(Taking a break from the Dracula thread - back next post! *fingers crossed*)
Prompted by Aleine Skyfire: Beth comes down with a bad cold, Sherlock nurses her. Set just after the SH22 episode 'The Crime Machine'.
"Ohhh..."
"Easy, Lestrade, lie still."
"...Holmes? What... oh, zed, what time is it...?"
"Almost noon. Don't worry, I've notified Grayson. He called me when you didn't answer your commlink."
"Thanks... Didn't drag you away from any interesting cases, did I?"
"Not at all, I have only one client at the moment."
"Oh, yeah?"
"Indeed, one suicidally stubborn police inspector."
"Very funny... and how many times did Dr. Watson nag you about looking after yourself?"
"At least I had the good sense to follow his... the droid's advice after our swim in the Thames yesterday."
"Okay, so I should've gone straight home to change! Just my luck to get sick while Watson's off getting waterproofed."
"...well... no doubt he'll be back tomorrow."
"Hey, c'mon, I didn't mean it like that. It's just..."
"I understand; he has been your colleague a good deal longer than I. Are you thirsty?"
"Mm, parched... Zed, real orange juice? Holmes, did you go to the organic market?"
"Well, one can hardly get better on chemicals alone. Although you would think that with all these scientific advances, the common cold would have been completely eliminated by now."
"Yeah... Too bad the germs keep getting smarter along with the doctors."
"Mm, a pity one can't say the same for their patients."
"Remind me again why I brought you back?"