There's a knock on the door
"Come in" John answers
Lestrade enters
"Sorry, I didn't mean to wake you "
"You didn't" John tells him
"I was just wondering if you're hungry' cause I made some food"
"Shouldn't you be at work?"
"I've been, now I'm back"
"Oh my God, how long have I been asleep?"
"Is that a yes? Lestrade asks
"Yea, I'm coming out" John answers
5 minutes later John comes out of his room
"What did you make?"
"Risotto" Lestrade answers
John opens his mouth to speak then stops and smiles instead
"What?" Lestrade wonders
"That was ... (sighs) Sherlock's favourite" John tells him
Lestrade looks at John
"What?"
"Nothing" Lestrade lies
"Greg"
"Do you think maybe you should see someone?"
"Is this your subtle way of telling me to find someplace else to..."
"No, stay as long as you want" Lestrade assures him
John gives Lestrade a disbelieving look
"I swear, I love having you here"
"But?"
It's been 3 months...I'm not saying get over it 'cause I miss him too"
John wipes a tear
"I remember you telling me about that therapist you used to see"
"I haven't seen her in months"
Lestrade brings a piece of paper out of his pocket
"In case you forgot" Lestrade tells him
"You know I could've just got her number on her website"
"This way you don't have to search for it"
"What if I say no?"
"It's up to you. It's just a suggestion"
John takes the paper and puts it in his pocket
"Thanks"
2 weeks later
"The stuff that you wanted to say but didn't say"
"Yeah"
"Say it now" Ella tells him
"What?
"You said he didn't know. What didn't he know?" She asks him
"Just...stuff"
"Say it, tell me if he was here what would you say?"
"I wish I'd told him" John says
"Told him what?"
"Do I have to?"
"John, why can't you just admit it"
"Because"
"Because what? She asks him
"Because losing my best friend was bad enough. But losing the love of my life...I just can't deal with that"
Silence
"Maybe on some levels he knew" Ella offers
"No chance"
"Would it have been so bad if he did?" She asks
"For me or him?"
"You tell me" she answers
"He would have found it flattering"
"And you?"
"I don't know" John replies
The next day
The phone rings
John opens his eyes the closes them when it stops.
Phone rings again, John gets up reluctantly and answers it
'Hello'
'Hi...um is Lestrade there?'
'One sec'
John knocks then enters Lestrade's room. Lestrade is asleep on his bed wearing just a pair of boxers. John steps out slowly.
'Um...he's asleep but, I can take a message' John tells him
'Is he really asleep?'
'Yes' John replies
'You sure 'cause you were checking for a long time
'What was your name again?' John say's trying to change the subject
'Madyson, tell him last night was fun and we should do it again' she replies
'Ok'
'It's Madyson spelt MADYSON'
'Got you'
'Don't you want my number?'
'Sure go ahead'
'071659776542'
'Great, I'll give him the message'
John puts the phone down. He looks at the note he just scribbled he rolls it into a ball and throws it in the bin.
4 days later
"Oh, I forgot to say some girl called here the other day"
"Who?"Lestrade asks
"Madyson"
"What did she say?"
"Something about let's do this again" John answers
"Excellent, she leave a message?"
"Yea, um...I must have misplaced it. But you have her number, right"
"No"
"Shame" John say's sarcastically "So you liked her?"
"Yea, she was sweet"
John raises his eyebrows and looks away
"What?"
"Nothing she just didn't seem like your type" John answers
"And what is my type?" Lestrade asks
"Smart...er"
"You haven't even met her"
"Whatever, I'm just saying"
"Maybe you can suggest another option for me?"
"Like who?
Lestrade looks straight at John
"I'm not gay"
"Yea, I heard you the first 100 times. But 3 things, there is a saying 'me thinks he does protest too much'
"(Laughs) Secondly"
Oh...er stop watching me sleep"
"You knew about that?"
"Yea"
"So, that doesn't mean I like you"
"Ok"
Lestrade sits next to John putting a hand on his thigh
"Why are you hard?"
Lestrade kisses John. Soon tongues get introduced and Lestrade leads John to his bedroom.
The next morning
"Morning" John wakes
"Morning, feel like breakfast?
"Yes please"
Lestrade gets up
"Um"
"What?" John asks
"Nothing"
"No"
"Sorry?" Lestrade asks
"No, I don't regret what we did last night and I'm not going to" John assures him
Lestrade smiles and John pulls him back on the bed and kisses him.
"Ok, that's enough. So breakfast?" Lestrade asks
"Yea...don't you have work?"
"Not really, no"
"How come?"
"I've been temporally released of my duties" Lestrade tells him
"You were sacked?"
Temporarily rele..."
"Why?" John cuts him off
"Oh, I just told O'Neal what I really thought of him" Lestrade replies
"You didn't, what did you say?"
"Something along the lines of 'Sherlock Holmes is twice, even 3 times the man your fat, ugly, stupid piece of a man will ever be"
John looks at Lestrade
"I know too little too late"
"No, it's...I didn't think you had it in you.