Molly retuned to the lab about half an hour later to find Sherlock gone. All that he had left was a note that read

'sorry– S.H'.

Molly stood with the note in her hand for a while welts she thought about what to say to Evie who had only just calmed down

"hey I have got a good idea why don't you hang out with me for a bit. Sherlock says your quite the little detective and I could use some help. You don't have to put your hands in any bodies don't worry about that" molly said with a more then convincing smile on her face

"Sure why not" evie sniffed trying to seem like she didn't just want to go home to her dad. Molly smiled at evie as she walked closer to her.

"look don't worry about Sherlock he is like that sometimes trust me hunnie. I spent most of my time trying to get through to him and even now he still looks right though me at least you know he cares about you and that's more than most. I will let you in on a little secret, you and your dad are the only two people that man has ever been close to like properly. I have known him what 10 years and god knows how long I have been in love with him…" molly trailed off and a sudden flush of redness hit her cheeks "look all I'm trying to say is the reason that he yelled at you is because he cares not because he wants to hurt you. I will take a cab with you back to his after a nice cup of tea and some biscuits what do you say?"

"sure" evie felt more comfortable with awkward molly and even cracked a smile as she followed her down to hall to a small office . molly headed straight for the kettle. She pointed to a small tin that was in the corner

"help yourself. You want one ?" molly said gesturing to the mugs she was getting from the cupboard just above her head. evie shook her head as she settled for two hobnobs and took a seat in the corner. She was soon joined by molly who had a worried expression on her face.

"What did you mean when you said 'god knows how long I have been in love with him'?" evie studied molly's face as her expression worsened "was it about uncle Sherlock" evie questioned again.

"Yeah…" molly looked intensely at her steaming tea as she clutched it tight in to her chest the way children do with their teddies when they are frightened . "but I would much rather your dad and Sherlock don't find out thanks" molly said only looking up at the end of her sentence to ensure that evie was in fact listening.

"don't worry your secret is safe with me" evie joked. Molly smiled at her and the two sat in silence for a while before molly glanced up at the clock.

"right miss we must be getting you back to Sherlock" molly said as she took one more swig from her half full tea before tipping it down the small sink and grabbing her coat from the back of the chair. Evie did the same (without the tea)

They both clambered into the Back of a cab as molly gave the driver the address. Slowly the driver pulled away and molly began to speak but evie's mind was elsewhere. Questions were wising though her head "she is in love with Sherlock" "does he even know" "of Corse he knows he knows everything but maybe he doesn't" "should I tell him? I can't I promised molly" "what am I thinking I have only known her like 5 mins I have to tell him" before Evie had the chance to answer any of her questions the cab slowed to a stop outside 221 bakers St. molly was the first to approach the door with Evie standing by the curb. Mrs Hudson answered the door with a worried expression on her face

"Molly thank god! It's Sherlock I don't know what has gotten into him. He ran up to his flat in a rage and started smashing and throwing things all over the place. Oh dear me. What happened molly he was fine this morning even joyful what went on? And where's Evie?"

"Evie is here. Look after for a moment pleases Mrs Hudson I will go and see if Sherlock is okay." Molly headed towards the stairs as the sound of loud violin music filled the air

"Do you need me to ring john?"

"No no no Mrs Hudson is fine. No need to worry john I will sort it. I'm sure he is just having a funny five" molly continued up the stairs as she herd another loud bang. She hesitated before opening the door.

"Sherlock? I umm I brought Evie back. She is okay just a bit shaken but noting a cupper couldn't fix. Sherlock! Are you even listening to me?" Sherlock sat slumped in his chair just staring at the wall. "God Sherlock grow up she is fine! Look you made a mistake we have all been there it's not like you tried to kill her kids over react and so do you so just man up say sorry and get on with it. And if you're worried about john he doesn't have to know does he. Look Evie is down stairs with Mrs Hudson so it will give you a minuet to sort yourself out okay?" Sherlock looked straight at molly yet it looked as if he didn't see her at all

"Do you think I am a bad person molly?" the look in Sherlock's eyes scared molly and she stood in shock for a moment not knowing how to answer such a simple question. In the end she just settled for a simple "no" Sherlock looked into her eyes and searched for the truth in her words and molly could see this in the way he was actually looking at her not though her. She held his gaze for as long as she could before she had to look away for fear of him seeing though the armour she put on every time she had an encounter with him.

"I umm I need to get back okay. If you need me just throw me a text yeah?" Sherlock nodded and returned his intense stare at the wall. "Right then I will go and save Evie from Mrs Hudson" molly chuckled but was met with silence from Sherlock. "You're okay Sherlock" and with that she left and silence filled the room once again.