It turns out, in the end, to be a rather simple and straightforward murder.
John and Sherlock find the killer in less than five minutes (at a crowded Christmas party, no less). It turns out to have been the sous chef, who killed the critic using mistletoe. John couldn't help being a little touched when the sous chef bravely declared he killed the critic out of love for the head chef, but at the same time, John remembered that the man was a murderer.
As soon as they leave the restaurant, John pulls Sherlock into another heated embrace. Sherlock doesn't think he's ever wanted to be touched so badly in his entire life. On the cab ride home, Sherlock rests his head on John's shoulder, and John tangled his fingers in Sherlock's hair and finds out that the man had very, very sensitive follicles.
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"Spend the night with me," Sherlock whispers, his voice raw from all the kissing. "I don't want to be alone."
John Watson plants a wet, hot kiss on Sherlock's collar bone and loops up into the detective's lost eyes. "You'll never be alone again, Sherlock. Not while I'm here."
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Sherlock certainly didn't think it would escalate this fast.
But here he is, disheveled, feeling delicious, lying in bed next to a sweating, panting John Watson.
Sherlock's mind is racing with possibilities. 'He didn't ask about the scars. Maybe he doesn't care. Should I tell him? Should I tell him what I went through? Does he need to know? He deserves to know. I should tell him...' Sherlock looks down at the exhausted blonde man, who's head is now resting on Sherlock's chest. '...later.'
Sherlock doesn't need to dream that night - because his dreams have come true. He's with John. The nightmares can't hurt him anymore. They're just bad memories, and hell be making new, good memories every day for the rest of his life.
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The blog of John H. Watson 25/12/13
I got the best Christmas present last night: Sherlock Holmes.
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John knows it's sordid, but the fans love it. He gets hundreds of comments within minutes of publishing.
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John watches with eager eyes as Sherlock opens his gift. Sherlock is a little puzzled by the wrapping paper, which is mostly duct tape (wrapping was not one of John's skills).
Sherlock smiles as he examines his present.
"It's a model of the solar system!" John beams, and Mrs. Hudson lets out a hoot. "So now you never have to remember that the earth goes around the sun!"
Sherlock looks confused, clearly not understanding the joke. But within seconds, Sherlock's stoic mouth breaks into a huge grin, and he looks happier than he's been in months. "It's perfect."
Sherlock pulls John into a kiss, and John can feel the curve of his lover's smile against his mouth.
Oh, yes. John Watson can get used to this.
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