So...I'm not dead. I was originally going to post one long chapter but it is taking forever to finish, so I am going to post a bunch of short chapters instead.

Shout out to islammimi738Thank you so much for taking the time to comment! It meant so much to me, and I'm glad you like it.

A few weeks had passed and Sherlock and Emma were surviving.

Amelia had been staying with them so she could take care of Emma while Sherlock was still in a wheelchair. Amelia was managing the best she could, despite having just lost her sister, she knew Erica would have wanted her to help, and besides Sherlock was one of the best brothers in law she had ever had, and Emma was a sweetheart.

Sherlock was currently sitting in the room he had made into a sort of office that connected directly to his bedroom, and Emma was playing with her toys in her own room. Amelia went in to go check on Sherlock and knocked on his door.

"Sherlock, are you okay, you have been in there since yesterday, you should eat something," Amelia called.

"I'm fine," he called back. Amelia knew he was anything but fine, but who was she to judge how someone dealt with grief. He was probably in there because he didn't want his own sorrow to effect Emma, she knew she didn't want her grief to effect her little niece.

"Okay, but you really need to come out and eat soon." Amelia said gently, and then left to go and check on Emma."

Night came and Sherlock still hadn't emerged from his office/bedroom/bathroom.

(Just so nobody is confused about how this is going on.)

Amelia was tucking Emma into bed.

"Auntie," Emma questioned, "Is daddy okay?"

"He's gonna be okay," Amelia said after a moment. "He's just a little sad right now."

But Emma's curiosity wasn't satisfied.

Emma: "When is daddy gonna come out of his room?"

Amelia: "I don't know right now sweety."

Emma: "Ith he mad at me?" she asked with a somber face. Emma often had more trouble with pronunciation when she was scared, worried, sad, or upset.

Amelia: "No sweetheart. Of course not." Amelia responded quickly, "He's not mad at you okay, nobody is mad at you."

Emma seemed to understand and nodded. Amelia was always amazed at how much she understood and remembered.

"Goodnight Auntie," Emma said sweetly.

"Goodnight," Amelia started, and then remembered something that might make her niece smile "EJ." Emma seemed shocked at first but then gave her aunt a small smile.

Not long after Emma's second birthday, her mother had begun to teach her about things like names and initials. After learning her own name and initials, Emma had expressed how much she liked both her own full name and her initials. So, Erica had begun to call her EJ as a nickname, after Erica died everybody seemingly forgotten the short, cute name Emma liked so much.

"Sweet dreams, sweetheart," Amelia said giving her niece a final kiss on her head. Emma smiled and closed her eyes as Amelia went out and cracked the door.

Amelia went through the kitchen and living room to make sure everything was in order, before going back to Sherlock's door. Sherlock still hadn't come out of his sealed off quarters since a short trip out last week. Amelia was about to knock, but then stopped, what could she even say. Instead, she went towards the guest bedroom she was occupying at the end of the other hall, passing Emma's door on the way. However, as she passed by Emma's door she heard something, a soft crying, Amelia went to check on Emma. But as she entered the room the crying stopped, she looked to the bed and there was Emma with her eyes perfectly closed, her breathing even. Amelia would have thought she was asleep if it weren't for the slight tears on her cheeks. Amelia reached for her hand and put her other hand on her face. Emma looked up with big, wet eyes.

"Ith daddy going 'way too...like mummy did?" Emma asked softly.

"No sweetheart, of course not, daddy's fine. In fact, I bet we'll see him tomorrow." Amelia said seriously. Emma smiled slightly and closed her eyes. Amelia stayed with her until she was sure Emma was asleep. Then going to her own room finalized her resolve.

That's it for now, I will post the next chapter much sooner. Thank you for reading!