Boys' Night Out
Rating : PG
Prompt : Lestrade receives a compliment from Sherlock.
"He never."
" 'Course he did. I may be dumb, Greg, but I'm hardly deaf - no thanks to the bloody M4s."
"Could be you're dumb drunk. There's no possible way on earth —."
"Ha. Like I'm the one whose elbow is currently chatting up the burger sauce."
"... Yeah, well. Could be His Holmeness was actually praising you."
"To myself? In the third person? How likely is that?"
" ..."
"..."
"... Say it again? In context, please."
"All right, but next round's on you."
"Deal. Better get myself properly binged if I'm to buy this, anyway. So?"
"So. Late Sunday brunch, eggs and bacon, sun pouring in from the kitchen window, Mrs Hudson cavorting downstairs to "Twist and Shout" – must remember to check these new Yin Yang Yogurts of her by the - "
"Damnit, John!"
"You want atmosphere, Inspector, you're getting atmosphere. Sherlock experimenting on acid crystals —"
"You - you're letting him - you - no wonder he - fucking hell, John! D'you have any idea how long it took me to —"
"Wha'? Oh, you idiot. Not that sort of acid!"
"..."
"Yep, sir. So he wasn't speaking under the influence either."
"Just – get on with it."
"Ay ay. So I say,"Come and have a bite, Sherlock, these are jolly good eggs." You know, encouraging transport on Sundays like any civic-minded Londoner. And Sherlock looks at me, all very unfocused and far far away, and suddenly he says, "He's a good man —"
"As in, "he's a good egg". Got it."
"— and some day, if we're very, very patient because he's a king-sized drama queen when it comes to self-esteem —"
"You're making that up."
"Not undeservedly."
"John. Please."
" 'He's a good man, and one day I shall see to it that he becomes a great one.' "
"..."
"..."
"He never."
" 'Course he — wait, was that your phone or mine?"
Yes I did. Now get a cab before I change my mind to your and the British public's detriment. SH
"..."
"..."
"Can I have the bill, Miss?"