Mary, Janine, and Lauren waited till they heard the sound Molly's hurried footsteps running up the stair to 221 B. She burst into the room half out of breath. "What's the emergency? I came as fast as I could."

Lauren answered. "You're late. That's the emergency."

"Late," Molly said puzzled. "Late for what?"

"Mary's Bachelorette Party, that's what." Janine beamed. "Lauren and I have been planning this for weeks. You all are in for a lot of fun."

They all headed down the stairs and out the door. Lauren hailed a cab and they all piled in. After arriving at the mall, they spent the day getting pampered and manicured. Mary insisted that they shop till they drop.

Everyone bought one item for Mary and John's apartment. Lauren jokingly bought Mary one long black and red lingerie. Janine bought a bed cover set. Lauren found Mary staring in a changing room mirror.

"Everything okay?" Lauren touched her friend's shoulder.

"Everything is wonderful." Mary had tears in her eyes. "I'm marrying the guy of my dreams. I have my friends with me sharing this day. How can it not be wonderful?"

Lauren and Mary embraced. "What about you, Lauren? Is everything okay?"

Mary looked at Lauren with a critical eye. "What did your doctor have to say?"

"How about we hit that bar?" Lauren changed the subject trying to get away but Mary grabbed her hand. Liar. "I'm fine, Mary."

"Molly told me what happened." Mary followed Lauren out of the dressing room.

"It was a lack of oxygen. Nothing more," Lauren grabbed something and gave it a look over.

"I think it was something more."

"Mary," Lauren snapped. She then realized that she yelled. "Sorry, don't worry about me. I'm fine. Let's just go to the bar."

The four girls met up and headed for the nearest pub after dropping off all the purchased items. Lauren approached the bar first but before she could even order for herself, she heard a drunken voice call to the group.

"Mary!" John walked up to the group of girls with Sherlock behind him. Mary accepted a kiss from her future husband. "What are you ladies doing here?" He noticed the rest of them.

"We came for a drink. We just went shopping for the largest time." Mary embraced John.

Lauren caught Sherlock's eye. She looked away quickly. He still didn't know. She was convinced that he would never know. Even though she looked away, Lauren could feel his eyes still on her.

"Don't worry, John. I didn't let her over budget." Janine teased Mary gently.

Lauren stepped to Molly. "Molly, I'm going to get the beer. I'll meet you outside."

"I assume that you are enjoying your time." Sherlock whispered into Lauren's ear.

"You smell like alcohol." Lauren snapped at Sherlock.

Sherlock watched the other girls head outside. "Are you having fun?"

"Sherlock, I know how you and alcohol mix. I don't want to speak to you right now. You might say something that we will both regret." Lauren turned to him in cold dead seriousness. She could have him on to her.

Her head was spinning and was light. She knew this feeling. When Sherlock finally left with John pulling his arm, Lauren quickly bought a 12 pack of beer and went outside.

Lauren handed the case to Janine and grabbed Mary and Molly's arms. "Let's go home. I'm so sorry. I'm feeling tired."

Lauren's next memory was sitting on the floor of Mary's flat. Janine passed her a beer. "No thank you, I'm not up to drinking tonight."

"Come on, it's a party." Janine pressed.

"It's fine. I don't mind if she doesn't drink anything." Mary stood up for the light headed Lauren.

Janine shrugged passing a drink to Molly. "So who was John's friend? He's very attractive."

"That's Sherlock." Molly's cheek got a little color.

"Lauren knows him better than the rest of the rest of us though." Mary cut in. "She went to school with him and they lived together for a while."

"Well, it wasn't really living together. We co-owned a flat for a while." Lauren started.

"Did you ever sleep with him?" Janine asked eagerly.

"What –" Lauren didn't ever know what Janine had even said.

"Did you have sex with Sherlock?" Mary repeated.

Lauren inhaled a funny smell entered her nose. "What? Does anyone else…" She tried to focus on Molly's face. Everything went black.

Her eyes opened. She finally focused on three terrified faces. Molly was holding Lauren's head still. She couldn't move. Her whole body was stiff. "Molly," Lauren barely managed to say, a tear running down her face. "What happened to me?"

Everyone looked at each other. They didn't know how to answer her question. Molly finally spoke. "We need you to get to the hospital."