Johnlock Chapter 9- Epilogue

After they solved the case, Sherlock and John had a talk of what to do about their current situation. It was an awkward talk, given Sherlock's tendency to be blunt. He told John that he had never before experienced such feelings as he did for him. He told him how confused he was about those feelings and how much he resented having them distract him from Work. He finally accepted the feelings one day. They day of the Fall. Sherlock realized the fear of having to live without John and the hatred for himself for having to leave John alone.

John sat the whole time listening to Sherlock with a half-smile and loving eyes. Once Sherlock was done with his story, John began his own tale of suppressed feelings. It was mostly the same as Sherlock's except he had met Mary, who had helped him get out of his depression over his loss. He found love even after all that had happened to him. He thought he would never experience such emotion for someone again. But he was wrong. Mary and Sherlock both held a special place in his heart. He didn't want to lose either of them.

After the two were done talking about their love in the past, they moved on to the more pressing topic. What to do about the relationship. They didn't want to just call it off because John was in a relationship with Mary. And John didn't want to end things with her, either. To John, it all seemed hopeless and he would be stuck trying to choose one or the other. But, for Sherlock, there were two options. They could either tell Mary about their relationship and hope she would learn to be alright with it or they could not tell Mary and what she won't know wouldn't hurt her. John preferred the former due to his distaste for lying to someone he loved. But he just wasn't sure how everything would end up. He was panicking and pacing in the flat mumbling to himself about it all going wrong and only stopped when Sherlock told him his deductions he made about the woman.

Regarding her character and possible responses to the news of John and Sherlock, the sleuth deduced she would be shocked at first, then uncertain that John actually loved her, but would eventually come around. Sherlock even made a guessed that she would want John to happy and therefore would want John and Sherlock to be together. John, doubtful that his deductions were one-hundred percent correct, argued with the other man about it. He told him there was no way that even the great Consulting Detective could tell the future. Sherlock, on the other hand, assured John of his foretelling and told him they should tell her immediately. The shorter man eventually agreed to Sherlock's plan and they both left the flat on a mission.

When they found Mary at her flat, they told her the whole story of the two. Before and after the Fall, excluding the awkward kiss of course, and she listened quietly the whole time. When they finished, she got up from her chair and kissed them both. John, who was not as taken aback as Sherlock, hugged Mary, kissed her, told her how much he loved her, and what a wonderful girlfriend she was. She had accepted the news with joy.

She had always thought there was something between the two, but never had the gall to ask if her suspicions were right. She wanted John to be happy and so she never ventured to even mention the detective. But from the stories she heard from others, rumors included, the two had been together. Although her curiosity wanted to get the best of her, she never asked about John and Sherlock's past relationship, afraid of bringing up bad memories.

The day she had met Sherlock, she instantly felt something for him. Not love, not exactly. It was something less, but more important. Over the next few days, she had time to think about the man and how she had felt around him and she had concluded that she had feelings for him. Still not love, at least not yet. But it was just as valuable, if not more.

From then on, the three were together, each loving one another. They had fights, of course, but they solved them eventually, becoming closer than ever each time. And they lived like that. John loving Sherlock and Mary, Sherlock loving John and Mary, and Mary loving Sherlock and John.