Chapter 4: Tracking Down My Deer
John emerged from his bedroom to find Sherlock analysing a sample under his microscope,
"You got in late. How did it go?" John asked before going to make himself a coffee,
"Surprisingly well" he responded not lifting his gaze from the microscope lenses,
"Was there a goodnight kiss?" John asked teasing and Sherlock rolled his eyes,
"Do grow up, John. Me and Miss Hooper simply had a professional day out" he responded,
"Ahhhhhhh so it was a girl" he concluded with a chuckle,
"Does Miss Hooper have a first name?" he asked taking a sip of his coffee,
"Doesn't everyone?" Sherlock responded sarcastically before going and retrieving his violin but the detective groaned at John's pressing look,
"If you must know. Her name is Molly. She is a kind, selfless, practical and prepared individual who only made the maximum bid as she new I would be uncomfortable giving up my day to a complete stranger" he said,
"She only came here to say that I didn't have to go anywhere" he explained and John smiled,
"And you went anyway" he said with a chuckle,
"A selfless act deserves an honourable reward" he replied simply before beginning to play his instrument,
"Are you going to see her again?" John asked curiously,
"Why would I see her again? She bid for a one day outing not a one day plus one more outing" he replied sarcastically and it was John's turn to roll his eyes,
"Doesn't mean you can't see her again" the doctor pointed out and Sherlock paused in his playing,
"I didn't get an address" he murmured but before John could respond, Sherlock spoke again,
"And before you ask, yes I already searched her on Facebook. I could find nothing" he explained and John looked at him sympathetically,
"She really impressed you didn't she?" he asked and Sherlock nodded after a moment,
"Indeed, Not many people carry a pack lunch with them just in case" he said more to himself but then held a look of thought and turned to John quickly,
"What people carry a pack lunch with them?" he asked and John looked surprised before looking thoughtful,
"Errrrrrr... People who don't really have the time to go out for lunch when they're working?" he proposed and Sherlock nodded,
"Exactly which means her occupation involves hard work. The question is: What is her job?" he asked,
"Didn't you do your whole deduction thing on her?" John asked and Sherlock stood tall and fixed his suit jacket,
"I didn't have the time" he responded and John smiled amused,
"You were enjoying yourself that much, Huh?" he asked with a chuckle but Sherlock simply grabbed his coat, putting it on,
"Perhaps Lestrade might shed some light on her whereabouts" he said and John smirked,
"Why the urgency to find her, huh Sherlock?" he asked teasing and Sherlock smirked,
"To simply track down my deerstalker" he responded before leaving and John called after him,
"Hang on! You gave her your deerstalker?!" he yelled but Sherlock didn't respond.
Lestrade couldn't help but be a little confused,
"Sorry, why exactly do you want to find her?" Lestrade asked,
"It appears that I lost my wallet whilst out on our venture and I have called every location we visited to know avail so I thought I might try and contact her in case she picked it up and forgot to return it" he explained and Lestrade rubbed the back of his head,
"Sorry mate, She didn't provide an address or number just an email" he explained before bringing up the purchase receipt, before writing down the email on a piece of paper,
"No bothering her too much" he warned and Sherlock nodded,
"You have my word" he assured before turning and he took his leave.
Will Sherlock get in contact with Molly? You'll have to review if you want to find out!
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