To say that he was annoyed was an understatement. Sherlock was quite annoyed. Molly was supposed to have been here at 3 for her shift. 30 minutes late. Unacceptable. Not to mention he needed her there to be able to do his new experiment.
Whipping out his phone he typed a rapid message and replaced it back in his pants pocket.
You're late. SH
Exactly 10 minutes later the door to the morgue slammed open revealing a slightly flushed Molly Hooper.
(An unnatural flush. Thick makeup. At least two coats, as if she applied it early in the morning, then again in the afternoon. Terrible shoes. Leopard print. 4 inch heals. Rather low cut shirt.)
"You should be more mindful in rehearsals, Molly. You might miss work if you don't keep track of the time."
"What? How did you know about the rehearsal?"
(Thicker voice. Must have blown it out. Probably in the chorus.)
"You have been rehearsing something. Judging by the thick makeup and and the fact that your voice is significantly lower, a musical. You should be more careful with those high notes. You might ruin your voice. But you shouldn't have trouble with that being a chorus girl."
"Wow, Sherlock. That's amazing. But..."
"It's always something..."
"I-I happen to have a very important role. I'm playing 'Audrey' from 'Little Shop'."
"Audrey? What is 'Little Shop'?"
"You've never seen 'Little Shop of Horrors?"
"If I have, it's been deleted."
"Oh, well you're just going to have to come see it."
"No, I have more interesting things to entertain me."
"But Sherlock, you really should c-come."
At that, Molly turned and retrieved her purse. Digging through her oversized, striped bag, she pulled out two little slips of paper.
"Here" Shoving the tickets into Sherlock's hand. "Even if you don't want to go John could use these and bring a date.
"Alright. Now, I need to see Mr. Johns. I was told he had a very interesting case of gout."
Hearing Molly sigh slightly. He turned and slid a slide into the microscope on the work station. He could hear Molly opening the specimen fridge. He hoped she would not be late again. Hopefully this musical nonsense would be over soon.