Chapter 3: A Day With A Detective


Molly had told Sherlock that she wanted him to choose wherever they went on their day out and the first place they ended up in was The London Library,

"Wow... This place is amazing" Molly murmured and Sherlock nodded in agreement,

"Indeed, this is my favourite place besides the mind palace" he said and Molly looked at him curiously,

"Mind palace?" she asked curiously and Sherlock looked at her,

"Oh yes, apologies. I don't mention that on the blog. My mind palace is a place where I store my thoughts, ideas and knowledge" he explained,

"Like a journal?" she asked and Sherlock chuckled before nodding,

"In a way except the pages of the journal is my own mind. I can store and delete what ever I choose" he said and Molly smiled,

"You shouldn't talk about yourself like a computer, Mr Holmes" she said gently but before he could respond the librarian approached Sherlock's side,

"Sorry to bother you Mr Holmes but the media are outside trying to mussel in on your date" the old lady said causing Molly to blush but Sherlock growled,

"Thank you, Distract them for me" he said to which the lady nodded before Sherlock turned to Molly,

"This way, Miss Hooper" he said before leading her to the back door.


Sherlock and Molly made their way across the bridge near parliament after catching a ride from taxi, Sherlock having insisted that they needed to put some distance between them and the following media,

"Does that always happen?" Molly asked and Sherlock groaned before nodding,

"Unfortunately, yes. They insist on knowing all my movements whether I be on a case or a rare social outing" he explained,

"It appears my work has brought with it the curse of no privacy" he said and Molly looked at him sympathetically before looking around and she smiled,

"Mr Holmes, Are you scared of heights?" she asked and Sherlock looked at her confused,

"That's an odd question but no. Why do you ask?" he pressed and Molly smiled brightly.


The London eye carried Molly and Sherlock higher until they were at the very top of the circular structure,

"It is not common that I get to admire London from such a height" Sherlock said but the the carriage carrying the two came to a sudden halt and Sherlock and Molly grabbed hold of the balance bar,

"What on earth?" Sherlock murmured,

"The London Eye is experiencing a technical fault which shall be fixed as soon as possible. Please remain calm and collected for the duration of this delay. We apologise for any inconvenience and thank you for your patience" The automatic voice announced but Sherlock felt as if something more was going on and looked at Molly who smiled bashfully,

"I slipped the ticket man an extra £50 to delay the ride for our remaining two hours. So you could have a little peace from the media" she explained and Sherlock felt a strange feeling inside of his chest,

"You... You did that for me?" he asked and Molly nodded before opening her satchel and brought out a plastic box,

"I have a packed lunch we can share" she said and Sherlock chuckled and bowed his head,

"I would be honoured to share your packed lunch, Miss Hooper" he said causing Molly to giggle at his chivalrous manner.


Molly walked back with Sherlock to Baker Street before the detective hailed a cab for her,

"Thank you... For taking the time to spend the day with me" Molly said gently and Sherlock bowed his head,

"Thank you for being the winning bidder" he said as the taxi pulled up and Molly held out her hand,

"It was a pleasure to meet you, Mr Holmes" she said gently and Sherlock looked at her hand before accepting it in his own and shook it gently,

"My name is Sherlock" he corrected gently and the girl smiled,

"Molly, Nice to meet you" she replied and watched the detective gave a half smile,

"Listen, love. Either kiss 'im or get in. I'm on the clock" the cabbie grumbled and Molly blushed before releasing Sherlock's hand and opened the cab door as Sherlock headed up the door step, opening the door to 221B before turning,

"Molly?" he called and watched as she turned back,

"Yes, Sherlock?" she asked gently and the detective hesitated before grabbing something off the cloak hanger in his hallway before tossing her something which she caught sloppily,

"A souvenir" he said before heading into his flat and closed the door behind him and Molly looked down at the deerstalker in her hands and smiled softly as she climbed into the cab, closing the door and told the cabbie her address with a soft smile on her face as the cab drove away.


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