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Faurubarroo on tumblr said: Shoes
"Edmund John Hooper-Holmes! Where are your shoes?"
Molly winced as she heard her husband bellowing at their four-year-old son. Wonderful, Eddie had hidden his shoes again. He hated having to dress up, almost as much as his sister did. But where Scarlett preferred to simply to pout and whine, Edmund tended to take direct - and exasperating - action.
"Don't wanna wear 'em!" Edmund bellowed right back, running down the hall as fast as his sturdy little legs could carry him. Molly reached out and grabbed him with practiced hands, swinging him into her arms while he squealed in surprise. "Mummy! Do I hafta wear them?" he whined.
"Edmund, you get your shoes and bring them to Daddy so he can help you tie them," she said sternly. Then, she added shrewdly, "And if you do it quickly, then we'll get to the church early enough to talk to Izzy before she has to sit with Aunt Mary and Uncle John."
As expected, Edmund quickly wiggled out of her arms and raced back to his bedroom, dodging around his thoroughly exasperated father.
"Why are we doing this again?" he muttered as he reached Molly, pulling her close and laying his cheek on the top of her head.
"Because we're going to witness Robbie Watson's christening, while Greg and Sally stand as his godparents and at NO time," she added warningly, "will you pretend not to know who I'm talking about!"
"Got my shoes!" Edmund crowed as he came racing up to his parents. He held up the shiny black (loathed) footwear triumphantly. "Hurry up, let's go!"
He danced about from foot to foot while Sherlock grumblingly tied the slippery laces and Molly made sure Scarlett was ready. At least she liked her shiny black patent-leather Mary Janes!
After the ceremony had come to a successful conclusion and they were gathered back at the Watson's small house, Moly smiled and Sherlock rolled his eyes as Edmund carefully showed off his shoes to an admiring Isabelle Watson.
Maybe, Molly thought fondly, the two of them actually would end up married to one another one day.