Chapter 5: Justice Is Served

Molly had been flicking through the channels on her TV when there was a knock at the door, She stood before going and opening the door only for a bright smile to grow,

"Well, Well, Well. Not using the trapdoor today, Mr Holmes?" she asked in a teasing manner causing the detective to offer a half smile,

"What I have to request of you demands a face to face interaction" he explained and she smiled curiously,

"Is something wrong?" she asked, her voice laced with concern,

"I am about to embark on a very dangerous mission and I require you to be at my side throughout the duration of it" he explained firmly and Molly concerned,

"Jesus, you're serious. What is it? Murder, bank robbery?" pressed and Sherlock's firm expression became an amused smirk,

"John's wedding" he said simply.

The wedding ceremony was quite magical for both the newly weds and guests, all apart from Sherlock whom was bored out his mind, he stood by the door as the guests entered the after party venue,

"No need to be nervous" a voice told him gently causing him to turn and he gave a confused expression when he saw Molly giving him a comforting smile,

"I'm not nervous" he replied causing Molly to smile gently,

"Oh I know you a lot more than you realise, Sherlock. Your left hand trembles slightly when your nervous. It's only a light tremor, hardly noticeable but I can see it" she told him and he avoided eye contact, turning his gaze back to the guests who were conversing and so on,

"How could you see it?" he asked quietly and Molly smiled softly,

"Because you're my friend" she answered simply,

"My dad always used to say that when your nervous you should find someone to hold your hand so you know there's someone there to help you through whatever situation is making you nervous" she told him and Sherlock expression was one of deep thought,

"He was a wise man" he told her and Molly smiled softly,

"As are you" she replied.

Sherlock had been sat on John's left when Lestrade had given a slightly drunken shout demanding a speech only to be pulled back into his seat by an unimpressed, Mrs Hudson and all John could do was give a chuckle as Sherlock stood,

"Well... I suppose that there is no point in prolonging the inevitable" Sherlock murmured,

"I could go on for hours about my views on marriage but unfortunately John has informed me that he will punch me in the face if I do so" he explained causing guests to chuckle but Molly only aimed a gentle smile at him from her seat beside Lestrade and watched as Sherlock picked up his champagne flute only for him to drop it causing it to shatter on the floor beneath him and John looked at him confused,

"Sherlock?... You alright mate?" he asked and Sherlock watched his left hand with the slight tremble,

"I... I errrrrr..." he stumbled before looking around the room at the guests staring at him with mixtures of confusion and unimpressed expressions and Sherlock looked towards Molly who had stood and was looking at him concerned,

"Molly... I... I... You're right. I am... Nervous" he struggled causing Molly to look at him sympathetically and she moved from her seat and went and hugged him gently and Sherlock felt his arms slowly hold her in return and John couldn't help but give a smile and clapped causing the crowd to follow his actions and this made Molly giggle as she pulled away gently and held his hand and Sherlock felt the confidence to finish his speech.

Molly watched as Sherlock played his violin as Mary and John shared their first dance as man and wife,

"So... You're Shagalot's new tool" a voice said causing her to turn to see Mary's maid of honour standing behind her with a cruel smile and Molly looked confused,

"Excuse me?" she pressed and the woman smiled,

"That man up there" she gestured to Sherlock playing the violin,

"He's a monster. He uses people like filth under his shoe. Trust me, stay away from him" she told her firmly before leaving and grabbing her coat but Molly held a look of realisation and followed her,

"You're Janine Hawking. The woman who sold all those stories about Sherlock to the papers" she said as she followed her outside and Janine smirked,

"Women needed to know what he was like" she replied simply throwing a smirk in Molly's direction who glared back at her,

"What you told were a bunch of lies" she fired back causing Janine to roll her eyes,

"Truth is in the eye of the beholder" she told her and Molly shook her head unbelievably,

"The only thing in my eye right now is a no good gold digger who only sees to ruin Sherlock's good name and reputation all because she wanted 15 minutes of fame" Molly practically growled and Janine looked outraged,

"How dare you" she said and Molly pointed a finger at her,

"No! How dare you!" she yelled causing a few guests to open a pair of the side conservatory door and some of the guests began to watch,

"Sherlock Holmes is a good man and lets face it you were never interested in him because of his intelligent nature of his kind heart. All you wanted was to get your arm wrapped around his, get your face in the papers. Well you don't deserve someone like him" she said firmly and John gave a smile as he watched from the conservatory doors,

"Hey, Sherlock you might wanna come and see this" he said causing a curious Sherlock to approach the doors and he watched.

Molly glared at Janine,

"You have no idea how much London is lucky to have someone like Sherlock Holmes" she said and Janine rolled her eyes again,

"Sherlock Holmes is nothing but a heartless show off" she responded,

"And you're nothing but a heartless liar" she fired back causing Janine to laugh and she shrugged her shoulders, uncaring,

"So I lied. I really don't give a damn what you think and I certainly didn't care about Sherlock Holmes. Everyone knows his older brother is the one with the power, the one with all the connections to the powerful families and businesses. Lots of juicy gossip I could have got my hands on but it seemed all I needed to do was hang around him a few measly weeks before I sold those fruit filled stories to the papers" she said with a cold smile,

"You have a nice night" she said mockingly before walking away but soon came to a stop,

"So I lied. I really don't give a damn what you think and I certainly didn't care about Sherlock Holmes. Everyone knows his older brother is the one with the power, the one with all the connections to the powerful families and businesses. Lots of juicy gossip I could have got my hands on but it seemed all I needed to was hang around him a few measly weeks before I sold those fruit filled stories to the papers..." The echoing voice that belonged to Janine came to a stop as she looked back at Molly who pressed pause on her IPhone and gave a smile with a shrug of her shoulders,

"I can see the headlines alreading 'Injustice Janine – Sherlock's name restored'" she told her and Janine glared at her,

"You bitch" she emphasised and Molly smiled amused,

"Good night, Miss Hawking" she said simply and Janine stormed away causing the wedding guests to applaud in Molly's favour and she turned, blushing as she saw Sherlock clapping for her also.

Molly sat on one of the venue seats as the guests were leaving when Sherlock wrapped his coat around her shoulders and sat next to her and she smiled at him gently,

"Here... This is yours" she told him, holding her phone out to him and he gave a half smile,

"I'm pretty sure that this is your phone" he replied in a joking manner and Molly giggled,

"Not the phone. Janine's confession" she answered gently and he gave her a genuine smile,

"Why did you do that for me?" he asked and Molly smiled softly,

"Because you were there for me in a hard time and... No one has really been there for you when all those stories went around" she told him,

"I saw my chance, I knew she'd boast and... I used her own vanity against her" she said with a soft smile and Sherlock smiled brightly,

"I am so glad you moved into the flat below me" he said and Molly smiled brightly,

"Me too Sherlock, Me too" she said gently before resting her head on his shoulder.

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