her eyes, sitting on the couch and picked up a book she had been reading to Rosie,
"Please do not tell me you're reading that child's book for your own entertainment?" Sherlock mumbled,
"Oh he speaks. If you must know, Beauty and the Beast is not just a story for children. It's enjoyed by all ages" she defended and heard Sherlock scoff,
"I must say Molly, I thought you were more mature than that" he said earning an empty plastic bottle thrown at the back of his head and he looked at her to see her glaring at him,
"Listen, just because it doesn't make sense to you. Doesn't make this book any less precious to me" she said firmly and Sherlock rolled his eyes, standing,
"Miss Hooper, I invite you to look around" he said gesturing to the messy flat and took the book from Molly's lap much to her protests,
"This is the real world. The pages of fiction are nothing more than empty promises filled with pointless imagination that have no place within the minds of an adult" he said,
"Sherlock, give it back" Molly said, reaching for the book but he held it away from her,
"Sherlock, I'm not kidding. Give it back" she said again firmly and Sherlock held it further away from her but the book slipped from his fingers and landed behind the fire gate into the flames of the fireplace,
"NO!" Molly yelled, shoving the detective out the way and grabbed the fire tongs and tried to pull the book from the flames but it was two late as it turned to cinders,
"I apologise... It was not my intention" Sherlock said but Molly didn't look at him,
"Perhaps you might like to chose a book from my collection" he proposed after a moment of silence,
"Lots of amazing knowledge to fill one's mind" he assured,
"I will never forgive you for this" Molly whispered before standing and grabbed her coat,
"Molly, don't act silly. It was just a book" he said tiredly as she opened the door and she looked at him firmly as a tear fell down her cheek,
"MAYBE TO YOU!" she yelled as another tear fell and she shook her head slowly,
"But not to me" she murmured and by now Rosie's cries could be heard from the spare room from which she had heard Molly's yelling causing her to wake up; Molly pointed at Sherlock,
"You are nothing but a heartless, selfish and awful person, Sherlock Holmes" she told him,
"I never want to see you again" she whispered,
"From now on... Leave me alone" she ordered before leaving Sherlock to babysit Rosie alone.
Oh dear. Sherlock's in hot water! What will happen next? I can tell you that it's really juicy so you'll want to review to unlock chapter 2!
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