Sherlock: *bursts into the lab in, agitated* Molly, are you aware that our friends believe us to be in a romantic relationship?
Molly: *calmly adds a drop to the vial in her hand* Yes.
Sherlock: *freezes in confusion* Why did you not correct them?
Molly: *furrows her brow in concentration* Because we are in a relationship.
Sherlock: *checks his Mind Palace* … we are?
Molly: *purses her lips and makes a note of her findings* Mmhmm.
Sherlock: Since when?
Molly: *puts down her work and finally looks at him* Since you took me out for fish and chips after arresting the Fake Moriarty.
Sherlock: *brings up the memory file* …oh.
Molly: *smirks* Yep.
Sherlock: *indignant* Were you ever going to tell me?
Molly: I thought I'd see how long it took for you to realize.
Sherlock: *calculates the timeframe* So, that would be-
Molly: Three months and 18 days.
Sherlock: Ah. And our experiments and take-away nights at Baker Street have been-
Molly: Dates? Yes.
Sherlock: How long were you planning on keeping it from me?
Molly: *grins cheekily* Long enough to be able lord it over you for a good long while once you did realize we were dating.
Sherlock: *pouts*
Molly: *approaches him and wraps her arms around his neck* Would a kiss from your girlfriend help soothe your injured ego?
Sherlock: *rolls his eyes* There's no proof that a physical display will-mmpff!
Molly: *tugs his head down and cuts him off with a passionate kiss*
Sherlock: *breaking away, panting* Will definitely need more data, but the results are looking promising.
