Hey all! Thank you for the reviews! Because of your generosity I have decided to continue this story. Only one problem though, I cannot decide on a name for John and Mary's son. I was thinking that they would possibly have Sherlock as a middle name as they have already made him their son's godfather. I was thinking something posh but not too posh, if that makes any sense. If anyone has any ideas please feel free to write them in a review!

So with that in mind, along with the disclaimer, enjoy the next chapter of 'family matters'.

Chapter 2 – The one where Sherlock speaks baby

Sherlock felt slightly giddy as he walked down the hall after John. Mixed emotions clung to his thoughts like leaches, he was anxious, happy, worried, and even a little scared, but he did not know why. His heart was beating a little faster, and his palms were coated in a thin sheet of sweat. But the detective was tense for another reason… he was now positive that he had seen a man by the doorway, or maybe a ghost, but whatever it was… it made his stomach curl. If anything happened to Mary, John or his godson, he would never be able to forgive himself.

The nurse now held the door open for the two men. John walked in first, the dam had burst and tears were falling freely down his face. Sherlock merely rolled his eyes… although his heart clenched in his chest as he looked upon the scene before him.

There. On the hospital bed sat an exhausted and dishevelled Mary, but Mrs Watson could not have looked any happier. She wore a radiant smile that made John cry even more. Even Sherlock found it difficult to hold in his tears. But the man was a professional. He would not cry. Never had. Never will. But, he would later admit that he had been so incredibly close to shedding a tear right then and there in that hospital room. John and Mary had always been his weakness. But were also his greatest strength.

"Hello hon." Mary sighed happily as John kissed her softly on the forehead. His touch was like a feather as he gently brushed her hair out of her eyes.

"How are you feeling, Mary?" John asked, concern was practically pouring out of the man in waves. At that point, Sherlock felt as though he was an outsider, intruding on a family moment, he felt as though he should have waited outside…

As though reading his thoughts, Mary glanced up at Sherlock and smiled, "Get over hear you great buffoon, stop gaping and hold your godson, my arms could use a break. You are part of this family too."

Sherlock blinked rapidly for a few seconds as though the detective was trying to figure out exactly what that phrase meant. Sherlock tried to swallow, but there was a lump lodged in his throat. He gazed down at the tiny baby in Mary's arms. His godson stared back at him. Sherlock gasped as he stared in wonder at the bright blue eyes that looked so full of life it was hard to put it into words. The baby's face was as round as a little pumpkin, his nose peeked out from under his eyes and a tuft of blonde hair sprouted from his hair like a sprinkle of hay. And then Sherlock's eyes widened in surprise as the baby reached out towards him. His little hands trembling in delight, his eyes sparkled with anticipation. Sherlock looked quizzically at John, who nodded in encouragement.

"John's shaking so much that he is worried he's going to drop him." Mary explained. Sherlock's expression relaxed.

"Go on, mate." John smiled, "I think I need a sit down. I'm still overwhelmed."

"But…" Sherlock blurted out nervously, "But what if I drop him. I'm more likely to do so than you, you're a doctor, you have steady hands."

"I'm also human." John said as he sat down on a chair by the bed. "And very emotional right now."

Mary smiled at the exchange, and as gently as possible, she slid her son onto Sherlock's outstretched arms. Her friend may have been tense during the exchange, but as soon as her son was safely into his arms, he visibly relaxed.

Sherlock's hand cupped his godson's head gently, as though he were holding one of his precious metals in the lab… although this human life was far more special. Even the great detective could deduce that. The little boy suddenly grabbed his right forefinger. Sherlock's first reaction was to shake him off. But then…Sherlock's mouth curled into a smile when the baby began to blow little bubbles from his lips. A little drool slipped down his godson's chin.

"You have obviously inherited genes from John." Sherlock smiled sheepishly, glancing at John and Mary, who were watching him quizzically, Sherlock said quietly, "I saw your daddy drawl in his sleep on multiple occasions. Many of which caused him to…."

"Sherlock, that's enough thank you." John said quickly, a bit too quickly, "I don't want one of my son's first memories to be of me…"

As if the baby was reading Sherlock's thoughts, the corner of his lip curled, ever so slightly that John and Mary never noticed. But Sherlock did.

