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I Thought You Knew

By waterrain

"Mycroft, Sometimes I really do hate your brother." Greg Lestrade muttered while rubbing his forehead and leaning against the wall. "I feel like such an idiot."

"Hello, Greg." Mycroft Holmes commented calmly, he grabbed him by the arm, and shook his head. "Let's go inside for it wouldn't due for you to be seen in this condition or for me to be seen with you."

Greg sat down on the sofa. Mycroft was standing up and looking at him.

"Apparently she is cheating on me again. Is it true, Mycroft?"

"Do you want me to lie to you or do you want the truth?" Mycroft asked him. Greg thought for a moment and sighed to himself.

"Both." Greg replied to Mycroft and he silently braced himself.

"She is not cheating on you, she deeply loves you, and she wishes to be with you. She is cheating on you with a woman that teaches P.E to children, she doesn't love you, and she honestly doesn't wish to be with you." Mycroft said to him. Greg looks down and he doesn't say anything for several minutes.

"She is cheating on me with a woman."

"That is correct."

"How long have you known about it?"

"I thought you knew about it already, Greg."

"Funny. Your brother thought that too." Greg said bitterly and he closed his eyes for a minute.

"Our father cheated on our mother. Mother knew about him cheating and he knew that she knew about it, but they didn't think Sherlock or I knew about it. One day my little brother commented about it and the next day they filed for a divorce." Mycroft commented calmly and he looked at Greg. "It was because they were afraid of what the neighbors might say."

"I did not know."

"There was no occasion or need to inform you. Anyway, I'm sorry that Sherlock informed you of her cheating on you in such a blunt manner." Mycroft said to him.

"No need to say sorry, Mycroft." Greg commented in a low voice and he sighs deeply. "I can't seem to stay angry with you or even your brother for a long period of time."

"Some say marriage is the end or the start of something new." Mycroft said simply, he looked at Greg, and sat down next to him. "However I believe in the end marrying or not marrying doesn't really matter. Having babies or not having babies doesn't matter. After all in the end everyone dies. People mourns when there is death or party in happiness or feel nothing, hearts are broken or remain the same, and the one fact remains...Everyone dies in the end no matter how well known or unknown they are in this world."

"You are more morbid than Sherlock."

"Oh, but of course for I'm his older brother."

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