3 weeks later
"I'm...going to bed"
"You ok?" asks John
"Yea, I'm just tired" Sherlock answers
Sherlock leaves and John knocks on Sherlock's door then enters
"You sure you're ok?"
"I'm fine"
"You just solved a case, I thought you'd be happy. Unless you were wrong"
"No, I'm never wrong" Sherlock replies
"Then what is it...I know you Sher. I know something is up." John says
"I told you I'm fine"
"Ok, I know this is probably crossing the line but, I want to help" John says
"You ca...John"
"I'm not leaving till you tell me what's wrong"
Silence
"(Sighs) I'm coming out" Sherlock says
"What, so you can just lock the door when I leave?"
Sherlock gets up and follows John to the living room
2 minutes later John brings a pot of tea to the table
"So?" John asks
"I'm..."
"Don't say fine 'cause you're clearly not" John cuts him off
"You're right, I'm not fine. But that's...there's not really anything you can do about it. There's nothing no one can do about it" Sherlock tells him
"Try me"
"Really, John you don't have to"
"What are friends for?"
"And that's the problem"
What?" asks John
"You can't do anything because you can't change my feelings"
John looks at him
"I'm in love" Sherlock tells him
"Well, that's g..."
"With someone I can't have" Sherlock tells him"
"Sorry...do I know him?
"Better than you know anyone in the world" Sherlock replies
Sherlock pours a cup and hands it to John
"What?"
"Why didn't you tell me?" John asks
"I was led to believe this is not something you tell friends" Sherlock replies
"Wrong, this is something I should know"
"John, do you think I like this. If I could not I would"
"Really is that a truthful statement?"
"I'd much rather you shared my feelings but, since that's never going to happen. I'll settle for that. And now you're looking at me like you wish I hadn't said anything. Do you hate me?" Sherlock asks
Silence
"Right"
Sherlock goes to get up but, John stops him with a hand on his arm.
"I don't hate you, I can never hate you"
"You don't" asks a relieved Sherlock
"I love you, idiot"
"Why didn't you say?" asks Sherlock
"Why didn't *you* say? " replies John
"I asked first"
"Actually I think you'll find I did"
"Fear of rejection I guess... I love you is not much without I want you. All that being very meaningless without I chose you." Sherlock replies
"Did you get that the same book you got 'When you eliminated the impossible, whatever remains however improbable must be the truth'
"Something like that" Sherlock answers
1 week later
John and Sherlock pull up in a taxi
"Lestrade"
"Sherlock" Lestrade replies
"Hi Greg"
"John"
"You've been avoiding me"
"Not partic..."
"Greg, I haven't seen you in a month" John cuts him off "How you been, are you ok?"
"He's fine" answers Sally
"What's...ah right, well that's...good"
"I'm not the only detective in this city, anyway" Lestrade says changing the subject
"Not gay huh?" Sally remarks
"Love is love isn't it" John replies
"John, you want to..."
"Yea"
"What are you a poet now?" Sally asks as he walks over to the body
John kneels beside the body
"Guess you heard the news?" John asks
"Yea, I'm not really surprised"
"Oh, right work...er no ligature marks that I can see. I don't think she drowned been dead 18 hours give or take" replies John
"Ok, I'm done that's all I need"
"Freak" Sally says under her breath
"What did you say?" He asks her angrily
"You heard" she replies
"John, just leave it" Sherlock says
"Hey, maybe she stole someone's boyfriend and they got angry. No wait that's you"
John moves to Sally again Sherlock pulls him away
"We're be leaving, now...er"
"Autopsy report, got you" replies Lestrade
"Thanks"
"Sally...always a pleasure"
They enter the taxi
"Hungry?" asks Sherlock
"Don't you have to..."
"No, I've solved it" Sherlock cuts him off
"Already, How?"
"So...food?"
"Starving" John replies
In the restaurant
"What's wrong?" Sherlock asks
"Why does she hate you so much?"
"I don't know it could be the fact that I do her job better than her. Or maybe it's the fact that I 'took something from her'
"I don't understand you stole from her?" John asks
"According to her" Sherlock replies
"What was it?"
"It's not important?"
The waitress walks over with their order
They thank her and she walks away
"So can I be you for a minute?"
"Go ahead" Sherlock replies
"You said she *thinks* you stole something so you don't think you did?" John asks
"I know I didn't"
"That and the caty remark she just made. Tells me, this *thing* was not an object" says John
Sherlock nods
"So it was a guy"
"It was" Sherlock replies
John takes a sip of his drink
"Who?" John asks
Sherlock takes a bite of his food
John does the same still looking at Sherlock
"You're not going to let this go are you?"
"Nope" John replies
John takes another sip
"It was...her current boyfriend"
"Curr..?" John spits out the drink that was in his mouth
"Probably should have let you finish"
"You and Greg?"
Sherlock nods
"Wow, small world. At least now I know why he really dumped me"
Sherlock gives John a 'why?' look
"Because he was in love"
"In love?"
"With you " John replies
"I don't think so"
"Oh, I do"
Silence
"Are you mad?" asks Sherlock
"No, why would I be mad.