"I know right." Sherlock said to his godson, completely ignoring John. "Although thank fully you are young and therefore it does not excuse you from…"

"Okay I'm serious, that's enough." John warned, standing up from his chair as though to take his son away from his friend.

"Sorry." Sherlock said quickly, "Actually I'm not sorry, and neither's little Sherlock, I mean, baby."

Mary suddenly burst into a fit of giggles. She smiled widely at her friend as Sherlock's cheeks turned the slightest shade of pink. "That is adorable." She chuckled, "John. John we have to tell everyone that my son actually made Sherlock swoon! I'm putting that on your blog as soon as we get home."

John chuckled in response to Mary's sudden outburst. "Well…" he said hesitantly, scratching his head as though Sherlock had just reminded him of something, "We need to come up with a name first, we can't just call him baby."

Sherlock quickly glanced at John, whose brow was furrowed as though filtering through thoughts, obviously baby names. "You knew the due date months ago, how is it you are still unsure of a name?"

John smiled sheepishly, "Well, Mary…"

Mary gave him 'the look'. He immediately began to backtrack, stumbling slightly over his words, "I mean, Mary and I wanted to see him before we name him." John paused, twiddling his thumbs nervously, "We thought when we saw him for the first time, a name would spring to mind…but it evidently…"

"Hasn't." Sherlock finished. The man let out an exacerbated sigh. "John, whenever I begin a new experiment, I always label each one of my test subjects before I even acquire…"

John's frown melted into a scowl. "My son is not a test subject, don't compare him to your experiments."

Sherlock's eyes narrowed. "I'm not. Well technically I am, but I'm using it merely as an example to point out that…"

"Yes okay, I get, we…" John gestured to Mary and then to him, his arms shaking frantically, "Get it!"

"Darling, calm down. Sherlock didn't mean it." Mary soothed, clasping John's hand with her own.

John sighed, sitting back down on his chair. "Yeah, I know, I'm just tired that's all."

Mary snorted. Even Sherlock raised an eyebrow. "You. Tired." Mary laughed, "Try pushing a watermelon out of your…er…no nasty words in front of the baby." Mary giggled. "I need to remember that."

"He won't remember them…" John grinned at his wife, who offered him a kiss in return.

"Actually, according to the latest studies at…"

"Really?" John shook his head at his friend. "We were having a moment here Sherlock. Wait, never mind, I can't be bothered to explain."

"I know what a moment is." Sherlock said cryptically, "It's a…" The detective only had to glance at his friends' exacerbated expressions to know that they were not exactly in the mood for another explanation. He had learnt that much from studying their behaviour. The two almost shared a telepathic link with him in order to tell him to shut up, but he knew telepathy was just a figment of the creation of some absurd science fiction writer. He closed his mouth sharply, and turned his attention back to his godson, who had stopped drooling but was still staring up at him in wonder, as though he was the angel of some undiscovered lord. Sherlock couldn't help but give a response.

"Goopda malu iab boo ba lil d…" He whispered, gently rocking John and Mary's child in his arms.

John and Mary, however, were struggling to keep their laughter at bay. But every sound Sherlock uttered, was answered by a tiny nod of the head, no it wasn't a nod made by the detective, but his godson.

Sherlock nodded in satisfaction.

John meanwhile, couldn't hold in his laughter any more. "What…was…that…?" He said through fits of giggles. Mary had only just managed to keep her laughter at bay.

Sherlock scowled at the pair. "I merely asked your son if he wanted to be called something in the meantime whilst you two came up with a name. Well, the shortened version of that." John's laughter increased in volume, Mary covered her hand over her mouth to smother her cackles. Sherlock, ignoring the pair, cleared his throat. "He will be called the Little Detective."

John collapsed onto the floor. Howling with laughter, the emotions that had bottled up inside the man during the day had to be released somehow. Later, John would have shuddered from embarrassment when he would realise that the walls and door were not soundproof and the entire corridor heard something that sounded vaguely similar to a screaming cat. But right now, he couldn't care less.

