OK this chapter is a little longer. I love this chapter actually. I now own Jessica and Abigail the others belong to Arthur Conan Doyle. R&R and enjoy!
I watched him for what seemed like hours as he read from the notebook I carried with me to the market. I watched his eyes move back and forth over the page before he pulled a letter from one of the pages.
"Whom did you intercept this from?" He asked. I looked to the letter and smiled.
"A young man in the market. It was addressed to my cousin." I said. "I thought we could deliver it to her instead." He smiled and nodded once before setting the notebook down.
"You've done quite well dear." He said. I smiled a little and turned to look back out the window.
"I learned it all from the best Mr. Holmes." I said. He rose to his seat and walked to his study. I sat there until he walked back out with his coat and one under his arm. I took the one from him, and walked out the door, down the stairs, out the front door. He followed behind me and smiled to me lightly.
"Lead the way Ms. Adler." He said. I nodded and began walking down the street. I looked to where I was walking watching different people pass. All different in their own way. We walked down 4 blocks before stopping in front of an apartment complex.
"We're here." I said. He nodded and walked to the front door and held it open for me. I thanked him and stood in the lobby, looking around.
"Which room is hers?" He asked. I walked up to the front desk and stared down to the woman.
"Quelle place ne Jessica Adler propres?" I asked.
"Un moment s'il vous plait." The woman said. I nodded and waited as she looked through a book. "Ah, Jessica Adler est dans la chambre 12." She said. I nodded again and stood my place.
"Dans quelle direction est la chambre?" I asked. She rose from her seat with a sigh and pointed to the stairs.
"En haut des escaliers, au bout du couloir, c'est la derniére piéce sur la gauche." She said. I smiled as she sat back down.
"Merci." I said. We walked to the stair, up and down the hall until we reached the last door on the left. I knocked on the door and waited until the door slowly opened.
"Yes?" She asked. She looked to me and made a move to shut the door. I put my foot between the door and the doorway and held it open.
"Long time no see Jess." I said. She looked to me afraid and pushed against the door further.
"What do you want Abigail?" She asked. I held up the letter and smiled.
"I came to deliver this to you." She looked to the letter and held the door open to us. We walked in and looked around. She took the letter from my hands and opened it.
"Where did you get this?" She asked.
"I stole it." I handed it to her and see took it. She sat down and began to read it aloud.
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"What does it mean Jess?" I asked.
"Uh..." She said before looking to me. "Dear Jessica, This letter has been hand delivered to you to tell you that I have found him. He tells me to tell you that our next move will be in London. Three days from now at noon. Be ready. Irene." She said. He nodded behind me and looked down in thought.
"Whom is she talking about?" I asked. She looked to me sadly and put the letter down.
"Professor Moriarty." She said.
"You're working with them?" I asked. She nodded and held back tears.
"He said if I didn't...He'd hurt him." She said.
"Hurt who?" Holmes asked.
"Scott." She said.
"Your fiancée?" I asked. She nodded and wiped her eyes. I nodded once and picked up the letter. I thought about it for a moment before standing. "I'll find a way to save Scott, but you must give me your word and stay out of this." She nodded and I smiled.
"If you need anything Ms. Adler, you know where to find us." Sherlock said. She nodded again and smiled slightly to us.
"Thank you." She said. We both nodded and walked to the door. We left the apartment and walked down the stairs to the front door. We walked in silence while making our way to the street.
"I'll meet you back home then?" I asked. He nodded and once as we went our seprate ways down the street. I made my way slowly to where I knew my sister would be waiting.
"The games a foot..."
Translations:
Quelle place ne Jessica Adler propres: What room does Jessica Adler own?
Un moment s'il vous plait: One moment please
Ah, Jessica Adler est dans la chambre 12: Oh, Jessica Adler is in room 12.
Dans quelle direction est la chambre: In which direction is the room?
En haut des escaliers, au bout du couloir, c'est la derniére chambre sur la gauche: Up the stairs, down the hall and it is the last room on the left
Merci: Thank you.