Katie stood in front of her wardrobe and was desperate. Today she would go with David to a very chic restaurant in London. She didn't know how he had managed to get a table there but she was excited and looking forward to her evening. To the day they were a couple for 3 months today.

She remembered her first date very well.
David took her to a restaurant called Andy's Greek Taverna. She had told him that she had never eaten Greek food in her life. He was slightly surprised but found her excitement sweet. They sat there until the end and just talked. He told her that he was from Bradford and had then moved to Leeds to study criminology. They discovered that they must have studied at the same university but had never met. He was 3 years older than her and was probably finishing his studies when she enrolled. And that he then lived in Missouri for several years after his studies. After they had to leave the restaurant, they walked along the Thames for a while. It was already after midnight and she would not normally walk around the city at this time but she felt safe with him. The last time she had felt that way was when she was near a certain consulting detective.
She thought about his face when he first saw her and David together. That thought made her smile. He was confused and his eyes showed an expression of jealousy. But that was in the past, she decided.

In the weeks that followed, she had met him a few more times in the laboratory, where he asked her for some analyses in his typical Sherlock manner. And then at some point she didn't. But she did not mind. Well, she had stopped worrying about it. She was happy and she liked David.

Her friends had already met him too. Molly already knew him through Greg and then saw him more and more often in the company of him or Katie. She was immediately thrilled and happy for her friend. John and Mary met her once in the same restaurant. The two men got on well right away and after Mary's initial scepticism, they invited the couple to join them at their table. Since then they have been meeting regularly for dinner. Katie was glad that they got along well. After all, with Mary she always had the feeling that she wanted to fix her up with Sherlock. At least for Christmas. But she was sure, after seeing how happy she was with David, Mary accepted it and deviated from her plans.
Well, and Sherlock had got to know the detective properly on one of his visits to the lab.

She and David had been together for a month and he visited Katie regularly at the lab. One evening, when most of her colleagues had already left, he surprised her. She greeted him as usual with a kiss. Only this time a feeling overpowered her so she couldn't hold back any more. They devoured to a passionate kiss. He lifted her onto the table and kissed her further until suddenly Sherlock was standing in the doorway.
He cleared his throat and turned back to the door as quickly as he could. Unsuspecting that the door was already closed again, he ran against it. The result of the evening was a slight laceration on Sherlock's forehead and a rather embarrassed Detective Constable.

Since that evening, Sherlock has not been coming to the laboratory on duty. John said that he was busy with cases or helping Mary and him with the wedding preparations for some reason.
Well, and she was busy with David and their blossoming relationship.

So now she was rummaging through her wardrobe looking for a suitable outfit for tonight. She eventually decided on a longer elegant dress and matching shoes. It would be all right, she thought.

After an hour the doorbell rang and David waited outside her door with a smile and a bouquet of roses. She approached him joyfully, kissed him and thanked him for the flowers. Then she took her jacket and bag and followed him in his arms to the taxi.

It was not a long way to the restaurant and when they entered it, her breath stopped. They were standing in a large hall with huge chandeliers hanging from the ceiling. A spiral staircase was at the end of the hall and led to another dining area. As it turned out, they were to sit right there. So she walked down the grand hall, the magnificent staircase, where each step was set with small diamonds and glittering, to her table. The concierge showed her table and asked her to sit down. In the background she heard soft classical music. She was thrilled and beamed with enthusiasm. She bent over the table to kiss it in thanks.

The waiter interrupted her and asked for her drinks. When he turned to David, he froze and looked at him in surprise.

"David? David Reid?"

David looked confused.

"Uh, yes, but excuse me, do I know you?"

"It's me, Peter. Peter Jenkins from Missouri."

He stared at him with big eyes before he relaxed.

"Yeah, sure. Peter! How are you doing? What are you doing here? Oh, sorry. This is Katie, by the way. She's my girlfriend. Katie, this is Peter. We met in Missouri when I lived there. You remember?"

Katie smiled and then held her hand out to Peter. He was a little smaller than David. Had longer blond hair and a slight beard shadow. Striking were those bright blue eyes. He wore a suit and bow tie. The usual outfit of the waiters here.

"Yes of course. Hello. Nice to meet you"

"The pleasure is all mine and you can call me Peter" he smiled, took her hand and kissed the back of her hand.

David rolled his eyes. He knew that he had gotten all the women around him that way back then. But not his Katie. She was different.

"So, Peter, what are you doing here in London?"

Peter told him that he wanted to stay in London permanently and that he was going to make ends meet with this job here. Then he had to go on working for a while but asked if they still wanted to have a drink after he left. Katie looked at him with a warning and David declined his offer without arranging a meeting for tomorrow.

After that he left them alone. He only disturbed them when he brought the drinks or the food.

Katie was glad. After all, she wanted to enjoy this evening with her boyfriend. She clearly had better things on her mind about what she wanted to do that evening. At that thought she had to smile and David wondered what was so funny.

She bent over the table, whispered something in his ear and minutes later he had paid and they were sitting in a taxi to her home.

When they entered her flat it didn't take long before they had gotten rid of all their clothes and were now lying tightly wrapped in her bed. He lay behind her and gently kissed her bare back, up to her shoulders and neck. When he reached her ear, he nibbled it lightly and then whispered softly "I love you Katie" in her ear.

She froze suddenly and could find no words. He loved her but did she love him too? She didn't know the answer, instead she turned around, smiled and kissed him. Then she snuggled up against his neck and closed her eyes. She hoped he would not ask. David sensed her uneasiness but didn't want to push her to do anything. Instead, he took her in his arms and then closed his eyes.