Mary, however, was in control of her laughter more so than her husband. She swallowed another giggle before she asked, "And why's that?"

Sherlock could only say that John's laughter was the scariest thing he had ever seen… more so than facing Moriarty back in the day. Sherlock looked utterly perplexed for a few seconds, subconsciously gripping his godson ever so slightly tighter. Finally, after a few awkward moments, Sherlock cleared his throat. "Well, he's little and he's going to be a detective." He shrugged. "You can always call him Little D for short."

Mary's giggles had finally stopped, her eyes were still sparkling with humour, but logic also had found its way back into her system again. She grinned. "You are so full of surprises Sherlock, isn't he darling?" She signalled for John to get back on his feet. The doctor sat himself down on the chair again, occasional giggles rippled through his vocal chords. He nodded rapidly.

"Y…yes…" he replied. "We can call him that if you want, until we come up with a name."

"Soon." Sherlock prompted. "Please come up with one soon, you have to hand in the birth certificate as well, don't forget."

John's laughter had finally ceased. The doctor nodded his head, as coughing rendered him unfit to reply vocally.

"Now." Sherlock said cryptically, his thoughts flew back to the man in the doorway. He was aching to investigate. He would never let anyone harm the Little Detective. Sherlock gently slid the baby back into Mary's arms. His arms suddenly felt so much lighter.

"Wait." John said suddenly, as though he had figured out Sherlock's intentions of departure. Sherlock said nothing, he merely waited for his friend to finish his sentence. John cleared his throat. "Why a detective?"

Sherlock sighed, frustration bubbled in his stomach. "Because I'm his godfather and he'll want to do what I do. It's only natural. You should be proud of him, he made the right choice. All other jobs are useless."

"What about becoming a doctor?" John retorted, "I save lives."

Sherlock scrunched his face up in thought. "Yes, but you wouldn't need to save as many lives if your patients were not injured in the first place. It costs billions just to treat the victims of…"

"Okay. Okay." John's shoulders sagged in submission, "But I'll be proud of him no matter what."

Sherlock smirked. "He'll be a detective, John Watson, I'm never wrong." Sherlock walked a few paces towards the door, he was about to turn the handle, when he glanced back at the new family. A warm smile spread across his features. "You have an amazing son, Mr and Mrs Watson, I'll always be there for him, and I'll always be there for you."

Mary's heart practically melted in her chest. Even John looked slightly emotional from the statement. "Thanks Sherlock." Mary said gently. "And you will always be a part of this family. Never forget that."

Sherlock inclined his head.

"Yeah…" John said quickly, "Mate, family matters, and you are our family." John then pointed towards the door, a gesture meant for Sherlock, "Now leave before I start crying again. God what is wrong with me today?"

"It's okay hon, it's like this for everyone when they first start parenting." Mary said soothingly.

"But how come you're not…"

"Trust me I was."

And with that last comment, Sherlock left the couple alone to gush over their new son, and the detective quietly shut the door behind him. He swiftly turned up the collar of his coat and was about to walk down the corridor and out of the hospital… when a shadow loomed in the hallway. He blinked. The shadow disappeared. But he did not miss the fact that it was the same shadow he had seen earlier. He could only come to one conclusion. Even if the shadow was after him, John and Mary would still be in trouble. And now, so would his Little Detective.

So what do you think? I think poor Sherlock is probably exhausted from all the emotion he has just experienced. I was quite tired when I wrote this so I hope you guys like it as much as the first chapter. So as before please review and hopefully I'll get another chapter up by this time next week. Also I need ideas on boy's names for John and Mary's son. Feel free to post your ideas by reviewing and whichever name comes up the most I'll use it in the story. (But only if it is reasonable and something John would chose!)

Thanks for reading and see you guys soon with another chapter!

Love Nightwing147 xx

p.s. I don't know if any of you guys are Doctor Who fans, but I got the baby speaking idea from the episode with little Alphie. I cracked up so much when Matt Smith announced that the baby wanted to be called 'Stormaggeddon, Dark Lord of all'. Or something along those lines. And as both shows are written by the same people, I thought it would be nice if Sherlock gave baby speaking a try. As Mary said, he is full of surprises!