Hello again :)
This chapter is a bit of a nothing happens but it sure is fluffy chapter, because I felt like it.
anyway on with the chapter
It was raining, well this was England so the fact that it was raining wasn't that much of a surprise, when John walked home. His umbrella lay forgotten by the door and for some reason he hadn't brought his wallet. John suspected that this was because of that experiment with leather Sherlock had done this morning, why the man couldn't use his own wallet remained a mystery to John.
However, because of the fact that he didn't have any money on him John had been forced to walk home in the pouring rain, and because he didn't have an umbrella he felt like a drowned cat by the time he reached 221B.
When he entered the flat he only spared a glance at Sherlock, who was petting his steadily growing baby bump, before rushing into the bedroom and literally throwing off his clothes. He quickly found and pulled on a pair of well worn jeans and a jumper before making his way to the kitchen for a cuppa.
Halfway there John's ears picked up the words feel this and won't be able to among Sherlock's low murmurs. Frowning he glanced at Sherlock who was lazily stroking a finger over his belly.
"What are you doing Sherlock?" He asked leaning back against the doorpost.
"I'm talking to the girls." Sherlock answered as if it was the most obvious thing in the entire world.
John looked around, bemused, searching for the girls Sherlock was talking to. He had heard stories about pregnant women sometimes doing something really weird but he never thought Sherlock would even allow his brain to consider considering doing something that didn't make sense to him. But then again, it wouldn't be the first time he had found Sherlock doing something that seemed utterly ridiculous but then turned out to make perfect sense (well almost at least) when Sherlock explained it.
"Wha- the girls?" He asked with a confused shake of his head.
"Yes, the girls. The babies John."
"They're girls?"
"Yes John, do try to keep up."
"But you can't possibly know the gender of the twins yet." John laughed. They wouldn't be able to find that out until the next ultrasound and besides, they had decided to let it be a surprise.
"Well I do." Sherlock sniffed and presumed the slow rubbing of his belly. He seemed to be writing something but John couldn't make it out from his current position. He pushed himself off the doorpost using his shoulders and walked over to Sherlock, looking down at the younger man sprawled out on the couch.
"And how do you know that?" John teased, smirking at his partner.
"I just do." Sherlock answered back, not showing the smallest discomfort in having John starting down at him. The staring competition continued until John wavered and looked away.
"Well that's very scientific Mr science." He added because he would bloody well be the one with the last word for once.
"What are you doing anyway?" John lifted Sherlock's legs and sat himself on the couch, Sherlock's legs in his lap. Sherlock's finger were still wandering around his belly but it now looked more like he drew random shapes and twirls instead of letters.
"I told you I'm talking with the girls."
"You do know that it'll be another couple of weeks before they can hear you?" John raised an eyebrow at Sherlock but said man only glared at him in response. John held up his hands in surrender.
"Okay, okay. It's just that to me it looks more like you're doodling on your stomach than anything else." He said and drew a vague shape in the air over Sherlock's belly with his hand.
"I was writing to them." Was all the answer John got, which wasn't enough by any standards. As far as John knew Sherlock had been 'talking' to the twins since at least moments before he came home.
"Writing what?"
"Your name, my name, where we live." Sherlock said, his finger still moving but it now looked like he had switched back to letters. "That we love them." He added with a small smile.
John couldn't help but smile back at Sherlock, feeling very privileged to see this humanity in his partner. Donovan should see this Sherlock he thought as he leaned down to capture Sherlock's lips in a kiss, she'd probably freak out and think Sherlock finally had gone mad.
"What are you telling them now then?" He asked when he had once again returned to sitting position.
"Elements of the periodic table and their atomic structure." Sherlock said as he carefully placed what was most certainly precisely calculated, but seemed more like random to John, dots around his belly button.
John decided that it would be best for all involved if he didn't comment on this and that a cuppa would be nice right now.
"Tea?" He asked as he struggled to untangled himself from Sherlock's limbs, the man wasn't exactly helping him. Sherlock nodded as he drew the number 8 and a large 'O' on his stomach.
A few minutes later John returned with the tea and once again sat down with Sherlock's legs in his lap.
"Can they feel it?" Sherlock asked after a moment of silence. John frowned and licked his lips, trying to remember if he had been taught that in med school.
"I, don't know. Not yet I think."
Sherlock didn't answer but instead shifted around on the couch until he and John were facing the TV, John's back against the armrest and Sherlock seated between his legs. He shuffled down further so he wouldn't obscure John's view. John's hands almost automatically came to rest on top of Sherlock's on his stomach.
They had cuddled a lot more lately, both in bed and on the couch. John liked these moments, it felt more like they were a family when they sat like this, somehow connected with the babies inside Sherlock, than it did before.
"Love you." He murmured and though he couldn't see it, he knew that Sherlock's face had lit up in that amazing, almost shy, smile he got when John told him that he loved him.
"Love you too." Sherlock whispered back and snuggled closer to John.
So I need you guys to help me with something. Like a lot of you writers out there have probably experienced I have the twin's characters already planned out but I lack names for them, and I'm awful when it comes to making up names. So that's where you guys come in :D
If you want to you could just send some name suggestions in either a PM or a review but bare in mind that the names have to sound good together, but I think you already knew that :)
As always any kind of reviews are very much welcomed
Love
/Phin